Scientific Method
This Latin word, meaning "to know," is where the name "science" comes from.
Scire
This branch studies living things, from the smallest creatures to the largest plants and animals.
Biology
This is the first essential topic Year 7 students learn to ensure everyone stays safe in the lab.
Lab Safety (or Lab Safety & Equipment)
This is the smart guess or testable prediction a scientist makes after noticing a pattern.
A Hypothesis
This branch is the study of natural events like moving objects, forces, and energy.
Physics
Mixtures, solutions, and separating substances are topics you will explore in this science subject
Chemical Sciences (or Chemistry)
The two key actions involved in designing a test for the Scientific Method are careful observation and this.
Precise Measurement
The study of what things are made of and how they react with each other belongs to this branch.
Chemistry
Levers, pulleys, and inclined planes are examples of these, explored in Physical Sciences.
Simple Machines
A scientist knows they have found a real pattern when their results are this, meaning they can be replicated again and again.
Consistent or Reliable
The two sciences studied in the "Earth & Space" branch are Earth Science and this.
Space Science (or Astronomy)
This area of study investigates animals, plants, and ecosystems.
Living World
Example: "If I throw a small rock, it will fall faster than a large feather" is an example of one of these.
A hypothesis
The study of animals is called Zoology, but the study of plants is called this.
Botany
This science looks at the Earth's structure, its oceans, its atmosphere, and beyond to the solar system.
Earth & Space