Providing an accurate understanding of the nature of science helps students identify the strengths and limitations of scientific knowledge, develop accurate views of how science differs from other ways of knowing, and helps students delineate the types of questions science can and cannot answer. Research indicates that effective nature of science instruction is explicit, set within a meaningful context, and linked to relevant process skills. Furthermore, teaching the nature of science and inquiry in tandem with scientific knowledge encourages students to develop scientific habits of mind that will enable them to be effective decision-makers beyond the classroom