Particles and their behavior

• Particle model and their behaviour
• Atoms, elements and compounds
• Separating techniques

Waves, Metals and Acids

• Light
• Sound and water waves
• Chemical reactions with metals

Cells and Atoms

• B1 Cell Structure
• B2 Cell division
• C1 Atomic structure
• C2 Periodic Table

Organisation in animals and diseases

• B4 Organising animals and plants
• B7 Noncommunicable disease
• P1 Energy

Assessment- Some year 9 units and recent year 10 unit:

Organisms

• Microscopes and cells
• Structure and function of body systems
• Cells and organs
• Health and lifestyle digestive system

Reactions

• Chemical reactions Formulae, Atoms, Decomposition, Endo/Exothermic reactions

• Acids and metals

Assessment- KAT 1 on waves and chemical reactions.

Molecules and Bonding

• P6 Molecules & matter
• C3 Structure & bonding

Diseases and chemical changes

• C5 Chemical Changes
• B5 Communicable disease
• B6 Preventing and treating diseases

Organisms 2

• Health and lifestyle drugs, alcohol and smoking
• Reproduction in animals and plant

The Earth

• Earth and atmosphere
• The rock cycle
• Climate change
• The carbon cycle
• Space

Assessment- Interim assessment on reactions and the earth

Reactions

• C4 Chemical calculation
• B3 Digestive system

Assessment- interim assessment on C4 and B3

Circuits and reaction rates

• C6 Electrolysis

• P4 Electric Circuits
• C8 Rates of reaction

Forces, Motion and pressure

• Mass & weight
• Gravity
• Hooke’s Law
• Speed, distance, time

• Calculating pressure

Assessment- KAT 2 on Reproduction, Forces and Motion

Ecosystems processes

• Photosynthesis & respiration
• Food chains
• Adaptations

Energy and motion

• P2 Energy transfer by heating
• P9 Motion

Electricity and radioactivity

• P5 Electricity in the home
• C7 Energy Changes
• P7 Radioactivity

Assessment- KAT 2 on all of Chemistry paper 1 units.

Electromagnets

• Electricity circuits and resistance
• Magnetism magnetic fields and electromagnets

Energy

• Energy transfers
• Energy equations
• Radiation
• Energy and power

Bioenergetics

• B8 Photosynthesis
• B9 Respiration

Assessment- interim assessment on Bioenergetics

Coordination and control

• B10 The human nervous system
• B11 Hormonal coordination
• C9 Crude oil and fuels
• C10 Organic reactions
• C11 Polymers

Periodic Table

• Periodic table metals and non-metals, groups and periods
• Acids & Alkalis
• Metals and acids

Evolution

• Evolution & Inheritance
•  Required practical’s
• Skills
• Practical perfection

Waves

• P12 Waves
• P13 EM waves
• Skills lessons

Forces

• P8 Forces in action
• P10 Forces and Motion

• Keywords: usage and spelling
• Recall basic knowledge and understanding of science.
• Identifying different hazard symbols on chemicals/equipment
• Graph drawing: identifying the type of graph that needs to be drawn.
• Graph drawing: scaling the
• Basic data analysis, identifying trends within data.
• Identify health and safety risks with an experiment, based on equipment or substances used.
• Planning experiments and identifying the variables: independent, dependent and control. Explain the importance of control variables.
• Calculations from worded questions, or from graphs. Rearrangement of formulas to suit the question.

• Keywords: usage and spelling
• Recall a broad range of knowledge and understanding of science.
• Rearrange formulas to calculate work or energy.
• Can accurately make and record observations and measurements using decimal points.
• Ask questions based on real world observations. Begin to apply their scientific knowledge to nature
• Apply mathematical concepts and calculate results.

• Keywords: usage and spelling.
• Use of the keywords and better fluency in scientific language.
• Recall basic knowledge and understanding of science. Using these as a foundation for the following years.
• Identify trends in data from experiments, use of scientific language to explain these trends.
• Make and record observations and measurements using a range of methods for different investigations.
• Recording data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graph

• Evaluate the reliability of methods in detail.
• Suggest further questions that may arise from results of investigations and data analysis and evaluation.
• Understand that scientific theories can change and evolve with time. Describe why these theories have developed with time.
• Explain the importance of peer review with scientific publications.
• Evaluate data, showing awareness of potential sources of random and systematic error.
• Identify further questions arising from their results

• Apply scientific theory to produce a hypothesis for an experiment. Use of scientific language to explain if the hypothesis was correct, or not.
• Make more complex and quantitative predictions using scientific knowledge and understanding
• Question the methods, techniques or equipment to improve accuracy and precision.
• Explain any anomalies or outliers within the data.

Practical skills

• How to set up and view a sample under a microscope.
• Know and undertake the method to observe onion cells under a microscope.
• How to plan and complete an experiment that measures lung capacity.
• Test different foods to identify the nutrients present in them.
• Investigating the effect temperature and pH has on the activity of enzymes.
• Heating curve experiment.
• Which separation technique is effective for different mixtures: evaporation, filtration and chromatography, (to know the equipment used in distillation).
• Use of newton meters to measure forces.
• Investigate the relationship between force and extension for a spring.
• Create circuits (series and parallel), and identify when a circuit may not work.
• Drawing the magnetic field around a bar magnet using a compass.
• Make an electromagnet and determine how to increase the strength of the magnetic force.
• pH tests, to identify the colours of an acidic or alkaline solution.

• Use of ray boxes, mirrors, prisms and using prior knowledge of circuits.
• Calculate the relative formula mass of compounds.
• Calculate the bond energy of a reaction.
• Reacting metals with different substances ie oxygen, or acids, and knowing the products. Able to plan the experiment and identifying flaws that could be in the method.
• Investigate the effect of light intensity of the rate of photosynthesis.
• The effect of exercise on heart and breathing rate.

• Investigate the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis using an aquatic organism such as pondweed.
• Plan and carry out an investigation into the effect of a factor on human reaction time.
• Measure the population size of a common species in a habitat. Use sampling techniques to investigate the effect of a factor on the distribution of this species.
• Investigate the variables that affect temperature changes in reacting solutions such as, acid plus metals, acid plus carbonates, neutralisations, displacement of metals.
• Use circuit diagrams to set up and check appropriate circuits to investigate the factors affecting the resistance of electrical circuits.
• An investigation to determine the specific heat capacity of one or more materials.
• Use appropriate apparatus to make and record the measurements needed to determine the densities of regular and irregular solid objects and liquids

• Investigate the effect of a range of concentrations of salt or sugar solutions on the mass of plant tissue.
• Investigate the effect of antiseptics or antibiotics on bacterial growth using agar plates and measuring zones of inhibition.
• Investigate the effect of light or gravity on the growth of germinating seeds. Record results as both length measurements and as careful, labelled biological drawings to show the effects.
• Preparation of a pure, dry sample of a soluble salt from an insoluble oxide or carbonate, using a Bunsen burner to heat dilute acid and a water bath or electric heater to evaporate the solution.
• Investigate what happens when aqueous solutions are electrolysed using inert electrodes.
• Investigate how changes in concentration affect the rates of reactions.
• Analysis and purification of water samples from different sources, including pH, dissolved solids and distillation.
• Higher tier: Determination of the reacting volumes of solutions of a strong acid and a strong alkali by titration. 

• Reproduce required practical's using the method and equipment. including recognising and controlling variables.
• Explain the selection of equipment, for accuracy (ie. Specific equipment for measurement).
• Recall the method used for each required practical. Identify techniques that would improve the results.