1.2) Natural Science education is valuable for numerous reason. It provides experiences that can lead to the development of basic scientific literacy, as well as it creates a basic understanding of nature and everyday technological devices. Natural Science education contributes to the community upliftment by developing scientifically literate persons who can cope with basic socio-scientific problems. It also allows the development of a spirit of inquiry which is necessary for lifelong learning. Natural Science education helps create awareness, a sensitivity and a concern for nature and the environment. It is valuable as the search for truth may teach the virtues of honesty, humility and responsibility. Natural Science is essential because …show more content…
Misconceptions can also occur when one explains new concepts to the learners and learners do not have the correct understanding or previous knowledge to understand the information, whereby this leads to an even further misunderstanding of the work and therefore becomes a misconception. Correcting misconceptions is vital because of three reasons. Firstly, learners who are not empowered with true scientific understanding are denied scientific literacy that they need to succeed in a contemporary society. Secondly, scientifically illiterate people do not always see the need for environmental programmes and some individuals just believe burning a substance disappears meanwhile there is actually a connection between combustion and air pollution. Thirdly, if we do not transform child science into true scientific understanding, learners’ wrong ideas and the information imparted during science lessons will exist side by side in their minds therefore preventing the development of an orderly, integrated and holistic understanding of the natural