Foundation · Concept Mastery
Junior Science Olympiad — Foundation
29 lessons plus a reference sheet across Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science & Skills (including formulas and worked examples). Every concept taught from zero with worked examples, quick checks and challenge questions — a structured path to stronger scientific understanding.
Biology
- Cells — Prokaryotes, eukaryotes & organelles
- Surface Area & Volume — Structure & function
- Classification — Sorting life into groups
- Food Webs — Energy flow in ecosystems
- Evolution — Variation, selection & adaptation
- Genetics & Homeostasis — Inheritance & internal balance
Chemistry
- States of Matter — Solids, liquids, gases & changes
- Elements & Compounds — Pure substances & mixtures
- Atoms & Ions — Inside the atom
- Reactions & Mass — Conservation of mass
- Rates & Energy — Reaction speed & energy change
Physics
- Describing Motion — Speed, distance & time
- Forces — Pushes, pulls & free-body diagrams
- Newton's Laws — The three laws of motion
- Energy — Stores, transfers & conservation
- Efficiency & Heat — Useful energy & thermal transfer
- Power — Rate of energy transfer
- Waves — Properties & behaviour
- Light — Reflection, refraction & rays
- Electric Circuits — Current, voltage & resistance
Earth Science
- The Rock Cycle — Igneous, sedimentary & metamorphic
- Plate Tectonics — Moving plates & boundaries
- Earth, Sun & Moon — Days, seasons & eclipses
- Fossils & Climate — Reading Earth’s history
Skills
- Units & Prefixes — SI units & conversions
- Graphs — Reading & drawing graphs
- Formulas — Rearranging & substituting
- Scaling — Ratio, proportion & scale
- Variables & Logic — Designing fair tests
Reference
- Formula & Fact Cheat Sheet — All formulas, symbols & key facts
Competition guides:
JSO Y7-8 2026 guide →
JSO Y9-10 2026 guide →
Big Science Competition 2026 guide →
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