Teacher Is A Science Teacher

Because I have taken several science classes throughout my high school and even middle school career, I am well acquainted with how the scientific process generally works. This activity reinforced my understanding by allowing me to practice it myself while not even

Since both theories have not been proven as scientific fact, it is best to teach both intelligent design and macroevolution in public high schools. Macroevolution is currently taught as fact in schools and has many flaws that most students in high school never learn about such as irreducible complexity, gaps in the fossil record, and the fossil record explosion. Many students believe that since macroevolution is taught as fact it has been proven with many studies of current evolution between species. But in reality there has been no current evidence which supports macroevolution. For example, dog breeders have cross bred dogs for generations but with all of the generations a dog has never changed species. Although there are many different breeds of dogs today, a dog has never turned into a different animal as a result of breeding. Many macroevolution supporters refute this saying that it takes thousands of years and reproductions to show the changes between species. So fruit flies were examined over the course of 600 generations (equivalent to 12,000 years of human evolution) by University of California Irvine researcher Molly Burke to test this wording, and few changes were found within the species and no species to species change was observed. Even with the findings of the fruit

Part of being a scientist consists of the desire to uncover these answers and sort out the questions. It requires a specific worldview that relies almost wholly on the senses and repetition for truth and certainty.

To question everything you have been taught can be a precarious concept. Not only might it displease those who have helped you acquire the knowledge, but the if you are the inquisitive one there is a possibility you may not agree with the answers you discover. However, through my own experience, I have found that the leap is worth the possibility of not landing on your feet. Just as Socrates questioned everything he knew, there was a juncture within my life where I did the same. Throughout my whole life I always viewed the world through the eyes of my parents. However, last summer I decided it was time for me to shape my own view of the world. I began to question my political views, religious beliefs, and the path I had been set to take in the future. Questioning these aspects of my life did displease those around me, just as when Socrates questioned everything it displeased the Athenian society.

The reading by William McComas covered the ten most popular myths in the world of science. Widespread believed myths such as a hypothesis being nothing more than just an educated guess and the idea that science can answer all questions were mentioned in the text. The author not only lists the ten myths but also debunks them with explanations and states that students such as myself believe most of these myths. He attributes the belief of these myths by students to a lack of science philosophy content in teacher education programs and the misguided teaching of the nature of science in high school textbooks.

As Whitehead says, “If a science forgets its heroes, it is lost.” Learning about nature of science and its social and cultural aspects will enhance of our understanding that science is a human endeavor. Science is a way of explaining natural phenomena by using interpretations and interferences with experimental data and observations. However, including history of science in our teachings, as well as a laboratory part, is a great way to illuminate students about the evolution of science and how scientists can take risks and sometimes fail while seeking information. Whether they study science fields or not, this history will encourage students to make and learn from mistakes while engaged in scientific practices that will expand their

According to Susman (2013), “science is a moving target, forever advancing and getting more complicated. It’s hard to keep up and really hard to catch up. What you learn in high school is often so different by the time you have kids of your own that you can’t easily help them with their science homework. Science changes faster than iPod models”. In this case study, Clifton High School principal believed that “students learn Science by doing, not simply by watching” (Picciano, 2011, p. 182). In 2009, the principal had trouble recruiting qualified science teachers and providing a full Science teaching program.

Try to get to know your students. This is a duh statement for teachers, but is it? Teachers tend to know about their students but only the “special” students. These students are the lonely or troubled kids. Yes, these students need watched over to make sure nothing happens to them. You have to try to get to know all your students, even the talented and normal seeming students. Each student deserves a connection to a teacher. The book, and Mrs. Fulks, has suggested keeping some type of record on your students. A book, notecards, papers, or anything. The first step is to learn all your students’ names and their likes with dislikes. Know how your students learn so you know what tactics work best in your classroom for that year. Learn how you

Science is the knowledge gained by a systematic study, knowledge which then becomes facts or principles. In the systematic study; the first step is observation, the second step hypothesis, the third step experimentation to test the hypothesis, and lastly the conclusion whether or not the hypothesis holds true. These steps have been ingrained into every student of science, as the basic pathway to scientific discovery. This pathway holds not decision as to good or evil intention of the experiment. Though, there are always repercussions of scientific experiments. They range from the most simplistic realizations of the difference between acid and water to the principle that Earth is not the center of

     I am entering the medical field; so all the science courses I have taken have led me to believe that science is the answer. However, after taking this course I have realized that science can only take their answers just so far. There are some issues that science is unable to explain, like the existence of God. This is where philosophy enters. Philosophy continues further and attempts to give us logical explanations. Although science does continue to intrigue me, I do choose to accept that science does give us some answers. We learn from experience. Growing up we test this very often. If you put your hand over a flame you figure out that it is hot and you never try to touch it again. A fire will always be hot. There is no way around it. The chemicals and such that are involved will always

Today’s Modern Science is perceived as a reliable source that could be the leading factor to figuring out what surrounds us, and how it’s created. But there has been much skepticism to this on going factor that science has become a field of non reliant objects that can not be tested nor observed. Theories are being created everyday, but the proof behind them are not showing any form of physical evidence and are commonly accepted into our society. This illogical reasoning has lead to a society that answers questions through inductive reasoning from looking at a broad spectrum of what if’s, and accepting it as true. If the science community is unwilling to fix the high reliance of theories to be answered facts, than we as society will

I am entering the medical field; so all the science courses I have taken have led me to believe that science is the answer. However, after taking this course I have realized that science can only take their answers just so far. There are some issues that science is unable to explain, like the existence of God. This is where philosophy enters. Philosophy continues further and attempts to give us logical explanations. Although science does continue to intrigue me, I do choose to accept that science does give us some answers. We learn from experience. Growing up we test this very often. If you put your hand over a flame you figure out that it is hot and you never try to touch it again. A fire will always be hot. There is no way around it. The chemicals and such that are involved will always react the same way it will produce heat. This is why I like the scientific method. It takes hypothesis and tests them over and over again until they come to a consistent answer or explanation. Although science does not give all the answers through empirical explanation, I turn to Philosophy for the rest.

It is human nature to question our reality in an attempt to better understand our surroundings. Science, for me, is the devotion to better understand the world we live in, rooted in the natural and inevitable questions that all humans ask themselves. I believe that by answering the most fundamental questions, the potential technological advancements are much greater than that generated by applied engineering. Nowadays we can thank Einstein 's theory of relativity for

The nature and process of science are a collection of things, ideas, and guidelines. “The purpose of science is to learn about and understand our universe more completely” (Science works in specific ways, 3). Science works with evidence from our world. If it doesn’t come from the natural world, it isn’t science. You need to be creative and have flexible thoughts and ideas if you want to be a scientist. Science always brings up new ideas and theories and if you aren’t flexible to those ideas you can’t be a scientist. Science has been in our world for a long time. It is deep into our history and our cultures. The principals of science; are all about understanding our world using the evidence we collect. If we can’t collect evidence on something we simply cannot understand it. If we don’t understanding something about our world, science says that we can learn about it by collecting evidence (Science has principals, 4). Science is a process; it takes time. You don’t immediately come to a conclusion for your hypothesis a few minutes

It was during the World Championships Games which was held in Tokyo, Japan in 1991. The 100m mens finals was about to take place. There certainly was a cheerful festive atmosphere that late evening in Tokyo. The sun was just about to set.