Natural Science and Technology in the Intermediate Phase: Life and Living

The purpose of this course is to stimulate scientific and technological inquiry in the area of life sciences. It is intended that the sessions will equip teachers with both content and practical knowledge and skills to teach the strands of life and living and structures in natural science and technology in the intermediate phase.

Teachers will be equipped with both the foundational and conceptual knowledge to facilitate learning in the designated area of natural science and technology. Moreover, the course intends to harness the development of a scientific attitude by assisting teachers to make critical observations so as to contribute to unbiased and impartial thinking. Further, the course aims to increase teacher understanding of living systems and to allow them to consider the systems in relationship to the self and other organisms in the natural environment.