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Science for Public Understanding

Staff
Mr. S Mills
Mrs J Garvey

KS5
Year 12

Ever wondered how? Ever wondered why? Ever thought what for?
Then Science for Public Understanding is for you!

An AS course with the A2 course following in September 2008 Science for Public Understanding investigates the science behind the news.

 
Debating the issues:
Science
Technology
Society  
 

The course is divided into 3 parts:

Module 1 -  Issues in the Life Sciences (35%  of total marks)

Module 2 – Issues in the physical sciences (35% of total marks)

Module 3 – Coursework (30% of total marks)

Understanding health and disease

Understanding health and disease
theories
infectious disease
ethics
risks
alternative therapies
social influences

Understanding genetics

Understanding genetics
genetic diseases
interdependance
theories
inheritance
genetic engineering

Understanding who we are

Understanding who we are
natural selection
variation

interdependance
patterns of inheritance
mutations
evolution

Understanding our use of energy resources

Understanding our use of energy resources
effects
sources
risks to health
types
uses in medicine
social
influences

understanding the effects of radiation

Understanding the effects of radiation
uses in medicine
types
sources
effects
risks to health

Understanding where we are

Understanding where we are
ideas and evidence
early theories
Galileo
Einstien's theory of relativity
big bang theory
solar system
Universe
voyager missions

Study of a topical scienctific issue

Study of a topical scientific issue
impact of global warming
what happened to the dinosaurs
is their life on Mars?
designer babies
Saturn - Lord of the rings?
are mobile 'phones safe?

Critical account of scientific reading

Critical account of scientific reading
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
The Physics of Star Trek - Lawrence Kraus

 
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