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Science as a School Subject

CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Describe the nature of science

  • Identify the components of science

  • Explain the various processes of science

  • Comprehend science as a product

  • Analyse the values of science

INTRODUCTION

The world in which we live is, by and large, the same as it has always been. It is the world of sun, light and darkness; the world of earth, land, sea, plants and animals; the world of seasons, climate; the world of being born, growing and dying. This world also has the simplest of tools and the most complicated of equipments. There are ...

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