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Recognize a scientist as a person who works with science.
Access Point #: SC.6.N.2.Pa.2
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  • SC.6.N.2.3: Recognize that scientists who make contributions to scientific knowledge come from all kinds of backgrounds and possess varied talents, interests, and goals.
Access Point Information
Number:
SC.6.N.2.Pa.2
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.

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