Science – KS4
In Science students can expect to complete one piece of homework
per week.
For all year groups, Science homework will be to produce a revision
resource for the previous week’s learning. The students will be
directed to produce resources that are varied in style (the list of
styles will be available on the website). Students should be
continually reflecting on the effectiveness of the different styles in
preparation for their terminal exams so they are prepared to revise
the large amount of content necessary in GCSE Science.
Resources will be collected in a poly-pocket for each student which
will then be returned to students at the end of each module for
students to create a bank of revision resources.
Year 10 – GCSE Science
Cycles
Subject content
Homework tasks
1
Biology – Ecology, Bioenergetics,
Homeostasis
• Classification
• Interdependence
• Mutualism
• Water, carbon and decay cycles
• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Nervous system
• Homeostasis
• Glucoregulation and Osmoregulation
Week 1 = Keywords Glossary
Week 2 = Revision Poster
Week 3 = Learning Journal
Week 4 = Exam Questions
Week 5 = Revision Tweets to @QBScience (also on
paper)
Week 6 = Concept Map to link topics in the cycle
Week 7 = Flash Cards
Week 8 = Exam Questions
Week 9 = RAG Rating of Spec Sheet
2
Biology – Inheritance, Infection
• Reproduction
• Variation, Competition, Natural
selection
• Genetic engineering
• Disease
• Vaccination
• Plant defences
Week 1 = Keywords Glossary
Week 2 = Revision Poster
Week 3 = Learning Journal
Week 4 = Exam Questions
Week 5 = Revision Tweets to @QBScience (also on
paper)
Week 6 = Concept Map to link topics in the cycle
Week 7 = Flash Cards
Week 8 = Exam Questions
Week 9 = RAG Rating of Spec Sheet
Year 10 – GCSE Science
Cycles
Subject content
Homework tasks
3
Biology – Cell Biology, Organisation
• Animal, Plant, Specialised Cells
• Chromosomes
• Mitosis
• Diffusion and Osmosis
• Digestion and enzymes
• Circulatory system
• Active transport
Week 1 = Keywords Glossary
Week 2 = Revision Poster
Week 3 = Learning Journal
Week 4 = Exam Questions
Week 5 = Revision Tweets to @QBScience (also on
paper)
Week 6 = Concept Map to link topics in the cycle
Week 7 = Flash Cards
Week 8 = Exam Questions
Week 9 = RAG Rating of Spec Sheet
4
Chemistry – Chemistry of the Atmosphere,
Atomic Structure, Structure and Bonding,
Quantitative Chemistry
• History of atmosphere
• Factors that affect the atmosphere
• Global warming
• Periodic table
• Groups 1, 7, 0
• Separation techniques
• Ionic and covalent bonding
• Chemistry calculations
Week 1 = Keywords Glossary
Week 2 = Revision Poster
Week 3 = Learning Journal
Week 4 = Exam Questions
Week 5 = Revision Tweets to @QBScience (also on
paper)
Week 6 = Concept Map to link topics in the cycle
Week 7 = Flash Cards
Week 8 = Exam Questions
Week 9 = RAG Rating of Spec Sheet
Year 11 – GCSE Additional Science
Cycles
Subject content
Homework tasks
1
Chemistry – Discovering Chemistry
• Ionic Bonding and Compounds
• Solubility, Precipitates and Ion Tests
• Covalent Bonding and Substances
• Groups of The Periodic Table
• Quantitative Chemistry
Physics – Physics for your Future
• Static Electricity
• Electrical currents and voltage
• Resistance
• Transferring Energy
Week 1 = Keywords Glossary
Week 2 = Revision Poster
Week 3 = Learning Journal
Week 4 = Exam Questions
Week 5 = Revision Tweets to @QBScience (also on
paper)
Week 6 = Concept Map to link topics in the cycle
Week 7 = Flash Cards
Week 8 = Exam Questions
Week 9 = RAG Rating of Spec Sheet
2
Physics – Physics for your Future
• Vectors and Velocity
• Forces and Acceleration
• Momentum and Stopping Distance
• Work and Power
• Kinetic Energy and GPE
• Nuclear Reactions and Power
• Nuclear Waste
• Uses of Radiation
Biology – The Components of Life
• Plant, Animal and Bacterial Cells
• DNA and Genetic Engineering
Week 1 = Keywords Glossary
Week 2 = Revision Poster
Week 3 = Learning Journal
Week 4 = Exam Questions
Week 5 = Revision Tweets to @QBScience (also on
paper)
Week 6 = Concept Map to link topics in the cycle
Week 7 = Flash Cards
Week 8 = Exam Questions
Week 9 = RAG Rating of Spec Sheet
Year 11 – GCSE Additional Science
Cycles
Subject content
Homework tasks
3
Biology – The components of Life
• Mitosis and Meiosis
• Cloning and Stem Cells
• Protein Synthesis and Mutations
• Enzymes
• Respiration and Photosynthesis
• Water Transport in Plants
• Evolution and Growth
• Circulatory system
• Digestive system
Week 1 = Keywords Glossary
Week 2 = Revision Poster
Week 3 = Learning Journal
Week 4 = Exam Questions
Week 5 = Revision Tweets to @QBScience (also on
paper)
Week 6 = Concept Map to link topics in the cycle
Week 7 = Flash Cards
Week 8 = Exam Questions
Week 9 = RAG Rating of Spec Sheet
4
General Additional Science Revision
Students to revise using their own strategies and
resources they have developed through the years
homework.
Year 11 – GCSE Triple Science
Cycles
Subject content
Homework tasks
1
Biology 1 – Influences on Life
• Classification and Variation
• Evolution and Inheritance
• Responses to Stimuli
• Factors effecting Health
• Interdependence
Biology 2 – The Components of Life
• Plant, Animal and Bacterial Cells
• DNA and Genetic Engineering
• Protein Synthesis and Enzymes
• Respiration and Photosynthesis
• Evolution and Growth
• Systems
Week 1 = Keywords Glossary
Week 2 = Revision Poster
Week 3 = Learning Journal
Week 4 = Exam Questions
Week 5 = Revision Tweets to @QBScience (also on
paper)
Week 6 = Concept Map to link topics in the cycle
Week 7 = Flash Cards
Week 8 = Exam Questions
Week 9 = RAG Rating of Spec Sheet
2
Biology 3 – Using Biology
• Removing Waste
• Fertilisation
• Immunology
• Animal and Plant Behaviour
• Biotechnology
Chemistry 1 – Chemistry in Your world
• Atmospheric Chemistry
• Materials from the Earth
• Obtaining and Using Metals
• Organic Chemistry
Week 1 = Keywords Glossary
Week 2 = Revision Poster
Week 3 = Learning Journal
Week 4 = Exam Questions
Week 5 = Revision Tweets to @QBScience (also on
paper)
Week 6 = Concept Map to link topics in the cycle
Week 7 = Flash Cards
Week 8 = Exam Questions
Week 9 = RAG Rating of Spec Sheet
Year 11 – GCSE Triple Science
Cycles
Subject content
Homework tasks
3
Chemistry – Discovering Chemistry
• Periodic Table
• Ionic Bonding and Compounds
• Solubility, Precipitates and Ion Tests
• Covalent Bonding and Substances
• Chemical Reactions
• Quantitative Chemistry
Chemistry 3 – Chemistry in Action
• Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
• Electrolytic Processes
• Dynamic Equilibrium
• Organic Chemistry
Week 1 = Keywords Glossary
Week 2 = Revision Poster
Week 3 = Learning Journal
Week 4 = Exam Questions
Week 5 = Revision Tweets to @QBScience (also on
paper)
Week 6 = Concept Map to link topics in the cycle
Week 7 = Flash Cards
Week 8 = Exam Questions
Week 9 = RAG Rating of Spec Sheet
4
General Chemistry and Biology Revision
Students to revise using their own strategies and
resources they have developed through the years
homework.