Unit 1 Integrated Science POS Yr Unit title: Taking Care of Ourselves and Others

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1 Unit 1 Integrated Science POS Yr Unit title: Taking Care of Ourselves and Others Key concept: Systems Related concepts: Energy, Interaction Global concept: Identities and Relationships Statement of inquiry: Our energy levels can depend on the efficiency of our digestive system; and its interaction with other systems in our body can have significant impact on our health. Inquiry Question: How does lifestyle related to your physical well-being and the well-being of others? 11 weeks (not includ e term break) Diet and Health Balanced Diet 1. List the food groups within a balanced diet 2. Define the terms balanced diet and malnutrition 3. Explain the importance of a balanced diet Digestion & Enzymes 1. State what an enzyme is 2. Name the key enzymes involved in digestion (amylase, protease, & lipase required; maltas pepsin, others possible) 3. Describe some factors that affect the rate of enzyme activity 4. Describe where food is broken down in the body 5. Label the organs involved in digestion 6. State what different substances are broken down into during digestion 7. Describe the role of each organ in the digestive system 8. Explain the process of digestion Formative: Making a balanced smoothie Create a brand new healthy drink to be sold in shops Term 1 Assessment 2 Criterion B, C: Energy content Analyse receipts from grocery shoppin in different snacks Food tests experiment Measure energy from different foods Make a model of a digestive system Enzyme rate experiments Term 1 Assessment 1 Criterion D: Poster - Food consumption worldwide. (Diet in different countries) Energy 1. Describe how we can measure the energy in food 2. Explain how some food gives off more energy than others (energy requirements, CGP textbook) Healthy diet questionnaires Food Tests 1. State the tests for: starch, reducing sugar and protein 2. Describe the method for the food tests 3. Explain the results of food tests

2 Unit 2 Integrated Science POS Yr Unit title: Taking Care of the Environment - Plants Help the Environment in Many Different Ways Key concept: Relationships Related concepts: Interaction, consequences Global concepts: Scientific and Technical Innovation Statement of inquiry: Plants are the lungs of the earth and our success as a species depends on their interaction with everything in the natural world. Inquiry question: How does your everyday life depend on plants? 6 weeks (before SAP) Gaseous Exchange & Respiration The Lungs 1. State the role of the lungs 2. Label the main parts of the lungs 3. Describe the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide in gas exchange 4. Describe what happens when you breathe in and breathe out 5. Describe how the lungs are specialised 6. Explain how alveoli work 7. Explain whether lung size is affected by height 8. Describe how oxygen and nutrients are carried by blood and pumped around by the hear Smoking 1. State some ingredients of a cigarette 2. Describe the effects of smoking on the human body Smoking advertisement-advertisement for quitting smoking (video, radio, poster ) Storyboard of the journey of an oxygen molecule Lung model and video Lung model and video Independent and dependent variables (video/animation/ cartoon) Term 1 Crit. A (SAP) : Written test on content covered in Term 1 Respiration 1. State what respiration is 2. State the word equation for aerobic respiration 2. Describe where respiration occurs 3. Compare and contrast the two types of respiration 4. Explain what is meant by oxygen debt 5. State the uses of transferred energy to organisms (movement, growth, warmth) Independent and dependent variables (video/animation/cartoon) Practical - does height affect lung size? (Class results of height vs lung volume) Carbon dioxide test - blow into limewater 2.5 weeks After SAP Concepts of IV, DV, CV 1. Define Independent variable, dependent variable and control variables 2. Graphing skills Measure breathing rate and heart rate before and after climbing the stairs Anaerobic respiration in yeast - balloon over a flask of sugar and yeast solution

3 Cat digestive system Feb Plant Science Recap: Photosynthesis 1. State the word equation for photosynthesis 2. Describe the limiting factors of photosynthesis 3. Explain how the plants use the products of photosynthesis Recap: Leaves 1. Draw and label the cross section of a leaf 2. Describe how a leaf is adapted to its function 3. Describe the role of each part of the leaf 4. Know how to test for starch in a plant leaf Formative: Starch test lab report Iodine test for starch in leaves from plants kept in dark and in light Pondweed producing air under water Potometer demonstration - different conditions that affect rate of transpiration Nail varnish on stomata microscopes Flowers 1. Label the parts of a flower and describe their functions 2. Explain what happens during pollination and fertilisation 3. Compare and contrast reproduction between animals and plants Water in Plants 1. Describe the pathway water takes from root to leaf 2. Explain how water is moved from the leaf to the air 3. Describe the factors that affect the rate of transpiration Prepared plant slides under microscope Dissection of flowers to identify parts Optional: Criterion D: Role of bees and the effect of their declining population essay/poster. Unit 3 Integrated Science POS Yr Unit title: Taking Care of our Planet Key concept: Change Related concepts: Energy, Environment, Transformation Global concept: Globalization and sustainability Statement of inquiry: Increased consumption and neglect of the environment can lead to disastrous environmental changes. Inquiry question: How can we continue to use natural resources to maintain our standard of living?

4 March - April Energy Transfer Types of Energy 1. State the different forms of energy (LEGSTNECK) 2. Give examples of what energy can be transformed into 3. Describe how electricity is generated 4. Describe how some forms of energy are stored 5. Calculate questions on conservation of energy (PE to KE/ KE to PE) Energy circus activity (different household appliances around the room) Term 2 Criterion D: Essay on alternative source of energy Term 2 Criterion B, C: Lab Report: Pendulum Energy Transfer 1. Give examples of energy transfers 2. Describe the law of conversion of energy 3. Apply conservation of energy to solve problems (PE=KE) 4. Show the efficiency of appliances using Sankey diagrams 5. Describe the energy conversion of different household appliances 6. Calculate the energy used by different household appliances 7. Describe how every time a change occurs, some energy is lost as heat 8. Describe the term efficiency when applied to an energy transfer process Design a machine Describe energy transfer by watching the youtube video: OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine version - Official Term 2 SAP-Criterion A: Written test: Plant science, energy, acid, alkali, acid and metals, balancing equation Renewable and Non-Renewable 1. State energy sources can be renewable or non-renewable 2. Give examples of each type of energy resources 3. Give advantages and disadvantages of each energy sources 4. Explain the need to find an alternative to fossil fuels in the near future Machines 1. State what a machine is 2. Describe how a machine allows the transfer of energy 3. Explain how an engine is a device for transferring energy from fuels to enable force-usi jobs to be done Unit 4 Integrated Science POS Yr Unit title: Tracking Changes Throughout History Key concept: Change Related concepts: Development Global concept: Scientific and Technical Innovation Statement of inquiry: The ongoing development of new technologies has the potential to dramatically change our lives. Inquiry question: How does the discovery and use of natural resources affect a country s development and wealth?

5 April - May Metals, Acids & Alkalis Revision of Year 7 Acid and Alkali Acids and Alkalis, neutralization (recap) 1. Describe a solution as acid, alkaline or neutral 2. Define neutralisation 3. Give specific word equations for neutralisation reactions Metals with acids 1. List the most common metals in order of their reactivity 2. Describe the reactivity of the alkali metals 3. Describe how to place metals in order of reactivity 4. Explain the relationship between a metal s property and its uses 5. Write simple equations using words and symbols for reactions of metals with water, ac and oxygen Oxides with acids Metals and Alloys 1. Describe the properties of common metals and alloys 2. Describe the composition of alloys 3. Describe how rock is an important source of metals Reactions 1. Define the terms endothermic and exothermic 2. Describe what happens in terms of temperature when an acid reacts with an alkali 3. Write chemical equation - balancing equation Metal reactions with acids Video/Demo of group 1 metals in water Testing common items with universa indicator and different indicators Measure temperature change during neutralisation Use spirit burners to compare the energies of combustion of methanol, ethanol and propanol Formative: Visual assessment - how technology, inventions or discoveries change world history Formative Criterion D: Metals and Alloys Term 2 SAP-Criterion A: Written test: Plant science, energy, acid, alkali, acid and metals, balancing equation s

6 After SAP- June Reproduction Reproduction 1. Label diagrams of the male and female reproductive systems 2. Explain the functions of each of the reproductive organs 3. Explain how sex cells are adapted to their function 4. State and describe the two types of reproduction Fertilisation 1. Describe what happens during fertilisation 2. Describe the stages that occur after fertilisation 3. Explain how an embryo develops The journey of a sperm cell (diary) Reproduction video (LPD for younger students) Poster - book reports Formative: Reproduction video for younger years LPD Menstrual Cycle 1. State why human females have a menstrual cycle 2. Describe the hormones involved in the menstrual cycle 3. Describe the steps of the menstrual cycle