Science
Term 3 Odd Years
ES1-ST3
Sustainability
Science and Technology provides students with opportunities to develop an awareness of sustainable practices, careful and responsible management of natural resources to ensure that they are available for future generations. Sustainability content is focused in renewable resources, the protection of environments and requires consideration of environmental, social, cultural and economic systems and their interdependence. Students are encouraged to consider sustainability and develop an appreciation of the impact that design solutions can have on the Earth’s resources. Sustainability education is futures-oriented, creating a more ecologically and socially just world through informed choices. Actions that support more sustainable patterns of living require students to participate critically and act creatively in determining more sustainable ways.
Critical and Creative Thinking
Critical and creative thinking are embedded in the skills and processes of Working Scientifically, and Design and Production. Students develop critical thinking skills as they pose questions, make predictions, engage in first hand investigations, design projects, make evidence-based decisions, and analyse and evaluate evidence. Through critical and creative thinking students are encouraged to apply new ideas, make connections, explore alternative explanations, recognise or develop an argument, use evidence in support of that argument, draw reasoned conclusions, and use information to solve problems.
