Learners' understanding and thinking about the nature of science

Some examples from ECLIPSE of what students have said relating to the nature of science:

A theory is an idea that can be proven

Because they are laws these things have to be true

I know that particles make up every solid, liquid or gas, ‘cause everything is made out of particles

The law of gravity is that things will always move towards the centre, but it is different on the moon

With science it will always be the same

This is just one of a wide range of science topics that learners have talked about in ECLIPSE projects.

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