Science

Year 7
In Year 7 students should develop skills in the Scientific investigative process and be able to safely use a variety of specialist laboratory apparatus. Students should progress to have a well-rounded understanding of Science and be fully prepared for GCSE and beyond. 

Topics covered in Year 7 include:

• Science Skills
• Acids and Alkalis
• Cells and Reproduction
• Forces and Speed
• Particles and the States of Matter
• Food and Digestion
• Solar System
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Plants and Photosynthesis
• Ecology

Year 8
In Year 8 topics include:

• Atoms, Elements and Compounds
• Breathing and Circulation
• Chemical Reactions
• Energy
• Heating and Cooling
• Light and Sound
• Microbes and Disease
• Rocks

Year 9
The Year 9 course is taught as three distinct branches of Science and by specialist teachers.

• Physics - Forces Focus, Speeding Up, Applying Physics
• Chemistry - Metals, Environmental Chemistry, Reactivity Series, Using Chemistry
• Biology - The Human Animal, Staying Alive, Life in Perspective