Senior Science

Sydney DIstance Education High School Preliminary Course Overview

The study of Senior Science provides students with a contemporary and coherent understanding of some of the basic laws, theories and principles of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth and Environmental Science and their application. It includes an examination of the technology that uses these laws, theories and principles and the impact of this science and technology on society. It reflects the interdisciplinary nature of science, technology and society.

Water for Living

• Water and Living Things
• Sources of Water
• Chemicals in Water
• Water Pollutants
• Water Treatment Technology
• Water Investigations

Plants

• Attributes of Plants
• Experiments
• Germination and Plant Adaptations
• Plant Requirements
• Biodiversity and Propagation
• Seed Storage and Endangered Species

Humans at Work

• Human body and Injury
• Protecting the Respiratory System
• Protecting our Sight
• Sounds in the Environment
• Brain Protection
• Movement without Injury

Local/Environment

• Features of Ecosystems
• Populations in Ecosystems
• Looking more Closely at Ecosystems
• Performing an Investigation in an Ecosystem
• Human Environmental Impact
• Further Investigations
  
  

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