1. There are many routes into the process of science, like making a surprising observation.
  2. Testing ideas is at the heart of science.
  3. Science relies on a community, both within a research groups and across all of science.
  4. Science is intertwined with society and affects our lives every day.

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Adapted from Understanding Science, The University of California Museum of Paleontology.

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