Why is it important to do scientific experiments?

It is against this very definition of science that most educators believe that scientific learning that takes place in classrooms alone is not true learning. For fostering scientific learning in early childhood, active, hands-on learning is very important. read more

The idea behind scientific experiments is that they isolate specific variables to determine whether they have some effect on a particular phenomenon. Without them, we might associate that phenomenon with anything that we happen to conincidentally observe. This is why we have superstitious beliefs. read more

The control is an important aspect of an experiment because it establishes the baseline that the experiment's subjects are compared to. Without a control, researchers would not have anything to compare the experiment's results to. read more

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