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SCIENCE 225What does NOS stand for? - correct answer Nature of Science What is the nature of science in your own words? - correct answer The nature of science is used as a tool to teach science as an interconnected subject in which all concepts are taught equally. All of the common core standards K-12 are addressed in NOS. What are the 1-4 components of NOS? - correct answer 1. collecting empirical data - table 2. there's more than one way to solve a problem- a diverged road 3. Science begins with a strong base and is always changing. It's "tentative but durable." - layers of the earth building on one another. bottom- strong base, connections, new observations, continuous cycle, trees on the very top layer 4. Laws and Theories are two different things Law- generalizations or patterns in nature Ex. Charle's Law- relationship between the volume of a gas and its Theory- explanations for why such laws hold Ex. Kinetic energy Ex. Evolution by Natural Selection What are the 5-9 components of NOS? - correct answer 5. Science is creative, fluid, and NOT fact-based 6. Science is subjective, perspectives vary (duck and bunny), sometimes controversial. 7. There are historical, cultural, and social influences on science scientific research. There is more than one answer, but it should be supported with empirical evidence. 8. Science and technology impact each other, but they are not the same - technology are the tools we use for science, not science themselves. We use microscopes to study bacteria. 9. We don't always know all the answers How is science different than other subjects such as math? - correct answer In science, we sometimes don't know the answer or there are multiple answers.