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Pennant Hills High School

Pennant Hills High School

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Stage 4 and 5 Science

Stage 4 and 5 Science

Across Stages 4 and 5, emphasis is placed on developing scientific literacy so that students can make evidence-informed decisions that enable inquiry about the world around us and to discover, develop and produce solutions to real-world problems.

Science emphasises the skills for working scientifically, as well as critical and creative thinking to address scientific issues. Practical skills are built around safe-work practices and are an integral part of the learning process. 

Stage 4 – 

Year 7

Working Scientifically

Classification

States of Matter

Mixtures and How to separate them

Body Systems 1 – Muscular –skeletal Systems

Plants

Ecosystems

Earth and Space

Year 8

Energy

Cells

Body Systems 2 – Digestion and Excretion

Rock Cycle and Fossils

Chemical Changes

Body Systems 3 – Circulation and Respiration

Body Systems 2 – Reproduction

Forces

The Earth’s Resources and Water

Stage 5 -

Year 9

The Atom

Chemical Reactions 1 - Reaction Dynamics, Acids and PH

Electrical Energy

Heat, Light and Sound

Coordinated Body Systems 1 – Diseases

Coordinated Body Systems 2 -  Homeostasis

Plate Tectonics

Ecosystems and Energy Flow

Year 10

DNA and Genetics

Natural Selection and Evolution

Chemical Reactions 2 – Reactions in Action

Nuclear Chemistry

Motion and Energy

Global Systems

The Universe

In addition to Science, students at Pennant Hills High School study a short-term taster course in Agriculture in Year 8 and may choose to study Agriculture as one of their Stage 5 elective subjects in Years 9 and 10.