Introduction to the Videos in This Section
Introduction to the Videos in This Section
(1) Video Library > 5. Critical Thinking About Science
Introduction
Introduction
Why is Science Literacy Important, and How Should We Teach It?
Why is Science Literacy Important, and How Should We Teach It?
Part 1: The Vocabulary of Science: First Steps to Science Literacy
Part 1: The Vocabulary of Science: First Steps to Science Literacy
1. An Important Distinction For the Whole Course
1. An Important Distinction For the Whole Course
2. What is a Theory?
2. What is a Theory?
5. What is a Hypothesis?
5. What is a Hypothesis?
8. Test Yourself: Fact vs Theory vs Hypothesis vs Law ... Explained!
8. Test Yourself: Fact vs Theory vs Hypothesis vs Law ... Explained!
9. Wrapping Up
9. Wrapping Up
The videos in the first section are drawn from the video podcast I began that was titled Critical Thinking About Science, but which only had a small number of episodes completed.
Still, it's the perfect introduction to the content in this course. I think science literacy is very important for overall critical thinking, but I have a particular view of what constitutes science literacy. These videos introduce this conception of science literacy and outline a curriculum that I believe would be effective in teaching it.