What might we miss?
Continually, there are right and wrong messages about the nature of science in our classroom teaching and in popular media. In this activity, students view two video clips that highlight how easily we can miss what we are not looking out for.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
use the video clips to explain how easy it is to miss what we are not consciously looking out for
explain that, in popular media, there will be ‘hidden’ messages about the nature of science and that these may not be accurate.
Using videos to learn about observation
A class using the YouTube video Whodunnit? and discussing why is it important to be good at observation.
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introduction/background notes
what you need
what to do
extension ideas.
Related content
These resources below focus on the importance of including the nature of science in science programmes:
Useful links
The YouTube videos mentioned in this activity are:
Understanding Science is an educational website for teaching and learning about the nature and process of science. It has an interactive flowchart that represents the process of scientific inquiry, with links to relevant teaching and learning resources.
