The+Nature+of+Science

The **nature of science** strand is the overarching, unifying strand. Through it, students learn what science is and how scientists work. They develop the skills, attitudes, and values to build a foundation for understanding the world. They come to appreciate that while scientific knowledge is durable, it is also constantly re-evaluated in the light of new evidence. They learn how scientists carry out investigations, and they come to see science as a socially valuable knowledge system. They learn how science ideas are communicated and to make links between scientific knowledge and everyday decisions and actions. These outcomes are pursued through the following major contexts in which scientific knowledge has developed and continues to develop. Living World Planet Earth and Beyond Physical World Material World Page 28 NZC
 * The Nature of Science Strand**

At each level the strand has four components:
 * Understanding about science
 * Investigating in science
 * Communicating in science
 * Participating and contributing

The New Zealand Curriculum Exemplars has a matrix: //Developing and communicating scientific understanding// which identifies five key aspects of learning associated with communicating science ideas and findings; each aspect has a series of indicators. Supporting students to be able to use and understand scientific vocabulary and integrate the language of science as they report on their observations is an important part of classroom science teaching and learning programmes. http://www.tki.org.nz/r/assessment/exemplars/sci/matrices/matrix_com_pop_e.php These indicators support the //Communicating in Science// component of the Nature of Science strand above.

http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/Science-Stories/Science-Made-Simple Science Made Simple: short video clips aimed at demystifying commonly used but little understood scientific and technological terminology.