English curriculum (Foreign Teachers)

Science

Chapter 5

Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures/ Class Discussion/ Reporting

Chapter 6

Chemical Reaction/ Class Discussion Seat work

Laboratory - Experiment

Quiz 1

Chapter 9

Earth's Surface; Land/ Class Discussion

Chapter 10

Land and Its Resources; Natural Fuel Resource/ Class Discussion

Laboratory - Experiment

Quiz 2

Science (Vocabulary List)

1. Anticline – up fold in the rock layer
   
2. Asbestos –example of silicates used as thermal insulators
   
3. Atom – smallest particle in an element
   
4. Brittle - property of non metal which makes it easily fractured when hammered
   
5. Carbonation – process of dissolving rock like limestone with the use of carbonic acid
   
6. Chemical symbol – 1 or 2 letters used to represent an element
   
7. Chemical weathering – action of water air and chemicals such as acid on minerals changing the chemical composition of a rock
   
8. Chromatography – method of separating and identifying mixtures
   
9. Coals – high pressure and heat acted on this partially decayed plant materials over a long period of time and converts them into a black solid.
   
10. Composition – is determined from the electrolysis of water.
    
11. Compound – formed when 2 or more elements are combined chemically in a chemical reaction
    
12. Crackling – process of changing heavy fractions such thick oils that can be changed into more valuable light fractions such as petrol
    
13. Crust - outer covering of the earth
    
14. Crystallization – is a method to obtain pure solids
    
15. Dilution Method – water is added to a known volume of concentrated solution to dilute it to the required concentration
    
16. Ductile – when a metal can be pulled into wire
    
17. Element – simplest form of matter
    
18. Erosion – is the wearing down of rocks by elements such as water, river, glaciers, waves and wind.
    
19. Filtrate – liquid passing through the filter paper
    
20. Filtration- method involving passing water through a filter to remove suspended particles such as clay, sand and plants from the water.
    
21. Folds – created by the force of collision between plates
    
22. Fossil fuel – are natural substances that burn to produce heat as a form of energy.
    
23. Freezing point – temperature at which the water turns from liquid to solid
    
24. Fuels - are substances that burn to produce heat as a form of energy.
    
25. Geiger counter – special instruments used to measure and detect radiation from minerals
    
26. Geologist – is a scientist who studies the earth, including the origin and history of rocks and soil of which the earth is made of and the way they have changed since the earth was formed.
    
27. Hardness – is the ability of minerals to resist being scratched
    
28. Horizon – each layer of soil
    
29. Hydrolysis - is the chemical reaction of water with minerals in the rocks
    
30. Inner core – is made up of solid iron and nickel
    
31. Isoclinals folding – movement of the plate causes upright and tight folds
    
32. Landform – is a feature that makes up the shape of the land
    
33. Limestone – is a sedimentary rock which is made from the remains of sea creatures and fragment of shells settled at the bottom of the sea.
    
34. Malleable – when a metal can be beaten into various shapes
    
35. Mantel - heavy layer of rock consisting of iron magnesium and silicon
    
36. Mechanical weathering – takes place when rock is broken into smaller fragments of the same material without change in its composition.
    
37. Mixture – formed when 2 or more substances which are combined physically
    
38. Molecule - the smallest particle in a compound
    
39. Mountains – are parts of the land that raise high above the surrounding land.
    
40. Neutralization – is a chemical reaction in which an acid and an alkali react to form a salt and water
    
41. Organic solvent - are organic compounds containing carbons that are used to dissolve solutes to form solutions.
    
42. Outer core – made of liquid iron and nickel
    
43. Oxidation – is the reaction between the minerals in rocks and oxygen dissolved in water.
    
44. Oxyheamoglobin– formed when oxygen combined with hemoglobin
    
45. Petroleum – natural gas is formed from the remain of tiny sea creatures subjected to great heat and pressure that change into a dark, sticky liquid
    
46. Plains – are large areas of flat land
    
47. Plateaus - are made up of horizontal rocks rising steeply from the land around them
    
48. Plates – moving piece of the earth’s crust
    
49. Pure water – colourless, odourless& tasteless liquid at room temperature
    
50. Purify water- is free of diseases causing micro-organisms, harmful chemicals, bad odour and unpleasant taste.
    
51. Quick lime – calcium oxide
    
52. Rain – main source of water
    
53. Rate of dissolving – how fast can a solute dissolve in a given amount of solvent
    
54. Refining – separation of petroleum into useful fractions
    
55. Residue – solid collected in the filter paper
    
56. Response – how an organism reacts to a stimuli.
    
57. Saturated Solution- excess amount of solute which leaves a residue
    
58. Sclera – protects and maintain the shape of the eyeball
    
59. Silica - silicon combined with oxygen
    
60. Silicates – silicon combined with oxygen and metal
    
61. Silicon - is a shiny, bluish grey , brittle metalloid with a high melting point
    
62. Slaked lime – calcium oxide reacts with water
    
63. Soil – is the thin surface layer of the earth’s crust consisting of weathered rock, minerals fragments and organic matter that has been modified by the natural actions such as weather wind water and organisms
    
64. Solute- dissolved substance
    
65. Solution - is a homogeneous (uniform) mixture that is formed when a substance is dissolved in another substance.
    
66. Solvent- substance that dissolves the solute
    
67. Steam – when water turns to gas
    
68. Subsidence – sinking of the layer downwards with little horizontal movement
    
69. Subsoil – B-horizon contains less organic matter and fewer organisms
    
70. Syncline – down fold of the rock layer
    
71. Tarnishing – reaction between most metals combine with oxygen in the air to form a surface film of metal oxide
    
72. Topsoil – A-horizon is the uppermost layer of the soil
    
73. Universal solvent – another term for water
    
74. Uplift – raised layer after deformation
    
75. Water – a very unique compound that occurs naturally composed of 2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen.
    
76. Weathering – is the process that breaks down rocks into smaller and smaller fragments due to exposure to the elements

Japanese

• Chapter6 : Daily life : verbs
  
• I wake up at 6. Subject wa time ni V masu.
  
• Interrogative sentence3: (what who) time ni Dare ga Nani wo V masuka
  
• S wa time n place de V masu, masen, masuka
  
• adverb : frequency (always, often, rarely, not at all)
  
• group works: interview friends about their daily life.
  
• Reading comprehension
  
• listening comprehension / weekday
  
• Chapter7: Shopping: Numbers (1-10000), color
  
• Counter Counter ( mai, dai, hon, tsu)
  
• How much is this ?
  
• Revision