Science Biology Year 7 Chemistry Year 7 Physics Year 7 Using a microscope Slide Preparation o Prepare specimens of plant cells and animal cells o Describe the role of stain in specimen preparation o Draw a scientific diagram of cells Plant and animal cells, the role of each part o What mitochondria are Specialised cells o Different types, their functions o How they are adapted to their role o Differences in unicellular and multicellular organisms Cells, tissues and organs o What is a tissue, how they are arranged in the body o The roles of a variety of tissues in an organ Microbes o State the 3 types of microorganisms o Similarities and differences between each type o Diseases caused by each The History of disease o Microbial causes of disease o Implication of Pasteur s work Infection methods o What a pathogen is o The different modes of transmission of diseases o Link between allergies and infection Defence mechanisms o Mechanisms used by the body to prevent disease o Why you rarely catch a disease twice o How white blood cells fight disease Lab safety, hazard symbols General equipment used in lab including Bunsen burner Acids and akalis What the ph scale is and what the colours indicate Natural Indicators Neutralisation o What is meant by neutralisation o Effect of mixing acids and alkalis together States of matter o How everything is made of particles o The way particles are arranged, how they behave and the properties of solids/liquids/gases Changes between state o Draw particle model for solids, liquids and gases o Investigate changing between states o Model three states of matter Diffusion in liquids and gases o What is meant by diffusion o Whether diffusion happens faster in gases or liquids o Effect of temperature on the rate of diffusion Atomic structure introduction o Draw an atom, show electronic configuration of the first 20 elements o Name the three subatomic particles Chemical Tests for hydrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and water What do we know about forces? o Know what force is measured in o Describe a force as push, pull or twist Contact and non contact forces Magnetism o Know magnetic and non-magnetic materials o Describe what is meant by the term magnetism o Magnetism in terms of poles Electromagnets o What is an electromagnet, the things that make it stronger o What they are used for Balanced and Unbalanced Forces and their effects Friction o State what friction is and know which direction friction works in o Investigate the effect of different surfaces on the force needed to pull an object and present data mathematically o Evaluate when friction is useful or not Hooke s Law o Investigate the effects of applied forces on springs o Generate data to produce a graph and analyse outcomes Air resistance and its effects o What air resistance is using the idea of particles o Apply the concept of air resistance to a skydiver s descent, what is streamlining? Forces and their effects Floating and sinking o Equation for density o The forces that allow an object to float
Vaccination o What vaccination is o How vaccines were first produced o Differences between different vaccines Antibiotics o What are antibiotics o What is antibiotic resistance Mass and Weight due to gravity o Know the effect of gravity on objects o Give the units for weight and mass o Describe the difference between mass and weight Solar System o Explore ideas about what planets are, have changed as the result of new observations o Show that more accurate data and uncertainty about data interpretation leads to change in ideas Biology Year 8 Chemistry Year 8 Physics Year 8 Respiration o To assess knowledge and understanding of cells, tissues and organs from KS2 and year 7. o Introduce respiration (equation, reactants and products) o Describe the differences between respiration and breathing A Healthy Heart o Name the parts of the heart o Describe the flow of blood around the heart o How disease affects the heart Circulation o The route taken by blood once it leaves the heart o The structure and function of the arteries, veins and capillaries o The structure of blood enables it to carry out its function The Skeletal System o Identify bones of the human skeleton o Explain why we have different shapes and size of bones o Explain the evidence for each of the roles of the skeleton Atomic structure and ions Draw an atom with protons neutrons and electrons Recognise and draw the electron configuration for 1st 20 elements in periodic table. Ions in detail o Be able to show how atoms become cations and anions. o o Using and drawing Ions basic concept of ionic bonds and formulae o Understand how to use the valency chart to construct the formulae of ionic compounds o Word and symbol equations for ionic compounds Interpret word equation o Construct symbol equations for reactions o Balance symbol equations for reactions o Interpret word equations Alkali metals o Interpret the pattern of reactions of alkali metals o Use a pattern to put metals in order o Write Balanced symbol equations for the reactions of metals with water Reactivity of metals Displacement reactions / How they occur, use the Introducing pressure / pressure calculation Pressure in liquids and gases o Understand how particles are arranged in gases and liquids under pressure o Explore how gas and liquid particles behave under pressure Pressure in liquids and hydraulic machines o Understand that Liquids cannot be squashed because there is no space between the particles. And Pressure in a liquid acts equally and in all directions o A hydraulic machine uses a small force on a small input piston to produce a much larger force on a larger output piston connected to it Moments calculation o What turning forces are and how to change them o Describe turning forces in different situations Speedy sums o The relationship between speed, distance and time o How speed and forces are linked o What acceleration is
Nervous system (Detecting your environment) o Organs and senses o What the nervous system is made up of o Nerve pathway Skin sensitivity o Different receptors found in the skin o Human response to external stimuli The Brain / Role / Functions / How it is mapped The Reflex Arc o Pathway of messages along the reflex arc o What is a reflex o Compare innate and learnt responses Drugs / Stimulants or depressants / legal or illegal - effects Alcohol / how it affects the organs / Binge drinking Smoking o Effects of smoking on your health o The chemicals in smoke and why they are dangerous What is responsible for Inheritance o Environmental and inherited variation o The content of the nucleus relate to inherited characteristics o Role of genes and chromosomes Sex Determination o The role of dominant and recessive alleles o Role of XY chromosomes in sex determination Sexual reproduction and inheritance o How information is inherited o Difference between sexual reproduction and cell division o Predict the results of genetic crosses What are inherited diseases o Discuss the causes of different diseases e.g. Diabetes, Sickle cell anaemia, Haemophilia, heart disease o Their symptoms and evidence that supports whether they are inherited or not reactivity series to predict whether reactions will occur or not o Displacement reactions and word and symbol equations Ionic structure / Giant ionic structures such as sodium chloride and its properties Electrolysis / concept Equipment used to split ionic compounds Carry out basic experiments using electrolysis e.g electroplating, purification of copper, splitting of water Solubility curves o Relationship between temperature and solubility and use solubility curves Acids with metals o Understand that acids can be neutralised by 4 reactions and summarise these o Carry out practical to react HCl with Mg and collect the salt Acids with carbonates Practical to react HCI with CaC03 and collect the salt Acids and bases o Practical to react 4 different oxides with 3 different acids eg H2SO4 with CuO and collect and name the products= the salt and water Acids and alkalis o Carry out practical to react HCl with NaOH and collect the salt Precipitation o What precipitation is o How it can be used to make salts o Recognise the commercial importance of precipitation o Making a given salt What precipitation is and understand how it can be used to form salts. o Carry out practical work to make salts via precipitation method Distance-Time graphs o Use distance time graphs to describe a journey o Use distance time graphs to work out the speed at different points on a journey Satellites in orbit o What a satellite is o Recognise the different types of satellites o Why satellites are useful Space Travel o Understand why people want to travel into Space o Understand how rockets are launched and how they escape the Earth o Consider some of the challenges still to be overcome before space travel is a reality for all Resistance o To explain what resistance is o To describe the factors affecting resistance o To investigate the relationship between wire length and resistance Modelling circuits, use a model to describe the functions of electric circuits Electrical safety in the home o How to use electricity safely in the home o Explain some uses and benefits of electrical appliances Wiring a plug, the components in a 3 pin plug and their functions Calculating power ratings and electricity bills o Calculate the energy efficiency of different electrical appliances o The equation for power o Calculate the electricity bills for different appliances Non renewable energy sources & power station o To identify and describe non renewable energy sources
Asexual reproduction o Why some plants produce identical offspring o Procedure involved in man-made cloning o The ethical concerns behind cloning Pollution Land, air, water o How humans cause pollution on land o How humans cause pollution of water o The damage to the environment caused by the increasing human population The effect of acid on plants and other aquatic organisms o How acid rain is caused, how acid rain affects plants o Evaluate evidence concerning the effect of acidity on plants o Biological indicators of pollution What happened to the atmosphere? o The causes of air pollution o Effects of air pollution o How the greenhouse effect causes global warming Healthy Plants o Mineral deficiencies o Greenhouse effect and global warming (effect on plants) The Nitrogen Cycle and Conservation o The role of nitrogen in growth o How nitrogen is recycled in the environment o Why species are becoming extinct o Methods of conservation o The purpose of conservation A Balanced Diet o Examples of each type of food o Important of a balanced diet o Use information to make decisions about lifestyle Food tests for starch, glucose, fat and proteins Concentration of acids o How we change the concentration of acids o The idea of particles to explain how concentration affects the reaction speed o Investigation to find the connection between rate and concentration Fossil fuels Naming and drawing hydrocarbons o Understand that crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons o Know the general equation for alkanes and be able to draw their structure and name them Fractional distillation of crude oil o Know that crude oil needs to be separated in order to make it useful. o Understand how fractional distillation is used to separate crude oil and be able to state the uses of the components Cracking o How alkanes can be converted into smaller more useful alkenes by cracking o How to test for alkenes Alkenes o General equation for alkenes, draw their structure and name them o Saturated and Unsaturated compounds. Polymerisation Difference between saturated and unsaturated compounds Plastics Appreciate and properties of different plastics Thermosetting and thermosoftening Uses of plastics and the environmental impact Saturated and unsaturated fats in food, risks and benefits The carbon cycle Acid Rain, The Greenhouse Effect And Global o To describe how a power station works and the energy transfers o To identify the environmental effects of power stations Problems with nuclear energy o To know the differences between nuclear and fossil fuel power stations. To describe the types of radioactive waste o To be aware of the issues surrounding nuclear power stations Renewable energy resources o Types, pros and cons, implications
Eating food o What happens as food passes through the digestive system o What is meant by digestion The role of bacteria in the gut o The role of bacteria in our digestive system o How the natural flora of bacteria can be disturbed o Analyse data about the effects of antibiotics on gut bacteria Role of enzymes o Look at breakdown of food polymers to monomers o Explain the role of enzymes Effect of ph and temperature Absorption and Respiration o Explain what happens to food once it has been digested o Describe what the body needs a supply of energy for o Explain what is meant by respiration o Analyse the energy requirements of different people A breath of fresh air o Compare the air we breathe in with the air we breathe out and relate to respiration o Explain the difference between breathing and respiration o Describe the structure of the lungs and explain how they work Excretion and the kidney o Look at the structure and function of the kidney and explain its role in waste removal and water retention Warming o The harmful effects of burning fossil fuels e.g acid rain o The effects of acid rain on the environment. o The harmful effects of burning fossil fuels e.g greenhouse effect and global warming