Course Outline
Sci Tech Cycle 1 - Sec I

The Material World

Characteristic Properties

Mass

Volume

Temperature

States of Matter (Solid, Liquid, Gas)

Acidity / Alkalinity

Physical Change

Chemical Change

Conservation of Matter

 

The Living World

Habitat

Ecological Niche

Species

Population

Physical and Behavioural Adaptation

Evolution

Taxonomy

Genes & Chromosomes

 

Characteristics of Living Things

Plant and Animal Cells

Photosynthesis and Respiration

Cellular Components (Visible under Microscope)

Inputs & Outputs (energy, nutrients, waste)

Osmosis & Diffusion

 

Earth and Space

Internal Structure of the Earth

Lithosphere

Hydrosphere

Atmosphere

Types of Rocks (Basic Minerals)

Atmospheric Layers

Water (Distribution)

Air (Composition)

Types of Soil

Relief

 

Technological World

System (overall function, inputs, processes, outputs, control)

Components of a System

Basic Mechanical Functions (Links guiding Control)

Energy Transformations

Types of Motion

Effects of a Force

Simple Machines

Mechanisms that transmit motion

Mechanisms that bring about a change in Motion