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Give yourself time to read slowly and to reflect while you read this article - it is worth the effort! This article provides a well-developed explanation of the role of scientific argumentat... See More
Give yourself time to read slowly and to reflect while you read this article - it is worth the effort! This article provides a well-developed explanation of the role of scientific argumentation in actual science research. It is a case study of how three seminal papers presented research and developed arguments for the scientific community to defend their claims and results and why they did what they did. A "peek" of a student project using similar methods is provided at the end, but even though this doesn't present an actual lesson, it provides the background information for teachers to DEFEND teaching this aspect of science - and in the process a glimpse into what it might be like if students and the general public understood how science theories are developed. I highly recommend this article for secondary methods students and teachers who value and seek to truly understand science at all levels.