ScienceHead of Department:
Mr Angus Mair
Haileybury Almaty Science Courses
We strive for excellence in the Science programmes at Haileybury Almaty. We believe in positive reinforcement and rewards for good work. We hope that students are inspired and enjoy our courses, and this will drive their ambitions to continue their further education in science.
At Haileybury Almaty we see science first and foremost as a practical subject. This means that we endeavor to include in our courses the skills students need to successfully design, carry out and evaluate practical experiences in science.
An educated person needs information as well as the skills to understand modern science and to see the applications in their everyday lives. Education is not just the acquisition of facts. It should also give students the skills to understand modern day life and the tools to acquire and understand information in this ever expanding and global subject. In order to achieve this we have the following aims and objectives
Aims
Aims
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Provide opportunities for scientific study and creativity within a global context which will stimulate and challenge students
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Provide a body of knowledge, methods and techniques which characterize science and technology
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Enable students to apply and use a body of knowledge, methods and techniques which characterize science and technology
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Develop an ability to analyse, evaluate and synthesize scientific information
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Engender an awareness of the need for, and the value of, effective collaboration and communication during scientific activities
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Develop experimental and investigative scientific skills
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Develop and apply the students’ information technology skills in the study of science
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Raise awareness of the moral, ethical, social, economic and environmental implications of using science and technology
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Develop an appreciation of the possibilities and limitations associated with science and scientists
- Encourage an understanding of the relationships between scientific disciplines and the overarching nature of the scientific method.
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Demonstrate an understanding of:
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Scientific facts and concepts
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Scientific methods and techniques
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Scientific terminology d. methods of presenting scientific information.
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Scientific facts and concepts
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Apply and use:
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Scientific facts and concepts
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Scientific methods and techniques
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Scientific terminology to communicate effectively
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Appropriate methods to present scientific information.
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Scientific facts and concepts
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Construct, analyse and evaluate:
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Hypotheses, research questions and predictions
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Scientific methods and techniques
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Scientific explanations.
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Hypotheses, research questions and predictions
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Demonstrate the personal skills of cooperation, perseverance and responsibility appropriate for effective scientific investigation and problem solving.
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Demonstrate the manipulative skills necessary to carry out scientific investigations with precision and safety.
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