Nov - Dec (20hrs)
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Assessment w/b 12 Dec
(9 teaching weeks)
Sep – Oct (24hrs)
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Assessment w/b 17 Oct
(5 teaching weeks)
B1 Key biological concepts
FQ: How small can we get?(15 hours)
 Cells
 Microscopes
 Enzymes
 Energy content
 Transporting substances in and out of cells.
Fertile Question/ Content / Concepts / Knowledge
C2 Methods of separating and purifying substances
FQ: How can we separate it? (7 hours)
 Chromatography /Distillation
 Pure/impure
C3 Atomic structure
FQ: What makes up an atom (3 hours)
 Structure of an atom.
 Isotopes
 Relative atomic mass.
C4 The periodic table
FQ: What is the periodic table? (3 hours)
 Mendeleev
 Groups/periods
 Metals/non-metals
 Electron configurations
C5 Ionic bonding
FQ: What makes up table salt? (4 hours)
 Formation of ions
 Ionic formula
 Structure of ionic compounds
C6 Covalent bonding
FQ: How do we share electrons? (1 hour)
 Forming covalent bonds.
C7 Types of substance
FQ: What are substances? (8 hours)
 Types of bonding
 Properties of bonding
 Properties of materials.
C8 Acids
FQ: What are acids? (11 hours)
 Acids/alkalis
 pH scale
 chemical tests
 Neutralisation
 Solubility
Assessment
Year 10 Combined Science
B2 Cells and control
FQ: How do cells work? (8 hours)
 Mitosis
 Cell growth
 Stem Cells
 The brain
 The eye
C1 States of matter
FQ: What are the states of matter? (1 hour)
 Particles
 States of matter
No assessment
Jan – Mar (32hrs)
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Assessment w/b 06 Mar
(9 teaching weeks)
P1 Motion
FQ: What is motion? (5 hours)
 Units
 Scalar/vector
 d/t graphs
 acceleration
P2 Forces and motion
FQ Why do objects change speed? (12 hours)
 Newton’s laws
 Circular Motion
 Momentum
 Factors affecting drivers
P3 Conservation of energy
FQ: Do we ever lose energy? (7 hours)
 GPE
 Energy calculations
 Energy transfers
 Efficiency
 Mains Energy
P4 Waves
FQ; Are there waves just in the sea? (6 hours)
 Frequency/wavelength
 Speed
 Absorb/transmit/reflect/refract
P5 Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
FQ: What is the EM spectrum? (7 hours)
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Types of light wave
EM spectrum
Uses of EM radiation
P7 Energy forces doing work
FQ: How do we charge for energy? (2 hours)
 Work done
 Kinetic energy
 Power
 efficiency
End Game
Mar – Jun (44hrs)
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Assessment w/b 19 Jun
(10 teaching weeks)
C9 Calculations involving masses
FQ: How do we calculate masses and concentrations?
(5 hours)
 Relative formula mass
 Conservation of mass
 Concentrations
 Avogadro’s constant
 stoichiometry
B3 Genetics
FQ: How are we all different
(8 hours)
 Asexual/ Sexual Reproduction
 Meiosis
 DNA
 Protein Synthesis
 Inheritance
 Genetic Disorders
B4 Natural selection and genetic modification (5)
FQ: What is evolution?
 Darwin/Wallace
 Evolution
 Tissue Culture
 Genetic Screening
 Genetic Engineering
B5 Health, disease and the development of medicines
FQ: What makes us ill?
(11 hours)
 Health and disease
 Infections
 Spread of infection
 STIs
 Immune System
 Bacteria
 Developing drugs
 Lifestyle diseases
P8 Forces and their effects
FQ:How do we represent the forces we can’t see? (2 hours)
 vector diagrams
 free body force diagrams
 lubrication
Assessment (1 hour)
Assessment (1 hour)
3 Assessments (1 hour each)
B1,B2,C1-C8
P1-P8
C1-C9
B1-B5
P1-P8
Students should be able to:
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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
scientific enquiries that
help them to answer
scientific questions about
the world around them
Develop and learn to
apply observational,
practical, modelling,
enquiry and problemsolving skills in the
laboratory, in the field and
in other learning
environments
Develop their ability to
evaluate claims based on
science through critical
analysis of the
methodology, evidence
and conclusions, both
qualitatively and
quantitatively.