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Principles and practice: Sciences
The principles and practice document is essential reading for teachers as they begin, and then develop, their work with the statements of experiences and outcomes. It sets out the purposes of learning within the curriculum area, describes how the experiences are organised, and offers guidance on aspects such as learning and teaching, broad features of assessment, progression and connections with other areas of the curriculum.
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- Introduction
- What are the main purposes of learning in the sciences?
- What is the thinking behind the structure of the framework?
- What learning and teaching approaches are useful in the sciences?
- What skills are developed in the sciences?
- How can I plan for progression in the skills of scientific investigations, inquiry and analytical thinking?
- How does the science curriculum support development of the skills and attributes of scientifically literate citizens?
- What are broad features of assessment in sciences?
- How can I make connections within and beyond the sciences?