Australian International School Hong Kong

Year 7 Scope and Sequence 2008

Subject: Science Teachers: Ms Jones, Mr de Nys, Mr Pulsford
Textbook: Core Science 1 (Jacaranda)
Week Term 1, 2008 Term 2, 2008 Term 3, 2008 Term 4, 2008
Term starts Thurs 24 Jan Term start Tues 8 Apr Term starts Tues 22 Jul Term starts Tues 14 Oct
Science Is? Cells Simple Machines
1
(3 weeks) Assessment Task 4
Poster 30%
Solids, Liquids & Research
2 Gases Investigation
(4½ weeks)
(5 weeks)
Inter-house Soccer week
Assessment Task 2
3 Prac Assess 35%
Lunar New Year 6-11 Feb
May Day holiday Thurs
4

Separating Mixtures
(5 weeks) Energy & Forces
5 (6 weeks)
Assessment Task 1
Safety PowerPoint 30% Inter-house Volleyball week
Inter-house Basketball week Inter-house Touch week
Buddha’s holiday Mon

6 Assessment Task 3 Assessment Task 6

Test – 35% Prac Report 35%

Planet Earth In
Classification Space
7
(5 weeks) (2½ weeks)
Inter-house Volleyball week

8 Activity Week

Chinese Week Mid-Autumn holiday Mon

Assessment Task 5
9 Test 35%
Term ends Wed 19 Mar Term ends Thurs 11 Dec
Tuen Ng holiday Mon
Simple Machines
10
Term ends Fri 26 Sept

11
Term ends Fri 20 Jun
Course assessment components and weightings:
Exams: School reports: