Year 9 Science
Year 9 Science introduces students to the Nature of Science which is the overarching unifying strand of the Science Curriculum. Through it, students learn what science is and how scientists work. Students will develop the skills, attitudes, and values to build a foundation for understanding the world. They will learn how scientists carry out investigations, and they will come to see science as a socially valuable knowledge system. They will learn how science ideas are communicated and to make links between scientific knowledge and everyday decisions and actions.
There are four contextual strands which the students will explore -
The Living World - Biology
The Material World - Chemistry
The Physical World - Physics
Planet Earth and Beyond
Introduction to science
Laboratory Equipment, Safety Protocols and how we investigate in Science
1st February - 24th February
Ecology, plants, and conservation.
Cells, Adaptations, Microscopes
Rongoā Māori - Traditional Maori Medicine
27th February - 5th May
Circulation, Heart, Lungs, and Blood
Digestion, Food groups
21st August - 27th October
Understanding Earth - Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Rock cycle.
30th October - 1st December