Year 9 Science

What is this subject about?

Year 9 students will:

• develop a deeper understanding of the scientific method (plan, conduct, and analyse safe, reproducible investigations while addressing ethical considerations. They select appropriate equipment, organise data, identify patterns, evaluate claims, and effectively communicate their findings to specific audiences).
• explore how interactions within and between Earth’s spheres affect the carbon cycle.
• describe trends in patterns of global climate change and identify causal factors
• analyse energy conservation in simple systems and apply wave and particle models to describe energy transfer (light and sound).
• explain observable chemical processes in terms of changes in atomic structure, atomic rearrangement and mass.
• explain how body systems provide a coordinated response to stimuli (homeostasis).

How will I demonstrate my learning?

• Science Talent Search (plan, conduct, collect results and evaluate your own investigation)
• Scientific method test
• Design an interactive Carbon Cycle model that communicates the consequences of an imbalanced cycle between Earth’s spheres.
• Build your own musical instrument and conduct a sound practical report
• Light test
• Chemistry application task
• Medical case study analysis relating to homeostasis

Possible VCE Pathways in this Learning area

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