Science and Society

 

1.1 Students discuss their own thinking about natural phenomena.

1.2 Students collect information about natural phenomena and recognise that some ways of collecting information are more appropriate than others in different situations.

Different ideas about natural phenomena:

·         comparing ideas

·         discussing why there are different ideas

Natural phenomena for example:

·         sunrise/sunset

·         stars

·         weather — wind and rain

·         floating and sinking

·         where food comes from — milk, sugar, fruit and vegetables

Different ways of collecting information:

·         senses

·         text — books, electronic resources, magazines, newspaper articles

·         discussion

·         experimentation

·         resource people — librarian, education officer

Considerations affecting choice of method:

·         safety

·         availability of resources, equipment

1.3 Students illustrate different ways that applications of science affect their daily lives.

 

Examples of applications of science in daily life:

·         providing electrical energy — cooking, entertainment (TV, film, computers, music)

·         clothing — manufacture, synthetic fibres

·         in the garden — chemical and organic fertilisers, how and where to grow plants

·         cleaning products — soap and detergent, toothpaste