Episode of Series “The Nature of Science”
Scientific hypotheses don’t gain much respect until they have been tested. Some can be tested experimentally, others only through the weight of evidence. Pasteur’s classic experiments relating to spontaneous generation illustrate the former and the mass of evidence supporting theories of evolution illustrate the latter. For primary grades.
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ACMI Identifier
007481
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Testing
Animals & Wildlife → Evolution (Biology)
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Evidence
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Theory (Philosophy)
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching (Primary)
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Testing
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Evolution (Biology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Methodology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching (Primary)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
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16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)