“The actual state of our knowledge is always provisional and there must be, beyond what is actually known, immense new regions to discover.” (Louis de Broglie)

The Middle Years Programme (MYP) Sciences framework encourages students to investigate issues through research, observation and experimentation, working independently and collaboratively. As they investigate real examples of science application, students will discover the tensions and dependencies between science and morality, ethics, culture, economics, politics, and the environment. 

The Year 7 programme at Scotch is divided into four units of study: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth and Space Science. Students study each unit in a rotation sequence. 

In the Physics unit, students will focus on the broad concept of Forces. Change to an object’s motion is caused by unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravitational attraction, acting on the object 

The Chemistry unit will focus on Mixtures. Mixtures, including solutions, contain a combination of pure substances that can be separated using a range of techniques.

In Biology, students focus on Classification as a way to organise the diverse group of organisms. Interactions between organisms can be described in terms of food chains and food webs; human activity can affect these interactions.

The Earth and Space unit focuses on how predictable phenomena on Earth, including seasons and eclipses, are caused by the relative positions of the sun, Earth and the moon

Scientific inquiry also fosters critical and creative thinking about research and design, as well as the identification of assumptions and alternative explanations. 

Through MYP Sciences at Scotch, students will learn to appreciate and respect the ideas of others, gain good ethical-reasoning skills and further develop their sense of responsibility as members of local and global communities.