{"id":87,"date":"2015-05-05T09:23:53","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T09:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/anntest3\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2015-11-12T14:34:53","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T14:34:53","slug":"science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/science\/","title":{"rendered":"Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';font-size: small\">Science includes experiences and outcomes in biological, chemical, physical and environmental contexts.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';font-size: small;line-height: 1.5\">The most important goal for science education is to stimulate, nurture and sustain the curiosity, wonder and questioning of children and young people.Young children have a natural sense of wonder and curiosity and are active and eager learners endeavouring to make sense of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';font-size: small\">They develop ideas through play, investigation, first-hand experience and discussion.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';font-size: small\">As they grow older children ask searching questions based on their everyday observations and experiences of living things, the environment and the materials, objects and devices they interact with.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';font-size: small\">Young people are fascinated by new discoveries and technologies and become increasingly aware of, and passionate about, the impact of science on their own health and wellbeing, the health of society and of the environment.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';font-size: small\">Learning through the sciences enables children and young people to:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000dd;font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';font-size: small\">investigate their environment by observing, exploring, investigating and recording<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000dd;font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';font-size: small\">demonstrate a secure understanding of the big ideas and concepts of science<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000dd;font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';font-size: small\">make sense of evidence collected and presented in a scientific manner<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000dd;font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';font-size: small\">recognise the impact science makes on their lives, on the lives of others, on the environment and on culture<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000dd;font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';font-size: small\">express opinions and make decisions on social, moral, ethical, economic and environmental issues informed by their knowledge and understanding of science<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000dd;font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';font-size: small\">establish the foundation where appropriate,\u00a0for more advanced learning and future careers in the sciences and technologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science includes experiences and outcomes in biological, chemical, physical and environmental contexts. 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