The Stables Curriculum Guide
Year 7 and 8
Summer Term 2017
Maths – Children working at their own levels
English – Children working at their own levels
Science
Acids and Alkalis –
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Learn about acids and alkalis as classes of chemicals with distinct
properties and uses
Use indicators to classify solutions as acidic, alkaline or neutral
Use the pH scale to compare the acidity and alkalinity of different
solutions
Begin to explore neutralisation
Simple Chemical Reactions –
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explore some simple chemical reactions of acids in which a gas is
made
Explore burning as a chemical reaction involving a gas, air or oxygen
Identify hydrogen and carbon dioxide as substances made during
some of these reactions
Work with gases to understand that gases are real materials
Begin to use word equations as shorthand descriptions of reactions
History – Renaissance and English Reformation
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What changes in society and in cities stimulated the beginning of the
Renaissance?
What contributions did artists make to the Renaissance?
How did the Renaissance spread to northern Europe?
How did the printing press change society?
Describe the ideas of Martin Luther and how they contradicted the
church's teachings of his day.
What led to Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church?
PSHE
You as a consumer; how to express your ideas; eating and exericise; how
Britain is governed; attitudes to work; raising money for charity; people with
disabilities; resources, waste and recycling; reviewing your progress.
PE
Football – team skills, ball control, delivery and passing the ball, level of
fitness.
Art - Art Nouveau
Learning Objectives – Knowledge of colour mixing, design, college and
Printmaking skills related to art movement.
Lesson Breakdown
1. Gain an understanding of the work of Gustave Klimt and Alphonse Mucha.
Start a transcription of a pieve of work.
2. Continue working from Klimt/Mucha using coloured pencils.
3. Strt another piece from Klimt/Mucha – this time using paint.
4. Continue
5 Still life drawing from plant using bold lines and shapes. Emphasise the
DESIGN rather than the realism.
6. From plant drawing and other given resources, pupils now can develop
their own idea for a card relief.
7. Cut card and start to assemble their design.
8. Continue
9.Ink up card relief and make a print – do at least 3.
10. Build up card further and paint to create finish relief.
11. Continue
12. Evaluate project using annotation.
ICT
In ICT this term Year 7 will be covering the following topics:
Word - creating documents using text, images (resizing and cropping), and
creating page borders. They will also learn keyboard shortcuts.
Excel (Spreadsheets) - Entering data, text and border enhancement, creating
simple calculations, charts and printing data and formula.
File Management
Introducing Programming Scratch
Music
In choir, pupils are learning a variety of songs with a focus on singing in
parts. Pupils are continuing to improve their ability to perform as a group
and also increase their enjoyment and confidence as musicians.
Design and Technology
Focus on children making their own risk assessments.
RE
Buddhism – Life of Siddhartha Gautama; The Golden Mean and Meditation;
The Buddha’s teachings; The Eightfold path; The five precepts; Monks and
Nuns; Wesak
French
Looking at animals
Revision and reinforcement of previous topics
Printed May 2017
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