After reading Sparks chapter 1 you should be familiar with the following vocabulary as it applies to the topic at hand:

Prediction
Explanation
Understanding
Theory
Falsifiability

And you should be able to answer these questions after reading chapter 1:

1. What are the three ways of knowing that Sparks describes?

2. What are the four goals of science?

3. How is the scientific use of the term theory different than how we use the term in everyday life?

4. What are the 8 attributes of science?