What the course covers
8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.
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- 1.1 Variables, fair tests and control
- 1.2 Making reliable measurements
- 1.3 Tables, graphs and spotting a pattern
- 1.4 Conclusions, and evaluating your method
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- 2.1 Cells, and what is inside them
- 2.2 Tissues, organs and systems
- 2.3 Nutrition and digestion
- 2.4 Breathing, circulation and movement
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- 3.1 Reproduction in plants and animals
- 3.2 Photosynthesis
- 3.3 Respiration
- 3.4 Health, disease and the body's defences
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- 4.1 Interdependence and ecosystems
- 4.2 Variation within a species
- 4.3 Inheritance and selective breeding
- 4.4 Evolution in outline
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- 5.1 The particle model
- 5.2 States of matter, and changing between them
- 5.3 Atoms, elements and compounds
- 5.4 Mixtures, and how to separate them
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- 6.1 What is actually happening in a reaction
- 6.2 Acids, alkalis and neutralisation
- 6.3 Metals and how they react
- 6.4 Conservation of mass, and word equations
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- 7.1 Forces, balanced and unbalanced
- 7.2 Speed, distance and time
- 7.3 Energy stores and transfers
- 7.4 Pressure, moments and machines
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- 8.1 Light and sound
- 8.2 Electric circuits
- 8.3 Magnetism and electromagnets
- 8.4 Earth, the solar system, and what lies beyond
What you will be able to do
By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:
- Variables, fair tests and control
- Cells, and what is inside them
- Reproduction in plants and animals
- Interdependence and ecosystems
- What is actually happening in a reaction
- Light and sound
Why take it
Who it is for
Designed for
- Students in Middle Stage
- Anyone covering Class 6 – Class 8
- Parents supporting a child at this stage
- Learners revisiting this stage at their own pace
What you need
- No prior course needed
- A phone, tablet or computer
- About two hours in total
- Each module stands alone — start anywhere
Questions
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About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
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No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
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Yes. This course is placed at Middle Stage for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
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A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
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Yes — ₹360 for this course on its own, or ₹1,050 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
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There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
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Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.
Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.