SCIENCE

The nature of science strand is the overarching, unifying strand. Through it, we will learn what science is and how scientists work. We will develop the skills, attitudes, and values to build a foundation for understanding the world. We will come to appreciate that while scientific knowledge is durable, it is also constantly re-evaluated in the light of new evidence. We will learn how scientists carry out investigations, and come to see science as a socially valuable knowledge system. We will learn how science ideas are communicated and to make links between scientific knowledge and everyday decisions and actions. These outcomes are pursued through the following major contexts in which scientific knowledge has developed and continues to develop.

Achievement Objectives: Nature of science

Students will:

Develop an understanding about science

Learn about science as a knowledge system: the features of scientific knowledge and the processes by which it is developed; and learn about the ways in which the work of scientists interacts with society.

Investigating in science (our focus for Term 2)

Carry out science investigations using a variety of approaches: classifying and identifying, pattern seeking, exploring, investigating models, fair testing, making things, or developing systems.

Communicating in science

Develop knowledge of the vocabulary, numeric and symbol systems, and conventions of science and use this knowledge to communicate about their own and others’ ideas.

Participating and contributing

Bring a scientific perspective to decisions and actions as appropriate