Grades 9-12 (USA)
In signing up for our system for USA Grades 9-12 you will get free access to:
- Hundreds of interactive learning games and exam drills. Much of the content has been developed in line with the California State Board of Education content standards.
- Your own online portfolio with records of the scores you have attained
- The ability to add your own revision notes to reinforce your knowledge
- The ability to personalise your What2Learn area by designing your micon (your online character). The more activities you complete the more you will be able to buy for your micon.
If you want to know in detail what topics are covered within each subject area please see the list below. Otherwise, sign up now!
Biology/Life Sciences
- Cell biology
- Enzymes
- Cell activities
- Nutrition in plants
- Genetics
- Genes and chromosomes
- Ecology
- Ecosystems and environmental issues
- Food webs
- Biodiversity
- The Nitrogen cycle
- The water cycle
- Evolution
- Darwin and natural selection
- Physiology
- Infections and diseases
- Viruses, bacteria and fungi
- Circulation in humans
- Breathing and respiration
- The nervous system
- The hormonal system
- Homeostasis
- Earth’s Place in the Universe
- Dynamic Earth Processes
- Continental Drift
- Plate tectonics
- Constructive and destructive margins
- Earthquakes
- Energy in the Earth System
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- The Carbon Cycle
- The atmosphere - chemicals and layers
- California Geology
Chemistry
- Atomic and Molecular Structure
- The Periodic Table
- Symbols and formulae
- Chemical Bonds
- Covalent bonding
- Ion formation
- Matter conservation and stoichiometry
- Gases and Their Properties
- Acids and Bases
- Solutions
- Chemical Thermodynamics
- Reaction Rates
- Chemical Equilibrium
- Le Chatelier’s Principle
- Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
- The bonding properties of carbon
- Nuclear Processes
- Radiation
- Damage to living cells from ionizing radiation
Environmental studies
- Ecosystems and environmental issues
- Food webs
- Biomes
- Tropical rainforests
- Forest management
- Savannas
- Desertification
- Energy production
- Acid rain
- Global warming
History-Social Science: The Modern World
- The Treaty of Versailles
- The Weimar Republic
- The Nazi Party, 1928 - 1933
- German history, 1919 - 1945
ICT
- Input devices
- Output devices
- Storage
- Software applications
Mathematics
Materials provided for Foundation and Intermediate levels.
- Place value
- Solving problems without a calculator
- Mental arithmetic shortcuts
- Changing between decimals, percentages and fractions
- Ratio
- Algebra
- Solving equations
- Angles in intersecting and parallel lines
- Conversion between units
- Rounding off numbers
- Simplification of fractions
Physical education
- Anatomy and physiology
- The skeletal system
- The circulatory system
- The respiratory system
- The nervous system
- The muscular system
- Health-related fitness
- Principles of training
Physics
- Motion and forces
- Newton’s Laws
- Conservation of Energy and Momentum
- Heat and Thermodynamics
- Waves and wave motion
- The electromagnetic spectrum
- Electric and Magnetic Phenomena
- Current in electric circuits
- Production of electricity
- Circuit diagrams
Religious Education
- Poverty and Wealth
- Religion and Medical Ethics
- Peace and Justice
