Topic No
Unit Title
Assessment
1
Plants as Organisms &
Ecosystems
Photosynthesis APP- planning an
investigation
2
Electricity & Magnetism &
Energy Transfer & energy
resources
Half Term 1
3
Elements, compounds, &
mixtures & reactions
4
Forces & Motion
End of Term exam during week
of Nov. 24th
Covering all topics 1,2 and 3
Weighty questions APP- A
written assignment on mass and
weight
5
Christmas
Solids, Liquids, & Gases
6
Health
Half term 3
7
Psychology, Behaviour,
Variation, Inheritance,
Genes
8
Earth, Solar System, &
End of KS3 exam on the week of
Universe
March 23rd.
National Science , Technology , engineering and Maths week (STEM)
End of KS3 Exams
Easter
Coursework Unit: Students begin the OCR 21st Century Science GCSE course. This time of
the year will be committed to completing the Case Study controlled assessment, which
accounts for 12.5% of the final Core Science GCSE grade.