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Body of Knowledge: Nature of Science
Key Learning:
A. Scientific inquiry is a multifaceted activity; The processes of science include the formulation of scientifically investigable questions, construction of investigations into those questions, the collection of appropriate data, the evaluation of the meaning of those data, and the communication of this evaluation.
B. The processes of science frequently do not correspond to the traditional portrayal of "the scientific method."
C. Scientific argumentation is a necessary part of scientific inquiry and plays an important role in the generation and validation of scientific knowledge.
D. Scientific knowledge is based on observation and inference; it is important to recognize that these are very different things. Not only does science require creativity in its methods and processes, but also in its questions and explanations.
Standard(s) Addressed:
SC.K.N.1.1 Collaborate with a partner to collect information.
SC.K.N.1.2. Make observations of the natural world and know that they are descriptors collected using the five senses.
SC.K.N.1.3 Keep records as appropriate - such a pictorial records - of investigations conducted.
SC.K.N.1.4 Observe and create a visual representation of an object which includes its major features.
SC.K.N.1.5 Recognize that learning can come from careful observation.
Key Learning:
A. Scientific inquiry is a multifaceted activity; The processes of science include the formulation of scientifically investigable questions, construction of investigations into those questions, the collection of appropriate data, the evaluation of the meaning of those data, and the communication of this evaluation.
B. The processes of science frequently do not correspond to the traditional portrayal of "the scientific method."
C. Scientific argumentation is a necessary part of scientific inquiry and plays an important role in the generation and validation of scientific knowledge.
D. Scientific knowledge is based on observation and inference; it is important to recognize that these are very different things. Not only does science require creativity in its methods and processes, but also in its questions and explanations.
Standard(s) Addressed:
SC.K.N.1.1 Collaborate with a partner to collect information.
SC.K.N.1.2. Make observations of the natural world and know that they are descriptors collected using the five senses.
SC.K.N.1.3 Keep records as appropriate - such a pictorial records - of investigations conducted.
SC.K.N.1.4 Observe and create a visual representation of an object which includes its major features.
SC.K.N.1.5 Recognize that learning can come from careful observation.