{"id":306,"date":"2015-05-26T08:28:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T08:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/bridgeofweirprimary\/?page_id=306"},"modified":"2015-10-20T13:55:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T13:55:31","slug":"sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/newmains\/curriculum\/sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland has a long tradition of scientific discovery and innovation.\u00a0 Through learning in the sciences, our pupils develop their interest in, and understanding of, the living, material and physical world.\u00a0 We encourage them to engage in collaborative\u00a0and individual tasks, which\u00a0helps them to develop inquiry, investigation and analysis skills.<\/p>\n<p>Our pupils learn about a range of scientific areas including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planet Earth<\/li>\n<li>Forces, electricity and waves<\/li>\n<li>Biological systems<\/li>\n<li>Materials<\/li>\n<li>Topical science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is our aim that by participating in these activities our pupils:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>become curious and care\u00a0about the world we live in<\/li>\n<li>develop skills for learning, life and work<\/li>\n<li>improve their\u00a0practical techniques<\/li>\n<li>use scientific vocabulary<\/li>\n<li>learn the importance of working safely<\/li>\n<li>talk about\u00a0the impact\u00a0of sciences on society<\/li>\n<li>express opinions and make decisions on a range of issues<\/li>\n<li>develop a lifelong interest in the sciences<\/li>\n<li>consider\u00a0future careers in the sciences and the technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interested in science and want to find out more?\u00a0 Check out these websites:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\">NASA Website<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.usa.gov\/science\/index.shtml\">Science for Kids<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/education\/whatischemistry\/adventures-in-chemistry.html\">Adventures in Chemistry<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk\/science\/\">Homework Help!<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kidshealth.org\/kid\/htbw\/\">How The Body Works<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scienceboffins.co.uk\/science-corner\/popular-fun-science-to-try-at-home\">Science Boffins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or get your child to log into Glow and check out Twig and TigTag!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland has a long tradition of scientific discovery and innovation.\u00a0 Through learning in the sciences, our pupils develop their interest in, and understanding of, the living, material and physical world.\u00a0 We encourage them to engage in collaborative\u00a0and individual tasks, which\u00a0helps them to develop inquiry, investigation and analysis skills. Our pupils learn about a range of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/newmains\/curriculum\/sciences\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sciences<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4493,"featured_media":0,"parent":246,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-306","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/newmains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/newmains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/newmains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/newmains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/newmains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/newmains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":642,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/newmains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/306\/revisions\/642"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/newmains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/newmains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}