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Scientific Method Lecture Materials

These are the Inorganic Chemistry Lecture materials of the Virtual Cell Biology Classroom. The resources below are used to supplement an actual college cell biology course. Anyone taking, teaching or interested in biology may find this material helpful and is welcome to use it.

The Scientific Method Lecture materials include:

a list of learning objectives

a PowerPoint lecture

review questions

practice test questions

a printable in-class experiment

links to additional articles that support the lecture material

SCIENTIFIC METHOD LECTURE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

These lecture learning objectives are a study guide based on the VCBC Scientific Method PowerPoint.

Know the names and scientific contributions of any historical figures that we covered and how the examples we discussed relate to the scientific method (such as spontaneous generation debate and Edward Jenner's first vaccine).

What is scientific method and what are the steps involved?

What is the difference between science, nonscience & pseudoscience?

Understand how to apply the steps of the scientific method as if you were describing the implementation of an actual experiment (such as the pillbug experiment).

What are two ways that we discussed that scientists double-check and verify their results?

SCIENTIFIC METHOD LECTURE POWERPOINT

All of the lecture PowerPoints used in the Virtual Cell Biology Classroom have a fill-in-the-blank format to encourage students to pay attention and follow along during the presentation. Instructors, you can contact us if you need the information that goes in the blanks.

HELPFUL TIPS: Some of the PowerPoint presentations are large files and may take a few moments to download, depending on the speed of your internet connection. If you are printing a hard copy of the PowerPoint, you can save paper by selecting Handouts (rather than Slides) in the "Print What:" drop down menu of the PPT print screen. Then you can choose the number of slides you want to have on each printed page. If the printed PPT presentation is to be used as student notes, it is best to choose handouts with 2 or 3 slides per page.

SCIENTIFIC METHOD PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS

Practice test questions designed to help you better understand the scientific method. They are based on material in the Scientific Method Lecture PowerPoint.

SCIENTIFIC METHOD REVIEW QUESTIONS

Questions designed to help you review the material in the Scientific Method PowerPoint Lecture.

SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN-CLASS EXPERIMENT

Word document handout of an in-class, hands-on experiment utilizing the scientific method. A captive pillbug (wood louse) population is required, and can be gathered from moist areas under rocks and logs or ordered through biological supply companies. These little guys enjoy munching potatoes and apples.

MORE SCIENTIFIC METHOD RESOURCES

Scientific Method Cartoon & Quizzes from BrainPop.

Study Skills, Tips & Strategies for College Students, an article from SPO.

Scene from Monty Python’s Holy Grail used to explain Scientific Method.

Pasteur’s Experiment interactive science tutorial.

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Virtual Cell Biology

Classroom

You have free access to a large collection of materials used in a college-level introductory Cell Biology Course. The Virtual Cell Biology Classroom provides a wide range of free educational resources including Power Point Lectures, Study Guides, Review Questions and Practice Test Questions.

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