Learning Science gives us an understanding of the world around us, Trilogy Science helps us to develop skills that we can use in future careers. We learn to think logically and problem solve which helps us when we come across challenges in our work. We learn how not to take information for granted and to question what we are being told; this helps us to make informed decisions in our lives. We also develop the valuable skill of perseverance when practical activities don’t go to plan and we evaluate how we can improve our methods of working.
In Biology we take time to learn the basic structures of plants and animals and then how this work together to create organ systems in organisms. We focus on the digestion system, the circulatory system, and the diseases that can be associated with them, such as coronary heart disease and diabetes. We learn about the needed for a carefully maintained environment in plants and animals as well as how our body respond to pathogens that make us poorly. We focus on ecology, how organisms adapt and impact the environment around them, which includes a number of field investigations.
In Chemistry we explore the atom and periodic table to consider how an atoms structure determines its properties and uses in our daily lives. How atoms bond with each other, and how their type of bonding influences their uses in both natural and artificial products. We take our understanding of acids and alkalis further and introduce key maths skills needed for chemists. Our understanding of the role of a chemist is developed through a range of key practical experiments such as chromatography and separation techniques, which are skills used daily in research and forensic laboratories.
Our studies in Physics allow us to gain a greater understanding of the structure of an atom, and how it can influence the radioactive nature or a substance, and are properties in the solid, liquid and gaseous state. Time is spent learning about energy in terms of renewable and non-renewable. We learn in greater depth about electricity and how the components present can impact the use of that circuit.
