Citizenship at key stage 3    (Year 7-9)

• decide on a contemporary issue to investigate that involves both citizenship and science
• identify features of media reporting, eg incomplete information, and learn to distinguish between opinion and fact
• discuss the media coverage of a contemporary issue and summarise their views of a media report
• know that viruses, bacteria and fungi are all micro-organisms
  

• know and describe the key points of the issue they are investigating
• analyse key points and pose relevant questions
• understand the need to balance the competing rights and responsibilities of those affected to resolve conflict fairly
• recognise the role of the media and its effect on public opinion

• identify and understand the key aspects of the chosen science-related issue
• distinguish fact from opinion and know the importance of being critical of how 'facts' are presented
• describe a range of mechanisms by which microbes enter the body
• describe antibody action
• recall that vaccines contain microbial material, eg weakened strains, dead micro-organisms, extracts of micro-organisms, that cannot cause infections

• develop their own views and opinions and express and justify their own viewpoints
• recognise the strengths and limitations of existing scientific evidence
• identify some of the processes by which scientific evidence is collected and evaluated
• appreciate that public policy relies on factors other than scientific evidence
• communicate their views to a chosen audience, having agreed on an appropriate method of presentation

• reflect on their activities, identifying what went well, what went wrong, and why