http://pactiss.org daily 1 2008-08-13T21:41:07Z http://pactiss.org/resources/powerpoints-video-and-other-media/podcasts/Hypothesis.wmv.wmv How to tell if your explanation is a good one. Science and pseudoscience. No publisher peter 2008-07-20T12:13:35Z File http://pactiss.org/selected-videos Videos that provide a philosophical or critical thinking point for discussion. No publisher peter 2009-03-15T12:21:56Z Page http://pactiss.org/resources/media-articles-cartoons/science-and-truth More gems from New Scientist. Philosophy of science. Ontology. No publisher peter 2008-05-28T02:31:10Z Page http://pactiss.org/resources/booklets-and-handouts/HowScienceworks.pdf A lovely description of the process of science. David Goodstein, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., is Vice Provost, Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, and theFrank J. Gilloon Distinguished Teaching and Service Professor, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena,California. Philosophy of science. No publisher peter 2008-09-01T10:35:51Z File http://pactiss.org/resources/booklets-and-handouts/10-Easy-Psychic-Lessons.pdf How it's done from the American Skeptics. Pseudoscience, psychics, cold reading, hypothesis testing. No publisher peter 2009-01-04T16:16:41Z File http://pactiss.org/resources/powerpoints-video-and-other-media/A%20Wolf%20in%20Sheep2019s%20Labcoat.ppt Slides from a presentation on science, pseudoscience and critical thinking. Includes 10 signs useful in sorting pseudoscience from the real deal. No publisher Athon 2008-08-13T11:03:10Z File http://pactiss.org/resources/media-articles-cartoons/pseudoscience-miracle-cure From New Scientist magazine. Demonstrates how pseudoscientific medicines often make outrageous claims as to their efficacy. Science, pseudoscience, alternative medicine. No publisher peter 2008-09-26T20:21:29Z Page http://pactiss.org/resources/media-articles-cartoons/handwriting-analysis Comments on the American President's signature. Pseudoscience, fallacies of reasoning hasty generalisation. Australian Institute of Graphology??? No publisher peter 2009-01-28T08:09:42Z Page http://pactiss.org/resources/booklets-and-handouts/Hypothesis.doc All about hypothesis forming, the characteristics of a good hypothesis, testing hypotheses and hypotheses in the social sciences. Lots of worksheets included. No publisher peter 2008-05-21T02:36:18Z File http://pactiss.org/resources/media-articles-cartoons/tackling-the-problem-of-free-will For years, the frustrating lack of progress on the problem of free will has been a scandal in philosophy. Now it looks as if neurobiology may help us out - and indeed it may, says John Searle, but don't think for a minute you'll be able to live with the result. No publisher peter 2008-08-18T02:24:13Z Page http://pactiss.org/resources/assessment-items/CIT%20Rubric%202006.pdf A rubric to help assess critical thinking from Washington State University - Great starting point No publisher peter 2008-05-21T01:03:23Z File http://pactiss.org/resources/booklets-and-handouts/Crop%20Circles%20and%20hypothesis.doc Applying the characteristics of a good hypothesis to the theory that crop circles are caused by aliens. No publisher peter 2008-05-21T03:23:36Z File http://pactiss.org/resources/booklets-and-handouts/The%20Scientific%20Method.pdf A simple description of the nature of hypothesis, theory and law. Attempts to address some popluar misconceptions about science. No publisher peter 2008-05-21T01:24:07Z File http://pactiss.org/resources/booklets-and-handouts/hypothesis%20question.doc A nice little scenario for students to develop their hypothesis forming skills. No publisher peter 2008-07-11T11:20:10Z File http://pactiss.org/resources/syllabuses-and-course-outlines/PAR%20syllabus.pdf As delivered to Queensland secondary schools No publisher peter 2008-08-24T06:00:32Z File