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Start-Up Activity
Ask students, "How do you learn about science?" Some may say through observation and experimentation. Ask, "What about when someone else did the observing or experimenting?" Then students will probably say they learn through reading or watching a documentary. Point out that half of science is hypothesis and experimentation, and the other half is reading (learning from other scientists) and writing (sharing discoveries with others).
Also point out that hypothesis and experimentation themselves require a lot of writing. You can't plan experiments and record outcomes without writing. Science and writing go hand-in-hand.
Think About It
“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.”
—Isaac Newton
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Start-Up Activity
Ask students, "How do you learn about science?" Some may say through observation and experimentation. Ask, "What about when someone else did the observing or experimenting?" Then students will probably say they learn through reading or watching a documentary. Point out that half of science is hypothesis and experimentation, and the other half is reading (learning from other scientists) and writing (sharing discoveries with others).
Also point out that hypothesis and experimentation themselves require a lot of writing. You can't plan experiments and record outcomes without writing. Science and writing go hand-in-hand.
Think About It
“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.”
—Isaac Newton