This objective refers to enabling students to understand scientific knowledge (facts, ideas, concepts,
processes, laws, principles, models and theories) and to apply it to construct scientific explanations, solve
problems and formulate scientifically supported arguments.
Year 1
| Year 2
| Year 3
| Year 4
| Year 5
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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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• with guidance, recall
scientific knowledge
and use scientific
understanding to
construct scientific
explanations, consistent
with the level of
complexity of the units of
work covered
| • recall scientific
knowledge and use
scientific understanding
to construct scientific
explanations, consistent
with the level of
complexity of the units of
work covered
| • recall scientific
knowledge and use
scientific understanding
to construct scientific
explanations, consistent
with the level of
complexity of the units of
work covered
| • recall scientific
knowledge and use
scientific understanding
to construct scientific
explanations
| • recall scientific
knowledge and use
scientific understanding
to construct scientific
explanations
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• apply scientific knowledge
and understanding to
solve problems in familiar
and, with guidance, in
unfamiliar situations,
consistent with the level of
complexity of the units of
work covered
| • apply scientific knowledge
and understanding to
solve problems in familiar
and unfamiliar situations,
consistent with the level of
complexity of the units of
work covered
| • apply scientific knowledge
and understanding to
solve problems in familiar
and unfamiliar situations,
consistent with the level of
complexity of the units of
work covered
| • apply scientific knowledge
and understanding to
solve problems set in
familiar and unfamiliar
situations
| • apply scientific knowledge
and understanding to
solve problems set in
familiar and unfamiliar
situations
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• analyse scientific
information by identifying
components, relationships
and patterns and, with
guidance, make comments
on the validity and quality
of the information.
| • analyse and evaluate
information critically and
make comments on the
validity and quality of the
information supported by
scientific understanding.
| • analyse and evaluate
information critically and
make comments on the
validity and quality of the
information supported by
scientific understanding.
| • analyse and evaluate
information critically
to make judgments
supported by scientific
understanding
| • analyse and evaluate
information critically
to make judgments
supported by scientific
understanding
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