Junior Secondary Curriculum
YEAR 7 SCIENCE
SEMESTER ONE
Students develop scientific investigation skills through the use of problem - based learning and through planning and conducting a range of experiments and fair tests. The content covered includes activities that explore various methods and separating techniques to isolate, purify and extract different substances. In order to best explore these separation techniques students will delve further into the three primary states of matter. Students learn that there are differences within, and between, groups of biological organisms through classification. They explore the role of food chains, food webs and human activity on the interactions between groups of living things.
SEMESTER TWO
Students focus on understanding the vital resources that our Earth provides. The longevity (or otherwise) of renewable and non - renewable resources is investigated. Students also look at water in more detail as both an important example of an essential resource that cycles through the environment, as well as a resource that is significantly affected by human activity. Students explore aspects of the relationship between the Earth, the Sun and the Moon with a particular focus on the predictable phenomena on Earth, including seasons, solar and lunar eclipses and climate variation. Through an exploration of simple machines they conduct investigations to determine the effects of applying different forces to everyday objects.
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The Lakes South Morang College Curriculum Handbook
Secondary Campus 2025
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