| Science
Science Teachers
Ms C Moylan (Head of Science)
Ms K Ayub (2nd i/c Science, KS4 Science Co-ordinator)
Mr P Conlon (KS3 Science Coordinator)
Mr R Barratt (KS5 Science Co-ordinator)
Mr B Brennan
Mr K Casey
Mr D Cawley
Mr F Grattan
Bro. Ronald Hickman
Ms M Hyland
Mr P Snowe
Key Stage 3
At Key Stage 3 years 7 and 8 have three hours of science per week,
while year 9 have four. Each half year group (ACFG and BHW) is set,
based on continuous and end of year assessment, at the end of each
year. The topics studied at Key Stage 3 are:
| Term |
Year
7 |
Year
8 |
Year
9 |
|
7A Cells |
8A Food and Digestion |
9A Inheritance and Selection |
| 7B Reproduction |
8B Respiration |
9B Fit and Healthy |
| 7G Solids, Liquids and Gases |
8E Atoms and Elements |
9C Plants and Photosynthesis |
| 7H Solutions |
8F Compounds and Mixtures |
9D Plants for food |
|
7K Forces and effects |
8K Light |
9E Reactions of metals |
| 7L The solar system and Beyond |
8L Sound and Hearing |
9F Patterns of reactivity |
| 7C The environment and feeding
relationships |
8G Rocks and Weathering |
9G Environmental Chemistry |
| 7D Variation and classification |
8H The Rock Cycle |
9H Using Chemistry |
|
7E Acids and alkalis |
8C Microbes and Disease |
9I Energy and Electricity |
| 7F Simple chemical reactions |
8D Ecological Relationships |
9J Gravity and Space |
| 7I Energy resources |
8I Heating and Cooling |
9K Speeding Up |
| 7J Electricalcircuits |
8J Magnets and Electromagnets |
9L Pressure and Moments |
Key Stage 4
At KS4 pupils learn about a wider range of scientific ideas and
consider them in greater depth, laying the foundations for further
study. They explore how technological advances relate to the scientific
ideas underpinning them. They consider the power and limitations
of science in addressing industrial, ethical and environmental issues,
and how different groups have different views about the role of
science. They communicate their ideas clearly and precisely in a
variety of ways. They see how scientists work together to develop
new ideas, how new theories may, at first, give rise to controversy
and how social and cultural contexts may affect the extent to which
theories are accepted.
| Term |
Yr10 |
Yr11 |
| Autumn |
Environment,
Genes
Producing and Measuring Electricity, You’re
in Charge |
Inside
Living Cells, Divide and Develop
As Fast as You Can, Roller Coasters and Relativity |
| Spring |
Electrical
and Chemical Signals, Use, Misuse and Abuse
Patterns in Properties, Making Changes |
Energy
Flow and Interdependence
Synthesis, In Your Element |
| Summer |
There’s
One Earth, Designer Products
Now You See It, Now You Don’t, Space and
It’s Mysteries |
Chemical
Structures, How Fast? How Furious?
Putting Radiation to Use, Power of the Atom |
S-cool
BBC
revision guide
Squashed
Frogs
School
Science
|
