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Key Stage Three

Term	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9
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

Term

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

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

Key Stage Four

Edexcel Combined Science

The Science curriculum helps students to gain knowledge and understanding of the world around them while developing their observational and analytical skills through practical work.

	Year 10	Year 11
Term One: Autumn	Biology: Key concepts Chemistry: Key concepts and separating mixtures	Biology: Exchange and transport Physics: Electricity
Term Two: Christmas	Physics: Forces and motion Biology: Cells and control Biology: Genetics	Physics Magnetism and electromagnetism Physics:Springs
Term Three: Winter	Chemistry: Chemical changes Biology: Evolution Physics: Conservation of energy	Revision for summer exams begins
Term Four: Spring	Chemistry: Metal extraction Biology: Health and disease
Term Five: Summer	Physics: Waves Physics: Radioactivity Biology: Plants and plant structures Chemistry: Periodic table Chemistry: Rates of reaction Biology: Coordination and control