February 2025

Electrical safety

By |2025-02-12T09:05:24+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Safe use of electricity .Image credit keyword-suggestions.com Safe use of electricity .Image credit keyword-suggestions.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Electrical safety

  • Electrical safety is important as electric shocks can be lethal and improper use of electricity can result in fires
  • The following precautions can be taken when using electricity:
  • Wearing […]
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Timber properties and timber structures

By |2025-02-12T09:20:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A wooden house. Image credit designrulz.com A wooden house. Image credit designrulz.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes:Timber properties and timber structures

  • Wood is a popular material in the construction industry
  • Wood is light and has a high strength/mass ratio
  • Light, strong beams/trusses are a priority in the building of houses
  • […]

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Machines: The inclined plane

By |2025-02-12T09:39:15+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Machines: The inclined plane

  • Is also known as a ramp
  • is a flat supporting surface tilted at an angle,
  • with one end higher than the other,
  • used as an aid for raising or lowering a load
  • Inclined planes are widely used to move heavy loads over vertical obstacles
  • examples vary from a […]
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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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Population Dynamics

By |2025-02-12T08:59:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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Image credit idealscounseling.orgZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Population Dynamics

  • Population-all the inhabitants of a particular place/area at one given time
  • The study of changes in population is known as demograph

Factors affecting population change

  • The birth rate-the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
  • Death/Mortality rate-is the number of […]
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Carbon Dioxide and Photosynthesis

By |2025-02-12T09:37:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science: Carbon Dioxide and Photosynthesis

Aim: To test whether carbon dioxide is necessary for photosynthesis.

Materials: Potted green plants, potassium hydroxide solution (soda lime), two polythene bags/two bell jars, string, apparatus and reagents for the start test.

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Amylase enzyme experiment

By |2025-02-12T09:21:08+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Image credit schule-bw.de Image credit schule-bw.de ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Amylase enzyme experiment

Experiment

Materilas: 1% amylase enzyme/saliva, 2% startch solution, visking tubing, reagents to test for starch and sugar, beakers.

Method A: Visking Tubing.

  • NB. The Visking Tubing is used to function/work as a small small intestine.
  • Prepare two model intestines by […]
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Experiment: Testing for osmosis in living plants

By |2025-02-12T09:37:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Peeled potatoes. Image credit alsalamgroup.com Peeled potatoes. Image credit alsalamgroup.com ZIMSEC O Level Science Notes: Experiment: Testing osmosis in living plant tissue

Materials: potatoes, knife or blade, distilled water, sugar or salt, three containers,weighing balance.

Method

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Prepare three pieces of peeled potato. Each block must be […]

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Reproduction in Plants:Development after fertilization

By |2025-02-12T09:29:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A flower fertilisation. Image credit studyblue.com Fertilisation of a flower. Image credit studyblue.com ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Reproduction in plants: Reproduction in Plants:Development after fertilization

  • Once the ovules inside the ovary have been fertilized a lot of changes takes place
  • The fertilized ovules develop into seeds inside the ovary
  • The ovary […]
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