The No Nonsense Guide To Science

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-no-nonsense-guide-to-science

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the methodological pillars?Falsifiability, reproducibility, and peer review are core principles ensuring scientific validity
2. What is science and why do we study it?Science is a way to learn about the world by watching, asking questions, and testing ideas. It helps us understand how things work and why they happen.
3. How did science start in ancient times?Ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and Mesopotamians began by carefully watching the sky, counting numbers, and trying to explain nature. Their early work laid the groundwork for later discoveries.

Paradigm Shift: A fundamental change in the basic concepts and experimental practices of a scientific discipline.
Falsifiability: The principle that a scientific theory must be capable of being proven false through observation or experiment.
Epistemology: The branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge, especially regarding its methods, validity, and scope.