"(The students) all participated with enthusisam in a final discussion
which made me realise that they had all thought carefully. Some commented
'It makes you think about your own opinions'."
"Engages the imagination which is good"
"Encourages thinking and requires pupils to weigh evidence"
Click here to view the introduction to Charis
Science Units 1-11
Contents:
- Unit 1 : The Value of Life
- Some ethical and social issues raised by a mechanistic approach
to the human body and by some medical practice
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- Unit 2 : Body matters
- Current health statistics and data are used to identify a healthy
lifestyle and to provide an opportunity to assess personal behaviour
in the light of this
- Unit 3 : It's all in the balance
- The natural balance which occurs in living communities and how it
can be disrupted by human activities
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- Unit 4 : Watch your waste!
- A holistic look at waste products and the interdependence of the
whole natural system - leads to reflection on the role of humankind
on Earth and our mortality
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- Unit 5 - A brief history of atoms
- An (all too) brief look at the history of the theory of atoms which
shows how scientific knowledge of reality is limited and can be flawed
- Unit 6 - Metals
- A look at the extraction of some metals and how science can be used
for good or ill
- Unit 7 - Most noble Nobel
- Four important scientists and their discoveries in the field of
Chemistry, each of which had the potential of being used for good
or ill
- Unit 8 - Continental Drift
- A look at how the theory of Continental Drift was developed and
reflection on the limitations of science
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- Unit 9 - There's no place like home
- A look at current theories of how the Universe may have started
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- Unit 10 - The Big Bang
- A look at current theories of how the Universe may have started
- Unit 11 - Fuel consumption
- Comparing fuel consumption in different countries and looking at
the need for conservation
