The rapid expansion of science and technology in the present century makes the rennovation of its teaching a necessity from the conceptual as well as the methodological point of view. From this perspective, the new international and global tendencies towards science teaching were the main inspiration during the preparation of the curriculum.

The science curriculum presents the main concepts in a global approach based on the understanding of the scientific principles and its relation to everyday’s life in the domains of health, environment, technology and ethics.

The adopted pedagogical innovation favors the mastering of the scientific method, the technics of communication and the transfer of knowledge.

The curriculum defines conceptual objectives, technical and methodological that permits the establishing of a relationship between teaching and evaluation.

Several teaching approaches are favoured in the proposed curriculum and in particular that puts the learner in a research situation which helps in the construction of personal knowledge.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

Science plays an important role in our everyday life. It manifests itself in all aspects of human activity. Consequently, it is important that students become life long learners of science, starting with science at school but extending science learning beyond the school years.

To achieve the above, science teaching aims to realize the following general objectives:

- Develop the learners' intellectual and practical scientific skills.

- Deepen the learner’s awareness in the ability of humans to understand, invent, and create.

- Understand the nature of science and technology, their development across history, and their impact on human thought.

- Insure that learners have acquired the facts, concepts, and principles necessary to understand natural phenomena.

- Motivate students to apply basic scientific principles in all sciences.

- Explain the scientific concepts and principles behind commonly used machines and devices

- Acquire knowledge about health, environment, and safety practices and behave accordingly.

- Realize that some natural resources can be depleted and make the learner aware of the role of science in sustaining these resources.

- Encourage learners to use scientific knowledge and skills in novel situations especially in everyday life.

- Emphasize the role of scientists in the advancement of human kind.

- Encourage learners to be open to the ideas of scientists from different cultures and to their contributions in the advancement of science.

- Encourage learners to abide by such scientific values as honesty and objectivity.

- Develop the learners’ scientific curiosity and orientation toward scientific research.

- Encourage learners to work independently and cooperatively in solving scientific problems.

- Make the learners aware of career possibilities in different science related areas.

TABLE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PERIODS PER WEEK/YEAR

BASIC EDUCATION
	Elementary Level
	FIRST CYCLE			SECOND CYCLE
Year	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Number of periods per week	2	2	3	4	4	5
Number of periods per year	60	60	90	120	120	150

	Intermediate Level
Year	Seventh			Eighth			Ninth
Subject	Physics	Chemistry	Life and Earth Sciences	Physics	Chemistry	Life and Earth Sciences	Physics	Chemistry	Life and Earth Sciences
Number of periods per week	1 1/2	1 1/2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Number of periods per year	45	45	90	60	60	60	60	60	60

SECONDARY EDUCATION
Year	SECONDARY FIRST			SECONDARY SECOND
Section				Humanities		Sciences
Subject	Physics	Chemistry	Life Science	Scientific Literacy	Physics	Chemistry	Life Science
Number of periods per week	3	2	2	3	5	3	2
Number of periods per year	90	60	60	90	150	90	60