Welcome to the Wonderful
World of Science!
Hello year 7s!
We are your year 7 science team! We may teach different Y7 classes but please feel free to approach any of us if you have questions, need help OR just want to say, "HI!".
To send an email to any of us, just click on the appropriate button!
Cheers!
We are your year 7 science team! We may teach different Y7 classes but please feel free to approach any of us if you have questions, need help OR just want to say, "HI!".
To send an email to any of us, just click on the appropriate button!
Cheers!
our aims:
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The study of science fires the students' curiosity about phenomena in the world around them and offers opportunities to find explanations. It engages learners at many levels, linking direct practical experience with scientific ideas. Experimentation and modelling are used to develop and evaluate explanations, encouraging critical and creative thought.
Students learn how knowledge and understanding in science are rooted in evidence. They discover how scientific ideas contribute to technological change -- affecting industry, business and medicine and improving the quality of life. They trace the development of science worldwide and recognize its cultural significance. They learn to questions and discuss issues that may affect their own lives, the directions of societies and the future of the world. SCIENTIFIC THINKING:
APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE:
SCIENCE IN SOCIETY:
COLLABORATION
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classroom expectations: |
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Y7 Topics: |
Acids and Alkalis
Energy Transfers Science Fair Cells, Tissues and Organs Particles and Reactions Reproduction Forces and Speed End of Year Exam (specific dates will be uploaded later on) |
assessment: |
25% Unit tests
25% Projects 25% Final Exam 10% Science Fair 10% Homework/Classwork 5% Participation/Improvement _______ 100% |
level descriptors:
Grading System:
The level descriptors are used from Y7 to Y9. It is therefore unlikely that a student in Y7 will achieve a level 7 during this time. Each assessment will be levelled and the point scored will be averages. It is the average that we can use to determine a students' grade. |
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what is Academic honesty? |
There are many ways in which a student commits academic dishonesty.
First, there is plagiarism which often involves copying information from the internet, or other sources, and then pasting the information partially or fully into an assignment he/she is working on and presenting the information as his/her own. Second, there is collusion where a student allows his/her own work to be copied knowing that the student will submit the work as his/her own. Sometimes this may not be willingly shared by the honest student. Third, there is duplication, in which the student is basically presenting the same work for different assessment components (Geography, Economics) which could be for the same or different subject areas. Fourth, there is cheating, in which the student uses secretive means of gaining information in a test such as using electronic devices (text messages), hidden notes, or looking at other students’ answers when the teacher is not looking. This can also involve using the work of others from previous years or classes and submitting it as their own. Fifth, there is examination dishonesty, whereby a student takes unauthorized materials into the exam, talks or disrupts others, or copies from or is passed answers from another student. |
YCIS acceptable
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lab safety rules:
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