Term

Topic

The Learning Journey

Assessments

Autumn

Working like a scientist

This is based on the book Wonder and pupils will learn about:

• Lab safety and equipment
• Bunsen burners
• Methods and measurements
• Graph skills

Extended question  

Separating Mixtures

In this unit you will learn about:

• Filtering
• Crystallization and evaporation
• Distillation
• Chromatography

Quiz and Marking episodes

End of term assessment

In this unit you will learn about:

• Observing cells
• Plant and animal cells
• Role of different organelles
• Life processes

Quiz and Marking episodes

End of term assessment

In this unit you will learn about:

• Introduction to forces
• Squashing and stretching
• Drag and friction
• Forces at a distance
• Balanced and unbalanced forces

Quiz and Marking episodes

End of term assessment

In this unit you will learn about:

• The particle model
• States of matter
• Melting and freezing
• Boiling
• More changes of state
• Diffusion
• Gas pressure

Quiz and Marking episodes

End of term assessment

In this unit you will learn about:

• Energy transfers and energy stores
• Renewable energy
• Non-renewable energy
• Kinetic energy
• Gravitational potential energy
• Selecting energy resources

Quiz and Marking episodes

End of term assessment

In this unit you will learn about:

• • Adolescence
  • Reproductive system
  • Fertilisation and implantation
  • Development of a foetus
  • Menstrual cycle
  • Gestation and birth

Quiz and Metacognition

Marking episodes

In this topic you will learn about:

• Acids and alkalis
• Indicators and pH
• Neutralisation
• Making salts

Quiz and Metacognition

Marking episodes

In this unit you will learn about:

• Circuits and current
• Modelling circuits
• Voltage and current in series circuits
• Voltage and currents in Parallel circuits
• Resistance in a circuit
• Using electricity at home

Quiz and Metacognition

Marking episodes

In this unit you will learn about:

• Elements
• Atoms
• Compounds
• Chemical formulae
• Metals and non-metals
• Chemical reactions

Quiz and Metacognition

Marking episodes

In this unit you will learn:

• Making sound
• How sound moves
• Detecting sound
• Insulating sound practical
• Using sound
• Comparing types of waves

Quiz and Metacognition

Marking episodes

Muscles and Bones

In this topic you will learn about:

• Tissues
• Organs
• Muscles and breathing
• Muscles and blood
• Investigating heart rate
• The skeletal system
• Muscles and movement
• Types of drugs

Ecosystems

In this topic you will learn about:

• Variation
• Adaptations
• Effects on the environment
• Energy transfers in food chains
• Pyramids of biomass and bioaccumulation
• Human effects on the environment

Quiz and Metacognition

Term

Topic

The Learning Journey

Assessments

Autumn

Fluids

In this topic you will learn about:

• The particle model
• Calculating density
• Changes of state
• Pressure in fluids
• Floating and sinking
• Investigating the effects of drag

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode 

Combustion

In this topic you will learn about:

• Combustion
• Oxidation
• Fire safety
• Air pollution
• Global warming
• Reducing pollution 

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Unicellular Organisms 

In this topic you will learn about:

• Unicellular vs multicellular organisms
• Microscopic fungi
• Bacteria
• Protocists
• Decomposers and the carbon cycle

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

In this topic you will learn about:

• Gathering evidence
• Phases of the moon
• Seasons
• Earth’s magnetic field
• Gravity in space
• Making scientific comparisons
• Beyond the solar system

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Spring

Metals and their Uses

 In this topic you will learn about:

• Metals and their properties
• Corrosion
• Metals and water
• Metals and acid
• Collecting gas methods
• Pure metals and alloys

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Energy Transfer

In this topic you will learn about:

• What causes temperature changes.
• Transferring energy – Conduction
• Transferring energy – Convection
• Transferring energy – Radiation
• Controlling energy transfer
• Power and efficiency
• Paying energy bills

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Light

In this topic you will learn about:

• Properties of light
• Reflection
• Refraction
• Refraction in lenses
• Comparing cameras and eyes
• Colours

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Food and Nutrition 

In this topic you will learn about:

• Energy from food
• Burning food practical
• Digestion
• Absorption of nutrients
• Starch test
• Benedict’s test
• Fat and protein test
• Balanced diet

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Summer

Breathing and Respiration

In this topic you will learn about:

• Dalton’s atomic model
• Chemical properties
• Mendeleev’s Periodic table
• Physical trends
• Chemical trends

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Periodic Table

In this unit you will learn about: 

• Metals and their properties 
• Corrosion 
• Metals and water 
• Metals and acids 
• Collecting gas
• Pure metals and alloys 

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Plant Reproduction

In this topic you will learn about:

• Classification and biodiversity
• Types of reproduction
• Pollination
• Fertilisation and dispersal
• Germination and growth
• Plant sampling techniques

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Ecosystems

In this topic you will learn about:

• Variation
• Adaptations
• Effects on the environment
• Energy transfers in food chains
• Pyramids of biomass and bioaccumulation
• Human effects on the environment

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Half Term

Topic

The Learning Journey

Assessments

Autumn

Core Biology 1

• Cells and DNA
• Microscopes
• Specialised cells
• The nervous system
• Variation
• Evolution

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Core Chemistry 1

In this unit you will learn about:

• Chemical reactions
• Reactivity series
• Energy in reactions
• Displacement reaction
• Extracting metals

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Spring

Core Physics 1 

In this unit you will learn about:

• Forces and movement
• Energy for movement
• Calculating speed
• Interpreting distance time graphs
• Turning forces
• Using simple machines

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Core Biology 2

• Health and disease
• Non-communicable diseases
• Cardiovascular disease
• Pathogens
• Spreading pathogens
• Physical and chemical barriers
• The immune system
• Antibiotics

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Summer

Core Chemistry 2

In this unit you will learn about:

• States of matter
• Mixtures
• Filtration and crystallisation
• Paper chromatography
• Distillation
• Investigating inks
• Drinking water

Extended writing tasks

Purple zones

Core Physics 2 

In this unit you will learn about

• Magnetic fields

• Gravitational fields
• Static electricity
• Current and electricity
• Resistance in a circuit
• Uses of electromagnets

Quiz and metacognition

Marking episode

Half Term

Topic 

Learning Outcomes

Assessment

Term 1 Autumn

Topic Teacher 1

Key Concepts in Biology  

In this unit you will learn about: 

• How microscopy has allowed us to find out more about the sub-cellular structures found in plants and animals.
• The importance of enzymes in nutrition, growth and development.
• How enzymes are affected by temperature and why each enzyme only works on a certain type of molecule.
• How substances are carried by diffusion, osmosis and active transport. 

Extended writing

Extended purple zones

Topic Teacher 1

Cells and Control   

In this unit you will learn about:  

• Mitosis and its importance in growth, repair and asexual reproduction. 
• How cells become specialised, and the importance of stem cells. 
• How to identify different specialised cells in the nervous system and explain how the system works. 

Extended writing

Extended purple zones

Topic Teacher 2 

States of matter  

• Describe the arrangement, movement and the relative energy of particles in each of the three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas
• Recall the names used for the interconversions between the three states of matter, recognising that these are physical changes: contrasted with chemical reactions that result in chemical changes
• Explain the changes in arrangement, movement and energy of particles during these interconversions
• Predict the physical state of a substance under specified conditions, given suitable data

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones 

Topic Teacher 2 

Separating techniques

• Explain the difference between the use of ‘pure’ in chemistry compared with its everyday use and the differences in chemistry between a pure substance and a mixture
• Interpret melting point data to distinguish between pure substances which have a sharp melting point and mixtures which melt over a range of temperatures
• Explain the types of mixtures that can be separated by using the following experimental techniques:
• simple distillation
• fractional distillation
• filtration
• crystallisation
• paper chromatography
• Describe an appropriate experimental technique to separate a mixture, knowing the properties of the components of the mixture
• Describe paper chromatography as the separation of mixtures of soluble substances by running a solvent (mobile phase) through the mixture on the paper (the paper contains the stationary phase), which causes the substances to move at different rates over the paper
• Interpret a paper chromatogram:
• to distinguish between pure and impure substances
• to identify substances by comparison with known substances
• to identify substances by calculation and use of Rf values
• Describe how:

- waste and ground water can be made potable, including the need for sedimentation, filtration and chlorination

-sea water can be made potable by using distillation

-water used in analysis must not contain any dissolved salts

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones 

Term 2 Spring 

Topic Teacher 1

Natural Selection and  Evolution   

In this unit you will learn about: 

• Darwin’s theory of evolution.
• How different methods are used to investigate evolution.
• How organisms are classified.
• How selective breeding is carried out.
• How genetic modification is carried out.  

Extended writing  

Retrieval grids  

Extended purple zones 

Topic Teacher 1

Health, disease and the development of medicines

In this unit you will learn about:

• Different types of diseases
• Examples of diseases that affect different organisms
• How the human body protects itself from disease
• The development of different treatments for disease

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones

Topic Teacher 1

Plant Structures and their functions

In this unit you will learn about: 

• Photosynthesis and the factors that affect its rate.
• How water uptake is affected by different factors.
• How the reactants and products of photosynthesis are transported around a plant.  

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones

Topic Teacher 1 

Animal Coordination and Homeostasis

In this unit you will learn about: 

• The endocrine glands. 
• How hormones are transported to their target organs. 
• How the menstrual cycle is controlled. 
• How hormones are used in contraception.
• Diabetes and how blood glucose concentration is controlled. 

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones 

Topic Teacher 2

The Periodic Table and Atomic Structure 

In this unit you will learn about:

• How our ideas about atoms have changed over time.
• What is relative atomic mass
• How to calculate relative atomic mass for an element

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones

Topic Teacher 2

Bonding 

In this unit you will learn about:

• How covalent and ionic bonds are formed.
• The properties of covalent and ionic compounds. 

 Extended writing  

Extended purple zones

Term 3 Summer

Topic Teacher 1

Exchange and Transport in Animals

In this unit you will learn about:

• The ions in acids and alkalis, and how their concentrations are linked to pH.
• What happens in the reactions between acids and different types of bases.
• How different indicators can be used in acid-alkali titrations.
• How different soluble and insoluble salts can be prepared.

Extended writing  

Extended purple zone

Topic Teacher 1 

Ecosystems and Material Cycles

In this unit you will learn about:

• How ecosystems are organised.  
• How communities are affected by biotic and abiotic factors.  
• How the abundance and distribution of organisms are measured.  
• Parasitism and mutualism  
• How humans can affect ecosystems and the importance of maintaining biodiversity.  
• How materials are cycled through ecosystems 

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones

Topic Teacher 2 

Acids and Alkalis 

In this unit you will learn about:

• The ions in acids and alkalis, and how their concentrations are linked to pH.
• What happens in the reactions between acids and different types of bases.
• How different indicators can be used in acid-alkali titrations.
• How different soluble and insoluble salts can be prepared

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones

Topic Teacher 2 

Electrolytic Process and Obtaining Metals

 In this unit you will learn about:

• Oxidation and reduction reactions.
• The reactivity series.
• The advantage of recycling materials.
• How to explain what happens during electrolysis.

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones

Half Term

Topic

Learning Outcomes

Assessment

Term 1 Autumn

Topic Teacher 1 

Fuels and the Earth 

In this unit you will learn about:

• Hydrocarbons found in crude oil and how it can be separated into useful fractions.
• Alkanes as a homologous series.
• the problems caused by atmospheric pollutants.
• How and why cracking of crude oil fraction is carried out.
• The advantages and disadvantages of different fuels for cars.
• How the Earth's atmosphere has changes in the past and how it is changing now.
• The causes and effects of climate change.

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones 

Topic Teacher 1 

Groups and Reactions

In this unit you will learn about:

• The properties and reactions of the elements in group 1, 7 and 0.
• How changes in conditions can affect the rates of reactions.
• The energy transfers that can occur during chemical reactions.

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones 

Topic Teacher 2

Forces and Motion 

In this unit you will learn about:

• • Newton’s Laws of Motion. 
  • How to calculate weight from an object’s mass. 
  • The factors that affect the stopping distance of a vehicle.
  • The dangers of large decelerations. 

Extended writing

Extended purple zones

Topic Teacher 2 

Waves 

In this unit you will learn about:

• Waves and how they transfer energy and information. 
• How to describe the characteristics of a wave. 
• How the speed of a wave is related to its frequency and wavelength. 
• How the speed of a wave is related to the time it takes to travel a certain distance.
• How waves are refracted at boundaries between different materials.  

Extended writing

Extended purple zones

Topic Teacher 2 

Radioactivity 

In this unit you will learn about:

• How particles are arranged inside an atom. 
• How to represent atoms as symbols.
• The different types of radiation, their dangers and how to protect ourselves.

Extended writing

Extended purple zones

Half Term

Topic

Learning Outcomes

Assessment

Term 2

Spring

Electricity

In this unit you will learn about:  

• Current, charge and potential difference.
• How to calculate resistance, power and energy transferred. 
• The UK domestic electricity supply and electrical safety in homes. 

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones

Magnetism and the Motor Effect

In this unit you will learn about:  

• Permanent and induced magnets, and how to represent a magnetic field.
• The magnetic field and current around a wire and the factors that affect it. 
• How to use the power equation for transformers.
• How transformers are used in the national grid.  

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones

The Particle Model and Forces and Matter

In this unit you will learn about:

• The different densities of substances and how to calculate density.
• Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat and how to calculate them both.
• How changing the temperature of a gas effects its pressure.
• The Kelvin and Celsius temperature scales.
• Elastic and inelastic distortion.
• The relationship between force, extension, and how to calculate the extension and spring constant 

Extended writing

Extended purple zones

Term 3

Summer

Year 11 Revision and Exam Preparation

During this time you will: 

• Develop your exam technique and learn different methods to support you in answering GCSE exam questions.
• Develop a range of revision strategies to help prepare for the terminal exams at the end of year 11
• Re-visit key concepts across the syllabus and carry out targeted revision.
• Re-visit the GCSE core practicals and using simulations learn how to interpret and analyse data.

Extended writing  

Extended purple zones 

Past 

Papers