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Biology Curriculum Map 2020-2021
KEVI HWGA Curriculum Map
Curriculum Purpose:
Beyond KEVI Science can lead to further education through either degree level studies or apprenticeships in a wide variety of areas linked to the
HWGA: three specialisms or Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Science can lead to a wide range of career options linked to each of the science areas.
Biological Careers: Aerobiologoist - Agricultural Scientist – Bioinformatician – Biomechanics Engineer – Biomedical engineer or
researcher – Biophysicist – Biostatistician – Cell Biologist – Conservationist – Cryobiologist – Cytologist – Ecologist – Exotoxicologist –
Embryologist – Endocrinologist – Entomologist – Forensic Psychologist – Forensic Scientist – Geneticist – Genomics – Immunologist –
Marine Biologist – Molecular Biologist – Pharmacologist – Teaching - Toxicologist – Veterinarian – Virologist – Zoologist
Chemistry Careers: Analytical Chemist – Biochemist – Chemical Engineer – Cheminformatics – Cosmetic Chemist – Crystallographer –
Food Technologist – Forensic Scientist – Geochemist – Immunologist – Laboratory Analyst – Manufacturing Chemist – Materials
Engineer – Organic or Inorganic Chemist – Pharmacist – Process Chemist – Product Developer – Researcher – Toxicologist – Quantum
Chemist – Water Chemist
Context
Physics Careers: Aerospace Engineer – Acoustician – Applied Mathematician -Astronomer Atomic Physicist – Architect – Astrophysicist
– Biophysicist – Chemical Physicist – Civil Engineer – Computer Physicist – Cosmologist – Cryophysicist – Data analyst – Electrical
Engineer – Electromagnetic Physicist – Fluid dynamics/mechanics physicist – Geophysicist – High Energy Physicist – Laser Physicist –
Mechanical Physicist – Meteorologist – Molecular Physicist – Nanotechnologist – Nuclear Technician – Nuclear physicist – Optical
Physicist – Particle Physicist - Patent analyst – Plasma Physicist – Quantum Physicists – Roboticist – X-ray Analysis
And many many more careers!
KS5 KS5 Biologists will be taken on a journey that inspires and nurtures a passion for the subject through an in-depth study of Biological
Molecules, Cells, Organisms, Genetics, Energy Transfers and links with the environment which is taught through theory, research,
independent study and practical work.KS5 Chemists will be taken on a journey that inspires and nurtures a passion for the subject through an in-depth study of physical
chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry through theory, research, independent study and practical work.
BTEC Applied Science students will be taken on a journey of applied learning that brings together a wide knowledge and
understanding of all three sciences with practical and technical skills. This is achieved through students performing vocational tasks
that encourage the development of appropriate vocational behaviours and transferrable skills such as communication, teamwork and
research and analysis. Students will study a range of mandatory units such as Principles and Application of Science, Science
Investigation skills and Contemporary issues in Science and then will undertake a number of optional units.
KS4- set 1 When studying biology you will develop a detailed and in depth knowledge and understanding of all major biological, chemical and
biology physical concepts and will enhance your ability to apply this knowledge to a wide range of concepts within the scientific world. You
will also enhance and refine the practical skills you developed in KS3 which will lead to a deeper understanding of how to work and
think scientifically thus developing your analytical and evaluation skills. Through a study of bilogy, we will foster a love of the subject
and ensure you learn to see and understand the world through the eyes of a scientist and apply the breadth and depth of your
knowledge eand understanding to many real life sceanrios.
KS3 At KS3 you will learn to develop an enquirying mind where you can; analyse patterns, draw conclusions, present data, communicate
ideas, critique claims, justify opinions, collect data, plan varibales, test hypothesese, estimate risk, review theories and interrogate
sources.
You will do this through learning about 10 key concepts; Forces, Electromagnets, Energy, Waves, Matter, Reactions, Earth. Organisms,
Ecosystems and Genes. These foundations of knowledge, practical and analysitical skills will prepare you for a more in depth study of
science at KS4 and above
KS1/2 links Students at KS1/2 are encouraged to experience and observe scientific phenomena and look closely at the natural and constructed
world around them. They are encouraged to be curious and develop scientific enquiry skills by investigating their own questions. They
will develop a basic scientific vocabulary. Students will be encouraged to look at interactions, relationships and functions and will
develop their scientific skills further by observing changes over time, noticing patterns, grouping and classifying and carrying out
simple comparative tests using basic scientific equipment and writing basic conclusions.
Students will study plants and be able to identify functions of each part, investigate water transport and pollination. They will study
animals and learn that they gain nutrition from the food they eat and their basic life cycles and will understand the purpose of muscles
and the skeleton. They will be able to state the basic functions of organs in the digestive system and be able to construct food chains
as well as describing the human life cycle and basic variation. They will be able to group and classify rocks and simple describe how
fossils form as well as being able to group materials according to their state of matter. They will know how to separate mixtures and
know that dissolving and mixing are reversible They will understand they need light to see things and that it is reflected of surfaces,
they will know how shadows form and that sound is created by vibrations that can travel through different medium. They will
understand how magnets repel and attract and the basics of electrical circuits and the solar system and earth’s rotation as well as the
basics of forces and the interactions with other objects.KEVI HWGA Curriculum Map
Big Qs Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
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How do plants convert the How are messages What do offspring look similar What is the impact of
Year 13 light energy to chemical transmitted across to their parents? external factors on gene
energy create in the form of synapses? How does the combination of expression?
carbohydrates? What mechanisms alleles contribute to variation How can we manipulate our
How does cellular respiration control contraction of in a species? genome so as to treat
provide ATP for metabolic muscles ? How can we use statistics to disease, for medical, forensic
processes in living organisms? Why is manintaining a determine the probability of a and breeding purposes?
How and why do multicellular constant internal genotype in a population? What is the coonection
organisms respond to stimuli environment essential Why are some inherited between epigenetics and
both within and outside their for living organisms? diseases more common in cancer?
bodies? How does our lifestyle males?
impact metabolic How does selection affect Students will learn about
Comparing aerobic with diseases such as evolution and can geographic mutations, stems cells and
anaerobic respiration. diabetes? isolation cause the evolution regulation of transcription and
translation. How epigenetics
Exploring the light dependent Students will learn how of a new species?
influences expression of genes,
and light independent nerve impulses are What can we do to encourage genome projects and how to
reactions within generated across a biodiversity? prdice DNA fragments throuhh
photosynthesis, the structure neuromuscular and Students will study monohybrid PCR. In vivo and in vitro cloning,
of the chloroplast and its cholinergic synpase. and dihybrid inheritance, calculate locating of genes, genetic
organelles to enable Explore the effect of probability of genotypes in engineering and fingerprinting.
populations using Hardy Weinberg
photosynthesis to occur. Learn drugs on synpases.
principles, codominance, sex
about the different reactions Examination of muscle linkage and autosomal limkage.
involved in respiration such as structure and function. Use the chi square test to establish
glycolysis and Kreb’s cycle. Mechanism involved in if outcomes are statistically
Examining the advantges to contraction of muscles significant or due to chance.
organisms of being able to including importance of Selection and speciation will be
detect stimuli, describing taxis the nervous system in studies, isolation and its impact on
and kinesis, tropisms and how muscle contraction. speciation. Competition, predation
and variation in species survival
each response increases an Principles of homeostssis
will be explored and stages of
orgnaims’s chance of survival. and negative feedback succession in plants. Conservation
Plant growth factors and mechnisms to control methods and various habitats.
impact on flowering plants, temperature and blood
phototropism and glucose. Role of the
gravitoptropism and pancreas and hormones
investigate these in the lab. in control of blood sugar.
Discovering how the nervous Structure and function of
system protects us from kidneys and their role in
danger. Differences between osmoregulation.voluntary reaction and reflex
action and pathways involved.
How the eye functions and
control of heart rate.
Comparing hormonal with
nervous sytem
Key Labelling different stages of the Labelling various organs, Chi square, Hardy Weinberg Gene expression, recombinant
cycles, structure and function dissecting kidney and liver principles, calculating ratios and DNA technology, gene location,
Knowledge,
chloroplast and organelles within, 10 and 11. Data analysis and probability, drawing genetic screening and counselling,
Concepts various proteins used in transport interpretation of graphs and diagrams, predicting genotypes
and skills of ions such as potassium/sodium data. Practical skills. Role of and phenotypes, analysing family
pump. RP investigations on energy negative feedback in pedigree trees and explaining
transfer and pigments. thermoregulation and linkage. Conservation methods,
Chromatography. Calculation of Rf. osmoregulation. Importance how succession occurs, data
RP 7,8,9. of homeostasis. analysis and calculations based on
data.
Feedback & Synoptic essays Synoptic essays Full paper 3
Assessment RP 7,8,9 RP 10 and 11s Mock examinations Synoptic essays
End of topic assessment End of topic assessment Paper 1 and 2
Synoptic essays
Big Qs Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
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Big Q Big Q Big Q Big Q
Year 12 Big Q Big Q
Why are carbon based Why are biological How are living organisms such What is the role of mass How do organisms
Why do mistakes such as
biological molecules important molecules important in as mammals, fish, insects and transport in exchange and maintain their energy
mutations cause distinct
to the survival of living the transport of plants specialised in order to transport of substances such requirements?
differences in individuals?
organisms and how does substances across cell efficiently exchange oxygen in blood and tissue How can we investigate
How does meiosis ensure
water serve a wide range of surface membranes? substances with their fluid through the lymphatic energy transfer in
that variation occurs in a
roles in living organisms How are cell surface environment? system? organisms?
population?
despite its small and simple membranes adapted to How is the digestive system How does the nervous How do plants obtain the
How does genetic diversity
nature. How is genetic enable efficient organised in order to carry out system determine the necessary nutrients in
enable natural selection and
material replicated and how transport of essential absorption efficiently? functioning of the cardiac spite of hostile
survival of species?
does this impact on molecules? cycle? conditions?
What is the impact of
characteristics of individuals How does the selectivity Why do larger organisms natural selection on the
including the inheritance of of the cell surface need specialised transport Energy and ecosystemsgenetic disorders through membrane contribute to Structure and function of gas systems and how are these development of antibiotic Food chains and energy
mutations. What is the role of the transport of exchange surfaces. Explore the systems adapted to perform resistant superbugs and how transfer
ATP in various processes in the molecules into and out different parts of the digestive effectively? could we reduce the creation Energy transfer and
system, its adaptations and productivity. Nutrient cycles.
body and how is this molecule of cells? How does sexual of these? How does selection
function in absorption of nutrients. Uses of fertilisers and its
made available to cells? How does the body Calculate rates of absorption, reproduction lead to ensure survival of a species? impact.
Students will learn about various defend itself from ventilation rates and ways to variation and what are the
carbon and non-carbon-based pathogens? How do reduce the loss of water from gas benefits of this? Meiosis, mutations, genetic
biological molecules and their different types of white exchange surfaces. Mechanism of How is this genetic material diversity, types of selection,
importance. The structure of RNA ventilation and contrasting of Hardy Weinberg hypothesis and
blood cells recognize and Tran scripted and translated
and DNA and semiconservative breathing mechanisms in various equations. Natural selection,
replication will be explored. The bring about responses in order to create the correct
organisms. stabilising and non-stabilising
importance of water in living cells that are specific and proteins in living organisms? selection. Biodiversity, courtship,
and its structure and function. Cell appropriate? Evidence for a universal taxonomy, index of diversity,
structure and function will be How do vaccination genetic code? selection pressures, phylogeny.
explored and methods of studying programmes help
cells. Cell cycle and specialisation eradicate disease? Structure of haemoglobin and its
of cells. Differences between Students will learn about the role in transport of oxygen. How
prokaryotes and eukaryotes. fluid mosaic structure of the dissociation curves in different
cell surface membrane and organisms vary to allow effective
relate structure to function. respiration to occur. Blood
They will compare and vessels and their adaptations to
contrast the different ways enable mass transport of blood.
in which essential molecules Cardiac cycle sequence of
can enter and exit the cells events. Formation and transport
surface membrane. of lymphatic fluid. Mass
transport of water through
plants and organic molecules
through the phloem. Genetic
code, translation and
transcription.
Key Using graticules to calculate sizes Structure and function of Structure and function of gas Dissection of various organs, Natural selection, cell division, Calculating percentage
of organelles, transposing equation cell surface membrane, exchange surfaces. Explore the label various organs, learn their sexual reproduction, genetic efficiency of energy transfer,
Knowledge,
to calculate image size, different modes of different parts of the digestive structural adaptations, sequence diversity, directional and interpreting data tables and
Concepts magnification and actual size of transport, defence system, its adaptations and of cardiac cycle, creation of stabilising selection, biodiversity. graphs, cycles of nitrogen and
and skills organelles, calculating mitotic mechanisms, cell mediated function in absorption of nutrients. lymph and transport of glucose Calculating index of diversity, phosphorous. Impact of
index. and humoral Reponses, Calculate rates of absorption, and water in plants. Genes and human impact on diversity, nitrogen-based fertilisers and
Practical skills, evaluating data on vaccination and HIV. RP ventilation rates and ways to the triplet code, comparing random sampling and normal eutrophication.
enzymes and calculating molarity skills, maths skills, evaluating reduce the loss of water from gas different types of RNA. distribution curves, mode,
and rates of reaction. Drawing data, drawing calibration exchange surfaces. Mechanism of median, mean, standard
tangents and applying structure of curves, increase/decrease in ventilation and contrasting of deviation. Using log function,
biological structures to their percentage mass breathing mechanisms in various histograms, sampling
functions. calculations. organisms. techniques.
Feedback & Baseline assessment RP 3 and 4 End of topic assessment RP 5 End of topic assessment RP12
Assessment RP 1 and 2 End of topic assessment Maths skills test End of topic assessment Home study project on Mock exam Paper 1
End of topic assessment EWT biodiversity
EWT Exampro questions
Exampro questions
Big Qs Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Linked to NCYear 11- set (B6 Inheritance, Variation & How do we use the How do we use the analysis of How do we use the analysis
1 only Evolution) analysis of Mock Paper Mock Paper 2s to devise a of Mock Papers to devise a
1s to devise a revision revision programme? revision programme?
Interleaving opportunity programme? Students will be taught Students will be taught
Students will be taught individually, in groups and as individually, in groups and as
How are fossils formed and individually, in groups and as whole sets, areas of need based on whole sets, areas of need based
whole sets, areas of need the analysis of Mock Papers on the analysis of Mock Papers
what can we learn from tehm
based on the analysis of
in terms of the origins of life
Mock Papers How do we revise and study How do we revise and study
on earth?
What can fossil records reveal independently? independently?
How do we revise and Students will be taught a nd Students will be taught a nd
about how an organism has
study independently? practice a variety of revision practice a variety of revision
changed over time or become techniques and apply these to their techniques and apply these to
Students will be taught a nd
extinct? practice a variety of revision areas of need. their areas of need.
What are the leading casues techniques and apply these
of extinction to their areas of need. What knowledge and What knowledge and
How do we classify organisms understanding is required to understanding is required to
and how has technology What knowledge and successfully answer Required successfully answer
changed how organisms are understanding is Practical Questions in Paper Required Practical
classified today? required to successfully 2? Questions?
Classification of organisms and answer Required Students will undertake or observe Students will undertake or
interpreting of evolutionary trees. Practical Questions in required practical’s and answer observe requird practicals and
Antibiotic resistance as an example Paper 1? examination style questions based answer examination style
of natural selection will be Students will undertake or upon these. questions based upon these.
explored. New systems of observe required practical’s
classification such as the three and answer examination
domain systems will be studied style questions based upon
including how to interpret these.
evolutionary trees.
Key Theory of evolution and how Analysis of strengths and Analysis of strengths and areas Analysis of strengths and
Knowledge, speciation occurs. Devlopment areas of development, of development, Revision areas of development,
Concepts of antibiotic resistance. Revision Skills, Skills, knowledge and Revision Skills, knowledge
Interpreting evolutionary trees knowledge and understanding of required and understanding of
and skills
and mastering the new way of understanding of practicals. required practicals.
classifying organisms. reduce required practicals.
the occurrence of of superbugs
and extinction
Feedback & AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Knowledge &
Assessment Understanding of Units Understanding of Understanding of areas of Understanding of areas of
AO2 Application of areas of need, revision need, revision techniques & need, revision techniques
knowledge via a variety of techniques & paper 1 paper 1 required practicals & paper 1 required
taught examples required practicals practicalsAO3 Analysis & Evaluation AO2 Application of AO2 Application of revison AO2 Application of
via required practicals and revison skills and skills and Required Pracitcal revison skills and Required
practical activities Required Pracitcal skills Pracitcal skills
EWT-Evolution skills
Exam style questions Paper 1 Biology Mock EWT On Required Practicals Paper 2 Biology Mock2
Catch up on any RPs missed determined by areas of
in year 10 need
Big Qs Autumn 1- half term 1 Autumn 2- Half term Spring 1- Half term 3 Spring 2- Half term 4 Summer 1- Half term 5 Summer 2- Half term
Linked to NC 2 6
Year 10- set How do plants harness the Sun’s How does the body Why is auxin so important to the What are the advantages and Revision and preparation for How can scientists use
energy and how is the oxygen effectively maintain and growth of plants? disadvantages of asexual and mock exam Paper 1. cloning to improve yield
1 only sexual reproduction?
used to transfer the energy regulate internal How do light and affect the How do we revise and study and tackle world hunger?
organism need to perform their conditions? impact of growth in plants? How do cells divide to form independently?
gametes and how is the full How can embryo cloning
functions? Why are reflexes important How can plant hormones be Students will be taught a nd
(B4 Bioenergetics) and how does the manipulated by farmers to chromosomal number restored? practice a variety of revision be used to produce
arrangement of the reflex increase fruit size and promote What are the benefits to techniques and apply these to medicines?
organisms for having both How has the contribution
Students will learn about the arc protect us? flowering hence increasing yield? their areas of need.
sexual and asexual life cycles?
process of photosynthesis and how How does thyroxine impact What mechanisms are involved in of Mendel affected
How does DNA control the
it is limited as well as the processes metabolism through the cotrol of body temeprture and synthesis of proteins? What knowledge and modern genetics?
of Anaerobic and Aerobic negative feedback? why is that crucial to survival? What is a genome and what are understanding are required to How have contributions
Respiration. The use of green What role do hormones (B5 Homeostsis and response) the benefits of studying the successfully answer Required of Rosalind Franklin,
houses to increase yield. The play in fertility and how can human genome? Practical Questions in Paper 1?
Watson and Crick, paved
process of respiration and the these be manipulated in IVF Review of homeostasis prior to Students will undertake or
impact of exercise on heart rate to help infertile couples? assessment observe required practical’s and the road for geneticists
and breathing rate. Comparing What scientific methods are What happens in a mutation answer examination style today?
aerobic with anaerobic repiration involved in studying the and how does DNA control the questions based upon these. What is the theory of
and the role of the liver in human brain? Students will be taught about expression of genes? evolution and what is the
metabolism. How does the anatomy and photropism and geotropism, how Why do some couples fear the . evidence that supports it?
physiology of the eye plant hormones are used in screening of embryos and what How do we use the analysis of How does evolution lead
enable us to read, ans see agriculture and horticulture and useful information can can Mock Papers to devise a
genetic diagrams provide to the production of new
colour? how these hormones can be used revision/study programme for
families with? species and to explore the
Why do some people need to control fruit ripening and yield. the summer holidays?
spectacles to correct their Application of auxins in Students will be taught consequences of
vision? weedkillers, rooting powders and (B6 Genetics and evolution) individually, in groups and as geographic isolation in
(B5 Homeostasis and tissue culture. whole sets, areas of need based terms of speciation?
Preparation for the Mock/ end
response) Students will explore the role of on the analysis of Mock Papers
of year exam
kidneys and the live rin reglation of and will be provided a question (B6 genetics, variation
Students will explore the waste products and they will learn level analysis that highlights their and evolution)
role of hormones in the to label the role of ADH in water Students will learn life cycles of strengths and areas for Different ways of creating
menstrual cycle and in both balance and creation of urine. various organisms such as fungi development. plant and animals clones will
IVF and fertility treatments. Furthermore the effect of kidney and ferns. They will evaluate the be studies including adult cell
They will learn about failure on the quality of life and its usefulness of having both sexual cloning and its evaluation.
negative and positive treatment by dialysis and organ and asexual life cycles in term What is the role of variation Evaluation of the ethics of
feedback in the control of transplant will be discussed. The sof species preservation. The in the preservation of a genetic technologies will be
blood sugar and impotance of tissue matching to structure of DNA and the explored.
species?
metabolism. reduce organ rejection will also be synthesis of proteins is studied in Genetic diagrams are used to
Students will learn to label learnt. How does natural selection
details. Gene expression and predict probability of
the brain and explore the lead diversity in a gene
mutations are discussed in order Mendel’s pea texture and
different scanning to understand inherited pool? colour. Students will exploretechniques used to study the diseases. Genetic diagrams are Is selective breeding always the contribution of Watson
brain anatomy. The main used to predict probability of desirable? and Crick in discovering the
structures of the eye will eb inherited diseases and family structure of DNA.
studies to further trees are studied in order to Contributions of Darwin and
Are GM crops safe to
understand pupillary prect inherited conditions in Lamarck will be studied.
reflexes, accommodation, future generations. consume? Students will explore the
myopia and hyperopia. Students will learn about theories of evolution in terms
Common problems of the different types of variation.They of speciation and the benefits
eye will be discussed and will learn about how natural of variation in species
role of the new technology selection works and how survival. Further more they
in treating eye defects such evolution occurs via natural will debate the use of cloning
as laser and contact lenses selection. They will learn about in the production of
how geographic isolation can medicines and higher yield of
lead to natural selection. And milk and meat.
species diversity. Benefits and
risk sof selective breeding and
genetic engineering will be .
debated. The safety of GM crops
and examples of various GM
crops. Principles of the technique
involved to manufacture insulin
through genetic manipulation of
bacteria
(B6 Genetics, variation and
evolution)
Key Bioenergetics. Role of Negative and positive Geotropism and photropism. Drawing of genetic diagrams Techniques for cloning and Theories of evolution and
Knowledge, photosynthesis and feedback. Homeostatic Role of auxins in abgriculture and interpreting family trees. genetic engineering. The selection. Scientists and
respiration. Comapring aerobic control of blood sugar and horticulture. Effect of Translation of proteins and evaluation of the use of GM their dicoveries.
Concepts and anaeronic repsiration and and the role of the liver rooting powder on growth of consequences of mutations. crops and the benefits and Evaluation of genetic
and skills impact of exercise on heart in metabolism. plants. Thermoregulation and Screening of embryos and its limitations of screening of technologies and the
rate. Uses of anaerobic Uses of scanning homeostatic control by kidneys dangers. Sex determination embryos.Application of advantages and
respiration in industry to make technologies to study the and the liver. Role of dialysis in and genetic engineering. knowledge, analysis of data, limitations of cloning.
alcohol and bread. brain. The role of the eye kidney failure and organ practical skills, evaluation Revision Techniques and
Application of knowledge, muscles in transplats. Practical skills, and analysis. timetabling
analysis of data, practical skills, accommodation. The analysis of results ad making Application of knowledge,
evaluation and analysis. impact of hyperopia and valid conclusions. analysis of data, practical
myopia and their skills, evaluation and
treatment. analysis.
Feedback & AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Knowledge &
Assessment Understanding of Units Understanding of Units Understanding of Units Understanding of Units Understanding of Units Understanding of Units
AO2 Application of AO2 Application of AO2 Application of AO2 Application of AO2 Application of AO2 Application of
knowledge via a variety of knowledge via a knowledge via a variety of knowledge via a variety of knowledge via a variety of knowledge via a variety
taught examples variety of taught taught examples taught examples taught examples of taught examples
AO3 Analysis & Evaluation examples AO3 Analysis & Evaluation AO3 Analysis & Evaluation AO3 Analysis & Evaluation AO3 Analysis &
via required practical’s and AO3 Analysis & via required practical’s and via required practical’s via required practicals and Evaluation via required
practical activities Evaluation via required practical activities and practical activities practical activitiesAssessment 3 – practical’s and practical’s and practical
Bioenergetics practical activities EWT- phototropism Assessment 5 –Genetics Mock Examination Biology activities
EWT – Photosynthesis EWT- thermoregulation and organisation (synoptic EWT- antibiotic
RP – light intensity on rate Assessment 4 – RP- Effect of hormones- exam) resistance
of photosynthesis Hormonal and nervous phototropism/geotropism EWT-Embryo screening EWT- speciation
coordination in plants Exam style question on
EWT- IVF topic
RP- Reaction time
Big Qs Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
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Year 9 How do structural differences How can we use the How do chemists use the What pathogens make us ill What is electricity and how How do we use the
in cells allow them to perfom particle model to predict theories of structure and and how are they do we measure it, what do analysis of End of Year
their function and what behaviour of solids, bonding to explain physical transmitted and how do we use it for and how? What examinations to devise a
feature of cells has allowed liquids and gases and and chmical properties of they make us ill? How does kind of powerstations should revision programme?
scieticist to develop stem cell how do scienitists use materials? the body defend against we build for a sustainable Students will be taught
technology? this knowledge to design (C2 Bonding, Strucutre and these pathogens? future individually, in groups and as
(B1 Cell Biology) submarines and properties of matter) (B3 Infection & Response) (P2 Electricity) whole sets, areas of need
Students will learn the differences Students will learn about all the Students will learn about the 4 Students will learn all about based on the analysis of Mock
spacecraft?
between cell types and will be able ways that elements can be bonded main pathogens and will leanr circuits and how to make them, Papers
(P3 Particle Model of
to analyse strucutres and Matter) tgether, how these bonds about specific inrfections and they will be able to predict
determine their functions. They Students will be able to determine the prorperties and will diseases. They will learn how potential difference and currents How do we revise and
will learn how celld divide and explain changes in state be able to discuss a number of they are transmitted, how they across components in different study independently?
produce new identical cells and will using their knowledge of specific examples. circuits and will be able toinvestigate how stem cell research states of matter and internal effect the body and how the calculate resistance and charge. Students will be taught a nd
is being used to repair cells, organs energy and will investigate body defends its self. They will be able to identify practice a variety of revision
and grow new tissue. density and pressue and be How is the idea of energy used components by the way they techniques and apply these to
able to explain its affects on to explain the work output of How does our knowledge of behave and the IV graph they their areas of need.
What is the purpose of the objects and materilas devices and machinery and produce. They will understand
chemical change allow us to
periodic table and how was it power and different methods of What powers our
how physicists using their predict exactly what new
developed using knowledge of How do the digestive, electricity generation. ecosystem and how are
knowledge of energy to substance will be formed?
atomic strucutre? respiratory and material cycled through
identify ways of reducing (C4 Chemical Chnages)
(C1 Atomic structure and the circulatory systems How do we revise and study it? How do organisms
energy usage? Students will learn about the
periodic table) complete their bodily recitvity of metals and will be independently? interact with each other
(P1 Energy)
Students will leanr that the functions and how can able to predict how and whether Students will be taught a nd and their environment
Students will learn how energy is
periodic table provides chemists damage to these metals will react. Students will practice a variety of revision and how are humans
stored and changed and how we
with a structured organisation of systems be debilitating if investigate how metals can be techniques and apply these to
can calaculate enegy and efficiency trying to manage
the known chemical elements so extracted in a number of their areas of need.
not fatal? of devices. Students will be able to ecosystems in a
they can make sense of physicsla (B2 Principles of analsyse the pros an cons of a different ways and how salts are
What knowledge and sustainable way
and chemical properties. Students variety of methods for generating fromed from acid and alskali
Organisation) (B7 Ecology)
will investigate the properties of electricity as well as being able to reactions. understanding are required
elements and their placement in Students will learn the Students will leanr about how
explaintrends in energy usage. to successfully answer
the periodic table and will leanr structure and function of animals are adapted to their
Required Practical Questions environment and how they
how the development of scientific the major organ systems
in Paper 1? interact with other
knowledge has lead to the of the body and will Students will undertake or
production of the current periodic orgnaisms, They will be bale
analyse what will happen observe required practical’s and
table. to analyse and determine
to the these systems if answer examination style enrgy losses through a system
they are treated poorly questions based upon these. and explain and interpret
and become damaged by how materials are cycled
human excesses. through an ecosystem as well
as discussing methods for
maintaining and measuring
bidodiversity in a habitat or
ecosystem.
Key Cell Biology. Particle model of Bonding, Structure and Infection and response Electrcity Ecology
Knowledge, Atomic Strucutre and the matter properties of matter. Chemical changes Revision Techniques Revision Techniques
Concepts periodic table Priciples of Energy Application of knowledge, Required Pracitcal skills Required Pracitcal skills
and skills Application of knowledge, Organisation Application of knowledge, analysis of data, practical and understanding. and understanding.
analysis of data, practical Application of analysis of data, practical skills, evaluation and Application of knowledge, Application of
skills, evaluation and knowledge, analysis of skills, evaluation and analysis analysis of data, practical knowledge, analysis of
analysis data, practical skills, analysis skills, evaluation and data, practical skills,
evaluation and analysis evaluation and analysis
analysis
Feedback & AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Knowledge &
Assessment Understanding of Units Understanding of Units Understanding of Units Understanding of Units Understanding of Units Understanding of Units
AO2 Application of AO2 Application of AO2 Application of AO2 Application of AO2 Application of AO2 Application of
knowledge via a variety of knowledge via a knowledge via a variety of knowledge via a variety of knowledge via a variety of knowledge via a variety
taught examples variety of taught taught examples taught examples taught examples of taught examples
AO3 Analysis & Evaluation examples AO3 Analysis & Evaluation AO3 Analysis & Evaluation AO3 Analysis & Evaluation AO3 Analysis &
via required practical’s and AO3 Analysis & via required practical’s and via required practical’s via required practical’s Evaluation via required
practical activities Evaluation via required practical activities and practical activities and practical activitiesEWT – Microscopy practical’s and EWT – Ionic and covalent Assessment 2 – End of Year Assessment – practical’s and practical
EWT - Chromatography practical activities bonds 0rganistion, Bonding Al units covered activities
EWT – Photosynthesis Assessment 1 – Cell EWT – Specific Heat Strucutre and properies of EWT – Calculating EWT – Adaptations
Biology, Atomic Capacity Required Practical matter & Energy resistance EWT – Any relevant to
Strucutre and the EWT – Vaccination areas of developemtn
periodic table, Particle EWT – Metal Reactivity or highlighted in
model of matter. Extraction examinations
EWT – Density
Required Practical
EWT – Enzymes
Required PRactical of
Food test Required
Practical
Big Qs Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Linked to NC
Year 8 How do we maintain a How does light and How do we revise and How do we revise and How do we revise and What would be
healthy body and what sound travel and how revisit learning? revisit learning? revisit learning? expected of me when
factors can affect our organ to scientists represent (Health Interleaving) (Chemical Reactions (Waves Interleaving) completing a GCSE
systems? this in diagrammatic Students will learn some Interleaving) Students will learn some Required Practical?
(Health) form? What are the revision techniques and apply Students will learn some revision techniques and (Full Practical Write-
Students will investigate the key features of them to the health unit revision techniques and apply them to the Chemical ups)
how to maintain a healthy apply them to the Chemical Reactions unit Students will embed their
waves?
body and determine how the (Waves) What is the structure of the Reactions unit practical write-up
body fights infection. Students Students will investigate earth, what resources can knowledge. Students will
will also learn the structure we obtain from it? How has Which light bulb is the How do we revise and study be able to identify
how light travels through
and function of the main organ most cost effective to run independently so we are variables in a practical,
different medium and the atmosphere evolved
systems in the body. successful in our End of Year collect valid data and
investigate why sound and what factors continue a filament bulb or a
Assessment? identify errors. They will
cannot travel in a to change its composition? fluorescent? What are
vacuum. Students will the energy transfers in a be able to graph their
(Earth)How do you know when a learn the models used to Students will be able to car or computer? What is Students will be taught a nd results and draw a valid
chemical reaction has represent waves and will describe the structure of the work done and how do practice a variety of revision conclusion
occurred and how can we be able to calculate earth and state how different we measure it? How can techniques and apply these
reflection and refraction forms of rocks and fossils are to their areas of need. What question can I
determine reactivity? we prevent heat loss?
angles. formed. Students will be able investigate or what
(Chemical Reactions) (Energy)
to determine what factors topic of interest can I
Students will investigate how Students will be able to
How and why do have changed the composition
acid and alkalis react, what the compare the running costs of improve my knowledge
humans vary from of the atmosphere and will be
form when they react and be a variety of equipment and and understanding of?
able to interpret graphs based
able to write word and formula each other? How have be able to calculate the (Projects)
on these changes. Students will
equations. Students will these changes running costs. Students will Students will work in
look at what resources we can
undertake a variety of chemical occurred over millions learn about different ways of groups on a project of
obtain from the earth and
reactions learning who to of years? generating electricity. their choice and develop a
determine how we can use
identify when a reaction has (Genes) Students will be able to wider knowledge and
these in a sustainable manner.
occurred and how to rank Students will be determine and explain understanding of their
(This unit will carry on in
according to reactivity. explained how variation energy changes for a variety chosen area. Groups will
(This unit will carry on in Spring 2) of equipment. Students will
may have led to the present back to the class.
Autumn 2) survival of one species be able to calculate work
and the extinction of done and explain it.
another. Students will Students will learn how to
identify characteristics as reduce energy loss by
inherited and radiation, convection and
environmental and be conduction.
able to explain why they (This unit will carry on in
have grouped them as Summer 1)
such. Students will be
able to explain how
genetic material is stored
in a cell and how it
passes from generation
to generation
(This unit will carry on
in Spring 1)
Key Healthy Body, Organ systems, Wave types. Light & Genes, Earths structure, Energy Costs, Energy Revision Techniques Practical skills;
Knowledge, Chemical reactions and Sound and Genes, Atmosphere composition and Transfer, Work Done and Graph skills and predictions, variables,
reactivity. inheritance and evolution, Metal extraction Heating and Cooling. understanding. data collection, error
Concepts Analysis of data. Hypothesis evolution. and sustainability of resources.
and skills Revision Techniques Data analysis skills identification, graph
and predictions Variables Interpretation of light Revision techniques.
Application of physical Application of knowledge, skills and conclusions.
diagrams. Measuring Analysis of data atmospheric
angles and analysing changes. Hypothesis and formulae. Graph skills for practical skills, evaluation
reflection and refraction predictions of changes to the cooling curves. Evaluation and analysis Projects: Group work,
patterns. Analysis of atmosphere and resources. of energy generation self-motivation,
data. Hypothesis and Group work and discussion types. research, organisation,
predictions. Determining skills.Variables. Measuring presentation skills,
continuous and categoric confidence
data.
Feedback & AO1 Knowledge and AO1 Knowledge and AO1 Knowledge and AO1 Knowledge and AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Improved
Assessment understanding of; Health Body understanding of Waves understanding of Genes, Earth understanding of energy & Understanding of all Units knowledge of chosen
& Organ systems, Chemical & Genes and revision techniques revision techniques AO2 Application of topic
reactions and reactivity. AO2 Applying their AO2 Applying their knowledge AO2 Applying their
knowledge via a variety of AO2 Application of
AO2 Applying their knowledge knowledge to wave to atmospheres of other knowledge to a variety of
taught examples practical skills
to a variety of health situations diagrams and inheritance planets, sustainability. examples for efficiency and
and reactions. examples. AO3 Analysing atmosphere energy transfers. Applying AO3 Analysis & Evaluation AO3 Analysis and
AO3 Analysing reaction data AO3 Analysing light composition and evolution knowledge to reduced heat of a number of data and evaluation of practical
and health data. diagrams and sound data loss. practical activities data
AO3 Analysing energy costs
EWT – Smoking
EWI – Best Indicator
EWT – Evolution EWT – Energy Generation Unit Assessment 4 – Yellow Sheets for
EWT – Waves EWT – Evolution of the
Genes, Earth & Energy Practical write up
comparison atmosphere
Unit Assessment 3 – End of Year Assessment – Yellow sheet for project
Health, Chemical Al units covered work
Reactions & Waves EWT – Graph Skills
Big Qs Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Linked to NC
Year 7 How do you conduct a What is the particle What advice would you Separating Mixtures will How do we revise and What would be a
science investigation safely model and how to give a pregnant woman to continue into Spring 2 revisit learning? professional scientist
and so you can obtain scientists use it to ensure the embryo (Forces Interleaving) expect of me when
reliable and valid data? explain changes of develops well and safely? How do we revise and Students will learn some completing an
(introduction to practical state? How are (Human Reproduction) revisit learning? revision techniques and investigation?
science) (Matter Interleaving) apply them to the health unitStudents will learn how to be safe elements arranged in Students will be able to Students will learn some How do we revise and study (Full Practical Write-
in a laboratory and will conduct a revision techniques and independently so we are
the periodic table? label and describe the ups)
practical determining variables and apply them to the health unit successful in our End of Year
safety precautions as well as (Matter) functions of the male and Students will embed their
Students will be able to Assessment? practical write-up
gathering valid data and writing a female reproductive
detailed conclusion. relate features of the What are the differences Students will be taught a nd knowledge. Students will
systems. Students will learn
particle model to the in Current, Voltage and practice a variety of revision be able to identify
properties of materials in about how genetic techniques and apply these
What are the main features resistance in series and variables in a practical,
different states, sort information is passed from to their areas of need.
parallel circuits? How can collect valid data and
of an onion and cheek cell elements using chemical parents and how to look
data and relate this to the we vary the strength of identify errors. They will
and how can we observe after the development of a
position in the periodic be able to graph their
them? What are the key baby. Students will analyse an electromagnet? What
table. They will also results and draw a valid
features of the digestive data on gestation periods. does the field pattern
compare the properties of conclusion
system and what are their elements with the look like around the earth
functions? properties of a compound
How do we revise and and how does this What question can I
formed from them. compare to a magnet?
(Organisms) revisit learning? investigate or what
Students will make microscope
(Organisms Interleaving) (Electromagnets) topic of interest can I
slides for a cheek and onion cell How is speed Students will be able to set
and will then be able to explain the Students will learn some improve my knowledge
calculated, what up and draw series and
structural differences and the revision techniques and apply and understanding of?
effect does gravity parallel circuits and will be
organelle functions. Students will them to the health unit (Projects)
have on objects on able to draw an identify
undertake a journey through the Students will work in
digestive system and be able to different planets, components. Students will
How can you separate a groups on a project of
explain the function of each part. investigate the differences
what factors affect mixture of salt, sand, their choice and develop a
Students will be able determine between series and parallel
frictional forces and plastic beads and iron wider knowledge and
diets for specific needs and will circuits in terms of current
complete food tests for all the how and why does filings? and voltage. Students will understanding of their
major food groups. pressure vary? (Separating Mixtures) investigate how to increase chosen area. Groups will
(Forces) an electromagnets strength present back to the class.
Students will learn about
Matter unit may start in this Students will investigate the and what magnetic fields
pure substances and
HT variables that affect the look like.
speed of a toy car on a mixtures. They will
ramp. They will be able to complete a number of
explain how an astronaut’s Electromagnets may
investigations to separate a
weight varies on their continue in Summer 1
variety of mixtures and be
journey to the moon.
Students will investigate a able to explain what is it
range of factors that affect happening in each
friction. They will investigate technique as well as being
why objects sink and float
able to name the technique
and what pressures are
being applied
Reproduction Unit may
start this HT.
Key Practical Skills Matter, Forces and Human reproduction. Electromagnets. Revision Techniques Practical skills;
Knowledge, Organisms and cell structure human reproduction. Analysis of gestation periods. Differences between Graph skills and predictions, variables,
Predictions, Variables, Analysis of gestation Separating Techniques series and parallel circuits. understanding. data collection, error
Concepts periods.
errors, conclusions, graph Practical Skills Practical Skills Data analysis skills
and skillsskills. Interpretation of Features to function Data analysis Data analysis Application of knowledge, identification, graph
graphs and data. Evaluation Sorting according to Revision skills and revision Revision skills and revision practical skills, evaluation skills and conclusions.
of practical’s and results. properties techniques techniques and analysis
Use of a microscope. Investigation skills Independent study. Independent study. Projects: Group work,
Biological diagrams. Speed and pressure self-motivation,
calculations research, organisation,
presentation skills,
confidence
Feedback & AO1 Knowledge and AO1 Knowledge and AO1 Knowledge and AO1 Knowledge and AO1 Knowledge & AO1 Improved
Assessment understanding of practical skills understanding of Matter, understanding of reproduction understanding of Understanding of all Units knowledge of chosen
and organism’s unit Forces and reproduction and separating techniques electromagnet Unit AO2 Application of topic
AO2 Applying their knowledge units units AO2 Applying their
knowledge via a variety of AO2 Application of
unusual cells AO2 Applying their AO2 Applying their knowledge knowledge to determine
taught examples practical skills
AO3 Analysing practical data. knowledge to features to determine how to separate voltage and current in circuit
and functions, sorting by a mixture diagrams AO3 Analysis & Evaluation AO3 Analysis and
properties AO3 Analysing practical data AO3 Analysing practical of a number of data and evaluation of practical
AO3 Analysing practical and gestation data. electromagnet strength. practical activities data
data.
Full Practical write up EWT –
Euglena EWT – Gestation time EWT – Electromagnets
Unit Assessment 2 – Yellow Sheets for
Unit Assessment 1 – EWT - Chromatography
Organism’s, Matter & Reproduction, Separating Practical write up
Forces techniques & Yellow sheet for project
EWT – Changes of State Electromagnets work
EWT – Hooke’s Law End of Year Assessment –
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