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CLSP Science Curriculum Framework - Year 9

The document outlines the science curriculum framework for Year 9 students in the Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme. It describes the key concepts students should understand in scientific enquiry, biology, chemistry, and physics. In biology, students learn about photosynthesis, plant reproduction, ecosystems, and variation and classification. Chemistry concepts include chemical reactions, the periodic table, and salts. Physics topics are electricity, energy, properties of matter, and forces. The curriculum aims to develop students' scientific skills and knowledge in these core areas of science.

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CLSP Science Curriculum Framework - Year 9

The document outlines the science curriculum framework for Year 9 students in the Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme. It describes the key concepts students should understand in scientific enquiry, biology, chemistry, and physics. In biology, students learn about photosynthesis, plant reproduction, ecosystems, and variation and classification. Chemistry concepts include chemical reactions, the periodic table, and salts. Physics topics are electricity, energy, properties of matter, and forces. The curriculum aims to develop students' scientific skills and knowledge in these core areas of science.

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Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme Science

Curriculum Framework: Year 9

Scientific Enquiry
Students should be able to:
• Choose ideas and produce plans for testing based on previous knowledge and research.
• Use preliminary work to decide how to carry out an investigation.
• Decide which measurements and observations are necessary.
• Decide which apparatus to use and assess any hazards.
• Use appropriate sampling techniques where required.
• Choose the best way to present results.
• Describe patterns seen in results.
• Interpret results using scientific knowledge and understanding.
• Evaluate the methods used and use this to refine methods for further investigations.
• Compare methods and results used by others.
• Look critically at sources of secondary data.

Biology
Plants
Students should be able to:
• Explain the process of photosynthesis. Bp2
• Use the word equation for photosynthesis. Bp2
• Understand the importance of water and mineral salts to plant growth. Bp3
• Understand sexual reproduction in flowering plants including pollination, fertilisation, seed
formation and dispersal. Bp4

Ecosystems
Students should be able to:
• Explain ways in which living things are adapted to their habitats. Be1
• Explain food chains, food webs and energy flow. Be2
• Explain the role of decomposers. Be2
• Describe factors affecting the size of populations. Be3
• Describe some effects of human influences on the environment. Be4

Variation and Classification


Students should be able to:
• Understand that organisms inherit characteristics from their parents through genetic
material that is carried in cell nuclei. Bv1
• Use keys to identify plants and animals. Bv2
• Describe how selective breeding can lead to new varieties. Bv4

Note: The codes provided refer to the corresponding Checkpoint learning outcomes.
Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme Science
Curriculum Framework: Year 9

Chemistry
Chemical Change
Students should be able to:
• Explain the idea of endothermic and exothermic reactions. Cc3
• Describe the reactivity of metals with oxygen, water and dilute acids. Cc4
• Understand the reactivity series. Cc4
• Give examples of displacement reactions. Cc4
• Explain how to prepare some common salts by the reactions of metals and metal
carbonates and be able to write word equations for these reactions. Cc7
• Give a qualitative explanation of the effects of concentration, particle size, temperature
and catalysts on the rate of a reaction. Cc8

Periodic Table
Students should be able to:
• Describe the structure of an atom. Cp1
• Compare the structures of the first twenty elements of the Periodic Table. Cp1
• Describe trends in groups and periods. Cp2

Physics
Electricity
Students should be able to:
• Describe electrostatics and the concept of charge. Pc2
• Interpret and draw simple parallel circuits. Pc3
• Explain how common types of components, including cells, affect current. Pc4
• Explain how current divides in parallel circuits. Pc5
• Measure current. Pc6
• Use ammeters and voltmeters. Pc6

Energy
Students should be able to:
• Use knowledge of energy sources including fossil fuels and renewable energy resources
to consider the world’s energy needs. Pe3
• Identify and explain the thermal (heat) energy transfer processes of conduction,
convection and radiation. Pe3

Measurement and Properties of Matter


Students should be able to:
• Explain cooling by evaporation. Pp2

Forces and Motion


Students should be able to:
• Explain that pressure is caused by the action of a force on an area. Pf3
• Determine densities of solids, liquids and gases. Pp4
• Explain pressures in gases and liquids (qualitative only). Pf4

Note: The codes provided refer to the corresponding Checkpoint learning outcomes.

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