Science: Years 7-8
Chemistry, Biology and Physics are taught as separate subjects from Year 9 onwards.
Year 7
Introduction to Science
- basic laboratory equipment
- safety
- the fair test
- presenting information
- mass and volume
Energy
- types of energy
- energy and food
- energy resources
Classifying Living Things
- general features of animals and plants
- adaptations to specific environments
- using a branching key
- differences between fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
The Environment
- habitats
- food chains and webs
- populations and competition
Forces
- using forces
- friction and moving forces
- floating and sinking
Reproduction
- conception
- growth of the fetus
- birth
- puberty
Matter
- solids, liquids and gases
- changes of state
- particles
Materials and Mixtures
- properties and classification
- separating mixtures
- acids and alkalis
Electricity and Magnetism
- circuits and symbols
- conductors and insulators
- using ammeters
- series and parallel circuits
- problem-solving with circuits
- resistance and switches
- measuring voltage
- static electricity - attraction/repulsion
- magnetism and magnetic fields
- magnetising objects
- simple electromagnetic effects
Year 8
Sight and Sound
- structure and function of the parts of the ear
- making sounds - vibrations
- musical instruments
- changing volume and pitch
- amplitude and frequency
- waveforms using an oscilloscope
- transmission of sound
- noise pollution - the decibel scale
- structure and function of the parts of the eye
- the pinhole camera
- using lenses
- correcting eye defects
Elements and Compounds
- elements, compounds and mixtures
- separating mixtures
- symbols for elements
- metals and non-metals
- reactivity series for metals
Chemical Reactions
- chemical and physical reactions
- iron and steel - the blast furnace
- fire triangle
- respiration, rusting, acid rain
The Earth in Space
- the Earth
- shadows and the seasons
- phases of the moon
- the tides
- different types of eclipse
- days, years and months
- the solar system
- the scale of the universe
- the Sun
- energy from the Sun
- photosynthesis
- food (energy) chains and webs
- sources of energy, alternative energy
Populations
- making and using keys
- adaptation
- predators and competition
Forces and Motion
- speed-time graphs
- distant-time graphs
- balance forces
- acceleration
Digestion and Food
- a balanced diet
- teeth
- digestion
Staying Alive
- breathing
- the heart and circulation
- blood
Energy
- energy transfers
- solar power
- making energy
Electricity
- static
- electronic circuits
- sensors
- logic gates
Plants
- photosynthesis
- growth
- plants and water
- plant reproduction
Chemistry: Year 9
Compound Formation
- making simple salts
- combustion
Periodic Table
- arrangement of proton number
- groups
- periods
- atomic structure
- first 20 elements
- ionic bonding
Geology
- earth's interior
- rock cycle
- volcanoes and tectonics
Metals
- properties of metals and their oxides
- action of metals with dilute acids and water
- displacement reactions
- extraction of metals
Biology: Year 9
Variation
- inherited and environmental variation
- chromosomes
- selective breeding
Pollution and environment
- acid rain
- food chains and polution
- nutritional cycles
The Active Body
- exercise
- muscles
- joints
- reflexes
- homeostasis
Health
- growth
- alcohol
- drugs
- microbes and disease
- immune system
Physics: Year 9
Energy Changes
- forms of energy
- energy transfer
- heat conduction and insulation
- convection
- radiation - absorption and emission
- using insulators
- the temperature scale
- spreading energy - energy conservation
Forces in Action
- pushes and pulls
- comparing forces - the newtonmeter
- the pull of the Earth
- machines - levers and pulleys
- force and pressure, flotation
- air pressure
- stability and centre of gravity
- oscillations - pendula and springs
The Atom
- simple atomic structure, elections
- the nucleus, protons & neutrons
- nuclear stability and radioactivity
- dangers and safety precautions regarding radioactivity
Waves
- rays, beams, shadows, pinhole camera
- reflection, refraction, images in mirrors
- lenses, focusing, types of images
- ray diagrams
- wave characteristics
- reflection, refraction, diffraction
- speed, wavelength, frequency
- sound waves
Motion
- work and energy
- speed, velocity, acceleration
- Newton's law (simplified)
- balanced and unbalanced forces
- kinetic and potential energy
- momentum
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