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The Nature of Science is highly topical among science teacher educators and researchers. Increasingly, it is a mandated topic in state curriculum documents. This book draws together recent research on Nature of Science studies within a historical and philosophical framework suitable for students and teacher educators. Traditional science curricula and textbooks present science as a finished product.� Taking a different approach, this book provides a glimpse of �science in the making� � scientific practice imbued with arguments, controversies, and competition among rival theories and explanations. Teaching about �science in the making� is a rich source of motivating students to engage creatively with the science curriculum.Readers are introduced to �science in the making� through discussion and analysis of a wide range of historical episodes from the early 19th century to early 21st century. Recent cutting-edge research is presented to provide insight into the dynamics of scientific progress. More than 90 studies from major science education journals, related to nature of science are reviewed.� A theoretical framework, field tested with in-service science teachers, is developed for moving from �science in the making� to understanding� the Nature of Science.Typham this is the title: From ‘Science in the Making’ to Understanding the Nature of Science An Overview for Science Educators 1st Edition