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Science in Everyday Life

Junior High 6 questions
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What science in everyday life means

You learn how science helps you understand everyday situations at home, in class and in your surroundings. This skill helps you choose safe and sensible actions, and answer questions that link ideas to real life.

What you will practise

  • Linking science ideas to common objects and daily events
  • Choosing correct materials from their electrical or physical properties
  • Identifying food groups for a healthy balanced diet
  • Explaining simple changes such as rusting in daily life

Before you start

You should already know basic states of matter, common materials, and simple food groups. It also helps if you can read short science questions carefully and follow everyday examples.

Not confident yet? Work through Mixed Revision Drill first.

Worked example

One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.

Question

Rusting of iron is caused by the presence of

  • oxygen and water
  • carbon dioxide only
  • sunlight only
  • salt only
Answer: oxygen and water

Working: Iron rusts when it is exposed to both oxygen and moisture (water).

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Thinking rusting happens without water. Remember iron needs both oxygen and moisture.
  • Mixing up conductors and insulators. Check which materials allow electricity to pass through easily.
  • Calling any meal a balanced diet. A balanced diet must include all food classes in the right proportions.
  • Ignoring the real-life clue in the question. Match the science idea to the everyday situation given.

Curriculum and exam alignment

Ghana GES Basic 7 to 9 syllabusBECE

In Junior High School, this kind of work usually fits into integrated science lessons that connect classroom ideas to daily life. It also supports BECE preparation by building the kind of applied reasoning often tested in objective and short-answer questions.

Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.

Related skills

Other Integrated Science Booster skills in Science, at the same point in the course.

Other Science topics

SHS SciencesUniversity ScienceBiologyChemistryPhysicsEarth & Space

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Exams that assess science in everyday life

Junior High work on this skill feeds directly into these exam papers. Each page lists the Science topics that appear on it.

BECEBECE practice questionsFree BECE practice across the subjects at this stage, with worked answers.GESGES practice questionsFree GES practice across the subjects at this stage, with worked answers.

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