1º ESO

Teacher: Sagrario

TOPICS

Unit 1-The Earth in Space             - The knowledge of the universe             - Stars, Galaxies, Planets…              - The Solar System             - The Earth; movements of the Earth             - The moon; eclipses and the phases             - The old theories of space exploration             - The Earth: Atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, crust, mantle and core.

Unit 2- Matter             - General properties of matter             - Mass and volume             - Specific properties             - Density             - Units and instruments of measurement

Unit 3- States of matter                  - Solids, liquids and gases. Properties             - Particle theory             - Changes of state

Unit 4- Types of substances             - Pure substances and mixtures             - Elements and Compounds             - Homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures.             - Solutions: Sea water as a solution             - Separating mixtures: Sieving, decanting and filtering

Unit 5- Atoms and molecules - Atoms and molecules - Elements and compounds - The Periodic Table: Symbols - Hydrogen and Helium

Unit 6- The Earth’s Atmosphere              - The origin of our atmosphere              - The structure of the atmosphere: layers              - Composition of the air              - Atmospheric pressure              - Meteorological phenomena              - Human influences on the environment: pollutants and environmental problems

Unit 7- Hydrosphere: Water - Properties - Water cycle - The molecule of water - Water in nature - Pure water, fresh water, salt water, tap water. - Density of water and density of ice           - The importance of water for life.

Unit 8- The Solid Earth - Geochemical elements - Minerals and rocks                - The Rock Cycle                - Igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks                - Uses of rocks and minerals

Unit 9- Living things - Life processes - Biochemical elements. Carbon           - Cells: animal and plant cells           - Cell, tissue, organ, system, organism           - Feeding: autotrophic and heterotrophic beings

Unit 10- Classification            - The principles of classification                        - The five kingdoms - Monera, protista and fungi - Micro organisms - Using keys - Introduction to taxonomy

Unit 11- The plant kingdom - Non-vascular: mosses and liverworts - Vascular: Ferns and flowering plants - Gymnosperms and Angiosperms

Unit 12- The animal kingdom - Vertebrates: fish, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds - Invertebrates: sponges, coelenterates, worms, molluscs, echinoderms, arthropods