SCIENCE LEARNING OVERVIEW 2010-2011

B2.1 Inside Living cells

Students will look to find answers to questions like
Why does my heart beat faster when I exercise?
Why do I get cramp?

B2.2 Divide and Develop

Students will look to find answers to questions like
Why don’t I keep on growing forever?
Why do scientists want to modify cows?    

B2.3 Energy flow

Students will look to find answers to questions like
How do fertilisers harm the environment?
Can we set up a biosphere on Mars?

B2.4 Interdependence

Students will look to find answers to questions like
Why are rabbits such a pest in Australia?
Why is territory so important for animals?

B2 Internal assessment

B2 Multiple choice exam

B2 Structured exam 

C2.5 Synthesis

Students will look to find answers to questions like
Is sucking plastic toys dangerous for a baby?
How do chemists discover new drugs?

C2.6 In Your Element
Students will look to find answers to questions like
How is gold-plated jewellery made?
Did you know the atoms in your body were born in a star?    

C2.7 Chemical structures

Students will look to find answers to questions like
If homeopathy works, why don’t scientists believe it?
If particles in a solid are closer than in a liquid, why doesn’t ice sink?

C2.8 How Fast? How Furious?
Students will look to find answers to questions like
How do the hot and cold packs that athletes use to treat injury work?
Can chemical reactions be undone?

C2 Internal assessment

C2 Multiple choice exam

C2 Structured exam

P2.9 As Fast as You Can!

Students will look to find answers to questions like
How closely can you drive behind another moving car?
Which make of car is the safest?

P2.10 Roller Coasters and Relativity

Students will look to find answers to questions like
How do you make the biggest water splash?
Can you say why theme park rides are addictive?