This objective refers to enabling students to gain a better understanding of the role of science in society.
Students should be aware that science is a global endeavour and that its development and applications can
have consequences for our lives.
One world should provide students with the opportunity to critically assess the implications of scientific
developments and their applications to local and/or global issues.
Year 1
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Objectives
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At the end of the first year,
students should be able to:
| At the end of the first year,
students should be able to:
| At the end of the first year,
students should be able to:
| At the end of the first year,
students should be able to:
| At the end of the first year,
students should be able to:
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• give examples and make
comments on the ways in
which science is applied
and used to address
specific problems or issues
| • describe the ways in which
science is applied and
used to address specific
problems or issues
| • describe the ways in which
science is applied and
used to address specific
problems or issues
| • explain the ways in which
science is applied and
used to address specific
problems or issues
| • explain the ways in which
science is applied and
used to address specific
problems or issues
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• make comments on the
effectiveness of science
and its application in
solving problems or issues
| • describe the effectiveness
of science and its
application in solving
problems or issues
| • describe the effectiveness
of science and its
application in solving
problems or issues
| • discuss the effectiveness
of science and its
application in solving
problems or issues
| • discuss the effectiveness
of science and its
application in solving
problems or issues
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• make comments on how
science and its application
interact with life, society
and the world.
| • describe how science
and its application
interact with some of the
following factors: moral,
ethical, social, economic,
political, cultural and
environmental.
| • describe how science
and its application
interact with some of the
following factors: moral,
ethical, social, economic,
political, cultural and
environmental.
| • discuss and evaluate the
moral, ethical, social,
economic, political,
cultural and environmental
implications of the use of
science and its application
in solving specific
problems or issues.
| • discuss and evaluate the
moral, ethical, social,
economic, political,
cultural and environmental
implications of the use of
science and its application
in solving specific
problems or issues.
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