Science – The Bigger Picture

Purpose of this session

• To get you thinking about science beyond the walls of the classroom;

• To see how science fits into society as a whole;

• To get you discussing the relationship between science and other issues;

• To make you think about careers that might follow on from science degrees.

Time to get you thinking…

• A man is trapped in a room.• The room has only two possible exits: two doors.• Through the first door there is a room constructed

from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters.

• Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon.

• How does the man escape?

He waits until night time and then goes through the first door!

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“Science”

Discuss…-Buzzwords

-What does studying science involve?

-What careers do people go into after studying science?

-What issues come up?

Science – The Bigger Picture

Who does not have a science-related degree?

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Science and Ethics

-Cloning/Genetic Modification

-Medicine and Ethics

-Scientific Development in Sport

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Science Degrees

Physics

Equine SciencePolitical

Science

Computer Science for Business

Applied Sports Science & Education

Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science

Forensic Science

Biochemistry

Applied Sports Science & Education

Plant & Soil Science

Food Science & Technology

Chemical Engineering

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Sciences at Cambridge

Chemical Engineering

Computer Sciences

Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Mathematics

Medicine

Natural Sciences – Astrophysics, Biology of Cells,

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour, Experimental Psychology, Genetics, Geology, History and Philosophy of Science, Marine Biology, Materials and Mineral Sciences, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physics, Psychology, Physiology, Plant and Microbial Sciences, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Quantitative Biology, Zoology

Veterinary Medicine

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What next?

• Start thinking about what course you might like to study at university (UCAS) – Entry requirements? Specific A Levels?

•Start reading around your subject – journals, blogs, newspapers.

•Do as well as you can in your GCSEs!