EIP Mathayom Course Description
First Semester
Subject: Science
Grade: Mathayom 1
Periods: 4
Department: Science
Course Code: SC21101
Credit: 1.5
Course Description:
The course is Mathayom 1 general science, it’s a one year course designed to cover and exceed
all standards and indicators. The general topics covered in the first semester with an introduction
to science, the scientific method, units of measurement and general laboratory safety. The course
continues with an introduction to matter, the properties of matter, followed by examination of
weight, mass, volume and density. The physical and chemical changes of substances and
conservation of mass are addressed. The structure of solids, liquids and gases are investigated,
along with changes of state and gas laws and the periodic table are all studied. The course
continues with an introduction to plants and cells, their structure and function. The importance of
photosynthesis is addressed along with cell division and sexual reproduction system of flowering
plants. Genetics and heredity will also be studied. Students will also be given two projects to
complete throughout the semester; one project will be on environmental science; the other
project will be a project related to space science. The course puts emphasis in practical
application of scientific principles and explaining the world around us. The course has a textbook
but much of the learning is derived from up-to-date internet resources, reflective writing, and
hands-on application of the course content. The goal of the course is to provide the students with
a set of personal skills that will enable them to investigate and contemplate science in a
professional manner on topics they desire.
EIP Mathayom Course Outline
First Semester
General Introduction to Science
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Introduction to science
The scientific method
Units of measurement (SI unit system)
Laboratory equipment and safety
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Chemistry: Introduction to Matter (pp 1 - 33)
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Describing matter
Physical and chemical properties of matter
Classifying matter – Substances, elements, atoms, molecules and compounds
Mixtures
Weight and mass
Volume and density
Physical and chemical changes of substances
Conservation of mass
Temperature and thermal energy
Chapter 2 – Introduction to Chemistry: Solids, Liquids and Gases (pp 36 – 60)
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Describing a solid, liquid and gas
Pressure and temperature
Changes of states of matter
Relationship between pressure and temperature of a gas
Relationship between volume and temperature of a gas (Charles’s Law)
Relationship between pressure and volume of a gas (Boyle’s Law)
Chapter 3 – Introduction to Chemistry: Elements and the Periodic Table (pp68 – 118)
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Introduction to Atoms
Organising the Elements
Nonmetals and Metalloids
Radioactive Elements
Chapter 4 – Cells and Heredity: Introduction to cells (pp 1 – 33)
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Cell structure and function
Chemical elements and compounds in cells
Unicellular and multicellular organisms
How materials move through cells by osmosis and diffusion
Chapter 5 – Cells and Heredity: Cell processes and energy (pp 40 – 63)
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Photosynthesis – processes and importance
Cellular respiration
Importance of photosynthesis process of plants on living things and the environment
Cell division
Sexual reproduction system of flowering plants
Chapter 6 – Cells and Heredity: Genetics the Science of Heredity (pp 70 - 93)
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What is Heredity
Probability and Heredity
Patterns of Inheritance
Chromosomes and Inheritance
EIP Mathayom Evaluation and Grading
First Semester
Breakdown of Grades
Criteria
1st quarter
2nd quarter
Total
Homework
Participation
Behavior
Labs/Group Work
Tests/Quizzes
5%
5%
5%
5%
10%
5%
5%
5%
5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
Midterm Examination
Final Examination
20%
20%
20%
20%
Total
50%
50%
100%