Science

HALF TERM 1

Biology: Cells

• Cells are fundamental unit of life 
• Observe cell structure using light microscope 
• Single Celled organisms 
• Cells - Tissues - Organs - Organ systems - Organisms 

 

Chemistry: Particle Theory

• Properties of Solid, Liquid, Gas 
• Changes of state
• Density
• Water
• Conservation of mass/matter 

 

Physics: Speed

• Speed = Distance/Time
• Distance time graphs
• Relative motion

HALF TERM 2

Biology: Health (Diet, Exercise, Lifestyle)

• Diet
• Unhealthy Diet
• Skeletal System
• Biomechanics
• Smoking
• Recreational Drugs

 

Chemistry: Separating substances

• Pure and Impure
• Mixtures - Dissolving and diffusion
• Filtration and evaporation
• Distillation and chromatography

 

Physics: IVR

• Symbols, simple circuits
• Current
• Potential Difference
• Resistance
• Resistance of a wire
• Static

HALF TERM 3

Biology: Reproduction (SRE)

• Puberty: Physical Changes
• Puberty: Emotional Changes
• Menstrual Cycle
• Fertilisation (Gametes)
• Gestation and birth
• Foetal Development

 

Chemistry: Metals and Non-metals

• Metals and Non-metals
• Displacement and reactivity (Carbon)
• Ceramics, Polymers, Composites
• Catalyst

 

Physics: Energy Cost

• Food as Fuel
• Energy Resources
• Energy - stores and transfers
• Power
• Calculating cost or electricity

HALF TERM 4

Biology: Variation

• Variation within a species
• Analysing Variation
• Introduction to genetics
• DNA

 

Chemistry: Acids/Alkali

• What are acids and alkali
• Indicators
• pH scale
• Acids + Alkali -> salt + water
• Acids + metals

 

Physics: Energy Transfer/Work

• Energy Transfers
• Conservation of energy
• Changes in a system, Work done
• Simple Machines

HALF TERM 5

Biology: Interdependence

• Ecosystems
• Interdependence
• Bioaccumulation

 

Chemistry: Earth and The Universe

• Composition and structure of Earth
• Rock Cycle
• Atmosphere
• Carbon Cycle
• Climate change
• Gravity
• Stars
• Planet Earth

 

Physics: Forces and Pressure

• Introduction to forces
• Moments
• Application of forces
• Hooke's Law
• Gravity
• Pressure on solids

HALF TERM 6

Revision of topics, looking at revision techniques.  

End of year test and review/AFL 

End of year practicals and working scientifically skills. 

HALF TERM 1

Biology: Health (Diet, Exercise, Lifestyle)

• Diet
• Unhealthy Diets
• Skeletal System
• Biomechanics
• Smoking
• Recreational Drugs

 

Physics: Energy Costs

• Food as fuel
• Energy Resources
• Energy - Stores and Transfers
• Power
• Calculating cost of electricity
• Simple Machines

HALF TERM 2

Biology: Plants

• Photosynthesis
• Leaves - Adaptation of leaves
• Roots and Stem
• Plant reproduction
• Dispersal

 

Chemistry: Earth and The Universe

• Composition and Structure of the earth
• Rock Cycle
• Atmosphere
• Carbon Cycle
• Climate Change
• Gravity
• Stars
• Planet Earth

 

Physics: Forces and Pressure

• Introduction to forces
• Moments
• Application of forces
• Hooke's Law
• Gravity
• Pressure on solids
• Pressure in fluids

HALF TERM 3

Biology: Respiratory System

• Breathing
• How do we breathe?
• Aerobic respiration
• Anaerobic Respiration

 

Chemistry: Periodic Table

• Properties of different elements
• Mendeleev
• Periods, Groups, Metals and non-metals
• Predicting patterns

 

Physics: Heating and cooling (Thermodynamics)

• Thermal equilibrium
• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation
• Insulators

HALF TERM 4

Biology: Digestion

• Digestive System
• Enzymes
• Bacteria

 

Chemistry: Chemical Energy

• Energy Changes in states changes
• Endo and exothermic reaction

 

Physics: Electromagnets

• Magnets
• Magnetic Fields
• Earths Magnetic Fields
• Motor Effect

HALF TERM 5

Biology:

Variation

• Variation within a species
• Analysing Variation
• Introduction to genetics
• DNA

Evolution

• Darwin and natural selection
• Speciation and Extinction
• Biodiversity and gene banks

HALF TERM 6

Revision of topics, looking at revision techniques. 

End of year test and review/AFL 

End of year practicals and working scientifically skills. 

HALF TERM 1

Recovery Curriciulum- Yr 8 Physics 

• Forces
• Electromagnets and magnetism
• Energy
• Waves

HALF TERM 2

Biology

• Digestion
• Enzymes
• Experiment - Visking tubing model gut 

 

Chemistry

• Acids and alkalis
• neutralisation reactions
• Experiment - Indigestion tablet 

 

Physics

•  Energy transfers
• efficiency
• Ek
• Ep
• Experiment - Bouncing balls 

HALF TERM 3

Biology, B1- B1.1 Cell Biology

• Animal and plants cells,  
• Using a light microscope (RP1), comparing microscopes, calculating magnification, 
• Specialised cells,  
• Stem cells,  
• Eukaryotes and prokaryotes,  
• Chromosomes,  
• Diffusion and exchange surfaces,  
• Osmosis and exchange surfaces 

 

Chemistry, C1- C1.1 – Atomic Structure and the periodic table  

• Elements, atoms compounds and mixtures,  
• Atomic structure, electron configuration,  
• The development of atomic theory,  
• The development of the periodic table,  
• Separating mixtures,  
• Group 1 metals,  
• Group 7 halogens,  
• Group 0 noble gases  

 

Physics, P1- P1.1 Energy Energy stores 

• Kinetic energy,  
• Elastic energy,  
• Gravitational energy,  
• Specific Heat Capacity- required practical,  
• Work done and power,  
• Efficiency, Renewable and non-renewable energy 

HALF TERM 4

Biology B1.2 Organisation: Principles of organisation in animals and plants

• Digestive system,  
• Food tests (RP3)  
• Digestive enzymes and enzyme action (RP4),  
• The circulatory system,  
• Components of blood,  
• Heart disease,  
• Cancer,  
• Plant tissues,  
• Active transport 

  

Chemistry, C1.2 Bonding, Structure and the properties of matter  

• Chemical bonds,  
• Ionic substances, ionic bond diagrams,  
• Covalent bonding, simple covalent molecules, giant covalent structures, covalent bond diagrams,  
• Properties of metals, metallic bonding,  
• States of matter 

  

Physics, P1.2 Electricity Circuit symbols 

• Current and charge,  
• Potential difference and resistance- required practical,  
• Graphs of current and voltage- required practical,  
• Series and parallel circuits- required practical (Triple only),  
• Mains electricity,  
• Power and energy calculations,  
• The National grid, 

HALF TERM 5

Biology, B1 - B1.3 Infection and Response Communicable diseases, 

• Virus, bacteria, fungi,  
• Human defence responses,  
• Vaccinations  
• Drugs, Developing drugs,  
• Effect of antiseptics and antibiotics on bacterial growth (RP2, Triple only),  
• Monoclonal antibodies (Triple only),  
• Identifying plant diseases,  
• Plant response to diseases.  

  

Chemistry, C1 - C1.3 – Quantitative  

• Relative formula mass,  
• Conservation of mass,  
• Moles and using moles to balance equations (higher),  
• Concentration of solutions,  
• Calculating percentage yield (triple)  

  

C1.4 - Chemical changes  

• The reactivity series,  
• Extraction of metals,  
• Neutralisation, pH scale and salt production,  
• Strong and weak acids (higher),  
• Required practical- titration (triple),  
• Required practical - Electrolysis,  
• Extracting metals using electrolysis  

  

Physics, P1 - P1.3 Particle matter  

• Particle model of matter,  
• Density- required practical,  
• Specific heat capacity,  
• Specific latent heat,  
• Pressure, Gas pressure 

HALF TERM 6

Revision of topics, looking at revision techniques. 

End of year test and review/AFL 

End of year required practicals and working scientifically skills. 

HALF TERM 1

RECOVERY CURRICUCLUM

B1- Infection and response, bioenergetics 

C1-Quantitive Chemistry, Chemistry changes, Energy changes 

P1- Particle matter, Atomic structure 

 

 

Biology- B1 - B1.4 Bioenergetics  

• Photosynthesis, Testing a leaf for starch,  
• Light intensity and photosynthesis (RP5),  
• Limiting factors of photosynthesis,  
• Uses of glucose in plants,  
• Aerobic respiration,  
• Response to exercise,  
• Metabolism  

  

Chemistry C1- C1.5 Energy changes  

• Endothermic and exothermic reactions,  
• Reaction profiles,  
• Bond energy calculations (higher)  

 

Physics, P1 - P1.4 Atomic structure 

• The atom model,  
• The History of the development of the atom model,  
• Background radiation,  
• Types of radiation,  
• Half Life (graphs and calculations),  
• Radioactive contamination 

HALF TERM 2

Biology, B2 - B2.5 Homeostasis and Response  

• The Human Nervous System – structure and function  
• Investigation of a factor on the reaction time of humans (RP7)  
• (TRIPLE- The Brain, The Eye)  
• Control of Body Temperature  
• Human Endocrine System  
• The control of blood glucose concentration
• (Triple- Maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the human body) 
• Hormones in human reproduction  
• Contraception 
• The use of hormones to treat infertility, H- Negative Feedback 
• (Triple-Plant hormones – control and coordination, Use of plant hormones)  

  

Chemistry, C2 - C2.1- The rate and extent of chemical change  

• Collision theory and activation energy  
• Factors that affect rates of reaction  
• Required practical - rates of reaction 
• Catalysts 
• Reversible reactions and energy changes, equilibrium (higher)  

  

Physics, P2 - P2.1- Forces 

• Forces, gravity and work,  
• Required practical- Elasticity
• Moments (Triple only)  
• Hydraulics (Triple only)  
• Pressure in fluids (Triple only)  
• Speed, acceleration 
• Distance time graphs
• Velocity-time graphs  
• Resultant force 
• Newton’s 3 Laws
• Required practical- Acceleration  
• Stopping distance, Momentum (Higher)

HALF TERM 3

Continued...

B2- Homeostasis  

C2- Rates of reaction  

P2- Forces

HALF TERM 4

Biology, B2 - B2.6 Inheritance, Variation, Evolution 

• Sexual and asexual reproduction 
• Meiosis and Mitosis  
• Advantages of asexual and sexual reproduction,  
• DNA and the genome, DNA structure,  
• Genetic Inheritance, Inherited disorders,  
• Sex determination,  
• Variation,  
• Evolution, Theory of Evolution 
• Speciation  
• Selective Breeding, Genetic Engineering,  
• Cloning,  
• Speciation, Understanding of Genetics, Fossils, Extinction, Resistant Bacteria, Classification of living organisms 

 

C2- Organic Chemistry, Chemistry analysis  

• Organic chemistry- Crude oil
• hydrocarbons and alkanes
• Fractional Distillation
• Cracking and alkenes
• Structure
• formulae and reactions of alkenes 

C2.3- Chemical analysis

•  Pure substances
• Chromatography
• required practical – Chromatography, Testing for gases 

P2- Forces part 2 continued... 

HALF TERM 5

Biology, B2- B2.7 Ecology Adaptations

•  Interdependence and competition
• Communities
• Abiotic Factors
• Biotic Factors
• Adaptations
• Organisation of an Ecosystem
• Levels of organisation
• Measuring the population size of a common population (RP9)
• How materials are cycled
• Decomposition
• Biodiversity
• Waste Management
• Land Use
• Deforestation
• Maintaining Biodiversity  

C2.4- Chemistry of the atmosphere

• The earth’s atmosphere
• Greenhouse gases
• Global climate change
• Reducing the carbon footprint
• Atmospheric pollutants and their effects 

P2- P2.2 Waves

• Transverse and longitudinal
• required practical- Wave speed
•  required practical- Reflection (Triple only)
• Sound and detection (Triple only)
• Electromagnetic waves
• Refraction (Higher)
• Required practical- Properties of electromagnetic waves 

HALF TERM 6

Revision of topics, looking at revision techniques. 

End of year test and review/AFL  

End of year required practicals and working scientifically skills.

HALF TERM 1

RECOVERY CURRICULUM- 

B2- B2.7 Ecology

• Adaptations
• interdependence and competition
• Communities
• Abiotic Factors
• Biotic Factors
• Organisation of an Ecosystem
• Levels of organisation
• Measuring the population size of a common population (RP9)
• How materials are cycled
• Decomposition
• Biodiversity
• Waste Management
• Land Use
• Deforestation
• Maintaining Biodiversity 

 

C2.4 - Chemistry of The Atmosphere, Using Resources 

• Using the earth’s resources Finite and renewable resources
• lifecycle assessments
• Water safe to drink
• Desalination
• required practical – distillation of sea water
• treating waste water
• Extracting metals from ores (higher)
• Reduce, reuse, recycle 

 

P2.3- Magnets and electromagnets Magnets

• Electromagnets
• Flemings Left Hand Rule
• Magnetic flux (Higher)
• Electric motors (Higher) 

HALF TERM 2

Revision for GCSE exams 

Interleaving topics 

HW: Set Bi-weekly in each Science 

 

• B1- Cells, Organisation 
• C1- Atomic structure, Bonding, Quantitative Chemistry  
• P1- Energy, Electricity 

HALF TERM 3

Revision for GCSE Exams

• B1/2- Infection and response, Bioenergetics, Homeostasis 
• C1/C2- Chemistry changes, Energy changes, Rates of reactions 
• P1/P2- Particle matter, Atomic structure, Forces 1 

HALF TERM 4

Revision for GCSE exams 

• B1/2- Homeostasis, Inheritance 
• C2- Organic chemistry, Chemistry analysis, Chemistry of earths atmospheres 
• P2- Forces 2, Waves 

HALF TERM 5

Revision for GCSE exams

• B2- Ecology 
• C2- Using resources 
• P2- Electromagnets 

HALF TERM 6

Science GCSE Exams  

AQA Trilogy Combined Science 

HALF TERM 1

REVISIN OF UNITS 1s IN PREPARATION FOR NOV MOCKS Biology, B1- B1.1 Cell Biology
Required practical- Using a light microscope
Required practical- Osmosis and exchange surfaces B1.2 Organisation
Required practical- Food tests
Required practical- Digestive enzymes and enzyme action
B1.3 Infection and Response
Required practical- Culturing bacterial cells
B1.4 Bioenergetics
Required practical- Light intensity and photosynthesis

Culturing bacterial cells (Triple only)

Monoclonal antibodies (Triple only)

HALF TERM 2

NOV MOCKS and AFL Biology, B2- B2.5 Homeostasis and Response

Required practical- Reaction times
B2.6 Inheritance, Variation, Evolution
B2.7 Ecology
Required practical- Sampling techniques
(Triple- Maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the human body, (Triple-Plant hormones – control and coordination, Use of plant hormones)

HALF TERM 3

HALF TERM 4

HALF TERM 5

HALF TERM 6

HALF TERM 1

Chemistry, C2- C1.1 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
C1.2 Bonding, Structure and the Properties of Matter
C1.3 Quantitative chemistry
C1.4 Chemical changes
Required practical- Making Salts
Required practical- Electrolysis
Required practical- Titration (Triple only)
C1.5 Energy changes
Required practical- Temperature Changes

HALF TERM 2

Chemistry, C2- C2.1- The rate and extent of chemical change
Required practical - rates of reaction
C2.2 Organic chemistry
C2.3- Chemical analysis
Required practical – Chromatography
Required practical – Identifying ions (Triple only).
C2.4- Chemistry of the atmosphere
C2.5 – Using the earth’s resources
Required practical – Distillation of sea water

HALF TERM 3

HALF TERM 4

HALF TERM 5

HALF TERM 6

HALF TERM 1

Physics, P1- P1.1: Energy
Required practical- Specific Heat Capacity
Thermal Insulation (Physics only)
P1.2: Electricity
Required practical- Resistance- Part 1: How does the resistance of a wire depend on its length? Part 2: Investigating resistors in series and in parallel.
Required practical- V-I graphs
P1.3: Particle matter
Required practical- Density
P1.4: Atomic structure

HALF TERM 2

Physics, P2- P2.5- Forces
Required practical- Elasticity
Required practical- Acceleration
P2.6 Waves
Required practical- Wave speed
Required practical- Reflection (Triple only)
Required practical- Properties of electromagnetic waves
P2.7- Magnets and electromagnets
P2.8- Space (Triple only)

HALF TERM 3

HALF TERM 4

HALF TERM 5

HALF TERM 6