February 2025

Factors to consider when choosing construction materials

By |2025-02-12T09:23:47+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A house built using Eco friendly materials. Image credit asiagreenbuildings.com A house built using Eco friendly materials. Image credit asiagreenbuildings.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Factors to consider when choosing construction materials

  • The choice of building material depends mainly on the properties of the materials and
  • The purpose of the […]
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Machines: Pulleys

By |2025-02-12T09:41:07+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Wooden pulleys. Image credit wisegeek.com Wooden pulleys. Image credit wisegeek.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Machines: Pulleys

  • A pulley is a basic device or machine made of a wheel with a rim that a chain/cord/rope fits around
  • A single fixed pulley as shown below is used to change the direction […]
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Experiment: Food and Energy

By |2025-02-12T09:14:50+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Burning food to to test its energy content Burning food to to test its energy content ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Experiment: Food and Energy

Aim: Comparing the energy value of foods

Materials: burners, small containers/beakers to hold the water, food holders, thermometers, different types of starchy and fatty foods

Method

  1. Set up the apparatus […]
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Reproduction in Humans

By |2025-02-12T09:31:34+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A Zimbabwean family A Zimbabwean family ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Reproduction in Humans

  • Human being produce sexually
  • The process involves the fusion (joining) of the nuclei (sex cells) of the male gamete (sperm)
  • and the female gamete (ovum)
  • To form a zygote
  • The human and female sexual organs take […]
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Experiment: Growing plants using the vegetative reproduction method

By |2025-02-12T09:37:05+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Growing mulberry cuttings. Image credit wordpress.com Growing mulberry cuttings. Image credit wordpress.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Reproduction in plants: Growing plants using the vegetative reproduction method  

Materials; trays of soil/sand or prepared garden beds, plant cuttings of sugar cane, mulberry, sweet potato cuttings etc

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Breeding

By |2025-02-12T09:00:32+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

SeedCo trial fields are used for breeding seeds. Image credit seedco.co SeedCo trial fields are used for breeding seeds. Image credit seedco.co ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Breeding

  • Controlled breeding in livestock and crops allow farmers to obtain animals and crops with the best characteristics
  • Each breed or variety has is […]
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