Science
Programme of study - Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
| TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3 | |
| YEAR 7 |
CHEMISTRY Matter (elements and the periodic table) or Earth (Earth structure and the universe) |
PHYSICS Forces (speed and gravity) or Energy (Energy costs and energy transfer) | BIOLOGY Organisms (Cells and movement) or Ecosystems (Plant reproduction) |
| TERM 4 | TERM 5 | TERM 6 | |
| YEAR 7 | CHEMISTRY Reactions (metals & non-metals and acids & alkali) or Matter (separating mixtures) | PHYSICS Electromagnets (potential difference and resistance and current) or Waves (sound and light) | BIOLOGY Genes (Variation and human reproduction) or Ecosystems (Interdependence) |
| TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3 | |
| YEAR 8 |
CHEMISTRY Earth (Climate and Earths resources) Matter (particle model of matter) |
PHYSICS Forces (contact forces and pressure) Energy (Work and Heating & cooling) | BIOLOGY Organisms (Breathing and digestion) Ecosystems (Respiration) |
| TERM 4 | TERM 5 | TERM 6 | |
| YEAR 8 | CHEMISTRY Reactions (types of reaction and chemical energy) | PHYSICS Electromagnets (magnetism and electromagnets) Waves (Wave effects and wave properties) | BIOLOGY Genes (Evolution and inheritance) Ecosystems (Photosynthesis) |
| TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3 | |
| YEAR 9 | B1.1 Cell Biology |
C1.1Atomic structure C1.2 Bonding |
P1.1 Energy P1.3 Particle model of matter |
| TERM 4 | TERM 5 | TERM 6 | |
| YEAR 9 | B1.2 Organisation |
C1.4 Chemical changes C1.5 Energy changes |
P1.2 Electricity P1.4 Atomic structure (radioactivity) |
| TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3 | |
| YEAR 10 | P2.2 Waves P2.3 Magnetism and Electromagnetis | B1.4 Bioenergetics B2.2 Variation | C1.3 Quantitative Chemistry C2.1 Rates of reaction C2.3 Chemical analysi |
| TERM 4 | TERM 5 | TERM 6 | |
| YEAR 10 | C2.2 Organic chemistry P2.1 Forces | B2.3 Ecology | C1.4 Quantitative Chemistry C2.1 Rates of reaction |
| TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3 | |
| YEAR 11 | B2.1 Homeostasis B2.2 Variation | Biology paper 1 Chemistry paper 1 | Physics paper 1 |
| TERM 4 | TERM 5 | TERM 6 | |
| YEAR 11 | Biology paper 2 Chemistry paper 2 | Physics paper 2 | Completed course |
| TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3 | |
| YEAR 12 |
Group 4 project Topic 1 STANDARD LEVEL Cell biology |
Topic 2 STANDARD LEVEL Molecular biology Topic 7 HIGHER LEVEL Nucleic acids |
Topic 7 HIGHER LEVEL Nucleic acids Topic 8 HIGHER LEVEL Metabolism, cell respiration Topic 3 STANDARD LEVEL Genetics |
| TERM 4 | TERM 5 | TERM 6 | |
| YEAR 12 |
Topic 8 HIGHER LEVEL Photosynthesis Topic 4 STANDARD LEVEL Ecology |
Topic 9 HIGHER LEVEL Plant biology Revision, exam preparation and Mock |
Revision, exam preparation and Mock Individual investigation (IA) preparation |
| TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3 | |
| YEAR 13 | Unit 2: practical scientific procedures and techniques Learning aim C Learning aim D and Unit 3: scientific investigation skills | Unit 2: practical scientific procedures and techniques Learning aim C Learning aim D and Unit 3: scientific investigation skills | Unit 3: scientific investigation skills and Unit 8: physiology of human body systems Learning aim A |
| TERM 4 | TERM 5 | TERM 6 | |
| YEAR 13 |
Unit 8: physiology of human body systems Learning aim A and B |
Unit 8: physiology of human body systems Learning aim A and B | Completed cours |
