1. Faculty of Science & the Environment Stewarton Academy

2. Science is Scottish! Alexander Graham Bell: Telephone Charles Macintosh: Waterproof fabrics Alexander Fleming: Antibiotics Ian Donald: Ultrasound diagnosis John Boyd Dunlop: Pneumatic tyre James Clerk Maxwell: Colour photography

3. Why study Science? Over 20% of the Scottish workforce is employed in a role that uses STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) The Scottish government announced last week that over £5million pounds is being invested in the teaching of STEM subjects in 2015/16 This will also be used to encourage girls to get involved more with STEM Studying science at school can lead to further study at University or College It can also take pupils forward into apprenticeships with multinational companies based in Scotland like GSK and BAe.

4. What will my child be studying? Living World Material World Physical World

5. What topics will this involve? Energy Matter Electricity The Processes of Life Elements and Compounds Introductory Topic – Skills in Science

6. What skills do I want my child to learn? Communication Listening Independence Collaboration Health & Safety Organisation Problem Solving Evaluation Higher order thinking Literacy Numeracyo

7. What techniques do we use to deliver the course? Traditional ‘chalk and talk’ – not so much!! Experiments, experiments, experiments!!! Group work, presentations and peer assessment Investigations and scientific write-up Research, Topical Issues and ‘Scottish’ IdentityScottish’ Identity Literacy, Numeracy and Health & Well-being ICT (inc. GLOW) Lots of support e.g. EdmodoEdmodo Clubs and extra-curricular activities e.g. S1 Science club

8. Is Science fun?