Year 7 Science builds strong scientific thinking across every core area. Students move from basic understanding to analysis, reasoning and applying ideas to real Australian examples.

Key Topics Covered:

Classification of living things, ecosystems and food webs, Earth, Sun and Moon systems, forces, particle theory and mixtures.

Parent Tip:

Encourage your child to question and challenge ideas. That habit is the key to analytical thinking in science.

Classify organisms using scientific systems

Explain how matter and energy flow in ecosystems

Model the seasons, phases of the Moon and tides

Describe balanced and unbalanced forces

Use particle theory to explain pure substances and mixtures

Plan, run and evaluate scientific investigations

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No.	Topic	What We Cover
01	Introduction to Classification	Understand why scientists classify living things, including organising biodiversity, identifying organisms and sharing a common language.
02	Characteristics of Organisms	Observe similarities and differences between organisms and learn how features are used to group them.
03	Hierarchical Classification	Learn how organisms are placed in groups from kingdom to species, using Australian animals such as the koala and platypus as examples.
04	Scientific Naming	Understand how binomial names work and why scientists around the world use them for species.
05	Dichotomous Keys	Learn how dichotomous keys work and use them to identify organisms from their features.
06	Creating Classification Tools	Design your own dichotomous key from observable features, such as leaves from a school garden.
07	How Classification Has Changed	Explore how tools such as the microscope have changed the way living things are grouped.
08	First Nations Classification Systems	Compare First Nations ways of grouping living things with modern scientific systems.
09	Food Webs and Ecosystems	Use food webs to show how matter and energy move through an ecosystem, using Australian examples.
10	Ecosystem Changes	Analyse how changes in living and non-living factors affect populations and ecosystem stability, such as bushfire recovery.

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Warm-up (5 min)

Quick review of the previous session and a what do you notice question

Core Teaching (25 min)

New idea from the lesson eBook, with demonstrations and examples

Guided Practice (15 min)

Student explores a simple investigation with tutor support

Independent Practice (10 min)

Student completes the in-class quiz independently

Wrap-up (5 min)

Summary, 2 take-home quizzes and a preview of the next session

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No.	Topic	What We Cover
11	Earth, Sun and Moon	Model the relative positions of Earth, the Sun and the Moon and describe how they move.
12	Day, Night and Earth's Rotation	Use a globe and a light to show how Earth's rotation causes day and night and explain time differences across Australia.
13	The Seasons	Model how Earth's tilt and orbit cause the seasons and explain why Australia's summer is in December.
14	Phases of the Moon	Observe and model the phases of the Moon and explain the cycle.
15	Eclipses	Model solar and lunar eclipses and explain when and why they happen.
16	Tides	Explain how the Moon's pull causes tides and why coastal communities track them.
17	Seasons and First Nations Calendars	Explore how First Nations seasonal calendars use the sky and local conditions.
18	Scientific Models	Compare models of the Earth, Sun and Moon and judge their strengths and limits.
19	Planning an Investigation	Plan a fair test about shadows or the Moon and decide what to change, measure and control.
20	Term 2 Review	Revise classification, ecosystems and Earth and space with a quiz and feedback.

No.	Topic	What We Cover
21	What Is a Force?	Describe pushes and pulls and show forces with arrows on diagrams.
22	Balanced and Unbalanced Forces	Investigate how balanced and unbalanced forces affect the motion of an object.
23	Gravity	Explore gravitational force and how weight differs from mass on Earth and the Moon.
24	Friction and Air Resistance	Test how surfaces and shapes change friction and air resistance, such as sliding on a skate ramp.
25	Measuring Forces	Use spring scales to measure forces and record the results in tables.
26	Forces in Sport	Link forces to cricket, football and swimming to explain motion.
27	Forces in Safety	Investigate how seatbelts, helmets and crumple zones use forces to protect people.
28	Fair Tests with Forces	Plan a fair test, deciding what to change, measure and keep the same.
29	Analysing Data	Graph results, describe patterns and explain them with evidence.
30	Term 3 Review	Revise forces with a hands-on challenge and a short quiz.

No.	Topic	What We Cover
31	Particle Theory	Use the particle model to describe how particles are arranged in solids, liquids and gases.
32	Changes of State	Explain melting, freezing, evaporating and condensing using particle movement.
33	Pure Substances and Mixtures	Use a particle model to tell pure substances from mixtures, with examples from the kitchen and the beach.
34	Separating Mixtures: Filtration	Separate mixtures with sieving and filtering, such as sand and water.
35	Separating Mixtures: Evaporation	Separate dissolved solids with evaporation, as in producing sea salt.
36	Separating Mixtures: Distillation	Explain how distillation separates liquids, and link it to making fresh water.
37	Separating Mixtures: Chromatography	Use chromatography to separate the colours in ink and describe the results.
38	Science and Society	Examine how new evidence and different perspectives can change scientific ideas.
39	Communicating Science	Look at how science communication informs people and community decisions, and present a short summary.
40	Year 7 Review and Year 8 Readiness	Revise the year's big ideas and preview Year 8 science.

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