The National Science Education Standards
call for more 'science as process', in which students learn such skills as
observing, inferring, and experimenting. They place inquiry as being central
to science learning.
Through a process of inquiry, students
describe objects and events, ask questions, construct explanations, test
those explanations against current scientific knowledge and communicate
their ideas to others.
They identify their assumptions, use
critical and logical thinking, and consider alternative explanations. In
this way, students actively develop their understanding of science by
combining scientific knowledge with reasoning and thinking skills.
The design of the Living with Science
program matches exactly with this philosophy and it provides a complete
resource that allows you to deliver an elementary science program that
engages students in the scientific process and helps them develop the skills
of inquiry and problem solving.