- Introduction to the Scientific Method - http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixE/AppendixE.html
An explanation on what the scientific method is and does. From Frank Wolfs, University of Rochester.
- Subjective vs. Objective Science - http://users.zipworld.com.au/~damir
Some scientific evidence suggests that what we call objectivity is just a generally accepted form of subjectivity. A closer look might give us a better understanding and maybe help us to narrow the gulf between our "reality" and what really is "out there".
- Science Haven - http://dharma-haven.org/science
Science is not a new kind of knowledge; it is not created only by a professional elite; and "The Scientific Method" is really many methods, including aspects of basic intelligence found in infants and animals.
- The Scientific Method for Kids - http://www.biology4kids.com/files/studies_scimethod.html
A primer on the topic. "Learning about the Scientific Method is almost like saying that you're learning how to learn. The scientific method is the way scientists learn and study the world around them..."
- Ten Myths of Science Theory - http://www.amasci.com/miscon/myths10.html
Article challenging current education presentations. Written by William McComas.
- The Scientific Method - http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/sci_meth.htm
Review of the steps involved in observation, hypothesis testing and prediction, with an interactive assignment in biology.
- Scientific Method by Michael James - http://www.scientificmethod.co.uk/
Outline of history or reasoning and techniques for finding and proving theories from 20000 BC to 1630 AD.
- Scientific Method and Philosophy of Science - http://www.cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/notebooks/scientific-method.html
Article comparing reductionism and emergence, in the context of history and evolutionary epistemology. Hosted by the Center for the Study of Complex Systems, at the University of Michigan.
- Scientific Method: Step by Step - http://www.hsu.edu/dept/psy/lectures/Empirical/scientific-psychology.html
Stages of analysis, with links to discussion papers at the Department of Psychology, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR.
- Analysis and Synthesis: On Scientific Method - http://www.swemorph.com/method/index.html
Article based on a study by Bernhard Riemann, discussing the requirements for the successful application of these methods. Maintained by the Swedish Morphological Society.
- Advice About Empirical Research - http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/research.htm
Describes the various steps in the scientific method and in conducting scientific research.
- How to Read a Scientific Research Paper - http://helios.hampshire.edu/~apmNS/design/RESOURCES/HOW_READ.html
A guide on how to critically read a scientific research paper, one of the key components of the scientific method.
- Test Your Scientific Literacy - http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/SciLit.html
Interactive essay outlining features of the nature of science. Attempts to dispel popular myths about the scientific methods.
- The Scientific Method, by D. E. Simanek - http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/scimeth.htm
A physicist's view on how science is done. While methods of science certainly exist, "The Scientific Method" does not.
- The Scientific Method by Jose Wudka - http://phyun5.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node5.html
Describes the process of going from observation to validated theory. Includes philosophical arguments about proofs and defining truth. Historical references to the change in past beliefs are included.
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