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Summer Science Institute Reflection Paper Introduction Collaboration is a vital part of any educator 's success. Anytime teacher are able to get together to discuss curriculum or other parts of the learning process improvements can happen. During the two days of the Summer Science Institute I was able to work with not only members of my own department but also teachers across the district. Working on the standards we will be using is extremely important to me. I value the direction and…

Astrology is the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial objects as a means for divining information about human affairs and terrestrial events. Astrology is a study based off the position of the sun, stars, moon, and planets. This study involves observing the positioning of these celestial cosmos at the time of peoples’ births in belief that they will have an effect on their personalities, relationships, and economic fortunes. Astrology has been declared a pseudoscience by…

Do scientists need the Scientific Method to perform a meaningful experiment? It is undeniable that the best way to solve a problem in science is through a series of steps that lead to the solution. Since early stages in the development of Science, scientists have had the need of following certain steps in order to solve problems they were curious about to research. According to historians, Isaac Newton was the first researcher to complete the early process of the scientific method. (Yahoo…

“Science is not a body of facts. Science is a state of mind” (Angier 490). Both essays, “The Canon” by Natalie Angier and “Scientific Literacy and the Habit of Discourse” by Thomas W. Martin, discuss that science is not a set of facts to be learned, but is best practiced through actions. These two articles approach the topic differently by using different rhetorical modes and styles. Even though the article’s main points have similarities, the essays contain many differences through their…

This chapter is centered around the idea that science is a subject matter that is able to incorporate all other subjects into it yet it is not emphasized enough. “Science is a way of thinking; it involves doing, acting, investigating, gathering, organizing, and evaluating. Active teaching promotes learning and it is through science activities and experiences that students do, act, investigate, gather, organize, analyze, and evaluate information” (p.132). It is hard to imagine that through all of…

This manipulation in turn can have a negative impact of science in society. In Watters’ paper, GlaxoSmithKline produces “junk science” to influence the Japanese culture into buying their drugs. They manipulated the knowledge “that cultural conceptions surrounding illness such as depression could be influenced and shifted over time” (Watters 519)…

It is an essential tool used in everyday life. Knowledge allows the everyday person to do the simplest things like walking and talking. Society looks to knowledge to make since of the world around and the information acquired through one or a group. With reference of two Areas of Knowledge, science and religion, the discussion of how and in what ways shared knowledge can shape personal knowledge will be established in the Theory of Knowledge essay. In order for one to fully understand the way in…

Science produces validated theories and is capable of making models that lets scientists build new things and sometimes predict natural events that doubtfully affect everyone. Science is unique because it is a specific way of developing knowledge. It can determine what is accepted as real and probably to predict how we live our lives. Science can tell us what is true. The era that we’re in right now is the era of science. I believe science has done a great service to the world. We are rational…

in Science Bowl, a competition hosted by the US Department of Energy. This national competition brings teams of students together to test their knowledge on a variety of topics, including physics, math and energy. Students have to work as a team to represent their school and move on in the double elimination bracket. More information can be found on the official website: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/nsb As a middle school student, this competition provided the opportunity to learn science…

suggested that inquiry instruction used by teachers inside of the classroom can heighten the level of children’s understanding in the natural process of science, critical thinking habits, and solving problems on their own. Also, using inquiry with students increases the chance of individuals learning the skills that help process an understanding of science (Miranda &…