Life’s Building Blocks

Organisation in animals

Life Processes – gas exchange

Make a model plant cell: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znyycdm/articles/zrh8jtyMake a model animal cell: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znyycdm/articles/z4nj2nb

Make your own diagram of a human skeleton:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57A00GU3dmo

Investigate how you heart rate changes on exercise: 

https://www.science-sparks.com/heart-rate-investigation/

BBC Bitesize

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zng4d2pOak National Academy – cells, tissues and organs. Lesson 1,5,7 and 8

https://continuityoak.org.uk/lessons

BBC Bitesize

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zng4d2pOak National Academy

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-3/subjects/scienceLammas Science

https://www.youtube.com/user/LammasScience

Organisation in plants

Life processes – nutrition

Reproduction

Royal Horticultural Society – ideas for starting to grow plants, become involved in community gardening projects. A science tab provides further information on the topics studied in the module as well as linking to future year 9 topics of Ecosystems and biodiversity.

The Royal Horticultural society maintains and manages gardens open to the public.

BBC iPlayer – The Green Planet – Requires a BBC iPlayer account. Dive into a world where a single life can last a thousand years, with David Attenborough. See things no eye has ever seen, and discover the dramatic, beautiful plant life of Earth

Genetics

Ecosystems

Evolution

• heredity as the process by which genetic information is transmitted from one generation to the next
• a simple model of chromosomes, genes and DNA in heredity, including the part played by Watson, Crick, Wilkins and Franklin in the development of the DNA model
• differences between species
• the variation between individuals within a species being continuous or discontinuous, to include measurement and graphical representation of variation
• the variation between species and between individuals of the same species meaning some organisms compete more successfully, which can drive natural selection
• changes in the environment which may leave individuals within a species, and some entire species, less well adapted to compete successfully and reproduce, which in turn may lead to extinction
• the importance of maintaining biodiversity and the use of gene banks to preserve hereditary material

• recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways

• explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment

• recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things.

https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/collection/3498/dnahttps://www.yourgenome.org/activities/origami-dna/

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust – Organisation with information and many free activities in the local area, including nature reserves, looking at wildlife and ecosystems in Warwickshire

BBC iPlayer – Climate Change the Facts After one of the hottest years on record, Sir David Attenborough looks at the science of climate change and potential solutions to this global threat.

Herbert Art Gallery and Museum – Museum in Coventry which houses collections of fossils and extinct organism remains, as well as a wide range of specimens representing extant species and diversity of life on Earth

UK Fossil Hunting – Website with information on where to and how to legally collect fossils within the UK

BBC iPlayer –Dinosaurs the Final Day with David Attenborough -  David Attenborough brings to life, in unprecedented detail, the last days of the dinosaurs.

Cell Biology

Organisation - Humans 

Organisation – plants

Ecology Part 1

Cell Biology

To explain how the main subcellular structures are related to their functions in animal, plant, bacterial and algal cells.

Use a light microscope to observe, draw and label a selection of animal and plant cells.

How microscopy techniques have developed over time and increased our understanding of subcellular structures.

Carry out calculations involving real size, image size and magnification and express answers in standard form.

Use models and analogies to develop explanations of how cells divide (introduction of the cell cycle to be then revisited later on)

Organisation – Humans

Develop an understanding of size and scale in relation to cells, tissues, organs and systems.

Explain how the small intestine and lungs in mammals and gills in fish are adapted for exchanging materials.

How substances are transported into and out of cells by diffusion (small intestine/lungs) 

How substances are transported into and out of cells by active transport (small intestine) 

Relate knowledge of enzymes to Metabolism. Describe the nature of enzyme molecules and relate their activity to temperature and pH changes.

Use the ‘lock and key theory’ as a simplified model to explain enzyme action. Sites of production and the action of amylase, proteases and lipases.

Investigate the effect of pH on the rate of reaction of amylase enzyme.

Structure and functioning of the human heart and lungs, including how lungs are adapted for gaseous exchange.

How the structure of blood vessels relates to their functions.

Know the blood components and their functions.

The relationship between health and disease and the interactions between different types of disease.

The effect of lifestyle factors including diet, alcohol and smoking on the incidence of non-communicable diseases at local, national and global levels.

Use qualitative reagents to test for a range of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins.

How diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, protists and fungi are spread in animals. Examples of these diseases.

The non-specific defence systems of the human body against pathogens and the role of the immune system in the defence against disease. 

How vaccination will prevent illness and explain the use of antibiotics and other medicines in treating disease.

Stem cell treatment. The process of discovery and development of potential new medicines.

Organisation – plants

Explain how the structures of plant tissues are related to their functions.

Explain how the structure of root hair cells, xylem and phloem are adapted to their functions.

Ecology Part 1

Different levels of organisation in an ecosystem from individual organisms to the whole ecosystem

The importance of interdependence and competition in a community.

Factors for which organisms are competing in a given habitat.

Explain how a change in an abiotic or biotic factor would affect a given community given appropriate data or context.

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.

Cell Biology

Cells as the fundamental unit of living organisms, including how to observe, interpret and record cell structure using a light microscope

The functions of the cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, vacuole, mitochondria and chloroplasts

The similarities and differences between plant and animal cells

Organisation – Humans

The hierarchical organisation of multicellular organisms: from cells to tissues to organs to systems to organisms.

The tissues and organs of the human digestive system, including adaptations to function and how the digestive system digests food (enzymes simply as biological catalysts)

The importance of bacteria in the human digestive system

The structure and functions of the gas exchange system in humans, including adaptations to function

The impact of exercise, asthma and smoking on the human gas exchange system

Aerobic and anaerobic respiration in living organisms, including the breakdown of organic molecules to enable all the other chemical processes necessary for life

A word summary for aerobic respiration

The process of anaerobic respiration in humans and micro-organisms, including fermentation, and a word summary for anaerobic respiration

 The differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration in terms of the reactants, the products formed and the implications for the organism.

Disease & Treatment

Content of a healthy human diet: carbohydrates, lipids (fats and oils), proteins, vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre and water, and why each is needed 
 Calculations of energy requirements in a healthy daily diet 
The consequences of imbalances in the diet, including obesity, starvation and deficiency diseases
The effects of recreational drugs (including substance misuse) on behaviour, health and life processes.

Organisation – plants

The hierarchical organisation of multicellular organisms: from cells to tissues to organs to systems to organisms.

Plants making carbohydrates in their leaves by photosynthesis and gaining mineral nutrients and water from the soil via their roots.

The role of leaf stomata in gas exchange in plants.

The reactants in, and products of, photosynthesis, and a word summary for photosynthesis 

The dependence of almost all life on Earth on the ability of photosynthetic organisms, such as plants and algae, to use sunlight in photosynthesis to build organic molecules that are an essential energy store and to maintain levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere 

The adaptations of leaves for photosynthesis.

Ecology Part 1

The interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem, including food webs and insect pollinated crops 

The importance of plant reproduction through insect pollination in human food security 

How organisms affect, and are affected by, their environment, including the accumulation of toxic materials.

Cell Biology

Demonstrate an understanding of the scale and size of cells and be able to make order of magnitude calculations, including the use of standard form.

Use estimations and explain when they should be used to judge the relative size or area of sub-cellular structures.

Explain how the structure of different types of cell relate to their function in a tissue, an organ or organ system, or the whole organism.

Explain the importance of cell differentiation.

Carry out calculations involving magnification, real size and image size using the formula.

Evaluate the practical risks and benefits, as well as social and ethical issues, of the use of stem cells in medical research and treatments.

Recognise, draw and interpret diagrams that model diffusion.

Recognise, draw and interpret diagrams that model osmosis.

Organisation - Humans

Develop an understanding of size and scale in relation to cells, tissues, organs and systems.

Describe the nature of enzyme molecules and relate their activity to temperature and pH changes.

Carry out rate calculations for chemical reactions.

Describe the structure and functioning of the human heart and lungs, including how lungs are adapted for gaseous exchange.

Explain how the structure of blood vessels relates to their functions.

Recognise different types of blood cells in a photograph or diagram, and explain how they are adapted to their functions.

Explain how diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, protists and fungi are spread in animals and plants. 

Explain how the spread of diseases can be reduced or prevented.

Describe the non-specific defence systems of the human body against pathogens

Explain the role of the immune system in the defence against disease.

Explain how vaccination will prevent illness in an individual, and how the spread of pathogens can be reduced by immunising a large proportion of the population.

Explain the use of antibiotics and other medicines in treating disease.

Describe the process of discovery and development of potential new medicines, including preclinical and clinical testing.

Understand that the results of testing and trials are published only after scrutiny by peer review.

Organisation – plants

Explain how the structures of plant tissues are related to their functions.

Explain how the structure of root hair cells, xylem and phloem are adapted to their functions. 

Explain the effect of changing temperature, humidity, air movement and light intensity on the rate of transpiration.

Understand and use simple compound measures such as the rate of transpiration.

Ecology Part 1

Describe different levels of organisation in an ecosystem from individual organisms to the 

Describe the importance of interdependence and competition in a community.

Explain how organisms are adapted to live in their natural environment, given appropriate information.

Understand that photosynthetic organisms are the producers of biomass for life on Earth.

Interpret graphs used to model predator-prey cycles.

Maths - Use prefixes centi, milli, micro and nano

+standard form

+surface area to volume ratios

Ethics – Social and ethical issues

PE – Use of isotonic drinks

Organisation - Humans

D&T – size and scale

PE – Enzymes and metabolism, effect of exercise on the body + heart, lungs and blood vessels

Maths – Formulae, equations, calculations, units

Ethics – Ethics of treatment of blood products

Maths – Percentage cover

PE – Keeping healthy and prevention of disease

Food Technology – Importance of sterile techniques in food preparation

History – Pandemics/Immunity

Organisation – plants

Maths – Translate information between graphical and numerical form/plot and draw appropriate graphs, selecting appropriate scales for axes

History - Extract and interpret information from graphs, charts and tables.

Geography – Sampling

Ecology Part 1

Maths -  Extract and interpret information from charts, graphs and tables

Geography - Habitats

Cell Biology

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z2mttv4https://www.freesciencelessons.co.uk/gcse-biology-paper-1/cell-biology/Organisation - Humans

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Organisation - plants

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Ecology part 1

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxxhh39

Ecology Part 2

Homeostasis

Inheritance

Variation & Evolution

Ecology Part 2

Explain how organisms are adapted to live in their natural environment

Recall that many different materials cycle through the abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem

Explain the importance of the carbon and water cycles to living organisms.

Explain the role of microorganisms in cycling materials through an ecosystem by returning carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide and mineral ions to the soil.

Explain how waste, deforestation and global warming have an impact on biodiversity

Describe both positive and negative human interactions in an ecosystem and explain their impact on biodiversity.

Homeostasis

Explain how the structure of the nervous system is adapted to its functions.

Explain how the various structures in a reflex arc – including the sensory neurone, synapse relay neurone and motor neurone – relate to their function

Understand why reflex actions are important.

Describe the principles of hormonal coordination and control by the human endocrine system.

Identify the position of the following on a diagram of the human body: • pituitary gland • pancreas • thyroid • adrenal gland • ovary • testes.

Explain that homeostasis is the regulation of the internal conditions of a cell or organism to maintain optimum conditions for function in response to internal and external changes.

Inheritance

Use information given to show understanding of the Linnaean system. Describe the impact of developments in biology on classification systems.

Describe the structure of DNA and define genome and its importance.

Understand that meiosis leads to non-identical cells being formed while mitosis leads to identical cells being formed.

Explain how meiosis halves the number of chromosomes in gametes and fertilisation restores the full number of chromosomes.

Understand the concept of probability in predicting the results of a single gene cross, but recall that most phenotype features are the result of multiple genes rather than single gene inheritance including sex determination.

Some disorders are inherited. These disorders are caused by the inheritance of certain alleles

Variation & Evolution

Explain the impact of selective breeding of food plants and domesticated animals.

Describe simply how the genome and its interaction with the environment influence the development of the phenotype of an organism.

State that there is usually extensive genetic variation within a population of a species

Recall that all variants arise from mutations and that: most have no effect on the phenotype; some influence phenotype; very few determine phenotype.

Describe genetic engineering as a process which involves modifying the genome of an organism by introducing a gene from another organism to give a desired characteristic.

Explain the potential benefits and risks of genetic engineering in agriculture and in medicine and that some people have objections.

Describe evolution as a change in the inherited characteristics of a population over time through a process of natural selection which may result in the formation of a new species.

Explain how evolution occurs through natural selection of variants that give rise to phenotypes best suited to their environment.

Describe the evidence for evolution including fossils and antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

Describe factors which may contribute to the extinction of a species.

Revision

Application to GCSE questions

Focus on command words

Addressing importance of key vocabulary

Using knowledge acquired from required practicals to novel situations.

Ecology Part 2

The interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem, including food webs and insect pollinated crops 

The importance of plant reproduction through insect pollination in human food security

How organisms affect, and are affected by, their environment, including the accumulation of toxic materials.

Homeostasis

The function of muscles and examples of antagonistic muscles.

Reproduction in humans (as an example of a mammal) and the menstrual cycle (without details of hormones)

The tissues and organs of the human digestive system, including adaptations to function and how the digestive system digests food (enzymes simply as biological catalysts)

Inheritance

Reproduction in humans (as an example of a mammal), including the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems, menstrual cycle (without details of hormones), gametes, fertilisation, gestation and birth, to include the effect of maternal lifestyle on the foetus through the placenta

Heredity as the process by which genetic information is transmitted from one generation to the next

A simple model of chromosomes, genes and DNA in heredity, including the part played by Watson, Crick, Wilkins and Franklin in the development of the DNA model

Variation & Evolution

Differences between species 

The variation between individuals within a species being continuous or discontinuous, to include measurement and graphical representation of variation

The variation between species and between individuals of the same species means some organisms compete more successfully, which can drive natural selection

Changes in the environment may leave individuals within a species, and some entire species, less well adapted to compete successfully and reproduce, which in turn may lead to extinction

The importance of maintaining biodiversity and the use of gene banks to preserve hereditary material.

Revision

All Biology topics covered in both Year 10 and 11

Cell Biology

Organisation – Humans

Disease and Treatment

Organisation – Plants

Ecology

Homeostasis

Inheritance

Variation and Evolution

Ecology Part 2

Explain how a change in an abiotic factor would affect a given community given appropriate data or context.

Explain how a change in a biotic factor might affect a given community given appropriate data or context.

Describe how different materials cycle through the abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem

Explain the importance of the carbon and water cycles to living organisms.

Explain the role of microorganisms in cycling materials through an ecosystem by returning carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide and mineral ions to the soil.

Describe both positive and negative human interactions in an ecosystem and explain their impact on biodiversity.

Homeostasis

 Explain that homeostasis is the regulation of the internal conditions of a cell or organism to maintain optimum conditions for function in response to internal and external changes.

Explain how the structure of the nervous system is adapted to its functions.

Explain how the various structures in a reflex arc – including the sensory neurone, synapse relay neurone and motor neurone – relate to their function. Students should understand why reflex actions are important.

Describe the principles of hormonal coordination and control by the human endocrine system.

Explain how insulin controls blood glucose (sugar) levels in the body.

Compare Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and explain how they can be treated.

Describe the roles of hormones in human reproduction, including the menstrual cycle.

Explain the interactions of FSH, oestrogen, LH and progesterone, in the control of the menstrual cycle.

Evaluate the different hormonal and non-hormonal methods of contraception.

Explain the use of hormones in modern reproductive technologies to treat infertility.

Inheritance

Maths – Concept of probability 

Food Technology – Proportions and ratios

Ethics – Ethical issues of embryo screening and gene therapy 

Variation & Evolution

Ethics – Theory of evolution and conflict with religion debate/selective breeding ethical issues/genetic engineering

PE – human biology

History – economic and social factors

Revision

Maths – How marks are applied in mathematical situations and the importance of writing out the whole method to gain every mark.

Ecology Part 2

Interpret and explain the processes in diagrams of the carbon cycle, the water cycle.

Explain how waste, deforestation and global warming have an impact on biodiversity.

Debate the conflict between the need for cheap available compost to increase food production and the need to conserve peat bogs and peatlands as habitats for biodiversity and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Evaluate the environmental implications of deforestation.

Homeostasis

Plan and carry out an investigation into the effect of a factor on human reaction time.

Identify the position of the following on a diagram of the human body: pituitary gland, pancreas, thyroid, adrenal gland, ovary and testes.

Evaluate information around the relationship between obesity and diabetes, and make recommendations taking into account social and ethical issues.

Extract information and interpret data from graphs that show the effect of insulin in blood glucose levels in both people with diabetes and people without diabetes.

Inheritance

Modelling behaviour of chromosomes during meiosis.

Discuss the importance of understanding the human genome.

Use direct proportion and simple ratios to express the outcome of a genetic cross.

Complete a Punnett square diagram and extract and interpret information from genetic crosses and family trees.

Construct a genetic cross by Punnett square diagram and use it to make predictions using the theory of probability.

Revision

Practicing exam questions linked to specific topics.

Looking at mark schemes and examiner reports.

Peer marking.

Observing required practicals.

Ecology Part 2

Maths - Extract and interpret information from charts, graphs and tables.

Geography – Biodiversity/water and carbon cycles/deforestation

History - Explain why evidence is uncertain or incomplete in a complex context.

Homeostasis

PE – Human biological processes & hormones

Psychology – The nervous system and thought processes and response, conscious and unconscious part of the brain

Geography -  Extract and interpret data from graphs, charts and tables

Maths - Translate information about reaction times between numerical and graphical forms.

Ethics – Ethical and religious issues surrounding contraception & fertility treatment

Inheritance

Maths – Concept of probability 

Food Technology – Proportions and ratios

Ethics – Ethical issues of embryo screening and gene therapy 

Variation & Evolution

Ethics – Theory of evolution and conflict with religion debate  & selective breeding ethical issues, genetic engineering

PE – human biology

History – economic and social factors

Revision

Maths – How marks are applied in mathematical situations and the importance of writing out the whole method to gain every mark.

Ecology Part 2

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z2mttv4https://www.freesciencelessons.co.uk/gcse-biology-paper-1/ecologyHomeostasis

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwj22nbhttps://www.freesciencelessons.co.uk/gcse-biology-paper-2/homeostasis

Inheritance

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zppffcwhttps://www.freesciencelessons.co.uk/gcse-biology-paper-2/inheritance/Variation & Evolution

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zppffcwhttps://www.freesciencelessons.co.uk/gcse-biology-paper-2/variation-and-evolution/

Revision

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Citizenship

Citizenship

Ethics

Geography

Drama

Build an atom simulation:

https://edu.rsc.org/resources/iypt-activities-build-an-atom-simulator-activity-sheet/4010253.article

Investigating combustion at home: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/us-sc-352-does-fire-need-oxygen-teacher-demonstration-stem-activity-and-resource-pack

• the varying physical and chemical properties of different elements
• the principles underpinning the Mendeleev periodic table
• the periodic table: periods and groups; metals and non-metals
• how patterns in reactions can be predicted with reference to the periodic table
• the properties of metals and non-metals

• the chemical properties of metal and non-metal oxides with respect to acidity
• Energy changes in reactions
• Displacement reactions
• Reactions of metals with acids
• How metals are exploited

• the dependence of almost all life on Earth on the ability of photosynthetic organisms, such as plants and algae, to use sunlight in photosynthesis to build organic molecules that are an essential energy store and to maintain levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• the composition of the Earth
• the structure of the Earth
• the rock cycle and the formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
• Earth as a source of limited resources and the efficacy of recycling

• some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is not usually reversible, including changes associated with burning and the action of acid on bicarbonate of soda.

• Chemical (combustion, oxidation, neutralisation)  and physical changes (changes of state)
• Properties of elements and their symbols
• Difference between atoms, elements, compounds (and formula) and mixtures

• recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago
• compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties
• describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock
• recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter

• make and record observations and measurements using a range of methods for different investigations; and evaluate the reliability of methods and suggest possible improvements.
• use appropriate techniques, apparatus, and materials during laboratory work, paying attention to health and safety.

• Predict a reaction using observations
• testing for hydrogen gas
• Process data appropriately

• present observations and data using appropriate methods, including tables and graphs
• present reasoned explanations, including explaining data in relation to predictions and hypotheses
• relate scientific explanations to phenomena in the world around them and start to use modelling and abstract ideas to develop and evaluate explanations

Maths 

Geography

Listen to the periodic table song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz4Dd1I_fX0Choose an element to research and create a poster on it:

https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table

Fuse School:

https://www.youtube.com/c/fuseschoolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJJCvLIKnSs&list=PLyf3QQ9ddzgngBzZiwWcEBuRoKUYaXS6N&index=45&t=2s

• conservation of mass changes of state and chemical reactions.

• combustion, thermal decomposition, oxidation and displacement reactions
• what catalysts do.
• energy changes on changes of state 

• the concept of a pure substance
• mixtures, including dissolving
• diffusion in terms of the particle model
• simple techniques for separating mixtures: filtration, evaporation, distillation and chromatography
• the identification of pure substances

• definitions pure , impure

• composition of the atmosphere
• analysing gases
• evolution of the atmosphere
• carbon cycling
• uses of carbon
• the impact of carbon on the planet

• States of matter solids liquids gases
• Properties and changes of materials
• Working scientifically

• know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a substance from a solution
• demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes
• observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C)
• use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through filtering, sieving and evaporating

• States of matter solids liquids gases
• Properties and changes of materials
• Working scientifically

• representing chemical reactions using formulae and using equations
• apply mathematical concepts and calculate result

• writing scientific methods
• evaluate risks

• Analysing how the world is changing, climate change.

Maths

Drama (modelling)

Maths

Food Technology

Maths

Geography

History Timelines

Atomic Structure & Periodic Table

Bonding

Energy changes

Rates of reaction part 1

Atomic Structure & Periodic Table

A simple model of the atom consisting of the nucleus and electrons, relative atomic mass, electronic charge and isotopes

The number of particles in a given mass of a substance 

The modern Periodic Table, showing elements arranged in order of atomic number

Position of elements in the Periodic Table in relation to their atomic structure and arrangement of outer electrons

Properties and trends in properties of elements in the same group

Characteristic properties of metals and non-metals 

Chemical reactivity of elements in relation to their position in the Periodic Table.

Bonding

Changes of state of matter in terms of particle kinetics, energy transfers and the relative strength of chemical bonds and intermolecular forces

Types of chemical bonding: ionic, covalent, and metallic

Bulk properties of materials related to bonding and intermolecular forces

Bonding of carbon leading to the vast array of natural and synthetic organic compounds that occur due to the ability of carbon to form families of similar compounds, chains and rings

Structures, bonding and properties of diamond, graphite, fullerenes and graphene.

Chemical changes

Determination of empirical formulae from the ratio of atoms of different kinds Balanced chemical equations, ionic equations and state symbols

Identification of common gases

The chemistry of acids; reactions with some metals and carbonates

pH as a measure of hydrogen ion concentration and its numerical scale

Electrolysis of molten ionic liquids and aqueous ionic solutions

Reduction and oxidation in terms of loss or gain of oxygen.

Energy changes

Measurement of energy changes in chemical reactions (qualitative)

Bond breaking, bond making, and activation energy and reaction profiles (qualitative).

Rates of reaction part 1

Factors that influence the rate of reaction: varying temperature or concentration, changing the surface area of a solid reactant or by adding a catalyst

Factors affecting reversible reactions.

Atomic Structure & Periodic Table

The properties of the different states of matter (solid, liquid and gas) in terms of the particle model, including gas pressure

Changes of state in terms of the particle model. A simple (Dalton) atomic model

Differences between atoms, elements and compounds

Chemical symbols and formulae for elements and compounds

Simple techniques for separating mixtures: filtration, evaporation, distillation and chromatography

Conservation of mass changes of state and chemical reactions.

The varying physical and chemical properties of different elements

The principles underpinning the Mendeleev Periodic Table 

The Periodic Table: periods and groups; metals and non-metals 

How patterns in reactions can be predicted with reference to the Periodic Table 

The properties of metals and non-metals 

The chemical properties of metal and non-metal oxides with respect to acidity.

Bonding

Differences between atoms, elements and compounds

Chemical symbols and formulae for elements and compounds

Chemical reactions as the rearrangement of atoms

Representing chemical reactions using formulae and using equations

Chemical changes

Combustion, thermal decomposition, oxidation and displacement reactions

Defining acids and alkalis in terms of neutralisation reactions

The pH scale for measuring acidity/alkalinity; and indicators

Reactions of acids with metals to produce a salt plus hydrogen

Reactions of acids with alkalis to produce a salt plus water

What catalysts do.

Energy changes

Exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions (qualitative).

Rates of reaction part 1

Chemical reactions as the rearrangement of atoms

Representing chemical reactions using formulae and using equations

Atomic Structure & Periodic Table

Calculate the numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom or ion, given its atomic number and mass number.

Represent the electronic structures of the first twenty elements of the periodic table in both forms.

Bonding

Explain chemical bonding in terms of electrostatic forces and the transfer or sharing of electrons.

Work out the charge on the ions of metals and non-metals from the group number of the element, limited to the metals in Groups 1 and 2, and non-metals in Groups 6 and 7.

Deduce that a compound is ionic from a diagram of its structure in one of the specified forms

Describe the limitations of using dot and cross, ball and stick, two and three-dimensional diagrams to represent a giant ionic structure 

Work out the empirical formula of an ionic compound from a given model or diagram that shows the ions in the structure.

Recognise substances as small molecules, polymers or giant structures from diagrams showing their bonding.

Recognise substances as metallic giant structures from diagrams showing their bonding.

Chemical changes

Explain how the reactivity of metals with water or dilute acids is related to the tendency of the metal to form its positive ion

Deduce an order of reactivity of metals based on experimental results.

Interpret or evaluate specific metal extraction processes when given appropriate information

Write ionic equations for displacement reactions

Identify in a given reaction, symbol equation or half equation which species are oxidised and which are reduced.

Explain in terms of gain or loss of electrons, that these are redox reactions

Identify which species are oxidised and which are reduced in given chemical equations.

Use the formulae of common ions to deduce the formulae of salts.

Describe how to make pure, dry samples of named soluble salts from information provided.

Explain the terms dilute and concentrated (in terms of amount of substance), and weak and strong (in terms of the degree of ionisation) in relation to acids

Predict the products of the electrolysis of binary ionic compounds in the molten state.

Predict the products of the electrolysis of aqueous solutions containing a single ionic compound.

Energy changes

Distinguish between exothermic and endothermic reactions on the basis of the temperature change of the surroundings

Evaluate uses and applications of exothermic and endothermic reactions given appropriate information.

Draw simple reaction profiles (energy level diagrams) for exothermic and endothermic reactions showing the relative energies of reactants and products, the activation energy and the overall energy change, with a curved line to show the energy as the reaction proceeds

Use reaction profiles to identify reactions as exothermic or endothermic

Explain that the activation energy is the energy needed for a reaction to occur.

Calculate the energy transferred in chemical reactions using bond energies supplied.

Rates of reaction part 1

Draw, and interpret, graphs showing the quantity of product formed or quantity of reactant used up against time

Draw tangents to the curves on these graphs and use the slope of the tangent as a measure of the rate of reaction

Calculate the gradient of a tangent to the curve on these graphs as a measure of rate of reaction at a specific time.

Predict and explain the effects of changes in the size of pieces of a reacting solid in terms of surface area to volume ratio

Use simple ideas about proportionality when using collision theory to explain the effect of a factor on the rate of a reaction.

Atomic Structure & Periodic Table

History – Timelines and historical figures

Maths – Standard form/prefixes/SI units

Geography - Understanding of why and describe how methods and theories develop over time.

Bonding

Maths/D&T/Art - Visualise and represent 2D and 3D forms including two-dimensional representations of 3D objects.

Maths/Food Technology - Ratios

Chemical changes

Geography – Extraction of resources

D&T – Materials

Maths – Balancing equations/calculations of concentration/converting units

Energy changes

Food Technology – Energy changes

Maths – Calculations/negative numbers

PE – cold packs as examples of endothermic reactions

Rates of reaction part 1

Maths - Ratios, fractions and percentages/ Determine the slope and intercept of a linear graph/ Draw and use the slope of a tangent to a curve

Geography -  Translate information between graphical and numeric form

History -  Drawing and interpreting appropriate graphs from data

Atomic Structure & Periodic Table

Describe why the new evidence from the scattering experiment led to a change in the atomic model.

Explain the difference between the plum pudding model of the atom and the nuclear model of the atom.

Relate size and scale of atoms to objects in the physical world.

Bonding

Use the idea that intermolecular forces are weak compared with covalent bonds to explain the bulk properties of molecular substances.

Visualise and represent 2D and 3D forms including two-dimensional representations of 3D objects.

Explain the properties of graphite and diamond in terms of its structure and bonding.

Recognise graphene and fullerenes from diagrams and descriptions of their bonding and structure

Give examples of the uses of fullerenes, including carbon nanotubes and examples of everyday uses.

Chemical changes

Mixing of reagents to explore chemical changes and/or products.

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 pH changes when a strong acid neutralises a strong alkali.

Measure the pH of different acids at different concentrations.

Investigate what happens when aqueous solutions are electrolysed using inert electrodes. This should be an investigation involving developing a hypothesis.

Energy changes

Opportunity to measure temperature changes when substances react or dissolve in water.

Investigate the variables that affect temperature changes in reacting solutions such as, eg acid plus metals, acid plus carbonates, neutralisations, displacement of metals.

Rates of reaction part 1

Investigate how changes in concentration affect the rates of reactions by a method involving measuring the volume of a gas produced and a method involving a change in colour or turbidity.

Predict and explain using collision theory the effects of changing conditions of concentration, pressure and temperature on the rate of a reaction

Bonding

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Energy Changes

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Rates of Reaction Part 2

Organic Chemistry

Chemistry of the atmosphere

Using Resources

Revision

Rates of Reaction Part 2

Identify catalysts in reactions from their effect on the rate of reaction and because they are not included in the chemical equation for the reaction.

The products of the reaction can react to produce the original reactants. Such reactions are called reversible reactions.

if a reversible reaction is exothermic in one direction, it is endothermic in the opposite direction. The same amount of energy is transferred in each case.

When a reversible reaction occurs in apparatus which prevents the escape of reactants and products, equilibrium is reached when the forward and reverse reactions occur at exactly the same rate.

Make qualitative predictions about the effect of changes on systems at equilibrium when given appropriate information (HT ONLY)

Organic Chemistry

A great variety of carbon compounds is possible because carbon atoms can form chains and rings linked by C-C bonds.

This branch of chemistry gets its name from the fact that the main sources of organic compounds are living, or once-living materials from plants and animals.

These sources include fossil fuels which are a major source of feedstock for the petrochemical industry.

Chemists are able to take organic molecules and modify them in many ways to make new and useful materials such as polymers, pharmaceuticals, perfumes and flavourings, dyes and detergents.

Chemistry of the atmosphere

The Earth’s atmosphere is dynamic and forever changing. 

The causes of these changes are sometimes man-made and sometimes part of many natural cycles. Scientists use very complex software to predict weather and climate change as there are many variables that can influence this. 

The problems caused by increased levels of air pollutants require scientists and engineers to develop solutions that help to reduce the impact of human activity

Using Resources

Industries use the Earth’s natural resources to manufacture useful products. 

To operate sustainably, chemists seek to minimise the use of limited resources, use of energy, waste and environmental impact in the manufacture of these products. 

Chemists also aim to develop ways of disposing of products at the end of their useful life in ways that ensure that materials and stored energy are utilised. 

Pollution, disposal of waste products and changing land use has a significant effect on the environment, and environmental chemists study how human activity has affected the Earth’s natural cycles, and how damaging effects can be minimised.

Revision

Application to GCSE questions

Focus on command words

Addressing importance of key vocabulary

Using knowledge acquired from required practicals to novel situations.

Rates of Reaction Part 2

Identify catalysts in reactions from their effect on the rate of reaction and because they are not included in the chemical equation for the reaction.

Explain catalytic action in terms of activation energy.

Make qualitative predictions about the effect of changes on systems at equilibrium when given appropriate information.

Interpret appropriate given data to predict the effect of a change in concentration of a reactant or product on given reactions at equilibrium.

Interpret appropriate given data to predict the effect of a change in temperature on given reactions at equilibrium.

Interpret appropriate given data to predict the effect of pressure changes on given reactions at equilibrium.

Organic Chemistry

The properties of the different states of matter (solid, liquid and gas)

Chemical symbols and formulae for elements and compounds

Simple techniques for separating mixtures: evaporation and distillation

Chemical reactions as the rearrangement of atoms

Representing chemical reactions using formulae and using equations

Chemistry of the atmosphere

The dependence of almost all life on Earth on the ability of photosynthetic organisms, such as plants and algae, to use sunlight in photosynthesis to maintain levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Aerobic respiration in living organisms and how organisms affect, and are affected by changes in their environment.

The composition of the atmosphere and the production of carbon dioxide by human activity and the impact on climate.

The rock cycle and the formation sedimentary rocks.

The carbon cycle

Using Resources

The concept of a pure substance and the identification of pure substances. Mixtures, including dissolving.

Simple techniques for separating mixtures: filtration, evaporation and distillation

Oxidation and displacement reactions

The order of metals and carbon in the reactivity series and the use of carbon in obtaining metals from metal oxides

Earth as a source of limited resources and the efficacy of recycling

Revision

All Chemistry topics covered in both Year 10 and 11

Atomic Structure

Bonding

Energy Changes

Chemical changes

Rates of Reaction Organic Chemistry

Chemistry of the atmosphere

Using Resources

Rates of Reaction Part 2

Identify catalysts in reactions from their effect on the rate of reaction and because they are not included in the chemical equation for the reaction.

Explain catalytic action in terms of activation energy.

Make qualitative predictions about the effect of changes on systems at equilibrium when given appropriate information.

Interpret appropriate given data to predict the effect of a change in concentration of a reactant or product on given reactions at equilibrium.

Interpret appropriate given data to predict the effect of a change in temperature on given reactions at equilibrium.

Interpret appropriate given data to predict the effect of pressure changes on given reactions at equilibrium.

Organic Chemistry

Recognise substances as alkanes given their formulae in these forms. 

Know the names of these specific alkanes - methane, ethane, propane and butane.

Explain how fractional distillation works in terms of evaporation and condensation.

Write balanced equations for the complete combustion of hydrocarbons with a given formula. 

Knowledge of trends in properties of hydrocarbons is limited to: boiling points. Viscosity and flammability.

Describe in general terms the conditions used for catalytic cracking and steam cracking.

Recall the colour change when bromine water reacts with an alkene.

Balance chemical equations as examples of cracking given the formulae of the reactants and products.

Chemistry of the atmosphere

Interpret evidence and evaluate different theories about the Earth’s early atmosphere.

Describe the main changes in the atmosphere over time and some of the likely causes of these changes

Describe and explain the formation of deposits of limestone, coal, crude oil and natural gas.

Describe the greenhouse effect in terms of the interaction of short and long wavelength radiation with matter.

Recall two human activities that increase the amounts of each of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane.

Predict the products of combustion of a fuel given appropriate information about the composition of the fuel and the conditions in which it is used.

Using Resources

Distinguish between potable water and pure water

Describe the differences in treatment of ground water and salty water

Give reasons for the steps used to produce potable water.

Comment on the relative ease of obtaining potable water from waste, ground and salt water.

Evaluate alternative biological methods of metal extraction

Carry out simple comparative LCAs for shopping bags made from plastic and paper.

Revision

Methods of revision.

Unlocking marks.

Applying required practicals to novel situations.

Rates of Reaction Part 2

PE – Catalysts

Geography – Interpreting data

Maths – Drawing and interpreting graphs

Organic Chemistry

Geography – Natural resources/fossil fuels/pollution

Maths – Balancing equations

History – Trends in data

Chemistry of the atmosphere

Maths - Ratios, fractions and percentages.

Geography – Earth and the atmosphere/fossil fuels/climate change/global warming

History – Interpreting evidence/evaluate

Ethics – Models and theories/debates

Using Resources

Maths - Translate information between graphical and numeric form.

Geography -  extract and interpret information about resources from charts, graphs and tables/waste water treatment/sources of water

Psychology -   Use orders of magnitude to evaluate the significance of data

Revision

Maths – How marks are applied in mathematical situations and the importance of writing out the whole method to gain every mark.

Rates of Reaction Part 2

Investigate the catalytic effect of adding different metal salts to a reaction such as the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.

Opportunities to observe examples of reversible reactions.

Use computer simulations to predict and observe dynamic equilibrium.

Use computer simulations or video clips to observe the effects of changing conditions of a reversible reaction.

Organic Chemistry

Make models of alkane molecules using the molecular modelling kits.

Investigate the properties of different hydrocarbons.

Give examples to illustrate the usefulness of cracking. 

Explain how modern life depends on the uses of hydrocarbons.

Chemistry of the atmosphere

An opportunity to show that aquatic plants produce oxygen in daylight.

Describe briefly four potential effects of global climate change

Discuss the scale, risk and environmental implications of global climate change.

Describe actions to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and methane

Using Resources

State examples of natural products that are supplemented or replaced by agricultural and synthetic products

Distinguish between finite and renewable resources given appropriate information.

Analysis and purification of water samples from different sources, including pH, dissolved solids and distillation.

Revision

Practicing exam questions linked to specific topics.

Looking at mark schemes and examiner reports.

Peer marking.

Observing required practicals.

Rates of Reaction Part 2

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Chemistry of the Atmosphere

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Using Resources

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Revision

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Identify some forces

Forces can change the motion, shape and size of an object

Two types of force: contact and non-contact

Draw and interpret a free-body diagram

Difference between mass and weight

Give examples of types of wave

Name the parts of a wave

Light can be reflected according to the Law of Reflection

Light speed changes according to the density of the substance through which it is travelling

Comparison of the speed of light and sound

Describe a method to calculate the speed of sound

Use a CRO to show a sound wave

Identify some forces

Forces can change the motion, shape and size of an object

Two types of force: contact and non-contact

Draw and interpret a free-body diagram

Difference between mass and weight

Give examples of types of wave

Name the parts of a wave

Light can be reflected according to the Law of Reflection

Light speed changes according to the density of the substance through which it is travelling

Comparison of the speed of light and sound

Describe a method to calculate the speed of sound

Use a CRO to show a sound wave

Identify some forces

Forces can change the motion, shape and size of an object

Two types of force: contact and non-contact

Draw and interpret a free-body diagram

Difference between mass and weight

Give examples of types of wave

Name the parts of a wave

Light can be reflected according to the Law of Reflection

Light speed changes according to the density of the substance through which it is travelling

Comparison of the speed of light and sound

Describe a method to calculate the speed of sound

Use a CRO to show a sound wave

Forces can: stretch, compress, bend, twist, accelerate, decelerate motion of an object

More than one force can act upon an object

Weight is a force directed towards the centre of the Earth

Forces can: stretch, compress, bend, twist, accelerate, decelerate motion of an object

More than one force can act upon an object

Weight is a force directed towards the centre of the Earth

Everyday experience of magnets being attracted or repelled from one another, and attracted to (some) metals

Metals are good conductors of electricity and a complete circuit is required for electricity to flow

Earth orbits the Sun, and the Moon orbits Earth

make and record observations and measurements using a range of methods for different investigations; and evaluate the reliability of methods and suggest possible improvements

Safe use of Bunsen Burners

Make observations and record results

Using a circuit diagram to build a simple electric circuit from various components

Technology

Maths

Modelling

Technology

Investigation: Drag a range of objects across the deck using a force-meter

Investigation: Law of Reflection using a plane mirror

Modelling: Use of Molymods to make different particles

Investigation: Plotting magnetic fields using iron filings and a compass

Investigation: Which materials are magnetic?

Investigation: Controlling electric current using a rheostat

Resultant forces: calculate magnitude and state direction

Calculate relative speed

Effect of pulling forces on an object

Energy stored in a stretched spring

Calculation of speed and interpretation of a distance-time graph

Formation of an image in a plane mirror

Image in a mirror is virtual

Construction of a pin-hole camera

Diffusion in liquids and gases

Difference between particles in elements, mixtures and compounds

Relationship between arrangement of particles and properties

Physical and chemical changes

Energy transfers: inputs, outputs and efficiency

Heat transfer: conduction

Calculating the energy released from a fuel

Static charge: positive and negative charges

Electric fields

Electric circuits: comparison of series and parallel

Series circuits: build a circuit, measure current, voltage

Parallel circuits: build a circuit, measure current, voltage

Ohm’s Law: relationship between current, voltage and resistance

Solar System and beyond

Life cycle of a star

The Sun is a star

Resultant forces: calculate magnitude and state direction

Calculate relative speed

Effect of pulling forces on an object

Energy stored in a stretched spring

Calculation of speed and interpretation of a distance-time graph

Formation of an image in a plane mirror

Image in a mirror is virtual

Construction of a pin-hole camera

Particle theory is used to model the three states of matter

Describe what happens during a change of state

Relationship between particles and internal energy

Diffusion and Brownian motion

Three methods of heat transfer

Static electric is created when two insulators are rubbed together

Basic features of series and parallel circuits

Sun, Earth and Moon are part of the Solar System

Interpretation of data in tabular and graphical form

Present observations and data using appropriate methods, including tables and graphs

Present reasoned explanations, including explaining data in relation to predictions and hypotheses

Build an electrical circuit from a schematic diagram

Maths

Investigation: static electricity – Van de Graaf generators, polythene rods and cloth

Scalars and vectors: difference between speed and velocity

Friction as a stopping force

Atmospheric pressure

Moments in equilibrium: balancing a see-saw

Using a distance-time graph to calculate speed

Demonstrating waves with a slinky spring

White light consists of the colours of the rainbow

Movement of particles in a hot liquid

Energy flow diagrams

Conservation of energy

Domestic electricity: usage, kilowatt-hours and calculating bills

Comparison of cycling and walking

Accelerating objects under the force of gravity

Energy efficiency

Conservation of energy

Making electricity: Electromagnetic induction, the generator

The Nation Grid

Domestic electricity: wiring a 3-pin plug

Electromagnetism: Electromagnets and electric motors

Electrical conductivity

Mass and weight

Orbiting planets

Particle model of a liquid

Give examples of energy changes from one form to another

Electrons are caused to flow (electric current) in a conductor when there is relative movement between the conductor and a magnetic field

Calculating the gradient of a graph

Flow diagrams

Investigation: Balancing a see-saw

Particle model of matter

Relating models of arrangements and motions of the molecules in solid, liquid and gas phases to their densities

Melting, evaporation, and sublimation as reversible changes

Calculating energy changes involved on heating, using specific heat capacity; and those involved in changes of state, using specific latent heat

Links between pressure and temperature of a gas at constant volume, related to the motion of its particles (qualitative).

Atomic structure

The nuclear model and its development in the light of changing evidence

Masses and sizes of nuclei, atoms and small molecules

Differences in numbers of protons, and neutrons related to masses and identities of nuclei, isotope characteristics and equations to represent changes

Ionisation; absorption or emission of radiation related to changes in electron orbits

Radioactive nuclei: emission of alpha or beta particles, neutrons, or gamma-rays, related to changes in the nuclear mass and/or charge

Radioactive materials, half-life, irradiation, contamination and their associated hazardous effects, waste disposal

Nuclear fission, nuclear fusion and our sun’s energy

Energy

Energy changes in a system involving heating, doing work using forces, or doing work using an electric current: calculating the stored energies and energy changes involved

Power as the rate of transfer of energy

Conservation of energy in a closed system, dissipation

Calculating energy efficiency for any energy transfers

Renewable and non-renewable energy sources used on Earth, changes in how these are used

Electricity

Measuring resistance using p.d. and current measurements

Exploring current, resistance and voltage relationships for different circuit elements; including their graphical representations

Quantity of charge flowing as the product of current and time

Drawing circuit diagrams; exploring equivalent resistance for resistors in series

The domestic a.c. supply; live, neutral and earth mains wires, safety measures

Power transfer related to p.d. and current, or current and resistance

Magnetism & Electromagnetism

Exploring the magnetic fields of permanent and induced magnets, and the Earth’s magnetic field, using a compass

Magnetic effects of currents, how solenoids enhance the effect

How transformers are used in the national grid and the reasons for their use

Particle model of matter

Conservation of material and of mass, and reversibility, in melting, freezing, evaporation, sublimation, condensation, dissolving

Similarities and differences, including density differences, between solids, liquids and gases

Brownian motion in gases 

Diffusion in liquids and gases driven by differences in concentration 

The difference between chemical and physical changes.

The differences in arrangements, in motion and in closeness of particles explaining changes of state, shape and density, the anomaly of ice-water transition Atoms and molecules as particles.

Changes with temperature in motion and spacing of particles

Internal energy stored in materials.

Atomic structure

A simple (Dalton) atomic model

Atoms and molecules as particles

Energy

Comparing power ratings of appliances in watts (W, kW)

Comparing amounts of energy transferred (J, kJ, kW hour)

Fuels and energy resources

Heating and thermal equilibrium: temperature difference between 2 objects leading to energy transfer from the hotter to the cooler one, through contact (conduction) or radiation; such transfers tending to reduce the temperature difference; use of insulators

Other processes that involve energy transfer: changing motion, dropping an object, completing an electrical circuit, stretching a spring, metabolism of food, burning fuels

Comparing the starting with the final conditions of a system and describing increases and decreases in the amounts of energy associated with movements, temperatures, changes in positions in a field, in elastic distortions and in chemical compositions

Electricity

Electric current, measured in amperes, in circuits, series and parallel circuits, currents add where branches meet and current as flow of charge

Potential difference, measured in volts, battery and bulb ratings; resistance, measured in ohms, as the ratio of potential difference (p.d.) to current

Differences in resistance between conducting and insulating components (quantitative)

Separation of positive or negative charges when objects are rubbed together: transfer of electrons, forces between charged objects

The idea of electric field, forces acting across the space between objects not in contact

Magnetism & Electromagnetism

Separation of positive or negative charges when objects are rubbed together: transfer of electrons, forces between charged objects

The idea of electric field, forces acting across the space between objects not in contact

Magnetic poles, attraction and repulsion

Magnetic fields by plotting with compass, representation by field lines

Earth’s magnetism, compass and navigation

The magnetic effect of a current, electromagnets, DC motors (principles only)

Particle model of matter

Recall and apply this equation to changes where mass is conserved.

Calculate the energy change involved when the temperature of a material changes.

Calculate the energy change involved in a change of state.

Atomic structure

Recognise expressions given in standard form.

The ways in which scientific methods and theories develop over time

Using a variety of concepts and models to develop scientific explanations and understanding

Using scientific theories and explanations to develop hypotheses

Energy

The link between work done (energy transfer) and current flow in a circuit.

Recall and apply equations for the kinetic energy of a moving object, the amount of elastic potential energy stored in a stretched spring, the amount of gravitational potential energy gained by an object raised above ground level, the amount of energy stored in or released from a system as its temperature changes and the energy efficiency for any energy transfer.

Investigate thermal conductivity using rods of different materials.

Electricity

Recall and apply the equations for: The size of the electric current is the rate of flow of electrical charge/ calculating current, potential difference or resistance/ how the power transfer in any circuit device is related to the potential difference across it and the current through it, and to the energy changes over time/ The amount of energy transferred by electrical work

Translating data from one form to another

Using prefixes and powers of ten for orders of magnitude (e.g. tera, giga, mega, kilo, centi, milli, micro and nano)

Interconverting units

Using an appropriate number of significant figures in calculations

Magnetism & Electromagnetism

Apply the equation for a conductor at right angles to a magnetic field and carrying a current.

Describe how to plot the magnetic field pattern of a magnet using a compass

Draw the magnetic field pattern of a bar magnet showing how strength and direction change from one point to another

Explain how the behaviour of a magnetic compass is related to evidence that the core of the Earth must be magnetic.

Particle model of matter

Geography – Tectonics – convection currents

Maths – Apply and manipulate equations

Atomic structure

Maths – Using standard form

History – Historical figures

Energy

Maths – Apply and manipulate equations

Maths - Calculate or use efficiency values as a decimal or as a percentage

D&T – Sources of energy

Electricity

Maths – Apply and manipulate equations

Geography – Translating data from one form to another

Food technology – using prefixes/converting units

D&T – Electricity

D&T – Variables & measurements

Magnetism & Electromagnetism

Psychology -   Using scientific theories and explanations to develop hypotheses

Evaluating methods and suggesting possible improvements and further investigations

Drama/Music – Practical skills, following instructions

Particle model of matter

Perform an experiment to measure the latent heat of fusion of water

Atomic structure

Read around the scientific theories surrounding atomic structure. 

Research the involvement of other scientists not listed on the GCSE syllabus to give a larger overview of the history of atomic structure.

Energy

Give examples that illustrate the definition of power eg comparing two electric motors that both lift the same weight through the same height but one does it faster than the other.

Describe, with examples, how in all system changes energy is dissipated, so that it is stored in less useful ways. This energy is often described as being ‘wasted’.

Electricity

Investigate the relationship between the resistance of a thermistor and temperature. 

Investigate the relationship between the resistance of an LDR and light intensity.

Use circuit diagrams to set up and check appropriate circuits to investigate the factors affecting the resistance of electrical circuits. This should include: 

• the length of a wire at constant temperature 
• combinations of resistors in series and parallel

Magnetism & Electromagnetism

Describe the attraction and repulsion between unlike and like poles for permanent magnets.

Describe the difference between permanent and induced magnets.

Research the uses of magnets and electromagnets in everyday life. 

Find examples of magnets and electromagnets in your own home.

Particle model of matter:

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Energy:

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Magnetism & Electromagnetism:

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Describing motion along a line

Speed and velocity

Acceleration

Newton’s laws of motion

Forces and braking

Momentum (HT only)

Scalar and vector quantities

Contact and non-contact forces

Resultant forces

Work done and energy transfer

Forces and elasticity

Waves in air, fluids and solids

Transverse and longitudinal waves

Properties of waves

Electromagnetic waves and their properties

Speed and the quantitative relationship between average speed, distance and time (speed = distance ÷ time)

The representation of a journey on a distance-time graph

Relative motion: trains and cars passing one another

Forces being needed to cause objects to stop or start moving, or to change their speed or direction of motion (qualitative only)

Change depending on direction of force and its size.

Forces as pushes or pulls, arising from the interaction between two objects 

Using force arrows in diagrams, adding forces in one dimension, balanced and unbalanced forces

Forces measured in newtons, measurements of stretch or compression as force is changed

Force-extension linear relation; Hooke’s Law as a special case

Work done and energy changes on deformation

Non-contact forces: gravity forces acting at a distance on Earth and in space, forces between magnets and forces due to static electricity.

Waves on water as undulations which travel through water with transverse motion; these waves can be reflected, and add or cancel – superposition.

Sound produced by vibrations of objects, in loud speakers, detected by their effects on microphone diaphragm and the ear drum; sound waves are longitudinal. Sound needs a medium to travel, the speed of sound in air, in water, in solids

Pressure waves transferring energy; use for cleaning and physiotherapy by ultra-sound; waves transferring information for conversion to electrical signals by microphone.

The similarities and differences between light waves and waves in matter 

Light waves travelling through a vacuum; speed of light

Colours and the different frequencies of light, white light and prisms (qualitative only); differential colour effects in absorption and diffuse reflection.

Use ratios and proportional reasoning to convert units and to compute rates.

Recall and apply the equation for an object moving at constant speed the distance travelled in a specific time.

Calculate the average acceleration of an object.

Describe the interaction between pairs of objects which produce a force on each object.

Calculate the weight of an object.

Describe examples of the forces acting on an isolated object or system 

Use free body diagrams to describe qualitatively examples where several forces lead to a resultant force on an object, including balanced forces when the resultant force is zero.

Give examples of the forces involved in stretching, bending or compressing an object

Explain why, to change the shape of an object (by stretching, bending or compressing), more than one force has to be applied – this is limited to stationary objects only

Describe the difference between elastic deformation and inelastic deformation caused by stretching forces.

Describe wave motion in terms of their amplitude, wavelength, frequency and period.

Apply the equation to calculate the frequency of a wave is the number of waves passing a point each second.

Apply the equation to work out the speed of a wave.

Identify amplitude and wavelength from given diagrams

Describe a method to measure the speed of sound waves in air.

Describe a method to measure the speed of ripples on a water surface.

Give examples that illustrate the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

Give brief explanations why each type of electromagnetic wave is suitable for the practical application.

Geography – Interpreting graphs

Maths – Calculations

Maths – Manipulating equations

Maths – Graph skills and analysis

PE – Speed + velocity – types of take-off for triple jump, high jump and long jump

PE – Momentum+ throwing

History, Geography, Psychology  -  Interpreting observations and other data, including identifying patterns and trends, making inferences and drawing conclusions

presenting reasoned explanations, including relating data to hypotheses

Ethics - being objective

Maths - evaluating data in terms of accuracy, precision, repeatability and reproducibility and identifying potential sources of random and systematic error

D&T -  Carrying out experiments appropriately, having due regard to the correct manipulation of apparatus, the accuracy of measurements and health and safety considerations

Maths – Applying and manipulating equations

English – Invisible man, tricks of light

Geography – Rivers

Draw velocity–time graphs from measurements and interpret lines and slopes to determine acceleration

Interpret enclosed areas in velocity–time graphs to determine distance travelled (or displacement)

Measure, when appropriate, the area under a velocity–time graph by counting squares.

Investigate the effect of varying the force on the acceleration of an object of constant mass, and the effect of varying the mass of an object on the acceleration produced by a constant force.

Make observations to identify the suitability of apparatus to measure the frequency, wavelength and speed of waves in a ripple tank and waves in a solid and take appropriate measurements.

Investigate how the amount of infrared radiation absorbed or radiated by a surface depends on the nature of that surface.