Explores the basis of scientific endeavors! This video explains what the term ’empirical’ means, differentiates observations and inferences, talks about...
Playlist - S1: Basics & Measurement
Start here to get a taste of the Nature of Science and science ‘boot camp’ to build on your knowledge of scale reading, scientific notation, significant figures and unit conversions.
Starts with a brisk review of the scientific method. Moves on to differentiate hypotheses, theories and laws. Ends with a stern warning about trying to prove stuff in...
Focuses on mechanical scales (which prove trickier to read than digital ones). Learn how to determine a scale’s resolution! Learn how to read a scale correctly...
Time to face off against scientific notation. Manipulate numbers big and small. I’ll even throw in some tips for using your calculator correctly.
An important lesson showing you why all numbers are important, but only some are SIGNIFICANT.
Now that you know how to read significant figures off a scale, you’ll need to use them properly in math problems. The days of rounding your answer to whatever...
Chemistry involves a lot of converting between different units. Factor-label (aka dimensional analysis) is a no-nonsense way to easily set these up every time. Ignore at...
How is your scientific literacy? Find out if you know these terms. Subscribe! This is the first video in my new series created to help challenge and refine both your and...
What’s a fact? Is that what you think or is that what SCIENCE thinks? Subscribe! This is the second video in my new series created to help challenge and refine...
Do you know why multiple lines of evidence are the gold standard in science? Subscribe! This is the third video in my new series created to help challenge and refine...