This book is specifically written for the Year 9 Australian Curriculum Science Course. The three topics (strands) covered are: Science as a Human Endeavour, Science Inquiry Skills and Science Understanding.

All the Science Understanding subtopics (substrands) are covered as follows in the chapters:

• body systems and ecosystems (Biological Sciences)
• atomic theory and chemical reactions (Chemical Sciences)
• plate tectonics (Earth and Space Sciences)
• energy on the move (Physical Sciences)

Chapters:

1. body systems and ecosystems
2. atomic theory and chemical reactions
3. plate tectonics
4. energy on the move
5. investigations and problem solving
6. course test 1
7. course test 2
8. answers
9. index