First Year High School Science

Here are some topics in Science that I’ll need to study in order to help First Year High School students…

Theme: Scientific Processes

Nature and Importance of Science

• Definition of science
• Importance of science
• Difference between science and technology
• Filipino scientists and their contributions

Introduction to Laboratory Apparatus and Instruments

• Familiarization of the different laboratory instruments
• Safety rules and guidelines in the use of the different equipment

Scientific Method

• Overview of the different process skills
• Application and skills
• Making observations and inferences
• Formulating a problem
• Identifying variables
• Formulating a hypothesis
• Designing an experiment
• Making observations for data-gathering
• Gathering data
• Presentation of data gathered
• Use of diagrams and data tables
• Analyzing data
• Interpretation of bar, line, and pie graphs
• Making conclusions
• Scientific Measurements
• Importance of measurements
• Fundamental physical quantities
• Measuring instruments
• Precision and accuracy
• Measurement of length, mass and volume
• Significant digits and scientific notation
• Derived physical quantities (area, volume, density, speed, work and others)
• Conversion of units (metric conversion, metric-english conversion)

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Theme: Building Blocks

Particles of Matter

• Energy and matter
• Classification of energy
• Difference between potential and kinetic energy
• Law of conservation of Mass and Energy
• Transformation of energy
• Newton’s laws
• Kinetic Particle Theory
• Statements and assumptions of KPT
• Characteristics of the different states of matter
• Phase changes of matter
• Physical and chemical changes in matter
• Forces in matter (cohesion and adhesion)
• Atomic Theory
• Historical development of the atom
• Subatomic particles
• Arrangement of subatomic particles

Living Matter

• The Microscope
• Historical development of the invention of the Compound light microscope
• Parts and functions of the Microscope
• Cell Theory
• Characteristics of Living Matter
• Historical development of the cell theory
• Assumptions of the cell theory
• Cell Parts
• Parts and functions of a composite cell
• Differences between an animal and a plant cell
• Differences between a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell

Structure of a Community

• Levels of organization
• Nonliving components
Components of an ecosystem
Common abiotic components of an ecosystem
• Living components
Biotic components of the ecosystem
Types of consumers
Interactions of living things with their encironment
Diffrent trophic levels
Food chain and food web
Flow of energy through the different trophic levels
Ecological pyramid
• Bio-geo Cycles
Water cycle
Carbon-oxygen cycle
Nitrogen cycle
• Ecological Succession
Definition of succession
Primary and secondary succession
Pioneer and dominant species
Seral and climax community
• Biomes
Definition of biomes
Different classes of biomes
• Ecological Problems in the Philippines
Primary Pollutants
Current environmental issues

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Theme: Classification

Layers of the Earth

• Atmosphere
Layers of the atmosphere
Methods of heat transfer
Elements of Weather
Weather Disturbances
• Lithosphere
• Plate Tectonics
Layers of the Earth
Isostacy Theory
Seafloor spreading
Continental drift theory
Plate Tectonics theory
Plate Boundaries
Plate Tectonics of the Philippines
• Earthquake Mechanism
• Volcanism
Mechanism of formation of volcanoes
Types of volcanoes according to eruption and activity
Volcanoes in the Philippines

Classification

• Introduction to classification
• Dichotomous Key
Branching Type
Go-to Classification
• Parts and Functions of the Bunsen Burner
• Classification of non-living matter
Physical and chemical properties of matter
Pure substances
– elements
– compounds

Mixtures
– homogeneous
– heterogeneous

Separation of mixtures
Solution and solubility

• Classification of Living Matter
Historical development of classification of living things
Binomial nomenclature
Levels of Classification
Kingdom classifications