Life Systems
      Cells, Tissues, Organs and Systems

• Unicellular organisms and multi cellular organisms
• How unicellular organisms meet their basic needs?
• Organelles in a cell
• Differences in structure between plant and animal cells
• Organization of cells into tissues, organs, and systems
• Function of selectively permeable membranes in cells
• Structure and function of specialized cells and tissues in different parts of plants
• Cells in multi cellular organisms need to reproduce to make more cells to form and repair tissues
• Structure of the roots, stem, and leaves of a plant permit the movement of food, water, and gases
• Comparison of structure of different plants and shows how their structure enables them to live in specific conditions
• Movement of gases and water into and out of cells during diffusion and osmosis

Matter and Materials
      Fluids

• Viscosity in liquids
• Density of Solid, Liquid and Gas
• Flow rate of different liquids
• Relationship of Mass and Weight
• Relationship between viscosity and density
• Mass-to-volume ratio of different amounts of the same substance
• Particle theory
• Fluid compressibility and Incompressibility
• Relationship between gravity and buoyancy
• Effects of Temperature on Density and its comparison with Particle model of matter
• Effect of applying external pressure on the behavior of fluids
• Buoyant force on a given object
• Efficiency as transmitters of force in pneumatic and hydraulic devices

 Energy and Control
     Optics

• Properties of visible light
• Comparison of the properties of visible light with the properties of electromagnetic radiation
• Different Living Sources of light
• Wavelengths of light
• Refraction of visible light
• Transmitted light
• Mirrors and lenses
• Optical instruments
• Laws of reflection
• Color vision using the additive theory
• Color filters

Structures and Mechanisms
      Mechanical efficiency

• Pascal’s law
• Relationship between force, area, and pressure
• Compression of liquid and gases
• Effect of pressure on a liquid
• Linking the components of fluid systems
• Friction
• velocity and speed
• velocity ratio of devices with pulleys and gears
• mechanical efficiency

Earth and Space Systems
      Water systems

• States of water
• Circulation of water on the earth
• Formation of geological features on the ocean floor
• Physical characteristics of salt water and fresh water
• Wave formation
• Height of tides
• Convection   currents in water
• Weather and climate

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