Year 7
Units below will be presented to classes in the order shown. All topics are mandatory and need to be covered by the end of the year.
Introduction to Science
Camping
Cooking Up a Feast
Rally Car Race
At least the first and a good part of the second topics should be completed prior to the half yearly. The number of units to be included in the half-yearly and yearly examinations will be decided at Faculty meetings well in advance of the examinations.
All assessment tasks will be common. A team of two coordinators will be responsible for working to develop the assessments and organise printing of each task.
Year 7 experimenting with Mentos rockets
Year 8
Units will be presented to classes in the order shown. The first 6 topics are mandatory and need to be covered before the ESSA test. The last 2 topics are optional and can be done at the end of the year.
Heat
Chemistry
Solutions & separations
Forces
Weathering and erosion
Resources
~Food & Digestion
~Green Plants
At least the first two and possible three topics should be completed prior to the half yearly. The number of units to be included in the half-yearly and yearly examinations will be decided at Faculty meetings well in advance of the examinations.
All assessment tasks will be common. A team of two coordinators will be responsible for working to develop the assessments and organise printing of each task.
Year 8: Solar Car Elective
Year 8 also have the opportunity to participate in a Solar Car elective. Students design, buy materials for and build their own solar car over two terms. The finale is a solar car race event.