What is Science

Learn about Science using Online Video

With this topic, you'll meet the great men and women of science and examine the fundamentals of scientific inquiry such as experimentation, data analysis and the formation of hypotheses. Use our 7 online educational video titles to learn about the process of scientific inquiry and investigation. Learn how key scientists have been instrumental in the advancement of scientific knowledge. Describe how scientists have learned about atomic structure over the years. Discuss how math, especially statistics, is important in determining the relationship between variables. Explain how the knowledge gained by science can create better ways of maintaining and improving life on earth.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about the process of scientific inquiry and investigation.
• Learn the key scientists to have been instrumental in the advancement of scientific knowledge.
• Describe how scientists have learned about atomic structure over the years.
• Discuss how math, especially statistics, is important in determining the relationship between variables.
• Explain how the knowledge gained by science can create better ways of maintaining and improving life on earth.

• Science > The Sciences > What Is Science
• Introduction to What is Science (Runtime: 01:44)
• Scientific Methods (Runtime: 01:43)
• Scientific Hypotheses (Runtime: 02:54)
• Scientific Experimentation (Runtime: 03:16)
• Scientific Models (Runtime: 03:42)
• Mathematics in Science (Runtime: 01:27)
• Thinking Scientifically (Runtime: 10:27)