MAKING SENSE OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO TECHNOLOGY

Achievement Aims

In their study of science and technology as human activities, students explore the nature of science, its relationship to technology, and the impact of science and technology on people and the environment.

Scientific ideas can be clarified and extended through learning experiences which involve investigating technological devices and processes at all levels. Learning can also be advanced through study of the development of scientific ideas or concepts, both historically and within their own community. Examples from the New Zealand context would enhance students' understanding of the role of science and of scientists in society.

The achievement objectives in this learning strand are to be gained through the content and contexts of the other learning strands. For this reason, no learning contexts are given and the learning experiences listed link to the other learning strands. Related learning strands are indicated for each of the learning experiences, for example, 'listening to others describe how plants grow (L 1.3)' indicates that the learning experience is linked to the learning strand Making Sense of the Living World, level 1, achievement objective 3.

The codes for the four contextual strands are:

L ' Making Sense of the Living World

P ' Making Sense of the Physical World

M ' Making Sense of the Material World

E ' Making Sense of Planet Earth and Beyond.