Head of Department: Mr Parry
The Science course for Years 7 to 9 is based on the Exploring Science course.
It is unit based and covers the following topics:
Reproduction
Environment and Feeding
Relationships
Variation and Classification
Acids and Alkalis
Simple Chemical Reactions
Particle Model of solids, liquids and gases
Solutions
Energy Resources
Electrical Circuits
Forces and their effects
The Solar System and beyond
Respiration
Microbes and Disease
Ecological Relationships
Atoms and Elements
Compounds and Mixtures
Rocks and Weathering
The Rock Cycle
Heating and Cooling
Magnets and Electromagnets
Light
Sound and Hearing
Fit and Healthy
Plants and Photosynthesis
Plants for Food
Reactions of metals and metal compounds
Patterns of Reactivity
Environmental Chemistry
Using Chemistry
Energy and Electricity
Gravity and Space
Speeding up
Pressure and Moments
