Quick answer: Practise useful foundations and build a study routine before senior school. This independent pack cannot replace a term’s teaching or promise a placement. Start with the free tasks below, then choose STEM, Social Sciences or Arts and Sports Science in line with interests and the subject combination confirmed by the school.
Free STEM sample: water-use calculations
A household uses 18 litres in the morning and 12 in the evening. Find the weekly total. If morning use falls by one sixth, find the new total.
Worked answer: Daily use = 18 + 12 = 30 litres. Weekly use = 30 × 7 = 210 litres. One sixth of 18 is 3, so morning use becomes 15 litres. New daily use = 27 litres; new weekly use = 189 litres, saving 21 litres. Include units. This is arithmetic practice, not advice on adequate household water supply.
Free Social Sciences sample: evidence and recommendations
“A library survey recorded 30 visitors on Monday and 45 on Tuesday. The librarian recommends opening an extra hour.” Identify two measured facts, one recommendation and one unanswered question.
Suggested answer: The two visitor counts are measured facts in the passage. Opening longer is a recommendation. A useful question is whether both days had the same opening hours, or whether other days show the same pattern. Two counts do not prove a year-long trend.
Free Arts and Sports Science sample: communicate clearly
Sketch a poster for a reading afternoon. Include the purpose, intended audience, placeholder date/place and a clear focal point. Review readability, layout and message; explain one improvement after feedback. There is no single correct drawing.
Alternatively, draw a simple warm-up sequence and explain its purpose without attempting difficult movements. Physical practice must suit the learner’s health, use a safe space and have appropriate adult guidance. Offer a non-physical option; no strenuous or risky activity is required.
Shared holiday routine
Try four short sessions weekly with rest days. Keep a notebook for reading, numeracy, tasks and reflection. End each session with: what I tried; what was difficult; what I changed; what I will ask a teacher. This is a suggested routine, not an official timetable.
Complete pack outline
STEM: measurement, units, proportion, graphs, safe observation and explanations from evidence. No chemicals, mains electricity or hazardous experiments.
Social Sciences: accurate summaries, map/data interpretation, reasoned arguments and source checks. Use fictional or public data, not neighbours’ personal records.
Arts and Sports Science: creative planning, low-cost production, observation, feedback and safe movement planning, with accessible non-physical alternatives.
Each pathway needs four weeks of original tasks, worked solutions or open-ended rubrics, a sample reflection and a teacher-question checklist. Multiple valid creative responses must be recognised.
Read the pathway guide, compare subject combinations and confirm school provision. Trying another pathway’s sample is exploration, not a transfer application.
Full pathway packs
Four-week packs for STEM, Social Sciences and Arts and Sports Science are being prepared and will be unlocked with the KSh 20 Day Pass. The samples above stay free.
Ten-minute check: try the free Grade 9 CBC Challenge. It has 10 questions, each marked on the spot with the working, and it shows which topics to practise next.