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Science Teaching, values of teaching science, importance of science

1. COURSE A4 Pedagogy of Teaching Science ( B Ed Special Education – Hearing Impairment/ B Ed Special Education-- Learning Disability University of Mumbai TOPIC : Meaning, Nature, Importance , Significance of Science Dr.Amit Hemant Mishal , Associate Professor CCYM’S Hashu Advani College of Special Education https://www.hashuadvanismarak.org/hacse/introduction.html Dr.Amit Hemant Mishal , Associate Professor 1

2. Intellectual / practical activity encompassing - systematic study of structure and behavior of physical and natural world -through observation and experiment . Study of nature and its properties. Science - Latin word scientia , meaning " knowledge“ Quest for knowledge, not the knowledge itself. Systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Earliest roots of science can be traced to Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in around 3500 to 3000 BCE. According to  Fitzpatrick : Science- cumulative endless series of empirical observations which result in the formation of concepts & theories, with both concepts & theories being subject to modification in the light of further empirical observations. Science is both a body of knowledge & the process of acquiring it .

3. Science can be divided into different branches based on the subject of study. The   physical sciences  study the inorganic world and  comprise  the fields of  astronomy ,  physics ,  chemistry , and the  Earth sciences . The biological sciences such as  biology  and  medicine  study the organic world of  life  and its processes.  Social sciences  like  anthropology  and  economics  study the social and cultural aspects of  human behaviour .

4. Science   - rigorous,  systematic  endeavor that builds and organizes  knowledge  in the form of  testable   explanations  and  predictions  about the world. Modern science- typically divided into three major branches: N atural sciences  (e.g.,  physics ,  chemistry , and  biology ), which study the  physical world S ocial sciences  (e.g., economics,  psychology , and sociology), which study  individuals  and societies F ormal sciences  (e.g.,  logic , mathematics, and  theoretical computer science ), which study  formal systems , governed by  axioms  and rules. There is disagreement whether the formal sciences are science disciplines ,  as they do not rely on  empirical evidence . Applied sciences  are disciplines that use scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as in engineering and medicine . https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science#References (retrieved – 18.4.2024) Science as a body of knowledge  – science has been characterized as a body of knowledge obtained by scientists. Various types of scientific knowledge exist in the form of facts, concepts, principles, laws, hypothesis & theories.

5. Three fold nature of science   -Is body of knowledge -Is method of inquiry, a way of investigating -Is an attitude towards life: a way of thinking.

6. Process/Product Science is a process because the scientific method makes ANY hypothesis (or theory) open to be proven against. During the process, the accurate ideas stay (as theories) while the false ideas disappear from mainstream science as historic steps towards the truth . - Science as a process  – In science, the ways of gathering information, thinking, measuring, problem solving are called process of science. Basic processes of science are observation, comparison, classification, communication, measurement, estimation & prediction. The quality of knowledge acquired in science depends on the quality of process skills applied. The various processes of science can be classified into five categories: ·           Collection of data ·           Analysis of data ·           Synthesis of data ·           Evaluation of data ·           Application of generalizations to new situations

7. Science is a product because without those historic steps, a YET MORE COMPLEX IDEA couldnt have appear. Example: without Newton's laws of motion, Einstein would have nothing to build upon. In other words he didnt come up with that equation out of nowhere, neither he made up the word relativity, he destroyed false ideas (newton's ideas) during the process, but he built a new idea with a more accurate description of nature, leaving the theory of relativity as a Product. Science as a product  – Whatever information or ideas we acquire through various processes of science form the product of science. The basic components of the product of science are facts, concepts, principles, theories & laws.  Science as both a process and a product  – Science is both a body of knowledge & the process of acquiring it. Science is both a verb & a noun. These two aspects are interdependent & inseparable.      

8. Nature Science is a particular way of looking at nature Science is a rapidly expanding body of knowledge Science is an interdisciplinary area of learning Science is a truly international enterprise Science is always tentative Science demands perseverance from its practitioners Science as an approach to investigation and as a process of constructing knowledge Science stresses the values of open-mindedness, intellectual, honesty, creative, thinking and dedication . P rovides the essential background of knowledge for cultural development . H elps in training the children for developing a scientific temper and scientific creativity . A dopts the scientific method which is known as reliable, valid, objective, unbiased and verifiable.

9. Science Makes / Future Citizens Make students creative, open-minded Make aware of those aspects of science that are environmentally based and a life centred Train students in the maintenance and use of science equipment or apparatus Emphasize the scientific method which has helped in solving problems Develop the power of thinking, reasoning, curiosity and scientific attitude. Prepare children for a change of life  Critical problem solver Responsible steward of nature, environmentalist Informed decision-maker Effective communicator Scientifically, technologically and environmentally literate and protective member of society Equipped with a repertoire of competencies important in the world of work and in a knowledge-based society Innovative and creative

10. Structure of Science Facts Concepts Generalization Theories What more………………Add please

11. In General Skills- Developed Through Science Observation Classification Science Communication Measurement Accuracy Estimation Predication Drawing Inference Research skills- variable, experimentation, tabulation , interpretation , hypothesis formulation,

12. Values of Teaching Science Intellectual Utilitarian Vocational Disciplinary Moral Aesthetic Social Cultural Psychological Training in Scientific Method

13. References: http://pratheeshpallath.blogspot.com/2016/01/nature-scope-of-science.html https ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_science#Scientific_Revolution_and_birth_of_New_Science (Retrieved 18.4.2024 ) https:// byjusexamprep.com/tet/study-notes-on-nature-and-structure-of-science (Retrieved on 18.4.2024)

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