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the nature of science

Three Questions:. 1) What Is There?2) How Does It Work?3) How Did It Come To Be This Way?. Fossil image courtesy of Diane Erwin, UCMP.. Science Works in 4 Specific Ways:

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the nature of science

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    1. The Nature of Science

    3. Science Works in 4 Specific Ways:Principles, Processes, Characteristics, & through a Cultural Context

    4. 1-Science has Principles Explain the natural world Explanations tested with evidence from the natural world We can learn about the natural world by gathering evidence

    5. 2- Science Is A Process Scientific claims are based on reasoning, testing, and replication; “falsifiable” Parsimony “THE” Scientific Method? Theories are central to scientific thinking.

    6. 3- Characteristics of Science Conclusions are reliable, though tentative Science is not democratic Science is non-dogmatic Science cannot make moral or aesthetic decisions.

    7. 4- Science Exists in a Cultural Context Science is not always a direct ascent toward the truth. Science corrects itself. Science is a human endeavor: a) Falling in love with one’s own hypothesis b) Being drawn in by preconceptions

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