Biology (0610)

The aims describe the purposes of a course based on this syllabus. You can deliver some of the aims using suitable local, international or historical examples and applications, or through collaborative experimental work.

The aims are to:

• • provide an enjoyable and worthwhile educational experience for all learners, whether or not they go on to study science beyond this level
  • enable learners to acquire sufficient knowledge and understanding to:
    • become confident citizens in a technological world and develop an informed interest in scientific matters
    • be suitably prepared for studies beyond Cambridge IGCSE
  • allow learners to recognise that science is evidence-based and understand the usefulness, and the limitations, of scientific method
  • develop skills that:
    • are relevant to the study and practice of chemistry
    • are useful in everyday life – encourage a systematic approach to problem-solving
    • encourage efficient and safe practice
    • encourage effective communication through the language of science
  • develop attitudes relevant to chemistry such as:
    • concern for accuracy and precision
    • objectivity
    • integrity
    • enquiry
    • initiative
    • inventiveness
  • enable learners to appreciate that:
    • science is subject to social, economic, technological, ethical and cultural influences and limitations
  • the applications of science may be both beneficial and detrimental to the individual, the community and the environment.