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Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") is, in its broadest sense, any systematic knowledge that is capable of resulting in a correct prediction or reliable outcome. In this sense, science may refer to a highly skilled technique, technology, or practice. In today's more restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, and to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research. It is a "systematic enterprise of gathering knowledge about the world and organizing and condensing that knowledge into testable laws and theories". This article focuses upon science in this more restricted sense, sometimes called experimental science, and also gives some broader historical context leading up to the modern understanding of the word "science." From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, "science" had more-or-less the same sort of very broad meaning in English that "philosophy" had at that time. By the early 1800s, "natural philosophy" (which eventually evolved into what is today called "natural science") had begun to separate from "philosophy" in general. In many cases, "science" continued to stand for reliable knowledge about any topic, in the same way it is still used in the broad sense in modern terms such as library science, political science, and computer science. In the more narrow sense of "science" today, as natural philosophy became linked to an expanding set of well-defined laws (beginning with Galileo's laws, Kepler's laws, and Newton's laws for motion), it became more common to refer to natural philosophy as "natural science". Over the course of the 1800s, the word "science" become increasingly associated mainly with the disciplined study of the natural world (that is, the non-human world). This sometimes left the study of human thought and society in a linguistic limbo, which has today been resolved by classifying these areas of study as the social sciences. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What constitutes laboratory science in high school? Q. I'm looking at colleges and the different requirements. There is one college that requires 3 science credits and all 3 have to be laboratory science. So far I have earth science and biology and I'm taking marine biology next year. I'm a rising senior and I need to know if I have what I need to qualify. Asked by wolfpack2013 - Wed Aug 13 23:52:41 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Earth science is not usually considered laboratory science. You should take chemistry or physics to make sure you have all the lab science courses you need. Usually colleges want biology, chemistry and physics. Answered by amyhpete - Thu Aug 14 21:08:20 2008 Is there a unique method to citing science references for a science lab report? Q. I want to make sure that I am citing my science resources correctly. Is there a specific way to cite for a science report or is traditional citing acceptable? I am a sophomore in an an honors science class. Thanks. Asked by Rene M - Tue Nov 17 19:26:02 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. You usually use the method of citing used in professional journals (pull out a science journal & look & copy the manner of the reference citing); it is a bit different from traditional reference citing. Answered by Diane A - Tue Nov 17 20:28:10 2009 What science degree do I need to become a science teacher in the UK?
Q. Ok I was thinking about geology but I know that there isn't a great deal of geology that is taught in KS3/4. Can I still get a geology degree and become a science teacher? If not, will geoscience, earth science or environmental science do? Asked by pdffile - Wed Dec 9 15:50:37 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Not sure about geology, but geoscience/earth science/environmental science will all allow you to be a science teacher. Please don't choose your degree on this basis though. Choose one you'll enjoy, you might not want to teach in 3 years time. Answered by Chris - Wed Dec 9 16:15:48 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Science" ScienceFrom Wikiquote Jump to: navigation, search There's real poetry in the real world. Science is the poetry of reality -- Richard DawkinsScience in the broadest sense refers to any system of objective knowledge. In a more restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge humans have gained by such research. ContentsFrom Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.
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