The Natural Sciences include physics, chemistry, the earth sciences, biology and environment studies.
Learners practise the scientific method of investigation.
This involves observing, asking questions, forming hypotheses, testing hypotheses, recording evidence, interpreting and communicating findings. The Natural Sciences have been organised around four themes. They are The planet Earth and beyond Learners understand and appreciate the Earth's structure, dynamic features and components from core to upper atmosphere and the delicate nature of the many environments associated with it. Life and living Here the emphasis is on the dynamic interdependence between organisms and their respective environments. Learners recognise forms of diversity and that diversity arises out of the interactions of organisms within their environments.