Course Overview

Year 9 students are able to develop their scientific inquiry skills through experiencing ecosystems, radioactivity, chemical reactions, plate tectonics and wave motion as outlined by the Australian Curriculum. Science as a Human Endeavour (SHE) gives meaning and purpose to the various fields of knowledge studied by our students. Students learn to question their own observations, learn from experimentation (or from the vast pool of knowledge shared by those scientific thinkers who came before them) and become adept at questioning the world around them.

Students will be encouraged to participate in extra-curricular activities such as Science Week.

Assessment

Various types of assessments may be used, including research assignments, student led inquiries, experiments, laboratory reports and supervised tests. Together these assessment tasks will form the evidence of learning against the Year 9 Science Achievement Standard.

Teacher Information

Science Teacher