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Many
scientists
study
objects
and
events
that
they
cannot
observe
directly.
But
through
extensive
sampling,
observation,
and
analysis,
scientists
are
able
to
construct
a
plausible
series
of
explanations
to
describe
subjects
ranging
from
the
birth
of
our
solar
system
to
the
lives
of
extinct
creatures.
For
example,
paleontologists
work
to
unravel
the
stories
of
our
past
through
the
collection
and
analysis
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This reference explains the difference between a scientific law and a theory and how these terms are applied, and discusses the concept of "proof" and why it is unwise to apply it to ideas in science. Links to additional information and to a quiz are embedded in the text.
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This
document
illustrates
a
methodical
approach
to
studying
the
natural
world.
It
is
intended
to
promote
understanding
of
the
nature
of
science
and
how
the
scientific
method
is
used
to
advance
science,
focusing
in
particular
on
the
Earth
sciences.
It
also
includes
talking
points
for
those
who
would
like
help
explaining
the
nature
of
science
to
others
who
have
developed
misconceptions.
Topics
include
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This
project
has
at
its
heart
a
re-engagement
with
science
that
begins
with
teacher
preparation
and
ends
with
broader
public
understanding.
Its
immediate
goals
are
to
(1)
improve
teacher
understanding
of
the
nature
of
the
scientific
enterprise,
(2)
provide
resources
and
strategies
that
encourage
and
enable
K-16
teachers
to
reinforce
the
nature
of
science
throughout
their
science
teaching,
and
(3)
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Anishinaabe traditional knowledge of constellations, comets, and meteorites connects people to the night sky in ways that modern astronomy does not. The stories of historical events bear within them wisdom about future possibilities as well as the past, and stories of constellations convey crucial information about cultural worldview and philosophy. Summer 2002, vol. 17, no. 3
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This
page
introduces
the
concept
of
traditional
knowledge,
detailed
knowledge
of
the
environment
based
on
teachings
and
experiences
and
passed
orally
from
generation
to
generation.
Topics
include
how
Native
people
define
traditional
knowledge,
comparisons
between
indigenous
and
scientific
knowledge,
and
the
role
of
women
and
children
in
traditional
knowledge.
There
is
also
discussion
of
the
structure
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The activity describes Eratosthenes' experiments which determined that the Earth is spherical, rather than flat. Students reproduce Eratosthenes' methods using a slice of pizza to calculate the circumference of the entire pie.
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This movie brings attention to humanity's fascination with the Sun, and how it has been viewed by various civilizations in the past. A link is provided to a document that describes the Sun's physical characteristics and properties.
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This
page
is
part
of
NASA's
website
"From
Stargazers
to
Starships".
It
discusses
the
evolution
of
scientific
thought
concerning
the
nature
of
the
solar
system,
beginning
with
the
earth-centered
solar
system
advocated
by
Hipparchus
and
Ptolemy.
Ptolemy's
idea
that
the
sun
and
planets
moved
around
the
Earth
persisted
for
nearly
a
thousand
years
until
Copernicus
and
Galileo,
using
his
newly-invented
...
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This website is the homepage for the Geological Society of America's History of Geology Division. The website contains an archive of division newsletters, numerous brief biographies of famous geologists, and a collection of abstracts from the Earth Sciences History journal.
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