Shared course with Biology and Physics in the curricular area. 

Topics covered include: 

• Matter 

• Sustaining Life

• Finding a planet

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• Reproduction

• Visible and Beyond

Shared course with Biology and Physics in the curricular area. 

Topics covered include: 

• Hunger

• Alive

• Electricity

• Using Natural Materials

• Outbreak

• Dynamics

Topics include:

• Rates of reaction

• Atomic structure 

• Bonding related to properties

• Formulae and Reacting Quantities

• Acids and bases.

National 5 Skills for Work: Laboratory Science is an introductory qualification. The course provides a broad experiential introduction to laboratory science. Learners will explore a variety of industries and services, and career opportunities, in science laboratories locally, nationally, and globally.

They will develop the basic practical skills and knowledge needed for working in a laboratory: measuring, weighing and preparing compounds and solutions; and health and safety requirements. Practical skills in microbiology, measuring radioactivity, chemical handling and laboratory instrumentation will be developed.

This course is internally assessed.