Science Curriculum Outline 2008-9
Year 7
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Cells and Reproduction, Acids and alkalis with Simple chemical reactions, Energy resources and Electrical circuits
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Cells and Reproduction, Acids and alkalis with Simple chemical reactions, Energy resources and Electrical circuits
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Cells and Reproduction, Acids and alkalis with Simple chemical reactions, Energy resources and Electrical circuits
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Environment and feeding relationships and Variation and classification, Particle theory and Solutions, Forces and their effect and the Solar system and beyond
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Environment and feeding relationships and Variation and classification, Particle theory and Solutions, Forces and their effect and the Solar system and beyond
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Environment and feeding relationships and Variation and classification, Particle theory and Solutions, Forces and their effect and the Solar system and beyond and Microbes and disease and Ecological relationships
Year 8
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Food and digestion and Respiration, Atoms and elements and Compounds and mixtures, Heating and cooling and Magnets and electromagnets
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Food and digestion and Respiration, Atoms and elements and Compounds and mixtures, Heating and cooling and Magnets and electromagnets
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Food and digestion and Respiration, Atoms and elements and Compounds and mixtures, Heating and cooling and Magnets and electromagnets
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Rocks and weathering and the Rock cycle, Light and Sound and hearing,
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Rocks and weathering and the Rock cycle, Light and Sound and hearing, Plants and photosynthesis and Plants for food, Reactions of metals and metal compounds and Patterns of reactivity
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Plants and photosynthesis and Plants for food, Reactions of metals and metal compounds and Patterns of reactivity
Year 9
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Inheritance and selection, Fit and healthy, Reactions of metals and metal compounds, Patterns of reactivity, Energy and electricity, Gravity and space, Speeding up and Pressure and moments
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Inheritance and selection, Fit and healthy, Reactions of metals and metal compounds, Patterns of reactivity, Energy and electricity, Gravity and space, Speeding up and Pressure and moments
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Inheritance and selection, Fit and healthy, Reactions of metals and metal compounds, Patterns of reactivity, Energy and electricity, Gravity and space, Speeding up and Pressure and moments
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: SAT's revision
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: SAT's revision
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Introduction to year 10 How Science Works unit.
Year 10 ~ Science {Double} GCSE
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Human Biology and Evolution and environment, Products from rocks and Oils, Earth and atmosphere, Energy and energy resources and Radiation and the Universe
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Human Biology and Evolution and environment, Products from rocks and Oils, Earth and atmosphere, Energy and energy resources and Radiation and the Universe
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Human Biology and Evolution and environment, Products from rocks and Oils, Earth and atmosphere, Energy and energy resources and Radiation and the Universe
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Human Biology and Evolution and environment, Products from rocks and Oils, Earth and atmosphere, Energy and energy resources and Radiation and the Universe
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Human Biology and Evolution and environment, Products from rocks and Oils, Earth and atmosphere, Energy and energy resources and Radiation and the Universe
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: ISA's
Year 11 ~ Science {Double} GCSE
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Forensic science, Food science, Sport science, Cells, Plants and photosynthesis, Ecological relationships, Enzymes, Homeostasis and Inheritance. Atomic structure and bonding, Quantitative chemistry, Rates of reaction, Chemical energetics, Electrolysis and Acids and alkalis. Motion, Forces, Energy and momentum, Electricity and Nuclear physics
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Forensic science, Food science, Sport science, Cells, Plants and photosynthesis, Ecological relationships, Enzymes, Homeostasis and Inheritance. Atomic structure and bonding, Quantitative chemistry, Rates of reaction, Chemical energetics, Electrolysis and Acids and alkalis. Motion, Forces, Energy and momentum, Electricity and Nuclear physics
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Applied science investigation, Cells, Plants and photosynthesis, Ecological relationships, Enzymes, Homeostasis and Inheritance. Atomic structure and bonding, Quantitative chemistry, Rates of reaction, Chemical energetics, Electrolysis and Acids and alkalis. Motion, Forces, Energy and momentum, Electricity and Nuclear physics
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Applied science coursework, Cells, Plants and photosynthesis, Ecological relationships, Enzymes, Homeostasis and Inheritance. Atomic structure and bonding, Quantitative chemistry, Rates of reaction, Chemical energetics, Electrolysis and Acids and alkalis. Motion, Forces, Energy and momentum, Electricity and Nuclear physics
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Applied science coursework, Cells, Plants and photosynthesis, Ecological relationships, Enzymes, Homeostasis and Inheritance. Atomic structure and bonding, Quantitative chemistry, Rates of reaction, Chemical energetics, Electrolysis and Acids and alkalis. Motion, Forces, Energy and momentum, Electricity and Nuclear physics
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examinations
Year 12 ~ Biology AS Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Molecules, cells and systems.
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Molecules, cells and systems.
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Making use of Biology. Coursework.
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Making use of Biology. Coursework.
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Making use of Biology. Coursework.
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Making use of Biology. Coursework.
Year 13 ~ Biology A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Inheritance, Evolution and Ecosystems
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Inheritance, Evolution and Ecosystems
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Physiology and the Environment. Coursework.
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Physiology and the Environment. Coursework.
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Physiology and the Environment. Coursework.
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examination
Year 12 ~ Chemistry AS Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Atomic structure, bonding, periodicity and amount of substance
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Atomic structure, bonding, periodicity and amount of substance
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Foundation physical and inorganic chemisty. Energetics, kinetics, equilibria, redox reactions, group VII the halogens and extraction of metals. Introduction to organic chemistry. Nomenclature and isomerism. Petroleum and alkanes. Alkenes and epoxyethane. Haloalkanes, alcohols. Coursework.
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Foundation physical and inorganic chemisty. Energetics, kinetics, equilibria, redox reactions, group VII the halogens and extraction of metals. Introduction to organic chemistry. Nomenclature and isomerism. Petroleum and alkanes. Alkenes and epoxyethane. Haloalkanes, alcohols. Coursework.
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Foundation physical and inorganic chemisty. Energetics, kinetics, equilibria, redox reactions, group VII the halogens and extraction of metals. Introduction to organic chemistry. Nomenclature and isomerism. Petroleum and alkanes. Alkenes and epoxyethane. Haloalkanes, alcohols. Coursework.
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Foundation physical and inorganic chemisty. Energetics, kinetics, equilibria, redox reactions, group VII the halogens and extraction of metals. Introduction to organic chemistry. Nomenclature and isomerism. Petroleum and alkanes. Alkenes and epoxyethane. Haloalkanes, alcohols. Coursework.
Year 13 ~ Chemistry A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term:
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term:
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term:
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Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term:
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Year 12 ~ Physics AS Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Foundation physics. Scalars and vectors, kinematics, energy concepts. Current electricity. DC circuits. Information communication.
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Foundation physics. Scalars and vectors, kinematics, energy concepts. Current electricity. DC circuits. Information communication.
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Waves and nuclear physics. Waves, diffraction and interference. Spectra. Radioactivity. Physics of particles. Information and communication. Experimental work. Planning, implementing, analysing evidence and drawing conclusions. Evaluating evidence and procedures. Linking experiment and theory.
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Waves and nuclear physics. Waves, diffraction and interference. Spectra. Radioactivity. Physics of particles. Information and communication. Experimental work. Planning, implementing, analysing evidence and drawing conclusions. Evaluating evidence
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Waves and nuclear physics. Waves, diffraction and interference. Spectra. Radioactivity. Physics of particles. Information and communication. Experimental work. Planning, implementing, analysing evidence and drawing conclusions. Evaluating evidence
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Waves and nuclear physics. Waves, diffraction and interference. Spectra. Radioactivity. Physics of particles. Information and communication. Experimental work. Planning, implementing, analysing evidence and drawing conclusions. Evaluating evidence
Year 13 ~ Physics A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Further physics. Circular motion. Oscillations. Work and energy. Molecular kinetic theory. Heating and working. Capacitance and exponential decay. Momentum concepts. Quantum phenomena.
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Further physics. Circular motion. Oscillations. Work and energy. Molecular kinetic theory. Heating and working. Capacitance and exponential decay. Momentum concepts. Quantum phenomena.
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Fields and their applications. Electric and gravitational fields. Magnetic fields. Nuclear energy. Particle accelerators and detectors. Exponential decay. Experimental work. Planning, implementing, analysing evidence and drawing conclusions. Evaluating evidence and procedures. Linking experiment and theory.
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Fields and their applications. Electric and gravitational fields. Magnetic fields. Nuclear energy. Particle accelerators and detectors. Exponential decay. Experimental work. Planning, implementing, analysing evidence and drawing conclusions. Evaluating evidence and procedures. Linking experiment and theory.
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Fields and their applications. Electric and gravitational fields. Magnetic fields. Nuclear energy. Particle accelerators and detectors. Exponential decay. Experimental work. Planning, implementing, analysing evidence and drawing conclusions. Evaluating evidence and procedures. Linking experiment and theory.
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examination
