| Number: SC.5.N.2.Pa.1 | Category: Participatory |
| Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08 |
Big Idea:
The Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge : A: Scientific knowledge is based on empirical evidence, and is appropriate for understanding the natural world, but it provides only a limited understanding of the supernatural, aesthetic, or other ways of knowing, such as art, philosophy, or religion. B: Scientific knowledge is durable and robust, but open to change. C: Because science is based on empirical evidence it strives for objectivity, but as it is a human endeavor the processes, methods, and knowledge of science include subjectivity, as well as creativity and discovery. |