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OVERVIEW :
Unit I : Materials & Safety
A study of:
-Employment
Laws such as Occupational Health & Safety Act
- Young
Worker Awareness program
- acids,
bases, salts, sugars, alcohols, alkanes
- whmis
& msds
- Vital
Signs Computer assign
- Fire Code
- locate
all fire alarms & fire hoses in the school
- classes
of fires
- analysis
of household chemicals
- oxidation,
combustion, corrosion
- combustion
of fuels
- carbon
& its oxides
Lab Activities:
- generation
of carbon dioxide
- home-made
fire extinguisher
- acids,
bases & salts
- corrosion
- prevention
of corrosion
- combustion
of fuels
- activity
series
- Demo of
rapid oxidation & explosion
Project:
- poster
presentation involving Hazard Cards
Unit II : Electrical Circuits
A study of:
- "Safety
First"
- fundamentals
of electricity
- "From
the power station to you"
- power
sources, conductors & insulators, safety features
- problems
: current, voltage & power
- "The right
tools for the right job"
- basic
principles of wiring
- different
types of batteries
- schematic
circuit diagrams
- ammeter
& voltmeter readings
- resistance
& Ohm's Law
Lab Activities:
- wiring
plugs, receptacles, switches, lamp sockets
- soldering
job
- Voltaic
cells
- cells
in series & cells in parallel
- lamps
in series & lamps in parallel
Project:
- activity
involving a plywood base for a simulated electrical circuit
for a
room - junction box, receptacle with utility box, switch with
utility
box, lamp socket with octagonal box
Unit III : Microbiology
A study of:
- modern
microscope
- plant
cell
- animal
cell
- bacteria,
viruses, fungi, molds
- exponential
graph to represent bacteria population growth
- HIV &
AIDS
- cells
in disease
- animal
cell mitosis
- animal
parasites of man
- DNA, genetic
engineering
Lab Activities:
- microviewer
labs for various microbes
- growing
mold in the lab
Project:
- Virus
Diseases : chicken pox, hepatitis of the liver, influenza,
herpes virus,
measles, mumps, multiple sclerosis, rabies
Unit IV : Human Body Systems & Immune System
A study of
- human
body systems : skeletal incl human teeth & good dental
hygiene,
muscular, digestive, nervous incl the senses, respiratory,
reproductive,
excretory, circulatory, immune
- homeopathy
& alternative medicine
Lab Activities
:
- microviewer
labs of human tissue samples : bone tissue, muscle
tissue,
heart tissue, cartilage, blood cells, hair, fingernail, cochlea.
- microviewer
labs of animal representatives of bronchial tubes,
capillaries
Project:
- Human
Diseases Project : Causes, Symptoms, Cures or Remedies
&
Avoidance for any 12 of : Alzheimer's disease, angina, anemia,
arthritis,
anxiety disorder, asthma, athlete's foot, bronchitis,
cerebral
palsy, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, emphysema, epilepsy,
gall stones,
gingivitis, gout, halitosis, hemorrhoids, hepatitis,
kidney
stones, hypertension (high blood pressure), Lou Gehrig's
disease,
meningitis, ms, mononucleosis, Parkinson's disease,
pneumonia,
psoriasis, Rubella, schizophrenia, sciatica, shingles,
stroke,
tetanus, tuberculosis, ulcers, varicose veins, vertigo
- Biology Project : micro-organisms such as fungi, bacteria,yeasts,
molds,
viruses. Diseases : cancers, HIV & AIDS, tuberculosis, pneumonia,
influenza,
herpes, STD's, anthrax, hypertension, cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis,
heart
diseases, bronchitis, biological & chemical warfare diseases. Remedies
&
cures : vaccines, penicillin & its derivatives, aspirin (acetyl
salicylic acid)
incl. its history.