Urangan State High School Science Extension Program

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1 SEMESTER 1 Year 7 1 Water waste not want not Water cycle Differentiate between mixtures, solution and pure substances Use a range of separation techniques Everyday applications Recycling water in space What do they do with used water Guest Speaker Wide Bay Water NASA program links to HPE 2 3 Water waste not want not Community applications Filtration systems Water treatment and recycling Water filtration through natural processes Moving Right Along Forces- Balanced and Unbalanced Effect of forces on motion Gravity Weight and Mass Moving Right Along Drought and water efficiency. Recycling of rural and regional water supplies when affected by droughts Movement efficiency; reducing oppositional forces friction, vehicle design for greater efficiency streamlining, lubrication, types of lubricants USQ Science and Engineering Rio Tinto Big Science Competition Preparation for entries into Maryborough Technology Solar Powered CO2 powered boats Development design and build Shadof or Chinese machine (war and moving materials) 4 Application in real systems Construct and test a vehicle Identify forces acting on vehicles Simple machine levers and pulleys Solar powered boats for Tech challenge Extended problem solving involving simple machines and real life scenarios Match to SOSE Ancient China

2 SEMESTER 2 Year 7 5 Heavenly Bodies Relationships between Sun, Earth and Moon Exploring phenomena such as tides, eclipses, solar phenomenon and phases of the moon Effect of earth of solar activities Solar powered boats for Tech challenge Global communication and solar activity Night time stellar activity 6 Sensational Seasons Differentiate earth s orbit with seasonal change Cultural links/relationship with seasonal activity Agricultural and terrestrial activity in relation to seasonal change Weather and Climate Climate historical data and current weather patterns in relation to climate change and global warming and evidence of human influence. Extrapolate future trends National Science Week Maryborough Technology - Solar boats; Gas cars 7 Organising Organisms Classifying according to physical characteristics- Dichotomous Keys Evaluate simple Dichotomous Keys for effectiveness Food Chains and Food Webs Historical evaluation of the impact on animal populations of changing climates and predicting possible adaptations 8 Affecting Organisms Effect of Human activity on ecosystems (Antarctica) Scientific work in Antarctica Indigenous food webs

3 SEMESTER 1 Year 8 1 Particle Theory Exploring Matter Examining Scientific evidence Investigating and differentiating between states of matter Explore changes of state and everyday applications Introduce Boyle s Law. Look at the relationship between Pressure Temperature and volume as it relates to the aspects of Particle Theory USQ Science and Engineering 2 Chemical Change Chemical Reactions Introduce The periodic Table Investigate physical and chemical changes Explore useful applications chemical reactions in everyday life Investigate how chemistry helps produce water on space station Rio Tinto Big Science Competition 3 Rocks Never Die Types of Rocks and their minerals composition The Rock Cycle demonstrating the dynamic nature of rocks Relationship between rocks and geological time scale. Look at resources formed in types of rocks. 4 Sciences in the Use of Minerals Uses of rocks and minerals in our world Mining Processes Environmental impact of mining Construct a geological timeline and identify life forms that existed during coal and oil formation. Extension of standard assignment to include, repair of environment and recycling of byproducts.

4 SEMESTER 2 Year 8 5 Energy for my Lifestyle Exploring the different types of energy Investigating and identifying energy transformations and energy chains Design and construction of Rube Goldberg machine with written outline of energy transfers Detailed investigation of a chosen renewable energy Chem Quiz National Science Week 6 7 What s Up? Energy Efficiency Efficiency in energy transformations Transport developments through time Building Blocks of Life Cells as the basic unit of living things Microscopes and digital images Structures and functions of cell components, tissues, systems, organisms Cell division, repair, reproduction Investigation of improvements in efficiency of one chosen energy source Concept of perpetual motion super magnets Artificial Life Dr Craig Ventor and biological solutions to energy sources Stem cell technology USQ Science investigation awards Maryborough Tech Scientists in Schools guest speaker NASA inventions used in everyday life Unanswered science questions 8 Reproduction Sexual reproduction and immunity Asexual reproduction Organ Systems Structure and function of the human reproductive system Reproductive technologies Function of the immune system Reproductive technologies (human and animal). Detail differentiation between mitosis and meiosis

5 SEMESTER 1 Year 9 1 Electricity, Heat and Energy Energy transference through different media Investigating variations to electricity and energy transmission Alternate energy technologies Detailed look at electricity specifically circuits with houses and common everyday items (computers/mobile phones) Resistors uses; types, benefits etc USQ Science and Engineering Rio Tinto Big Science Competition 2 Making Waves Sound and light energy Exploring the uses of sound and light energy Design investigating to determine energy transmission Detailed look at Seismic surveying and sonar detection possible look at how to prevent detection 3 Chemistry (It s Elementary) Historical development of Atomic Theory and atomic structure Explore the practical applications of natural radiation Identify and reflect upon the limitations of carbon dating Medical imaging Medical uses of Radioactive Isotopes 4 Earth Science Explore scientific theories associated with the earth s movement Explore the technological developments of Plate Tectonics Identify the geographic features resulting from plate movements Explore the impact of earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes Technologies associated with prediction of earth events Detailed explanation of how evidence of fossils provides details of earth s history and climate

6 SEMESTER 2 Year 9 5 My Life in balance Human body systems Analyse and predict the effects of environment on body systems Body s response to disease Health based claims and advertisements Detailed analysis of thermoregulation and one other endocrine occurrence examples of positive and negative feedback loops as they relate to homeostasis Chem Quiz National Science Week USQ Science investigation awards 6 Energy Flow through Ecosystems Life, ecosystems and changes to the natural balance Investigate and reflect on the status of Australian environments Sustainability of ecosystems Look at how organisms adapt to their changing environment and how this aligns to the theory of evolution Scientists in Schools guest speaker Australian Institute of Physics Lecture USQ 7 Chemical Patterns Chemical reactions and their application to daily life Acids bases and ph scales Conservation of Mass in chemical reactions Reaction types Chemical Reactions in nature Balance equations; Ionic and Covalent compounds (Bonding); Identifying and classifying types of reaction Identify chemical reactions that assist in survival and everyday life Maryborough Technology - Solar boats; Gas cars 8 Heat and Eat Investigating the energy source reaction associated with Heat and Eat Chemical reactions in food preparation and detoxification Remedies for indigestion Health regulations associated with food service industries Health benefits of Acid / bases chemical reactions