Junior Secondary Curriculum
YEAR 9 SCIENCE
SEMESTER ONE
Students look at energy transfer through different mediums, reinforcing understanding of the wave and particle models. Students undertake a range of experiments and investigations to explore one of the four fundamental forces: Electromagnetism. Students create and describe simple electrical circuits. They examine the difference between series and parallel circuits, the interaction between magnets and electricity and the use of a variety of sensors involved in robotics. Students examine, in greater detail, the structure of matter at a subatomic level. They learn how atomic theory helps to inform the structure of the periodic table and changes occurring during chemical reactions. They conduct investigations in order to study the production of new substances. Students explore radioactivity and examine the structure of the nucleus to answer questions around radioactive atoms, carbon dating, radiotherapy and a discussion which poses their stance on the use of radioactive energy in Australia.
SEMESTER TWO
Students observe ecosystems and explore the relationship between a community of organisms and the environment. They learn how organisms respond to changes in the environments, with a focus on the central nervous and endocrine systems. Students analyse the balance that must be maintained by human bodies in sensing changes and responding to threats in order to survive. They investigate multi - cellular organisms in further detail and that their internal workings are interdependent and coordinated systems. Students explore the development of the theory of plate tectonics and examine the various evidence used to justify the theory. Students analyse the location of the plates on the Earth's crust and make connections to the likelihood of natural disasters. They further explore how human activity has influenced the frequency and severity of natural disasters. Students engage in further discussion and research to determine the major effect of plate tectonics on the shape of the Earth over the next 50 million years and beyond.
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Curriculum Handbook The Lakes South Morang College
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