CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 1113 Y7 INTRODUCTORY BRIEFING CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE CURRICULUM Scientific Inquiry Biology Chemistry Physics STUDY CONTENTS (YEAR 7 TO YEAR 9) YEAR 7 STUDY CONTENT TERM BREAKDWON CAMBRIDGE CHECKPOINT • Cambridge Checkpoint tests are taken at stage 9 • Cambridge Checkpoint tests skills and knowledge from stages 7 to 9 • Results are given as Cambridge Checkpoint scores. These scores are between 0.0 and 6.0, from the weakest performance to the best performance • Cambridge Checkpoint tests have two question papers for each subject • Each paper takes approximately one hour to complete CAMBRIDGE CHECKPOINT REPORT (EXAMPLE) CAMBRIDGE CHECKPOINT STATEMENT OF ACHIEVEMENT (EXAMPLE) CAMBRIDGE CHECKPOINT PAPER 1 (EXAMPLE) Question Format: • Structured • Fill-in-the-blank • Diagram sketching • Complete the sentence • Select the answer • Match description • Calculation CAMBRIDGE CHECKPOINT PAPER 2 (EXAMPLE) Question Format: • Structured • Fill-in-the-blank • Diagram sketching • Complete the sentence • Select the answer • Match description • Calculation
