Cliff Notes I. criteria: a standard of judgment or
criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something II. Purpose: to make sure that scientific statements or explanations are valid III. Seven criteria for scientific statements (CCPLOTS): 1. Consistent-repeated experiments/trials share the same results 2. Communicated-results are clearly communicated to the public (e.g. in magazines, online, etc.) 3. Predictable-predictions and conclusions are based on natural causes 4. Logical-conclusions are sensible and based on facts from the experiment 5. Observable-the event can be observed using at least one of the 5 human senses 6. Tentative-results are open to revision 7. Supported-the event is supported by historical or current scientific knowledge IV. All seven criteria must be met for a statement to be considered scientific! Attachments Malleable Intelligence article - Student Friendly - an article explaining what people used to think "smart" meant. It has lots of great scientific statements to analyze! |
