Through questioning and predicting, planning and conducting, processing and analyzing data and information, evaluating, applying and innovating, as well as communicating, the following big ideas will be covered in Science 9:
Cells are derived from cells;
The electron arrangement of atoms impacts their chemical nature; and
Electric current is the flow of electric charge; and
The biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere are interconnected, as matter cycles and energy flows through them.
The following big ideas will be covered in Sc. 10:
Genes are the foundation for the diversity of living things;
Chemical processes require energy change as atoms are rearranged;
Energy is conserved and its transformation can affect living things and the environment; and
The formation of the universe can be explained by the big bang theory.