Subject description
Science provides an empirical way of answering interesting and important questions about the biological, physical and technological world. The knowledge it produces has proved to be a reliable basis for action in our personal, social and economic lives.
Term 1
| Chemistry: lab safety and separation techniques
| Biology: cells and living systems | Biology: human body systems
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Term 2 | Earth Science: water cycle and Earth-sun-moon system | Chemistry: matter and chemical and physical changes | Physics: the atom, nuclear decay and electricity |
Term 3 | Physics: simple machines | Physics: energy systems | Earth Science & Ecology: Global systems and ecosystems
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Term 4 | Biology: classification and food webs | Earth Science: the rock cycle | Chemistry: chemical changes
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Assessment | May include the following:
Student Experiments, Research Reports, Semester and Yearly exams |