Problem: Article Review
Article: "How Should I Know What Scientists Do? - I am Just a Kid": Fourth-Grade Students' Conceptions of Nature of Science by Valarie L. Akerson.
• Did the 4th graders the study hold informed views of observation vs. inference? Provide examples that support this.
• What beliefs did the 4th graders have in relation to the Nature of Science (NOS) both creative and Imaginative as well as tentative?
• Describe the authors' recommendations regarding the the implicit and also the explicit Nature of Science (NOS) instruction within a scientific inquiry instruction program/classroom.
• As a result, what recommendations were made for teachers in terms of their students and also themselves in order to better plan instruction and improve instruction?
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.