The nature of science
Many students in school have a view
of science that is far removed from the real world practice of science. They
too often consider science to be a defined body of knowledge and scientists to
know all the answers. Through a series of exercises this book tries to give
students an awareness of the processes of science and of the nature of science
as a changing body of knowledge with uncertainties and much remaining to be
discovered. It is hoped that, by using it, teachers can communicate to their
students some of the wonder and excitement of science and encourage the
development of future generations of scientists.
The resource includes a range of
activities designed to look at different aspects of the nature of science and
to teach investigative skills to 11-19 year students.
The black box activities on pages 3
to 14 of this publication contain material previously published in N. Lederman
& F. Abd-el-Khalick, Avoiding de-natured science: activities that
promote the understanding of the nature of science in W.F. McComas, (ed)
The nature of science in science education: Rationale and strategies,
London: Kluwer Academic publishers, 1998. We apologise that acknowledgement of
this source was inadvertently omitted from the book.
This book is part of the Ideas and
Evidence selection of books from the RSC.
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