Chapter 1

Thinking:
- Is the activity of using your brain by considering a problem or possibility or creating
an idea.
- Everyone thinks as it is our nature to do so.
- Much of our thinking is biased, distorted or partial.
- Shoddy thinking is costly.

Scientific Thinking:
- The mode of thinking about any scientific subject, content, or problem where the
thinker improves the quality of their thinking by skillfully taking charge of the
structures inherent in thinking.
- Considered a “Meta-Skill”: a universal skill that is for everyone.

A well-educated scientific thinker does the following:

- Raises vital scientific questions and problems.
- Gathers and assesses relevant scientific data and information.
- Comes to well-reasoned scientific conclusions and solutions.
- Thinks open-mindedly.
- Communicates effectively with others in proposing solutions to problems.

Science:
- Derived from the Latin word Scientia which means knowledge.
- It is the state of knowledge.
- Used by humans to make sense of the world in which they live.
- A way of thought and investigation
- A tool to seek the truth

Goals of Science:
- Acquire knowledge.
- Explain the natural world as we observe it.
Branches of Science:
• Pure:
- It is the seeking of info for its own sake and the pursuit of
knowledge for the sake of knowledge.

• Applied:
- It is the seeking of information that is of immediate use and
benefit.
Technology:
- Originates from the Greek word “tekhnologia” and the Latin word “technologia”.
- The usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of
organization and the application of science to various tasks.

Science is a knowledge that explains about natural phenomena

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Technology is a field that is closely related to the world created by human. to develop
systematic ways in controlling either the natural world or the man-made world.

Steps:
1. Have a problem or question.
2. Gather info to attempt to answer the question or solve the problem.
3. Propose a solution or answer to the problem or question. Using a scientific
hypothesis.
4. Test the hypothesis by conducting an experiment.
5. Collect and analyze results.
6. Construct, support or doubt a scientific theory.
7. Communicate the results