Introduction

Science education provides a means by which learners can interact with the world around them and understand how scientific concepts can be used to make sense of the physical world. As learners’ scientific literacy grows they will be able to make sense of the various ways in which scientific knowledge is communicated. Science is a human construct. Scientific knowledge is constructed by the sharing of ideas and by developing, refining, and rejecting or accepting these ideas. Through engagement with science, learners will acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that will allow them to take informed positions on scientific issues. As well as constructing knowledge of science they will construct knowledge about science and the nature of science, including its moral and ethical dimensions.