Grade 6 Science 2008/2009.

In semester 1 this year grade 6 students will learn about:

 Elements, the period table of the elements and their properties

 Forces that act on objects in everyday life
 Cells of living organisms and how to view them using a microscope
 Using keys to classify living organisms into groups
 The Earth, Moon and other planets in our solar system

In semester 2 this year grade 6 students will learn about:

 Density of different solids and liquids

 Energy transfer and the influence of heat energy transfer
 Ecosystems, energy flow within ecosystems and adaptations of organisms allowing them to
live there
 The structure of the Earth and its resources

Grade 7 Science 2008/2009.

In semester 1 this year grade 7 students will learn about:

 Elements, compounds, mixtures, alloys and reactions

 Electrical circuits and their everyday applications
 Cells, cell organelles and the processes of osmosis and diffusion in cells
 Earth’s atmosphere, eclipses and space bodies such as other planets, comets and asteroids

In semester 2 this year grade 7 students will learn about:

 The effects of heating and cooling on solids, liquids and gases

 The role of microflora on and in our body and the environment, and describe their beneficial
or harmful effects
 The human impact on natural ecosystems, and the possible long-term consequences of this
impact
 Ways to reduce human impact on natural ecosystems
 Applications of Newton’s Fist Law of Motion
 The events and processes in the rock cycle

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Grade 8 Science 2008/2009.
In semester 1 this year grade 8 students will learn about:

 Models of atoms, molecules and compounds

 Electricity in a circuit in terms of voltage, current and resistance
 The importance of mitosis and meiosis in living things
 The theory of plate tectonics to explain the dynamic nature of the lithosphere and the
Earth’s internal structure

In semester 2 this year grade 8 students will learn about:

 Domestic and commercial uses of acids and bases

 The properties, uses and effects on humans of radiation in the Electromagnetic spectrum
 Causes of infectious and non-infectious diseases and how diseases can be prevented
 The different forms of fossils and the conditions under which they form

Grade 9 Science 2008/2009.

In semester 1 this year grade 9 students will learn about:

 a range of compounds based on their chemical composition

 a model of the atom to describe radioactive particles
 using a model of the DNA molecule and a human karyotype to describe inheritance
 natural events and cycles that lead to extinctions and the evolution of new life forms

In semester 2 this year grade 9 students will learn about:

 balanced chemical equations for a range of common reactions, using internationally

recognised symbols
 Newton’s Laws of Motion to solve problems involving force, mass acceleration and inertia
 the theory of evolution by natural selection to explain the origin of new species
 recent developments in our understanding of our Solar System and the Universe gained
from our use of technologies

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