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KS3 Curriculum Breakdown
2016/17
Year 7
HT1 Cells & Organisation (KS3, Bk1 and Ch1)
(7 weeks)
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Principal features
Animal and plant cells
Diffusion
Unicellular
Cells to tissues to organs to systems to organisms
Reproduction (KS3, Bk1 and Ch1)
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Reproduction in humans and plants
Insects pollination
Human food security
Year 8
Pressure (KS3, Bk2, Ch5)
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Atmospheric pressure decreases with increase of height
Pressure in liquids, increasing with depth
Up thrust effects floating & sinking
Pressure measured by ratio of force over area – acting
normal to any surface
Photosynthesis (KS3, Bk2, Ch2)
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Word summary
Dependence on photosynthetic organisms
Adaptations of leaves
Role of leaf stomata
Periodic Table, Atoms, Elements & Compounds
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Periods and groups
Physical & chemical properties
Chemical properties of metals
Non-metals & non-mental oxides
Chemical symbols
Formulae
Relationship in an Ecosystem (KS3, Bk2, Ch2)
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Food webs & insect pollination
Human food security
How organisms affects & are affected by their
environment
The role of variation in enabling living things to survive in
the same ecosystem
Explaining Chemical Changes (KS3, Bk2, Ch4)
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HT2 Periodic Table, Atoms, Elements & Compounds (con…)
(7 weeks)
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Periods and groups
Physical & chemical properties
Chemical properties of metals
Non-metals & non-mental oxides
Chemical symbols
Formulae
Reactions as the rearrangement of atoms
Formulae & equations
Catalysts
Acids, bases, alkalis & neutralisation
Indicators & the pH scale
Reactions of acids with metals
Reactions of acids with alkalis
Explaining Chemical Changes (KS3, Bk2, Ch4)
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Reactions as the rearrangement of atoms
Formulae & equations
Catalysts
Acids, bases, alkalis & neutralisation
Indicators & the pH scale
Reactions of acids with metals
Reactions of acids with alkalis
Concept of a Reaction
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Inheritance, Chromosomes, DNA & Genes (KS3, Bk3, Ch1)
Predicating patterns
Chemical & physical changes
Combustion
Forces
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Heredity
Differences between species
Continuous & discontinuous variations
Variation, competition & natural selection
Changes in the environment & extinction
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Interaction between two objects
Moments
Combining forces in one dimension
Forces arrows
Force-extension linear relation
Deformation of objects
Friction
Resistance of air & water
Measurements of stretch or compression
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Biodiversity & use of gene banks
Motion
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Change of speed or direction
Speed = distance + time
Change depending on direction of force & its size
Hooke’s law
Work done & energy changes on deformation
HT3 Breathing
(6 weeks)
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Gas exchange
Mechanism of breathing
Impact of exercise, asthma & smoking
Nutrition & Digestion
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Healthy human diet
Energy requirements
Consequences of imbalances
Tissues & organs
Importance of bacteria
Photosynthesis
Inheritance, Chromosomes, DNA & Genes (KS3, Bk3, Ch1)
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Heredity
Differences between species
Continuous & discontinuous variations
Variation, competition & natural selection
Changes in the environment & extinction
Biodiversity & use of gene banks
Current Electricity, Magnetism (KS3, Bk2, Ch6)
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Series & parallel circuits
Flow of charge
Potential difference, battery & bulb ratings
Resistance
Conductors & insulators
Chemical Reactions
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Combustion, thermal decomposition & oxidation
reactions
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Magnetics poles, attraction & repulsion
Magnetic fields
Earths magnetism, compass & navigation
Electromagnets & motors
Energy & Auditing Change
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Energy, fuel sources & heating calculations
Energy from different foods
Rate of transfer of energy
Thermal equilibrium
Insulators
Conservations of energy
Comparing starting & final conditions of a system
Explaining energy transfers
Fuel use & costs
Power ratings
Audit calculations
Energy & Auditing Change
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HT4 Changes & Transfers
(4 weeks)
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Simple machines: product of force & displacement
Processes that involve energy transfer
Fuels, fuel sources & heating
Assessment
Making Useful Materials (KS3, Bk3, Ch3)
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Displacement reactions
Order of metals & carbon in the reactivity series
Use of carbon in obtaining metals from metal oxides
Ceramics, polymers & composites
Sound Waves
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Motion, Forces & Space (KS3, Bk3, Ch5)
Frequencies
Echoes, reflection & absorption
Speed of sound
Sound produced & detected
Longitudinal waves
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Distance time graph
Relative motion
Opposing forces & equilibrium
Gravity & weight
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Auditory
Sound waves carrying energy
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The Sun & other stars
The seasons of the Earth’s tilt
The light year as a unit of astronomical distance
Pure & Impure Substances
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Mixtures, including dissolving
Chromatography, filtering, evaporation & distillation
Identification of pure substances
Conservation of mass, changes of state & chemical
reactions
Pure
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Impure Substances (con…)
HT5
(7 weeks)
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Mixtures, including dissolving
Chromatography, filtering, evaporation & distillation
Identification of pure substances
Conservation of mass, changes of state & chemical
reactions
Cellular Respiration (KS3 Bk2 Ch1)
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Aerobic & anaerobic
Word equation
Fermentation
Motion, Forces & Space (KS3, Bk3, Ch5)
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Distance time graph
Relative motion
Opposing forces & equilibrium
Gravity & weight
The Sun & other stars
The seasons of the Earth’s tilt
The light year as a unit of astronomical distance
Microbes, Disease & Health (KS3, Bk3, Ch2)
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Effects of ‘recreational’ drugs on behaviour, health & life
processes
Skeletal & Muscular Systems (KS3, Bk2, Ch1)
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Structure & function
Biomechanics
Function of major muscle groups
HT6 Particles & Physical Changes
(7 weeks)
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Particle kinetics & gas pressure
Arrangements & motion of particles
Anomaly of ice water transition
Diffusion
Microbes, Disease & Health (KS3, Bk3, Ch2)
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Effects of ‘recreational’ drugs on behaviour, health & life
processes
Earth Science
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Changes of state
A simple atomic model
Chemical & physical changes
Conservation of material & mass
Reversibility in changes of state
Density
Brownian motion
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Composition of Earth & atmosphere
Production of carbon dioxide & impact on climate
Efficacy of recycling
The rock cycle
Earth as a source of limited resources
The carbon cycle
Energy in Matter (KS3, Bk3, Ch4)
Energy in Matter (KS3, Bk2, Ch3)
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Changes with temperature in motion & spacing of
particles
Energy changes in changes of state
Internal energy stored in materials
Static Electricity (KS3, Bk2, Ch5)
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Non-contacted forces gravitational, magnetics &
electrostatic
Separation of charges
Transfer of electrons & forces between charged objects
Electric fields
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Internal energy stored in materials
Exothermic & endothermic chemical reactions