Year: 9 – Compulsory
Length: Full Year
Contact Person: Ryan O’Neill
Content: The following course elements are covered throughout the year.
Biological Sciences:
- Multi-cellular organisms rely on coordinated and interdependent internal systems to respond to changes to their environment.
- Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems.
- Chemical Sciences:
- All matter is made of atoms which are composed of protons, neutrons and electrons; natural radioactivity arises from the decay of nuclei in atoms.
- Chemical reactions involve rearranging atoms to form new substances; during a chemical reaction mass is not created or destroyed.
- Chemical reactions, including combustion and the reactions of acids, are important in both non-living and living systems and
- involve energy transfer.
- Earth and Space Sciences 1.
- The theory of plate tectonics explains global patterns of geological activity and continental movement.
- Physical Sciences:
- Forms of energy can be transferred in a variety of ways through different mediums.
- Science as a Human Endeavour, Nature and Development of Science and Science Inquiry Skills are taught and developed throughout the year.
Assessment: Students are assessed using the Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards.
Additional Charges: A consumables/excursion fee may apply to this subject in addition to the Clare High School Materials and Service Charges.