Key Stage 3 Science

Year 7

Introduction Topic
Biology 1 Cells & Reproduction
Biology 2 Classification & The Environment
Chemistry 1 Particle Model & Solutions
Chemistry 2 Acids, Alkalis & Simple Chemical Reactions
Physics 1 Energy & Electricity
Physics 2 Forces, The Solar System & Beyond

Year 8

Biology 1 - Digestion & Respiration
Biology 2 - Microbes, Disease & Ecological Relationships
Chemistry 1 - Elements. Atoms, Compounds & Mixtures
Chemistry 2 - Rocks, Weathering & Rock Cycle
Physics 1 - Sound & Light
Physics 2 - Heat Flow & Electromagnetism
Investigations Topic

Year 9- Upper Band- New GCSE “Core Science”

Topic 1- How Science Works

Biology 1 – Human Biology
Biology 2 – Evolution and the Environment
Chemistry 1 – Products from Rocks
Chemistry 2 – Oil, Earth and the Atmosphere
Physics 1 – Energy and Electricity
Physics 2 – Radiation and the Universe

Pupils will study three GCSE topics, one of which will be tested in November and two in March. Pupils will then revise for Key Stage Three examinations until May, and then return to the GCSE course.

Year 9- Lower Band- Key Stage 3 Lonsdale Science

Biology 1 - Inheritance and Selection & Fit and Healthy
Biology 2 - Plants, Photosynthesis & Food
Chemistry 1 - Reactions of Metals and Metal Compounds & Patterns of Reactivity
Chemistry 2 - Environmental Chemistry & Using Chemistry
Physics 1 - Energy and Electricity & Gravity and Space
Physics 2 - Speeding up & Pressure and Moments