History and Nature of Science
Printed in the catalogue as HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE
Course content
Scientific literacy; nature of science; characteristics of scientific knowledge; myths of science; history and philosophy of science; historical development of scientific knowledge; interaction of science with technology, environment and society. Nature of science instruction; students conceptions of nature of science; historical approach to understanding of nature of science; teaching science through history and nature of science; activities for teaching the nature of science; activities that promote understandings of the nature of science; nature of science in science textbooks and in science curriculum.
Where it sits in a curriculum
Programs whose published curriculum lists this course, and the term it falls in. Your own curriculum is the one that counts.
- Elementary Science EducationYear 2, Spring semester
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