SCIENCE

Strand 1
Nature of Science
Strand 2
Earth and Space
Strand 3
Chemical World
Strand 4
Physical World
Strand 5
Biological World
Systems and interactions
LO 4 LO 5
LO LO 10 10
Energy
LO 6
Sustainability
LO 7
LO 8 LO 10 LO 8 LO 10
Figure 2
Please note that this resource does not explicitly focus on learning outcomes from the 'Building blocks' element. Building blocks learning outcomes
deal with the essential scientific ideas that underpin each strand, and are implicitly addressed in many of the activities outlined in this resource.
Resource structure
In the following pages the learning outcomes identified
in Figure 2 above are presented with background
information, ideas for activities in the classroom and
beyond, and useful links with additional information to
support teaching, learning and assessment.
There is a ‘Thinking about Global Goals’ heading in each
section, referencing one or more of the United Nations
(UN) Global Goals for Sustainable Development. These
are a universal set of goals, targets and indicators that
UN member states, including Ireland, will be expected
to use to frame their agendas and policies until 2030.
The Global Goals follow, and expand on, the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), which concluded at the
end of 2015. As Science teachers, you will find the
Global Goals very useful in terms of ensuring that your
students fully understand the breadth of the concepts
of interdependence and sustainability, and the relevance
that these have for developing their ‘ability to engage
with science-related issues, and with the ideas of
science, as a reflective citizen’ (NCCA, Specification for
Junior Cycle Science, page 9).
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