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Identify that scientific knowledge changes with new evidence or new interpretations.
General Information
Number: SC.6.N.2.In.2
Category: Independent
Date Adopted or Revised:
02/08
Big Idea:
The Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge :
A: Scientific knowledge is based on empirical evidence, and is appropriate for understanding the natural world, but it provides only a limited understanding of the supernatural, aesthetic, or other ways of knowing, such as art, philosophy, or religion.
B: Scientific knowledge is durable and robust, but open to change.
C: Because science is based on empirical evidence it strives for objectivity, but as it is a human endeavor the processes, methods, and knowledge of science include subjectivity, as well as creativity and discovery.
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