Sciences: Experiences and outcomes - Education Scotland

1 Sciences Experiences and outcomes The sciences framework provides a range of different contexts for learning which draw on important aspects of everyday life and work. Learning in the sciences will enable me to: develop curiosity and understanding of the environment and my place in the living, material and physical world demonstrate a secure knowledge and understanding of the big ideas and concepts of the sciences develop skills for learning, life and work develop the skills of scientific inquiry and investigation using practical techniques develop skills in the accurate use of scientific language, formulae and equations apply safety measures and take necessary actions to control risk and hazards recognise the impact the sciences make on my life, the lives of others.

2 The environment and on society recognise the role of creativity and inventiveness in the development of the sciences develop an understanding of the Earth's resources and the need for responsible use of them express opinions and make decisions on social, moral, ethical, economic and environmental issues based upon sound understanding develop as a scientifically-literate citizen with a lifelong interest in the sciences establish the foundation for more advanced learning and future careers in the sciences and the technologies. Sciences: Experiences and outcomes 1. Planet Earth Early First Second Third Fourth Biodiversity I have observed living I can distinguish I can identify and classify I can sample and identify I understand how animal and and things in the between living and non examples of living things, living things from different plant species depend on environment over time living things.

3 I can sort past and present, to help me habitats to compare their each other and how living interdependence and am becoming living things into appreciate their diversity. I biodiversity and can suggest things are adapted for aware of how they groups and explain my can relate physical and reasons for their distribution. survival. I can predict the Learners explore the depend on each other. decisions. behavioural characteristics to SCN 3-01a impact of population growth rich and changing SCN 0-01a SCN 1-01a their survival or extinction. and natural hazards on diversity of living things SCN 2-01a biodiversity. and develop their SCN 4-01a understanding of how organisms are I can explore I can use my knowledge of I have collaborated on I have propagated and grown interrelated at local and examples of food the interactions and energy investigations into the plants using a variety of global levels.

4 By chains and show an flow between plants and process of photosynthesis different methods. I can exploring interactions appreciation of how animals in ecosystems, food and I can demonstrate my compare these methods and and energy flow animals and plants chains and webs. I have understanding of why plants develop my understanding of between plants and depend on each other contributed to the design or are vital to sustaining life on their commercial use. animals (including for food. conservation of a wildlife Earth. SCN 4-02a humans) learners SCN 1-02a area. SCN 3-02a develop their SCN 2-02a understanding of how I can contribute to the design species depend on one Through carrying out of an investigation to show another and on the practical activities and the effects of different factors environment for investigations, I can show on the rate of aerobic survival.

5 Learners how plants have benefited respiration and explain my investigate the factors society. findings. affecting plant growth SCN 2-02b SCN 4-02b and develop their understanding of the positive and negative impact of the human population on the environment. Sciences: Experiences and outcomes 2. Planet Earth (continued). Early First Second Third Fourth Biodiversity I have helped to grow I can help to design I have collaborated in the Through investigations and Through investigating the and plants and can name experiments to find out design of an investigation based on experimental nitrogen cycle and evaluating their basic parts. I canwhat plants need in into the effects of fertilisers evidence, I can explain the results from practical interdependence talk about how they order to grow and on the growth of plants.

6 I can use of different types of experiments, I can suggest a (continued). grow and what I need to develop. I can observe express an informed view of chemicals in agriculture and design for a fertiliser, taking do to look after them. and record my findings the risks and benefits of their their alternatives and can account of its environmental SCN 0-03a and from what I have use. evaluate their potential impact. learned I can grow SCN 2-03a impact on the world's food SCN 4-03a healthy plants in production. school. SCN 3-03a SCN 1-03a Sciences: Experiences and outcomes 3. Planet Earth (continued). Early First Second Third Fourth Energy sources I have experienced, I am aware of different By considering examples I can use my knowledge of By contributing to an and sustainability used and described a types of energy around where energy is conserved, I the different ways in which investigation on different wide range of toys and me and can show their can identify the energy heat is transferred between ways of meeting society's Learners explore types, common appliances.

7 I importance to source, how it is transferred hot and cold objects and the energy needs, I can express sources and uses of can say what makes it everyday life and my and ways of reducing wasted thermal conductivity of an informed view on the risks energy and develop go' and say what they survival. energy. materials to improve energy and benefits of different do when they work. SCN 1-04a SCN 2-04a efficiency in buildings or energy sources, including their understanding of SCN 0-04a other systems. those produced from plants. how energy is SCN 3-04a SCN 4-04a transferred and conserved. They Through exploring non- By investigating renewable Through investigation, I can consider the relevance renewable energy sources, I energy sources and taking explain the formation and of these concepts to can describe how they are part in practical activities to use of fossil fuels and everyday life.

8 They used in Scotland today and harness them, I can discuss contribute to discussions on explore the nature and express an informed view on their benefits and potential the responsible use and sustainability of energy the implications for their problems. conservation of finite sources and discuss SCN 3-04b future use. resources. benefits and assess SCN 2-04b SCN 4-04b possible risks to form an informed view of responsible energy use. I can investigate the use and development of renewable and sustainable energy to gain an awareness of their growing importance in Scotland or beyond. TCH 2-02b Sciences: Experiences and outcomes 4. Planet Earth (continued). Early First Second Third Fourth Processes of the By investigating how water can change from one I can apply my knowledge of By contributing to I have developed my planet form to another, I can relate my findings to how water changes state to experiments and understanding of the kinetic everyday Experiences .

9 Help me understand the investigations, I can develop model of a gas. I can SCN 0-05a / SCN 1-05a processes involved in the my understanding of models describe the qualitative Learners explore the changing states of water cycle in nature over of matter and can apply this relationships between matter and the physical time. to changes of state and the pressure, volume and SCN 2-05a energy involved as they temperature of gases. and chemical processes occur in nature. SCN 4-05a which influence Earth's SCN 3-05a atmosphere and oceans. They learn I can explain some of the Through exploring the carbon about climate change processes which contribute cycle, I can describe the as a natural process in to climate change and processes involved in time as well as the discuss the possible impact maintaining the balance of result of human activity.

10 Of atmospheric change on gases in the air, considering Through connections the survival of living things. causes and implications of with collaborative SCN 3-05b changes in the balance. studies of landscape, SCN 4-05b weather and climate in social studies they build up an integrated picture of the dynamic nature of Earth. Sciences: Experiences and outcomes 5. Planet Earth (continued). Early First Second Third Fourth Space I have experienced the By safely observing By observing and By using my knowledge of By researching wonder of looking at and recording the sun researching features of our our solar system and the developments used to Learners develop their the vastness of the and moon at various solar system, I can use basic needs of living things, I observe or explore space, I.