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1 Science Science enables pupils to develop an awareness of their environment and their place within it. Children are naturally curious. Science education feeds that curiosity and provides students with valuable concepts, life skills, and career options. This awareness is extended as far as the pupil is able from being aware of themselves and their immediate environment through to an appreciation of science in the natural and man made world. When children explore and learn about the world around them and how it works, they gain a better understanding of, and appreciation for, nature and the interdependence of living things and their environments. Pupils are offered a broad, balanced, differentiated and relevant curriculum. The range of experiences and achievements available to them will contribute to the enrichment of their lives, according to individual needs, abilities and aptitudes. Pupils will develop understanding and knowledge of scientific ideas, processes and skills, through exploration of the environment, living things, materials, objects and events, and will relate these to everyday experiences. They will learn about ways of thinking and of finding out about and communicating their ideas. They will explore values and attitudes in science.

2 Key stage 3 Science At KS3 pupils are taught the following units Year group 7 Becoming a Scientist Autumn Spring Summer 8 Separating Materials 9 Simple Chemical Reactions Simple Circuits Reproduction Energy and Electricity Ourselves Forces Sound and Hearing Sun, Earth And Moon Humans as Organisms Acids and Alkalis Forces Seeing and Light Plants at Work Adaptation and environment Variation and classification The Rock Cycle Key state 4 Science At KS4 pupils are taught the following units Year Autumn Spring Summer group 10 Keeping Healthy Electricity and Waves Metals from the Earth 11 Evolution, Inheritance and Environment Oils, Earth and atmosphere Energy Transfer and Efficiency

3 Year 7 - Unit Summary Becoming a Scientist Learn how to work safely in the lab. They become familiar with some simple apparatus. Learn to use measuring equipment. Use a thermometer and know that temperature is measured in o C Sort materials in different ways. Recognise materials that are natural or man-made. Name different types of materials. Know that cold things have a high temperature and hot things have a high temperature. Recognise that some materials dissolve in water. Know that dissolve materials are still in the water. Simple Circuits Identify everyday things that use electricity. Learn of some of the dangers of electricity. Identify everyday things that use mains and/or batteries. Know that electricity can be used to produce light, heat, sound, movement. Construct a simple circuit. Draw simple circuits. Find faults in circuits and correct them. Identify common circuit symbols bulb, battery, wire, switch. Ourselves To name the external parts of the body To associate parts of the body with particular functions. To suggest what is inside the body. To explore the 5 senses practically and know which organs are associated with which. To know the importance of the senses in survival. Know that teeth have different shapes and do different jobs. To know about the process of teeth decay. To know that skeletons are made of lots of bone which are used to support movement and to protect the organs. Forces To explore and observe different pushes and pulls. To describe movements as fast, slow, turn, go round To use vocabulary correctly to describe movement To describe how to make things speed up, slow down, stop or change direction. To identify movements as pushes and pulls

4 To know that squeezing, bending, twisting and stretching can change the shape of objects To know that squeezing, bending etc. are types of forces To be able to use the word force in the correct way To use the correct vocabulary when describing forces To explore what happens when magnets are put near one another To use the correct vocabulary to describe magnetism To know that friction slows things down To recognise some everyday examples of friction To recognise that friction can be useful Sound and Hearing Build on their knowledge of sound and hearing Identify common sounds and sound sources Use scientific language when talking about sounds and how they are made. Demonstrate how notes of different loudness and pitch can be produced. Explain the difference between pitch and volume. Explain how sound travels in all directions and through objects. To identify parts of the ear. Give a simple explanation of how the ear works find out about the harmful effects of loud noise and how this can be reduced Adaptation and Environment Make suggestions about where to find plants and animals Learn that plants and animals are found in many different places. Be able to identify the plants and animals found in habitats Be able to identify the physical feature in a habitat Describe what plants and animals need to survive. Describe how plants grow Describe How small animals survive Construct food chains and identify herbivores and carnivores. Make observations on animals in leaf litter Construct Food webs

5 Year 8 - Unit Summary Separating Materials Make predictions, draw conclusions and record results Discuss the idea of fair testing Take measurements and make observations Record and explain what they found out Use scientific language when discussing tests, results and conclusions Will recognise some common materials and their properties Give reasons why materials are used for a specific purpose Sort materials according to their properties(recognise that materials can be natural or manufactured) Separate mixtures by filtering and evaporating( Compare the 3 states of matter Understand the terms soluble and insoluble Solids may be separated by filtering Use evaporation to recover solids Reproduction Recognize the stages in the human life cycle Explain the observable changes that take place during puberty Identify the parts of an animal cell Identify the female reproductive organs Identify the male reproductive organs Use a microscope to view cells Compare an animal cell with a plant cell Understand how sperm cells are adapted to their functions Understand how egg cells are adapted to their functions. Understand when human fertilization can take place Understand how sperm cells are adapted to their functions Understand how egg cells are adapted to their functions. Understand when human fertilization can take place Recognize the stages during the menstrual cycle. Name and identify the structures in a pregnant uterus Understand how the fetus is supported during pregnancy Identify the different stages during a pregnancy Recognize the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on fetal development Sun, Earth and Moon Draw simple pictures of the Sun, Earth and Moon. Indicate the relative sizes and positions. Explain why the Moon and Sun appear to be the same size. Know that the Sun causes shadows and appears to change position.

6 Explain that Sun s position is higher at mid-day and what effect this has on a shadow. Know that the Earth spins once on its axis every 24 hours. Explain that day happens when that side of the Earth faces the Sun. Explain Day and night. Know that the Earth orbits the Sun and this takes days. Know that the Earth is tilted on its axis. Acids and Alkalis that acids have a sour taste (SAFETY SYMBOL) that many everyday chemicals and foods contain acids that acids can burn you and can be dangerous that we must wear goggles when using acids recognise common hazard symbols associated with acids observe the colour changes that occur when acids are added to certain plant dyes observe the effect of acids on bicarbonate of soda use litmus paper as a more sophisticated method of detecting an acid and use the term indicator recognise that there are some substances that are not acids recall that the opposite to an acid is an alkali and understand that a substance that is neither acidic nor alkaline is called neutral know that tap water is (more or less) neutral and that we can make an acid neutral if we add an alkali understand that we can use neutralisation to treat bee stings, wasp Seeing and Light To identify and sort a range of sources of light To compare light sources for brightness To select a light source for a purpose To link shadows and darkness and explore making shadows. To understand that light travels in straight lines from a source to understand that light bounces off all surfaces. Understand that when light bounces off shiny, regular surfaces we can see an image. Explain what reflection is and how it is different to an image. Explain why dull, uneven surfaces do not produce images Understand that our eyes receive light. Draw and show direction of the path of light involved in seeing an object. Identify parts of our eyes. Identify transparent and translucent materials and relate shadow formation to opaque materials Explore reflection and refraction at a plane surface

7 Variation and Classification Sort living things into groups according to their features L2 Name plants and animal found locally and describe their groups of animals or plants L2 Describe differences between living and non-living things L3 Identify features of animals and plants appropriate to their environment L3 Explain changes in living things which results from environmental changes L3 Can group living things using keys based on observable features Describe relationships between plants and animals in a habitat L4 To draw food chains for familiar animals and plants.(l4 To classify plants and animals into main taxonomic groups(l4) To draw simple food webs(l4)

8 Year 9 - Unit Summary Simple Chemical Reactions Make predictions, draw conclusions and record results.(l2) Know that some materials are changed by heating and cooling(l2) Classify changes as reversible and non-reversiblel3) Know that some changes are permanent eg baking, burning(l3) Now that some changes may be reversed eg melting, freezing(l3) Take measurements and make observations(l3) Record and explain what they found out(l3) Use scientific language when discussing tests, results and conclusions(l4) Use knowledge about separation techniques and reversible and irreversible changes to make predictions about whether other simple changes are irreversible or not(l4 recognise some common materials and their properties(l2) Energy and Electricity Understand that energy cannot be created or destroyed. Categorise devices based on energy input and energy output Describe energy transfers in everyday changes Recognize the importance of non-renewable energy resources. Understand why renewable energy is important. Distinguish between useful energy and wasted energy Explain how electricity is produced. Identify energy resources used to generate electricity. Identify why electricity is used widely as a source of energy. Describe energy transformation from a cell or battery to a circuit. Construct a parallel circuit and identify what happens to the current. Use an ammeter to measure the flow of current accurately Use a voltmeter correctly and make accurate readings. Choose a suitable method for presenting results.

9 Humans as Organisms Name a wider range of body parts and describe these(l1) Know what an animal needs to survive(l2) Recognize foods that are needed for activity and growth(l3) Explain that a varied diet is required to remain healthy(l4) Explain the importance of looking after teeth(l3) To distinguish between healthy and less healthy foods.(l3) To plan a healthy meal(l3) Group food according to those that give energy, growth and health.(l3 To explain the process of digestion(l3) Name some of the major organs of the body and identify the positions of these(l4) Understand the purpose of the heart and take measurements of the heart rate(l4) Be aware of the effects of exercise on the heart(l4) Explain how blood moves through the body. Be aware of the basic muscles of the body(l4) Explain why tobacco and alcohol are drugs and can be harmful(l4) Forces To describe how to make things speed up, slow down, stop or change direction. And identify movements as pushes and pulls To know that squeezing, bending etc. are types of forces that can change the shape of objects. To use the correct vocabulary when describing forces To know that friction slows things down and give everyday examples To recognise that friction can be useful and it can be a nuisance To know that friction happens when two surfaces rub over each other To describe the effects of pushing and pulling springs To recognise situations in which springs are useful to us To know that the bigger the force the greater the effect To use various forcemeters to measure pushes and pulls To measure forces in Newtons (N) as the unit To know that objects fall down because the force of the Earth pulls them To know that this force is called gravity To identify weight as a force and is due to the pull of gravity

10 Plants at Work Explain the effects of water, temperature and light on a plant Sequence the lifecycle of a plant recognise that nutrients pass through root and stem and are needed for healthy growth. Name the reproductive organs of a flowering plant Explain the role of insects in plant reproduction. Explain how and why seeds are dispersed order pics/statements from seed to seed dispersal. Make observations on inside of a leaf Test leaf for starch The Rock Cycle Explain that rocks and soils are natural materials Understand that water passes through some rocks and not others. Sort rocks by their appearance and texture L3 Select materials suitable for a particular purpose L3 Demonstrate some simple methods of separating mixtures L4 Describe differences between solids and liquids in terms of properties L4 Understand how Sedimentary, Metamorphic and Igneous rocks are formed. Understand that if a rock is heated and cooled lots of times it eventually cracks. Understand how repeated freezing and thawing of water can make cracks on rocks bigger. Understand that rain and wind can cause the Weathering of rocks Draw and explain the rock cycle

11 Year 10 - Unit Summary Keeping Healthy In this unit pupils will learn: How to lead a healthy lifestyle Be aware of the effect that diet, exercise and drugs have on your body. The causes of diseases. How medical drugs and natural defences protect the body from diseases. That the body is controlled by reflexes and hormones. Electricity and Waves In this unit pupils will learn: How we use electricity in the home and work out the units used. Recall the dangers of electricity How we generate the electricity we need. The properties of fossil fuels and nuclear fuels The advantages and disadvantages of renewable and non-renewable energies. Recognise the electromagnetic spectrum Recognise how scientists use different types of radiation to find out about the universe The uses and dangers of emissions from radioactive substances. Recognise the big band theory Metals from the Earth In this unit pupils will learn: How rocks provide building materials The properties of metals How metals are used How and why metals should be recycled. What humans use crude oil for. The environmental effects of using fuels.

12 Year 11 - Unit Summary Evolution, Inheritance and Environment In this unit pupils will learn: How offspring inherit characteristics from their parents How some of these characteristics enable living things to survive in their normal living conditions. That variation in these characteristics may lead to selection through competition with other living things or with the environment. This selection process has led to change over a very long period of time. This is called evolution. Oils, Earth and Atmosphere In this unit pupils will learn: How plant oils can be used. That polymers are waterproof and resistant to chemicals so they have many useful applications That oils do not mix with water and therefore can be used to make emulsions. Vegetable oils have a higher boiling point so can be used to cook foods at higher temperatures than by boiling. Identify the layers of the Earth Explain that the Earth s crust is made up of tectonic plates That convection currents cause the tectonic plates to move slowly. The changes that have occurred in the Earth and its atmosphere during the first billion yeas of the Earth s existence.. Most of the carbon from the carbon dioxide in the early atmosphere gradually became locked up in rocks as carbonates and fossil fuels. Energy Transfer and Efficiency In this unit pupils will learn: How energy is transferred by heating. How heating affects the rate of transfer of energy. What is meant by the efficient use of energy How we can insulate our homes.

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