YEAR 7. St Edmund Arrowsmith CCFL Science Department Curriculum Map New AQA Course Started November 2016

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1 YEAR 7 St Edmund Arrowsmith CCFL Science Department Curriculum Map New AQA Course Started November /09/ /09/ /09/ /09/ /10/ /10/ /10/ /10/ /11/ /11/2016 Understanding how fruits disperse seeds 28/11/ /12/ /12/ /12/ /01/ /01/ /01/2017 Understanding the male reproductive Understanding the female reproductive and fertility Modelling mixtures and separation Understanding speed calculations wk10 start Finding elements and building the Periodic Table (Transition before test 15) Looking at the Periodic Table of elements Understanding turning forces Discovering moments Learning about changes in puberty Understanding elements and atoms Understanding the application of moments Learning how a foetus develops Understanding metals Exploring energy transfers (Transition test 3 before) Understanding factors affecting a Understanding non-metals Understanding potential energy and developing foetus kinetic energy Exploring a healthy diet (transition test Choosing elements for a purpose Doing work Interim 18 before) Comparing energy needs Combining elements Understanding elastic potential energy Assessment weeks are shown in yellow but I haven't written the assessments in. No time has been planned in specifically to revist what is in the scheme before Week 10 but there is buffer time at the end of the year to allow for this. January 2017 interim assessment- use one of either Unit 1,3 or 5. Assessment 2- use the remaining two of 1,3 and 5. 23/01/2017 Exploring obesity and starvation Using models to understand chemistry Knowing the difference between heat and temperature

2 30/01/2017 Understanding deficiency diseases Understanding what happens when an element burns 06/02/2017 Understanding the human digestive Observing how elements react in different ways Thinking about fuels Investigating fuels 20/02/2017 Investigating the start of digestion Understanding oxidation Describing sound Assessment 2 27/02/2017 Investigating carbonates Measuring the speed of sound 06/03/ /03/ /03/ /03/ /04/ /04/ /05/ /05/ /05/ /05/ /06/ /06/2017 Understanding the roles of the digestive Introducing enzymes Explaining changes ( transition test 35 after) Recognising the role of bacteria Using particles to explain matter (transition test 5 before) Understanding how we breathe Understanding solids Hearing sounds Understanding how sounds travels through materials Learning about the reflection and absorption of sound Measuring breathing Exploring Brownian motion Finding out about sounds we cannot hear (Transition test 13 after) Evaluating gas exchange in humans Understanding liquids and gases Exploring magnets (Transition test 11 Before) Investigating diffusion Changing state Understanding magnetic fields Exploring the effects of disease and Understanding evaporation Investigating static charge Interim lifestyle (Transition test 38 after) Exploring the human skeleton Exploring thermal expansion Explaining static charge Analysing the skeleton Explaining density of solids and liquids Understanding electric fields Understanding the role of skeletal joints Explaining the density of gases Applying what we know about electrostatics Examining interacting muscles Explaining concentration and pressure Exploring gravity on Earth Understanding how our muscles get energy Exploring diffusion Exploring pressure on a solid surface 19/06/2017 Investigating respiration Conserving mass Calculating pressure Asessment 3 End of book 1 26/06/2017 Exploring respiration in sport Explaining the properties of mixtures 03/07/ /07/ /07/2017

3 YEAR 8 St Edmund Arrowsmith CCFL Science Department Curriculum Map New AQA Course Started November /09/ /09/ /09/ /09/ /10/ /10/ /10/ /10/ /11/ /11/2016 Looking at other examples of interdependence Exploring the effects of burning Explaining resistance wk47 start 28/11/2016 Understanding interactions in the environment Understanding acid rain Describing series and parallel circuits 05/12/ /12/ /12/2016 Learning about ecological balance Understanding the effects of toxins in the environment Exploring how organisms coexist ( Transition test Test 29 after) 02/01/2017 Exploring differences(transition test 10) Obtaining metals from ores (Transition 16 before) Understanding reactivity Making use of displacement reactions Comparing series and parallel circuits Applying circuits Describing journeys with distance time graphs (Transition test 01 before) Extracting copper, lead and zinc Exploring journeys on distance time graphs 09/01/2017 Looking more closely at variation Understanding exothermic reactions Understanding relative motion Interim

4 16/01/2017 Exploring the causes of variation 23/01/2017 Finding out how organisms survive 30/01/2017 Understanding why siblings are different Comparing endothermic and exothermic reactions Explaining the use of catalysts Matching properties of ceramics to their uses Analysing equilibrium Exploring motion and equilibrium Understanding gravitational fields 06/02/2017 Looking inside a cell s nucleus Exploring natural polymers Looking at motion in the Solar System 20/02/2017 Exploring human chromosomes Using human-made polymers Describing stars and galaxies Assessment 2 27/02/ /03/ /03/ /03/ /03/ /04/ /04/ /05/ /05/ /05/ /05/ /06/2017 Understanding cloning Explaining composites Explaining the effects of the Earth's motion Explaining extinction (Transition test 30 after) Using human-made composites (Transition test 36 after) Exploring types of drugs Understanding our atmosphere ( Transition test 17 before Understanding the impact of smoking Considering the dangers of cannabis Exploring the effects of human activity Understanding the global warming debate Measuring distances in the Universe (Transition test 21 after) Making waves Exploring light waves Explaining properties of light waves Understanding the effects of alcohol Understanding how carbon is recycled Using the ray model Exploring the effects of other Considering the importance of Understanding energy transfer drugs recycling by light Learning about addiction Understanding the structure of Exploring coloured light the Earth Understanding how diseases Exploring igneous rocks Understanding energy transfer are spread and change Comparing microbes Studying sedimentary rocks Explaining thermal conduction and radiation Investigating the growth of Using metamorphic rocks Comparing rates of energy bacteria transfer Understanding how antibiotics work Understanding the rock cycle(transition test 37) Looking at the cost of energy use in the home Interim 12/06/ /06/2017 End of book 3 test Assessment 3 26/06/ /07/ /07/ /07/2017

YEAR 9 St Edmund Arrowsmith CCFL Science Department Curriculum Map 201-2017 New AQA Course Started November 2016 05/09/2016 12/09/2016 19/09/2016 26/09/2016 03/10/2016 10/10/2016 17/10/2016

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5 YEAR 9 St Edmund Arrowsmith CCFL Science Department Curriculum Map New AQA Course Started November /09/ /09/ /09/ /09/ /10/ /10/ /10/ /10/ /11/ /11/2016 RP: Investigate the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis Chemical bonds Potential energy Increasing photosynthesis B2 C2 P1 START Assessment weeks are shown in yellow but I haven't written the assessments in. 28/11/2016 Ionic bonding Investigating kinetic energy Increasing food production Ionic compounds January 2017 interim assessmentbase on parts of B2, C2, P1 (e.g. questions from textbooks). Assessment 2- Collins Chapter 2. 05/12/2016 B1 / C1 revisit B1 / C1 revisit B1 / C1 revisit B1 / C1 revisit 12/12/2016 B1 / C1 revisit B1 / C1 revisit B1 / C1 revisit B1 / C1 revisit 19/12/2016 B1 / C1 revisit B1 / C1 revisit B1 / C1 revisit B1 / C1 revisit 02/01/2017 Work done and energy transfer KC: Diffusion in living s Covalent bonding Understanding power 09/01/2017 Looking at stomata Metallic bonding Specific heat capacity Moving water interim 2 16/01/2017 Three states of matter RP: Investigating specific heat Investigating transpiration Properties of ionic compounds capacity 23/01/2017 Dissipation of energy Moving sugar Properties of small molecules Energy efficiency 30/01/2017 MS: Surface area to volume Polymer structures Using energy resources Explaining water movement ratio 06/02/2017 Giant covalent structures Global energy supplies RP: Investigate the effect of a Properties of metals and alloys range of concentrations of salt or sugar solutions on the mass of plant tissue 20/02/ /02/ /03/2017 KC: Energy transfer Learning about active transport Diamond MS: Calculations using significant figures / handling data KC: Investigating the need for transport s Graphite Electric current Explaining enzymes Graphene and fullerenes Series and parallel circuits RP: Investigate the effect of ph on the rate of reaction of KC: Sizes of particles and orders of magnitude Assessment 2- chapter 2 collins book tests B2,P1

6 13/03/2017 Investigating circuits Learning about the digestive 20/03/2017 Explaining digestion KC: Conservation of mass and balanced equations MS: Visualise and represent 2D and 3D shapes RP: Investigate, using circuit diagrams to construct circuits, the I V characteristics of a filament lamp, a diode and a resistor a constant temperature Circuit components RP: Use qualitative reagents to test for a range of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins 27/03/2017 Relative formula mass RP: Use circuit diagrams to Looking at more exchange investigate the factors affecting surfaces the resistance of electrical circuits, including the length of a wire at constant temperature and combinations of resistors in series and parallel Mass changes when gases are in reactions 17/04/2017 Control circuits Learning about plants and minerals 24/04/2017 Investigating how plants use minerals 01/05/2017 Amounts of substances in equations (Higher tier only) 08/05/ /05/ /05/ /06/2017 Chemical measurements and uncertainty Electricity in the home Moles (Higher tier only) Transmitting electricity Learning about the circulatory Power and energy transfers Exploring the heart Using moles to balance equations (Higher tier only) Calculating power Studying blood Concentration of solutions KC: What s the difference between potential difference and current? Investigating gas exchange KC: Amounts in chemistry MS: Using formulae and understanding graphs MS: Change the subject of an equation RP: To investigate the densities of regular and irregular solid objects and liquids Density MS: Extracting and interpreting information Learning about coronary heart disease Metal oxides Learning about health Reactivity series Changes of state Interim 3- chapter 2 collins book tests C2 12/06/2017 KC: Looking at risk factors Extraction of metals Internal energy Exploring non-communicable diseases 19/06/2017 Oxidation and reduction in Specific heat capacity Analysing and evaluating data Reaction of metals with acids Assessment 3- collins chapter B3, P2 terms of electrons (Higher tier only) 26/06/2017 Latent heat Studying pathogens Neutralisation of acids and salt Particle motion in gases production 03/07/2017 Learning about viral diseases KC: Particle model and changes MS: Drawing and interpreting Atomic structure of state graphs 10/07/2017 Radioactive decay Background radiation 17/07/2017

Science. synthesis 2 Analysis and synthesis Using physics to make things work 3 Magnetic fields to keep things moving Energy calculations 4 Energy

Science. synthesis 2 Analysis and synthesis Using physics to make things work 3 Magnetic fields to keep things moving Energy calculations 4 Energy Year 11 (Triple science) 2016-17 Half-term Topic Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 1 Exchange of materials Keeping internal conditions constant Analysis and synthesis 2 Analysis and synthesis