IGCSE Science Course (Joint Award)
The International GCSE in Science (Joint Award) aims to impart a systematic body of scientific knowledge & facts, & an understanding of scientific concepts, principles, themes & patterns.
Experimental skills based on correct & safe laboratory techniques are developed, as well as your ability to form hypotheses & design experiments to test them.
This Science IGCSE course is designed to:
impart a systematic body of scientific knowledge & facts, & an understanding of scientific concepts, principles, themes & patterns
further your appreciation of the practical nature of science, developing experimental skills based on correct & safe laboratory techniques
develop an appreciation of the importance of accurate experimental work to scientific method & reporting
develop your ability to form hypotheses & design experiments to test them
sustain & develop an enjoyment of, & interest in, the scientific world.
Through this course you will gain an appreciation of the significance of science in wider personal, social, environmental, economic & technological contexts, with a consideration of ethical issues. It will enable you to select, organise & present information clearly & logically, using appropriate scientific terms & conventions, & prepare you for more advanced courses in each of the three scientific disciplines that comprise this
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