Science
Head of Department - Miss Moody
Science is a core element of our curriculum through Key Stage 3 and 4. Pupils in Key Stage 3 will have 6 hours of Science lessons per fortnight covering Biology, Chemistry and Physics. In Key Stage 4 pupils have a choice between AQA Trilogy Combined Science (worth two GCSE's) and AQA Biology, Chemistry and Physics (worth three GCSE's). The majority of content is the same with both options; the Triple award route simply has additional content within the same topics.
Year 7
| Assessment Cycle | Content Covered |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matter and Organisms |
| 2 | Forces and Reactions |
| 3 | Ecosystems and Energy |
| 4 | Genes and Earth |
Year 8
| Assessment Cycle | Content Covered |
|---|---|
| 1 | Genes and Earth |
| 2 | Waves and Matter |
| 3 | Organisms, Electromagnets and Reactions |
| 4 | Earth, Forces and Ecosystems |
Year 9
| Assessment Cycle | Content Covered |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adaptations, Atomic Structure and Movement and Moments |
| 2 | Variation and Chemical Reactions |
| 3 | GCSE - B1 Cells and C1 Atomic Structure |
| 4 | GCSE - P3 Particle Model and C2 Bonding |
Combined Science: Trilogy (AQA)
Year 10
| Assessment Cycle | Content Covered |
|---|---|
| 1 | B1 Cells, P1 Energy & C2 Bonding |
| 2 | B2 Organisation, P2 Electricity, C3 Quantitative Chemistry |
| 3 | B3 Infection & Response, P3 Particle Model, C4 Chemical Changes |
| 4 | B4 Homeostasis, P4 Atomic Structure & C5 Energy Changes |
Year 11
| Assessment Cycle | Content Covered |
|---|---|
| 1 | B5 Homeostasis, C5 Energy Changes, C6 Rate & Extent of Chemical Change, P4 Atomic Structure |
| 2 | B6 Inheritance & Variation, C7 Organic Chemistry, C8 Chemical Analysis & P5 Forces |
| 3 | B7 Ecology, C9 Chemistry of the Atmosphere, C10 Using Resources, P6 Waves & P7 Electromagnetism |
Triple Science (AQA)
Year 10
| Assessment Cycle | Content Covered |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Biology - B1 Cells Chemistry - C2 Bonding Physics - P1 Energy |
| 2 |
Biology - B2 Organisation Chemistry - C3 Quantitative Chemistry Physics - P2 Electricity & P3 Particle Model |
| 3 |
Biology - B3 Infection & Response Chemistry - C4 Chemical Changes Physics - P4 Atomic Structure |
| 4 |
Biology - B4 Bioenergetics Chemistry - C5 Energy Changes Physics - P5 Forces |
Year 11
| Assessment Cycle | Content Covered |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Biology - B5 Homeostasis Chemistry - C6 Rate & Extent of Chemical Change Physics - P4 Atomic Structure |
| 2 |
Biology - B6 Inheritance & Variation Chemistry - C7 Organic Chemistry, C8 Chemical Analysis Physics - P5 Forces & P6 Waves |
| 3 |
Biology - B7 Ecology Chemistry - C9 Chemistry of the Atmosphere, C10 Using Resources Physics - P7 Electromagnetism & P8 Space |
Revision Guides
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Combined Science 1-9 revision guide £5.50 each |
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higher |
ISBN: 978 1 78294 559 8 |
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Foundation |
ISBN: 978 1 78294 560 4 |
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Separate Science revision guides x 3 £2.75 each |
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Higher |
ISBN: 978 1 78294 556 7
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ISBN: 978 1 78294 557 4
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ISBN: 978 1 78294 558 1 |
