Benefits
Taking Lower Secondary Science online will enable students to:
- Develop a foundational understanding of various scientific concepts and principles
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills: through hands-on experiments, observations and analysis of data, students learn how to formulate hypotheses, design experiments and draw conclusions based on evidence
- Improve scientific literacy: this Lower Secondary Science course helps students understand key scientific concepts, theories and methodologies
- Access course materials and resources at their own pace and convenience
Course advice
Students do not need to have studied science previously to take this course. It will require 4-5 hours per week of study time to complete each year of our Lower Secondary Science course plus additional time for completing assignments.
The course covers both the English National Curriculum for Key Stage 3 Science and the Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Curriculum Framework.