For my inquiry project this year, I plan to research the question “When and how do scientific theories change?” To research this, I plan to separate this question into three sub questions that I will research in their own individual blog post. In my next post, I’ll introduce these questions and some steps I plan to take to research them further.
By researching the three sub questions, I hope to find an answer to my question about how scientific theories change and when they do. I have a particular interest in this question as someone who hopes to study science in the future and would like to learn more about the science between scientific theories! Scientific theories form a large basis of the field of science and I’d love to have a deeper understanding of how they work.
Thanks for reading my first blog post and I can’t wait to continue my research!
Hello Aniela!
Your research topic is so interesting! It kind of reminds me of the ever-evolving theories on the fate of humanity by the main characters of the film “Planet of the Apes”. I personally don’t do much theory-forming aside from labs in school but I look forward to reading your research!
~Amy
Hello Aniela,
The post is a promising start to your inquiry project, it shows your enthusiasm for the research topic of how and when scientific theories change. Consider exploring the historical context and circumstances that led to changes in scientific theories. Understanding the social, political, and technological factors is important on the reasons behind these changes. Also compare different theories or models within the same scientific field and discuss how they have evolved and impacted the field over time. Good luck with your research, and I look forward to reading more about your findings.
Hey Aniela!
Your Inquiry question is really interesting and is one that affects our real world in a huge way! As I was reading your blog post, I was wondering whether you have a particular connection to this question, and if not, then what does this question mean to you personally? I would love to hear all about it.
To kickstart your research, I found this article that may be of some use. https://undsci.berkeley.edu/understanding-science-101/how-science-works/even-theories-change/#:~:text=Accepted%20theories%20may%20be%20modified,old%20theory%20did%20and%20more.
It talks about how theories change in an easy-to-understand manner. I look forward to reading more about your topic and following you on this journey!
Anannya B
Hey Aniela,
Your question is fascinating, and intriguing. I never thought to think about the scientific theory. I am also interested in science and find this question captivating now. I did a little bit of research on this question that hopefully you will find interesting and helpful.
Hopefully this is helpful and may be able to help you expand on your topic.
https://www.livescience.com/21491-what-is-a-scientific-theory-definition-of-theory.html
-Veronica