LSK3701 ASSIGNMENT 1
SEMESTER 1 - 2022
UNIQUE NUMBER: 765750
DUE DATE: 13 MAY 2022
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, 1. In order to promote science through inquiry, identify which option is NOT one of the
five functions to develop scientific thinking.
1. understanding the nature of science.
2. promoting learners’ own theories of concepts.
3. understanding of “how we know” science.
4. skills of independent inquiry about the natural world
Science through inquiry serves five functions:
• It promotes the development of scientific concepts.
• It develops an understanding of “how we know” science.
• It develops an understanding of the nature of science.
• It develops skills of independent inquiry about the natural world.
REFER TO PAGE 5 OF THE STUDY GUIDE.
2. Review which option below would fit in with the following statement below:
The traditional view that teachers hold about the nature of science is that
1. science is the study of natural phenomena, as well as a way of trying to understand the
world and a way of thinking and acting.
2. science is a form of inquiry and not just a subject that involves the study of facts.
3. science is a subject of rules, laws and theories that need to be learnt.
4. science is objective and not concerned with theory.
The more traditional view held by teachers is that science is a subject that has rules, laws
and theories that need to be learnt.
REFER TO PAGES 3 - 4 OF THE STUDY GUIDE.
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SEMESTER 1 - 2022
UNIQUE NUMBER: 765750
DUE DATE: 13 MAY 2022
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, 1. In order to promote science through inquiry, identify which option is NOT one of the
five functions to develop scientific thinking.
1. understanding the nature of science.
2. promoting learners’ own theories of concepts.
3. understanding of “how we know” science.
4. skills of independent inquiry about the natural world
Science through inquiry serves five functions:
• It promotes the development of scientific concepts.
• It develops an understanding of “how we know” science.
• It develops an understanding of the nature of science.
• It develops skills of independent inquiry about the natural world.
REFER TO PAGE 5 OF THE STUDY GUIDE.
2. Review which option below would fit in with the following statement below:
The traditional view that teachers hold about the nature of science is that
1. science is the study of natural phenomena, as well as a way of trying to understand the
world and a way of thinking and acting.
2. science is a form of inquiry and not just a subject that involves the study of facts.
3. science is a subject of rules, laws and theories that need to be learnt.
4. science is objective and not concerned with theory.
The more traditional view held by teachers is that science is a subject that has rules, laws
and theories that need to be learnt.
REFER TO PAGES 3 - 4 OF THE STUDY GUIDE.
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