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The Nature, Goals, and Processes of Science

The document outlines the goals, nature, limits, and processes of science. The goal of science is to find natural explanations for natural phenomena through objective and self-correcting methods. Science is limited to investigating natural occurrences through observation and experimentation. The scientific method involves formulating a testable hypothesis, making predictions, experimentation, and analyzing results to evaluate the hypothesis.

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The Nature, Goals, and Processes of Science

The document outlines the goals, nature, limits, and processes of science. The goal of science is to find natural explanations for natural phenomena through objective and self-correcting methods. Science is limited to investigating natural occurrences through observation and experimentation. The scientific method involves formulating a testable hypothesis, making predictions, experimentation, and analyzing results to evaluate the hypothesis.

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THE NATURE, GOALS, AND PROCESSES OF SCIENCE

I. GOALS AND ASSUMPTIONS OF


SCIENCE

*The goal of science is to find the best possible natural explanations


for natural occurrences.

*The method of science assumes that natural phenomena have


natural explanations.

II. THE NATURE OF SCIENCE

* Science is a self-correcting process that produces


reliable, objective public knowledge.
* A scientific fact is a well-confirmed observation.
*A scientific hypothesis is a possible explaination
for a observed phenomenon.
*A scientific theory is a conceptual framework that
explains a variety of phenomena.

III. THE LIMITS OF SCIENCE

*Science is limited to investigation of public knowledge


*Science is limited to the study of natural
investigations of the natural world.
*Science is limited to understand the way the world is.

IV. THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Scientific method is the experimental testing of a


hypothesis formulated after the systematic, objective
collection.
*This is helpful for putting the method into context.
The key element of the scientific method is testing the
hypothesis.

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD IS OFTEN DIVIDED INTO STEPS:

1. OBSERVE THE SITUATION


2. ASK A QUESTION
3. TURN THAT QUESTION INTO A TESTABLE HYPOTHESIS
4. PREDICT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR EXPERIMENT
5. PERFORM YOUR EXPEREMENT
6. ANALYZE THE RESULTS
7. EVALUATE YOUR HYPOTHESIS

V. IMPORTANCE OF THE SCHOOL SCIENCE


EDUCATION

*Science provides ways of making sense of the


world systematically.
* it develops students' scientific inquiry skills,
values and attitudes.

SOURCE: SEI-DOST&UP NISMED,


(2011).SCIENCE FRAMEWORK FOR

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