Connect to Context
Keep in mind that purposive instruction is not synonymous
with direct instruction. Students are not likely to develop
meaningful understandings of the nature of science simply by
reading a list of nature of science concepts. Instead, students
need to experience specific activities designed to highlight
particular aspects of the nature of science. Inquiry activities,
socio-scientific issues, and episodes from the history of science
can all be used effectively as contexts in which to introduce
and reinforce nature of science concepts.