Document Type
Teacher Resource
Publication Date
Fall 2015
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:
Recommended Citation
O'Leary-Driscoll, S.
(2015).
Science & Spaghetti Monsters: Understanding the Nature of Scientific Knowledge & Research.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/nature_sci/3
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