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Module 2
Exploring Creation with General Science.
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Science
7th Grade
10/01/2013

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air resistance
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air slows objects down as they fall.
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Science is not-
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it is not a way which things can be proven.
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counter-example
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An example that contradicts a scientific conclusion.
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What can science do?
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can be used to draw conclusions that are fairly reliable.
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scientific method
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steps used to come to a reliable conclusion in science.
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observation
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the first step in the scientific method where you collect data/information.
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hypthesis
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an educated guess
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theory
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a hypothesis that has been tested with a lot of data.
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scientific law
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a theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data.
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the conclusions of science are always tentative
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Percival Lowell
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hypothesized that the lines on Mars were canals dug by martians
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Giovanni Schiaparelli
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discovered lines on mars
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superconductivity
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when a substance at very low tempertaure (-450 degrees) did not resist the flow of electricity at all. Electricity can pass through a substance without losing energy.
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Heike Onnes
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discovered superconductivity
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Bardeen, Cooper, and Schrieffer
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BCS law
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George Bednorz, Karl Alex Meuller
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discovered that superconductivity can occur at higher temperatures than -450.
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Three limitations of Science.
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}Science cannot prove anything

}Science is not 100% reliable

}The scientific Theory must be used
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