Down the Rabbit Hole
  • Explorations in Life Science
    • Nature of Science
    • Biology >
      • Quarter 1 >
        • Introduction to Life
        • Chemistry of Life
      • Quarter 2 >
        • Chemistry of Life
        • Cells
        • Microscopy
        • Semester Review
      • Quarter 3 >
        • Cell Growth and Division
        • Meiosis and Mendel
      • Quarter 4 >
        • DNA to Protein
        • Evolution
        • Energetics
        • Diversity and Classification

Unit One: The Nature of Science

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In general, the nature of science refers to key principles and ideas which provide a description of science as a way of knowing, as well as characteristics of scientific knowledge.

"Science literacy is a vaccine against the charlatans of the world that would exploit your ignorance."
                                            Neil deGrasse Tyson

Science Surprises: Exploring the Nature of Science

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graphing_in_the_biology_classroom.pptx
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Assignments

writing_a_hypothesis.pdf
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The Flat Earth Controversy by Jean Beard

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