Science

KS3  

Year 7  

Half-Term 1: Working Scientifically (Introductory Unit), Cells, Materials and their Properties   

Half-Term 2: Materials and their Properties (continued)       

Half-Term 3: Biological Systems for Life, Chemical Changes      

Half-Term 4: Forces and their Fields     

Half-Term 5: Organisms and their Interactions with the Environment, Our Earth and Atmosphere      

Half-Term 6: Our Earth and Atmosphere (continued), Energy Stores and Transfers    

Year 8  

Half-Term 1: Biological Systems for Life, Materials and their Properties     

Half-Term 2: Materials and their Properties (continued), Matter and Materials, Cells and Cellular Processes     

Half-Term 3: Chemical Changes, Energy      

Half-Term 4: Energy (continued), Organisms and their Interactions with the Environment     

Half-Term 5: Our Earth and the Atmosphere, Forces and their Fields    

Half-Term 6: Forces and their Fields (continued)   

Year 9  

Half-Term 1: Biology = Organisms and their interaction with the environment (variation and evolution), Cells and Cellular Processes, Cells and Microscopes. Chemistry = Materials and their Properties: atomic structure, water, bonding and the periodic table. Physics = Materials and Matter (describing atoms).   

Half-Term 2: Biology = Cellular Processes, Cells and Microscopes (continued). Chemistry = Materials and their Properties: separating. Physics = Forces and Fields: Motion.   

Half-Term 3: Biology = Cellular Processes, Cells and Microscopes (continued), Biological Systems for Life: Transport of substances, digestion and the nervous system. Chemistry = Materials and their Properties: separating and bonding. Physics = Forces and Fields: Motion (continued), Energy: Energy stores, transfers and resources.   

Half-Term 4: Biology = Biological Systems for Life: Transport of substances, digestion and the nervous system (continued). Chemistry = Materials and their Properties: bonding (continued). Physics = Energy: Energy stores, transfers and resources (continued).  

Half-Term 5: Biology = Biological Systems for Life: Transport of substances, digestion and the nervous system (continued). Chemistry = Chemical Changes (pH Scale). Physics = Energy: Waves.    

Half-Term 6: Biology = Cells and Cellular Processes: Mitosis, growth and stem cells. Chemistry = Chemical Changes (pH Scale) (continued), Chemical Changes: Further Reaction of Acids, Earth and Atmosphere. Physics = Energy: Waves (continued).    

KS4   

All children will study dual GCSE Science, through the Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Combined Science. Some children may opt to study Triple Science (as part of their options process).     

Year 10  

Half-Term 1: Biology = Cells and Cellular Processes: Mitosis, growth and stem cells. Biological Systems for Life: Disease and Medicine. Chemistry = Materials and their Properties: Bonding. Physics = Energy: Energy Stores, Transfers and Resources.   

Half-Term 2: Biology = Biological Systems for Life: Disease and Medicine (continued), Organisms and their interaction with the environment: genetics and evolution. Chemistry = Materials and their Properties: Bonding (continued), Periodic Table. Physics = Energy: Waves.   

Half-Term 3: Biology = Organisms and their interaction with the environment: genetics and evolution (continued), Cells and Cellular Processes: Photosynthesis. Chemistry = Materials and their Properties: Calculations, Chemical Changes: Salt Preparations and Electrolytic Processes. Physics = Matter and Materials: Radiation, Astronomy.   

Half-Term 4: Biology = Cells and Cellular Processes: Photosynthesis (continued). Chemistry = Earth and Atmosphere: Metals. Physics = Energy: Work done and power.   

Half-Term 5: Biology = Cells and Cellular Processes: Respiration. Chemistry = Ongoing review of topics covered so far. Physics = Forces and Fields: Electricity.   

Half-Term 6: Biology = Biological Systems for Life: The Endocrine System. Chemistry = Materials and their properties: Groups of the Periodic Table. Physics = Forces and Fields: Electricity (continued).  

Year 11  

Half-Term 1: Biology = Cells and Cellular Processes: Photosynthesis. Chemistry = Materials and their properties: Groups of the Periodic Table, Chemical Changes: Fuels. Physics = Forces and Fields: Electricity (continued).  

Half-Term 2: Biology = Cells and Cellular Processes: Respiration, Biological Systems for Life: The Endocrine System. Chemistry = Chemical Changes: Heat, rates of reaction, Earth and Atmosphere. Physics = Forces and Fields: Magnetism and Statics, Matter and Materials: Density, Forces and Matter.   

Half-Term 3: Biology = Biological Systems for Life: The Endocrine System (continued), and general revision of key topics. Chemistry = Earth and Atmosphere, and general revision of key topics. Physics = General revision of key topics.   

Half-Term 4: Biology = Biological Systems for Life: The Circulatory System and Heart, Organism and their interaction with the environment: Ecosystems. Chemistry = Matters and Materials. Physics = Energy, Forces and Fields.   

Half-Term 5: Bespoke and targeted revision across the disciplines in readiness for the exams.