Science

Term One: Autumn Term

Forces: How do forces make things happen?

States of matter: What are things made of?

Diffusion and digestive system: What are living things and what are they made of?

Biodiversity: How do living things live together in their environments?

Moving by force: How can we explain changes in the air, land and oceans?

Photosynthesis & Respiration

What are living things and what are they made of?

Materials: How do we explain how substances behave?

Hidden forces: How do forces make things happen?

Term Two: Christmas Term

Cells: What are living things and what are they made of?

Space: How does the Earth fit into the Universe?

Moving by force: How do forces make things happen?

Classification & variation: Why are there similarities and differences between living things

Earth Science

Why are there similarities and differences between living things?

Term Three: Winter Term

Mixtures & Solutions: How do we explain how substances behave?

Ecosystems: How do living things live together in their environments?

Earth's resources: How can we explain changes in the air, land and oceans?

Series circuits: How do electricity and magnetism work?

Waves

How do we see, hear and communicate?

Term Four: Easter Term

Sound, light & vision: How do we see hear and communicate?

Genetics & Inheritance: How do living things grow and reproduce?

Reproduction in humans: How do living things grow and reproduce

Fuels & energetics: How can substances be made and changed?

Patterns in the Periodic Table

What are things made of?

Term Five: Spring Term

Separation techniques: How do we explain how substances behave?

Making images: How do we see, hear and communicate?

Diet, exercise & respiration: What are living things and what are they made of?

Plant Reproduction

How do living things grow and reproduce?

Term Six: Summer Term

Human skeleton & muscles: What are living things and what are they made of?

Heating & cooling: Why do materials have different properties

Atoms, elements & compounds: What are things made of?

Acids & bases: How can substances be made and changed?

Magnets & electromagnets: How do electricity and magnetism work?

Consolidation and preparation for GCSE study

Autumn Term

B1 Biology key concepts
C1 Chemistry key concepts
P1/2 forces and motion

C3b electrolysis
C4 Equilibria and reversible reactions
B5 Health and disease
P10b Electricity in the home
P12/13 Magnetism and EM induction

Christmas Term

C2 Separating mixtures
P3 Conservation of energy

B7 Animal coordination and control
C7 Rates of reaction
P8/9 forces and energy
P14 Particle model

Winter Term

C3 Acids and Alkalis
B2 Cells and control part 1 Cell division
B3 Genetics

P15 Springs
C8 Fuels and Earth science
B9 Ecosystems

Easter Term 

B2 Cells and control part 2 nervous system 
C3b Electrolysis
C4 Metal extraction / equilibria
B4 Natural selection

Mock feedback and revision 

Spring Term

P4/5 Waves and EM spectrum
B5 Health and disease

Exam preparation

Summer Term

P6 Radioactivity 
C6 groups in the periodic table
B9 ecosystems part 1 sampling techniques