The amazing and anomalous axolotls as scientific models
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DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.470
Abstract: Ambystoma mexicanum (axolotl) embryos and juveniles have been used as model organisms for developmental and regenerative research for many years. This neotenic aquatic species maintains the unique capability to regenerate most, if not all, of… read more here.
Keywords: axolotls scientific; axolotls; scientific models; amazing anomalous ... See more keywords
Constructing reality with models
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-017-1673-8
Abstract: Scientific models are used to predict and understand the target phenomena in the reality. The kind of epistemic relationship between the model and the reality is always regarded by most of the philosophers as a… read more here.
Keywords: reality models; reality; model; constructing reality ... See more keywords
Relational Scaffolding Enhances Children’s Understanding of Scientific Models
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DOI: 10.1177/0956797619864601
Abstract: Models are central to the practice and teaching of science. Yet people often fail to grasp how scientific models explain their observations of the world. Realizing the explanatory power of a model may require aligning… read more here.
Keywords: understanding scientific; enhances children; scaffolding; children understanding ... See more keywords