Scientific Models

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What Is a Scientific Model?

The Five Main Types of Model and What Each Is Good For

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2

What Makes Models Useful?

Illustrating, Simplifying and Predicting with Models

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3

Models Draw on Many Disciplines

How Models Pull Together Physics, Chemistry, Data and Technology

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4

When Models Change: Contested and Refined Models

How New Evidence Reshapes the Atom and the Universe

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5

Simple vs Complex Models

The Trade-off Between Clarity and Accuracy

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6

Constructing a Scientific Model

From the Literature to a Working Model That Predicts

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7

Evaluating a Model Through Peer Feedback

Judging a Model by Accuracy, Usefulness and Predictive Power

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8

Module 3 Review: Scientific Models

Pulling Together Types, Usefulness, Refinement and Construction

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