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How the Television Show "Mythbusters" Communicates the Scientific Method
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Zavrel, Erik; Sharpsteen, Eric – Physics Teacher, 2016
The importance of understanding and internalizing the scientific method can hardly be exaggerated. Unfortunately, it is all too common for high school--and even university--students to graduate with only a partial or oversimplified understanding of what the scientific method is and how to actually employ it. Help in remedying this situation may…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Methodology, Science Process Skills