KS3 Science
Year 7 Units
Block 1
Foundations of Science
Science skills, cells, particles and forces.
Block 2
Particles
Cells, Tissues and Organs
Forces and Speed
Block 3
Energy
Types of energy, energy transfers, fuels, power stations.
Chemical Reactions
Physical and chemical changes, various types of chemical reaction.
Reproduction and Puberty
The life cycle and reproductive system of animals and plants.
Microbes and Disease
Microbes and how they spread, our bodies and how we fight disease.
Acids and Bases
Acids and bases, indicators, neutralisation and salts.
Block 4
Space
The Earth, Moon, Sun, days, months and years, the Solar System and the Universe.
Year 8 Units
Block 1
Periodic Table and Groups
Atoms, properties of metals non-metals and salts, electrolysis.
Light and Sound
Sources and transmission of light, optics, sources and transmission of sound.
Food Chains and Ecosystems
Food chains competition, adaptations, animal behaviour.
Block 2
Digestive System
Diet, food groups, digestive system, enzymes.
Environmental Chemistry
Acid rain, air pollution, climate change, plastics, sustainability.
Heating and Cooling
Conduction, convection and radiation, insulation and cooling.
Block 3
Skeleton Circulation and Breathing
Skeletal system, joints, respiratory system, circulatory system, respiration.
Electricity
Circuits, current in series and parallel, potential difference, resistance.
Block 4
Useful things from Rocks
The rock cycle, extracting metals, using limestone.
Year 9 Units
Block 1
Magnetism
Magnetic materials, magnetic fields, navigation, electromagnets.
Genetics and Inheritance
Variation, how characteristics are inherited or not, genetics and ethics.
Drugs and Lifestyle
Smoking, drugs, alcohol.
Reactivity
Conservation of mass, reactions of metals and their compounds.
Block 2
Periodic Table
Properties of the groups of elements, types of structure and materials.
Cells
The structure of cells, magnification, cell reproduction and the cell cycle.
Energy and Motion
Energy stores and pathways, scalars and vectors, motion graphs, work done, stopping distance.
Block 3
Skills
Measurements, variables, graphs, handling data.