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Science & Spaghetti Monsters: Understanding the Nature of Scientific Knowledge & Research
Nature of Science
Document Type
Teacher Resource
Publication Date
10-1-2015
Disciplines
Description
What is science?
When students are asked to define science, many of them define science as “a body of knowledge gained by performing experiments.”
A more appropriate definition, however, is that “Science is … a process of inquiry aimed at building a testable body of knowledge open to rejection or confirmation” (Shermer, 2005).
There are three important points that this definition makes:
Citation Information
Sarah O'Leary-Driscoll. "Science & Spaghetti Monsters: Understanding the Nature of Scientific Knowledge & Research" (2015) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sarah-oleary-driscoll/41/