Standard #: SC.2.N.1.6


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Explain how scientists alone or in groups are always investigating new ways to solve problems.


General Information

Subject Area: Science
Grade: 2
Body of Knowledge: Nature of Science
Big Idea: The Practice of Science -

A: Scientific inquiry is a multifaceted activity; The processes of science include the formulation of scientifically investigable questions, construction of investigations into those questions, the collection of appropriate data, the evaluation of the meaning of those data, and the communication of this evaluation.

B: The processes of science frequently do not correspond to the traditional portrayal of "the scientific method."

C: Scientific argumentation is a necessary part of scientific inquiry and plays an important role in the generation and validation of scientific knowledge.

D: Scientific knowledge is based on observation and inference; it is important to recognize that these are very different things. Not only does science require creativity in its methods and processes, but also in its questions and explanations.

Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08
Date of Last Rating: 05/08
Status: State Board Approved

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Related Access Points

Access Point Number Access Point Title
SC.2.N.1.Pa.1 Request a change or help to solve a problem in the environment.
SC.2.N.1.In.4 Recognize that scientists work to solve problems.
SC.2.N.1.Su.4 Recognize that people work in science.


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