Definitions and nature education
Definitions and nature education

Summary/Abstract: Natural sciences include biology, chemistry, physics, and geography. The article offersa classification of definitions according to their structure. Different types of definitions wereillustrated with suitable examples from the realm of the natural sciences. The article providedtypical statements that are used in textbooks as definitions; however, these statements do notmeet the structural criteria of a definition. Definitions other than classical and their role inthe process of nature education were also presented. Research outcomes were quoted whichshow that correctly formulated definitions are very useful when assigning particular elementsto a particular set. The article also elaborates on teaching methodology to be used whenintroducing definitions in nature education. Definitions of various kinds play a prominentrole in nature education, which is based on observation and experiment.

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