Experiments rarely provide final evidence or definitive answers to questions asked during original research as the traditional method suggests. Scientists and researchers acknowledge that the method is questionable and restrictive. They reveal that there are numerous methods to science with as many external influences to these methods. Scientific Thinking Scientific thinking is primarily a form of inductive thought , in which observations of the world are made and general principles are derived from the observations. This is opposed to deductive thought in which the observations of the world are made to fit preconceived, but flexible, ideas.
Deduction is used in science, but induction takes the prominent role.
Scope, Sequence, and Coordination A project initiated by the National Science Teachers Association. It is designed to generate an interest in science, especially in middle school students. It is a comprehensive, integrated science curriculum that should start in junior-high and continue through high school. The sequence is designed to introduce students to concepts at the beginning in a general way and increase the sophistication each time the student encounters the concept. It takes into account development and increasing maturity in the presentation of the material.