A high-quality science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. The programme at Palm Global Academy ensures that students cover several topics across all three disciplines to give them greater knowledge and exposure in preparation for IGCSE.
The Science programme at our school ensures that all students
- Develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics.
- Develop understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through different types of science enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them.
- Are equipped with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future.
All three disciplines in Science are underpinned by the core skill of working scientifically. This includes the opportunities for students to develop experimental skills and investigations, pay attention to objectivity and concern for accuracy and be able to analyse and evaluate data.
Students will also develop deeper understanding of particular topics at our termly residential trips.
Biology
– Structure and function of living organisms
– Material cycles and energy
– Interactions and interdependencies
– Genetics and evolution
Chemistry
– The particulate nature of matter
– Atoms, elements and compounds
– Pure and impure substances
– Chemical reactions
– Energetics
– The Periodic Table
– Materials
– Earth and atmosphere
Physics
– Energy
– Motion and forces
– Waves
– Electricity and electromagnetism
– Matter
– Space physics