| Year 7 | Year 8 |
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Our Year 7 Science programme is the focus of Terms 2&3, alternating with Social Studies. Students gather foundation skills and knowledge in science, before having choice in their area of study. This allows students a great deal of opportunity to practice their Key Competencies. Term 2 “Nature of Science” – states of matter, scientific inquiry, fair testing Term 3 “World of Wonder” – students opt into high-interest topics for independent inquiry |
Our Year 8 Science programme enables students to gather foundation skills and knowledge in science with an emphasis on key competencies. Term 1 “Living World” - choice of context of living world topics to explore in an individualised inquiry. Social action and a “community clean up” finish the term off. Term 3 & 4 – “Earth’s Fury”; an integrated topic with Social Studies. Particularly looking at our planet and natural phenomena that occur in our world. |
| Year 9 | Year 10 |
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Science Investigating understanding and explaining our natural, physical world and the wider universe. |
Science
Investigating, understanding and explaining our natural, physical world and wider universe. Bio ScienceInvestigating the way Bio Sciences have improved our lives. |
| Year 11 | Year 12 | Year 13 |
| Science | Biology | Biology |
| Science Extension | Chemistry | Biology Scholarship |
| Physical Science | Physics | Chemistry |
| Science Alternative | Earth & Space Science | Chemistry Scholarship |
| Pathways - Electrics 4 Life | Physics | |
| Pathways - Land Design | Physics Scholarship | |
| Earth and Space Science |
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