The scientific method - vocabulary

Here is the list of words we looked at in class. Do some work with them - look them up in a dictionary, you can go back to the video to see how they were used and try to make your own sentences.

Be ready with your own examples of confirmation bias.

incident

every now and then = sometimes

cocoa

whipped cream / to whip sth

sink / sank / sunk

to apply

to suspend sth/sb

“Either the laws of physics that apply everywhere in the universe are suspended in your coffee shop or you didn’t put whipped cream on my cocoa.”

indignant

to his credit, rather than argue, he intended to prove me wrong

scooped whipped cream, popped it in my cocoa,

to float

skimmed milk

to come up with a theory / hypothesis

to verify a hypothesis

CONFIRMATION BIAS

biased

Soap and viruses

Here is a video on why washing our hands is an effective way of fighting viruses.
How soap kills viruses

A. Watch the film and make sure you can answer these questions (do it in your notebook, not on the blog):
1.       Why does washing hands with water doesn’t help to get rid of viruses?

2.       In what way does soap help destroy viruses?

3.       What role does water play in this process?

4.       Why do we need to wash our hands for 20 seconds?

5.       What experiment is shown in the video?

6.       Why is hand sanitiser not as effective as soap?

B. When answering the questions, try to use these words, which were used in the film:

to prevent sth

to be surrounded by

to stick to sth

to float

to dissolve in sth

a two-sided molecule

to be attracted to water / fat

to pull sth apart

to demolish sth

to rinse

to glow

UV light

to come off

C. On your blog, answer the question below in a 100-word paragraph. In your text use at least three of the words from the vocabulary list above.
Is social distancing that we all have to practise now difficult or easy for you? Why?

Dear 1p

My dear students,

I'd like to express my deep concern over your lack of activity on your blogs.
You have received a task and, so far, only one of you has uploaded their work on their blog.
Let me remind you: this is not holiday time. We're likely to be in this crisis mode for quite some time. So you'd better get a grip and start working. Prove to me (and everyone else) that you are responsible, independent and disciplined people who can make progress without direct supervision.

All the best,
Anna Sikorzyńska

Something to do while the school is closed

Watch the video below. Make sure you understand what the scientific method.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson The Scientific Method

On your blog, answer these questions:

1. Describe the scientific method. How can we scientifically prove that something is a fact?

2. Why do people believe in supernatural things (magic, astrology, ghosts) if they have science?

Question for the blog - for 9 March

Should Lydia's husband be arrested and tried as the person responsible for her death?