Curriculum
Contents:
Mathematics
Statistics
Science
Biology
1 Cell biology
Cell structures
Cell division
Transport in cells
Glossary
2 Organisation
Principles of organisation
Animals tissues, organs and organ system
Plant tissues, organs and systems
3 Infection and response
Communicable diseases
Monoclonal antibodies (biology only and HT only)
Plant disease (biology only)
4 Bioenergetics
Photosynthesis
Respiration
5 Homeostasis and response
Homeostatis
The human nervous system
Plant hormones (biology only)
6 Inheritance, variation and evolution
Reproduction
Variation and evolution
The development of understanding of genetics and evolution
Classification of living organisms
7 Ecology
Adaptations, interdependence and competition
Organisation of an ecosystem
Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems
Trophic levels in an ecosystem (biology only)
Food production (biology only)
Chemistry
1 Atomic structure and the periodic table
A simple model of the atom, symbols. relative atomic mass, electronic charge and isotopes
The periodic table
Properties of transition metals
2 Bonding, structure and the properties of matter
How bonding and structure are related to the properties of substances
Structure and bonding of carbon
Bulk and surface properties of matter including nanoparticles
Chemical bonds, ionic, covalent and metallic
3 Quantitative chemistry
Chemical measurements, conservation of mass and the quantitative interpretation of chemical equation
Use of amount of substance in relation to masses of pure substance
Yield and atom economy of chemical reactions
Using concentrations of solutions in mol/dm3
Use of amount of substance in relation to volumes of gases
4 Chemical changes
Reactivity of metals
Reactions of acids
Electrolysis
5 Energy changes
Exothermic and endothermic reactions
Chemical cells and fuell cells
6 The rate and extent of chemical change
Rate of reaction
Reversible reactions and dynamic equilibrium
7 Organic chemistry
Carbon compounds as fuels and feedstock
Reactions of alkenes and alcohols
Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers
8 Chemical analysis
Purity, formulations and chromatgraphy
Identification of common gases
Identification of ions by chemical spectroscopic means
9 Chemistry of the atmosphere
The composition and evolution of the Earth’s atmosphere
Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases
Common atmospheric pollutants and their sources
10 Using resources
Using the Earth’s resources and obtaining potable water
Life cycle assessment and recycling
Using materials
The Haber process and the use of NPK fertilisers
Physics
1 Energy
Energy changes in a system, and the ways energy is stored before and after such changes
National and global energy sources
2 Electricity
Current, potential difference and resistance
Series and parallel circuits
Domestic uses and safety
Energy transfers
3 Particle model of matter
Changes of state and particle model
Internal energy and energy transfers
Particle model and pressure
4 Atomic structure
Atoms and isotopes
Atoms and nuclear radiation
Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation
5 Forces
Forces and their interactions
Work done and energy transfer
Forces and elasticity
Forces and motion
6 Waves
Waves in air, fluids and solids
Electromagnetic waves
7 Magnetism
Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and field
The motor effects
Computer Science
Lessons
Interventions
Bidmas
Timetables
Transformations
Algebra
Data Collection
Fractions, Decimals, Percentages
Sequences
Area and Perimeter
Scheme of Work
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Foundation
Higher
Year 10
Foundation
Higher
Year 11
Foundation
Higher
Curriculum
Science
Physics
6 Waves
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6 Waves
Waves in air, fluids and solids
Electromagnetic waves