Teaching and Learning Content: Additional Science
Year Group: 11
Autumn and Spring Term
Module B3: Living And Growing
Module C3: Chemical Economics
Module P3: Forces For Transport
Key Questions:
 What is the role of DNA?
 What is respiration?
 How do living things grow?
 What is the circulatory system?
 How does plant and animal growth differ?
 What is genetic engineering?
 What is cloning?
 How can we change the rate of chemical reactions.
 How can we calculate the masses of reactants and products in different reactions?
 What is percentage yield and atom economy?
 What are exothermic and endothermic reactions.
 How are chemical products developed and manufactured?
 What are the allotropes of carbon and nanochemistry?
 How do we calculate speed and acceleration?
 How are forces and motion linked?
 How do we calculate work and power?
 How do car manufactures ensure safety?
 How do objects fall due to gravity?
Module B4: It’s A Green World
Students will be able to:
 Describe and explain the function of DNA in cells.
 Explain the process of respiration to release energy in cells.
 Explain how cell division leads to reproduction and growth.
 Describe the human circulatory system.
 Explain the similarities and differences between plant and animal growth.
 Explain what is meant by genetic engineering.
 Describe the process of cloning and debate its ethical implications.
 Describe and explain the four factors which can increase the rate of chemical reactions.
 Calculate the masses of reactants and products in different reactions.
 Calculate percentage yield.
 Describe different examples of exothermic and endothermic reactions.
 Describe how chemical products are developed and manufactured.
 Describe the allotropes of carbon and their uses.
 Use formulae to calculate speed and acceleration.
 State and use Newton’s second law.
 Calculate work, energy and power.
 Describe active and passive car safety features.
 Describe and explain how falling objects reach terminal velocity.
Spring Term and Summer term
Module B4: It’s A Green World
Module C4: The Periodic Table
Module P4: Radiation For Life
Key Questions:
 How do we study the environment?
 What is photosynthesis?
 What are diffusion and osmosis?
 How are water and minerals transported in plants?
 How does decay occur in nature?
 What is organic farming?
 What is atomic structure?
 What is ionic bonding?
 What is covalent bonding?
 What are the properties of Group 1 elements?
 What are the properties of Group 7 elements?
 What are the properties of transition elements
 What are the properties of metals?
 How do we purify and test water?
 What is static electrircty?
 How is domestic electricity made safe?
 What is ultrasound?
 What is radioactivity?
 How do we use radioisotopes?
 What are fission and fusion?
Students will be able to:
 Describe some basic methods for sampling the environment.
 Describe and explain the process of photosynthesis and how leaves are adapted to maximise photosynthesis.
 Describe and explain the processes of diffusion and osmosis in living organisms.
 Describe and explain how water and minerals are transported in plants through the xylem and phloem.
 Describe and explain how decay occurs in nature and how it can be prevented.
 Describe and explain what is meant by organic farming and why sustainable farming is important.
 Describe basic atomic structure including protons, neutrons and electrons.
 Describe ionic bonding and link this to the properties of ionic compounds.
 Describe covalent bonding and link this to the properties of covalent compounds.
 Describe the properties of Group 1 elements and link this to their atomic structure.
 Describe the properties of Group 7 elements and link this to their atomic structure.
 Describe the properties of transition elements and link this to their atomic structure.
 Describe the properties of metals and link this to their atomic structure.
 Describe how we purify and test water.
 Describe how objects can be charged with static electricity.
 Explain how domestic electricity is made safe by fuses, earthing and circuit breakers.
 Describe ultrasound and explain how it is used in medicine and in industry.
 Explain why some materials are radioactive and how they decay.
 Describe and explain the uses of radioisotopes in medicine and in industry.
 Describe and explain the processes of fission and fusion and how they can be used to generate electricity.
Suggested resources to support your child’s learning:
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CGP revision guides and workbooks (available for sale from the science department)
bbc.bitesize.co.uk (GCSE OCR Gateway Additional Science units)
s-cool.co.uk
ocr.org.uk (GCSE OCR Gateway Additional Science units)