NSES Content Standard G
History and Nature of Science: Historical perspectives Grades 9-12, page 204 The historical perspective of scientific explanations demonstrates how
scientific knowledge changes by evolving over time, almost always building
on earlier knowledge.
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Benchmark 1B The Nature of Science: Scientific
Inquiry
Grades 9-12, page 13
New ideas in science are limited by the context in which they are conceived;
are often rejected by the scientific establishment; sometimes spring from
unexpected findings; and usually grow slowly, through contributions from
many investigators.