LSK3701
Assignment 2 2025
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Due Date: 2025
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, QUESTION 1
1.1.
Scientific literacy refers to an individual’s ability to use scientific knowledge to ask
questions, explain phenomena, and make informed decisions about science-
related issues (OECD, 2006:40). It includes understanding science as a human
activity, recognising its role in shaping society, and engaging responsibly in
science-based discussions. In the Foundation Phase, fostering scientific literacy
helps young learners connect scientific ideas to everyday life, such as
understanding bees and their role in nature.
Teaching the topic ―Bees and Their Importance in Nature‖ supports scientific
literacy by introducing learners to the concept of pollination and the essential role
bees play in plant reproduction and food production. To promote this
understanding, learners can observe bees in a school garden or through videos,
noting their movement from flower to flower. Discussions can be guided using
questions like ―What are bees doing?‖ and ―Why are flowers important to bees?‖
Foundation Phase learners can also explore where bees live and how to protect
their habitats. Using simple diagrams and hands-on activities like building paper
flowers or bee models encourages scientific process skills like observation and
classification. Through such interactive lessons, learners develop curiosity,
appreciation for nature, and a foundation for evidence-based thinking—key
aspects of scientific literacy (Bosman, 2009).
1.2.
To teach the concept of ―Weather and Seasons‖ using inquiry-based science
education (IBSE), I would design an open-ended investigation that allows
learners to explore weather patterns through direct observation, discussion, and
experimentation. The lesson would follow Van Uum et al.’s (2016) seven-phase
inquiry cycle and incorporate all four scientific understanding domains:
conceptual, nature of science (NOS), social, and procedural.
Varsity Cube 2025 +27 81 278 3372
Assignment 2 2025
Unique #:
Due Date: 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, QUESTION 1
1.1.
Scientific literacy refers to an individual’s ability to use scientific knowledge to ask
questions, explain phenomena, and make informed decisions about science-
related issues (OECD, 2006:40). It includes understanding science as a human
activity, recognising its role in shaping society, and engaging responsibly in
science-based discussions. In the Foundation Phase, fostering scientific literacy
helps young learners connect scientific ideas to everyday life, such as
understanding bees and their role in nature.
Teaching the topic ―Bees and Their Importance in Nature‖ supports scientific
literacy by introducing learners to the concept of pollination and the essential role
bees play in plant reproduction and food production. To promote this
understanding, learners can observe bees in a school garden or through videos,
noting their movement from flower to flower. Discussions can be guided using
questions like ―What are bees doing?‖ and ―Why are flowers important to bees?‖
Foundation Phase learners can also explore where bees live and how to protect
their habitats. Using simple diagrams and hands-on activities like building paper
flowers or bee models encourages scientific process skills like observation and
classification. Through such interactive lessons, learners develop curiosity,
appreciation for nature, and a foundation for evidence-based thinking—key
aspects of scientific literacy (Bosman, 2009).
1.2.
To teach the concept of ―Weather and Seasons‖ using inquiry-based science
education (IBSE), I would design an open-ended investigation that allows
learners to explore weather patterns through direct observation, discussion, and
experimentation. The lesson would follow Van Uum et al.’s (2016) seven-phase
inquiry cycle and incorporate all four scientific understanding domains:
conceptual, nature of science (NOS), social, and procedural.
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