Science
“Our Catholic school should help students to understand that positive science and the technology allied to it is a part of the universe created by God ... There can be no conflict between faith and true scientific knowledge, both find their source in God"
The Religious Dimensions of Education in a Catholic School. 1988
The importance of science in the curriculum
Science stimulates and excites pupils’ curiosity about phenomena and events in the world around them. It also satisfies their curiosity with knowledge. Because science links direct practical experience with ideas, it can engage learners at many levels. Scientific method is about developing and evaluating explanations through experimental evidence and modelling. This is a spur to critical and creative thought. Through science, pupils understand how major scientific ideas contribute to technological change – impacting on industry, business and medicine and improving the quality of life. Pupils recognise the cultural significance of science and trace its world-wide development. They learn to question and discuss science-based issues that may affect their own lives, the direction of society and the future of the world.
Aims:
The school aims to:
- Stimulate and excite pupils’ curiosity about changes and events in the world;
- Satisfy this curiosity with knowledge;
- Engage pupils as learners at many levels through linking ideas with practical experience;
- Help pupils to learn to question and discuss scientific issues that may affect their own lives;
- Help pupils develop, model and evaluate explanations through scientific methods of collecting evidence using critical and creative thought;
- Show pupils how major scientific ideas contribute to technological change and how this impacts on improving the quality of our everyday lives;
- Help pupils recognise the cultural significance of science and trace its development.
Science website links
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