CURRICULUM
SCIENCE
SCIENCE Curriculum Intent
Science provides students with knowledge about, and a secure understanding of, life and the world around them. Through the separate disciplines of Biology, Chemistry and Physics, they discover how science has, and continues to, shape the world in which we live. Students are taught to predict, analyse, explain and evaluate, as well as key mathematical and practical techniques, enabling them to take responsibility for the world of tomorrow.​
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Key STRAND
Knowledge
Throughout the Science curriculum, students are required to demonstrate an understanding of key scientific concepts. This knowledge is spiralled throughout each year group to ensure that it is consistently recapped and consolidated. Our key knowledge strands for each specialism are below:Â
- Cells and microscopesÂ
- Genes and DNAÂ
- HealthÂ
- Body SystemsÂ
- BioenergeticsÂ
- EcologyÂ
- TransportÂ
Biology
Chemistry
- Chemical changeÂ
- Energy and reactionsÂ
- Periodic tableÂ
- AnalysisÂ
- Earth as a resourceÂ
- Rates and equilibriumÂ
- Nature of matter
- EnergyÂ
- ElectricityÂ
- Particle modelÂ
- Atomic structureÂ
- ForcesÂ
- WavesÂ
- MagnetismÂ
- SpaceÂ
Physics
Skills
Throughout the Science curriculum, students will be required to demonstrate that they are proficient in both scientific and mathematical skills. These skills are interleaved through the teaching of knowledge and our key scientific concepts. Our skills strands are essential in the development of competent scientists.Â
Scientific Skills
- Development of Scientific Thinking
- Experimental Skills and Strategies
- Analysis and Evaluation
- Scientific Vocabulary, Quantities, Symbols and Nomenclature
Mathematical Skills
- Arithmetic and Numerical Computation
- Handling Data
- Algebra
- Graphs
- Geometry and Trigonometry