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Students attend Junior
secondary school for JSS integrated science grades 7-9 (JSS for ~13-15 year olds)
In the ninth grade, students
take the Junior Secondary Certificate Examination (JSCE) in integrated science at
the end of the junior year to qualify for
the limited number of openings in senior secondary schools.
The Junior Secondary School
integrated science examination (JSS3 exam) is part of the qualifying exam for Senior Secondary School.
Junior Secondary School
consists of the JSS I, JSS 2 and JSS 3 which is equivalent to the 7th,
8th, and 9th Grade respectively.
INTEGRATED SCIENCE in
Nigerian Schools
A Nigerian Junior
Secondary Certificate Examination (JSCE) Exam Guide
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Biology and
ecological topics |
The skeleton and muscular
system
The human skeleton
The functions of bones and
muscles
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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The digestive system
The structure of the
digestive system
Digestion and the
organs responsible for it
Storage of food in the
body
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The circulatory system
The heart
Composition of blood
Blood vessels and
circulation
Function of blood
Blood clothing
Blood diseases e.g.
Aids
The danger of Aids
Prevention of Aids
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
|
The respiratory system
Respiration
How we breathe
The air we breathe in
and out
Breathing problems
The excretory system
The urinary system
Excretory products
Excretion from the skin
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The Nervous System
Feeling things
Reflex action
Sense organs
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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Heredity
The concept of heredity
Dominant and Recessive
genes
Heredity and
Environment
Family Tree
Nuclear and Extended
families
Child care
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Types of reproduction
Vegetative reproduction
Sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Difference between
sexual and asexual reproduction.
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Physical growth and
development
Nutrition and growth
Importance of nutrient
in the body
Food tests
Value of some foods
used in Nigeria
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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Gardening
Vegetable garden
Types of vegetable
farming
Importance of vegetable
to the body
Pest control
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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Habitat
What is a habitat?
Naming habitats
Habitats and
adaptations
The fresh water habitat
Biotic and abiotic
factors in the habitat
Population density
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Poultry keeping
Disease control
Feeding
Keeping records
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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Germination
Conditions necessary
for germination
Experiment on
germination of beans and maize (seed)
Pollination
What is pollination?
How does pollination
occur?
What happens to a
pollen grain when it falls on a stigma?
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Personal Health
The meaning of personal
health
Levels of health
Ways of maintaining
good health
Drug Abuse
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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Drug Abuse
What is drug?
When can somebody abuse
drug
The effect of drug
abuse on man
Causes of drug abuse
Prevention of drug
abuse
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Photosynthesis and Respiration
What is photosynthesis?
The importance of
photosynthesis to plants and animals;
Differences between
respiration and photosynthesis.
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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Balanced environments
Tropical rain forest
communities;
Tropical savannah
communities;
Pyramids of numbers;
Energy pyramids
Balance in nature
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Wildlife
Our disappearing
wildlife;
Wildlife game reserves;
Names of game reserves
in Nigeria
Importance of game
reserve to the economic of the Nation.
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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Feeding in plants and animals
Adaptation of mouth
parts for feeding
Animal foods and
methods of feeding e.g. birds, insects.
Food storage
Food storage in plants
Food storage in animals
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Resources from living things
Resources from plants
Resources from animals
Cash crops and food
crops
Transpiration
What is transpiration?
Condition necessary for
transpiration
Importance of
transpiration to plants
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Carbon cycle
Importance of carbon
cycle to plants and animals
Nitrogen cycle
Importance of nitrogen
cycle to plants and animals
Micro organisms in the soil
The role of micro
organism to plants and animals
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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Chemistry topics |
Pure and impure substances
The separation of
substances
Extraction of colouring
matter from plants
Chromatography
Fractional distillation
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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Oxygen
Laboratory preparation
of oxygen
Properties of oxygen
Oxides of oxygen
Uses of oxygen
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Hydrogen
Laboratory preparation
of oxygen
Properties of hydrogen
Activities series
Water – an oxide of
hydrogen
Hydrogen as a reducing
agent
Uses of hydrogen
Uses of hydrogen
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Hydrogen
Laboratory preparation
of oxygen
Properties of hydrogen
Activities series
Water – an oxide of
hydrogen
Hydrogen as a reducing
agent
Uses of hydrogen
Uses of hydrogen
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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Water
Electrolysis of water
Solutions
Suspensions
Colloids
Hardness of water
Causes of hardness
Effect of hardness of
water on soap and detergents
Removal of hardness of
water
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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Rusting
Conditions for rusting
Rusting and burning
Preventing rusting
Materials for communities
Carbon dioxide (Carbon
IV oxide)
Water
Oxygen
Nitrogen compounds
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Periodic Table
The first twenty
elements in the periodic table
Symbols of these
elements
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for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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Physics Topics |
Energy
What is energy?
Sources of energy
Forms of energy
Light energy
Properties of light
energy
Effect of sunlight on
our skin
What happens when light
falls on anything?
Heat energy
What happens when heat
rays strike a body
Energy and life
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Measurements
Density
Force
Pressure
Calculation on the
above using SI Units
Mass and Weight
Difference between mass
and weight
Simple calculation
involving mass of an object or a body.
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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Simple Machines
Levers
Inclined planes
Screws and wedges
Machine compared with
body movement
Maintenance of machines
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Energy and communities
Communities
Energy for communities
Food chain and Food
webs
for Nigerian JSS JSCE
Integrated Science exam
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BIOLOGY REVISION QUIZZES on
some basic ideas
Some of these quizzes may
help prepare students for aspects of the Nigerian JSS JSCE Integrated
Science exam
QUIZ
on "Cells"
QUIZ
on "Reproduction"
QUIZ
on "Environment
& feeding relationships"
QUIZ on "Variation and classification"
QUIZ on "Food and digestion"
QUIZ on "Respiration"
QUIZ on "Microbes and diseases"
QUIZ on "Ecological relationships"
QUIZ on "Inheritance and selection"
QUIZ on "Fit and healthy"
QUIZ on "Plants and photosynthesis"
QUIZ on "Plants for food"
CHEMISTRY REVISION QUIZZES
on some basic ideas
Some of these quizzes may
help prepare students for aspects of the Nigerian JSS JSCE Integrated
Science exam
QUIZ on "Acids and
alkalis"
QUIZ on "Simple chemical reactions"
QUIZ on
"Particle model of solids, liquids and
gases"
QUIZ on "Solutions"
QUIZ on "Atoms and elements"
QUIZ on "Compounds and mixtures"
QUIZ on "Rocks and weathering"
QUIZ on "The
Rock Cycle"
QUIZ on "Reactions of metals and metal
compounds"
QUIZ on "Patterns of reactivity"
QUIZ on "Environmental chemistry"
QUIZ on "Using chemistry"
PHYSICS REVISION QUIZZES
on some basic ideas
Some of these quizzes may
help prepare students for aspects of the Nigerian JSS JSCE Integrated
Science exam
QUIZ on "Energy resources"
QUIZ on "Electrical
circuits"
QUIZ on "Forces and their
effects"
QUIZ on "The solar system
and beyond"
QUIZ on "Heating and
cooling"
QUIZ on "Magnets and
electromagnets"
QUIZ on "Light"
QUIZ on "Sound and
hearing"
QUIZ on "Energy and
electricity"
QUIZ on "Gravity and
space"
QUIZ on "Pressure and
moments"
CHEMISTRY REVISION NOTES that
MAY help for SSS (O level standard, Class 2 SS2) chemistry
examinations
States of Matter -
particle theory - properties of gases, liquids & solids
Important
definitions in Chemistry
Methods of
Separating Mixtures
How to write
equations, work out formula and name compounds
Uses
of Chemicals - 220+ examples briefly described
Types of Chemical Reactions or Chemical Processes
Qualitative analysis
- chemical identification tests
Methods of preparing and collecting gases
Acids, Bases, Alkalis, pH,
Neutralisation and Salts
Water
Cycle, Solubility and Hard and Soft Water -
water treatment, colloids, solubility
The Periodic Table - overview and
summary
Group 1 The Alkali
Metals - lithium, sodium, potassium etc.
Group 7 The Halogens -
chlorine, bromine, iodine etc.
Group 0 Noble Gases
helium, neon, argon, xenon etc.
Physical &
Chemical Properties and Uses of Transition Metals
Ammonia synthesis, nitric acid, fertilisers and uses, reversible reactions
& chemical equilibrium
The Reactivity Series of Metals
Corrosion - Rusting of Iron
and its prevention
Extraction of Metals from their Ores
Extra notes on some aspects of
industrial Chemistry
An introduction
to electrolysis and batteries
Useful products from oil &
introduction to organic chemistry
Factors affecting
the rates-speeds of chemical reactions - theory, experimental
methods etc.
Energy changes-transfers in
Chemical Reactions - exothermic and endothermic reactions
Atomic Structure - electrons,
protons, neutrons, isotopes etc.
Introduction to Materials
Structure and Types of Chemical Bonding
Nanochemistry - examples of
uses
Smart materials - examples of
uses
Earth Science - aspects of
rock types, rock cycle geology and plate tectonics
Chemical Calculations
- lots of different types explained with numerous examples
Radioactivity and Nuclear Power
- alpha, beta and gamma radiation - formation and uses
INDEX OF CHEMISTRY QUIZZES that
MAY help revise for SSS (O level standard,
Class 2 SS2) chemistry examinations
1.
General basics of chemistry * 2. Rates of Chemical Reaction
Factors * 3. The Periodic Table
4. Group
1 Alkali Metals * 5. Transition Metals * 6.
Wider ranging quizzes on metals * 7. Group 0 Noble Gases
8. Group
7 The Halogens * 9. Reversible Reactions, Equilibrium, Ammonia
Manufacture and Uses
10.
Limestone Uses and Chemistry * 11. Oil and Useful Products
and Organic Chemistry
12. pH scale, Acids, Bases, Salts
* 13.
Extraction of Metals from Ores
14. The
Reactivity Series of Metals, Rusting and Redox
reactions
15. Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
* 16. States of Matter (gas, liquid & solid) & State Changes
17. Atomic
structure, isotopes, electronic structure * 18. Structure, Properties and Bonding
of Materials
19. Chemical
Calculations * 20. Earth Science * 21. Electrolysis
and its applications
* 22.
Radioactivity, Radioisotopes and Nuclear Power * 23. Chemical
Tests for identification
Chemistry Quizzes
Section 1.
General chemistry - basic ideas
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
2. The Rates of Chemical Reactions
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
3.
The
basics of the Periodic Table
(see also individual Groups)
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
4. The
Group 1 Alkali Metals
Chemistry Quizzes
Section 5. Transition Metals and their Compounds
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
6. Wider ranging Metal Quizzes
(Alkali Metals
+Transition Metals quizzes)
Chemistry Quizzes
Section 7.
Group 0 The Noble Gases
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
8.
Group 7 The Halogens
(the elements, compounds, properties and uses)
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
9.
Reversible Reactions, Equilibrium, Ammonia
and Nitric Acid Synthesis
&
Uses
Chemistry Quizzes
Section 10.
Limestone, Its Chemistry and Uses
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
11.
The
Products of Oil, Organic chemistry, Pollution, Climate Change
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
12. pH, Indicators, Acids,
Bases, Neutralisation and Salts
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Easier multiple choice quiz on pH, Indicators, Acids,
Bases, Neutralisation and Salts
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Harder multiple choice quiz on pH, Indicators, Acids,
Bases, Neutralisation and Salts
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Structured question worksheet on Acid
Reaction word equations and
symbol
equation questions
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Word
equation answers and
symbol
equation answers)
-
Word-fill
quiz worksheet on Acids,
Bases, Neutralisation and Salts
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Matching pair quiz on Acids, Bases, Salts and pH
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
13. The
Extraction of Metals
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
14.
The
Reactivity Series of Metals, Rusting and Redox
reactions
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
15.
Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
16.
States of Matter (gas, liquid & solid) and State Changes
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
17.
Atomic
structure, isotopes & electronic structure of atoms
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
18.
Structure, Properties and Chemical Bonding
of Materials
Chemistry Quizzes
Section 19.
Chemical
Calculations
Science Section 20. Earth Science Quizzes
(geology, rock types, atmosphere evolution,
plate tectonics etc.)
Chemistry Quizzes
Section
21. Electrolysis
and its applications
Section
22.
Physics Quizzes on
Radioactivity, Radioisotopes and Nuclear Power
Section 23. Qualitative
Chemical Analysis Tests for identifying ions (cations and anions),
gases, compounds etc.
Senior Secondary school
consists of the SS I, SS 2, and SS 3 which is equivalent to the 10th,
11th and 12th Grade.
The General Certificate of
Education Examination (GCE O level) was replaced by the Senior Secondary
Certificate Examination (SSCE). The SSCE examination is conducted at the
end of the Secondary School studies.
West African Examination
Council (WAEC) conducts both the SSCE and GCE.
In Senior Secondary School
Class 2 (SS2), students may be taking the GCE O Level chemistry exam,
Senior Secondary School (SSS)
Grades 10-12, in twelfth year take the Senior School Certificate
Examination (SSCE) in science (physics, chemistry, and biology)
The Senior Secondary School
Exam in chemistry is taken in the last year of high school (SS3).
Secondary School Certificate
(SSC or West African Senior Secondary School Certificate)
Students who want to apply
for higher education but who do not score high enough on the SSCE may take the General Certificate Examination (GCE) in the fall of the following year to attempt to qualify for openings.
The SSCE exam in chemistry is prepared and administered by the West African Examination Council (WAEC),
an organization that has operated school examinations in several West
African and the SSCE replaced the West African General Certificate of Education O and A level
examinations.
Nigerian government
established the National Examination Council of Nigeria (NECO) to
compete with the WAEC.
University entrance: e.g.
for science and technology courses UME candidates must possess Five (5)
‘O’ Level credits to include English Language, science subjects and
elementary mathematics with at least a pass.
Direct Entry Candidates must possess two ‘A’ Level passes including a
relevant science and an OND/NCE in related fields.
The Nigerian Certificate in
Education (NCE), qualifies professionals to teach in grades one through nine and in technical colleges.
ADVANCED LEVEL CHEMISTRY NOTES
that MAY help in your science studies (GCE A Level standard)
These are designed for
pre-university students, though 1st year university chemistry
students may also find them useful.
INDEX of
Advanced Level
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY REVISION
STUDY NOTES
INDEX of
Advanced Level INORGANIC CHEMISTRY REVISION
STUDY NOTES
INDEX of
Advanced Level PHYSICAL-THEORETICAL REVISION
STUDY NOTES
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