hypothesis

Appears in modules:

• An Elegant Experiment to Test the Process of DNA Replication The work of Meselsohn and Stahl
• Atmospheric Chemistry Research that Changed Global Policy The work of Mario Molina
• Atomic Theory III Wave-particle duality and the electron
• Carlos J. Finlay Eradicating yellow fever
• Cellular Organelles I Endosymbiosis and membrane-bound organelles
• Charles Darwin I The Origin of Species
• Creativity in Science How scientists decide what to study
• Data Analysis and Interpretation Revealing and explaining trends
• Description in Scientific Research Observations and multiple working hypotheses
• Discovery and Structure of Cells Cell theory, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes
• DNA I The genetic material
• DNA II The structure of DNA
• DNA III The replication of DNA
• Early Ideas about Matter From Democritus to Dalton
• Energy Metabolism I Glycolosis and the Krebs cycle
• Experimentation in Scientific Research Variables and controls in practice
• Factors that Control Earth's Temperature Energy from the sun and greenhouse gases
• From Stable Chromosomes to Jumping Genes The work of Barbara McClintock
• Gene Expression Enzymes and hereditary conditions
• History of Earth's Atmosphere I The origin of the modern atmosphere
• Independent Assortment Mendel's testcrosses and Punnett squares
• Inheritance Mendel's experiments and laws
• Introduction to Inferential Statistics Describing patterns and relationships in datasets
• Lipids Composition, structure, and function
• Mass Extinctions Major turning points in biodiversity
• Membranes I Structure and function of biological membranes
• Modeling in Scientific Research Simplifying a system to make predictions
• Nuclear Chemistry I Radiation, half-life, and nuclear reactions
• Ocean Currents Mapping and explaining the ocean’s gyres
• Origins of Life I Early ideas and experiments
• Properties of Gases The gas laws and the ideal gas equation
• Revolutionizing Medicine with Monoclonal Antibodies The work of César Milstein
• Scientific Ethics Ethical standards and their implications
• Scientists and the Scientific Community The experiences that shape scientists
• Statistical Techniques Constructing a confidence interval
• The Carbon Cycle Geology, biology, and the impact of human activities
• The Mole and Atomic Mass Definitions, conversions, and Avogadro's number
• The Nature of Scientific Knowledge What is it and why should we trust it?
• The Phosphorus Cycle Phosphates and fertilizer
• The Piltdown Hoax A lesson on confirmation bias in science
• The Practice of Science An introduction to research methods
• The Process of Science Key concepts in thinking like a scientist
• Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
• Thermodynamics I Caloric theory, latent heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
• Tracking Endangered Jaguars across the Border The work of Sergio Avila
• Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles How to approach reading journal articles
• Waves and Wave Motion Describing waves