EDEL 3384 Study Guide - Final Guide: Scientific Literacy, Scientific Reports, Problem Solving
15 Aug 2019
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Information will come from chapter 1-8, & chapter 10. Gathered through your senses or with instruments to extend your senses. Best observations use more than one sensory organ to collect data. Inferences are explanations, generalizations, or conclusions a person makes based on observations and experiences. (may or may not be correct) Nature of science- #4 on the following pages. A theory is an inferred explanation of observable events . Laws are statements about the relationships among the observable events. Ways of thinking reflected in the tenets that underpin the nature of scientific knowledge. The standards for scientific inquiry stress that students have the. And the understanding about scientific inquiry at all grade levels. Scientific inquiry is motivated by a desire to understand the natural world, whereas technology and technological design are driven by the desire to meet human needs and solve our problems. Technology often adapts the environment and science seeks new knowledge.
