Science

Content Strands

• Science Understanding
• Science Inquiry Skills

Course Overview

This course provides opportunities for students to develop an understanding of important scientific concepts and processes, the practices used to develop scientific knowledge, the contribution of science to our culture and society, and its applications in our lives.

Science methods and techniques 

Students will design experiments to test hypotheses and write scientific reports of their findings.

Chemical sciences 

Students will study basic atomic theory and differentiate between elements compound and mixtures.

Biological sciences

Students will investigate the main organs and biological mechanisms of human digestion then compare digestion to those in other organisms.

Earth and space sciences

Students will learn how to use a microscope. They differentiate between a typical animal and plant cell and identify common specialised cells.

Physical sciences

Students will identify different types of energy. They will observe energy transformations and transfers and calculate energy efficiency