Course Outlines for Term 3 2024

Year 7 Mathematics

Position and transformation

Triangle transformations

Volume, surface area and symmetry

Interpreting and discussing results

Year 7 Chemistry

Changes to materials

 Simple chemical reactions

 Neutralization
 Investigating acids and alkalis
 Detecting chemical reactions
Year 7 Biology
Microorganisms in the environment
 Microorganisms
 Food chains and webs
 Microorganisms and decay

Year 8 Science
Growth, development and health
 Growth
 Development
 Exercise and health
 Smoking

Chemical reactions

 Endothermic reactions
 Reactions of metals with
Oxygen
Water and
Dilute acids
Moving the body
 The skeleton
 Joints
 Muscles
Year 10 Biology
Diseases and immunity
 Transmission of pathogens
 The immune response
Respiration and gas exchange

 Respiration
 Gas exchange in humans

Coordination in and response

 The human nervous system

 Sense organs
 Hormones
 Coordination in plants

Year 10 Chemistry

Chemical energetics

 Physical and chemical changes

 Exothermic and endothermic reactions

Rates of reaction

 Factors affecting the rate of reaction

 Collision theory of reaction rate

Reversible reactions and equilibrium

 Reversible reactions
 Haber process and contact process
 fertilisers