Key Stage 3 Science
Our Key Stage 3 science scheme is based on the QCA programme of study. It is divided up into manageable units of work. The units are aimed at pupils who are attaining at levels that are broadly appropriate for their age but each member of the Science department has contributed to differentiating schemes so that we can cater for all abilities. We currently teach the following units to years 7-9
Year 7
- Cells
- Reproduction
- Environment and Feeding Relationships
- Variation and Classification
- Acids and Alkalis
- Simple Chemical Reactions
- Particle Model of Solids, Liquids and Gases
- Solutions
- Energy Resources
- Electrical Circuits
- Forces and Their Effects
- The Solar System and Beyond
Year 8
- Food and Digestion
- Respiration
- Microbes and Disease
- Ecological Relationships
- Atoms and Elements
- Compounds and Mixtures
- Rocks and Weathering
- The Rock Cycle
- Heating and Cooling
- Magnets and Electromagnets
- Light
- Sound and Hearing
Year 9
- Inheritance and Selection
- Fit and Healthy
- Plants and Photosynthesis
- Plants for Food
- Reactions of Metals and Metal Compounds
- Patterns of Reactivity
- Environmental Chemistry
- Using Chemistry
- Energy and Electricity
- Gravity and Space
- Speeding Up
- Pressure and Moments
- Investigating Scientific Questions