At Adamsrill we believe that the essential characteristics of scientists are:
- The ability to think independently and raise questions about working scientifically and the knowledge and skills that it brings
- Confidence and competence in the full range of practical skills, taking the initiative in, for example, planning and carrying out scientific investigations
- Excellent scientific knowledge and understanding which is demonstrated in written and verbal explanations, solving challenging problems and reporting scientific findings
- High level of originality, imagination or innovation in the application of skills
- The ability to undertake practical work in a variety of contexts, including fieldwork
- A passion for science and its application in past, present and future technologies.
At Adamsrill we have four threshold concepts in science and these are:
This concept involves learning the methodologies of the discipline of science
- Understand plants- this concept involves becoming familiar with different types of plants, their structure and reproduction.
- Understand animals and humans- This concept involves becoming familiar with different types of animals, humans and the life processes they share
- Investigate living things- This concept involves becoming familiar with a wider range of living things including insects and understanding life processes.
- Understand evolution and inheritance- This concept involves understanding that organisms come into existence, adapt, change and evolve and become extinct.
- Investigate materials- This concept involves becoming familiar with a range of materials, their properties, uses and how they may be altered or changed.
- Understand movement, forces and magnet: This concept involves understanding what causes motion.
- Understand the Earth’s movement in space: This concept involves understanding what causes seasonal changes, day and night.
- Investigate light and seeing: This concept involves understanding how light and reflection affect sight.
- Investigate sound and hearing: This concept involves understanding how sound is produced, how it travels and how it is heard.
- Understand electrical circuits: This concept involves understanding circuits and their role in electrical applications.