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

Year	SECONDARY THIRD
Section	Literature and Humanities	Sociology and Economics		General Science			Life Sciences
Subject	Scientific Literacy	Scientific Literacy	Physics	Chemistry	Life Science	Physics	Chemistry	Life Science
Number of periods per week	3	4	7	4	-	5	5	6
Number of periods per year	90	120	210	120	-	150	150	180

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE - BASIC EDUCATION - Elementary Level

First Cycle
Theme	Year One	Year Two	Year Three
Plants and their habitats	- Growth and needs of plants.	- Parts of a garden. - Seasonal plants.	- Parts of a plant Forest, desert and sea plants.
Animals and their habitats	- Growth and needs of animals.	- Similarity, variation and difference in animals.	- Forest, desert and sea animals. - Sea pollution.
Man and his health	- Growth and needs of children. - Senses. - Keeping clean.	- Body movements. - Food groups. - Clean vegetables and fruits.	- General functions in human body. - Body protection.
Man and the environment	- Included in the other themes.	- Included in the other themes.	- Included in the other themes.
Matter and Energy	- The sun. - Clouds. - Air Water.	- Nonliving things. - Water cycle. - States of water.	- Heat sources. - Properties of states of matter. - Force concept.
Earth and the Universe	- Day and night. - The four seasons.	- Apparent movements of sun. - Movement of shadows. - Times of day.	- Phases of moon. - Temperature. - Breakdown of rocks.

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE - BASIC EDUCATION - Elementary Level

Second Cycle

Theme

Year Four

Year Five

Year Six

Plants and their habitats

- Fresh water habitat and its plants.

- Classification of plants.

- Nutrition in plants Photosynthesis.

- Plant cell.

- Reproduction in plant, Role of man.

Animals and their habitats

- Fresh water habitat and its plants.

- Classification of plants.

- Nutrition in animals.

- Adaptation and behavior.

- Food chain.

- Animal cell.

- Reproduction in animals, Role of man.

Man and his health

- Support and movement systems.

- Food pyramid.

- Nutrients.

- Digestive, respiratory, circulatory systems.

- Protection from disease.

- Body structure.

- Nervous and excretory systems.

- Effects of smoking, etc.

Man and the environment

- Included in the other themes.

- Interaction between man and environment.

- Pollution.

- Insecticides.

Matter and Energy

- Properties of matter.

- Mixture.

- Magnets.

- Electricity.

- Sound.

- Propagation of light.

- Flow of electricity.

- Electric circuits.

- Chemical substances.

- Chemical reaction.

- Simple machines.

- Energy.

- Sustainable development.

Earth and the Universe

- Soil .

- Formation of soil.

- Clay.

- Rocks.

- Fossils.

- Solar system.

- Spheres of the earth.

- Atmospheric pressure.

- Earth movements.

- Consequences.

- Rotation of moon.

- Satellites.

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE - BASIC EDUCATION - Intermediate Level

LIFE AND EARTH SCIENCES
Theme	Grade seven	Grade Eight	Grade Nine
Nutrition	- Feeding behavior of animals. - Nutritional needs of plants. - Respiration in living things. - Relations between environmental conditions, body activities, and nutrition. - Nutrition and respiration: vital requirements.		- Digestion - Respiration - Blood circulation - Utilization of nutrients and of oxygen. - Urinary function - Nutrition and health
Reproduction and genetics	- Animal reproduction. - Plant reproduction.	- Puberty and adolescence. - Reproductive organs. - Functioning of the reproductive system. - Fertilization, development, and birth - Birth control. - Sexually transmitted diseases: AIDS.	- Chromosomes and genetic information - Mitosis - Meiosis and gene assortment Mendel’s work - Production of useful substances for food industry and medicine by genetic engineering.
Inter-relationships between living things	- Study of an ecosystem. - Relations between organisms in ecosystems. - Food web in an ecosystem. - Man and natural equilibrium.
Immunology		- Immunological specificity. - Deficiency and disorder of the immune system. - Preventive and curative methods.
Earth and the environment		- Geology: earth science. - Manifestations of earth activities. - Structure and dynamics of the earth. - Circulation of matter on earth. - Geology and human responsibilities.
Nervous coordination and human behavior			- Nervous coordination and human Behavior. - Response of organisms to environmental stimuli. - Tactile sensation. - Substance abuse.

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE - BASIC EDUCATION - Intermediate Level

CHEMISTRY
Theme	Grade Seven	Grade Eight	Grade Nine
Classification and Constituents of Matter	Matter: Classification and Separation Techniques - Classification of matter - Separation techniques - Environmental applications Solutions, Suspensions, and Colloids - Solutions - Suspensions and Colloids - Environmental applications	Pure Substances - Elements - Compounds - Atoms, Molecules and Ions - Symbols and Formulas - Allotropes: diamond and graphite	The Atom - Structure of the atom - The Mole concept - Periodic table
Chemical Reactions and Energy	Chemical Reactions - Reactants and Products - Conservation of matter - Energy and chemical reactions - Combustion as one type of chemical reaction	Electrical Nature of Matter - Electrification - Electric discharge - Conductors and Insulators - Electricity and Safety Chemical Reactions - Chemical equations - Types of chemical reactions - Rate of chemical reactions Acids, Bases and Salts - Acidic and basic solutions - Acidity: Concept of pH - Salts - Applications	Chemical Bonding - Stability of inert gases - Formation of a chemical bond - Electron-dot symbols - Covalent bond - Ionic bond Electrochemistry - Electric energy from chemical reactions - Using electric energy to produce chemical reactions - Oxidation - Reduction reactions
Organic Chemistry			Organic Chemistry - Hydrocarbons - Petroleum, Natural Gas and Coal - Esterification and Saponification - Synthetic materials
Environment			Chemistry and Environment - Pollution of air, water, and soil - Addressing pollution problems

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE - BASIC EDUCATION - Intermediate Level

PHYSICS
Theme	Grade Seven	Grade Eight	Grade Nine
Matter	- Solid and liquid states - Gaseous state - Structure of matter - Change of state and expansion
Mechanics		- Motion and speed. - Force: effects and classification. - Work, power and forms of energy.	- Equilibrium of a body under the action of two forces. Hooke’s law. - Pressure in liquids - Archimedes’ principle.
Electricity	- Circuit - Measurement of current and potential difference. - Grouping of lamps - Magnets and coils		- Alternating current - Ohm’s law and grouping of resistors - Power and energy
Heat			- Quantity of heat and transfer of heat - Thermal equilibrium.
Waves		- Characteristics of waves - Sound waves. - Electromagnetic waves and colors.
Optics		- Rectilinear propagation of light. - Reflection of light and plane mirror.	- Refraction of light. - Lenses and eye.