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Unit 1 Introducing Science
01
Learning about science
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Practice of science
03
Safety in the laboratory
04
Laboratory equipment and basic practical skills
Unit 2 Water
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The water cycle
02
Dissolving
03
Water purification
04
Further treatment of drinking water
05
Water conservation and pollution
Unit 3 Looking at Living Things
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Living things
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Grouping of living things
03
Biodiversity
Unit 4 Cells, Human Reproduction and Heredity
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Cells - the basic units of living things
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Human reproduction
03
Heredity and variation
Unit 5 Energy
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Energy changes
02
Heat transfer
03
Energy sources
Unit 6 Matter as Particles
01
Particle theory
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Particle model for the three states of matter
03
Dissolving
04
Thermal expansion and contraction
05
Gas pressure
06
Density
Unit 7 Living Things and Air
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Air
02
Photosynthesis
03
Respiration
04
Gas exchange in plants and animals
05
Balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen
06
Air quality
Unit 8 Making Use of Electricity
01
Simple circuit
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Current, voltage and resistance
03
Electrical circuits
04
Household electricity
Unit 9 Common Acids and Alkalis
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Common acids and alkalis
02
Measuring pH for acids and alkalis
03
Neutralisation
04
Corrosive nature of acids
05
Potential hazards related to the use of acids and alkalis
Unit 10 Sensing the Environment
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Senses and sense organs
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Sight
03
Hearing
04
Smell and taste
05
Other senses
Unit 11 Force and Motion
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Motion
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Force
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Gravity
04
Friction and air resistance
05
Action and reaction
06
Space flight
Unit 12 A Healthy Body
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Keeping our bodies healthy
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Nutrition and health
03
Health and diseases
Unit 13 From Atoms to Materials
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Atoms and elements
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Periodic Table
03
Mixtures and compounds
04
Metals
05
Materials of the modern world
Unit 14 Light, Colours and Beyond
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Light rays from an object
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Reflection
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Refraction
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Total internal reflection
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Images formed by convex lenses
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Images formed by concave lenses
07
Electromagnetic spectrum