PDF Science: Key Stage 3 - Woodhey High School
[Pages:3]Science: Key Stage 3
KS3 Science Curriculum
Aims
The national curriculum for science aims to ensure that all pupils: develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics develop understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through different types of science enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them are equipped with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future.
Overview:
Pupils follow a bespoke scheme of work designed by Woodhey Science Teachers, this is complemented with "Science Works" textbooks from Oxford University Press.
Pupils at Key Stage 3 each study 9 areas of Science (3 Biology topics, 3 Chemistry topics and 3 Physics topics)
The curriculum outlined below is just an outline of the topics studied by an `average pupil'. These will be supported or extended as necessary for different abilities within the year group. Pupils are taught on a carousel to minimise practical equipment clashes and to accommodate shared classes, so it may be that your child is studying the topics in a different order to the example curriculum below.
Year 7 curriculum
Term 1
Biology Cells
Chemistry Particles
Physics Energy
Term 2
Biology Reproduction
Chemistry Elements+
Compounds Physics
Forces
Term 3
Biology Classification
Chemistry Chemical
Reactions Physics
Electricity
Science: Key Stage 3
Year 8 curriculum
Term 1
Biology Drugs
Chemistry Acids and Alkalis
Physics Light
Term 2
Biology Human Digestion
Chemistry Inside Materials
Physics Sound
Term 3
Biology Respiration and
Circulation Chemistry Periodic Table
Physics Space
Year 9 curriculum
Term 1
Biology Microbes
Chemistry Metal Reactions
Physics Electricity(2)
Term 2
Biology People and
Environment Chemistry Rocks
Physics Forces(2)
Term 3
Biology Inheritance and
Variation
Physics Transferring
Energy
Introduction to KS4 GCSE Science (Practical skills assessment)
Science: Key Stage 3
Homework
Homework will be set by the class teacher twice per fortnight on average. This may be:
Further Science questions and practice of skills in exercise books. Research skills Making models Structured revision tasks Practical write up Learning key words Drawing diagrams Examination questions Sourcing practical equipment Other useful information:
Year 7: Textbook Science Works ISBN 978-0-19-915245-2 Link
Year 8: Textbook Science Works 2 ISBN 978-0-19-915250-6 Link
Year 9: Textbook Science Works 2 ISBN 978-0-19-915250-6 Link
Links to websites: KS3 BBC Bitesize Science KS3 Science
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