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KS3 Curriculum overview: Science
Year 7
Autumn 1
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Autumn 2
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Year 8
Forces
- What is a force?
- Direction of force
- Magnetic forces
- Atmospheric forces
- Friction
- Measuring forces
- 3 Laws of motion
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Illness and Disease
- Microbes
- White Blood Cells
- Antibiotics
- Common illnesses and diseases
Earth & Beyond
- Shapes in space
- Planets
- How the earth moves around the sun
- Phases of the moon
- Seasons
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Life Cycles
- Stages of Development
- Puberty
- Hormones
Cells
- Parts of a cell
- Function of cell organelles
- Specialized cells
Electricity
- What is electricity?
- Circuit symbols
- Building a circuit
- Static electricity
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Healthy Living
- Food groups
- Balanced Lifestyle
- Metabolism
- Energy Levels
Year 9
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Cell Biology
- Parts of a cell
- Specialized cells
- Cell division
- Stem Cells
Cell Organisation
- Digestive system
- Respiratory system
- Cardiovascular system
- Health Issues
- Plant organs
Infection and Response
- Infectious disease
- Human defense-systems
- Vaccinations
- Medical testing
Bioenergetics
- Photosynthesis
- Aerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration
- Metabolism
- Fermentation
Grouping and Classifying Materials
- Changing materials
- Water cycle
- States of matter
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Grouping and Classifying Materials
- Sorting materials
- Electricity
- Conduction and insulation
- Temperature
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Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
- Atoms and elements
- Chemical reactions
- Electrical charge of atoms
- Periodic table
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Separating Materials#
- Rocks and soil
- Dissolving solutions
- Saturated vs. unsaturated solutions
- Soluble vs. insoluble solutions
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Bonding, Structure and the Properties of
Matter
- Ionic, covalent and metallic bonds
- Polymers
- States of matter
- Structure and bonding of carbon
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Quantitative Chemistry
- Conservation of mass
- Quantitative interpretation of chemical
equations
- Use of amount of substance in relation
to masses of pure substances
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Chemical Changes
- Reactivity of metals
- Reactions of acids
- Electrolysis
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Energy Changes
- Exothermic and endothermic reactions
Spring 1
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Spring 2
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Separating Materials
- Condensation
- Evaporation
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Drugs and Medicines
- The difference between a drug and
medicine
- Drug testing
- Antibiotics
- Recreational drugs
Summer 1
Summer 2
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Food, Exercise and Staying Healthy
- Food groups
- Balanced Lifestyle
- Metabolism
- Energy Levels
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Stages of Development
- Life cycles
- Puberty
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The Heart and Circulation
- Functioning of heart and lungs
- Function of blood
- Calculating pulse
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Variation and Food Chains
- Identifying difference of animal and
plants
- Food chains and food webs
- Habitat
- Adaptation
- Living things in their environment
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Light
- Sources of light
- Shadows
- Travelling of light
- Reflection vs. refraction
- Parts of the eye
Acids and Alkali
- Identifying acids and alkalis
- Neutralism
- Universal Indicator
- Acids in digestion
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Forces
- Forces and their interactions
- Work done and energy transfer
- Forces and elasticity
- Forces and motion
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Energy
- Energy changes in a system
- Storing of energy
- Conservation and dissipation of energy
- National and global energy resources
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Waves
- Waves in air fluids and solids
- Electromagnetic waves
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Electricity
- Current, potential difference and
resistance
- Series and parallel circuits
- Domestic uses and safety
- Energy transfers
KS4 Curriculum overview: Science
Year 10
Autumn 1
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Autumn 2
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Year 11
Cell Biology
- Parts of a cell
- Specialized cells
- Cell division
- Stem Cells
Cell Organization
- Digestive system
- Respiratory system
- Cardiovascular system
- Health Issues
- Plant organs
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Interdependence and Adaptation
- Adaptations
- Environmental changes
- Biomass pyramids and food chains
- Waste materials
- The carbon cycle
- Genetic variations
Infection and Response
- Infectious disease
- Human defense-systems
- Vaccinations
- Medical testing
Bioenergetics
- Photosynthesis
- Aerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration
- Metabolism
- Fermentation
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Evolution
- Genetic variations
- Darwin’s Theory
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Revision for Biology module
- Revise topics covered
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Bonding, Structure and the Properties of Matter
- Ionic, covalent and metallic bonds
- Polymers
- States of matter
- Structure and bonding of carbon
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Quantitative Chemistry
- Conservation of mass
- Quantitative interpretation of chemical equations
- Use of amount of substance in relation to masses of pure
substances
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Chemical Changes
- Reactivity of metals
- Reactions of acids
- Electrolysis
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Energy Changes
- Exothermic and endothermic reactions
Spring 1
Spring 2
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
- Atoms and elements
- Chemical reactions
- Electrical charge of atoms
- Periodic table
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Rocks and Building Materials
- Limestone cycle
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Crude Oil and Fuels
- Fractional distillation
- Hydrocarbons
- Alkanes vs. Alkenes
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Products from Oil
- Polymers
- Ethanol reaction
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Plant Oils
- Uses for vegetable oil
- Emulsions
Our Changing Planet
- Structure of the earth
- Convection currents
- Saving our planet
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Revision for Chemistry module
- Revise topics covered in chemistry module
Summer 1
Summer 2
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Forces
- Forces and their interactions
- Work done and energy transfer
- Forces and elasticity
- Forces and motion
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Waves
- Properties of waves
- Electromagnetic spectrum
- Wave equations
- Doppler effect
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Energy
- Energy changes in a system
- Storing of energy
- Conservation and dissipation of energy
- National and global energy resources
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Revision for Physics module
- Revise topics covered in physics module
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Waves
- Waves in air fluids and solids
- Electromagnetic waves
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Exam Revision
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Electricity
- Current, potential difference and resistance
- Series and parallel circuits
- Domestic uses and safety
- Energy transfers
Some websites that parents/ carers and students might find useful include;
KS3
KS4
 KS3 Bitesize Science
www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zng4d2p
 BBC Bitesize GCSE Science
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zrkw2hv
 Science Museum Games
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/online_science/games
 Get Revising—The Student Room
https://getrevising.co.uk/resources/level/gcse
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Revision for Physics and Chemistry
http://www.gcsescience.com/index.html