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Objective 1: Explain how hypotheses are generated and tested using the scientific method.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
TED-Ed | March 2012 | How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries| 7:31 minutes
Center for Disease Control and Prevention | June 2018 | Steps in a Foodborne Outbreak Investigation
NASA | June 2018 | The Scientific Method and Climate Change: How Scientists Know
Objective 2: Differentiate the types of scientific studies and their role in understanding natural phenomena.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
TED-Ed | David H. Schwartz | April 2014 | Not all scientific studies are created equal | 4:26 minutes
University of California at Berkeley | Understanding Science
Objective 3: Explain the peer review process and be able to recognize primary, secondary, and tertiary sources of information and when it is appropriate to use these sources of information.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
Ohio State University Libraries | Choosing and Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research
Portland Community College Library | 2014 | Know your Sources: A Guide to Understanding Sources
Libncsu | May 2014 | Peer Review in 3 Minutes | 3:15 minutes
Concordia Library | May 2019 | Why use scholarly sources? | 1:49 minutes
FactCheck | December 2016 | How to Spot Fake News| 3:22 minutes
Objective 4: Summarize the scientific method through a case study.
I’ve chosen the following resources to support this objective:
Our World in Data | Hannah Ritche and Max Roser | June 2018 | Ozone Layer
Nature | Alexandra Witze | March 2020 | Rare ozone hole opens over Arctic–and its big
NRDC | David Doniger | April 2019 | We Saved the Ozone Layer. We Can Save the Climate