What is science?

Douglas Duncan

 

Science is a process of trying to understand the world by making models (or theories) which have predictive power.  It usually involves:

 

   Observing

 

   Looking for patterns (which can be clues to underlying laws)            

     

This may involve

          - Sorting

          - Classifying

          - Measuring

 

   Suggesting an explanation (hypothesis) which explains all the observations made so far AND predicts new ones

 

   Making an experiment or collecting more data which tests the prediction

 

   (If the experiment fails) Suggesting another hypothesis, and trying another experiment....

 

   Telling others what you have discovered.