Year
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Term
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Units of Work
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Assessments
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7
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Autumn
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Working scientifically
Introducing processes which are interleaved throughout the subject content.
Matter
Particle model
Separating mixtures
Organisms
Movement
Forces
Speed
Gravity
Energy
Energy costs
Energy transfer
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End of unit tests and a progress check
assessment at the end of the term.
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Spring
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Reactions
Metals and non-metals
Acids and alkalis
Organisms
Cells
Electromagnets
Voltage and resistance
Current
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End of unit tests and a progress check
assessment at the end of the term.
|
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Summer
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Genes
Variation
Waves
Sound waves, wave effects and properties
Earth
Earth structure
Universe
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End of unit tests and a progress check
assessment at the end of the term.
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8
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Autumn
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Forces
Contact forces
Pressure
Matter
Periodic table
Elements
Organisms
Breathing
Digestion
Ecosystems
Respiration
Energy
Work
Heating and cooling
Reactions
Chemical energy
Types of reaction
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End of unit tests and a progress check
assessment at the end of the term.
|
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Spring
|
Waves
Light waves, wave effects and properties
Genes
Human reproduction
Evolution
Inheritance
Ecosystems
Interdependence
Plant reproduction
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End of unit tests and a progress check
assessment at the end of the term.
|
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Summer
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Electromagnets
Electromagnets
Magnetism
Ecosystems
Photosynthesis
Earth
Climate
Earth resources
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End of unit tests and a progress check
assessment at the end of the term.
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9
|
Autumn
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Cells biology
Atomic structure and the periodic table
Energy
Structure, bonding and properties
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End of unit tests and a progress check
assessment at the end of the term.
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Spring
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Organisation
Quantitative chemistry
Electricity
Chemical change
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End of unit tests and a progress check
assessment at the end of the term.
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Summer
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Infection and response
Chemical change
Energy change
Particle model of matter
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End of unit tests and a progress check
assessment at the end of the term.
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10
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Autumn
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Bioenergetics
Atomic structure
The rate and extent of chemical change
Homeostasis and response
Organic chemistry
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End of unit tests and a progress check
assessment at the end of the term.
|
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Spring
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Homeostasis and response
Chemical analysis
Forces
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End of unit tests and a progress check
assessment at the end of the term.
|
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Summer
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Forces
Waves
Inheritance, variation and evolution
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End of unit tests, mock exam in June.
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11
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Autumn
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Chemistry of the atmosphere
Ecology
Magnetism and electromagnetism
Using resources
Space physics (separates only)
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End of unit tests, mock exam - paper 1 in B, C and P.
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Spring
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Reflection on mock 1 and action plan. Revision of targeted topics and concepts.
Preparation and revision for mock 2.
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End of unit tests, mock exam - paper 2 in B, C and P.
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