EXAMINING BOARD".. . ::.,..: :,:':: -i:.....ri- r::..,, ,r. .:

",',',,' ",'";'.;,',.;,':t7,r'.S, {€.,il3E*;:,,,:,',tr97,,,t','.,;.. . .,,.

sat a Basic Teit in Science at

P'f ltt.S BT,.' $'E{,O. I{,D*RY.::S'C tl$lg.L:rtF0,,8 B 0 Y S

; :..awd,.'gbtroined' the'fail,oqtit,g'.res! !h';i;ft '. .,,

"' ; ;' N 0,\f EffiVt:,N l : b EtE' W*E X'.'7' 9:$ 7 .,.', .

*r:ts,** fr,:,*t,..*,..t,,'**:,*.tr,*:*,''**,*,*..*.,*,'t,*,x,;1,'; * * *,fs *.ts.:**'

?,?f,i;7,,;;-V.2, :?t.?rt r . ..7?,n.*?,rt-,:a7,?Eti;?,;=.?,r,v?.tf,=.=.;. , , *,

IEiICE PASS IrITH $lER IT=-:::--:?i:----- 90

tt************************************

,.*;,,' ,.,,.,,,',,".,'f; ,,,'' ',?l,Jc. t.,.,'',',',.*,,,,i.',..'r.5,c

:tt,,' ,: ,,,,.',::.;;

SCIENCE

A test of basic skills and simple applications consisting of one paper comprisingShort answer questions carrying 30 marksLonger, structured questions carrying 45 marks

SYLLABUS CONTENTI Keeping Fit

(u) Eow a human body works: its construction, treated in simple terms; its needfor energy; its control mechanisms.

(b) Why sometimes a body does not work: causes of malfunction; preventionof malfunction.

2 Keeping Warrn(a) How buildings are heated: temperature ranges for different activities;

advantages and disadvantages of different forms of heating; electricalcircuits.

(b) How heat losses are reduced: how heat is transferred; how buildings areinsulated; how the body is insulated.

3 Keeping Mobile(a) How things a-re ma4e to move: ways in which energy is stored; ways in which

energy is exchanged; power as the rate of working; unbalanced forces resultin movement.

(b) [-Iow things are_stoppqd fro{n mqvingi how friction stops movement andincreases \{ear'; how friction is reduced"

(c) Howa bicycle moves: usinglevers; usinggearwheels; usingthewheel-and-axle.(d) How an internal combustlcn Jngi-ej"erk!:how petrol combusts; the four-

4 Keeping Fed(a) How a plant grows: how a plant is constructed; what a plant needs to grow.

(b) How to encourage plant growth: good soil husbandry; protecting plants fromcompetition.

(c) 'Why plants are the source of all food: man at end of a food chairi; how thechain may be damaged.

5 Keeping Sheltered(u) How the use-related properties of some materials compare: steel, wood,

plastic, concrete.(b) How the environment affects some materials: how weathering occurs; how

rotting occurs.How the effects of the environment are reduced: how painting protects;how galvanising protects.

Keeping in Touch(a) How a telephone works: what are electromagnets?; parts of a telephone.(b) How a radio works: what are electromagnetic waves?; parts of a radio.(c) How a television works: what are electrons?; parts of a television set.

. Candidates achieuing 60Va ore awarded c Pass. !* conaiioii' "riling 7s%o are awarde; "-i;'; *;;'Me,it. *

(c)