Content Outline for Teaching - Potosi School District - Home
Content Outline for Teaching - Potosi School District - Home
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<strong>Content</strong> <strong>Outline</strong><br />
<strong>for</strong> <strong>Teaching</strong><br />
The Nature of Science<br />
Underlined words and<br />
phrases are to be filled<br />
in by students on the<br />
Note-taking Worksheet.<br />
Section 3<br />
Models in Science<br />
A. Model—representation of an object or event used as a tool <strong>for</strong> understanding the<br />
natural world<br />
B. Models come in three basic types.<br />
1. Physical models can be seen and touched.<br />
2. Computer models can be seen on a computer screen but not touched.<br />
3. Idea models are concepts that describe how someone thinks about something<br />
in the natural world.<br />
C. Models have several uses.<br />
1. Models communicate observations and ideas.<br />
2. Models can test predictions.<br />
3. Models can save time, money, and lives.<br />
D. Models change over time as new observations and discoveries are made.<br />
Discussion Question<br />
What are the purposes of models? to communicate, to test predictions, and to save time,<br />
money, and lives<br />
The Nature of Science 3
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