Science Years 7 - 9
Overview to curriculum
Our ambitious science curriculum promotes learning for understanding for all students of all abilities and aspirations, so that they can investigate and discuss how the natural and man-made world works and the impact and responsibilities we all have. Purposeful practical work is embedded in our curriculum to provide students with insights into the development of scientific thinking. Through practical work, students become increasingly competent in making sense of new information and observations.
Subjects studied in each year:
Year 7
Energy
Waves
Cells
Reproduction
Particle model of matter
Elements, compounds, and mixtures
Forces
Electricity
Chemical reactions
Acid reactions
Variation and inheritance
Gas exchange
Year 8
Organisms
Solubility
Metal reactions
Energy
Forces
Plant biology
Chemical reactions
Atomic structure
Magnetism
Waves
Space physics
Year 9
Cell structure and transport
Atoms, ions, and analysis
Models in science
Electric circuits
Organising animals and plants
Rates of reaction
Motion and forces
How it is assessed, during the year and end of year?
Students are regularly assessed including end-of-topic tests throughout the year and an end of year test.
Useful links – please include any useful websites or other information sources
Doddle: https://www.doddlelearn.co.uk/
BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zng4d2p
Education quizzes: https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks3/science/
