SCIENCE COURSE SYLLABUS

Crimson campus

Teacher’s Name : Saya Chan Myae Aung

Course : Year 9 Science
Email : [email protected]

Course Description:
The Cambridge Lower Secondary Science curriculum supports learners in developing life-
long curiosity about the natural world and enables them to seek scientific explanations to the
phenomena around them. Learners develop a holistic approach to science by considering
scientific thinking and practical skills alongside knowledge and understanding which is vital for
explaining the world around us. This approach provides learners with the knowledge and skills
they require to access and excel at science in later phases of education.

Course Objectives/ Learning Outcomes:

• To build curiosity and fascination about the world to stimulate their interest about science

• To meet foundational scientific concepts, that then develop through the Cambridge Pathway

•To develop their scientific skills so they can become increasingly independent when questioning and
investigating phenomena

•To begin to understand that scientific models are used to understand and explain phenomena

• To recognise that scientific understanding changes over time

•To link science to real world contexts that are personal, local, national and global, identifying the
relevance of science to the modern world.

Materials:
· Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Leaner’s Book 9
· Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Workbook 9
· Microsoft teams and related apps
· Microsoft whiteboard
· Microsoft forms
· https://www.google.com/
· https://www.youtube.com/
· Quizizz - The world's most engaging learning platform
 · https://kahoot.com/
· https://www.baamboozle.com/games
· www.liveworksheet.com
· https://padlet.com/dashboard
and other interactive learning websites

HIGH PRIORITY STANDARDS:

Biology
Structure and function

• 9Bs.01 Describe the pathway of water and mineral salts from the roots to the leaves in
flowering plants, including absorption in root hair cells, transport through xylem and
transpiration from the surface of leaves.

• 9Bs.02 Describe the structure of the human excretory (renal) system and its function (limited to
kidneys filtering blood to remove urea, which is excreted in urine).

• 9Bs.03 Know that chromosomes contain genes, made of DNA, and that genes contribute to the
determination of an organism's characteristics.

Life processes

• 9Bp.01 Describe the fusion of gametes to produce a fertilised egg with a new combination of
DNA.

• 9Bp.02 Describe the inheritance of sex in humans in terms of XX and XY chromosomes. •

9Bp.03 Describe variation within a species and relate this to genetic differences between
individuals.

• 9Bp.04 Describe the scientific theory of natural selection and how it relates to genetic changes
over time.

• 9Bp.05 Know that plants require minerals to maintain healthy growth and life processes
(limited to magnesium to make chlorophyll and nitrates to make protein).
• 9Bp.06 Know that photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts and is the process by which plants
make carbohydrates, using the energy from light.

• 9Bp.07 Know and use the summary word equation for photosynthesis (carbon dioxide + water -
> glucose + oxygen, in the presence of light and chlorophyll).

• 9Bp.08 Discuss how fetal development is affected by the health of the mother, including the
effect of diet, smoking and drugs.

Ecosystems

• 9Be.01 Describe what could happen to the population of a species, including extinction, when
there is an environmental change.

Chemistry

Materials and their structure

• 9Cm.01 Understand that the structure of the Periodic Table is related to the atomic structure of
the elements and the Periodic Table can be used to predict an element’s structure and properties.

• 9Cm.02 Understand that a molecule is formed when two or more atoms join together
chemically, through a covalent bond.

• 9Cm.03 Describe a covalent bond as a bond made when a pair of electrons is shared by two
atoms (limited to single bonds).

• 9Cm.04 Describe an ion as an atom which has gained at least one electron to be negatively
charged or lost at least one electron to be positively charged.

• 9Cm.05 Describe an ionic bond as an attraction between a positively charged ion and a
negatively charged ion.

Properties of materials

• 9Cp.01 Understand that the groups within the Periodic Table have trends in physical and
chemical properties, using group 1 as an example.

• 9Cp.02 Describe how the density of a substance relates to its mass in a defined volume. •
9Cp.03 Calculate and compare densities of solids, liquids and gases.
• 9Cp.04 Know that elements and compounds exist in structures (simple or giant), and this
influences their physical properties.

Changes to materials

• 9Cc.01 Use word equations and symbol equations to describe reactions (balancing symbol
equations is not required).

• 9Cc.02 Identify examples of displacement reactions and predict products (limited to reactions
involving calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, copper, gold and silver salts).

• 9Cc.03 Describe how to prepare some common salts by the reactions of metals with acids, and
metal carbonates with acids, and purify them, using filtration, evaporation and crystallisation.

• 9Cc.04 Describe the effects of concentration, surface area and temperature on the rate of
reaction, and explain them using the particle model.

• 9Cc.05 Understand that in chemical reactions mass and energy are conserved.

Physics

Forces and energy

• 9Pf.01 Use density to explain why objects float or sink in water.
• 9Pf.02 Describe the difference between heat and temperature.
• 9Pf.03 Know that energy is conserved, meaning it cannot be created or destroyed.
• 9Pf.04 Know that thermal energy will always transfer from hotter regions or objects to colder
ones, and this is known as heat dissipation.
• 9Pf.05 Describe thermal transfer by the processes of conduction, convection and radiation. •
9Pf.06 Explain cooling by evaporation.
Light and sound
• 9Ps.01 Draw and interpret waveforms, and recognise the link between loudness and amplitude,
pitch and frequency.
• 9Ps.02 Use waveforms to show how sound waves interact to reinforce or cancel each other.
Electricity and magnetism
• 9Pe.01 Describe how current divides in parallel circuits.
 • 9Pe.02 Know how to measure current and voltage in series and parallel circuits, and describe
the effect of adding cells and lamps.
• 9Pe.03 Calculate resistance (resistance = voltage / current) and describe how resistance affects
current.
• 9Pe.04 Use diagrams and conventional symbols to represent, make and compare circuits that
include cells, switches, resistors (fixed and variable), ammeters, voltmeters, lamps and buzzers.

Earth and Space

Planet Earth

• 9ESp.01 Explain the movement of tectonic plates in terms of convection currents.

• 9ESp.02 Explain why the jigsaw appearance of continental coasts, location of volcanoes and
earthquakes, fossil record and alignment of magnetic materials in the Earth's crust are all evidence for
tectonic plates.

Cycles on Earth

• 9ESc.01 Describe the carbon cycle (limited to photosynthesis, respiration, feeding, decomposition and
combustion).

• 9ESc.02 Describe the historical and predicted future impacts of climate change, including sea level
change, flooding, drought and extreme weather events.

Earth in space

• 9ESs.01 Describe the consequences of asteroid collision with the Earth, including climate change and
mass extinctions.

• 9ESs.02 Describe the evidence for the collision theory for the formation of the Moon.

• 9ESs.03 Know that nebulae are clouds of dust and gas, and can act as stellar nurseries.

CLASS CALENDAR:
Month Topic/ Theme Resources/Text Graded Standards
used Assignments/ Measured
(Abbreviate
 Assessments )

Unit 1 Photosynthesis and · Cambridge · Class 9Bp.06

the carbon cycle Lower Activitie
1.1 Photosynthesis Secondary s
1.2 More about photosynthesis Science · Regular
1.3 The carbon cycle Leaner’s Assignm
1.4 Climate change Book 9 ents
· Cambridge · Question
Lower s
April Secondary · Quizzes
Science · Formativ
Workbook e
9 Assessm
ent
· Summati
ve
Assessm
ent
Unit 2 Properties of · Cambridge · Class 9Cm.01
materials Lower Activitie
Secondary s 9Cm.02
2.1 Atomic structure and the
Science · Regular
Periodic Table
Leaner’s Assignm
2.2 Trends in Groups within Book 9 ents
the Periodic Table · Cambridge · Question
Lower s
2.3 Why elements react to Secondary
May · Quizzes
form compounds Science · Formativ
2.4 Simple and giant structures Workbook e
9 Assessm
ent
· Summati
ve
Assessm
ent

June · Cambridge · Class

Lower Activitie
Unit 3 Forces and energy Secondary s
3.1 Density Science · Regular
Leaner’s 9Pf1.03
3.2 Heat and temperature Assignm
Book 9 ents
3.3 Conversation of energy 9Pf.05
· Cambridge · Question
3.4 Moving from hot to cold
 Lower s
Secondary · Quizzes
Science · Formativ
Workbook e
9 Assessm
ent
· Summati
ve
Assessm
ent

3.5 Ways of transferring · Cambridge · Class 9Bs.01

thermal energy Lower Activitie
Secondary s 9Bs.02
3.6 Cooling by evaporation
Science · Regular
Leaner’s Assignm
Book 9 ents
Unit 4 Maintaining life · Cambridge · Question
Lower s
July 4.1 Plants and water Secondary · Quizzes
Science · Formativ
4.2 Transpiration
Workbook e
4.3 Excretion in humans 9 Assessm
ent
4.4 Keeping a fetus healthy
· Summati
ve
Assessm
ent

PBL

Sept Unit 5 Reactivity · Cambridge · Class

Lower Activitie
5.1 Reactivity and Secondary s
displacement reactions Science · Regular
Leaner’s Assignm
5.2 Using the reactivity
Book 9 ents 9Cc.02
series and displacement
· Cambridge · Question
reactions. Lower s
5.3 Salts Secondary · Quizzes
Science · Formativ
Workbook e
9 Assessm
ent
· Summati
ve
 Assessm
ent

5.4 Other ways of making · Cambridge · Class 9Ps.01

salts Lower Activitie
Secondary s
5.5 Rearranging atoms Science · Regular
Leaner’s Assignm
Book 9 ents
· Cambridge · Question
Lower s
Unit 6 Sound and space
oct Secondary · Quizzes
6.1 Loudness and pitch of Science · Formativ
sound Workbook e
9 Assessm
6.2 Interference of sound
ent
6.3 Formation of the moon · Summati
ve
6.4 Nebulae 6.5 Tectonics
Assessm
ent

Unit 7 Genes and inheritance · Cambridge · Class 9Bp.03

Lower Activitie
7.1 Chromosomes, genes and 9Bp.04
Secondary s
DNA
Science · Regular
7.2 Gametes and inheritance Leaner’s Assignm
7.3 Variation Book 9 ents
· Cambridge · Question
7.4 Natural selection Lower s
Nov Secondary · Quizzes
Science · Formativ
Workbook e
9 Assessm
ent
· Summati
ve
Assessm
ent

Dec Unit 8 Rates of reaction · Cambridge · Class 9Cc.04

Lower Activitie
8.1 Measuring rates of Secondary s
reaction Science · Regular
Leaner’s Assignm
8.2 Surface area and the rate
Book 9 ents
of reaction
· Cambridge · Question
 8.3 Temperature and the rate Lower s
of reaction Secondary · Quizzes
Science · Formativ
8.4 Concentration and the Workbook e
rate of reaction 9 Assessm
ent
· Summati
ve
Assessm
ent

Unit 9 Electricity · Cambridge · Class 9Pe.01

Lower Activitie
9.1 Parallel circuits Secondary s 9Pe.03
9.2 Current and voltage in Science · Regular
Leaner’s Assignm
parallel circuits
Book 9 ents
9.3 Resistance · Cambridge · Question
Lower s
Jan 9.4 Practical circuits Secondary · Quizzes
Science · Formativ
Workbook e
9 Assessm
ent
· Summati
ve
Assessm
ent

Final Exam

CLASS EXPECTATIONS:

CLASSROOM RULES:
1. Ask questions.
2. Respect and listen to your classmates.
3. Respect and listen to the teacher.
4. Raise your hand to speak.
5. Be prepared for class.
6. Be quiet when the teacher and classmates are talking.
7. Share new ideas.
8. Keep your video on at all times!
9. Must wear the uniform shirt on Synchronous Days.
 10. Mute the microphone, unless it is your turn to speak.
11. Focus only on the tasks your class requires.
12. Come prepared and actively participate.

PROJECT BASED LEARNING

Students are required to participate in and present a project-based learning (PBL) assignment for
this course to a public audience at least once per semester. PBL is self-directed, collaborative,
and interdisciplinary. Students will receive guidelines describing the expectations for the PBL
during the semester.

ATTENDANCE:
If you are absent, then it is your responsibility to retrieve any work you missed while you were
gone. Absent students are responsible for checking the absent folder and the website for
homework. Work not turned in while you were absent will not be counted as late as long as it is
turned in the day you return to school.

CHEATING/ PLAGIARISM
Cheating and/or plagiarism is not tolerated. Any students who cheats or plagiarizes will not
receive a score for the assignment. Additional disciplinary action may be taken at the discretion
of the teacher. Cheating and plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, copying homework,
classwork, test answers, talking during a test or quiz, using prohibited technology during a
benchmark, allowing someone to copy your work, or trying to pass off someone else’s work as
your own.

GRADING Policies:
This course follows standards-based grading practices to determine the student’s overall final
grade that is recorded at the end of each semester. Students will be evaluated on their overall
proficiency of the high priority standards associated with this course. The teacher will evaluate
student work and assessments to determine their skill level and assign a score of 1-4 based on the
scale below. The overall grade will be determined by averaging the scores on the high priority
standards.
 Score Grading Scale
4: Advanced A: 4.00 - 3.33
3: Proficient B: 3.32 - 2.70
2: Basic C: 2.69 - 2.00
1: Below Basic NP: 1.99 -1.00

*NP = No Progress (Student will not earn credit for the course)

Parents and students will receive online access to their grades and can check them at any time.

MAKEUP EXAMS/RETAKES:
Students will be given multiple opportunities to demonstrate proficiency in the high priority
standards. A makeup exam or retake will be given at the discretion of the teacher. Requirements
for makeup exams or retakes may include but are not limited to: teacher-parent conferences,
teacher-student conferences, attending tutoring, and/or completion of prerequisite work.

EXTRA CREDIT:
No extra credit will be given for this course. Student grades will be based solely on student
mastery of the high priority standards.

COMMUNICATION
Parents can contact me at any time via email at [email protected] .I am also available
for a parent-teacher conference upon appointment.
The instructor reserves the right to make additions to the syllabus during the course of the year.

I have read and understood the expectations of Edusn Syllabus.

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