NST2601 ASSIGNMENT 3
- 2023
UNIQUE NUMBER: 697799
DUE DATE: 04 AUGUST 2023
,NST2601 ASSIGNMENT 3 2023
MARKS: 100
QUESTION 1:
List and explain three specific aims in Natural Sciences and Technology.
The following Three broad subject-specific aims have been identified for Natural Sciences
and Technology:
Specific Aim 1 - Doing science and technology:
Learners should be able to complete investigations, analyse problems and use
practical processes and skills in designing and evaluating solutions.
This aim of Natural Sciences and Technology focuses on learners' abilities to conduct
scientific investigations, analyze problems, and use practical processes and skills to
design and evaluate solutions. It encourages learners to think critically, apply
scientific and technological concepts, and use their creativity, curiosity, and
communication skills to solve problems.
This specific aim helps students develop scientific inquiry skills, which is essential for
developing strong problem-solving skills.
Specific Aim 2 - Understanding and Connecting Ideas:
Learners should have a grasp of scientific, technological and environmental
knowledge and be able to apply it in new contexts.
This aim of Natural Sciences and Technology emphasizes learners' abilities to
understand scientific and technological concepts and knowledge and apply them in
new contexts. The goal of this aim is to help students make connections between
different scientific and technological concepts and understand how they work
together to explain the natural world around us.
It encourages critical thinking and problem-solving skills by teaching students how to
analyze and interpret data and apply scientific and technological concepts to solve
new problems.
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, Specific Aim 3 - Science, Technology and Society:
Learners should understand the practical uses of Natural Sciences and Technology in
society and the environment, and have values that make them caring and creative
citizens.
This aim of Natural Sciences and Technology focuses on learners' ability to
understand the practical uses of Natural Sciences and Technology in society and the
environment and have values that make them caring and creative citizens. This
specific aim helps students understand how Natural Sciences and Technology impact
their everyday lives and the environment.
It also helps students develop a sense of responsibility and ethics related to issues in
science and technology. This specific aim encourages students to become active and
responsible members of their communities by promoting ethical and sustainable
uses of Natural Sciences and Technology.
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- 2023
UNIQUE NUMBER: 697799
DUE DATE: 04 AUGUST 2023
,NST2601 ASSIGNMENT 3 2023
MARKS: 100
QUESTION 1:
List and explain three specific aims in Natural Sciences and Technology.
The following Three broad subject-specific aims have been identified for Natural Sciences
and Technology:
Specific Aim 1 - Doing science and technology:
Learners should be able to complete investigations, analyse problems and use
practical processes and skills in designing and evaluating solutions.
This aim of Natural Sciences and Technology focuses on learners' abilities to conduct
scientific investigations, analyze problems, and use practical processes and skills to
design and evaluate solutions. It encourages learners to think critically, apply
scientific and technological concepts, and use their creativity, curiosity, and
communication skills to solve problems.
This specific aim helps students develop scientific inquiry skills, which is essential for
developing strong problem-solving skills.
Specific Aim 2 - Understanding and Connecting Ideas:
Learners should have a grasp of scientific, technological and environmental
knowledge and be able to apply it in new contexts.
This aim of Natural Sciences and Technology emphasizes learners' abilities to
understand scientific and technological concepts and knowledge and apply them in
new contexts. The goal of this aim is to help students make connections between
different scientific and technological concepts and understand how they work
together to explain the natural world around us.
It encourages critical thinking and problem-solving skills by teaching students how to
analyze and interpret data and apply scientific and technological concepts to solve
new problems.
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, Specific Aim 3 - Science, Technology and Society:
Learners should understand the practical uses of Natural Sciences and Technology in
society and the environment, and have values that make them caring and creative
citizens.
This aim of Natural Sciences and Technology focuses on learners' ability to
understand the practical uses of Natural Sciences and Technology in society and the
environment and have values that make them caring and creative citizens. This
specific aim helps students understand how Natural Sciences and Technology impact
their everyday lives and the environment.
It also helps students develop a sense of responsibility and ethics related to issues in
science and technology. This specific aim encourages students to become active and
responsible members of their communities by promoting ethical and sustainable
uses of Natural Sciences and Technology.
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