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January 06, 2009
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Grades 5-8: History and Nature of Science - Content Standard G
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Note: The following excerpts are from the
National Science Education Standards, © 1995, National
Academy of Sciences.
As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should
develop understanding of
- Science as a human endeavor
- Nature of science
- History of science
DEVELOPING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING
...Experiences in which students actually engage
in scientific investigations provide the
background for developing an understanding of the
nature of scientific inquiry...
GUIDE TO THE CONTENT STANDARD
Fundamental concepts and principles that underlie this
standard include
SCIENCE AS A HUMAN ENDEAVOR
- Women and men of various social and ethnic backgrounds--and with diverse interests, talents, qualities, and motivations--engage in
the activities of science, engineering, and
related fields such as the health professions.
Some scientists work in teams, and some work
alone, but all communicate extensively with
others.
NATURE OF SCIENCE
- Scientists formulate and test their explanations of
nature using observation, experiments,
and theoretical and mathematical models. Although
all scientific ideas are tentative and
subject to change and improvement in principle,
for most major ideas in science, there is
much experimental and observational confirmation.
Those ideas are not likely to change
greatly in the future. Scientists do and have
changed their ideas about nature when they
encounter new experimental evidence that does not
match their existing explanations.
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Note: The following excerpts are © National Academy of Sciences.
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