Jacaranda Science Quest 9 Victorian Curriculum Third Edition (learnON & Print)
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Part of the series Science Quest Victorian Curriculum.
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Table of Contents
DISCOVERING SCIENCE
1 Investigating science 1
1.1 Overview 2
1.2 Observing 4
1.3 Measuring and reading scales 10
1.4 Questioning and predicting 13
1.5 Controlled, dependent and independent variables 16
1.6 Writing an aim and forming a hypothesis 18
1.7 Planning valid investigations 20
1.8 Planning safe and ethical investigations 25
1.9 Conducting investigations 30
1.10 Presenting data 35
1.11 Drawing a line graph 43
1.12 Creating a simple column or bar graph 46
1.13 Using a spreadsheet 49
1.14 Processing and analysing data 53
1.15 Using information to solve problems 61
1.16 Communicating 67
1.17 Review 73
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2 Reproduction 77
2.1 Overview 78
2.2 Asexual reproduction 80
2.3 Sexual reproduction in flowering plants 88
2.4 Comparing reproductive strategies in animals 97
2.5 Human reproduction and contraception 106
2.6 Review 118
3 Homeostasis 125
3.1 Overview 126
3.2 The respiratory and circulatory systems 128
3.3 Homeostasis in action 139
3.4 Sense organs 143
3.5 The nervous system 157
3.6 The endocrine system 176
3.7 Review 190
4 Disease 195
4.1 Overview 196
4.2 Infectious diseases 198
4.3 Types of pathogens 205
4.4 Lines of defence 216
4.5 Immunity and immunisation 225
4.6 Outbreaks 233
4.7 Our noble Nobels and other notables 239
4.8 Review 247
CHEMICAL SCIENCES
5 Inside the atom 251
5.1 Overview 252
5.2 Chemical building blocks 254
5.3 Isotopes and radioactivity 262
5.4 Using radioactivity 273
5.5 Review 286
6 Modelling chemical reactions 289
6.1 Overview 290
6.2 Rearranging atoms and molecules 292
6.3 The Law of Conservation of Mass 298
6.4 Balancing chemical equations 304
6.5 Chemical reactions in everyday life 311
6.6 Elements in disguise 323
6.7 Green chemistry 329
6.8 Review 342
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES
7 Earth’s interrelated systems 345
7.1 Overview 346
7.2 Global systems 348
7.3 The greenhouse effect 363
7.4 Reducing carbon dioxide globally 373
7.5 Review 385
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
8 Waves 387
8.1 Overview 388
8.2 Heat transfer 390
8.3 Matter and energy - waves 401
8.4 Energy transfer by sound 406
8.5 Energy transfer by light 416
8.6 Wave behaviour of light 423
8.7 Static electricity 438
8.8 Review 446
9 Generating electricity 449
9.1 Overview 450
9.2 Generating power 452
9.3 DC power sources 459
9.4 AC power sources 465
9.5 Review 473
10 Energy efficiency 475
10.1 Overview 476
10.2 The Law of Conservation of Energy 478
10.3 Complex energy systems 484
10.4 Improving energy efficiency 487
10.5 Review 495
11 Psychology
11.1 Overview
11.2 Introducing psychology
11.3 The brain
11.4 Intelligence
11.5 Emotions and communication
11.6 Memory
11.7 Sleep and sleep disorders
11.8 Psychopathology
11.9 Treatment of mental health disorders
11.10 Groups and social psychology
11.11 Forensic psychology
11.12 Review
12 Forensics
12.1 Overview
12.2 Unravelling the mystery: who did it?
12.3 Forensic toolbox
12.4 Discovering the truth through forensics
12.5 Clues from blood
12.6 Clues in hair, fibres and tracks
12.7 Life as a forensic scientist
12.8 Forensics and the future
12.9 Review
| ISBN | 9781394340347 |
| Publisher | Jacaranda |
| Product Type | Student Books, |
| Year Level | Year 9, |
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