In this unit, students will review and develop Core Scientific Skills that are applicable across all scientific disciplines. The unit runs in parallel with the whole of the Combined Science course and allows students to continually consolidate and develop the skills taught throughout the year.
Learning targets
- Coming equipped
- How to make and record scientific observations
- Professional scientific diagrams
- Graph plotting (How and why?)
- Construction of tables (consolidation)
- Following instructions
- Presentation of work
- Attention to detail
- Thinking for yourself
Saint Maur Essential Outcomes
Moral Citizens
- The importance of academic honesty and correct referencing/ citation of sources
- Honesty and integrity in the reporting of data is vital.
- Moral and ethical experimentation
Unique Individuals
- The importance of thinking for yourself
- Appreciating that making mistakes is an opportunity to learn
- Asking yourself ‘What do I need to do to be a good scientist?’
Global Citizens
- The scientific community has certain common principles, methods and understandings that provide a framework for their endeavours.
- The study of Science is by nature collaborative. Large-scale collaboration allows problems to be tackled from different perspectives and for scientists to reap benefits of different disciplines or areas of expertise.
Balanced Learners
- Communicating efficiently – concisely and precisely in oral presentations and lab reports
Life-Long Learners (Communicative Learners, Inquiring Learners, Collaborative learners, Resilient Learners, Reflective Learners, Open Minded Learners)
- The importance of basing decisions on sufficient reliable evidence.
- Careful observation and recognition of patterns of behaviour allows us to make predictions about the behaviour of the natural world.
- Different points of view may be based on different evidence