Re: [Phys-L] scientific method diagram

[jbellina <inquirybellina@comcast.net>]

Let me try again.  I keep forgetting you can't attach.

Here it is


On Jan 7, 2013, at 8:27 PM, jbellina wrote:

> Here is an inquiry diagram developed by the Educational Development Center for K-8 classrooms.
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> It is not a linear model either.
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> joe
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> On Jan 7, 2013, at 8:15 PM, Krishna Chowdary wrote:
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> > Have folks explored this resource deeply? Any thoughts? Seems like it
> > might be relevant.
> >
> > http://undsci.berkeley.edu/index.php
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> > -Krishna
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> > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 5:00 PM, John Denker <jsd@av8n.com> wrote:
> > > Hi --
> > >
> > > The conventional five-step "poster" version of the so-called
> > > "scientific method" is an abomination.  There are about ten
> > > things wrong with it.
> > > http://www.av8n.com/physics/scientific-methods.htm#sec-poster
> > >
> > > However, there is a proverb:  "You can't beat something with
> > > nothing".  That is to say, even though the poster is worse
> > > than nothing, it is hard to ask people to tear down that poster
> > > unless you can offer some sort of replacement.
> > >
> > > Therefore I cobbled up the following:
> > > http://www.av8n.com/physics/scientific-methods.htm#sec-pub
> > >
> > > It's a diagram, plus a little story about how science /sometimes/
> > > gets done.
> > >
> > > The diagram is arguably too complicated and arguably not
> > > complicated enough ... but I reckon it is an improvement
> > > over the five-step non-iterative grossly-wrong poster.
> > >
> > > This is a work in progress.  I am quite aware that it would
> > > help to make the diagram more flashy and colorful ... but
> > > before doing that I wanted to make it correct (or at least
> > > not too grossly wrong) as to substance.
> > >
> > > Comments?  Questions?  Suggestions?
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Emeritus Professor of Physics
Co-Director
Northern Indiana Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Collaborative
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