Archive for the ‘The Nature of Science’ Category

The Scientific Method: GED Science MUST-KNOW!

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Hey, Dudes! The GED science test’s got a lot of stuff on it… but one thing you really KNOW is gonna be on there is science experiments. I love science experiments, dudes. Like, mad scientist stuff, you know… making invisibility cloaks and glow-in-the-dark slime. But you gotta know something about how experiments are done…and why… and that means understanding the scientific method. (more…)

GED Science: The Truth Is Out There.

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Hey, dudes. I’m, like, totally bummed. Here’s the thing. It’s like you can’t trust anything you read about science! I wrote a while ago about this Dancing Dinosaurs article, where some scientists found a bunch of dinosaur footprints all in one place, and even, like, a dinosaur tail track! Kewl!!! I dig dinosaurs, y’know?!

Well, the other day, I saw THIS article: “Dinosaur experts bust up prehistoric party theory” Dudes! It’s just like them comin’ and bustin’ up my party. (more…)