Scope and Sequence for Discipline Based Curriculum
Topic
Introduction
to Science
Unit
Chapter 1
Science at
work
Chapter 2
Atomic
Structure
and the
Periodic
Table
Outline
Students will revise safety and laboratory skills. They will
also learn about risk assessment.
Duration
2 weeks
Learning Area: Science
Year Level: 9
Core VELS Links
Science – Science Knowledge
and Understanding
Science –Science at Work
Students explain the behaviour and properties of
materials in terms of their constituent particles and the
forces holding them together, i.e. chemical bonding
such as ionic and covalent bonding
Students use the periodic table to write electron
configurations for a range of elements representative of
the major groups and periods in the periodic table.
Tests, Discussion with
students, Practical
reports, Worksheets,
Workbook (Remember,
think, check and
challenge questions)
Interpersonal
developmentWorking in teams.
Personal Learning
–The Individual
Learner
4-5 Weeks
Communication –
Presenting
Chemistry
Chapter 4
Chemical
Energy
Assessment
Interpersonal
Development –
Working in Teams
Science – Science Knowledge
and Understanding
Chapter 3
Materials
Secondary
VELS Links
Students explain the similarities in the chemical behaviour of
elements and their compounds, and their atomic structures
are represented in the way the periodic table has been
constructed.
Students will also learn about polymers and cross-linking.
Students use Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and risk
assessment to evaluate the safety of investigations.
2-3 Weeks
Students explain change in terms of energy, in a range of
biological, chemical and physical contexts including endo
and exothermic reaction.
1-2 Weeks
Science –Science at Work
Design, Creativity
and Technology –
Investigating and
Designing
Information and
Communication
Technology – ICT
for Creating
Thinking –
Creativity
Civics and
CitizenshipCommunity
Engagement

Tests, Discussion with
students, Practical
reports, Worksheets,
Workbook (Remember,
think, check and
challenge questions)
Chapter 6
It’s all under
control
Biology
Chapter 14
It’s a small
world
Students will learn how humans, animals and plants detect
changes in their environment by understanding how the
nervous system works and the two main components of the
nervous system, the peripheral and central nervous system.
Interpersonal
developmentWorking in teams.
6-8 weeks
Students will also learn how the coordination and regulatory
functions in plants and animals help them survive in their
environments.
Students will learn about microorganisms- bacteria and
viruses. They will also learn how small animals
communicate using pheromones.
ICT for creativity
and designing.
Science – Science Knowledge
and Understanding
2-3 weeks
Science –Science at Work

Tests, Discussion with
students, Practical
reports, Worksheets,
Workbook (Remember,
think, check and
challenge questions)

Tests, Discussion with
students, Practical
reports, Worksheets,
Workbook (Remember,
think, check and
challenge questions)

Tests, Discussion with
students, Practical
reports, Worksheets,
Workbook (Remember,
think, check and
challenge questions)
Communication
and Thinking.
Interpersonal
developmentWorking in teams.
Interpersonal
Development –
Working in Teams
Chapter 10
Electronic
Systems and
Gadgets
Students use equipment, electronic components and
instruments responsibly and safely.
Students select appropriate equipment and measurement
procedure that will ensure a high degree of reliability in data
collected, and enable valid conclusions to be drawn.
4-5 Weeks
Communication –
Presenting
Science – Science Knowledge
and Understanding
Physics
Chapter 11
Making Light
Work
Earth &
Space
Personal Learning
–The Individual
Learner
Chapter 13
Astronomy
Students explain change in terms of energy, in a range of
biological, chemical and physical contexts.
Students present experimental results using appropriate
data presentation formats, and comment on the nature of the
experimental errors.
Students will learn about bending light, angle of incident and
reflection
Students will ne able to explain the differences between both
concave and convex lenses
Students will investigate and learn about the different parts
of the eye and the complication that may arise as a result of
an eye problem
Students will make a pin-hole camera and use it to
investigate reflection
Students will discover that the universe is believed to have
started with a bang, and that it is getting larger. They will
also learn the history of space and how astronauts survive in
space.
Design, Creativity
and Technology –
Investigating and
Designing
Science –Science at Work
Information and
Communication
Technology – ICT
for Creating
Thinking –
Creativity
4-5 Weeks
Civics and
CitizenshipCommunity
Engagement
2 weeks
Science – Science Knowledge
and Understanding
Science –Science at Work
ICT for creativity
and designing.
Communication
and Thinking