A young female pupil in The Wellingtoon Academy library.

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
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