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Science · Year 7 road map

Western Australian Curriculum · 40 weeks · 9 chapters

🔒 Science lessons for Year 7 are not open yet. This page shows the plan for the year.

How we check learning

📝Quiz after every lesson
🔁Review quiz every week
🏁Test after every chapter
🏆Term and year tests

🔎 Science skills in every chapter

Plan reproducible investigations, manage risks, record data precisely, find patterns and improve the method.

Term 1

Weeks 1–10
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WhenChapterWhat you learn
Weeks 1–5Sorting LifeBiological sciences
Weeks 6–9Food WebsBiological sciences
  • Food chains and webs
  • Energy flow
  • Predicting human impact
Week 10🏆 Term 1 test everything from this term

Term 2

Weeks 11–20
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WhenChapterWhat you learn
Weeks 11–13States of MatterChemical sciences
  • The particle model
  • Changing state
  • Heating curves
Weeks 14–16MixturesChemical sciences
  • Pure substances and mixtures
  • Solutions
  • Dissolving
Weeks 17–19SeparatingChemical sciences
  • Filtration and sieving
  • Evaporation and crystallisation
  • Chromatography and distillation
Week 20🏆 Term 2 test everything from this term

Term 3

Weeks 21–30
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WhenChapterWhat you learn
Weeks 21–24Objects in SpaceEarth and space sciences
  • Planets, stars and moons
  • Asteroids, meteoroids and comets
  • Constellations and galaxies
  • Comparing the planets
Weeks 25–29Sun, Earth and MoonEarth and space sciences
  • Seasons
  • Lunar phases
  • Eclipses
  • Tides
  • Predicting from models
Week 30🏆 Term 3 test everything from this term

Term 4

Weeks 31–40
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WhenChapterWhat you learn
Weeks 31–35ForcesPhysical sciences
  • Balanced and unbalanced forces
  • Friction and gravity
  • Magnetic and electrostatic forces
  • The newton
  • Force diagrams
Weeks 36–39Simple MachinesPhysical sciences
  • Levers
  • Inclined planes
  • Wheels and axles
  • Mechanical advantage
Week 40🏆 Term 4 test everything from this term
Week 40🎓 Year 7 final test everything from this year

Colour key

Biological sciences (9 weeks)Chemical sciences (9 weeks)Earth and space sciences (9 weeks)Physical sciences (9 weeks)Test week (4 weeks)

Lessons marked ▶ are open now. Lessons marked 🔒 are locked. The rest are planned and will be added week by week.