CCSLC Integrated Science study plan

Distinguish and define the steps of the scientific method, identifying the independent, dependent, and controlled variables in written scenarios

Convert between units of mass, length, volume, and temperature using the metric system and state the SI unit for each quantity

Identify laboratory safety rules and select appropriate apparatus for measuring mass, volume, temperature, and time

Construct a data table and plot a labelled line graph from a set of experimental readings, including axes, units, and a title

Classify matter as element, compound, or mixture and justify each classification with a reason

Describe the particle arrangement and motion in solids, liquids, and gases and use this to explain diffusion and expansion

Perform calculations of density from mass and volume and predict whether an object will float or sink

Separate mixtures using filtration, evaporation, distillation, and magnetism, and match each technique to a suitable mixture

Define and give examples of habitat, population, community, and ecosystem, and place them in order of size

Construct food chains and a food web from a named habitat and identify producers, consumers, and decomposers

Explain the roles of photosynthesis, respiration, and decomposition in the carbon cycle

Describe how energy is lost at each trophic level and interpret an energy pyramid

Explain the processes of adaptation and natural selection and give examples of structural and behavioural adaptations

Distinguish biotic and abiotic factors and describe how each affects a named population

Identify the main organs of the human digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and excretory systems and state the function of each

Explain the difference between mechanical and chemical digestion and where each occurs

Describe the composition and functions of blood and identify the structures of the heart and their roles in circulation

Distinguish communicable from non-communicable diseases and name one cause, one symptom, and one prevention measure for each of five common diseases

Explain how pathogens are transmitted and how hygiene, vaccination, and vector control interrupt transmission

Evaluate the health effects of diet, exercise, smoking, alcohol, and drug use and state one evidence-based recommendation for each

Write word equations for common reactions including combustion, neutralisation, and simple corrosion, and identify reactants and products

Distinguish physical from chemical changes using evidence such as gas production, colour change, and temperature change

Relate the properties of everyday materials (metals, plastics, ceramics, composites) to their uses and explain why a given material suits a given job

Explain the difference between acids and bases using indicators and the pH scale and describe one everyday application of neutralisation

Define speed, force, and energy, perform calculations using speed = distance / time, and interpret simple distance-time graphs

Distinguish contact and non-contact forces, describe balanced and unbalanced forces, and explain friction and gravity with examples

Identify energy transfers and conversions in everyday devices and state the law of conservation of energy

Describe the Earth's rotation and revolution and explain how these produce day and night and the seasons

Answer a timed mixed-domain practice paper under exam conditions and record the score for each domain

Review and correct every error from the practice paper, writing the correct reasoning rather than just the answer

Re-teach your two weakest domains by producing a condensed summary sheet from memory

Practise interpreting unfamiliar data, tables, and short experimental descriptions to answer inference questions