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Category: Science is a Way of
Knowing

Middle School: Science is a way of knowing used by many people, not
just scientists.

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Category: Scientific Knowledge
is Based on Empirical
Evidence

K-2:
Scientists look for
patterns and order when
making observations
about the world.

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Dimension 1: Scienctific & Engeneering Practices
-Asking questions, planning and carrying out investigations, engaging in argument from evidence., etc.
The interest of scientists is very diverse. The practices is used to help students understand what scientists and engineers do and how scientific knowledge develops solutions.
Dimension 2: Crosscutting Concepts
-Patters, cause & effect, stability and change, etc.
Big ideas, how the progression of development and writing down the understanding of how things work.
Dimensions 3: Disciplinary Core Ideas
-Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Earth & Space Sciences, Engineering, Technology, & the Application of Science.
All subjects are important & give a broad understanding in each section of science. It has to be broad enough to teach to all grades K-12.

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Scientific and Engineering Practices: Student's competency with these practices is expected to increase along with knowledge and understanding. They are exposed to a broad range of approaches that are used to investigate/explore.

Crosscutting Concepts: Big ideas that are relevant for all science disciplines. These concepts encourage educators and students to realize connections between disciplinary core ideas and develop a coherent and scientific view of the world.

Disciplinary Core Ideas: As time goes on, more information is being discovered and we can't expected students to learn everything. More focus on key ideas to encourage learning.

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The nature of science refers to ideas and characteristics that provide a description of science as a way of knowing.

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Science is finding multiple ways to describe the natural world by testing different ideas, asking questions, conducting experiments, and finding evidence to support ideas and experiments.

Science should be taught in order to encourage and interest students to be active learners. Science also helps students to learn how to think and understand the world around them.

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Science is a Human Endeavor: Science knowledge helps
us know about the world.

Example: Kindergarten students learn about different rock textures like hard, smooth, rough, shiny, etc... and where they come from or where they are found.

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Scientific Investigations Use a Variety of Methods: begin with questions and scientists use different ways to study the world.

Example: 3rd grade might wonder why caterpillars turn into butterflies so they observe and study about the process.

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Science is a Way of
Knowing
Example: Science is both a body of
knowledge and processes
that add new knowledge.
 Science is a way of knowing
that is used by many people.

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Scientific Knowledge
is Open to Revision in
Light of New Evidence
Example: Science knowledge can
change when new
information is found.

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Scientific Knowledge
is Open to Revision in
Light of New Evidence
Grades 3-5 states Science explanations can change
based on new evidence. Primary results are not set in stone, they are subject to change.

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1. Science and Engineering Practices
2. Crosscutting Concepts
3. Disciplinary Core Ideas
They rest on a view of science as both a body of knowledge and an evidence-based, model and theory building enterprise that continually extends, refines, and revises knowledge. It presents three dimensions that will be combined to form each standard

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The basic understandings about the nature of science are:
 Scientific Investigations Use a Variety of Methods
 Scientific Knowledge is Based on Empirical Evidence
 Scientific Knowledge is Open to Revision in Light of New Evidence
 Scientific Models, Laws, Mechanisms, and Theories Explain Natural Phenomena
 Science is a Way of Knowing
 Scientific Knowledge Assumes an Order and Consistency in Natural Systems
 Science is a Human Endeavor
 Science Addresses Questions About the Natural and Material World

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Understanding the Nature of Science

Category:  Science Models, Laws,
Mechanisms, and Theories Explain
Natural Phenomena
K-2:  Scientists use drawings,
sketches, and models as a way to communicate ideas. Scientists search for cause and effect
relationships to explain natural events.

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The Nature of Science is

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The Nature of Science refers to key principles and ideas which provide a description of science as a way of knowing, as well as characteristics of scientific knowledge.

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Dimension 1: Practices
Dimension 2: Crosscutting concepts
Dimension 3: Core ideas

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Nature of Science refers to as certain characteristics in science.

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Science is simply a process. A process in which we ask questions, collect and gather information about what we can observe, and derive a hypothesis or explanation. We can then test our observations through experimentation and expand our knowledge base.

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The nature of science is is the foundational basis for students to apply themselves scientifically. Having a scientific nature includes the ability (which can always be improved) to conduct observations, hypotheses, inferences, models, theories, and be able to distinguish among these aspects. Students who have achieved the scientific nature are excited and curious in science and apply these methods in further investigations, field studies, and experiments.

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"The nature of science refers to key principles and ideas which provide a description of science as a way of knowing, as well as characteristics of scientific knowledge."

Ways of knowing and applying the knowledge of science naturally.

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The nature of science refers to the certain characteristics of science.   “Science is both a body of knowledge that represents current understanding of natural systems and the process whereby that body of knowledge has been established and is being continually extended, refined and revised”

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Here is the link for Appendix H.  Also in syllabus.

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Here is the link for Appendix H.  Also in syllabus.

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https://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/default/files/Appendix%20H%20-%20The%20Nature%20of%20Science%20in%20the%20Next%20Generation%20Science%20Standards%204.15.13.pdf

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Science is a way of knowing and a way to look at the world clearly.

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Science should be taught because it can help students take an active role in recognizing problems, contributing to solutions, and making informed decisions about local, state, national, and global issues.

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The nature of science is how scientists reason and the proper use of scientific language/vocabulary.

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When science entered the English language it was defined as the knowledge of something, defined by study and to a particular branch of study.
It should be taught to expand the minds of students. It involves testing ideas and using evidence to do so.

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the three dimensions of NGSS are Crosscutting Concepts, Science and Engineering Practices, and Disciplinary Core Ideas.
crosscutting concepts  is helping students explore connections across science, including physical science, life science, earth and space science, and engineering design.
science and engineering practices is explaining what scientists do to investigate the natural world.
disciplinary core ideas is key ideas in science that have a broad importance within or across multiple science or engineering disciplines.

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The nature of science includes the typical characteristics of activities involved with science.

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The Nature of Science is the understanding of the development of science and the flexibility of its state.

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The understanding of natural systems and the process of whereby that body of knowledge has been established and is being continually extended, refined, and revised.

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Science focuses on explaining the natural world using evidence. Science should be taught in school because it develops problem-solving skills and allows students to continue to build on their prior knowledge.

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Angelina Fernandez There is no way to develop a precise definition however there are important key characteristics. 

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Angelina Fernandez There is no way to develop a precise definition however there are important key characteristics. 

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Nature of science are the distinguishing characteristics, including specific vocabulary that make up science. In order for something to be considered scientific, a specific process must take place. The data must be testable used to test explain the natural world. Contain evidence, be peer reviewed.

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Science should be taught in schools to teach children the art of learning through investigation and testing various methods. Science allows children to learn not only by reading but by testing ideas and using the evidence to create a theory. Science gives children the opportunity to think and use their imaginations to solve or create claims.

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Science is the knowledge of something acquired by study.  Science should be taught to increase our knowledge of the world around us and the way it operates. It is based on the process of curiosity, exploration, and discovery.

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science is the study of something through experiments and observation. it should be taught because without observation or experimenting there would be no knowledge and with science it helps people to understand something by observing and testing.

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Science is the process of producing knowledge by developing hypothesis and testing them through experiments.
It should be taught to foster our students curiosities and ensure that they make relationships between their findings and real-life problems/questions.

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Science is something that we use everyday both consciously and unconsciously to make sense of the world. Science needs to be taught in a way that encourages curiosity. We want students to ask themselves questions about why things are the way they are, how they work, and the relationships between them. I like how A. Savage said that cooking incorporates the scientific method. I want my students to know the different ways in which their mom and dad are scientists, and so are they!

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Science is the "knowledge (of something) acquired by study".
Science should be taught because it is all around us everyday, all the time. Science allows kids to build problem solving skills and to build scientific literacy. Science is vital to young children because few will be solving worldwide problems.

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Definition: "When the word science entered the English language from French during the fourteenth cen-
tury, it referred to “the knowledge (of something) acquired by study,” and to “a particular branch of knowledge.” It is thought to have been derived from the Latin words scienctia “knowledge” and sciens
“to know,” or “to separate one thing from another, to distinguish”

Science should be taught because  understanding science can affect the quality of your life. In the modern world, some understanding  of science is essential for everyone.

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1. Science and Engineering Practices:  require both knowledge and practice; connects learner's experiences and interests to the scientific process.
2. Cross Cutting Concepts:  children are able to investigate in order to find understanding.
3. Disciplinary Core Ideas:  focus on core ideas and practices; all children can learn!

Together, these dimensions provide a total learning experience for the natural investigators within children! They are able to make connections, explore, and find understanding while using the NGSS framework.

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Mr. Savage described science, in essence, as the relationship between things. It is not a school of thought that simply holds a collection of facts to be memorized. Facts can change and their changes affect our understanding of the world around us. It is important to teach this to the next generation, as there has been a stigma regarding science in recent years.

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Science is, "the knowledge (of something) acquired by study" and to "a popular branch of knowledge."

Science should be taught to inform students on the common understanding of how science works. We use it in our everyday lives such as gravity. Also, our country is behind on science education, we need to broaden the career field & instill the excitement for numerous job opportunities.

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What is Science: Science is the excitement of pursuing the unknown, the joy of discovery and the achievement of elegance in an explanation.
Why Should It Be Taught: Science NEEDS to be taught so kids are hungry for learning and exploring  new things. It teaches students to question, analyze, gather information, and process it. All these skills can benefit them in the real world.

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Science is "the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment". It should be taught, because these techniques and steps that are learned in science also are effective in the real world and other subjects.

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Science is the knowledge (of something) acquired by a study. It begins with a curiosity of the unknown and an excitement of discovery.
Why should it be taught?
Science helps create a sense of literacy not only in a scientific context, but in multiple areas of academics (math, language arts).

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"Science is a process for producing knowledge." Science should be taught because it helps us understand the world around.

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Science is the based on the idea that events occur in consistent patterns that are studied carefully and systematically. It is important to teach science because when one has a basic understanding of science and scientific method, he or she will use those skills and knowledge to make important and sometimes life-saving decisions each day.

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Scientific Investigations Use a Variety of Methods

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Scientific Investigations Use a Variety of Methods

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Students could observe a reaction or simulation.
Make a table to look for repetition or pattern.
Measure initial and final results with appropriate tools.