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What Is Science ?: Science Naturalistic Universe Natural

Natural science refers to the study of the natural world using scientific methods. The scientific method involves making hypotheses, testing them through experiments and observations, and drawing conclusions. There are five main aims of science education: 1. Teaching important scientific concepts, facts, and theories. 2. Developing scientific thinking skills like problem solving, evaluation of evidence, and drawing conclusions. 3. Fostering practical skills needed to perform experiments and communicate results. 4. Applying scientific understanding to everyday problems and tasks. 5. Developing positive attitudes and curiosity about science.

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What Is Science ?: Science Naturalistic Universe Natural

Natural science refers to the study of the natural world using scientific methods. The scientific method involves making hypotheses, testing them through experiments and observations, and drawing conclusions. There are five main aims of science education: 1. Teaching important scientific concepts, facts, and theories. 2. Developing scientific thinking skills like problem solving, evaluation of evidence, and drawing conclusions. 3. Fostering practical skills needed to perform experiments and communicate results. 4. Applying scientific understanding to everyday problems and tasks. 5. Developing positive attitudes and curiosity about science.

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WHAT IS SCIENCE ?

• In science, the term natural science refers to a


naturalistic approach to the study of the
universe, which is understood as obeying rules
or laws of natural origin.
WHAT IS SCIENCE ?
• The term natural science is also used to
distinguish those fields that use the scientific
method to study nature from the social
sciences, which use the scientific method to
study human behavior and society; from the
formal sciences, such as mathematics and
logic, which use a different (a priori)
methodology; from the Sacred Sciences and
from the humanities.
WHY TEACH SCIENCE?
• Science education can be justified because it
contributes distinctive skills, concepts, and
perspective.
• Education in science can be regarded as
having five dimension, each producing one
category of the aims of teaching science.
CONTENT

META-
AFFECTIVE
SCIENTIFIC
SCIENCE IN
EDUCATION

PROCESS CONTEXT
AIMS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
1. Aims related to content.
A basic aim of science education is, therefore,
to enable children to understand a broad
range of important scientific concept, facts,
principles, and theories.
AIMS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
2. Aims related to process
Much scientific knowledge is established and
developed through the use of distinctive
ways of thinking and distinctive practical
activities, and by communication of ideas and
discoveries to other.
THINKING
SKILL

GROUPINGS
OF SKILLS

PRACTICAL COMMUNI
SKILL CATION
SKILL
THINKING SKILL
The capacity to think in a scientific manner:
• to make hypotheses
• to devise situasion to test hyphoteses
• to draw conclusions from evidence
• explain phenomena
• to solve problems
• to evaluate claims in relation to evidence
PRACTICAL SKILLS
The ability:
• to make careful and systematic observations
and measurement.
• to carry out experiments and practical
assigment confidently, competenly, and
safely.
• to improvise sensibly when circumstances
demand itsolve problems.
• to evaluate claims in relation to evidence.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
The ability:
• to communicate orally/present, in an
appropriate form, observations, investigations,
insight, solutions, and explanations.
• to comprehend the instructions, descriptions,
explanation of others, both orally and in
printed form.
• to seek out, select, and apply knowledge and
data from a variety of written and others
sources
AIMS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
3. Aims related to context
It is important for children to be capable of
deploying their understanding of science
and their mastery of science process
appropriatey in a number of different
context.
AIMS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
3. Aims related to context
a. In the context of establishing patterns
and reletionship in science just because
of the satisfication afforded by such a
comprehensive and coherent
understanding, i.e in the context of pure
science.
AIMS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
3. Aims related to context
b. In the context of solving practical
everyday problems and successfully
accomplishing practical everyday task,
i.e. in a technological context.
AIMS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
3. Aims related to context
c. In the context of reaching informed and
considered views on matters of public
concern relating to impact of certain
developments of science or technology,
i.e. In environmental context
AIMS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
4. Aims related to attitudes
The content, process, and context aims of
science are themselves most likely to be
achieved if children find their sience
education interesting, rewarding, and
worthwhile in its own right. Enjoyment of
science should also help to develop in
children a positive attitude toward it.
AIMS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
4. Aims related to attitudes
Attitudes towards science there are many
attitudes that are important in science. Such
attitudes, or dispositions to think, act, or
respond to situations in certain way, includes:
Adaptability, commitment, cooperation,
reliability, self-confidence, self-discipline,
perseverance, tolerence, emphaty,
consideration for others, curiosity, honesty,
integrity.

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