YEAR 9 SCIENCE SCHEDULE- 2012
Week/Date
Topic
1
4. Origin of the Universe
 4.1 The Expanding
Universe
2
 4.2 The Big Bang
3
4
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4.3 Are We Alone?
3. Light
 3.1 Changing
Directions
5
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3.2 Lenses
6
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3.3 Colour
7
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8
9
Possible Learning Activities
 4.1 Practical Activities (p111)- using a
spectroscope and/or balloon universe
 Video:
 Suggested Assessment Task- Science
at Work Internet Research Task
(p115)
 Workbook Activity 4.1: Big Bang To
The Present
 Suggested Assessment Task- Science
at Work. Movie: Contact and film
review activity (p119)
 Workbook Activity 4.4: Origin of the
Universe Crossword
 Suggested Assessment Task: 3.1
Practical Activities: Measuring Angles
of Refration (p80) and apparent depth
(p81) and measuring apparent depth
(p81-82)
 Worksheet 3.1 Revising Reflection
 Worksheet 3.2 Refraction
 3.2 Practical Activities Lenses and a
light box (p89-90)
 Worksheet 3.3 Ray Tracing for Mirror
 Worksheet 3.4 Ray Tracing for Lenses
 Suggested Assessment Task: Science
At Work: Surfing, Constructing,
Investigating (p97)
 3.3 Practical Activity: Mixing
Coloured Light (p98)
 Suggested Assessment Task: LightTopic Test
 Suggested Assessment Task- 7.1
Three Practical Activities on
Respiration (p195-197)
Topic Test- Light
and catchup week
7. Photosynthesis and
Respiration
 7.1 Releasing
Energy for Use
 7.2 The Human
Respiratory System
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1
7.2 Demo- Bell Jar respiration model
as in Q15 (p204)
7.2 Practical Activity- inhaled and
exhaled air (p205)
Worksheet 7.2 Asthma
Worksheet 7.3 Other Respiratory
Systems
Week/Date
10
Topic
 7.3. Photosynthesis
in Plants
11
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12
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13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Possible Learning Activities
 D. Attenborough video- Private Life
of Plants (Episode ?- Growing)
 Practical Activity: Virtual Experiment
on fakeweb (science, chemistry,
Chemistry SE, Photosynthesis
experiment- elodea waterweed)
 Worksheet 7.4: The effect of
temperature on photosynthesis
 Suggested Assessment Task: Science
at Work- Poster:
o A labeled diagram of leaf
structure, including functional
detail of all parts
o Drawing leaf samples to
observe structure in different
plants and explore reasons for
difference
 Worksheet 7.6: Leaves
 Suggested Assessment Task: Topic
Test- Respiration and Photosynthesis
 Server 2:
o Bicycle Analogy
o Jelly Bean activity
 Practical Activity: Year 8 Text
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Practical Activity: Year 8 Text
7.4. Leaves and
photosynthesis
Topic Test and
catchup week
STELR Introduction:
Electricity Review
o Circuits
 Electricity Review
 Series and
Parallel Circuits
 Resistors and
Conductors
 Power
STELR
STELR
STELR
STELR
STELR
STELR
STELR
STELR
1. Periodic Table
 1.1 What’s The
Matter?
 1.2 Development of
the Periodic Table
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2
1.1 Practical Activity: Compounds in
Soft Drinks and/or making the
Compound CO2 (p8)
1.2 Practical Activity: Investigating a
Physical Property &/or comparing
elements
25
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1.3 The role of
electrons
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26
27
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Metals, non-metals
and metalloids
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Families of
Importance
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28
29
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2. Chemical Change
 2.1 The Language
of Chemistry
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2.2 Chemical
Reactions
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30
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2.3 Reaction Types
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31
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2.4 Acids and
Bases
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32
33
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Topic Test and
Catchup Week
8. Responding and
Controlling
 8.1 Responding to
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3
Worksheet 1.2- Periodic Table
Server 2:
o Element Bingo
1.3 Practical Activity: Firework
Colours (Flame Test- p19)
1.4 Practical Activity (p24) &/or
Changing the Properties of Metals
(p26) &/or Using Metals to make nonmetals (p27)
Worksheet 1.5: What Am I?
Suggested Assessment Task: Each
student is allocated a different element
and completes a detailed report on it
(see assignment sheet Server 2)
Worksheet 1.7: Sci- words
1.5 Practical Activities: Teacher
demo- alkali metals, and/or alkaline
earth metals and/or Group IV elements
(p35)
2.1 Practical Activity: Colours of
transition metal ions in solution
Worksheet 2.1: Ionic compounds,
names and formulas
Suggested Assessment TaskResearching Lavoisier/
bioluminescence (p53)
2.2 Practical Activity: Signs of
Chemical Change (p53)
2.3 Practical Activities: Precipitation
of Unknowns &/or electroplating
(p60/61)
Worksheet 2.3: Classifying Reaction
Types
Suggested Assessment Task: Practical
Activity Series 2.4- Testing Household
Solutions (p70), Acids and Metals
(p70-71) and Acids and Metal
Carbonates (p71)
Worksheet 2.5: pH levels of common
drinks
Suggested Assessment Task:
Chemistry Test: Chapters 1 & 2
8.1 Practical Activities: Sweet and
Salty &/or sound frequency threshold
(p225)
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Stimuli
8.2 Nervous
Controls
35
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Science at WorkUnderstanding
Memory
36
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37
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8.3 Chemical
Control
8.4 Behaviour
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4
Worksheet 8.1- Reaction Times
8.2 Practical Activity: Brain dissection
(p233-234) &/or eat your brain (p234235) &/or Brain Wars- The Stroop
Effect (p235)
Worksheet 8.2: The Nervous System
Suggested Assessment TaskCombined Activity (p237)
o Remembering
o Surfing
o Investigating
8.3 Practical Activity: A plant tropism
8.4 Practical Activity: Animal
behaviour &/or human behaviour
(p253)
Worksheet 8.6: Behaviour
Suggested Assessment Task- Topic
Test: Responding and Controlling