CURRICULUM BASED TEST

LANGUAGE ARTS

1. Terms 1 and 2 ALL UNITS

o Grammar & Conventions,
o Comprehension,
o Vocabulary,
o Research/ Study Skills

MATHEMATICS

1. Terms 1 and 2 ALL UNITS

o Numbers,
o Measurement,
o Geometry,
o Data Handling,
o Statistics and Probability,
o Algebra

SOCIAL STUDIES

1. Roots of Caribbean culture and identity: the Chinese and East Indians (Term 1, Unit 1)
2. Independence and nationhood (Term 1, Unit 2)
3. Showing Honour and respect for our country (Term 1, Unit 3)
4. Mountains (Term 2, Unit 1)
5. Landmasses (Term 1, Term 2)
6. Leadership and Governance (Term 2, Unit 3)

 SCIENCE
1. The Environment (Term 1, Unit 1)
2. Energy: Light & Sound (Term 1, Unit 2)
3. Materials: Properties & Uses (Term 2, Unit 1)
4. Human Body Systems (Term 2, Unit 2)
5. Mixtures (Term 2, Unit 3)

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SECTION 1: THE ENVIRONMENT

1. Why is it important to care for the environment?
2. How do environmental problems affect us?

SECTION 2: LIGHT & SOUND

1. How does light behave?
2. How does sound behave?

SECTION 4: HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS

1. What are some of the systems in my body and how do they work?

SECTION 5: MIXTURES
1. What is a mixture and how can mixtures be separated?
 PEP SCIENCE CURRICULUM WORKUP
SECTION 1: THE ENVIRONMENT

Why is it important to care for the environment?

KEY Vocabulary = Recall + Construct a sentence + Others

o Definitions: Environment, Conservation, Urbanization,

Environmental Change, Physical Features,

Preservation, Adaptation, Slash and Burn,
Over-fishing, Coral Reefs, Mangrove Swamps
o Importance of conserving the natural environment
o Effects/Impact of human activities on the environment
o Humans’ responsibility to preserve the environment
o The interacting factors within an environment
o Features/soils of different environments
Importance of conserving living things and the environment to sustain the balance
in the ecosystem.

How do environmental problems affect us?

o Definitions: Climate Change, Soil Degradation, Exhaustion,

Deforestation, Slash and Burn, Overgrazing, Pesticide,
Chemical, Erosion, Solid Waste, Vector and Water Borne
Diseases, Reforestation, Crop Rotation, Terracing, Organic
Agriculture, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation
o Everyday local/regional/international situations and it effects of
climate change on humans
o Ways of reducing factors that cause climate change
 o Measures to reduce/eliminate selected sources of solid waste
pollution
o Factors that cause soil degradation
o How soil degradation can be prevented
o The impact of environmental problems on humans
o How to carry out good environmental practices

SECTION 2: LIGHT & SOUND

How does light behave?

o Definitions: Light, Reflect, Refract, Luminous, Non-luminous,

Shiny, Dull, Lens, Mirror, Source

o Luminous vs non-luminous objects/organisms
o The properties of light
o The interaction of light with materials that are shiny, dull,
transparent, translucent and opaque
o The interaction of light with lenses/mirrors
o Effects of reflection/refraction in everyday life
o Tests to investigate the properties of light
o Using data and information to validate observations and
explanations about light.
How does sound behave?

o Definitions: Sound, Vibration, Volume, Pitch, Frequency, Noise

Pollution, Acoustic Insulation
o Properties of sound
 - Sound travels in all directions from a source
- Pitch
- Medium (Material traveling through)
o Why sounds may be interpreted as pleasant/unpleasant
o Sources of noise pollution, and ways to eliminate them
o Why loud sounds can be harmful
o Investigative Hypotheses into the properties of sound
o Describe sounds using appropriate scientific language

SECTION 4: HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS

What are some of the systems in my body and how do they work?
o Definitions: System, Locomotion, Skeleton, Bone, Muscle,
Joint, Digestion, Alimentary Canal
o Organ systems and their functions in humans
o Integration of the different organ systems in carrying out life
processes
o Organs in the human digestive system (mouth, esophagus,
stomach, small intestine, large intestine) and outline the path
food travels from mouth to anus
o How the bones, joints and muscles work together to produce
movement in humans
o The excretory organs of humans (kidneys, lungs and skin) and
state their role in excretion

SECTION 5: MIXTURES
What is a mixture and how can mixtures be separated?
o Definitions: Mixture, filter, filtration, evaporation, sieving,

decanting, solution, colloid, suspension

o A mixture is made up of two or more substances
o Classification of a mixtures as solutions, suspensions, and
colloids
o All mixtures can be separated
o The separation of selected types of mixtures using various
techniques
o Use appropriate scientific vocabulary to describe mixtures.