Intermediate General and Applied Science

Learning Outcomes

• Explain the theory, structure and function of the cell.
• Explain the use of switches, fuses, and other components of an electrical circuit.
• Describe cellular processes, define cell division and diagram cell organization.
• Demonstrate appropriate safety precautions when working with electrical circuits.
• Describe the energy needs of the body.
• Identify nutrients needed by the body and plan a healthy diet.
• Identify special foods and diets.
• Describe worldwide food needs.
• For INTRODUCTORY SCIENCE, learners will be able to define science and its limits; explain and use the scientific method.
• For PHYSICS, learners will define force and work.
• Demonstrate the skills and techniques of science (experimental design, use of tables, graphs and calculations).
• Apply the concept of work to simple machines to solve quantitative problems.
• Use appropriate instruments to make measurements, and solve problems using SI units.
• Solve problems involving simple machines, levers, inclined planes, wedges, pulleys, wheels and axles.
• Relate Science and Technology to our modern world.
• Solve problems involving other machines: gears, pulley systems, hydraulic systems.
• For CHEMISTRY, learners will acquire a general understanding of the structure of matter and the organization of the periodic table.
• Define basic concepts: force, work, energy, conservation law, power.
• Describe the different states of matter and how it is organized into elements, compounds and mixtures.
• Distinguish between forms of energy.
• Identify the subatomic components of atoms.
• Solve quantitative problems involving thermal energy, electrical energy, and conservation of energy Distinguish between AC and DC circuits.
• Describe the organization of the periodic table and use it to determine the properties of elements and their characteristic behaviours.
• Choose and use appropriate instruments to measure voltage and current.
• Categorize compounds as ionic or covalent.
• Solve quantitative problems involving Ohm’s Law.
• Name, and write, a simple compound from its formula.
• Solve quantitative problems involving circuits.
• For BIOLOGY, learners will identify the parts of the microscope and demonstrate its use.