The aim of this Minor Field study is to illuminate the South African learners understanding of global warming and how the learners context affects his/her knowledge. Central questions in this study are: - How is the acquisition of scientific knowledge formed in the learners understanding? - What is causing the misconceptions of scientific knowledge? - What do the learners know about the greenhouse effect and global warming? South Africa has a rich diversity of cultures and people, which gives us the possibility to investigate how the context is affecting the learners...