The illustration shows a detailed conceptualization of what forms 'Exploration and discovery'.
To the right, an arrow shows what must be added to stimulate exploration and discovery. These include 'Curiosity', 'Surprising observation', 'Personal motivation', 'Practical problem' and 'New technology'.
Five ovals are labeled as 'Making observations', 'Adding questions', 'Sharing data and ideas', 'Finding inspiration', 'Exploring the literature'. Each of the ovals are connected to the other with two-way arrows. There is also an arrow that has the following points:
- Curiosity
- Surprising observation
- Personal motivation
- Practical problem
- New technology
The image is adapted from Understanding Science, UC Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology.