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Grades
6-10
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2
Hours

Science Deconstructed.

Science
Students will explore the tenets of Nature of Science as well as environmental sustainability by making eco-friendly and budget friendly homemade shampoos of their choice.

Concepts at a Glance

By the end of this lesson, the learner will be able to:

·      Evaluate collaboratively about their beliefs and understanding about how science works.

·      Identify the following tenets of nature of science:

1.    Scientific knowledge is produced on empirical evidence(based or derived from the observation of the natural world).

2.    Scientific knowledge is tentative. It keeps changing with new evidence.

3.    Scientific knowledge is subjective, it is influenced by the bias and preferences of scientists.

4.    Science is also influenced by the social settings as well as the culture of the place where it is being practiced.

5.    Science is a human endeavor which is influenced by the imagination and creativity of scientists.

·      Explore Environmental Sustainability through making their own eco-friendly homemade shampoo.

·      Evaluate collaboratively in bringing environmentally sustainable options as well as solutions.

·      Exercise scientific literacy by collaboratively analyzing the scientific data and developing hypothesis to arrive at informed decisions.

·      Design and develop a formulation of their own homemade shampoo.

Create their own homemade shampoo.

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