We aim to provide the
students of Notre Dame Catholic College with
a broad balanced curriculum in Science,
which is in line with the requirements of
the National Curriculum, the stated aims of
the school and is suitable to the needs and
stage of development of the individual.
Key Stage 3
- follows the QCA Scheme of Learning, using
Heinemann texts for reference.
The order of teaching has been chosen to
allow for progression
Topics studied in Year 7
Autumn Term
Science Skills
Environment & Feeding Relationships
Variation & Classification
Particle Models of Solids, Liquids & Gases
The Solar System & Beyond
Spring Term
Cells
Reproduction
Solutions
Forces & Their Effects
Summer Term
Acids & Alkalis
Simple Chemical Reactions
Energy Resources
Electrical Circuits
EXAM WEEK
Ecological Relationships
- topics studied in Year 8
Autumn Term
Atoms & Elements
Compounds & Mixtures
Rocks & Weathering & The Rock Cycle
Magnets & Electromagnets
Spring Term
Food & Digestion
Respiration
Microbes & Disease
Heating & Cooling
Summer Term
Ecological Relationships
Light
Sound & Hearing
Environmental Chemistry
EXAM WEEK
Using Chemistry
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