Science literacy is knowledge of science, as well as the scientific framework by which people make decisions based on facts, research and knowledge, not on opinion or hearsay, according to Kathleen Lodl, associate dean of Nebraska Extension.
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The public’s knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts, principles, and ecological management practices can and does have an effect on our policies, decisions, and regulations as an agency. Learn more about what science literacy means, and why the goal of increasing the public’s ecological literacy of Nebraska’s natural resources is valuable overall to our agency, and our state.
Scientific literacy is about how you think, about questioning everything, about being skeptical, and about thinking critically. In this talk, Andrew Zwicker shares the importance of being scientifically literate. He explains the what, why, and how of scientific literacy, including science’s relation to participation in the democratic process.
