
Science KS3
There are 9 synoptic units over the 3 years focusing on big picture ideas. Each of these units have a sub-unit covering biology, chemistry and physics.
Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 | ||||
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Year 7 | Life on Earth (Cells & reproduction, particle model and energy & solar system) | How to get to Mars (Balanced diet & respiration, combustion and forces) | Extreme Earth (Introduction to ecology, acids & alkalis, more on energy including light & sound) | ||||||
Year 8 | Colonies (How to stay healthy, Chemical reactions & neutralization, electricity) | Using resources (photosynthesis & genetics, metals & non-metals and magnetism & heat transfer) | Same problem, different solution (adaptations & more on organ systems, atomic structure & ions, pressure & more on light) | ||||||
Year 9 Foundation | Building blocks of science (Cells, atomic structure and energy stores) | Climate change (Ecology, greenhouse effect & use of plastic, effect of different type of energy resources) | Scientific discoveries |