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Direct linkCrowther, David T.; Lederman, Norman G.; Lederman, Judith S. – Science and Children, 2005
Along with the awesome responsibility to teach science content and inquiry comes a responsibility to nurture an understanding of the nature of science. Just what is nature of science? As simple as this statement sounds, the term in and of itself is not readily agreed upon in scientific communities. For K-12 and science education communities,…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Teachers, Science Education, Lesson Plans
Lederman, Judith Sweeney; Lederman, Norman G. – Science and Children, 2005
The phrase "nature of science" refers to the characteristics of scientific knowledge that necessarily result from the scientific investigations that scientists conduct to develop knowledge. Yet, these characteristics are assumed by many to be "difficult" to teach. Not so. Many important aspects of nature of science can be directly linked to…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Education, Observation, Inferences
