The wonderful thing about science is that it's alive.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Science is a dynamic and evolving field, not a static set of facts.
- In plain terms
- Science changes and grows like living things.
- What can you take from it?
- View science as an ongoing process rather than a finished product.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does science change your view of the world?
- What recent scientific discovery excites you?
Another view
Foundational laws of science are often stable.
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