TMN3705 ASSIGNMENT 2 2025 – FULLY ANSWERED (DUE 20 JUNE 2025)

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TMN3705 Assignment 2 Memo | Due 20 June 2025. All questions fully answered. QUESTION 1
1.1
Argue the following statement by indicating whether you agree or disagree with it and provide supporting reasons for each choice. The statement is: Science and Technology are inseparable. In your answer, describe the two subjects before agreeing or disagreeing, with reasons.
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1.2
What do you consider the best way to teach science to intermediate phase learners from a constructive point of view? Answer by referring to (i) the context in which learning takes place, (ii) the role of prior learning, (iii) the roles of teachers (v) the roles of learners as well as (vi) the importance of social interaction using a specific NSTech concept as an example.
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1.3
How would you integrate Natural Sciences and Technology in a lesson? Provide an example using science and technology concepts.
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QUESTION 2
2.1
List components of the TPACK model that …
2.1.1
represent free-standing teacher knowledge bases.
(3)
2.1.2
represent an intersection of teacher knowledge bases.
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2.1.3
represent an intersection of all the corresponding teacher knowledge bases.
(1)
2.2
Provide examples of the following:
2.2.1
Indicators of the free-standing teacher knowledge bases described in question 2.1.1
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2.2.2
The intersection of teacher knowledge bases presented in question 2.1.2.
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2.3
Explain in detail how the intersection of all the teacher knowledge bases supports the teaching of concepts to learners, using any curriculum topic in the NSTech curriculum.
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QUESTION 3
3.1
Read page 29 of the CAPS document for Natural Sciences and Technology for intermediate phase to answer the following questions.
3.1.1
Choose any five (5) South African cultures and explain how they conceptualised celestial bodies (the moon, stars, etc).
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3.1.2
Describe how you would design a demonstration of a rocket to learners to explain how astronauts travelled to the moon.
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