Natural science

1.a What is science? Science. What is it, and why exactly is it important? Well, sit back, and let me explain. Once upon a time, a guy named Isaac Newton, was sitting underneath an apple tree reading some book that he must have found amusing, when suddenly – an apple falls down, and hits his head. This made Isaac think: What gave the apple the power to fall down? Why didn’t it go up, or sideways? And then he wondered: Why do I fall back down, whenever I jump? After thinking about for a couple of…

book Native Science written by Gregory Cajete has chapter one as part of an introductory chapter for the books foundation. More simply this means that to be able to understand Native Science Native’s outlook and perspective/perception of the world must be addressed. The Author first begins this process by breaking down and defining Native Science as a likeness of the metaphoric/creative mind from a Native’s holistic view. The author Cajete (2000), begins by changing the word science into the…

educators fear that children do not spend enough time exploring natural spaces. This “nature deficit” can cause children to miss out on important developmental opportunities and feel less connected to nature as a whole. Playscapes, or enclosed play spaces that incorporate natural elements, seek to fill this void. However, very little research has gone into exactly how effective these playscapes are in fostering exploration of natural systems and thereby establishing the foundations of…

period that can be created is called the scientific revolution. The scientific revolution is the title usually given to the years 1550-1700, during which many changes in the thought and belief systems of Europe developed and the ideas governing modern science came to exist. Why did this age of scientific discovery and advancements not happen sooner? This is a complex question requiring an answer that no one person could give. There are several factors that may have contributed. One small part of…

Throughout history, especially the history of science, the relationship between science and religion has been predominantly conflicting. Their desire for seeking and providing answers to the unknown naturally associates their purpose. Science and religion may explore and investigate similar topics regarding life’s unexplained answers, but through very different approaches and methods. Science, focused solely on the psychical or natural world, pursues and collects answers through a systematic,…

Michael Postman is making a case against social science, he rejects the idea that social scientists do science. Science is often attributed as natural or physical science. As its name implies, this science is concerned with the study of nature – the physical and natural behaviors and phenomena without the social, cultural, or the human context or aspect. Physical and natural science works in a closed system where variables can be controlled, and the work is executed within a particular…

key force for change in a theory is, of course, the scientific method. A scientific law, said Karl Popper, the famous 20th century philosopher, is one that can be proved wrong, like “the sun always rises in the east.” According to Popper, a law of science can never be proved; it can only be used to make a prediction that can be tested, with the possibility of being proved wrong. For example, as the renowned biologist J.B.S. Haldane replied when asked what might disprove evolution, “Fossil rabbits…

Throughout all the areas of knowledge, from the arts to the natural sciences, defining knowledge produced with difficulty is difficult. there are many interpretations and different points of view to this statement. In the sciences, follow a specific scientific method and experimenting new things to create theories and new models required a certain level of intelligence and a high level of experimentation which depends on an elevated level of reasoning and experimentation. On the other hand,…

True Science Reflection #2 By dictionary definition, science is defined as the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. The irony of the matter is that in our grade school years, we are never actually given the opportunity to study the world through observation nor experiment. Contrarily, we are asked to “research” and evaluate matters that we can already provide an…

DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING Science and Engineering can be a regarded as an inseparable concept to which modern engineering depends. Engineering was first practiced from man’s mental capacity that fashioned him into recognizing tools and natural resources around him and developing on that for his own benefit. Take for example “the prehistoric man” where discoveries were made of tools used, knowledge of fire depicted by drawings in caves, all without the understanding of science and its role in…