Year 9 Science
Learning Area Leader: Ms Harrowfield (Code: SCIE09)
Major Focus – The Nervous, Endocrine Systems, Disease and Control DC&AC, Magnets, Wave Energy, Reproduction, Atoms, Chemical reactions of Climate change
Description
In Year 9 Science, students explore concepts across the key scientific fields of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth and Environmental Sciences. They examine how the body maintains homeostasis through the nervous and endocrine systems, and how diseases are controlled through immune responses and public health measures. They study reproduction and the role it plays in species survival. In Physics, students explore direct and alternating current, electromagnets, and energy transfer through wave models. They conduct practical investigations to deepen their understanding of atoms and chemical reactions, including acids, bases and combustion. Students also investigate the causes and effects of climate change, including the role of human activity and greenhouse gases, and propose solutions to reduce environmental impacts.
They are introduced to the concept of the conservation of matter and begin to develop a more sophisticated view of energy transfer.
Learning Activities
Various Practical Experiments
Science theory-based activities
Researching and Communicating
Data Analysis
Assessment
Practical reports
Assignments
Topic tests
End of semester Examination
While working in a Science Laboratory it is important that safety is addressed. Correct practice and safety conventions are to be followed at all times.
Students should have a desire to be able to apply creative solutions to a task and generally enjoy the challenge of solving visual and creative problems.