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What will you study in this course?
What will you study in this course?
Fragile Earth
Focus on two choices from the following four:
energy
metals
water
food
In this Unit, learners will focus on two of energy, food, metals and water resources. They will investigate these through activities related to their source or origin, production and/or extraction, use, conflicts, benefits, and issues and possible solutions, including one local, national, or global issue. Learners will gain knowledge of how basic science is involved in the cause, effect and resolution of environmental issues.
Human Health
This Unit covers the individual’s immediate health, expanding to taking responsibility for the family’s health. It then looks at health within the community, and finally global issues affecting health.
Applications of Science
This Unit lets learners explore Science’s contribution to communication technologies, new materials and how Science helps the understanding of risk and how it can be reduced in modern life.
Where does this course lead to?
Where does this course lead to?
Progression from the course is to National 4 Science or possibly N5 Biology, Chemistry or Physics. N5 is dependent on your teacher's reccomendation
Course methodology
Course methodology
Science is vital to everyday life and allows us to understand and shape the world in which we live and influence its future. Scientists play a key role in meeting society’s needs in areas such as medicine, energy, industry, material development, the environment and sustainability. As the importance and application of science continues to grow and develop, it is important that everyone has an informed view of science.
An experimental and investigative approach is used to develop knowledge and understanding of science key areas.
The Course provides opportunities for learners to recognise the impact science makes on developing sustainability, and its effects on the environment, on society and on the lives of themselves and others.
The Science Course should encourage resilience, which leads to becoming a confident individual. Successful learners in science think creatively, and analyse and solve problems. Science can produce responsible citizens through studying areas such as health, environment and sustainability.
The Course allows learners to understand and investigate the world in an engaging and enjoyable way. It develops learners’ ability to think analytically, creatively and independently, and to make reasoned evaluations. The Course provides opportunities for learners to acquire and apply knowledge, to evaluate environmental and scientific issues, to consider risk, and to make informed decisions. This can lead to learners developing an informed and ethical view of topical issues.
Learners will develop skills in communication, collaborative working and leadership, and apply critical thinking in new and unfamiliar contexts to solve problems.
Assessment in this course
Assessment in this course
To achieve the S3 Science Course, learners must pass all of the required Units.
Units are usually assessed by an end of unit assessment (test). This can be answers to written questions or approached via a portfolio method or even demonstrating knowledge and skills via presentation.
There is no exam.
Additional Information
Additional Information
Development of skills for learning, life and work
It is expected that learners will develop broad, generic skills through this course in:
Numeracy (Number processes, information handling and money, time and measurement)
Thinking Skills (Applying, analysing, evaluating and understanding)
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