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ElizaRayner

Science Surprises: Exploring the Nature of Science on July 31, 2014

I have been teaching biology for over 15 years and like many teachers, I start every school year off with a discussion on the nature of science, how science works, what a hypothesis is, what a scientific theory is, observations vs. inferences in science etc. Textbooks cover this material somewhat but not nearly in enough depth and without any hands on activities. There are so many misconceptions on these topics and there is so much pseudoscience out there that it is critical that we address it. Science Surprises is an excellent way to cover these topics and to make them easily accessible to students. It is detailed and easy to use, including a day by day lesson planner which is very helpful. The activities it links to on the ENSI site are excellent and I have been using many of them for many years. The science surprises text supplement as well as the lessons on ENSI are some of the most valuable resources out there for me as a science teacher.