Lasswade High School
S1 Broad General Education
Science Department
Units of Work
Timeframe
Activities
Course Outline
Biology
Body Organs
Chemistry Matter
Physics
Waves
August - November
Biology
Plants
Chemistry Acids
Physics
Forces
November - February
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Environment
Nature’s Resources
Space
February - May
Biology
Practical activities on measuring breath rate and
pulse rate.
Use of a stethoscope and other methods of
measuring your health.
Reading for information on the Circulatory,
Respiratory and Digestive systems.
Co-operative learning task on the Heart.
Chemistry
Practical activities on classifying materials.
Practical experiments on changing state.
Demonstrations of diffusion.
Investigations into solubility.
Physics
Practical activities on sound, frequency and
volume and optical instruments.
Reading for information on ultrasounds and
animals.
Practical experiments on reflection and
refraction of light, lenses and white light..
Reading for information on the electromagnetic
spectrum.
Biology
Reading for information on fertilisers.
Investigations into photosynthesis.
Activities on pesticides and herbicides.
Chemistry
Practical experiments for testing pH asnd
making your own indicator.
Investigation into testing medicines.
Practical experiments on acid rain.
Practical experiments on neutralisation.
Physics
Discussions on forces, mass and weight
Practical experiments finding weight.
Changing your weight on other planets poster.
Discussion on Balanced forces.
Practical activities on frictional forces.
Design Task – Building a Bridge
Biology
Activities on classifying vertebrates and invertebrates
Activities on classifying plants.
Practical activity for sampling the environment
around the school.
Activities on habitats and adaptations
Food chains and food webs.
Chemistry
Co-operative learning tasks on fossil fuel formation
and uses of Animals
Reading for information on Oil disasters, Water and
Rocks and Minerals.
Investigations into plants as dyes
Practical experiments on extracting metals from ores
and separating salt from water.
Practical activities on testing gases.
Physics
Discussions on planets, galaxies and our solar system
Design - Model of the solar system.
Reading for information on asteroids and light years.
Significant
Aspects of
Learning
Pupils should be able to:
Pupils should be able to:
Pupils should be able to:
demonstrate a secure knowledge and
understanding of the big ideas and concepts of
the sciences particularly in body organs, matter
and waves.
demonstrate a secure knowledge and
understanding of the big ideas and concepts of
the sciences particularly in plants, acids and
forces.
demonstrate a secure knowledge and understanding
of the big ideas and concepts of the sciences
particularly in environment, nature’s resources and
space.
Identify a number of key questions and
formulate hypotheses and predictions based on
information, observations and knowledge
Interpret and analyse the data and information
and establish relationships between variables
and link to the original hypothesis
Design procedures to test an hypothesis, controlling
and varying an increased number of more complex
variables
Anticipate and apply safety measures to control
all risks and hazards
Increasingly take initiative in decision making
about samples, measurements, equipment and
procedures to use.
Effectively evaluate range of aspects of the
investigation/enquiry including relevance and
reliability of evidence
Express informed views, both orally and in
writing. Present a reasoned argument based on
evidence, demonstrating understanding of
underlying scientific concepts
Express informed views, both orally and in writing.
Present a reasoned argument based on evidence,
demonstrating understanding of underlying scientific
concepts
Communicate effectively in a range of ways
Discuss science topics in real-life contexts.
Demonstrate awareness of their own impact on the
world
Express informed views, both orally and in
writing. Present a reasoned argument based on
evidence, demonstrating understanding of
underlying scientific concepts
Demonstrate increased awareness of creativity
and inventiveness in science, the use of
technologies in the development of sciences,
and the impact of science on society.
Develop skills and attributes of scientifically
literate citizens
Develop inquiry and investigative skills.
Develop scientific analytical thinking skills
Develop skills and attributes of scientifically literate citizens
Homework
Assessment
Body Organs
K&U Worksheet – Digestion
or
Skills Worksheet – Pulse rate
Matter
Skills Worksheet – Cooking Faster
or
K&U Worksheet – On the Move
Waves
Skills Worksheet – Sun Cream
or
K&U Worksheet - Waves
Body Organs
1. End of Unit assessment
2. Oral Presentation on Doctor’s
Dilemma
Matter
1. End of unit assessment
Waves
1. End of Unit assessment
2. Information Leaflet on The
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Plants
Skills Worksheet – Growing Grass
or
Skills Worksheet – Mineral and Plants
Acids
Skills Worksheet – Plotting a Graph
or
Research Project on Acid Rain
Forces
K&U Worksheet – Forces, Mass and Weight
or
K&U Worksheet - Friction
Plants
1. End of Unit assessment – Farmer’s
Report
Environments
Skills Worksheet – Sample Sizes
Acids
1. End of Unit assessment
2. Family Health Page on Everyday
Neutralisations for Families
Forces
1. End of Unit assessment
2. Poster on Your Weight on other
Planets
Nature’s Resources
1. End of Unit assessment
Nature’s Resources
K&U Worksheet – Nature’s Resources
Space
Research Project on The Space Race
or
K&U Worksheet – Your place in the Universe
Environments
1. End of Unit assessment
2. Design Task – Wildlife Park
Space
1. End of Unit assessment
2. Project – Is there life on other planets?
What success
could look like
Biology
Exploring the structure and function of
organ systems and relating this to the basic
biological processes required to sustain life.
Exploring the role of technology in
monitoring health and the quality of life.
Chemistry
Contributing to experiments and
investigations to develop an understanding
of models of matter and apply this to
changes of state and the energy involved as
they occur in nature.
Participating in practical investigations into
solubility using different solvents and
applying learning to solve everyday
practical problems.
Physics
Explore the refraction of light when passed
through different materials, lenses and
prisms and explain how light can be used in
a variety of applications.
Explore radiations beyond the visible and
describe an application, discussing the
advantages and limitations.
Biology
Collaborate on investigations into the
process of photosynthesis and demonstrate
an understanding of why plants are vital to
sustaining life on Earth.
Explain the use of different types of
chemicals in agriculture and their
alternatives and evaluate their potential on
the world’s food production.
Chemistry
Explain some of the processes which
contribute to climate change and discuss
the possible impact of atmospheric change
on the survival of living things.
Participate in practical activities to compare
the properties of acids and bases, and
demonstrate ways of measuring and
adjusting pH.
Describe the significance of pH in everyday
life.
Physics
Contribute to investigations of energy loss
due to friction and suggest ways of
improving the efficiency of moving systems.
Collaborate in investigations into the
effects of gravity on objects and predict
what might happen to their weight in
different situations on Earth and in space.
Biology
Sample and identify living things from different
habitats to compare their biodiversity and
suggest reasons for their distribution.
Chemistry
Differentiate between pure substances and
mixtures and select appropriate physical
methods for separating mixtures.
Participate in practical activities to extract useful
substances from natural resources.
Physics
Use knowledge of our solar system and the basic
needs of living things, produce a reasoned
argument on the likelihood of life existing
elsewhere in the universe.
How
Parents/Carers
can support
the
coursework
Click the links below; watch the videos, read the
text or play the game and discuss with your
child:
Click the links below; watch the videos, read the
text or play the game and discuss with your
child:
Body Organs
Digestion, Lungs and Heart Videos
The Heart
The Lungs
The Digestive System
Plants
Photosynthesis Videos
Photosynthesis
Fertilisers and pesticides
Environment
Habitats, Food Webs and Adaptations Videos
Habitats
Food Webs
Adaptations
Acids
Acids & Alkalis, pH and Neutralisation Videos
Acids and Alkalis
Neutralisation
Nature’s Resources
Uses of Metals and other materials Videos
Formation of Coal. Oil and Gas
Water
Forces
Balanced & Unbalanced Forces, Weight &
Gravity and Frictional Forces Videos
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Weight & Gravity
Space
Gravity, Planets and Light Years Videos
Our Solar System
Light Years
Life in Space
Matter
Particle Models and Solubility Videos
Particle Models
Melting, Boiling, Condensing and Freezing
Solubility
Waves
Sound and Light Videos
Sound
Light
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Encourage pupils to start thinking of all the
different areas of their life that Science affects.
This could be done by watching the news for
scientific reports and therefore the impact that
science has on our environment and society. Or
consider life without any technology!
Encourage pupils to think about jobs which
involve science. This could be done by looking at
these articles
STEM COOL JOBS
Top 10 Children's Jobs
and/or talking to any family or friends with jobs
in the science sector.
Click the links below; watch the videos, read the text
or play the game and discuss with your child:
Encourage pupils to take opportunities to investigate
the world around them. This could be done by visiting
places like Dynamic Earth, the Glasgow Science
Centre, the National Museum of Scotland or even
taking a trip to your local park to look at the local
wildlife..