Code: SCI004/SCI005
Title: Everyday Science
Coordinator: Mr Michael Sparks

Science is part of everyday life. When we wake up in the morning we need to eat and digest food to survive. We are able to detect changes in the environment using our nervous system. We look at our parents and see similarities. We think about having children and what they will be like.

Everyday we use electricity in our homes. How does this work? Can we be sure we can use electricity safely? What other energy options could we be using? Chemical reactions happen inside our bodies and all around us. How does pH affect shampoos, soaps and swimming pools? Why should we care about the environment? How do we know what to believe about what is in the newspaper or on the TV?

These are some of the issues and questions which will be investigated in this unit. You will do lots of experiments along the way.

Topic

• The Human Body
• Sensing the environment
• Reproduction and what happens next
• Magnetic attraction
• Using electrical energy safely
• Investigating alternative energy
• Chemical reactions
• pH and beyond – acid and bases
• Sustainability – is water an issue?
• Science literacy – making sense of the media

Assessment

• Written Tests
• PowerPoint Presentations
• Assignments
• Creative Projects
• Making Models

At completion students should know

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At completion students should be able to

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Literacy elements

• Poster design
• Scientific Report Writing
• Reading Comprehension
• Visual Comprehension

Integrated technology

• MIcrosoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Internet Research

Assignment guidelines

Please refer to the Assignment Guidelines on how to set out bibliographies and references.

Resources

• Term 1 ERT - Sexually Transmitted Infesctions (PDF 15.9 kb)
• Term 1 ERT - STI Research booklet (PDF 42.5 kb)

Related Links

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