Year 7

Following on from their work in Science at primary school, students are introduced to working in a laboratory at King Arthur’s. We begin by exploring the laboratory itself and the equipment we use, emphasising the need for working safely at all times.

 

The Science curriculum is based around the ideas of ‘How Science Works’. This focuses students work on developing important skills such as predicting, investigating, using scientific ideas and models to explain phenomena and events, communicating and evaluating evidence. This is largely done through practical work.

 

Year 7 work is broken down into modules that are taught throughout the year.

 

Topics:

Biology	Animal and plants cells, reproduction, animal behaviour, environment and feeding relationships
Chemistry	Chemical reactions, particles, acids and alkalis and solutions
Physics	Forces, electricity, energy and energy resources and the solar system

 

Throughout the course students are assessed on both their knowledge and understanding of the topics covered and the skills that they are developing through ‘How Science Works’.

 

 

Year 8

Students continue to develop their investigational skills through a curriculum based around the ideas of ‘How Science Works’. This focuses students work on key skills such as predicting, communicating, scientific ideas and evaluating evidence. This is largely done through practical work.

 

The curriculum is broken down into modules that are taught throughout the year. However we collapse the Science timetable once a term to carry out a project with the whole year group.

 

Topics:

Biology	Life and Body/Disease/People and the Environment/Animal Behaviour
Chemistry	Periodic Table/Elements and Properties/ Metals and Rocks
Physics	Sound and Movement/ Heating and Cooling/ Light

 

 

Year 9

 

Topics:

Biology	Biodiversity/Genetics and Variation/ Fit and Healthy/Senses
Chemistry	Carbon/Transport and Fuels/Water/Recycling
Physics	Earth and Space/Energy and Electricity/ Sport Science and Speed

 

Throughout both years, students are assessed on both their knowledge and understanding of the topics covered and the skills that they are developing through ‘How Science Works'.