Botswana JCE Science (Syllabus 14) study guide
Botswana JCE Science (Syllabus 14) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Botswana Junior Certificate Examination (JCE) is a national school-leaving credential awarded by the Botswana Examinations Council (BEC), which is mandated under section 5 of the Botswana Examinations Council Act (Act No 11 of 2002), as amended by the Botswana Examinations Amendment Act, 2019, to manage, conduct examinations and assessments in general education and technical, vocational education and training and to award certificates in respect of the said examinations and assessments. JCE Science, sometimes called Syllabus 14 Science, is the science component of that junior secondary award. The Botswana JCE Science (Syllabus 14) study guide has 5 sections and about 1,678 words.
01Scientific Skills and Processes
Science is a way of finding out, not a list of facts to memorise. Candidates must know the sequence of a fair investigation: identifying a problem, forming a hypothesis, planning a controlled experiment, collecting and recording data, presenting results in tables and graphs, drawing conclusions, and evaluating the method.
339 words, about 2 min02Matter and Materials
Matter has mass and occupies space. Candidates must describe the particle model of solids, liquids and gases, and use it to explain diffusion, compression, expansion and changes of state.
322 words, about 2 min03Life and Living
Candidates must know the characteristics of living things, the structure and function of plant and animal cells, and how cells, tissues, organs and systems are organised. Understand photosynthesis and respiration as complementary processes, with word equations.
330 words, about 2 min04Energy and Forces
Energy exists in forms such as kinetic, potential, thermal, light, sound, electrical and chemical, and is transferred between stores but never created or destroyed. Know the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy sources and give examples.
342 words, about 2 min05Earth and Space
Candidates must describe the structure of the Earth (crust, mantle, outer core, inner core) and relate it to earthquakes, volcanoes and plate movement. Know the rock cycle and the three rock types: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic, with one example of each.
345 words, about 2 min