225 Copyright © 2010, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. Chapter 13 Enhancing Scientifc Literacy through the Industry Site Visit AbstrAct Citizens in contemporary societies are encountering more and more issues that are somehow related to science and technology. Therefore, science and technology education plays an important role in providing students with the knowledge and the competences they need in their life. The research and development project discussed in this chapter focuses specifcally on scientifc literacy. It is considered as a crucial element of multiple literacies required in modern life. These profciencies are often referred to in terms such as information literacy, media literacy, environmental literacy, political literacy, com- puter literacy etc. (see e.g., Lankshear & Knobel, 2003). In order to enhance student scientifc literacy the authors introduce a model of industry site visit for lower secondary school science education as a form of out-of-school learning. The potential of the site visit and other learning activities connected to it are discussed in the frameworks of scientifc literacy, motivation and interest. The site visit and the activities, such as the use of ICT in reading and writing, are scrutinised with regard to the specifed Jari Lavonen University of Helsinki, Finland Antti Laherto University of Helsinki, Finland Anni Loukomies University of Helsinki, Finland Kalle Juuti University of Helsinki, Finland Minkee Kim University of Helsinki, Finland Jarkko Lampiselkä University of Helsinki, Finland Veijo Meisalo University of Helsinki, Finland DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-690-2.ch013