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Their wordsThere’s a belief that seems to be held by many science communicators and science teachers that if you can simply come up with a clear enough explanation for something in science, then your audience or students will understand it. I don’t think this is always, or perhaps even often, true.
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Real understanding of a scientific idea comes from repeatedly applying it to new situations.
Their wordsreal understanding usually takes repeated engagement with the ideas, and actively trying to apply the explanation to situations or phenomena that are different to the ones originally provided.
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