Applied Science and Technology, Secondary Cycle Two

Unit 1: The Material World

Density and solutions, the particle model and physical/chemical changes, energy forms and efficiency, pure substances and mixtures, fluid pressure and buoyancy, waves and optics, and electricity, magnetism and forces - approached through devices and the human body.

• Density and identifying substances
• Solutions and concentration

• The particle model
• Physical changes and the particle model
• Chemical changes, oxidation and combustion

• Forms of energy and transformations
• Conservation of energy and efficiency

• Pure substances, elements and compounds

• Fluid pressure and the gas relationship
• Buoyancy, Archimedes, Pascal and Bernoulli

• Waves, frequency, wavelength and the spectrum
• Reflection, refraction and lenses

• Electric charges and static electricity
• Ohm's law and circuit elements
• Electrical power and energy consumed
• Magnetism, solenoids and induction
• Forces, equilibrium, speed and weight

Unit 2: The Living World

Primary productivity and the human body's systems - digestion and nutrition, respiration and blood, circulation and immunity, excretion and metabolic balance, the nervous system and senses, and cell division, reproduction and the menstrual cycle.

• The digestive tract and its organs
• Digestive glands and food transformation

• The respiratory system
• Blood: plasma and formed elements

• The circulatory system
• The lymphatic system and immunity

• The urinary and excretory system
• The nervous system and the eye

• Mitosis, meiosis and genetic diversity
• Puberty and reproductive hormones
• The menstrual cycle

Unit 3: The Earth and Space

Minerals and mining, catchment areas and human impact, air masses and weather, energy resources and technologies, and tides and solar energy - through the technologies that use them.

• Minerals, ore and mining impacts
• Catchment areas and human impact

• Air masses, clouds and cyclones
• Energy technologies and their impact
• Tides and solar energy input

Unit 4: The Technological World

Graphic communication and technical drawing, links and guiding, motion transmission and transformation systems, electrical power supply and control, materials and manufacturing, and biotechnology - the applied core of the program.

• Diagram types and motion symbols
• Basic lines and projections
• Scales, developments and freehand sketching

• Link types and characteristics
• Guiding, limiting motion and typical functions

• Motion transmission systems
• Motion transformation systems and speed change

• Power supply and conduction
• Control, switches and protection
• Energy transformation and electronic components

• Constraints, properties and material choice
• Shaping techniques and measurement control

• Biotechnology processes