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This lesson explores the realm and limits of science. It engages students to give examples of topics that can be studied by science and those that cannot. It also takes a look at descriptive terms which reflect the true nature of modern science and those which do not, especially those which do not fit the popular perceptions of science.
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This
lesson
includes
a
theory-evaluation
activity.
A
set
of
five
scenarios
(theories
for
how
diverse
life
came
into
existence
on
Earth)
is
divided
evenly
throughout
the
class,
so
each
student
is
asked
to
evaluate
one
theory.
Students
then
come
together
in
groups
of
five,
so
that
all
theories
are
represented
in
each
group,
where
they
are
compared
and
evaluated.
Each
group
reports
to
the
entire
class
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Information
on
this
site
about
the
early
history
of
the
Theory
of
Plate
Tectonics
begins
in
1912
with
Alfred
Wegener
(1880-1930),
who
noticed
that
most
of
the
continents
seem
to
fit
together
like
a
puzzle.
The
west
African
coastline
seems
to
fit
nicely
into
the
east
coast
of
South
America
and
the
Caribbean
sea,
and
a
similar
fit
appears
across
the
Pacific.
He
proposed
that
the
continents
were
once
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Mission
Geography
uses
existing
NASA
data
and
images
where
possible
to
engage
students
in
active,
hands-on
inquiry,
modeling
the
scientific
method
and
developing
students;
understanding
of
environment-society
relations
and
earth
science.
This
module
begins
with
investigations
of
how
observations
are
obtained
and
interpreted.
Earth
observations
from
space
play
an
important
role
in
weather
reports,
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This
resource
is
part
of
the
Science
Education
Gateway
(SEGway)
project,
funded
by
NASA,
which
is
a
national
consortium
of
scientists,
museums,
and
educators
working
together
to
bring
the
latest
science
to
students,
teachers,
and
the
general
public.
This
lesson
covers
ancient
and
modern
solar
science,
and
features
an
interactive
research
exercise
in
which
students
attempt
to
correlate
the
areas
of
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This
website
provides
visual
resources
for
the
Earth
Science
teacher
to
use
in
front
of
a
classroom
to
foster
group
discussion.
Its
ultimate
goal
is
to
make
scientific
data,
fresh
from
the
field,
readily
available
for
K-12
teachers
and
students
to
use
to
enhance
their
understanding
of
earth
science.
This
will
require
both
installation
of
specialized
hardware
and
development
of
pertinent
software.
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