The aims are set out below and describe the educational purposes of a course in Physics for the IGCSE examination at St Annes´s School. The aims are to: 

1. Provide, through well designed studies of experimental and practical science, a worthwhile educational experience for all students, whether or not they go on to study science beyond this level and, in particular, to enable them to acquire sufficient understanding and knowledge

·        to become confident citizens in a technological world, to take or develop an informed interest in matters of scientific import;

·        to recognise the usefulness, and limitations, of scientific method and to appreciate its applicability in other disciplines and in everyday life

·        to be suitably prepared for studies beyond the IGCSE level in pure sciences, in applied sciences or in science-dependent vocational courses.

 2. Develop abilities and skills that:

• are relevant to the study and practice of Physics;
• are useful in everyday life;
• encourage safe practice;
• encourage effective communication.

 3. Develop attitudes relevant to Physics such as:

• concern for accuracy and precision;
• objectivity;
• integrity;
• enquiry;
• initiative;
• inventiveness.

4. Stimulate interest in, and care for, the environment.

5. Promote an awareness that:

• scientific theories and methods have developed, and continue to develop, as a result of co-operative activities of groups and individuals;
• the study and practice of science are subject to social, economic, technological, ethical and cultural influences and limitations;
• the applications of science may be both beneficial and detrimental to the individual, the community and the environment;
• Science transcends national boundaries and that the language of science, correctly and rigorously applied, is universal.

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