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Science Scheme

Year 7 – Exploring Science ,topics studied

Year 8 – Exploring Science, topics studied


½ term

1

Unit Title:  8A Food and Nutrition
Unit content/Skills: Nutrient groups and food labelling, what are the different nutrients for, balanced diet, digestive system organs and function, surface area and absorption, enzymes.
Unit Title:  8E Combustion
Unit content/Skills: Burning fuels with oxygen, oxidation of metals, fire safety, air pollution, global warming

2

Unit Title:  8I Fluids
Unit content/Skills: Particle model, calculating density, changes of state, pressure in fluids, floating and sinking, drag.

3

Unit Title:  8B Plants and their Reproduction
Unit content/Skills: Useful plants, classification, biodiversity and sampling, asexual reproduction in plants, pollination, fertilisation and dispersal.
Unit Title:  8F The Periodic Table
Unit content/Skills: Atoms, chemical properties, Mendeleyev and the Periodic Table, fireworks

4

Unit Title: 8K Energy Transfers
Unit content/Skills: Temperature, conduction, convection, radiation, power and efficiency, paying for energy, how energy use affects the planet.

5

Unit Title:  8C Breathing and Respiration
Unit content/Skills: Aerobic respiration, gas exchange, oxygen transport, anaerobic respiration, how other animals exchange gases,fitness training.
Unit Title:  8H Rocks
Unit content/Skills: Types of rocks, rocks and their uses, weathering and erosion, metals from the Earth, volcanoes

6

Unit Title: 8L Earth and Space
Unit content/Skills: Models/theories of the Solar System, presenting an evidence based argument, the seasons, Earth’s magnetic field, gravity, what is beyond the Solar System, space exploration.

Year 9 - Exploring Science topics studied


½ term
1

Unit Title: 9A Genetics and Evolution
Unit content/Skills: Variation and how it is inherited, DNA, probability, genes and extinction, Theory of Evolution, cloning
Unit Title: 9E Making Materials
Unit content/Skills: Materials of the future, ceramics polymers, composites, problems making materials, recycling, material failures

2

Unit Title: 9I Forces and Motion
Unit content/Skills: How forces make things move, speed, distance/time graphs, turning forces, machines,

3

Unit Title: 9F Reactivity
Unit content/Skills: Types of explosion, reactivity of metals, energy and chemical reactions, displacement, getting metals from ores
Unit title : 9J Force fields and Electromagnets
Unit content/Skills:Force fields, Static electricity, current electricity, Electromagnets, 
Resistance, Humans in Space

4

Unit Title: 9C Biology revision and projects
Unit content/Skills: KS3 revision and enzyme investigation

5

Unit Title:  9G Chemistry revision and projects
Unit content/Skills: KS3 revision, electrolysis investigation
Unit Title:  9K Physics revision and projects
Unit content/Skills: KS 3 revision and Going Faster investigation

6

Unit Title: 8J Light
Unit content/Skills: How things are visible, how light moves, reflection, refraction, cameras and eyes, colour.

Key stage 4 Curriculum- 4 Qualifications available

1.Year 10 – AQA Chemistry GCSE, 
see AQA SOW in Science shared area, a set of pupil text books and revision guides is also available, plus AQA teacher guide and CD ROM


½ term
1

Unit Title: 1. Atomic structure and the periodic table.
Unit content/Skills: Atoms, elements, compounds, mixtures, subatomic particles, electron structure, relative atomic mass, Periodic Table group by group.

2

Unit Title: 2. Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter 
Unit content/Skills: Ionic, covalent and metallic bonds, ionic compounds, small molecules, giant covalent structures, polymers, states of matter, metals and alloys, structure and bonding of carbon.

3

Unit Title: 3. Quantitative chemistry
Unit content/Skills: Conservation of mass and balanced equations, relative formula mass, mass changes when products/reactants are gases, concentration of solutions, percentage yield, atom economy.

4

Unit Title:  4. Chemical changes
Unit content/Skills:  Reactivity of metals, extraction of metals by reduction, oxidation, acids and metals, neutralisation, soluble salts, pH scale, titrations, electrolysis.

5

Unit Title:  5. Energy changes
Unit content/Skills:  Endothermic and exothermic reactions, reaction profiles, chemical cells and fuel cells.

6

Unit Title:  6. The rate and extent of chemical change
Unit content/Skills rates of reaction and what affects them, collision theory, catalysts,  reversible reactions and equilibrium.

2.Year 11 – AQA  Biology GCSE , 
See AQA SOW in Science shared area, a set of pupil text books and revision guides is also available,  plus AQA teacher guide and CD ROM 


½ term
1

Unit Title: 4. Bioenergetics
Unit content/Skills: Photosynthesis, aerobic and anaerobic respiration, response to exercise, metabolism.

2

Unit Title: 5. Homeostasis and response
Unit content/Skills:  Homeostasis, the nervous system, reflexes, the eye, control of body temperature, endocrine system, water balance, hormones in human reproduction, plant hormones

3

Unit Title:  6. Inheritance, variation and evolution
Unit content/Skills:  Sexual and asexual reproduction, meiosis, DNA and the genome, genetic inheritance, genetic disorders, variation and evolution, selective breeding, genetic engineering, bacterial resistance, classification

4

Unit Title: 3. Infection and Response
Unit content/Skills:  Infectious disease, bacteria, viruses, fungi, human immune system, vaccination, antibiotics and painkillers, development of new drugs, plant diseases and response.

5

Unit Title: 1 and 2. Cell Biology and Organisation revision
Unit content/Skills: Cell structure, cell specialisation, microorganism culture,stem cells, diffusion, mitosis, tissues, organ systems, digestion, heat, blood vessels, health problems, plant tissues and organs

3. AQA Entry Level Science Qualification
See AQA SOW in Science shared area, a set of pupil textbooks and revision guides is also available,
This qualification is linear. Linear means that students submit all components that form the assessment at the end of the course. 
Two Entry Level Certificate Science qualifications are available. 
• Entry Level Certificate (Single Award) , a One Year Course 
• Entry Level Certificate (Double Award), a Two Year Course 
Students will be entered for either ELC Science – Single Award or ELC Science – Double Award using the appropriate entry code. Students will submit a portfolio of work containing the appropriate number of Externally-set assignments (ESAs) and Teacher-devised assignments (TDAs). 
There are three levels of award available: Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3. Entry 3 is the most demanding. 
The six components meet the Programme of Study Key Stage 4 requirements.

Year 10 


Term 1

Component 1- Biology

The human body 

External Assignment 1 

2

Component 3 - Chemistry 

Elements, mixtures and compounds 

External Assignment 2 

3

 Component 5 - Physics 

Energy, forces and the structure of matter

External Assignment 3 

Year 11


Term 1

Component 2 - Biology 

Environment, evolution and inheritance

External Assignment 4 

2

Component 4 - Chemistry

Chemistry in our world

External Assignment 5

3

Component 6 - Physics

Electricity, magnetism and waves 

External Assignment 6 

  • Asdan Award Short Course Science - 30 hours, 3 credits

 

Each pupil will have their own ASDAN Short Course Science Course book and Portfolio.
Learners must present evidence of their selected activities in an organised portfolio or e-portfolio.
This will contain:

  • a record of challenges completed, with supporting evidence for each challenge
  • recording documents, showing how learners have planned and reviewed their activities
  • summary of achievement, highlighting skills development
  • personal statement

The Short Course is split into six modules:

  • Human machine
  • Forces and motion
  • Chemical change
  • Biological challenges
  • Space physics
  • Performance in sport

Supporting Resources
Additional resources to support Short Courses can be downloaded from theOrb – ASDAN’s Online Resource Bank. Resources available include witness statements, activity logs, lesson plans, worksheets and examples of evidence.

Primary Curriculum

Year 1


½ term
1

Seasonal changes; spring and summer 
Unit content: 
Four seasons (focus spring and summer), weather, collecting data through observations.

2

Everyday materials 
Unit content: 
Learn to identify and name a range of common everyday materials, begin to learn the properties of these and sort materials accordingly. 

3

Animals including humans 
Unit content: 
Human and animal bodies, considering the differences and similarities between them. Learning the body parts, sorting animals into groups and using senses to conduct experiments. 

4

Plants 
Unit content: 
Structure of plants and trees, how plants grow, what plants need, wild plant life, deciduous and evergreen leaves. 

5

Seasonal changes; autumn and winter 
Unit content: 
Four seasons (focus autumn and winter), weather, collecting data through observations. 

6

Scientists and Inventors 
Unit content: 
Experiments linked to all previous units boarding and embedding knowledge. Focusing on how to conduct their own experiments through looking at the work of famous scientists/inventors. 

Year 2


½ term

1

Living things and their habitats
Unit content: 
Study a variety of habitats and the plants and animals that live there. Understand how to tell the differences between things that are living, dead and things that have never been alive. Investigate conditions of microhabitats and how that affects the minibeasts found within them. 

2

Use of everyday materials 
Unit content: 
Embed knowledge of the properties of everyday materials, exploring the suitability of a range of materials for every day jobs. Children will also explore the role of recycling and how materials are repurposed. 

3

Animals including humans 
Unit content: 
Children learn about how humans and other animals are born, grow and change, and what we need to survive and be healthy. Children classify different kinds of animal babies, learn about their basic needs that are shared by humans and animals. Children also explore the need for a healthy diet, why we need to keep ourselves clean and take regular exercise. 

4

Plants 
Unit content: 
Studying a range of plants in a natural environment, taking measurements and observational drawings. Germination process, exploring plants we eat and understanding how farmers create the right conditions to help crops grow. 

5

The environment 
Unit content: 
Undertake a range of activities that challenge them to engage with environmental issues and understand simple changes we can make to live more sustainable lives. 

6

Scientists and Inventors 
Unit content: 
Experiments linked to all previous units boarding and embedding knowledge. Focusing on how to conduct their own experiments through looking at the work of famous scientists/inventors. 

Year 3


½ term
1

Rocks 
Unit content:
Compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties. Describe simply how fossils are formed. Recognise that souls are made from rocks and organic matter. 

2

Forces and Magnets 
Unit content: 
Compare how things move on different surfaces. Notice that some forces need contact between two objects. Observe how magnets attract or repel each other. Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet. Describe magnets as having two poles. 

3

Animals including humans 
Unit content: 
Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amounts of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat. Identify that humans and some animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement. 

4

Plants 
Unit content: 
Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants. Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth and how these vary from plant to plant. Investigate the way water is transported within plants. Explore the life cycle of flowering plants. 

5

Light 
Unit content: 
Recognise that they need light to see things and how darkness is the absence of light. Understand how light is reflected on surfaces. Know that sunlight can be dangerous and know how to protect their eyes. Understand how shadows are formed and find patterns in the way the shape/size of shadows change. 

6

Scientists and Inventors 
Unit content: 
Experiments linked to all previous units boarding and embedding knowledge. Focusing on how to conduct their own experiments through looking at the work of famous scientists/inventors. 

Year 4 


½ term

1

Living things and their habitats 
Unit content: 
Recognising that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways. Use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment. Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things. 

2

Sound
Unit content: 
Identify how sounds are made, recognising that vibrations travel through a medium to the ear. Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and the features of the object that produced it. Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it. 

3

Animals including humans 
Unit content: 
Describe the different parts of the digestive system and their functions. Identify the different types of teeth in humans. Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey. 

4

Electricity
Unit content: 
Identify common appliances that run on electricity. Construct simple circuits identifying and naming its basic parts. Identify whether a lamp will light in a simple series circuit. Regonise some common conductors and insulators. 

5

States of matter 
Unit content: 
Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases. Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled. Learn about the water cycle and know the part played by evaporation and condensation.

6

Scientists and Inventors 


½ term

1

Unit Title: 7A Cells, Organs and Transplants
Unit content/Skills :Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems and transplants. Microscope skills
Unit Title: 7H Atoms, Elements and Molecules
Unit content/Skills:  Particles, elements, compounds, physical and chemical reactions. Bunsen burner skills

2

Unit Title; 7K Forces
Unit content/Skills:Different forces, friction, pressure, balancing forces. Measuring skills

3

Unit Title:  7C Muscles and bones
Unit content/Skills: Fitness, breathing, heart and circulation, musculo/skeletal systems, drugs
Unit Title:  7F Acids and Alkalis
Unit content/Skills: Hazard symbols, risk assessment, pH scale, indicators, neutralisation 

4

Unit Title: 7I Energy
Unit content/Skills: Energy in food, energy transfers and stores, fuels, other energy resources

5

Unit Title:  7B Sexual Reproduction in Animals
Unit content/Skills:  Sexual reproduction in animals, human sexual organs, conception, gestation and birth, puberty.
Unit title:  7E Mixtures and Separation.
Unit content/Skills:
Types of mixtures, solutions, evaporation, chromatography, distillation, safe drinking water.

6

Unit Title:  7J Current Electricity
Unit content/Skills:
Series/parallel circuits, current and how it is changed, electrical safety, measuring.


Unit content: 
Experiments linked to all previous units boarding and embedding knowledge. Focusing on how to conduct their own experiments through looking at the work of famous scientists/inventors. 

Year 5


½ term

1

Living things and their habitats 
Unit content: 
Differences in the Life Cycles of Mammals, Amphibians, Insects and Birds. Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals. 

2

Forces 
Unit content: 
Identify the effects of gravity, air resistance, water resistance and friction. Regonise that some mechanisms, including levers, pulleys and gears, allow a smaller force to have a greater effect.

3

Animals including humans 
Unit content: 
Describe the changes as humans develop to old age. Cover the changes which occur during puberty. 

4

Earth and space 
Unit content: 
Describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system. Describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth. Explain day and night through the understanding of the Earth rotating. 

5

Properties and changes of material
Unit content: 
Compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties. Understand that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution. Use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to explain how mixtures might be separated through filtering, sieving and evaporating. Explain the difference between irreversible and reversible changes. 

6

Scientists and Inventors 
Unit content: 
Experiments linked to all previous units boarding and embedding knowledge. Focusing on how to conduct their own experiments through looking at the work of famous scientists/inventors. 

Year 6


½ term
1

Living things and their habitats 
Unit content: 
Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common 
characteristics. Understand the differences between micro-organisms, plants and animals
Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics. 

2

Evolution and inheritance 
Unit content: 
Recognising that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about how the world was millions of years ago. Recognising that living things produce offspring of the same kind. Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and how adaptation may lead to evolution.

3

Animals including humans 
Unit content: 
Identify the main parts of the human circulatory system, describing their functions. Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function. Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans. 

4

Light 
Unit content: 
Light travels in straight lines, use this to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye. Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes. Explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them. 

5

Electricity
Unit content: 
Know that the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer will change with the voltage of the cells in the circuit. Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function. Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram.  

6

Scientists and Inventors 
Unit content: 
Experiments linked to all previous units boarding and embedding knowledge. Focusing on how to conduct their own experiments through looking at the work of famous scientists/inventors.