Scientific Thinking Checkpoint

Fallacies

Examples of Fallacies

Ad Hominem

Weasel Words

Confusion of Correlation and Causation

Appeal to ignorance

Non-Sequitur

Slippery Slope

Bandwagon

Red Herring

Research Methods

Experimental

Correlation

Naturalistic Observation

Survey

Case Study

Steps for Scientific method

Observation

Hypothesis

Experiment

Results support prediction

Theory

Group Activities

Jelly Beans Activity

Ethics Activity

Mini Debates

Steps of Scientific Methods

Fact and Opinion

Role Playing

Critical Thinking

Clarity

Accuracy

Breadth

Logic

Wrong Sciences

Pseudo Science

Bad Science

Junk Science

Pathological Science

Components of Scientific Experiment

Dependent Variable

Independant Variable

Controlled Variables

Control Group

Assumptions

Others

Paradigmn

Inductive

Deductive

Forgery

Falsification

Floating topic