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Issues In Society titles covering Science and Bioethics are available in the College Library in print, and are also available digitally from the College Library website - just click on the Issues in Society link, and choose the Science and Bioethics tab.
Science Illustrated magazine is an optimistic, visually spectacular gateway to the world of cutting-edge science and discovery, covering an astonishing range of subjects, from the beginning of life to the breathtaking technology of the future — and from the depth of the oceans to the most distant objects in the universe.
Packed with fun, exciting and quality articles, Double Helix magazine from CSIRO promotes critical thinking and strengthens literacy skills while sparking an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths.
The scientific method is the process scientists follow to solve problems. Scientists spend much of their time conducting experiments and carefully recording, analyzing, and evaluating the data from experiments. If the data does not support a hypothesis, scientists must form a new hypothesis and conduct new experiments. When the data supports a hypothesis, scientists share their results with other scientists.
Primary Data is information that you collect yourself, rather than obtaining from somewhere else.
Qualitative data is information that cannot be counted, measured or easily expressed using numbers. It is collected from text, audio and images and shared through data visualization tools, such as word clouds, concept maps, graph databases, timelines and infographics.
Quantitative data is statistical and is typically structured in nature – meaning it is more rigid and defined. This data type is measured using numbers and values, making it a more suitable candidate for data analysis.
At the heart of science is the scientific investigation, which is done by following the scientific method. A scientific investigation is a plan for asking questions and testing possible answers.
Knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles
Observation consists of receiving knowledge of the outside world through our senses, or recording information using scientific tools and instruments. Any data recorded during an experiment can be called an observation.
Secondary data is the data that has already been collected through primary sources and made readily available for researchers to use for their own research. It is a type of data that has already been collected in the past.
