Inherent to science and science education is the perspective through which science must be understood and conducted.
Science is the sum of the efforts to understand the natural world in a systematic, empirical manner.
An experimental approach is based on observations, and allows construction of models of phenomena, events, and structures that allow prediction. Science values the power of theory for explaining and predicting. Science is dynamic and ever-changing. Science is problem-solving. It is similar to detective work, involving investigation, and it is fun.