EL DORADO WEST SECONDARY SCHOOL

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT – INTEGRATED SCIENCE

FORM 3 - TERM 3

WEEK/UNIT TOPIC OBJECTIVE

1 Electricity - Distinguish between
conductors and
insulators
- Identify materials that
are conductors and
insulators
- State the purposes of
both
2 - Explain how to use
electricity safely
- Explain the purpose of
the Earth wire
3 Electricity: circuits and circuit - Identify circuit
diagrams components, symbols
and set up series and
parallel circuits
- Illustrate simple circuits
- Explain advantages and
disadvantages between
series and parallel
circuits
4 - Identify direction of
current (electron) flow
and conventional current
(I) flow
- Demonstrate ability to
measure current
- Interpret symbols for c
5 Magnetism - Identify magnetic and
non-magnetic materials
- Understand and
illustrate field lines
- Demonstrate the effects
of magnetic fields
6 Electromagnetism - Describe the magnetic
effect of current
- Demonstrate ability to
make an electromagnet
- Identify factors that
determine the strength
of an electromagnet
7 Light - Identify different types
of beams: convergent,
divergent, parallel
- Investigate transmission
of light in different
media
- Explain how light is
reflected and refracted
8 - Describe shadow
formation
- Explain solar and lunar
eclipses
- Describe how white light
is dispersed as a result of
refraction