Scientific+Knowledge

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media type="youtube" key="bebSxF0rr5I" height="315" width="420" align="center" = Goal of Science (as a whole): to generate new knowledge in the form of theories, laws, and other facts based on observations and data collections. = = =This doesn't really apply to Elementary Science. =
 * =Elementary Science should help students learn how these things about Science were developed. =
 * =Students need to work through problems in order to retain information, and for it to have a lasting effect on their lives. =
 * =Elementary Science means having students appreciate science "as a //way of knowing//." =
 * =The accuracy of a conclusion is not as important as the process of forming and testing predictions. =
 * =Elementary students will be involved in exploring the nature of science while still focusing on the activities and thinking processes used by a scientist. =

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