natural science
Let an agent explain the natural sciences and their methods, place a topic within them, describe how scientific knowledge is produced and assessed, and support learning and careers.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the natural sciences and their methods, place a topic within them, describe how scientific knowledge is produced and assessed, and support learning and careers.
The branches of science concerned with describing, understanding and predicting natural phenomena through observation, experiment and theory, including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science and biology, as distinct from the social sciences and the formal sciences; natural science underpins technology, medicine and environmental understanding.
What it is for: Understanding the natural world.
It can be classify a topic within the natural sciences; explain scientific methods and evidence; describe the relationship between sciences; support study and careers.
Distinguishing features
Empirical
Nature as subject
Theory and experiment
Interconnected disciplines
What it looks like
Not physical; fields of study and research.
How it is recognised
Empirical study of nature
Physics, chemistry, biology and related fields
Social sciences study society; mathematics is a formal science
Related models
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includes - field
includes - field
is related to - method
In practice
Families and kinds
physical sciences such as physics and chemistry
earth and space sciences
life sciences
interdisciplinary natural sciences
applied natural sciences
Standards and regulation
Research integrity standards
Peer review and reproducibility norms
Research ethics rules
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting preliminary findings as settled
Confusing science with pseudoscience
Misrepresenting uncertainty
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.natural-science
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Map The natural sciences.
Disciplines.
Which
Which science.
Which
Which science.
- Which natural science does this topic belong to, and how do neighbouring fields contribute? definition
- Which entry fits the specific discipline? action
Relations
How sciences relate.
Relations
Relations.
- How do physics, chemistry, biology and earth science build on each other? definition
- How do natural sciences differ from social and formal sciences? definition
Method How science works.
Evidence and theory.
Process
Scientific method.
Process
Method.
- How are hypotheses tested, and how do theories gain acceptance in the natural sciences? definition
- What role do peer review and replication play? provenance
Consensus
Assessing claims.
Consensus
Consensus.
- What is the scientific consensus on this question, according to major bodies, and how strong is the evidence? provenance
- Is uncertainty communicated? boundary
Learn Study and careers.
Paths exist.
Education
Learning science.
Education
Education.
- Which resources and programmes suit this learner in the natural sciences? action
- Which prerequisites are needed? provenance
Careers
Working in science.
Careers
Careers.
- Which careers do the natural sciences lead to, and how are they entered? provenance
- Which professional bodies exist? provenance
Society Science and society.
Trust and communication.
Communication
Explaining science.
Communication
Communication.
- How can this scientific topic be explained accurately to a general audience? action
- How is pseudoscience distinguished? definition
History
History of science.
History
History.
- How did the natural sciences develop, according to historians of science? provenance
- Which turning points were key? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each discipline be a separate entry?
- How should science education resources be linked?
- How should consensus assessments be linked?