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1 Biology Single Chemistry Single Physics Single Content Hours Content Hours Content Hours Half Term 4... Eukaryotes and prokaryotes Structure Size 4... Animal and plant cells Sub- cellular structures Sub- cellular functions 4... Cell specialisation Sperm cells, nerve cells and muscle cells in animals. Root hair cells, xylem and phloem cells in plants Cell differentiation Differentiated cells Microscopy Electron and light microscopes Magnification Atoms, elements and mixtures Naming elements and compounds Word and symbol equations The Atom Subatomic particles charges, mass and size Isotopes Electronic structure Required practical distillation of salt water to provide pure water Forces and their interactions 4...Scalars and vectors 4... Contact and non-contact forces 4... Weight, mass and gravitational field strength Resultant Forces 4.. Work done and energy transfer 4.. Forces and Elasticity Hooke s Law REQUIRED PRACTICAL: Investigate the relationship between force and extension of a spring Elastic Potential Energy 4..4 Moments, levers and gears Culturing microorganisms Aseptic technique Required practical 4... Chromosomes

2 DNA, chromosomes and genes Mitosis and the cell cycle Definition of the cell cycle Stages of the cell cycle Explanation of mitosis 4... Stem cells Embryonic stem cells Adult bone marrow stem cells Future treatments with stem cells Therapeutic cloning Future uses of stem cells Half Term 4... Diffusion Diffusion Factors which affect rate of diffusion. Surface area to volume ratio Adaptations for gas exchange Effectiveness of exchange surfaces 4... Osmosis Osmosis Required practical 4... Active transport Active transport Structure of root hair cell related to function 4... Organisational hierarchy Cells, tissues and organs The Periodic Table The modern periodic table The development of the periodic table Metals and non-metals Group 0 Group Group 7 Comparison of Transition metals to Group Typical properties of Transition Metals Pressure and pressure differences in fluids Pressure in a fluid Pressure in a fluid Pressure in a fluid Atmospheric pressure 4..6 Forces and Motion Describing motion along a straight line Distance and displacement Speed Velocity Distance-time graphs Acceleration (including velocitytime graphs and terminal velocity) 5

3 4... The human digestive system Function of digestive system Enzymes in digestive system Lock and key theory of enzyme action Uses of products of digestion Importance of bile Required practical Half Term 4... The heart and blood vessels Structure and function of human heart and lungs Lung adaptations for gas exchange Heart rate and pacemakers Blood vessels structure and function 4... Blood Cells of the blood Coronary heart disease: a noncommunicable disease Features of coronary heart disease Stents Statins Faulty valves Heart failure Health issues Diet, stress and life situations Effect on physical and mental health Interaction of disease Carbon compounds as fuels and feedstock Crude oil, hydrocarbons and alkanes Fractional distillation and petrochemicals Properties of alkanes Cracking and alkenes Reactions of alkenes and alcohols Structure and formula of alkenes Reactions of alkenes First 4 alkenes structural formulae Products of addition reactions with H, Cl, Br, I, HO Alcohols Carboxylic Acids 5 4 completion of Acceleration if required Forces, acceleration and Newton s laws Newton s first law Newton s second law REQUIRED PRACTICAL: Investigate the effect of varying the force and/or mass on the acceleration of an object Newton s third law Forces and braking Stopping distance Reaction time Factors affecting braking distance Factors affecting braking distance

4 Half Term The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases Cardiovascular disease Lung and liver disease Diseases influenced by nutrition inc Type diabetes Risk factors Causal mechanisms Cancer Benign and malignant tumours Risk factors for cancer 4... Plant tissues and organs 4... Plant organ system Structure of root hair cells, xylem and phloem Factors affecting transpiration Roots, stem and leaves as organs Stomata and guard cells Roots, stem and leaves as organs Stomata and guard cells Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers Addition polymerisation Condensation polymerisation Amino Acids DNA, proteins, starch and cellulose The composition and evolution of the earth s atmosphere Proportion of the different gases in the atmosphere The earth s early atmosphere How oxygen increased How carbon dioxide increased Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases Greenhouse gases Human activities which contribute to an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere Momentum Momentum is a property of moving objects (HT only) Conservation of momentum (HT only) Changes in momentum (physics only) (HT only) 4.. Energy changes in a system, and the ways energy is stored before and after such changes 4... Energy stores and systems 4... Changes in energy (including kinetic energy, elastic energy and gravitational energy) 4... Energy changes in systems REQUIRED PRACTICAL: Investigate the specific heat capacity of one or more materials 4 Half Term Communicable (infectious) diseases. Pathogens bacteria, viruses, protists and fungi Prevention of spread of disease Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases Global climate change Carbon footprint and its reduction Work Power 4.. Conservation and dissipation of energy

5 4... Viral diseases Measles HIV TMV 4... Bacterial diseases Salmonella Gonorrhoea Fungal diseases Rose black spot Protist disease Malaria Atmospheric pollutants and their sources Atmospheric pollutants from fuels Complete/ incomplete combustion of fuels (CO, CO, C) Sulphur as an impurity Oxides of nitrogen Properties and effects of atmospheric pollution Using the earth s resources and obtaining water Using the earth s resources and sustainable development 4... Energy transfers in a system REQUIRED PRACTICAL: Investigate ways of reducing the unwanted energy transfers in a system 4... Efficiency Half Term Human defence systems Non-specific defence systems of human body The immune system Vaccination Vaccination and the immune system Herd immunity Using the earth s resources and obtaining water Potable water Waste water treatment Sewage treatment Ease of obtaining potable water from waste, ground and salt water Alternative methods of extracting metals (HT Only) Copper Phytomining and bioleaching National and global energy resources Renewable and non-renewable energy resources, their different uses, advantages and disadvantages 4 Life cycle assessment and recycling Lifecycle assessment Ways of reducing the use of resources

6 Biology Single Chemistry Single Physics Single Content Hours Content Hours Content Hours Half Term antibiotics and painkillers Uses and limitations of antibiotics and painkillers Discovery and development of drugs Origin of drugs New drug synthesis Drug trials 4... Producing monoclonal antibodies How to produce monoclonal antibodies 4... Uses of monoclonal antibodies Diagnosis Research Treatment Why not widely used 4... Detection and identification of plant diseases Detection and identification TMV, black spot and aphids Ion deficiency diseases 4... Plant defence responses

7 Physical defences Chemical defences Mechanical defences Half Term Photosynthesis reaction Rate of photosynthesis Required practical Uses of glucose from photosynthesis Aerobic and anaerobic respiration Types of respiration Equations Respiration in yeast Response to exercise Body reactions to increased exercise; heart rate, breathing rate and breath volume. Oxygen debt Muscle fatigue Metabolism Definition Importance of homeostasis Blood glucose concentration Body temperature Water levels Control systems The human nervous system, 4

8 structure and function Why have a NS How structure of nervous system is adapted to function Electrical impulse pathway Reflex actions Required practical The brain Cerebral cortex Cerebellum Medulla Brain mapping Half Term The eye Relate structure of eye to functions Accommodation Common eye defects and treatments control of body temperature Thermoregulatory centre Vasodilation Sweating Vasoconstriction Shivering Human endocrine system Pituitary gland Pancreas Thyroid Adrenal gland Ovary

9 Testes Half Term 4 Half Term control of blood glucose concentration Role of insulin and glucagon Type and diabetes Maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the body Role of skin, lungs and urine Deamination of excess amino acids Kidneys ADH Kidney failure treatments Hormones in human reproduction Menstrual cycle Role of testosterone in males Contraception Hormonal and non-hormonal contraception The use of hormones to treat infertility IVF Drawbacks to IVF Negative feedback Thyroxine and adrenaline Plant hormones: control and coordination

10 Phototropism Gravitropism Auxin Gibberellins Ethene Half Term Use of plant hormones Auxins Gibberellins Sexual and asexual reproduction Meiosis Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction DNA and the genome Chromosomes Genes Genome DNA structure Bases Sugar and phosphate Nucleotide units Protein synthesis Mutations Non-coding DNA Genetic inheritance Single gene characteristics Punnett squares Monohybrid crosses

11 Sex determination Variation Inherited disorders Polydactyl Cystic fibrosis Biology Single Chemistry Single Physics Single Content Hours Content Hours Content Hours Half Term Evolution Selective breeding Genetic engineering Plant crops Fungus cells GE to produce insulin GM crop concerns Medicine and GE Cloning Tissue culture Cuttings Embryo transplants

12 Adult cell cloning Theory of evolution Darwin On the Origin of Species Lamarck Speciation Wallace Mechanism of speciation Evidence for evolution Half Term The understanding of genetics Mendel Fossils Fossil formation What we can learn from fossils Extinction Causes of extinction Resistant bacteria Mechanism of resistance developing MRSA Classification Linnaeus Communities Ecosystem Habitats

13 Interdependence Stable communities impact of environmental change Abiotic factors Biotic factors Adaptations Structural, behavioural and functional adaptations Levels of organisation Food chains and webs Transects and quadrats Required practical How materials are cycled Carbon cycle Water cycle Decomposition Required practical Half Term Biodiversity Measures to stop reduction Waste management Pollution: water, air and land Land use

14 Building, quarrying, farming and dumping waste Peat bogs Deforestation Land: cattle and rice fields and biofuels Effects of deforestation Global warming Biological consequences Maintaining biodiversity Programmes to reduce negative effects Trophic levels Pyramids of biomass Transfer of biomass Loss of biomass at each trophic level Factors affecting food security Farming techniques Maximising efficiency of food production Ethical objections Sustainable fisheries Role of biotechnology Fusarium Human insulin GM crops

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