This Two-Year Scheme of Work for Years 7 and 8 is made up of selected lessons in Collins Key Stage 3 Science Books and Teacher Packs 1, 2 and 3. It is based on three science lessons per week (one each of Biology, Chemistry and Physics). Lessons can be used for 40-60 minute sessions. This Two-Year Scheme of Work for Years 7 and 8 is made up of selected lessons in Collins Key Stage 3 Science Books and Teacher Packs 1, 2 and 3. It is based on three science lessons per week (one each of Biology, Chemistry and Physics). Lessons can be used for 40-60 minute sessions. Collins Key Stage 3 Science Year Term Week Book Chapter Student Book spread number Lesson title Lesson objectives Overarching (PoS) objectives Lesson resources on Collins Key Stage 3 Science CD-ROM Collins Connect resources Year 7 Term 1 1 1 1 Cells – the building blocks of life 1.1.3 Comparing plant and animal cells Develop models to explain the differences between animal and plant cells; record evidence using a microscope; communicate ideas about cells effectively using scientific terminology. Cells as the fundamental unit of living organisms, including how to observe and record cell structure using a light microscope The functions of the cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, vacuole, mitochondria and chloroplasts The similarities and differences between animal and plant cells Worksheet 1.1.3a Worksheet 1.1.3b Practical sheet 1.1.3a Practical sheet 1.1.3b Technician’s notes 1.1.3 Quick starter; Video: Common structures in animal and plant cells; Slideshow: Differences between animal and plant cells; Interactive activity: Animal or plant?; Ice-cream splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 Term 1 1 1 3 Mixing, dissolving and separating 1.3.2 Working safely in a laboratory Recognise and reduce risks when working in a laboratory; name and select appropriate equipment. Worksheet 1.3.2 Quick starter; Video: Scientists working in a laboratory; Interactive activity: Measuring, mixing or heating; The Naked Scientist: What causes my kettle to fur up? Year 7 Term 1 1 1 5 Forces and their effects 1.5.2 Discovering forces Recognise different examples of forces; list Forces as pushes or pulls arising from the interaction between Worksheet 1.5.2 Quick starter; Slideshow: Examples of forces and magnetism; Video: Felix
main types of force; represent forces using arrows. two objects Using force arrows in diagrams Baumgartner's freefall from space; Interactive activity: Balanced or unbalanced?; The Naked Scientist: What does it take to put a man on the Moon? Year 7 Term 1 2 1 1 Cells – the building blocks of life 1.1.4 Describing cells Classify specialised cells as animal or plant cells; describe different specialised animal and plant cells; explain the structure and function of specialised cells using models. The functions of the cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, vacuole, mitochondria and chloroplasts The similarities and differences between animal and plant cells Worksheet 1.1.4 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the animal cells to their functions; Video: Specialised plant cells Year 7 Term 1 2 1 3 Mixing, dissolving and separating 1.3.4 Recognising materials, substances and elements Recognise the difference between materials, substances and elements; identify elements by their names and symbols; explain what is meant by a chemically pure substance. Differences between atoms, elements and compounds Chemical symbols and formulae for elements and compounds The concept of a pure substance Worksheet 1.3.4 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Order the elements from most to least abundant Year 7 Term 1 2 1 5 Forces and their effects 1.5.3 Measuring forces Measure forces using newtonmeters; use correct unit for force; explain difference between mass and weight. Forces measured in newtons Worksheet 1.5.3 Practical sheet 1.5.3 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Forces definitions; Slideshow: How do we measure mass, and what is it?
Year 7 Term 1 3 1 1 Cells – the building blocks of life 1.1.5 unicellular organisms Recognise different types of unicellular organisms; describe differences in unicellular organisms; compare and contrast the features of unicellular organisms. The structural adaptations of some unicellular organisms Worksheet 1.1.5 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes ; Ice-cream splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 Term 1 3 1 3 Mixing, dissolving and separating 1.3.6 Dissolving Explain the terms solvent, solution, solute and soluble; identify factors that affect dissolving; explain the difference between a dilute solution and a concentrated solution. Mixtures, including dissolving Worksheet 1.3.6 Practical sheet 1.3.6 Technician’s notes 1.3.6 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Sucrose solutions; Ice-cream splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 Term 1 3 1 5 Forces and their effects 1.5.5 Exploring the effects of forces Identify and describe the effects of forces of different sizes and directions; predict and explain the changes caused by forces; explain the concept of force pairs (action and reaction). Forces being needed to cause objects to stop or start moving, or to change their speed or direction of motion Worksheet 1.5.5 Practical sheet 1.5.5 Technician’s notes 1.5.5 Quick starter; Interactive activity: True or false? Year 7 Term 1 4 1 1 Cells – the building blocks of life 1.1.6 diffusion Describe the process of diffusion and its relation to the cell; plan a fair test investigation to explore the factors affecting diffusion; explain how the different factors speed up or slow down diffusion. The role of diffusion in the movement of materials in and between cells Diffusion in liquids and gases driven by differences in concentration Worksheet 1.1.6 Practical sheet 1.1.6a Practical sheet 1.1.6b Practical sheet 1.1.6c Technician’s notes 1.1.6 Quick starter; Interactive activity: How molecules of perfume move across a room; Slideshow: Understanding how factors affect the rate of diffusion; Interactive activity: Diffusion g
Year 7 Term 1 4 1 3 Mixing, dissolving and separating 1.3.7 Separating mixtures Recognise the differences between substances and use these to separate them. Mixtures, including dissolving Simple techniques for separating mixtures: filtration Worksheet 1.3.7 Quick starter; Video: Using size to separate mixtures: Panning for gold; Slideshow: Sieving for a reason; Interactive activity: Steps for separating a mixture of salt and sand Year 7 Term 1 4 1 5 Forces and their effects 1.5.6 stretch and compression Explain the relationship between applied force and the change of shape of an object; investigate forces involved in compressing and stretching materials; identify applications for compressible and stretchable materials. Forces associated with deforming objects Measurements of stretch or compression as force is changed Worksheet 1.5.6 Practical sheet 1.5.6 Technician’s notes 1.5.6 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Stretch and compress Year 7 Term 1 5 1 1 Cells – the building blocks of life 1.1.7 organisation in multicellular organisms Define the terms tissues, organs and organ systems; explain the organisational structure in multicellular organisms; compare the strengths and weaknesses of multicellular organisms and single-celled organisms. Hierarchical organisation of multicellular organisms: from cells to tissues to organs to systems to organisms Worksheet 1.1.7 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Organisation in multicellular organisms; Interactive activity: How did cells evolve?; Ice-cream splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 Term 1 5 1 3 Mixing, dissolving and separating 1.3.8 Dissolving and evaporating Separate a soluble substance from water; form crystals from solutions; explain solubility. Mixtures, including dissolving Simple techniques for separating mixtures: evaporation Worksheet 1.3.8 Quick starter; Video: Salt crystallizing under microscope; Interactive activity: Drag the quantity into the saturated solution
Year 7 Term 1 5 1 5 Forces and their effects 1.5.7 Investigating Hooke’s Law Investigate the effects of applied forces on springs; generate data to produce a graph and analyse outcomes. Forces associated with deforming objects; stretching and squashing – springs Measurements of stretch or compression as force is changed Force–extension linear relation; Hooke’s Law as a special case Worksheet 1.5.7 Practical sheet 1.5.7 Technician’s notes 1.5.7 Quick starter; Slideshow: An introduction to Robert Hooke; Interactive activity: Match forces to the masses; Ice-cream splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 Term 1 6 1 1 Cells – the building blocks of life 1.1.9 Comparing flowering plants Describe the structure and function of parts in the flowering plant; explain why different plants have such diverse structures; evaluate the differences between wind-pollinated and plants. Reproduction in plants, including flower structure, wind and insect pollination Worksheet 1.1.9 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Reproductive organs of flowers; Video: Attracting insects: bees collecting pollen Year 7 Term 1 6 1 3 Mixing, dissolving and separating 1.3.10 distillation Use distillation to separate substances; explain why distillation can purify substances. Simple techniques for separating mixtures: distillation Worksheet 1.3.10a Worksheet 1.3.10b Practical sheet 1.3.10 Technician’s notes 1.3.10 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Order the steps for distillation; Ice-cream splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 Term 1 6 1 5 Forces and their effects 1.5.9 Exploring the benefits of friction Describe applications that make use of friction; design Rubbing and friction forces between surfaces Worksheet 1.5.9 Quick starter; Slideshow: Get a grip; Video: Situations where sliding is bad; Interactive activity:
Year 7 Term 11 8 1 3 Mixing, dissolving and separating 1.3.13 Exploring Use chromatography to separate dyes. Simple techniques for separating mixtures: chromatography The identification of pure substances Worksheet 1.3.13 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Chromatography; Slideshow: Useful chromatography Year 7 Term 1 8 1 5 Forces and their effects 1.5.13 Exploring forces and motion Recognise that for an object to start moving there must be a force applied; describe the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces; explain the significance of balanced and unbalanced forces on a moving object. Forces being needed to cause objects to stop or start moving, or to change their speed or direction Balanced and unbalanced forces Worksheet 1.5.13 Practical sheet 1.5.13 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the descriptions about speed Year 7 Term 1 9 1 1 Cells – the building blocks of life 1.1.12 how seeds are dispersed by the wind Recognise the variety of different structures shown by different seeds; describe the need for plants to disperse their seed; plan an investigation into seed dispersal by wind. Reproduction in plants, including seed and fruit formation and dispersal Worksheet 1.1.12a Worksheet 1.1.12b Quick starter; Interactive activity: Seed dispersal; Video: A dandelion opens up and the seeds disperse Year 7 Term 1 9 1 3 Mixing, dissolving and separating 1.3.14 Using Use chromatography to identify unknown substances; draw conclusions from evidence. Simple techniques for separating mixtures: chromatography Worksheet 1.3.14 Practical sheet 1.3.14 Technician’s notes 1.3.14 Quick starter; Video: Chromatography and King Richard III Year 7 Term 1 9 1 5 Forces and their effects 1.5.14 Exploring how forces affect speed and direction Recognise that the size of a force determines the effect; recognise that the direction of a force determines the Change depending on direction of force and its size Worksheet 1.5.14 Quick starter; Slideshow: May the force be with you; Video: The arrow and the apple; Interactive activity: Drag the forces into the
effect; provide examples to illustrate where a force of precise strength and direction is needed. correct group Year 7 Term 1 10 1 1 Cells – the building blocks of life 1.1.13 how fruits disperse seeds Describe how fruits are used in seed dispersal; compare evidence about seed dispersal by wind and by fruit formation; use data to evaluate different seed dispersal mechanisms. Reproduction in plants, including seed and fruit formation and dispersal, including quantitative investigation of some dispersal mechanisms Worksheet 1.1.13 Quick starter Year 7 Term 1 10 1 3 Mixing, dissolving and separating 1.3.16 Modelling mixtures and separation Explain what happens to mass during dissolving; use a circle model to explain dissolving and separation. Mixtures, including dissolving Conservation of mass, changes of state and chemical reactions Worksheet 1.3.16 Quick starter; Slideshow: Dissolving: A simple model; Interactive activity: Modelling dissolving; splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 Term 1 10 1 5 Forces and their effects 1.5.15 speed calculations List the factors involved in defining speed; explain a simple method to measure speed; use the speed formula. Change depending on direction of force and its size Speed and the quantitative relationship between average speed, distance and time (speed = distance ÷ time) Worksheet 1.5.15 Practical sheet 1.5.15 Quick starter; Slideshow: What is speed and how is it measured?; Interactive activity: Order the objects from fastest to slowest; splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 Term 1 11 1 1 Cells – the building blocks of life 1.1.14 the male reproductive system Describe the structure and function of different parts of the male reproductive system; compare plant and Reproduction in humans (as an example of a mammal), including the structure and Worksheet 1.1.14a Worksheet 1.1.14b Quick starter
human male reproductive structures; summarise the strengths and weaknesses of the human and plant male reproductive systems. function of the male and female reproductive systems Year 7 Term 1 11 1 4 Elements, compounds and reactions 1.4.2 Finding elements and building the Periodic Table Identify where and how different elements were found; recognise differences between elements; recognise that the Periodic Table has changed over time. Chemical symbols and formulas for elements and compounds Worksheet 1.4.2 Quick starter; Slideshow: When were elements discovered?; Interactive activity: Abundance by mass in the Earth’s crust; The Naked Scientist: What are atoms and elements? Year 7 Term 1 11 1 5 Forces and their effects 1.5.16 turning forces Describe the forces acting on a see-saw; understand that the forces turn about the fulcrum; explain how to balance different weights on a see-saw. Moment as the turning effect of a force Worksheet 1.5.16 Practical sheet 1.5.16 Technician’s notes 1.5.16 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Turning forces; Video: Seesaw tricks and a 949 seesaw Year 7 Term 1 12 1 1 Cells – the building blocks of life 1.1.15 the female reproductive system and fertility Describe the structure and function of different parts of the female reproductive system; explain the process of fertilisation; explain problems of infertility and how they might be treated. Reproduction in humans (as an example of a mammal), including the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems, menstrual cycle (without details of hormones), gametes, fertilisation, gestation and birth Worksheet 1.1.15a Worksheet 1.1.15b Quick starter; Interactive activity: The process of fertilisation in humans; Interactive activity: In vitro fertilisation; Video: IVF ethics; Ice-cream splat: Key vocabulary game
investigate the lifting capacity of a crane. Year 7 14 1 1 Cells – the building blocks of life 1.1.17 Learning how a foetus develops Recognise the process of growth; use data to show how the embryo grows during gestation; compare and contrast the pregnant uterus with normal uterus. Reproduction in humans (as an example of a mammal), fertilisation, gestation and birth Worksheet 1.1.17 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Different stages of human development; Slideshow: The menstrual cycle Year 7 14 1 4 Elements, compounds and reactions 1.4.5 metals Recognise the properties and uses of metals; identify differences between metals. The varying physical and chemical properties of different elements The properties of metals and Worksheet 1.4.5 Practical sheet 1.4.5 Technician’s notes 1.4.5 Quick starter; Video; Interactive activity: Match each element to how it reacts with air and water Year 7 14 1 6 Energy transfers and sound 1.6.2 Exploring energy transfers Recognise what energy is and its unit; describe a range of energy transfers using simple diagrams; use a Sankey diagram as a model to represent simple energy changes. Other processes that involve energy transfer: changing motion, dropping an object, completing an electrical circuit, burning fuels Energy as a quantity that can be quantified and calculated; the total energy has the same value before and after a change Worksheet 1.6.2 Quick starter; Slideshow: Most of our energy comes from the Sun, but how?; Interactive activity: Energy transfers in a washing machine; Video: How does home insulation reduce energy use?; How do thunder and lightning work? Year 7 15 1 1 Cells – the building blocks of life 1.1.18 factors affecting a Describe the effects of different factors on the developing foetus; evaluate the strength of data. Reproduction in humans (as an example of a mammal), to include the effect of maternal Worksheet 1.1.18 Quick starter; Slideshow: The effects of substances on the foetus; Ice-cream 2 2
developing foetus lifestyle on the foetus through the placenta splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 15 1 4 Elements, compounds and reactions 1.4.6 non-metals Identify uses of common non-metals; describe the properties of non-metals. The varying physical and chemical properties of different elements The properties of metals and Worksheet 1.4.6 Practical sheet 1.4.6 Technician’s notes 1.4.6 Quick starter; Slideshow: Allotropes of sulfur; Interactive activity: Drag the non-metals into the correct groups Year 7 15 1 6 Energy transfers 1.6.3 potential energy and kinetic energy Recognise energy transfers due to falling objects; describe factors affecting energy transfers related to falling objects; explain how energy is conserved when objects fall. Other processes that involve energy transfer: changing motion, dropping an object Worksheet 1.6.3 Quick starter; Slideshow: How do roller coasters work?; Interactive activity: Energy true and false Year 7 16 1 Eating, drinking and breathing 22 1.2.2 Exploring a healthy diet Describe the components of a healthy diet; examine the importance of each component of a healthy diet; evaluate the quality of evidence contained in advertising about a healthy diet. Content of a healthy human diet: carbohydrates, lipids (fats and oils), proteins, vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre and water, and why each is needed Worksheet 1.2.2 Quick starter Slideshow: The seven food groups; Interactive activity: Drag the foods into the correct food groups; The Naked Scientist: How does the digestive system work? Year 7 16 1 4 Elements, compounds and reactions 1.4.9 Choosing elements for a purpose Recognise the elements and their differences from physical data; use data and the properties of elements to choose suitable materials. The varying physical and chemical properties of different elements Worksheet 1.4.9 Quick starter; Ice-cream splat: Key vocabulary game 2 2 2 2
potential energy is transferred. system and describing increases and decreases in the amounts of energy in elastic distortions splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 18 1 Eating, drinking and breathing 1.2.5 Exploring obesity and starvation Describe the physical effects of eating too much and eating too little; explain the physical effects of obesity and starvation; compare how deaths from obesity and starvation have changed over time. The consequences of imbalances in the diet including obesity, starvation and deficiency diseases Worksheet 1.2.5 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Starvation and obesity; Video: Eating disorders Year 7 18 1 4 Elements, compounds and reactions 1.4.12 Using models to understand chemistry Use a simple model to show the differences between atoms and molecules; use models to represent compounds. Differences between atoms, elements and compounds Chemical symbols and formulae for elements and compounds Worksheet 1.4.12 Practical sheet 1.4.12 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the oxide to its coloured circle model Year 7 18 1 6 Energy transfers 1.6.7 Knowing the difference between heat and temperature Recognise what we mean by temperature; describe how temperature differences lead to energy transfer; explain the difference between heat and temperature. Heating and thermal equilibrium: temperature difference between two objects leading to energy transfer from the hotter to the cooler one Comparing the starting with the final conditions of a system and describing increases and decreases in the Worksheet 1.6.7 Practical sheet 1.6.7 Technician’s notes 1.6.7 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Order the temperatures from highest to lowest 2 2 2
system explain the role of digestion; analyse links between digestion and the circulatory system. including adaptations to function Rotating model of the human digestion system Year 7 20 1 4 Elements, compounds and reactions 1.4.14 Observing how elements react in different ways Draw conclusions to explain observations; use symbols and models to describe a chemical reaction. The varying physical and chemical properties of different elements Representing chemical reactions using formulae and using equations The chemical properties of metal and non-metal oxides with respect to acidity Worksheet 1.4.14a Worksheet 1.4.14b Practical sheet 1.4.14 Technician’s notes 1.4.14 Quick starter; Video; Interactive activity: Reversible or irreversible; Ice-cream splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 20 1 6 Energy transfers 1.6.9 Investigating fuels Describe how to measure the energy of fuels; collect evidence to investigate the energy of different fuels; present data using appropriate graphs and evaluate the quality of evidence collected. Fuels and energy resources; other processes that involve energy transfer: burning fuels Comparing the starting with the final conditions of a system and describing increases and decreases in the amounts of energy in chemical compositions Worksheet 1.6.9 Practical sheet 1.6.9 Technician’s notes 1.6.9 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the fuels to their correct uses; splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 21 1 Eating, drinking and breathing 1.2.8 Investigating the start of digestion Describe what is meant by chemical and physical digestion; explain how teeth The tissues and organs of the digestive system, Worksheet 1.2.8 Quick starter; Slideshow: Types of teeth; Interactive activity: Match the type of 2 2 2
and saliva are adapted to digestion; suggest how results can demonstrate that digestion begins in the mouth. including adaptations to function and how the digestive system digests food (enzymes simply as biological catalysts) teeth to their function Year 7 21 1 4 Elements, compounds and reactions 1.4.16 oxidation Describe oxidation; recognise the effects of oxidation; use data to support conclusions Representing chemical reactions using formulae and using equations Oxidation Worksheet 1.4.16 Practical sheet 1.4.16a Practical sheet 1.4.16b Technician’s notes 1.4.16 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Most to least reactive Year 7 21 1 6 Energy transfers 1.6.12 Describing sound Describe how the pitch of a sound wave can be changed; apply the terms frequency, wavelength and amplitude to different waveforms. Sound produced by vibrations of objects, in loudspeakers; detected by their effect on microphone diaphragm and the ear drum Frequencies of sound waves, measured in hertz (Hz) Worksheet 1.6.12 Technician’s notes 1.6.12 Quick starter; Slideshow: Tuning up an orchestra: What does 'in tune' mean?; Interactive activity: Match the 'sound' term to the correct definition Year 7 22 1 Eating, drinking and breathing 1.2.9 the roles of the digestive system Describe the roles of the oesophagus, stomach, intestine and pancreas in digestion; explain how the structure of each of the organs is adapted to its function. The tissues and organs of the digestive system, including adaptations to function Worksheet 1.2.9 Technician’s notes 1.2.9 Quick starter; Slideshow: Movement of food through the digestive system; Interactive activity: Drag the adaptation into the correct organ; Ice-cream splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 22 1 4 Elements, compounds 1.4.17 Investigating carbonates Describe the composition and uses of carbonate compounds; recognise and Conservation of mass changes of state and chemical Worksheet 1.4.17 Practical sheet 1.4.17a Quick starter; Slideshow: Modelling the thermal decomposition of 2 2 2 2
and reactions explain thermal decomposition reactions; identify carbon dioxide. reactions Combustion, thermal decomposition, oxidation Chemical symbols and formulae for elements and compounds Thermal decomposition Practical sheet 1.4.17b Technician’s notes 1.4.17 carbonates Year 7 22 1 6 Energy transfers 1.6.13 Measuring the speed of sound Describe what an echo is; describe how the speed of sound can be measured using echoes; calculate distances using ideas about echoes. Echoes; the speed of sound in air Worksheet 1.6.13 Practical sheet 1.6.13 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Sound' statements; Ice-cream splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 23 1 Eating, drinking and breathing 1.2.11 Introducing enzymes Describe role of different enzymes in digestion; analyse a model of the digestive system; explain observations of a practical activity to explore the role of enzymes. How the digestive system digests food (enzymes simply as biological catalysts) Worksheet 1.2.11 Practical sheet 1.2.11 Technician’s notes 1.2.11 Quick starter; Slideshow: The role of enzymes in digestion; Interactive activity: Digestive enzymes Year 7 23 1 4 Elements, compounds and reactions 1.4.18 Explaining changes Observe and explain mass changes; use scientific terms and simple models to explain chemical processes. Differences between atoms, elements and compounds Chemical symbols and formulae for elements and compounds Conservation of mass changes of state and chemical Worksheet 1.4.18 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Oxidation, thermal decomposition or dissolving; Interactive activity: Match the missing mass to the chemical equation; Ice-cream splat: Key vocabulary game 2 2 2
microphone Year 7 Term 3 26 1 Eating, drinking and breathing 1.2.14 Measuring breathing Describe what is meant by lung volume and identify some simple methods to measure it; identify independent, dependent and control variables in a lung-volume investigation; interpret and evaluate data linked to lung volume. The mechanism of breathing to move air in and out of the lungs, including simple measurements of lung volume Worksheet 1.2.14 Technician’s notes 1.2.14 Practical sheet 1.2.14 Quick starter; Interactive activity: A method you can use to measure lung volume Year 7 Term 3 26 3 Explaining physical changes 2.3.4 Exploring Brownian motion Describe how theories develop Describe and explain Brownian motion in terms of particles Brownian motion in gases Worksheet 2.3.4; Practical sheet 2.3.4; Technician’s notes 2.3.4 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Re-order the statements about the movement of a drop of red dye in water Year 7 Term 3 26 1 6 Energy transfers 1.6.18 Finding out about sounds we cannot hear Recognise what is meant by ultrasound and infrasound; describe some applications for ultrasound and infrasound; explain how some applications work. Auditory range of humans and animals Pressure waves transferring energy; use for cleaning and physiotherapy by ultrasound Worksheet 1.6.18 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Ultrasound; Video: Using ultrasound to examine a pregnant woman; Ice-cream splat: Key vocabulary game Year 7 Term 3 27 1 Eating, drinking and breathing 1.2.15 Evaluating gas exchange in humans Describe the features of the human gas exchange system; explain how the features enable gases to be exchanged; evaluate how well adapted the human gas exchange system is to its function. The structure and functions of the gas exchange system in humans, including adaptations to function Worksheet 1.2.15 Quick starter ; Interactive activity: How oxygen gets into the bloodstream; Video: Our gas exchange system
evaporation using the particle model (qualitative) water; Slideshow: Factors affecting evaporation: Why does nail varnish remover dry more quickly than water? Year 7 Term 3 29 5 Exploring contact and non-contact forces 2.5.4 Investigating static charge Recognise the effects of static charge Explain how static charge can be generated Use evidence to develop ideas about static charge Non-contact forces: forces due to static electricity Separation of positive or negative charges when objects are rubbed together: transfer of electrons, forces between charged objects Worksheet 2.5.4; Practical sheet 2.5.4; Technician’s notes 2.5.4 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Drag the materials to classify them as conductors or insulators Year 7 Term 3 30 1 Getting the energy your body needs 2.1.2 Exploring the human skeleton Identify bones of the human skeleton Explain why we have different shapes and sizes of bones Communicate effectively to investigate the structure and function of bones The structure and functions of the human skeleton, to include support, protection, movement and making blood cells Worksheet 2.1.2 Quick starter; Interactive activity: drag the bones to the correct part of the body; Slideshow: An introduction to the human skeleton, its evolution and uniqueness Year 7 Term 3 30 3 Explaining physical changes 2.3.8 Exploring thermal expansion Identify how heat affects the arrangement and movement of particles Use the particle model to explain the effects of heat on expansion Changes with temperature in motion and spacing of particles Worksheet 2.3.8; Practical sheet 2.3.8; Technician’s notes 2.3.8 Quick starter; Video
Year 7 Term 3 30 5 Exploring contact and non-contact forces 2.5.5 Explaining static charge Explain static charge in terms of electron transfer Apply this explanation to various examples Non-contact forces: forces due to static electricity Separation of positive or negative charges when objects are rubbed together: transfer of electrons, forces between charged objects Worksheet 2.5.5; Practical sheet 2.5.5;Technician’s notes 2.5.5 Quick starter; Slideshow: Atoms and ions: How electron transfer between atoms forms ions, which assemble into alternating lattices due to electrostatic attractions; Interactive activity: Arrange the sentences on static charge into the correct order; Hangman: Key vocabulary game Year 7 Term 3 31 1 Getting the energy your body needs 2.1.3 Analysing the skeleton Describe the roles of the skeleton Explain the evidence for each of the roles of the skeleton Estimate height using bone measurement calculations and suggest reasons for differences between people The structure and functions of the human skeleton, to include support, protection, movement and making blood cells Worksheet 2.1.3; Practical sheet 2.1.3; Technician’s notes 2.1.3 Quick starter; Interactive activity: drag the functions to the correct bone(s); Video Year 7 Term 3 31 3 Explaining physical changes 2.3.11 Explaining density of solids and liquids Use the particle model to explain density differences between solids and liquids Use the particle model to explain anomalies between ice and water The differences in arrangements, in motion and in closeness of particles explaining changes of state, shape and density, the anomaly of transition Similarities and differences, including density differences, between solids, Worksheet 2.3.11; Technician’s notes 2.3.11 Quick starter; Slideshow: What is density?; Interactive activity: Drag the items to the correct group – density less or greater than water?
liquids and gases Year 7 Term 3 31 5 Exploring contact and non-contact forces 2.5.6 electric fields Explain static electricity in terms of fields Explain how charged objects affect other objects Non-contact forces: forces due to static electricity Separation of positive or negative charges when objects are rubbed together: transfer of electrons, forces between charged objects The idea of electric field, forces acting across the space between objects not in contact Worksheet 2.5.6; Technician’s notes 2.5.6 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Drag the sentences into the correct order, to explain why a statically charged balloon sticks to a wall Year 7 Term 3 32 1 Getting the energy your body needs 2.1.4 the role of skeletal joints Describe the roles of tendons, ligaments, joints and muscles Compare different joints within the human skeleton Collaborate effectively to interpret how we use joints Biomechanics – the interaction between skeleton and muscles, including the measurement of force exerted by different muscles Worksheet 2.1.4; Practical sheet 2.1.4; Technician’s notes 2.1.4 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Drag the example of joints to the correct group; Slideshow: Introduction to the joints of the thumb, a new born baby and the pelvis; Hangman: Key vocabulary game Year 7 Term 3 32 3 Explaining physical changes 2.3.12 Explaining the density of gases Use the particle model to explain differences in the density of gases Evaluate a method of measuring density The differences in arrangements, in motion and in closeness of particles explaining changes of state, shape and density, the anomaly of Worksheet 2.3.12a; Worksheet 2.3.12b; Practical sheet 2.3.12; Technician’s notes 2.3.12 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Place the gases in order, from highest to lowest density at standard room temperature; Video
transition Similarities and differences, including density differences, between solids, liquids and gases Year 7 Term 3 32 2 5 Exploring contact and non-contact forces 2.5.7 Applying what we know about electrostatics Apply an understanding of static electricity to various situations Explain how static electricity can be useful and can be dangerous Non-contact forces: forces due to static electricity Separation of positive or negative charges when objects are rubbed together: transfer of electrons, forces between charged objects The idea of electric field, forces acting across the space between objects not in contact Worksheet 2.5.7 Quick starter; Slideshow: Antistatic devices: Problems (as opposed to applications) of electrostatic attraction, and practical solutions to such problems; Interactive activity: Drag the sentences into the correct order, to explain electrostatic paint spraying; Video Year 7 Term 3 33 2 1 Getting the energy your body needs 2.1.7 Examining interacting muscles Describe antagonistic muscles and give examples Explain how antagonistic muscles bring about movement Evaluate a model of antagonistic muscles The structure and functions of the human skeleton, to include support, protection, movement and making blood cells Biomechanics – the interaction between skeleton and muscles, including the measurement of force exerted by Worksheet 2.1.7; Practical sheet 2.1.7 (second page copied onto card); Technician’s notes 2.1.7 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the muscles that work together in pairs
different muscles Year 7 Term 3 33 2 3 Explaining physical changes 2.3.13 Explaining concentration and pressure Describe what is meant by concentration and pressure. Use the particle model to explain differences in concentration and pressure The properties of different states of matter (solid, liquid and gas) in terms of the particle model, including gas pressure Worksheet 2.3.13; Practical sheet 2.3.13; Technician’s notes 2.3.13 Quick starter; Slideshow: Working out concentration: A fizzy drink example Year 7 Term 3 33 2 5 Exploring contact and non-contact forces 2.5.8 Exploring gravity on Earth Explain the effects of gravity Compare gravity to other non-contact forces Use the concept of a gravitational field Apply ideas about gravity on Earth to other places Non-contact forces: gravity forces acting at a distance on Earth and in space Worksheet 2.5.8; Practical sheet 2.5.8 Quick starter; Slideshow: Weightlessness: Creating zero-gravity/weightlessness for astronaut training using a parabolic flight path; Interactive activity; Link the statement about gravitational fields with its correct description; Interactive activity: Are the statements about space travel true or false? Year 7 Term 3 34 2 1 Getting the energy your body needs 2.1.10 how our muscles get energy Recall the equation for respiration and describe what it shows Explain the importance of respiration Apply what we know about respiration Aerobic and anaerobic respiration in living organisms, including the breakdown of organic molecules to enable all the other chemical processes necessary for life Worksheet 2.1.10; Practical sheet 2.1.10; Technician’s notes 2.1.10 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the words that are associated with proteins or carbohydrates; Slideshow: A comparison of the two essential life processes – photosynthesis and respiration
The word equation for aerobic respiration Year 7 Term 3 35 2 3 Explaining physical changes 2.3.15 Conserving mass Use the particle model to explain the Law of Conservation of Mass Conservation of mass Changes of state Conservation of material and mass, and reversibility, in melting, freezing, evaporation, sublimation, condensation, dissolving Worksheet 2.3.15; Practical sheet 2.3.15a; Practical sheet 2.3.15b; Technician’s notes 2.3.15 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Which of the statements about chemical reactions are true, and which are false? Year 7 Term 3 35 2 5 Exploring contact and non-contact forces 2.5.12 Calculating pressure Identify the factors that determine the size of pressure on a solid Calculate the size of pressure exerted Pressure measured by ratio of force over area – acting normal to any surface Worksheet 2.5.12; Practical sheet 2.5.12; Technician’s notes 2.5.12 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Order the pressures, from highest to lowest Year 7 Term 3 36 2 1 Getting the energy your body needs 2.1.14 Exploring respiration in sport Describe what is meant by anaerobic respiration Explain why some sports involve more aerobic or more anaerobic respiration Explain what is meant by oxygen debt Aerobic and anaerobic respiration in living organisms, including the breakdown of organic molecules to enable all the other chemical processes necessary for life Worksheet 2.1.14 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the sport to the main type of respiration that occurs; Interactive activity: Place into the correct order to describe how the body obtains and stores glucose; Video Year 7 Term 3 36 2 3 Explaining physical changes 2.3.17 Explaining the properties of mixtures Use the particle model to explain the differences between physical and chemical changes Mixtures, including dissolving The difference between chemical Worksheet 2.3.17; Practical sheet 2.3.17; Quick starter; Slideshow: Changes that are easily reversed and changes that are not easily reversed;
Use the particle model to explain the properties of mixtures and physical changes The properties of different states of matter (solid, liquid and gas) in terms of the particle model, including gas pressure Technician’s notes 2.3.17 Interactive activity: Drag the change into the correct group – physical or chemical change? Interactive activity: Match the terms about mixtures and changing states to their correct definition; Video Year 8 Term 1 37 2 1 Getting the energy your body needs 2.1.15 anaerobic respiration Recall that microbes carry out anaerobic respiration Describe some evidence to show that anaerobic respiration produces carbon dioxide Construct a method to show what is produced in anaerobic respiration The process of anaerobic respiration in humans and micro-organisms, including fermentation, and the word equation for anaerobic respiration Worksheet 2.1.15; Practical sheet 2.1.15; Technician’s notes 2.1.15 Quick starter Year 8 Term 1 37 2 4 Explaining chemical changes 2.4.2 Exploring acids Recognise acids used in everyday life Describe what all acids have in common Evaluate the hazards that acids pose Defining acids and alkalis Worksheet 2.4.2 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the foods to the main acid(s) they contain; Interactive activity: Match the hazard to the symbol; Slideshow: What do acids have in common?; Video Year 8 Term 1 37 2 5 Exploring contact and non-contact forces 2.5.13 Exploring pressure in a liquid Describe how pressure in a liquid alters with depth Explain pressure increases in relation to particles and gravity Pressure in liquids, increasing with depth; upthrust effects, floating and sinking Worksheet 2.5.13; Technician’s notes 2.5.13 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Complete the sentences about pressure in liquids
Year 8 Term 1 38 2 1 Getting the energy your body needs 2.1.16 Investigating fermentation Describe some applications of fermentation Identify dependent, independent and control variables in an investigation Analyse data and identify next steps The process of anaerobic respiration in humans and micro-organisms, including fermentation, and the word equation for anaerobic respiration Worksheet 2.1.16; Practical sheet 2.1.16; Technician’s notes 2.1.16 Quick starter; Slideshow: A look at how humans use yeast cells; Interactive activity: Match the products which are made by fermentation with the microbe involved; Interactive activity: Drag the phrase to the correct box – does it speed up reactions, slow them down, or both?; Video Year 8 Term 1 38 2 4 Explaining chemical changes 2.4.3 Exploring alkalis Recognise alkalis used in everyday life Describe what all alkalis have in common Evaluate the hazards that alkalis pose Defining acids and alkalis Worksheet 2.4.3 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Drag the products to the correct group: acidic or alkaline?; Slideshow: What do alkalis have in common? Year 8 Term 1 38 2 5 Exploring contact and non-contact forces 2.5.14 Explaining floating and sinking Explain why some objects float and others sink Relate floating and sinking to density, displacement and upthrust Explain the implications of these ideas Pressure in liquids, increasing with depth; upthrust effects, floating and sinking Worksheet 2.5.14; Practical sheet 2.5.14; Technician’s notes 2.5.14 Quick starter; Slideshow: Balloons: Hot-air, hydrogen and helium balloons – to emphasise that buoyancy isn’t limited to water; Interactive activity: Define the key terms about floating and sinking; Hangman: Key vocabulary game Year 8 Term 1 39 2 2 Looking at plant and ecosystems 2.2.2 the Identify the importance of plants to life on Earth The dependence of almost all life on Worksheet 2.2.2; Practical sheet Quick starter; Interactive activity: Sort trees into the
importance of plants Use evidence to explain that plants do not use soil to grow Evaluate secondary data to start to explain how plants make food Earth on the ability of photosynthetic organisms, such as plants and algae, to use sunlight in photosynthesis to build organic molecules that are an essential energy store, and to maintain levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere 2.2.2; Technician’s notes 2.2.2 products they are used for; Slideshow: Looking at the discovery of photosynthesis; Video Year 8 Term 1 39 2 4 Explaining chemical changes 2.4.4 Using indicators Use indicators to identify acids and alkalis Analyse data from different indicators Compare the effectiveness of different indicators The pH scale for measuring acidity/alkalinity; and indicators Worksheet 2.4.4; Practical sheet 2.4.4; Technician’s notes 2.4.4 Quick starter; Slideshow: What are indicators? A look at different types of indicator; Interactive activity: Drag the acids to the correct group – strong or weak Year 8 Term 1 39 2 5 Exploring contact and non-contact forces 2.5.15 Exploring gas pressure Explore how the pressure in a gas varies with height Explain the implications of this changing pressure Give examples of how pressure affects our lives Atmospheric pressure; decreases with increase of height as weight of air above decreases with height Worksheet 2.5.15; Technician’s notes 2.5.15 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Drag the descriptions which represent high or low atmospheric pressure; Hangman: Key vocabulary game
atoms Representing chemical reactions using formulas and using equations Reactions of acids with alkalis to produce a salt plus water Year 8 Term 1 42 2 6 Magnetism and electricity 2.6.6 Investigating Describe what an electromagnet is Investigate the factors affecting the strength of electromagnets The magnetic effect of a current, electromagnets Worksheet 2.6.6; Practical sheet 2.6.6; Technician’s notes 2.6.6 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Classify the statements into those which will increase, or decrease, the strength of an electromagnet; Hangman: Key vocabulary game Year 8 Term 1 43 2 2 Looking at plant and ecosystems 2.2.6 Investigating Identify the factors that can affect photosynthesis Predict the results of the investigations Interpret secondary data about photosynthesis The reactants in, and products of, photosynthesis, and a word summary for photosynthesis Worksheet 2.2.6a; Worksheet 2.2.6b; Practical sheet 2.2.6a; Practical sheet 2.2.6b; Technician’s notes 2.2.6 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Complete the sentences about photosynthesis Year 8 Term 1 43 2 4 Explaining chemical changes 2.4.8 salts Name examples of salts Describe the uses of common salts Predict the reactants used in and the salts made by different neutralisation reactions Chemical reactions as the rearrangement of atoms Representing chemical reactions using formulas and using equations Worksheet 2.4.8 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the salts to their uses
Reactions of acids with alkalis to produce a salt plus water Year 8 Term 1 43 2 6 Magnetism and electricity 2.6.8 Exploring D.C. motors Describe the magnetic effect of a current and how this is applied to D.C. motors Other processes that involve energy transfer: completing an electrical circuit The magnetic effect of a current, D.C. motors (principles only) Worksheet 2.6.8; Practical sheet 2.6.8; Technician’s notes 2.6.8 Quick starter; Slideshow: Motors large and small: Robots, trains and toothbrushes; Interactive activity: Classify the statements into those which will increase, or decrease the forces produced by an electric motor; Hangman: Key vocabulary game Year 8 Term 1 44 2 2 Looking at plant and ecosystems 2.2.7 Exploring the movement of water and minerals in plants Identify how water and minerals move through a plant Explain how water and minerals move through a plant Evaluate the cell structures that allow the movement of water and minerals through a plant Plants gain mineral nutrients and water from the soil via their roots Worksheet 2.2.7a, Worksheet 2.2.7b; Technician’s notes 2.2.7 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Rearrange the sentences to describe the movement of water through a plant Year 8 Term 1 44 2 4 Explaining chemical changes 2.4.9 Exploring the reactions of acids with metals Describe the reaction between acids and metals Explain the reaction between acids and metals Compare the reactivity of different metals Reactions of acids with metals to produce a salt plus hydrogen Worksheet 2.4.9; Practical sheet 2.4.9; Technician’s notes 2.4.9 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Drag the metal to the correct group, depending on how it reacts with acid
Year 8 Term 1 44 2 6 Magnetism and electricity 2.6.10 Investigating batteries Describe the link between chemical energy and electricity. Investigate how fruit batteries work Other processes that involve energy transfer: completing an electrical circuit Worksheet 2.6.10; Technician’s notes 2.6.10 Quick starter; Slideshow: Inside batteries: The similarities and differences between types of cell; Interactive activity: Complete the sentences about batteries; Video Year 8 Term 1 45 2 2 Looking at plant and ecosystems 2.2.11 food webs Describe how food webs are made up of a number of food chains Make predictions about factors affecting plant and animal populations Analyse and evaluate changes in a food web The interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem, including food webs Worksheet 2.2.11a; Worksheet 2.2.11b copied on to card and cut up; Worksheet (teacher) 2.2.11c; Worksheet (teacher) 2.2.11d Quick starter; Interactive activity: Organise organisms into a food chain Year 8 Term 1 45 2 4 Explaining chemical changes 2.4.10 Exploring the reactions of acids with carbonates Describe the reaction between acids and carbonates Explain the reaction between acids and carbonates Write word equations for the reactions between acids and carbonates Chemical reactions as the rearrangement of atoms Representing chemical reactions using formulas and using equations Worksheet 2.4.10; Practical sheet 2.4.10; Technician’s notes 2.4.10 Quick starter; Slideshow: Summarising the reactions of acids with carbonates; Hangman: Key vocabulary game
Year 8 Term 1 45 2 6 Magnetism and electricity 2.6.11 Describing electric circuits Describe and draw circuit diagrams Explain what is meant by current Explain how materials allow current to flow Other processes that involve energy transfer: completing an electrical circuit Electric current, measured in amperes, in circuits Worksheet 2.6.11 (the second page printed onto card); Practical sheet 2.6.11; Technician’s notes 2.6.11 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the statements about electric current Year 8 Term 1 46 2 2 Looking at plant and ecosystems 2.2.12 Exploring the importance of insects Describe the impact of low pollination on fruit production Explain why artificial pollination is used for some crops Evaluate the risks of monoculture on world food security The interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem, including insect-pollinated crops The importance of plant reproduction through insect pollination in human food security Worksheet 2.2.12; Practical sheet 2.2.12; Technician’s notes 2.2.12 Quick starter; Slideshow: A description of how bees pollinate plants and how honey is made; Interactive activity: Define the conditions required for enhancing bee populations; Video Year 8 Term 1 46 2 4 Explaining chemical changes 2.4.14 Exploring combustion Explain the terms fuel and combustion Recall what is needed for combustion Analyse the fire triangle and apply it to putting out fires Identify fuels used in different applications Combustion Fuels and energy resources Worksheet 2.4.14; Technician’s sheet 2.4.14 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the method of putting out a fire to what it removes from the fire triangle; Hangman: Key vocabulary game Year 8 Term 1 46 2 6 Magnetism and electricity 2.6.12 energy in circuits Describe what the voltage does in a circuit Explain voltage using different analogies Other processes that involve energy transfer: completing an electrical circuit Electric current, measured in amperes, in circuits Worksheet 2.6.12; Technician’s notes 2.6.12 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Select the statements which describe current or voltage in an
Potential difference, measured in volts, battery and bulb ratings electric circuit; Hangman: Key vocabulary game Year 8 Term 1 47 2 2 Looking at plant and ecosystems 2.2.13 Looking at other examples of Describe examples of the interdependence of organisms Explain how organisms help other organisms to survive Explain ideas about habitat destruction How organisms affect, and are affected by, their environment, including the accumulation of toxic materials Worksheet 2.2.13a; Worksheet 2.2.13b copied on to card and cut up Quick starter; Slideshow: Some examples of interdependence; Interactive activity: Match the key interdependence terms to their definition; Hangman: Key vocabulary game Year 8 Term 1 47 2 4 Explaining chemical changes 2.4.16 Exploring the effects of burning Summarise combustion using an equation Compare complete and incomplete combustion Explain what is meant by the conservation of mass Combustion Chemical reactions as the rearrangement of atoms Representing chemical reactions using formulas and using equations The production of carbon dioxide by human activity Worksheet 2.4.16 (with the second page copied onto card); Practical sheet 2.4.16; Technician’s notes 2.4.16 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Drag the substances to the correct group – hydrocarbon or not Year 8 Term 1 47 2 6 Magnetism and electricity 2.6.13 Explaining resistance Explain what resistance is and how it affects the circuit Investigate and identify the relationship between voltage and current Explain factors affecting resistance Potential difference, measured in volts, battery and bulb ratings Resistance, measured in ohms, as the ratio of potential difference (p.d.) to current Worksheet 2.6.13; Practical sheet 2.6.13; Technician’s notes 2.6.13 Quick starter; Slideshow: Measuring electricity: A look at multimeters and measuring V, I and R; Interactive activity: Complete the sentences about resistance in an electric circuit
Year 8 Term 1 48 2 2 Looking at plant and ecosystems 2.2.14 interactions in the environment Describe some effects of human activity on the environment Explain why a range of species is endangered Analyse and evaluate secondary data and recommend solutions for species survival How organisms affect, and are affected by, their environment, including the accumulation of toxic materials Worksheet 2.2.14 Quick starter; Slideshow: A look at some British species which are endangered; Interactive activity: Order the level of risk scientists assign to a species, from most to least threatened; Video Year 8 Term 1 48 2 4 Explaining chemical changes 2.4.17 acid rain Describe how combustion can cause acid rain Describe the effects of acid rain Explain the effects of acid rain Combustion The composition of the atmosphere Worksheet 2.4.17 Quick starter; Slideshow: How does burning affect rain?; Interactive activity: Re-order the process of acid rain formation from sulfur dioxide; Hangman: Key vocabulary game Year 8 Term 1 48 2 6 Magnetism and electricity 2.6.16 Describing series and parallel circuits Understand how voltage and current vary in a series circuit Understand how voltage and current vary in a parallel circuit Series and parallel circuits, currents add where branches meet and current as flow of charge Worksheet 2.6.16; Technician’s notes 2.6.16 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Choose the statements which best describe series circuits, and those which best describe parallel circuit; Slideshow: Splitters and multi-sockets: The dangers of overloading; Video Year 8 Term 2 49 2 2 Looking at plant and ecosystems 2.2.15 Learning about ecological balance Describe ways in which organisms affect their environment Explain why prey populations affect predator populations How organisms affect, and are affected by, their environment, including the accumulation of toxic materials Worksheet 2.2.15a; Worksheet 2.2.15b Quick starter; Slideshow: A look at the predator-prey relationship between a Canadian lynx and a Snowshoe hare; Interactive activity: Sort the statements
Evaluate a model of predator–prey populations and explain the importance of predators into those which refer to predators and those which refer to prey organisms Year 8 Term 2 49 3 3 Obtaining useful materials 3.3.2 Obtaining metals from ores Recognise how abundant common ores are in the Earth Explain how ores are extracted from the Earth Earth as a source of limited resources Worksheet 3.3.2 Quick starter; interactive activity; video, interactive activity Year 8 Term 2 49 2 6 Magnetism and electricity 2.6.17 Comparing series and parallel circuits Investigate and explain current and voltage in series and parallel circuits Explain the circuits in our homes Electric current, measured in amperes, in circuits Series and parallel circuits, currents add where branches meet and current as flow of charge Potential difference, measured in volts, battery and bulb ratings Worksheet 2.6.17; Practical sheet 2.6.17; Technician’s notes 2.6.17 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Order the circuits from the one with the highest current, to the one with the lowest Year 8 Term 2 50 2 2 Looking at plant and ecosystems 2.2.16 the effects of toxins in the environment Describe how toxins pass along the food chain Explain how toxins enter and accumulate in food chains Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using pesticides How organisms affect, and are affected by, their environment, including the accumulation of toxic materials Worksheet 2.2.16 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the farming chemical to its use; Slideshow: A look at bioaccumulation of mercury Year 8 Term 2 50 3 3 Obtaining useful materials 3.3.3 reactivity Use evidence to identify the reactivity series of metals Represent reactions using formulas and equations The order of metals and carbon in the reactivity series Representing chemical reactions Worksheet 3.3.3; Practical sheet 3.3.3; Technician’s notes 3.3.3 Quick starter; interactive activity; slideshow
using formulas and using equations Thermal decomposition Year 8 Term 2 50 2 6 Magnetism and electricity 2.6.18 Applying circuits Describe how circuits are arranged in common appliances Series and parallel circuits, currents add where branches meet and current as flow of charge Worksheet 2.6.18, the second page copied onto card Quick starter; Interactive activity: Complete the sentence about series and parallel circuits; Hangman: Key vocabulary game Year 8 Term 2 51 2 2 Looking at plant and ecosystems 2.2.17 Exploring how organisms Describe the role of niches Explain the concept of resource partitioning Analyse and evaluate the role of variation in enabling organisms to co-exist How organisms affect, and are affected by, their environment, including the accumulation of toxic materials Worksheet 2.2.17; Practical sheet 2.2.17; Technician’s notes 2.2.17 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Define four key ecological terms; Hangman: Key vocabulary game Year 8 Term 2 51 3 3 Obtaining useful materials 3.3.4 Making use of displacement reactions Represent and explain displacement reactions using formulas and equations Make inferences about reactivity from displacement reactions The order of metals and carbon in the reactivity series Representing chemical reactions using formulas and using equations Displacement reactions Conservation of mass changes of state and chemical reactions Worksheet 3.3.4; Practical sheet 3.3.4; Technician’s notes 3.3.4 Quick starter; interactive activity Year 8 Term 2 51 3 5 Motion on Earth and in space 3.5.2 Describing journeys with distance–time graphs Gather relevant data to describe a journey Use the conventions of a distance–time graph The representation of a journey on a distance–time graph Worksheet 3.5.2; Practical sheet Quick starter; Slideshow
Display the data on a distance–time graph 3.5.2; Technician’s notes 3.5.2 Year 8 Term 2 52 3 1 Variation for survival 3.1.2 Exploring differences Identify differences between different species Explain the importance of diversity Differences between species The importance of maintaining biodiversity Worksheet 3.1.2a; 3.1.2b Quick starter; slideshows, video Year 8 Term 2 52 3 3 Obtaining useful materials 3.3.6 Extracting copper, lead and zinc Explain how copper, lead and zinc are extracted from their ores Calculate the yield of the extraction process Describe the environmental impacts of metal extraction The use of carbon in obtaining metals from metal oxides Representing chemical reactions using formulas and using equations Earth as a source of limited resources and the efficacy of recycling Worksheet 3.3.6; Practical sheet 3.3.6; Technician’s notes 3.3.6 Quick starter; interactive activity Year 8 Term 2 52 3 5 Motion on Earth and in space 3.5.3 Exploring journeys on distance–time graphs Interpret distance–time graphs to learn about the journeys represented Relate distance–time graphs to different situations and describe what they show The representation of a journey on a distance-time graph Speed and the quantitative relationship between average speed, distance and time (speed = distance ÷ time) Worksheet 3.5.3; Practical sheet 3.5.3; Technician’s notes 3.5.3 Quick starter; video; interactive activity Year 8 Term 2 53 3 1 Variation for survival 3.1.3 Looking more closely at variation Explain the difference between continuous and discontinuous variation The variation between individuals within a species being continuous or Worksheet 3.1.3 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Drag the statement to
Investigate variation within a species Evaluate the importance of variation in organisms discontinuous, to include measurement and graphical representation of variation the correct correlation Year 8 Term 2 53 3 3 Obtaining useful materials 3.8.9 exothermic reactions Describe examples of exothermic reactions Explain the energy changes taking place during an exothermic reaction Internal energy stored in materials Exothermic chemical reactions (qualitative) Comparing the starting with the final conditions of a system and describing increases and decreases in the amounts of energy associated with chemical compositions Worksheet 3.3.9; Practical sheet 3.3.9; Technician's notes 3.3.9 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Reorder the sentences to describe what happens when substances react Year 8 Term 2 53 3 5 Motion on Earth and in space 3.5.4 relative motion Describe the motion of objects in relation to each other Explain the concept of relative motion Apply the concept of relative motion to various situations Relative motion: trains and cars passing one another Worksheet 3.5.4; Practical sheet 3.5.4; Technician’s notes 3.5.4 Quick starter interactive activity Year 8 Term 2 54 3 1 Variation for survival 3.1.4 Exploring the causes of variation Identify some features of organisms that are inherited and some that are determined by their environment Understand that offspring from the same parents Heredity as the process by which genetic information is transmitted from one generation to the next Worksheet 3.1.4; Practical sheet 3.1.4; Technician's notes 3.1.4 Quick starter; Slideshow: The causes of variation: A look at genetic and environmental
may show considerable variation Evaluate the importance of genetic and environmental variation to the survival of the organism factors; Interactive activity: Drag the characteristics to the correct group - caused by genetic factors, environmental factors, or both; Video Year 8 Term 2 54 3 3 Obtaining useful materials 3.3.10 Comparing endothermic and exothermic reactions Describe examples of endothermic reactions Compare the energy changes during exothermic and endothermic reactions Exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions (qualitative) Comparing the starting with the final conditions of a system and describing increases and decreases in the amounts of energy associated with chemical compositions Worksheet 3.3.10; Practical sheet 3.3.10; Technician's notes 3.3.10 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Drag the statements to the correct group - exothermic or endothermic change Year 8 Term 2 54 3 5 Motion on Earth and in space 3.5.5 Analysing equilibrium Analyse situations to identify the various forces that are acting Explore static situations in which objects are held in equilibrium and the nature of the forces involved Opposing forces and equilibrium: weight held by stretched spring or supported on a compressed surface Using force arrows in diagrams, adding forces in one dimension, balanced and unbalanced forces Worksheet 3.5.5; Practical sheet 3.5.5; Technician’s notes 3.5.5 Quick starter; video; interactive activity
Year 8 Term 2 55 3 1 Variation for survival 3.1.6 Finding out how organisms survive Describe how variation causes competition for resources, and drives natural selection Explain the theories of Lamarck, Wallace and Darwin Evaluate the importance of Darwin’s work The variation between species and between individuals of the same species means some organisms compete more successfully, which can drive natural selection Worksheet 3.1.6; Practical sheet 3.1.6 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Reorder the sentences to describe the process of evolution by natural selection; Slideshow: How life on Earth evolved: A look at Charles Darwin's theory of evolution; Hangman: Key vocabulary game Year 8 Term 2 55 3 3 Obtaining useful materials 3.3.11 Explaining the use of catalysts Describe what a catalyst is Explain how catalysts work What catalysts do Worksheet 3.3.11; Practical sheet 3.3.11; Technician's notes 3.3.11 Quick starter; Slideshow: Catalysis of hydrogen peroxide decomposition – a method to compare catalytic effectiveness; Interactive activity: Match the catalyst to its use Year 8 Term 2 55 3 5 Motion on Earth and in space 3.5.6 Exploring motion and equilibrium Explore dynamic situations which may involve equilibrium Opposing forces and equilibrium: weight held by stretched spring or supported on a compressed Worksheet 3.5.6; Practical sheet 3.5.6; Technician’s notes 3.5.6 Quick starter; video; interactive activity
Apply ideas about equilibrium to a situation in which an object is moving surface Using force arrows in diagrams, adding forces in one dimension, balanced and unbalanced forces Forces being needed to cause objects to stop or start moving, or to change their speed or direction of motion (qualitative only) Year 8 Term 2 56 3 1 Variation for survival 3.1.8 why siblings are different Identify inherited features in plants and animals that vary between offspring Explain how inherited differences arise by genetic material from both parents combining Describe how identical twins occur and analyse data about their features Heredity as the process by which genetic information is transmitted from one generation to the next Worksheet 3.1.8; Practical sheet 3.1.8 Quick starter; Video; Interactive activity: Drag the statements about twins to the correct group Year 8 Term 2 56 3 3 Obtaining useful materials 3.3.13 Matching properties of ceramics to their uses Describe the properties of ceramics Explain how the properties of ceramics determine their uses Properties of ceramics (qualitative) Worksheet 3.3.13 Quick starter; Slideshow: Ceramic materials – what are they, and where are they used?; Interactive activity: Place the materials, in order, from highest to lowest
melting point Year 8 Term 2 56 3 5 Motion on Earth and in space 3.5.8 gravitational fields Describe gravity as a force Explore the concept of gravitational field and weight Relate this concept to life on Earth Apply the concept of gravity causing weight to other situations Gravity force, weight = mass × gravitational field strength (g), on Earth = 10 N/kg, different on other planets and stars Worksheet 3.58 Quick starter; video; interactive activity; slideshow Year 8 Term 2 57 3 1 Variation for survival 3.1.9 Looking inside a cell’s nucleus Identify that the nucleus contains chromosomes which carry inherited genetic information Explain that chromosomes are made of genes containing DNA, and describe the structure of DNA Assess the work of Watson, Crick, Wilkins and Franklin on DNA structure A simple model of chromosomes, genes and DNA in heredity, including the part played by Watson, Crick, Wilkins and Franklin in the development of the DNA model Worksheet 3.1.9a; Worksheet 3.1.9b; Practical sheet 3.1.9 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Complete the sentences about DNA Year 8 Term 2 57 3 3 Obtaining useful materials 3.3.14 Exploring natural polymers Explain what a polymer is Describe examples of natural polymers Properties of polymers (qualitative) Worksheet 3.3.14; Technician's notes 3.3.14 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the monomer to the polymer; Slideshow: Some natural polymers – examples Year 8 Term 2 57 3 5 Motion on Earth and in space 3.5.10 Looking at motion in the Relate ideas about gravitational fields to the Sun–Earth–Moon system Gravity forces between Earth and Moon, and between Worksheet 3.5.10 Quick starter; Interactive activity:
Solar System Use these ideas to explain position and motion of these bodies Earth and Sun (qualitative only) Order the planets of the Solar System, from the furthest from the Sun to the nearest; Slideshow: Orbital motion – a look at how we put satellites into space Year 8 Term 23 58 3 1 Variation for survival 3.1.11 Exploring human chromosomes Identify that, at fertilisation, one chromosome in each pair comes from each parent Explain how fertilisation results in each new individual being genetically unique Explain how some genetic disorders arise A simple model of chromosomes, genes and DNA in heredity, including the part played by Watson, Crick, Wilkins and Franklin in the development of the DNA model Worksheet 3.1.11a; Worksheet 3.1.11b; Practical sheet 3.1.11 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Reorder the sentences to describe the process of sexual reproduction in humans; Interactive activity: Drag the symptoms to the correct genetic disorder - Down's syndrome or cystic fibrosis; Slideshow: Chromosomal disorders: Explanation and examples Year 8 Term 2 58 3 3 Obtaining useful materials 3.3.15 Using polymers Describe how polymers are made in simple terms Properties of polymers (qualitative) Worksheet 3.3.15 Quick starter; Video; Interactive activity:
Describe uses for polymers Reorder the sentences to describe how to make polypropene film; Interactive activity: Match the polymer to its use Year 8 Term 2 58 3 5 Motion on Earth and in space 3.5.11 Describing stars and galaxies Describe the characteristics of a star Relate our Sun to other stars Explain the concept of galaxies and the position of our galaxy compared to others Our Sun as a star, other stars in our galaxy, other galaxies Worksheet 3.5.11 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the statements about stars, galaxies and the Universe Year 8 Term 2 59 3 1 Variation for survival 3.1.12 cloning Define cloning and describe some natural cloning processes Explain how organisms may be artificially cloned Explore ethical issues around artificial cloning Compare and contrast asexual and sexual reproduction A simple model of chromosomes, genes and DNA in heredity, including the part played by Watson, Crick, Wilkins and Franklin in the development of the DNA model Worksheet 3.1.12; Practical sheet 3.1.12; Technician's notes 3.1.12 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Reorder the sentences to describe how to clone a spider plant; Interactive activity: Reorder the sentences to describe how Dolly the sheep was cloned; Video Year 8 Term 2 59 3 3 Obtaining useful materials 3.3.16 Explaining composites Explain what is meant by the term ‘composite’ Describe some uses of natural composites Properties of composites (qualitative) Worksheet 3.3.16; Practical sheet 3.3.16; Quick starter; Slideshow: Composites –
Technician's notes 3.3.16 examples of use; Interactive activity: Drag the statements to the correct group - human-made composites, natural composites, binder or reinforcer Year 8 Term 2 59 3 5 Motion on Earth and in space 3.5.12 Explaining the effects of the Earth's motion Describe variation in length of day, apparent position of the Sun and seasonal variations Compare these with changes in the opposite hemisphere Explain these changes with reference to the motion of the Earth The seasons and the Earth’s tilt, day length at different times of year, in different hemispheres Worksheet 3.5.12; Practical sheet 3.5.12; Technician's notes 3.5.12 Quick starter; Video; Slideshow: The effects of rotation and tilt – the Sun shines by day, and the moon shines by night … don't they?; Interactive activity: Reorder the sentences to explain the effect of the Earth's tilted axis Year 8 Term 2 60 3 1 Variation for survival 3.1.13 Explaining extinction Identify changes which can cause a species to become extinct Explain the use of gene banks to preserve hereditary material before a species becomes extinct Changes in the environment may leave individuals within a species, and some entire species, less well adapted to compete successfully and reproduce, which in turn may lead to Worksheet 3.1.13 Quick starter; Hangman: Key vocabulary game
Describe the effects of different types of drugs on the body Explain the effects of each type of drug on the body behaviour, health and life processes information about the four main types of drug; Interactive activity: Drag the statements into the correct group - stimulant, depressant, painkiller or hallucinogen; Video Year 8 Term 3 61 3 4 Using our Earth sustainably 3.4.2 our atmosphere Describe the composition of our atmosphere Describe how the atmosphere has changed over time Explain why the atmosphere has changed The composition of the atmosphere Worksheet 3.4.2; Practical sheet 3.4.2; Technician's notes 3.4.2 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Drag the statements to the correct group - element in clean air, compound in clean air, or pollutant in air; Interactive activity: Match the components of air to the percentages present Year 8 Term 3 61 3 6 Waves and energy transfer 3.6.2 Making waves Describe the movement of waves in water Understand reflection of waves Understand superposition of waves Waves on water as undulations which travel through water with transverse motion; these waves can be reflected, and add or cancel – Worksheet 3.6.2; Practical sheet 3.6.2; Technician's notes 3.6.2 Quick starter; Slideshow: Making waves – a look at the up and down movement of waves; Video; Interactive
effects of drugs Describe the negative effects of cannabis on the body Give a balanced argument about whether cannabis should be legalised misuse) on behaviour, health and life processes The impact of exercise, asthma and smoking on the human gas exchange system Drag the statements into the correct group - for or against the legalisation of cannabis Year 8 Term 3 63 3 4 Using our Earth sustainably 3.4.4 the global warming debate Describe the effects of global warming Explain the consequences of global warming for living things Evaluate the arguments for human activity impacting on global warming The production of carbon dioxide by human activity and the impact on climate Worksheet 3.4.4 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Reorder the sentences to describe how we receive energy from the Sun; Interactive activity: Match the sea surface temperature to the year Year 8 Term 3 63 3 6 Waves and energy transfer 3.6.4 Explaining properties of light waves Describe how light passes through different materials Understand how light can be absorbed by materials Explain the difference between diffuse scattering and specular reflection The transmission of light through materials: absorption, diffuse scattering and specular reflection at a surface Worksheet 3.6.4; Practical sheet 3.6.4; Technician's notes 3.6.4 Quick starter; Slideshow: Windows, shadows and mirrors; Interactive activity: Order the materials, from the most transparent to the most opaque Year 8 Term 3 64 3 2 Our health and the 3.2.5 the effects Describe the short-term effects of alcohol on the body The effects of ‘recreational’ drugs (including substance Worksheet 3.2.5 Quick starter; Interactive activity:
Year 8 Term 3 64 3 6 Waves and energy transfer 3.6.5 Using the ray model Describe the ray model of light Explain how the direction of light rays can be changed Explain how a pinhole camera and the eye work Use of ray model to explain imaging in mirrors, the pinhole camera, the refraction of light and convex lens in focusing (qualitative); the human eye Worksheet 3.6.5; Practical sheet 3.6.5 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Reorder the sentences to describe how light enters the eye Year 8 Term 3 65 3 2 Our health and the effects of drugs 3.2.6 Exploring the effects of other drugs Describe the effects of different drugs on the body Compare the dangers of different drugs The effects of ‘recreational’ drugs (including substance misuse) on behaviour, health and life processes Worksheet 3.2.6 Quickstarter; Interactive activity: Drag the drugs into the correct group - legal or illegal Year 8 Term 3 65 3 4 Using our Earth sustainably 3.4.7 Considering the importance of recycling Describe examples of recycling Explain the benefits and limitations of recycling schemes Compare the efficiency of recycling methods Earth as a source of limited resources and the efficacy of recycling Worksheet 3.4.7; Practical sheet 3.4.7; Technician's notes 3.4.7 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Place the materials in order, from the fastest to decompose to the slowest; Slideshow: Recycling issues – a look at some issues of recycling, including its problems; Hangman: Key vocabulary game
disease is spread to the mechanism by which it can be prevented; Video Year 8 Term 3 67 3 4 Using our Earth sustainably 3.4.10 Exploring igneous rocks Describe how igneous rocks are formed Explain how the pH of the magma affects the formation of rocks Investigate the effect of cooling rate on the formation of crystals The rock cycle and the formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks Worksheet 3.4.10; Practical sheet 3.4.10a; Practical sheet 3.4.10b; Technician's notes 3.4.10 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Drag the statements to the correct group - volcanoes producing acidic magma or alkaline magma; Interactive activity: Match the cooling rate to the crystal size Year 8 Term 3 67 3 6 Waves and energy transfer 3.6.9 energy transfer and change Describe the ways in which energy is stored Describe the ways that energy can be transferred from one store to another Explain that any change – physical or chemical – results in a transfer of energy Energy as a quantity that can be quantified and calculated; the total energy has the same value before and after a change Comparing the starting with the final conditions of a system and describing increases and decreases in the amounts of energy associated with movements, temperatures, Worksheet 3.6.9 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the description to the type of energy store; Video
changes in positions in a field, in elastic distortions and in chemical compositions Using physical processes and mechanisms, rather than energy, to explain the intermediate steps that bring about such changes Year 8 Term 3 68 3 2 Our health and the effects of drugs 3.2.11 Comparing microbes Describe the characteristics of different types of microbe Recall examples of diseases caused by bacteria, viruses and fungi Evaluate a model of a microbe This part of this chapter is intended to embed and develop ideas from earlier in the Key Stage 3 course, including cell structure and function, and body systems. Worksheet 3.2.11; Practical sheet 3.2.11; Technician's notes 3.2.11 Quick starter; Slideshow: Types of microbe – a look at the features of fungi, viruses and bacteria; Video; Interactive activity: Drag the statements into the correct group - bacteria, virus or fungi Year 8 Term 3 68 3 4 Using our Earth sustainably 3.4.11 Studying sedimentary rocks Describe how sedimentary rocks are formed Explain how fossils give clues about the past Explain the properties of sedimentary rocks The rock cycle and the formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks Worksheet 3.4.11; Practical sheet 3.4.11a; Practical sheet 3.4.11b; Technician's notes 3.4.11 Quick starter; Video; Slideshow: Clues from fossils – what do fossils tell us?; Interactive activity: Reorder the
sentences to describe the freezethaw process Year 8 Term 3 68 3 6 Waves and energy transfer 3.6.10 Explaining thermal conduction and radiation Describe the warming and cooling of objects Explain the relationship between energy transfer and temperature change Compare the transfer of energy by thermal conduction and by radiation Heating and thermal equilibrium: temperature difference between two objects leading to energy transfer from the hotter to the cooler one, through contact (conduction) or radiation; such transfers tending to reduce the temperature difference: use of insulators Worksheet 3.6.10; Practical sheet 3.6.10; Technician's notes 3.6.10 Quick starter; Slideshow: Energy transfers around the home; Interactive activity: Drag the statements and descriptions into the correct group - energy transfer by conduction, or energy transfer by radiation Year 8 Term 3 69 3 2 Our health and the effects of drugs 3.2.12 Investigating the growth of bacteria Describe what bacteria need to survive Investigate bacterial growth in different conditions Analyse bacterial growth data This part of this chapter is intended to embed and develop ideas from earlier in the Key Stage 3 course, including cell structure and function, and body systems. Worksheet 3.2.12; Practical sheet 3.2.12; Technician's notes 3.2.12 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Order the surfaces based on the amount of bacteria present, from lowest to highest Year 8 Term 3 69 3 4 Using our Earth sustainably 3.4.12 Using metamorphic rocks Name some examples of metamorphic rocks Describe how metamorphic rocks are formed The rock cycle and the formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks Worksheet 3.4.12; Practical sheet 3.4.12; Technician's notes 3.4.12 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Drag the statements to the correct group - metamorphic or
Explain why metamorphic rocks are suited to their uses rocks of other types; Interactive activity: Match the materials before and after metamorphic change Year 8 Term 3 69 3 6 Waves and energy transfer 3.6.12 Comparing rates of energy transfer Describe what is meant by ‘rate of energy transfer’ Recall and use the correct units for rate of energy transfer Calculate quantities of energy transferred when change happens Comparing power ratings of appliances in watts (W, kW) Comparing amounts of energy transferred (J, kJ, kW hour) Worksheet 3.6.12 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the calculated quantity to the correct description Year 8 Term 3 70 3 2 Our health and the effects of drugs 3.2.13 how antibiotics work Investigate the effect of antibiotics on bacteria Explain how bacteria can become immune to antibiotics Evaluate the impact of superbugs on our health This part of this chapter is intended to embed and develop ideas from earlier in the Key Stage 3 course, including cell structure and function, and body systems. Worksheet 3.2.13; Practical sheet 3.2.13; Technician's notes 3.2.13 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Match the bacteriakilling chemical to its purpose; Slideshow: Antibiotics: A look at how antibiotics work and how you can test the effectiveness of an antibiotic Year 8 Term 3 70 3 4 Using our Earth sustainably 3.4.13 the rock cycle Describe the rock cycle Explain how rocks can change from one type to another The rock cycle and the formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks Worksheet 3.4.13a; Worksheet 3.4.13b; Practical sheet 3.4.13; Technician's notes 3.4.13 Quick starter; Interactive activity: Place the processes of the rock cycle and the types of rock in the correct
Collins AQA GCSE Biology / Chemistry / Physics Year Week Chapter Book spread number Lesson title Lesson objectives AQA GCSE specification reference Lesson resources on Collins AQA GCSE Biology / Chemistry / Physics CD-ROM Collins Connect resources Year 9 Term 1 1/2 B: 1 Cell biology 1.1 Looking at cells Describe the structure of eukaryotic cells. Recognise the order of magnitude of cells. Explain how the main sub-cellular structures are related to their functions. 4.1.1.1; 4.1.1.2 Worksheets 1.1.1, 1.1.2 and 1.1.3; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 1/2 B: 1 Cell biology 1.2 The light Describe how to use a microscope. Observe plant and animal cells with a light microscope. Understand the limitations of light microscopy. 4.1.1.5 Worksheet 1.2; Practical sheet 1.2; Technician’s notes 1.2; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 1/2 B: 1 Cell biology 1.3 Looking at cells in more detail Identify the differences in the magnification and resolving power of light and electron microscopes. Describe simply how electron microscopes work in comparison to light microscopes. Explain how electron microscopy has increased our 4.1.1.2; 4.1.1.5 Worksheet 1.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
understanding of structures. Year 9 Term 1 1/2 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table 1.1 Elements and Identify symbols of elements from the periodic table. Recognise compounds from their formula. Identify the elements in a compound 4.1.1.1 Practical sheet 1.1.1, Worksheet 1.1.1, Worksheet 1.1.2, Technician’s notes 1.1.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 1/2 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table 1.2 Atoms, formulae and equations Explain that an element consists of the same type of atoms. Explain that atoms join together to make molecules. Explain how formulae represent elements and compounds. 4.1.1.1 Practical sheet 1.2; Worksheets 1.2.1, 1.2.2 and 1.2.3; Technician’s notes 1.2; Presentation 1.2.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 9 Term 1 1/2 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table 1.3 Mixtures Recognise that all substances are chemicals. Understand that all substances are either mixtures, compounds or elements. Explain that mixtures can be separated. 4.1.1.2, 4.8.1.1 Practical sheet 1.3.1; Worksheets 1.3.1 and 1.3.2; Technician’s notes 1.3.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 9 Term 1 1/2 P: 1 Energy 1.1 Potential energy Consider what happens when a spring is stretched. Describe what is meant by gravitational potential energy. Calculate the energy stored by an object raised above ground level. 4.1.1.1 4.1.1.2 Worksheet 1.1; Practical sheet 1.1; Technician’s notes 1.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 1/2 P: 1 Energy 1.2 kinetic energy Describe how the kinetic energy store of an object changes as its speed changes Calculate kinetic energy. Consider how energy is transferred. 4.1.1.1 4.1.1.2 Worksheet 1.2; Practical sheet 1.2.1 and 1.2.2; Technician’s notes 1.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 3/4 B: 1 Cell biology 1.4 Required practical: Using a light to observe and record animal and plant cells Apply knowledge to select techniques, instruments, apparatus and materials to observe cells. Make and record observations and measurements. Present observations and other data using appropriate methods. 4.1.1.2 Prac 1 Worksheets 1.4.1 and 1.4.2; Practical sheets 1.4.1 and 1.4.2; Technician’s notes 1.4; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video
Year 9 Term 1 3/4 B: 1 Cell biology 1.5 Primitive cells Describe and explain the differences between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells. Explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells evolved over time. 4.1.1.1; 4.1.1.2; 4.6.4 Worksheet 1.5; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 3/4 B: 1 Cell biology 1.6 Cell division Describe the process of mitosis in growth, and mitosis as part of the cell cycle. Describe how the process of mitosis produces cells that are identical genetically to the parent cell. 4.1.2.1; 4.1.2.2 Worksheets 1.6.1 and 1.6.2; Technician’s notes 1.6; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 3/4 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table 1.4 Changing ideas about atoms Describe how the atomic model has changed over time. Explain why the atomic model has changed over time. Understand that a theory is provisional until the next piece of evidence is available. 4.1.1.3 Worksheets 1.4.1, 1.4.2 and 1.4.3; Technician’s notes 1.4.1; Presentation 1.4.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 9 Term 1 3/4 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table 1.5 Modelling the atom Describe the atom as a positively charged nucleus surrounded by 4.1.1.4; 4.1.1.5 Worksheet 1.5.1; Technician’s notes 1.5.1; Presentation 1.5.1 ‘Helium’; Graph plotter 1.5.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
negatively charged electrons. Explain that most of the mass of an atom is in the nucleus. Explain that the nuclear radius is much smaller than that of the atom and with most of the mass in the nucleus. Homework quiz – higher tier Year 9 Term 1 3/4 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table 1.6 Relating charges and masses Describe the structure of atoms. Recall the relative masses and charges of protons, neutrons and electrons. Explain why atoms are neutral. 4.1.1.4, 4.1.1.6 Worksheet 1.6.1; Technician’s notes 1.6.1; Presentation 1.6.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 3/4 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table 1.7 particles Use the definitions of atomic number and mass number. Calculate the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in atoms. Calculate the number of sub-atomic particles in isotopes and ions. 4.1.1.5 Worksheets 1.7.1 and 1.7.2; Presentation 1.7.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 3/4 P: 1 Energy 1.3 Work done and Understand what is meant by work done. 4.1.1.1 4.5.2 Worksheet 1.3; Practical sheet 1.3.1 and 1.3.2; Technician’s notes 1.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet
energy transfer Explain the relationship between work done and force applied. Identify the transfers between energy stores when work is done against friction. Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 3/4 P: 1 Energy 1.4 power Define power. Compare the rate of energy transfer by various machines and electrical appliances. Calculate power. 4.1.1.4 Worksheet 1.4; Practical sheet 1.4.1 and 1.4.2; Technician’s notes 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 3/4 P: 1 Energy 1.13 Maths skills: using figures Substitute numerical values into equations and use appropriate units. Change the subject of an equation. Give an answer to an appropriate number of significant figures 4.1.1.1, 4.1.1.2, 4.1.1.4 Worksheet 1.13 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 5/6 B: 1 Cell biology 1.7 Cell Explain the importance of cell differentiation. Understand size and scale in relation to cells, tissues, organs and body systems. Describe how cells, tissues, organs and 4.1.1.3; 4.1.1.4; 4.2.1 Worksheet 1.7; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 9 Term 1 5/6 P: 1 Energy 1.6 Required practical: specific heat capacity Use theories to develop a hypothesis. Evaluate a method and suggest improvements. Perform calculations to support conclusions. 4.1.1.3 Prac 1 Worksheet 1.6; Practical sheet 1.6; Technician’s notes 1.6 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 7/8 B: 1 Cell biology 1.10 Stem cell banks Explore the use of stem cells in medicine. Identify the risks in using stem cells. Evaluate the benefits and disadvantages of using stem cells. 4.1.2.3 Worksheet 1.10; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 9 Term 1 7/8 B: 1 Cell biology 1.11 Key concept: Cell Revise ideas about cell structure, cell division and stem cells. Apply ideas about cells to unfamiliar contexts. Describe how plant meristems can be used in cloning. 4.1.1.4; 4.1.2.2; 4.1.2.3 Worksheets 1.11.1 and 1.11.2; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 9 Term 1 7/8 B: 1 Cell biology 1.12 Cells at work Recognise that all organisms respire. Explain respiration as the process of making energy. Describe aerobic respiration as an exothermic reaction. 4.4.2.1 Worksheet 1.12; Practical sheet 1.12; Technician’s notes 1.12; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 9 Term 1 7/8 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table 1.11 metals and Recall a number of physical properties of metals and non-metals. Describe some chemical properties of metals and non-metals. Explain the differences between metals and on the basis of their characteristic physical and chemical properties. 4.1.2.3 Practical sheet 1.11.1; Worksheet 1.11.1; Technician’s notes 1.11.1; Presentations 1.11.1 and 1.11.2.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 7/8 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table 1.12 Metals and Describe why metals are found on the left of the periodic table and on the right. Explain the differences between metals and based on their physical and chemical properties. Explain why metals form positive ions and do not. 4.1.1.7 4.1.2.3 Worksheets 1.12.1 and 1.12.2; Technician’s notes 1.12.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 9 Term 1 7/8 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table 1.13 Key concept: The outer electrons Recognise when electrons transfer. Recognise when atoms share electrons. 4.1.1.7 Worksheet 1.13.1; Technician’s notes 1.13.1; Presentation 1.13.1 ‘ Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Predict when electrons are transferred most easily. Year 9 Term 1 7/8 P: 1 Energy 1.7 of energy Explain ways of reducing unwanted energy transfer. Describe what affects the rate of cooling of a building. Understand that energy is dissipated. 4.1.2.1 Worksheet 1.7; Practical sheet 1.7.1, 1.7.2 and 1.7.3; Technician’s notes 1.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 7/8 P: 1 Energy 1.8 Energy efficiency Explain what is meant by energy efficiency. Calculate the efficiency of energy transfers. Find out about conservation of energy. 4.1.2.2 Worksheet 1.8; Practical sheet 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4 and 1.8.5; Technician’s notes 1.8.1 and 1.8.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 9/10 B: 1 Cell biology 1.13 Living without oxygen Describe the process of anaerobic respiration. Compare the processes of aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Explain how the body removes lactic acid produces during anaerobic respiration. 4.4.2.1; 4.4.2.2 Worksheet 1.13; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 9 Term 1 9/10 B: 1 Cell biology 1.14 Growing Describe the techniques used to produce uncontaminated cultures of microorganisms. 4.1.1.6 Worksheet 1.14; Practical sheet 1.14; Technician’s notes 1.14; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet
Describe how bacteria reproduce by binary fission. Calculate the number of bacteria in a population. Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 9/10 B: 1 Cell biology 1.15 Testing new Use appropriate apparatus to investigate the effect of antibiotics on bacterial growth. Use microorganisms safely. Apply sampling techniques to ensure that samples are representative. 4.1.1.6; 4.3.1.8 Worksheets 1.15.1, 1.15.2 and 1.15.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 9/10 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table 1.14 Exploring Group 0 Describe the unreactivity of the noble gases. Predict and explain the trends of boiling point of the noble gases (going down the group). Explain how properties of the elements in Group 0 depend on the outer shell of electrons of their atoms. 4.1.2.4 Worksheet 1.14.1; Graph plotter 1.14.1; Presentations 1.14.1 and 1.14.2 ‘Group 0’ Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 9/10 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table 1.15 Exploring Group 1 Explain why Group 1 metals are as the alkali metals. 4.1.2.5 Worksheets 1.15.1, 1.15.2 and 1.15.3; Technician’s notes 1.14.1; Presentation 1.15.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet
Predict the properties of other Group 1 metals from trends down the group. Relate the properties of the alkali metals to the number of electrons in their outer shell. Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 9/10 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table 1.16 Exploring Group 7 Recall that fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine are non-metals called halogens. Describe that they react vigorously with alkali metals. Construct balanced symbol equations for the reactions of metals with halogens. 4.1.2.6 Worksheets 1.16.1, 1.16.2 and 1.16.3; Technician’s notes 1.16.1 and 1.16.2; Presentation 1.16.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 9/10 P: 1 Energy 1.9 Required practical: ways of reducing the unwanted energy transfers in a system Use scientific ideas to make predictions. Analyse data to identify trends. Evaluate an experimental procedure. 4.1.2.1 Prac 2 Worksheet 1.9; Practical sheet 1.9; Technician’s notes 1.9 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 9 Term 1 9/10 P: 1 Energy 1.12 Key concept: Energy transfer Understand why energy is a key concept in science. Use ideas about energy stores and energy transfers to explain what energy does. Understand why accounting for energy transfers is a useful idea. 4.1 Worksheet 1.12; Practical sheet 1.12.1 and 1.12.2; Technician’s notes 1.12.1 and 1.12.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 11/12 B: 1 Cell biology 1.16 Required practical: Carry out experiments with due regard to health and safety. Present and process data, identifying anomalous results. Evaluate methods and suggest further investigations 4.1.1.6 Prac 2 Worksheet 1.16; Practical sheet 1.16; Technician’s notes 1.16 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 11/12 B: 1 Cell biology 1.17 Maths skills: Size and number To make estimates of the results of simple calculations, without using a calculator. To use ratio and proportion to calibrate a microscope. To recognise and use numbers in decimal and standard form. 4.1.1.1; 4.1.1.2; 4.1.1.5 Worksheets 1.17.1 and 1.17.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video
Make estimates without calculators so the answer in standard form seems reasonable. Year 9 Term 1 11/12 C: 1 Atomic structure and the periodic table End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test Year 9 Term 1 11/12 P: 1 Energy 1.10 Using energy Describe the main energy sources available for use on Earth. Distinguish between renewable and sources. Explain the ways in which the energy resources are used. 4.1.3 Worksheet 1.10; Practical sheet 1.10; Technician’s notes 1.10 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 11/12 P: 1 Energy End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test Year 9 Term 2 13/14 B: 2 Photosynthesis 2.1 Identify the raw materials and products of photosynthesis. Describe photosynthesis by an equation. Explain gas exchange in leaves. 4.4.1.1 Worksheet 2.1; Practical sheet 2.1; Technician’s notes 2.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Year 9 Term 2 13/14 B: 2 Photosynthesis 2.2 Looking at Explain the importance of photosynthesis. Explain how plants use the glucose they produce. 4.4.1.1; 4.4.1.3; 4.2.3.2 Worksheet 2.2; Technician’s notes 2.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 13/14 B: 2 Photosynthesis 2.3 leaves Identify the internal structures of a leaf. Explain how the structure of a leaf is adapted for photosynthesis. Recall that chlorophyll pigments in chloroplasts absorb light energy for photosynthesis. 4.2.3.1; 4.2.3.2 Worksheets 2.3.1, 2.3.2 and Technician’s notes 2.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 2 13/14 C: 2 Structure, bonding and the properties of matter 2.1 Chemical bonds Describe the three main types of bonding. Explain how electrons are used in the three main types of bonding. Explain how bonding and properties are linked. 4.2.1.1 Worksheets 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher tier Year 9 Term 2 13/14 C: 2 Structure, bonding and the properties of matter 2.2 Ionic bonding Represent an ionic bond with a diagram. Draw dot and cross diagrams for ionic compounds. Work out the charge on the ions of metals from the group number of the element (1, 2, 6 & 7). 4.2.1.2 Practical sheet 2.2.1; Worksheet 2.2.1; Technician’s notes 2.2.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher tier Video
Draw dot and cross diagrams for small molecules. Deduce molecular formulae from models and diagrams. Homework quiz Video Year 9 Term 2 15/16 C: 2 Structure, bonding and the properties of matter 2.5 Metallic bonding Describe why metals form giant structures. Explain how metal ions are held together. Explain the delocalisation of electrons. 4.2.1.5 Practical sheet 2.5.1; Worksheets 2.5.1 and 2.5.2; Technician’s notes 2.5.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher tier Video Year 9 Term 2 15/16 C: 2 Structure, bonding and the properties of matter 2.6 Three states of matter Use data to predict the states of substances. Explain the changes of state. Use state symbols in chemical equations. 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2 Practical sheet 2.6.1; Worksheets 2.6.1 and 2.6.2: Technician’s notes 2.6.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher tier Slideshow Video Year 9 Term 2 15/16 P: 2 Electricity 2.1 Static electricity Describe how insulating materials can become charged. Know that there are two kinds of electric charge. 4.2.5.1 Worksheet 2.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Explain these observations in terms of electron transfer. Year 9 Term 2 15/16 P: 2 Electricity 2.2 Electric fields Explain what an electric field is. Draw an electric field pattern for a charged sphere. Use the idea of an electric field to explain electrostatic attraction and sparking. 4.2.5.2 Worksheets 2.2.1, 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 17/18 B: 2 Photosynthesis 2.7 Key concept: Diffusion in living systems Use concentration gradients to explain the direction of diffusion. Apply the principles of diffusion to movement of different substances in plants. 4.1.3.1 Worksheets 2.7.1, 2.7.2 and 2.7.3; Practical sheet 2.7; Technician’s notes 2.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 9 Term 2 17/18 B: 2 Photosynthesis 2.8 Looking at stomata Describe transpiration in plants. Explain the structure and function of stomata. Explain the relationship between transpiration and leaf structure. 4.2.3.1; 4.2.3.2 Worksheet 2.8; Practical sheet 2.8; Technician’s notes 2.8 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 9 Term 2 17/18 B: 2 Photosynthesis 2.9 Moving water Describe the structure and function of xylem and roots. 4.2.3.1; 4.2.3.2 Worksheets 2.9.1, 2.9.2 and 2.9.3; Practical sheet 2.9; Technician’s notes 2.9 Quick starter Homework worksheet
Explain why some plastics do not soften on heating. Homework quiz – higher tier Year 9 Term 2 17/18 P: 2 Electricity 2.3 Electric current Know circuit symbols. Recall that current is a rate of flow of electric charge. Recall that current (I) depends on resistance (R) and potential difference (V) Explain how an electric current passes round a circuit. 4.2.1.1 4.2.1.2 4.2.1.3 Worksheets 2.3.1, 2.3.2 and 2.3.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 17/18 P: 2 Electricity 2.4 Series and parallel circuits Recognise series and parallel circuits. Describe the changes in the current and potential difference in series and parallel circuits. 4.2.2 Worksheets 2.4.1, 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 2 19/20 B: 2 Photosynthesis 2.10 Describe how transpiration is affected by different factors. Explain the movement of water in the xylem. 4.2.3.2 Worksheet 2.10; Practical sheet 2.10; Technician’s notes 2.10 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 2 19/20 B: 2 Photosynthesis 2.11 Moving sugar Describe the movement of sugar in a plant as translocation. 4.2.3.2 Worksheet 2.11; Technician’s notes 2.11 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Explain how the structure of phloem is adapted to its function in the plant. Explain the movement of sugars around the plant. Year 9 Term 2 19/20 B: 2 Photosynthesis 2.12 Maths skills: Surface area to volume ratio Calculate surface area and volume. Calculate surface-area to volume ratio. Know how to apply ideas about surface area and volume. 4.2.3.2 Worksheet 2.12 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 9 Term 2 19/20 B: 2 Photosynthesis End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect End of teaching block test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test End of teaching block test Year 9 Term 2 19/20 C: 2 Structure, bonding and the properties of matter 2.10 Giant covalent Recognise giant covalent structures from bonding and structure diagrams. Explain the properties of giant covalent structures. Recognise the differences in different forms of carbon. 4.2.2.6 Practical sheet 2.10.1; Worksheets 2.10.1 and 2.10.2; Technician’s notes 2.10.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 9 Term 2 19/20 C: 2 Structure, bonding and the properties of matter 2.11 of metals and alloys Identify metal elements and their properties, and metal alloys. Describe the purpose of a tin-lead alloy. Explain why alloys are harder than pure metals. 4.2.2.7, 4.2.2.8 Practical sheet 2.11.1; Worksheets 2.11.1 and 2.11.2; Technician’s notes 2.11.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshows Year 9 Term 2 19/20 C: 2 Structure, bonding and the properties of matter 2.12 Diamond Identify why diamonds are so hard. Explain how the properties relate to the bonding structure in diamond. Explain why diamond differs from graphite. 4.2.3.1 Worksheet 2.12.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher tier Slideshow Video Year 9 Term 2 19/20 P: 2 Electricity 2.5 circuits Use series circuits to test components and make measurements. Carry out calculations on series circuits. 4.2.2 Worksheets 2.5.1, 2.5.2 and 2.5.3; Practical sheet 2.5; Technician’s notes 2.5 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 19/20 P: 2 Electricity 2.6 Circuit Set up a circuit to investigate resistance. Investigate the changing resistance of a filament lamp. Compare the properties of a resistor and filament lamp. 4.2.1.4 Practical sheet 2.6; Technician’s notes 2.6 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Year 9 Term 2 21/22 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.1 water Describe how water moves by osmosis in living tissues. Identify factors that affect the rate of osmosis. Explain what the term ‘partially permeable membrane’ means. 4.1.3.2 Worksheet 3.1; Practical sheet 3.1; Technician’s notes 3.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 2 21/22 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.2 Required practical: the effect of a range of of salt or sugar solutions on the mass of plant tissue Use scientific ideas to develop a hypothesis. Plan experiments to test a hypothesis. Draw conclusions from data and compare these with hypotheses made. 4.1.3.2 Prac 3 Worksheet 3.2; Practical sheets 3.2.1 and 3.2.2; Technician’s notes 3.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 2 21/22 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.3 Learning about active transport Describe active transport. Explain how active transport is different from diffusion and osmosis. Explain why active transport is important. 4.1.3.3 Worksheet 3.3; Technician’s notes 3.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 9 Term 2 21/22 C: 2 Structure, bonding and the properties of matter 2.13 Graphite Describe the structure and bonding of graphite. Explain the properties of graphite. Explain the similarity to metals. 4.2.3.2 Worksheets 2.13.1 and 2.13.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher tier Video Year 9 Term 2 21/22 C: 2 Structure, bonding and the properties of matter 2.14 and fullerenes Explain the properties of graphene by its structure and bonding. Recognise graphene and fullerenes from their bonding and structure. Describe the uses of fullerenes, including carbon nanotubes. 4.2.3.3 Worksheets 2.14.1 and 2.14.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher tier Video Year 9 Term 2 21/22 C: 2 Structure, bonding and the properties of matter 2.15 their and uses Relate the sizes of nanoparticles to atoms and molecules. Explain that there may be risks associated with nanoparticles. Evaluate the use of nanoparticles for specific purposes. 4.2.4.1, 4.2.4.2 Worksheets 2.15.1, 2.15.2 and 2.15.3; Technician’s notes 2.15.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 21/22 P: 2 Electricity 2.7 Required practical: using Understand how an experiment can be designed to test an idea. 4.2.1.4 Prac 4 Practical sheet 2.7; Technician’s notes 2.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet
circuit diagrams to construct circuits, the I–V of a filament lamp, a diode and a resistor at constant Evaluate how an experimental procedure can yield more accurate data. Interpret and explain graphs using scientific ideas. Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 21/22 P: 2 Electricity 2.9 Control circuits Use a thermistor and resistor (LDR). Investigate the properties of thermistors, LDRs and diodes. 4.2.1.4 Worksheet 2.9; Practical sheet 2.9; Technician’s notes 2.9 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 23/24 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.4 Key concept: the need for transport systems Describe how the size of an organism affects the rate of diffusion. Explain how changes in conditions affects the rate of diffusion. Explain the need for exchange surfaces and 4.1.3.1 Worksheet 3.4; Practical sheet 3.4; Technician’s notes 3.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video
Year 9 Term 2 23/24 C: 2 Structure, bonding and the properties of matter 2.17 Maths skills: Visualise and represent 2D and 3D shapes Use 2D diagrams and 3D models to: ○ represent atoms, molecules and ionic structures ○ represent giant covalent structures ○ calculate empirical formulae of ionic structures. 4.2 Worksheets 2.17.1, 2.17.2 and 2.17.3 Year 9 Term 2 23/24 C: 2 Structure, bonding and the properties of matter End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect End of teaching block test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test End of teaching block test Year 9 Term 2 23/24 P: 2 Electricity 2.8 Required practical: Use circuit diagrams to set up and check circuits to Use a circuit to determine resistance. Gather valid data to use in calculations. Apply the circuit to determine the resistance of combinations of components. 4.2.1.3, 4.2.2, Prac 3 Worksheet 2.8; Practical sheets 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.3; Technician’s notes 2.8 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
the factors affecting the of electrical circuits, including the length of a wire at constant and of resistors in series and parallel Year 9 Term 2 23/24 P: 2 Electricity 2.10 Electricity in the home Recall that the domestic supply in the UK is a.c. at 50 Hz and about 230 V. Describe the main features of live, neutral and earth wires. 4.2.3.1, 4.2.3.2 Worksheets 2.10.1, 2.10.2 and 2.10.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 3 25/26 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.7 Learning about the digestive system Identify and locate the organs in the digestive system, and describe their functions. 4.2.2.1; 4.4.2.3 Worksheet 3.7; Practical sheet 3.7 (teacher demonstration); Technician’s notes 3.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet
Describe how the products of digestion are absorbed into the body. Explain why the small intestine is an efficient exchange surface. Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 3 25/26 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.8 digestion Describe how physical digestion helps to increase the rate of chemical digestion. Name the sites of production and action of specific enzymes. Interpret data about digestive enzymes. 4.2.2.1 Worksheet 3.8 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 25/26 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.9 Required practical: Use reagents to test for a range of lipids and proteins Suggest appropriate apparatus for the procedures. Describe how safety is managed and apparatus is used. Describe how accurate measurements are made. Interpret observations and make conclusions. 4.2.2.1 Prac 4 Practical sheets 3.9.1 and 3.9.2; Technician’s notes 3.9 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 25/26 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.1 Key concept: Explain the law of conservation of mass. 4.3.1.1 Worksheet 3.1.1; Technician’s notes 3.1.1; Presentation 3.1.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet
of mass and balanced equations Explain why a multiplier appears as a subscript in a formula. Explain why a multiplier appears in equations before a formula. Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 9 Term 3 25/26 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.2 Relative formula mass Identify the relative atomic mass of an element from the periodic table. Calculate relative formula masses from atomic masses. Verify the law of conservation of mass in a balanced equation. 4.3.1.2 Worksheets 3.2.1, 3.2.2 and 3.2.3; Technician’s notes 3.2.1; Presentation 3.2.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 25/26 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.3 Mass changes when gases are in reactions Explain any observed changes in mass in a chemical reaction. Identify the mass changes using a balanced symbol equation. Explain these changes in terms of the particle model. 4.3.1.3 Worksheet 3.3.1; Practical sheet 3.3.1; Technician’s notes 3.3.1; Presentations 3.3.1 and 3.3.2; Graph Plotter 3.3.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 3 25/26 P: 2 Electricity 2.11 electricity Describe how electricity is transmitted using the National Grid. Explain why electrical power is transmitted at high potential differences. 4.2.4.3 Worksheet 2.11 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Understand the role of transformers. Year 9 Term 3 25/26 P: 2 Electricity 2.12 Power and energy transfers Describe the energy transfers in different domestic appliances. Describe power as a rate of energy transfer. Calculate the energy transferred. 4.2.4.2 Worksheets 2.12.1, 2.12.2 and 2.12.3; Practical sheet 2.12; Technician’s notes 2.12 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 27/28 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.10 Looking at more exchange surfaces Identify the structures responsible for gas exchange in fish, amphibians and insects. Describe the adaptations of different gas exchange surfaces. Explain the gas exchange surfaces in amphibians. 4.1.3.1 Worksheets 3.10.1, 3.10.2 and 3.10.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 9 Term 3 27/28 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.11 Learning about plants and minerals Describe how mineral ions from the soil help plants to grow. Explain how root hair cells are adapted for efficient osmosis. Describe the function of different mineral ions in a plant. 4.1.3.3; 4.2.3.2 Worksheet 3.11 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 27/28 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.12 how plants Describe why plants need different mineral ions. 4.3.3.1 Worksheet 3.12; Practical sheet 3.12; Technician’s notes 3.12 Quick starter Homework worksheet
use minerals Explain the effects of mineral deficiencies on plant growth. Explain the importance of fertilisers. Homework quiz Video Year 9 Term 3 27/28 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.4 Chemical and Understand that all measurements have a degree of uncertainty. Estimate the uncertainty from the distribution of results. Measure uncertainty from the range of a set of measurements and their mean. 4.3.1.4 Technician’s notes 3.4.1; Presentation 3.4.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 27/28 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.5 Moles (Higher tier only) Describe the measurements of amounts of substances in moles. Calculate the number of moles in a given mass. Calculate the mass of a given number of moles. 4.3.2.1 Worksheets 3.5.1 and 3.5.2; Technician’s notes 3.5.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 27/28 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.6 Amounts of in equations (Higher tier only) Calculate the masses of substances in a balanced symbol equation. Calculate the masses of reactants and products from balanced symbol equations. 4.3.2.2 Worksheet 3.6.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Year 9 Term 3 29/30 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.13 Learning about the system Identify the parts of the circulatory system. Describe the functions of the parts of the circulatory system. Explain how the structure of each part of the circulatory system relates to its function. 4.2.2.2; 4.2.2.3 Worksheets 3.13.1, 3.13.2 and 3.13.3; Practical sheets 3.13.1 and 3.13.2; Technician’s notes 3.13 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 29/30 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.14 Exploring the heart Describe the structure and functions of the heart. Identify the functions and adaptations of the parts of the heart. Explain the movement of blood around the heart. 4.2.2.2 Worksheet 3.14; Practical sheet 3.14; Technician’s notes 3.14 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Videos Year 9 Term 3 29/30 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.15 Studying blood Identify the parts of the blood and their functions. Explain the adaptations of red blood cells. Explain how red blood cells and haemoglobin transport oxygen efficiently. 4.2.2.3 Worksheets 3.15.1 and 3.15.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 9 Term 3 29/30 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.7 Using moles to balance equations (Higher tier only) Convert masses in grams to amounts in moles. Balance an equation given the masses of reactants and products. 4.3.2.3, 4.3.2.4 Worksheet 3.7.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Change the subject of a mathematical equation. Year 9 Term 3 29/30 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.8 of solutions Relate mass, volume and concentration. Calculate the mass of solute in solution. Relate concentration in mol/dm3 to mass and volume. 4.3.2.5 3.8.1, Worksheet 3.8.1, Technician’s notes 3.8.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 29/30 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.9 Key concept: yield Calculate the percentage yield from the actual yield. Identify the balanced equation for calculating yields. Calculate theoretical product amounts from reactant amounts. 4.3.3.1 Practical sheet 3.9.1; Worksheet 3.9.1; Technician’s notes 3.9.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 9 Term 3 29/30 P: 2 Electricity End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect End of teaching block test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test End of teaching block test Year 9 Term 3 29/30 P: 3 Particle model of matter 3.1 Density Use the particle model to explain the different states of matter and differences in density. 4.3.1.1 Worksheet 3.1; Practical sheet 3.1; Technician’s notes 3.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet
Calculate density. Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 3 31/32 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.16 gas exchange Identify the parts of the human gas exchange system and know their functions. Explain how gas exchange occurs in humans. Explain the adaptations of the gas exchange surfaces. 4.1.3.1; 4.2.2.2 Worksheet 3.16; Practical sheet 3.16; Technician’s notes 3.16 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 9 Term 3 31/32 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.17 Learning about coronary heart disease Identify the causes and symptoms of coronary heart disease and heart failure. Describe possible treatments of coronary heart disease and heart failure. Evaluate the possible treatments of coronary heart disease and heart failure. 4.2.2.4 Worksheets 3.17.1, 3.17.2 and 3.17.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 31/32 B: 3 Moving and changing materials 3.18 Maths skills: and Extract and interpret information from tables, charts and graphs. Worksheets 3.18.1, 3.18.2 and 3.18.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Video Year 9 Term 3 31/32 B: 3 Moving and changing materials End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test Year 9 Term 3 31/32 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.10 Atom economy Identify the balanced equation of a reaction. Calculate the atom economy of a reaction to form a product. Explain why a particular reaction pathway is chosen. 4.3.3.2 Worksheets 3.10.1 and 3.10.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 9 Term 3 31/32 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.11 Using of solutions Describe how to carry out titrations. Calculate concentrations in titrations in mol/dm3 and in g/dm3. Explain how the concentration of a solution in mol/dm3 is related to the mass of the mass of the solute and the volume of the solution. 4.3.4, 4.4.2.5 Practical sheet 3.11.1, Worksheet 3.11.1 Technician’s notes 3.11.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Slideshow Year 9 Term 3 31/32 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.12 Amounts of in volumes Explain that the same amount of any gas occupies the same volume at room 4.3.5 Practical sheet 3.12.1; Worksheet 3.12.1; Technician’s notes 3.12.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
of gases (Higher tier only) temperature and pressure (rtp). Calculate the volume of a gas at rtp from its mass and relative formula mass. Calculate volumes of gases from a balanced equation and a given volume of a reactant or product. Video Year 9 Term 3 31/32 P: 3 Particle model of matter 3.2 Required practical: To the densities of regular and irregular solid objects and liquids Interpret observations and data. Use spatial models to solve problems. Plan experiments and devise procedures. Use an appropriate number of significant figures in measurements and calculations. 4.3.1.1 Prac 5 Worksheet 3.2; Practical sheet 3.2; Technician’s notes 3.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 31/32 P: 3 Particle model of matter 3.3 Changes of state Describe how, when substances change state, mass is conserved. Describe energy transfer in changes of state. Explain changes of state in terms of particles. 4.3.1.2 Worksheet 3.3; Practical sheet 3.3; Technician’s notes 3.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Year 9 Term 3 33/34 B: 4 Health matters 4.1 Learning about health Recall the difference between health and disease. Explain how some diseases interact. Evaluate data about lifestyle and health. 4.2.2.5; 4.2.2.6; 4.2.2.7 Worksheets 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3; Practical sheet 4.1; Technician’s notes 4.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 33/34 B: 4 Health matters 4.2 Key concept: Looking at risk factors Recall the causes of some non-communicable diseases. Describe the impact of lifestyle on diseases. Explain the impact of lifestyle on diseases. 4.2.2.6 Worksheets 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 9 Term 3 33/34 B: 4 Health matters 4.3 Exploring diseases Identify risk factors for cancer. Explain the differences between types of tumours. Explain the impact of diseases 4.2.2.6; 4.2.2.7 Worksheet 4.3; Practical sheet 4.3; Technician’s notes 4.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 33/34 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.13 Key concept: Amounts in chemistry Use atomic masses to calculate formula mass. Explain how formula mass relates to the number of moles. Explain how the number of moles relates to other quantities. 4.3 Worksheets 3.13.1 and 3.13.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher communicable
Slideshow Video Year 9 Term 3 33/34 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations 3.14 Maths skills: Change the subject of an equation Use an equation to demonstrate conservation. Rearrange the subject of an equation. Carry out a multi-step calculation. Worksheet 3.14.1; PowerPoint 3.14.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 9 Term 3 33/34 C: 3 Chemical quantities and calculations End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test Year 9 Term 3 33/34 P: 3 Particle model of matter 3.4 Internal energy Describe the particle model of matter. Understand what is meant by the internal energy of a system. Describe the effect of heating on the energy stored within a system. 4.3.2.1 Worksheet 3.4; Practical sheets 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 3.4.5, 3.4.6; Technician’s notes 3.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 33/34 P: 3 Particle model of matter 3.5 Specific heat capacity Describe the effect of increasing the temperature of a system in terms of particles. State the factors that are affected by an increase in temperature of a substance. 4.3.2.2 Worksheet 3.5; Practical sheet 3.5; Technician’s notes 3.5 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Explain specific heat capacity. Year 9 Term 3 35/36 B: 4 Health matters 4.4 Analysing and data Translate information between graphical and numerical forms. Use scatter diagrams to identify correlations. Evaluate the strength of evidence. 4.2.2.5; 4.2.2.6 Worksheets 4.4.1, 4.4.2 and 4.4.3; Practical sheet 4.4; Technician’s notes 4.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 35/36 B: 4 Health matters 4.5 Studying Recall the definition of a pathogen. Explain how communicable diseases can be controlled. Distinguish between epidemics and pandemics. 4.3.1.1 Worksheets 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Videos Year 9 Term 3 35/36 B: 4 Health matters 4.6 Learning about viral diseases Describe the symptoms of some viral diseases. Describe the transmission and control of some viral diseases. Explain how some viral diseases are spread. 4.3.1.2 Worksheets 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 4.6.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 3 35/36 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.1 Metal oxides Identify that metals react with oxygen to form metal oxides. Explain oxidation by gain of oxygen. 4.4.1.1 Practical sheet 4.1.1; Worksheets 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3; Presentation 4.1.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Identify metal oxides as bases. Year 9 Term 3 35/36 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.2 Reactivity series Describe the reactions, if any, of metals with water or dilute acids. Deduce an order of reactivity of metals based on experimental results. Explain how the reactivity is related to the tendency of the metal to form its positive ion. 4.4.1.2 Practical sheet 4.2.1; Worksheet 4.2.1; Technician’s notes 4.2.1; Presentations 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Slideshow Year 9 Term 3 35/36 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.3 of metals Identify substances reduced by loss of oxygen. Explain how extraction methods depend on metal reactivity. Interpret or evaluate information on specific metal extraction processes. 4.4.1.3 Practical sheet 4.3.1; Worksheet 4.3.1; Technician’s notes 4.3.1; Presentation 4.3.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Slideshow Year 9 Term 3 35/36 P: 3 Particle model of matter 3.6 Latent heat Explain what is meant by latent heat. Describe that when a change of state occurs it changes the energy stored but not the temperature. 4.3.2.3 Worksheet 3.6; Practical sheet 3.6; Technician’s notes 3.6 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Describe the transmission and treatment of rose black spot. Explain how rose black spot affects the growth of the plant. Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 1 37/38 B: 4 Health matters 4.9 Learning about malaria Recall that malaria is a protist disease. Describe the lifecycle of the malarial vector. Evaluate control methods for the spread of malaria. 4.3.1.5 Worksheets 4.9.1 and 4.9.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 37/38 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.4 Oxidation and reduction in terms of electrons Use experimental results of displacement reactions to confirm the reactivity series. Write ionic equations for displacement reactions. Identify in a half equation which species are oxidised and which are reduced. 4.4.1.2, 4.4.1.4 Practical sheet 4.4.1; Worksheet 4.4.1; Technician’s notes 4.4.1; Presentations 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 10 Term 1 37/38 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.5 Reaction of metals with acids Describe how to make salts from metals and acids. Write full balanced symbol equations for making salts. 4.4.2.1 Practical sheet 4.5.1; Worksheets 4.5.1 and 4.5.2; Technician’s notes 4.5.1; Presentations 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher
Use half equations to describe oxidation and reduction. Year 10 Term 1 37/38 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.6 of acids and salt Describe ways that salts can be made. Predict products from given reactants. Deduce the formulae of salts from the formulae of common ions. 4.4.2.2 Practical sheet 4.6.1; Worksheets 4.6.1 and 4.6.2; Technician’s notes 4.6.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Video Year 10 Term 1 37/38 P: 3 Particle model of matter 3.7 Particle motion in gases Relate the temperature of a gas to the average kinetic energy of the particles. Explain how a gas has a pressure. Explain that changing the temperature of a gas held at constant volume changes its pressure. 4.3.3.1 Worksheet 3.7; Practical sheet 3.7; Technician’s notes 3.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 37/38 P: 3 Particle model of matter 3.8 the pressure of a gas Describe the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature. Calculate the change in the pressure or volume of a gas held at constant temperature when either 4.3.3.2, 4.3.3.3 Worksheet 3.8; Practical sheet 3.8; Technician’s notes 3.8 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Explain how antibiotics and painkillers can be used to treat diseases. Explain the limitations of antibiotics. Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 39/40 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.7 Soluble salts Describe how to make pure, dry samples of soluble salts. Explain how to name a salt. Derive the formula for a salt from its ions. 4.4.2.3 Practical sheet 4.7.1; Worksheets 4.7.1 and 4.7.2; Technician’s notes 4.7.1; Presentations 4.7.1 and 4.7.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Video Year 10 Term 1 39/40 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.8 Required practical: Preparing a pure, dry sample of a salt from an insoluble oxide or Describe a practical procedure for producing a salt from a solid and an acid. Explain the apparatus, materials and techniques used for making the salt. Describe how to safely manipulate apparatus and accurately measure melting points. 4.4.2.3 Prac 1 Practical sheet 4.8.1; Technician’s notes 4.8.1; Presentations 4.8.1 and 4.8.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 10 Term 1 39/40 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.9 pH and Describe the use of universal indicator to measure pH. 4.4.2.4 Practical sheet 4.9.1; Worksheet 4.9.1; Technician’s notes 4.9.1, 4.9.2 and 4.9.3; Presentation 4.9.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Use the pH scale to identify acidic or alkaline solutions. Investigate pH changes when a strong acid neutralises a strong alkali. Year 10 Term 1 39/40 P: 4 Atomic structure 4.1 Atomic structure Describe the structure of the atom. Use symbols to represent particles. Describe ionisation. 4.4.1.1, 4.4.1.2 Worksheets 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 39/40 P: 4 Atomic structure 4.2 decay Describe radioactive decay. Describe the types of nuclear radiation. Understand the processes of alpha decay and beta decay. 4.4.2.1 Worksheets 4.2.1, 4.2.2 and 4.2.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 1 39/40 P: 4 Atomic structure 4.3 radiation Recall sources of background radiation. Describe how different types of radiation have different ionising power. Justify the selection of sources for particular applications. 4.4.2.1, 4.4.3.1 Worksheets 4.3.1, 4.3.2 and 4.3.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 41/42 B: 4 Health matters 4.13 Building immunity Recall how vaccinations prevent infection. 4.3.1.7 Worksheets 4.13.1, 4.13.2 and 4.13.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet
Explain how mass vaccination programmes reduce the spread of a disease. Evaluate the global use of vaccination. Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 10 Term 1 41/42 B: 4 Health matters 4.14 Making new drugs Recall some traditional drugs and their origins. Describe how new drugs are developed. Explain why ‘double-blind’ trials are conducted. 4.3.1.9 Worksheets 4.14.1 and 4.14.2; Practical sheet 4.14; Technician’s notes 4.14 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 10 Term 1 41/42 B: 4 Health matters 4.15 (Higher tier only) Describe uses of monoclonal antibodies. Explain how monoclonal antibodies are produced. Evaluate the use of monoclonal antibodies. 4.3.2.1; 4.3.2.2 Worksheet 4.15 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 41/42 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.10 Required practical: Finding the reacting volumes of acid and alkali by titration Describe how safety, the correct manipulation of apparatus and the accuracy of measurements are managed when titrations are carried out. Make and record observations and accurate measurements using burettes. 4.4.2.5 Prac 2 Practical sheet 4.10.1; Technician’s notes 4.10.1; Presentations 4.10.1 and 4.10.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher
Year 10 Term 1 41/42 P: 4 Atomic structure 4.5 Explain what is meant by radioactive half-life. Calculate half-life. Calculate the decline in activity after a number of half-lives. 4.4.2.3, 4.4.3.2 Worksheets 4.5.1, 4.5.2 and 4.5.3; Practical sheet 4.5; Technician’s notes 4.5 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 41/42 P: 4 Atomic structure 4.6 Hazards and uses of radiation Describe radioactive contamination. Give examples of how radioactive tracers can be used. 4.4.2.4 Worksheets 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 4.6.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 43/44 B: 4 Health matters 4.16 Looking at plant diseases Recall the causes of plant diseases. Describe the symptoms and identification methods of some plant diseases. Explain the use of monoclonal antibodies in identifying plant pathogens. 4.3.2.1; 4.3.3.1 Worksheets 4.16.1, 4.16.2 and 4.16.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 43/44 B: 4 Health matters 4.17 Learning about plant defences Recall some physical plant defence responses. Explain how mechanical plant defence systems help them survive. Explain how chemical plant defence systems help them survive. 4.3.3.2 Worksheet 4.17 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 10 Term 1 43/44 B: 4 Health matters 4.18 Maths skills: Sampling and scientific data Understand why sampling is used in science. Be able to explain different sampling techniques. 4.2.2.5; 4.2.2.6; 4.3 Worksheet 4.18; Practical sheet 4.18; Technician’s notes 4.18 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 10 Term 1 43/44 B: 4 Health matters End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect End of teaching block test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test End of teaching block test Year 10 Term 1 43/44 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.13 of molten ionic Identify which ions move to the cathode and anode. Explain how the ions of a molten electrolyte are discharged. Predict the products of electrolysis of molten binary compounds. 4.4.3.2 Worksheet 4.13.1; Presentation 4.13.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 10 Term 1 43/44 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.14 Using to extract metals Explain the process of the electrolysis of aluminium oxide. Explain why a mixture is used and the anode needs constant replacement. 4.4.3.3 Worksheet 4.14.1; Presentations 4.14.1 and 4.14.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Explain how the structures in the reflex arc relate to their function. Slideshow Year 10 Term 1 45/46 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.16 Required practical: what happens when aqueous solutions are using inert Use scientific theories and explanations to develop hypotheses. Plan experiments to make observations and test hypotheses. Apply a knowledge of the apparatus needed for electrolysis including use of inert electrodes and varying electrolytes. Make and record observations. 4.4.3.4 Prac 3 Practical sheet 4.16.1; Technician’s notes 4.16.1; Presentations 4.16.1 and 4.16.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 10 Term 1 45/46 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.17 Key concept: Electron transfer, oxidation and reduction Explain why atoms lose or gain electrons. Explain oxidation and reduction by electron transfer. Relate ease of losing electrons to reactivity. 4.2.1.2, 4.4.1.4, 4.4.1.2 Worksheet 4.17.1; Presentation 4.17.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 1 45/46 C: 4 Chemical changes 4.18 Maths skills: Make order of Use graphs and diagrams to apply the pH scale to acid rain distribution. Calculate the concentration of acids. Calculate the effect of hydrogen ion 4.4.2 Practical sheet 4.18.1; Technician’s notes 4.18.1; Presentation 4.18.1
concentration on the numerical value of pH. Year 10 Term 1 45/46 C: 4 Chemical changes End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect End of teaching block test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test End of teaching block test Year 10 Term 1 45/46 P: 4 Atomic structure 4.10 Nuclear fission Describe nuclear fission. Explain how a chain reaction occurs. Explain how fission is used. 4.4.4.1 Worksheets 4.10.1, 4.10.2 and 4.10.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 45/46 P: 4 Atomic structure 4.11 Nuclear fusion Explain nuclear fusion. Describe the conditions needed for fusion. Describe how nuclear fusion may be an attractive energy source. 4.4.4.2 Worksheet 4.11.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 1 45/46 P: 4 Atomic structure 4.12 Key concept: ideas for the structure of the atom Understand how ideas about the structure of the atom have changed. Understand how evidence is used to test and improve models. 4.4.1.3 Worksheets 4.12.1, 4.12.2, 4.12.3 and 4.12.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Year 10 Term 1 47/48 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.4 The brain Recall that the brain controls complex behaviour using billions of interconnected neurones. Identify the three main regions of the brain and describe their functions. Describe how the regions of the brain are mapped. 4.5.2.2 Worksheets 5.4.1 and 5.4.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 1 47/48 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.5 Required practical: reaction time Select appropriate apparatus and techniques for the measurement of biological processes. Carry out physiological experiments safely. Use appropriate techniques in contexts. 4.5.2.1 Prac 7 Worksheets 5.5.1,5.5.2 and 5.5.3; Practical sheet 5.5; Technician’s notes 5.5 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 1 47/48 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.6 The eye Relate the structures of the eye to their functions. Explain how the eye is adapted to seeing in colour and in dim light. 4.5.2.3 Worksheets 5.6.1, 5.6.2 and 5.6.3; Practical sheet 5.6; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 47/48 C: 5 Energy changes 5.1 Key concept: and reactions Identify exothermic and endothermic reactions from temperature changes. Evaluate the energy transfer of a fuel. 4.5.1.1, 4.5.1.2, 4.5.1.3 Practical sheet 5.1.1; Worksheet 5.1.1; Technician’s notes 5.1.1; Graph plotters 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3 and 5.1.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Investigate the variables that affect temperature changes in reacting solutions. Year 10 Term 1 47/48 C: 5 Energy changes 5.2 Required practical: the variables that affect changes in reacting solutions, such as acid plus metals, acid plus of metals Use scientific theories and explanations to develop hypotheses. Plan experiments to make observations and test hypotheses. Evaluate methods to suggest possible improvements and further investigations. 4.5.1.1 Prac 4 Practical sheet 5.2.1; Technician’s notes 5.2.1; Presentation 5.2.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 10 Term 1 47/48 C: 5 Energy changes 5.3 Reaction profiles Draw simple reaction profiles (energy level diagrams). 4.5.1.2 Worksheets 5.3.1 and 5.3.2; Technician’s notes 5.3.1; Presentation 5.3.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet
Use reaction profiles to identify reactions as exothermic or Endothermic. Explain the energy needed for a reaction to occur and calculate energy changes. Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Video Year 10 Term 1 47/48 P: 4 Atomic structure 4.13 Maths skills: Using ratios and Calculate radioactive from a curve of best fit. Calculate the net decline in radioactivity. 4.4.2.3 Worksheets 4.13.1 and 4.13.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 1 47/48 P: 4 Atomic structure End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect End of teaching block test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test End of teaching block test Year 10 Term 2 49/50 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.7 Seeing in focus Relate the structures of the eye to their functions. Understand how the eye is able to focus on near or distant objects. 4.5.2.3 Worksheets 5.7.1, 5.7.2 and 5.7.3; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Video Year 10 Term 2 49/50 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.8 Eye defects Understand that, in myopia and hyperopia, the eye cannot focus light rays on the retina. Demonstrate how techniques are used to correct eye defects. 4.5.2.3 Worksheets 5.8.1, 5.8.2 and 5.8.3; Practical sheet 5.8 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 49/50 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.9 body Understand the mechanisms by which body temperature is controlled when too hot or cold. Explain how body temperature can be controlled in a specific context. 4.5.2.4 Worksheet 5.9; Practical sheet 5.9; Technician’s notes 5.9; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 49/50 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.10 The system Recall that the endocrine system is made up of glands that secrete hormones into the blood. Know the location of the major endocrine glands. Understand why the pituitary gland is the ‘master gland’. 4.5.3.1 Worksheets 5.10.1 and 5.10.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 49/50 C: 5 Energy changes 5.4 Energy change of reactions Describe the energy changes in bond breaking and bond making. 4.5.1.3 Worksheets 5.4.1 and 5.4.2; Technician’s notes 5.4.1; Presentation 5.4.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet
in decimal form Calculate energy transferred for comparison. Year 10 Term 2 49/50 P: 5 Forces 5.1 Forces Describe a force. Recognise the difference between contact and forces. State examples of scalar and vector quantities. 4.5.1.1 4.5.1.2 4.5.6.1.3 Worksheet 5.1.1, 5.1.2 and 5.1.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 49/50 P: 5 Forces 5.2 Speed Calculate speed using distance travelled divided by time taken. Calculate speed from a distance–time graph. Measure the gradient of a distance–time graph at any point. 4.5.6.1.1 4.5.6.1.2 4.5.6.1.4 Worksheets 5.2.1, 5.2.2 and 5.2.3; Practical sheet 5.2; Technician’s notes 5.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 49/50 P: 5 Forces 5.3 Describe acceleration. Calculate acceleration. Explain motion in a circle. 4.5.6.1.3 4.5.6.1.5 Worksheets 5.3.1, 5.3.2 and 5.3.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 51/52 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.11 blood glucose Recall that blood glucose is monitored and controlled by the pancreas. Understand how insulin controls blood glucose levels. 4.5.3.2; 4.5.3.7 Worksheets 5.11.1, 5.11.2 and 5.11.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video
Understand how insulin works with another hormone – glucagon – to control blood sugar levels. Year 10 Term 2 51/52 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.12 Diabetes Understand the causes of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Compare Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Evaluate information on the relationship between obesity and diabetes, and make appropriate recommendations 4.5.3.2; 4.5.3.7 Worksheets 5.12.1 and 5.12.2; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 2 51/52 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.13 Diabetes Understand the causes of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Compare Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Evaluate information on the relationship between obesity and diabetes, and make appropriate recommendations 4.5.3.2; 4.5.3.7 Worksheet 5.13 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 51/52 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.14 Water balance Recall the ways in which the body loses water. Explain why cells do not function efficiently if they lose or gain too much water. 4.5.3.3; 4.5.3.7 Worksheets 5.14.1, 5.14.2 and 5.14.3; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Explain how excess protein is converted to urea for excretion. Year 10 Term 2 51/52 C: 5 Energy changes End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test Year 10 Term 2 51/52 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical change 6.1 rates Explain how to measure the amount of gas given off in a reaction. Explain how to measure the rate of a reaction. Read data from graphs to interpret stages of a reaction. 4.6.1.1 Practical sheet 6.1.1; Worksheet 6.1.1; Technician’s notes 6.1.1; Presentations 6.1.1 and 6.1.2; Graph plotter 6.1.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 10 Term 2 51/52 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical change 6.2 Key concept: Limiting reactants and molar masses (Higher tier only) Identify which reactant is in excess. Explain the effect of a limiting quantity of a reactant on the amount of products. Calculate amount of products in moles or masses in grams. 4.3.2.4 Practical sheet 6.2.1; Worksheets 6.2.1 and 6.2.2; Technician’s notes 6.2.1; Presentation 6.2.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 10 Term 2 51/52 P: 5 Forces 5.4 graphs Draw velocity–time graphs. Calculate acceleration using a velocity–time graph. 4.5.6.1.1 4.5.6.1.3 4.5.6.1.5 Worksheets 5.4.1, 5.4.2 and 5.4.3; Practical sheet 5.4; Technician’s notes 5.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Calculate displacement using a velocity–time graph. Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 51/52 P: 5 Forces 5.5 of motion Describe uniform motion. Use an equation for uniform motion. Apply this equation to vertical motion. 4.5.6.1.5 Worksheets 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5 and 5.5.6 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 51/52 P: 5 Forces 5.6 Heavy or massive? Identify the correct units for mass and weight. Explain the difference between mass and weight. Understand how weight is an effect of gravitational fields. 4.5.1.3 Worksheet 5.6.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 53/54 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.15 The kidneys Recall that excess water, ions and urea are removed from the body by the kidneys in urine. Describe how the kidneys produce urine. Explain how the hormone ADH regulates the amount of water in the urine, and therefore, in the body. 4.5.3.3 Worksheets 5.15.1 and 4.15.2; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 2 53/54 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.16 Negative feedback Explain the role of thyroxine in the body. 4.5.3.7 Worksheet 5.16; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet
(Higher tier only) Understand the principles of negative feedback, as applied to thyroxine. Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 53/54 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.17 Kidney failure Recall that people who suffer from kidney failure can be treated by dialysis or kidney transplant. Understand the principles of dialysis. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of treating organ failure using a mechanical device or transplant. 4.5.3.3 Worksheet 5.17 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 53/54 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.18 Dialysis or Recall that people who suffer from kidney failure can be treated by dialysis or kidney transplant. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of treating organ failure using a mechanical device or transplant. 4.5.3.3 Worksheets 5.18.1, 5.18.2 and 5.18.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 2 53/54 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical change 6.3 rates Calculate the mean rate of a reaction. Draw and interpret graphs of reaction times. Draw tangents to the curves as a measure of the rate of reaction. 4.6.1.1 Practical sheet 6.3.1; Worksheet 6.3.1; Technician’s notes 6.3.1; Presentations 6.3.1 and 6.3.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher
Year 10 Term 2 53/54 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical change 6.4 Factors affecting rates Identify which factors affect the rate of reactions. Explain how changes of surface area affect rates. Explain how rates are affected by different factors. 4.6.1.2 Practical sheet 6.4.1; Worksheets 6.4.1 and 6.4.2; Technician’s notes 6.4.1; Presentation 6.4.1; Graph plotter 6.4.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Video Year 10 Term 2 53/54 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical change 6.5 Required practical: how changes in affect the rates of reactions by a method involving the of a gas and a method involving a colour change Use scientific theories and explanations to develop a hypothesis. Plan experiments to test the hypothesis and check data. Make and record measurements using gas syringes. Evaluate methods and suggest improvements and further investigations. 4.6.1.2 Prac 5 Practical sheets 6.5.1 and 6.5.2; Worksheet 6.5.1; Technician’s notes 6.5.1; Presentations 6.5.1 and 6.5.2; Graph plotters 6.5.1 and 6.5.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher
Year 10 Term 2 53/54 P: 5 Forces 5.7 Forces and motion Understand what a force does. Explain what happens to an object if all the forces acting on it cancel each other out. Analyse how this applies to everyday situations. 4.5.6.1.5 4.5.6.2.1 Worksheet 5.7.1, 5.7.2 and 5.7.3; Practical sheet 5.7; Technician’s notes 5.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 53/54 P: 5 Forces 5.8 Resultant forces Calculate the resultant of a number of forces. Draw free-body diagrams to find resultant forces. Understand that a force can be resolved into two components acting at right angles to each other. 4.5.1.3 (centre of mass), 4.5.1.4 Worksheets 5.8.1, 5.8.2 and 5.8.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 53/54 P: 5 Forces 5.9 Forces and Explain what happens to the motion of an object when the resultant force is not zero. Analyse situations in which a non-zero resultant force is acting. Explain what inertia is. 4.5.6.2.1 (inertia), 4.5.6.2.2 Practical sheets 5.9.1, 5.9.2 and 5.9.3; Technician’s notes 5.9 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 55/56 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.19 Human Describe the roles of hormones in sexual reproduction. Explain how hormones interact in the menstrual cycle. 4.5.3.4 Worksheets 5.19.1 and 5.19.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 10 Term 2 55/56 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.20 IVF (Higher tier only) Explain the use of hormones in technologies to treat infertility. Describe the technique of in-vitro fertilisation. Evaluate the scientific, emotional, social and ethical issues of in-vitro fertilisation. 4.5.3.6 Worksheet 5.20; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 55/56 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.21 IVF (Higher tier only) Describe the technique of in-vitro fertilisation. Evaluate the scientific, emotional, social and ethical issues of in-vitro fertilisation. 4.5.3.6 Worksheet 5.21 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 55/56 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.22 Systems working together (Higher tier only) Describe the effects of adrenaline. Understand that automatic control systems may involve nervous responses and chemical responses. Understand that combinations of hormones work to produce a response. 4.5.3.7 Worksheet 5.22 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 55/56 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical change 6.6 Factors the rate Analyse experimental data on rates of reaction. 4.6.1.2 Practical sheet 6.6.1; Worksheet 6.6.1; Technician’s notes 6.6.1; Presentation 6.6.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet
Predict the effects of changing conditions on rates of reactions. Use ideas about proportionality to explain the effect of a factor. Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 55/56 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical change 6.7 Collision theory Describe a reaction by particles colliding. Explain the effects of changes of factors on rates of reaction using collision theory. Describe activation energy. 4.6.1.3 Worksheets 6.7.1 and 6.7.2; Presentations 6.7.1 and 6.7.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 10 Term 2 55/56 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical change 6.8 Catalysts Identify catalysts in reactions. Explain catalytic action. Explain activation energy. 4.6.1.4 Practical sheet 6.8.1; Worksheet 6.8.1; Technician’s notes 6.8.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Video Year 10 Term 2 55/56 P: 5 Forces 5.10 Required practical: the of an object Plan an investigation to explore an idea. Analyse results to identify patterns and draw conclusions. Compare results with scientific theory. 4.5.6.2.2 Prac 7 Worksheets 5.10.1, 5.10.2 and 5.10.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 10 Term 2 55/56 P: 5 Forces 5.11 Newton’s third law Identify force pairs. Understand and apply Newton’s third law. 4.5.6.2.3 Worksheets 5.11.1, 5.11.2 and 5.11.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 57/58 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.23 Understand that fertility can be controlled by different hormonal and non-hormonal methods of contraception. Evaluate the different methods of contraception. 4.5.3.5 Worksheets 5.23.1 and 5.23.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 57/58 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.24 Which Understand that fertility can be controlled by different hormonal and non-hormonal methods of contraception. Evaluate the different methods of contraception. 4.5.3.5 Worksheet 5.24 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 57/58 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.25 Auxins Recall that plants produce hormones to coordinate and control growth, and responses to light and gravity. Describe how unequal distributions of auxins cause unequal growth rates in plant shoots and roots. 4.5.4.1; 4.5.4.2 Worksheets 5.25.1, 5.25.2 and 5.25.3; Practical sheet 5.25; Technician’s notes 5.25 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 10 Term 2 57/58 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.26 of auxins Explain how auxins coordinate and control responses to light and gravity. Explain that auxins act on ‘stem cells’ in plants called meristems. Describe some applications of auxins. 4.5.4.2, 4.5.4.2 Worksheets 5.26.1, 5.26.2 and 5.26.3; Practical sheet 5.26; Technician’s notes 5.26 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 57/58 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical change 6.9 reactions and energy changes Identify a reversible reaction. Explain how energy changes occur in reversible reactions. Consider changing the conditions of a reversible reaction. 4.6.2.1, 4.6.2.2 Practical sheet 6.9.1; Worksheet 6.9.1; Technician’s notes 6.9.1; Presentation 6.9.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 10 Term 2 57/58 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical change 6.10 Describe how equilibrium is reached. Explain what happens to the forward and reverse reactions. Predict the effects of changes on systems at equilibrium. 4.6.2.3 Worksheets 6.10.1; Technician’s notes 6.10.1; Presentation 6.10.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 57/58 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical change 6.11 Changing and Identify reactants and products in a reversible reaction. 4.6.2.4, 4.6.2.5 Worksheet 6.11.1; Technician’s notes 6.11.1; Presentation 6.11.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
(Higher tier only) Explain how changing concentrations changes the position of equilibrium. Interpret data to predict the effect of a change in concentration. Year 10 Term 2 57/58 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical change 6.14 Maths skills: Use the slope of a tangent as a measure of rate of change Draw graphs from numeric data. Draw tangents to the curve to observe how the slope changes. Calculate the slope of the tangent to identify the rate of reaction. 4.6 Worksheets 6.14.1 and 6.14.2; Presentations 6.14.1 and 6.14.2 Video Year 10 Term 2 57/58 P: 5 Forces 5.12 (Higher tier only) Explain what is meant by momentum. Apply ideas about rate of change of momentum to safety features in cars. Use momentum calculations to predict what happens in a collision. 4.5.7.1, 4.5.7.2, 4.5.7.3 Worksheets 5.12.1, 5.12.2 and 5.12.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 57/58 P: 5 Forces 5.13 Keeping safe on the road Explain the factors that affect stopping distance. Explain the dangers caused by large deceleration. 4.5.6.3.1, 4.5.6.3.2, 4.5.6.3.3, 4.5.6.3.4, 4.5.7.3 Worksheets 5.13.1, 5.13.2 and 5.13.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Estimate the forces involved in the deceleration of a road vehicle. Apply the idea of rate of change of momentum to explain safety features. Year 10 Term 2 57/58 P: 5 Forces 5.20 Key concept: Forces and Recognise examples of balanced and unbalanced forces. Apply ideas about speed and acceleration to explain sensations of movement. Apply ideas about inertia and circular motion to explain braking and cornering. 4.5 Worksheets 5.20.1, 5.20.2 and 5.20.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 59/60 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.27 Required practical: The effect of light and gravity on the growth of seeds Describe how an experiment is planned for a specific purpose. Make and record observations and translate data from one form to another. Interpret observations and other data, identifying patterns and trends, make inferences and draw conclusions. 4.5.4.1 Prac 8 Worksheet 5.27; Practical sheet 5.27; Technician’s notes 5.27 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Year 10 Term 2 59/60 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.28 Other plant (Higher tier only) Recall that gibberellins are important in seed germination, and ethene in cell division and ripening of fruit. Explain the application of the plant hormones ethene and gibberellins. 4.5.4.2 Worksheet 5.28 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 59/60 B: 5 Coordination and control 5.29 Maths skills: The spread of scientific data Use range bars on graphs. Understand how box and whisker plots can be used to show the spread of data. Understand how to use percentiles. Worksheets 5.29.1, 5.29.2 and 5.29.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 10 Term 2 59/60 B: 5 Coordination and control End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test Year 10 Term 2 59/60 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical change 6.12 Changing and (Higher tier only) Explain how exothermic reactions behave. Explain how endothermic reactions behave. Apply Le Chatelier’s principle to reactions in equilibrium. 4.6.2.6 Worksheets 6.12.1 and 6.12.2; Technician’s 6.12.1; Presentation 6.12.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 59/60 C: 6 The rate and extent of chemical 6.13 Changing pressure Predict the effects of changes in pressure. 4.6.2.7 Worksheet 6.13.1; Presentation 6.13.1 ‘ Quick starter
Year 10 Term 2 59/60 P: 5 Forces 5.16 Pressure in a fluid Explain how pressure acts in a fluid. Calculate pressure at different depths in a liquid. Explain what causes upthrust. 4.5.5.1.1, 4.5.5.1.2 Worksheets 5.16.1, 5.16.2 and 5.16.3; Practical sheet 5.16; Technician’s notes 5.16 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 61/62 B: 6 Genetics 6.1 DNA and genes Describe the structure of DNA. Describe a gene as a small section of DNA that codes for a protein. 4.6.1.4; 4.6.1.5 Worksheet 6.1; Practical sheet 6.1; Technician’s notes 6.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 10 Term 3 61/62 B: 6 Genetics 6.2 The human genome Describe a gene as a small section of DNA that codes for a protein. Explain the importance of understanding the human genome. 4.6.1.4; 4.6.1.5 Worksheet 6.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 61/62 B: 6 Genetics 6.3 Tracing human migration Explain the importance of understanding the human genome. Discuss the use of the human genome in understanding human migration patterns. 4.6.1.4 Worksheets 6.3.1 and 6.3.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 61/62 C: 7 Hydrocarbons 7.1 Crude oil, and alkanes Describe why crude oil is a finite resource. Identify the hydrocarbons in the series of alkanes. 4.7.1.1 Worksheets 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet
Explain the structure and formulae of the alkanes. Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 3 61/62 C: 7 Hydrocarbons 7.2 and Describe how crude oil is used to provide modern materials. Explain how crude oil is separated by fractional distillation. Explain why the boiling points of the fractions are different. 4.7.1.2 Practical sheet 7.2.1; Worksheets 7.2.1 and 7.2.2; Technician’s notes 7.2.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Video Year 10 Term 3 61/62 C: 7 Hydrocarbons 7.3 of Describe how different hydrocarbon fuels have different properties. Identify the properties that influence the use of fuels. Explain how the properties are related to the size of the molecules. 4.7.1.3 Worksheets 7.3.1 and 7.3.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 3 61/62 P: 5 Forces 5.17 pressure Show that the atmosphere exerts a pressure. Explain variations in atmospheric pressure with height. Describe a simple model of the Earth’s atmosphere and atmospheric pressure. 4.5.5.2 Worksheets 5.17.1, 5.17.2 and 5.17.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 10 Term 3 61/62 P: 5 Forces 5.18 Forces and energy in springs Explain why you need two forces to stretch a spring. Describe the difference between elastic and inelastic deformation. Calculate extension, compression and elastic potential energy. 4.5.3 Worksheets 5.18.1, 5.18.2 and 5.18.3; Practical sheet 5.18; Technician’s notes 5.18 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 3 61/62 P: 5 Forces 5.19 Required practical: the between force and the extension of a spring Interpret readings to show patterns and trends. Interpret graphs to form conclusions. Apply the equation for a straight line to the graph. 4.5.3 Prac 6 Worksheets 5.19.1, 5.19.2 and 5.19.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 63/64 B: 6 Genetics 6.4 The structure of DNA Describe the structure of DNA as repeating nucleotide units. Identify the four bases in DNA. Explain that the bases A and T, and C and G, are complementary. 4.6.1.5 Worksheets 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 Practical sheet 6.4; Technician’s notes 6.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 63/64 B: 6 Genetics 6.5 Proteins Describe how proteins are synthesised according to 4.6.1.5 Worksheets 6.5.1 and 6.5.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet
Year 10 Term 3 63/64 C: 7 Hydrocarbons 7.6 Structure and formulae of alkenes Describe the difference between an alkane and an alkene. Draw the displayed structural formulae for the first four members of the alkenes. Explain why alkenes are called unsaturated molecules. 4.7.2.1 Worksheets 7.6.1 and 7.6.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 3 63/64 P: 5 Forces 5.21 Maths skills: Making estimates of Estimate the results of simple calculations. Round numbers to make an estimate. Calculate order of magnitude. 4.5 Worksheets 5.21.1, 5.21.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 63/64 P: 5 Forces End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test Year 10 Term 3 63/64 P: 6 Waves and light 6.1 waves Describe wave motion. Define wavelength and frequency. Apply the relationship between wavelength, frequency and wave velocity. 4.6.1.2 Worksheets 6.6.1, 6.6.2, 6.6.3, 6.6.4, 6.6.5 and 6.6.6 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 10 Term 3 65/66 B: 6 Genetics 6.7 Meiosis Explain how meiosis halves the number of chromosomes for gamete production. Explain how fertilisation restores the chromosome number. Understand that the four gametes produced by meiosis are genetically different. 4.6.1.1; 4.6.1.2; 4.6.1.8 Worksheets 6.7.1 and 6.7.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 3 65/66 B: 6 Genetics 6.8 Asexual and sexual Understand that asexual reproduction involves just one parent and produces genetically identical offspring. Understand that sexual reproduction leads to variety in the offspring. 4.6.1.1; 4.6.1.3 Worksheets 6.8.1 and 6.8.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 3 65/66 B: 6 Genetics 6.9 Genetics Understand and be able to use genetics terms, such as dominant, recessive, genotype, phenotype, homozygous and heterozygous. Know that some human conditions are caused by a recessive allele. 4.6.1.6; 4.6.1.7 Worksheets 6.9.1, 6.9.2 and 6.9.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 3 65/66 C: 7 Hydrocarbons 7.7 of alkenes Describe the addition reactions of alkenes. 4.7.2.2 Practical sheet 7.7.1; Worksheets 7.7.1 and 7.7.2; Technician’s notes 7.7.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet
Draw the full displayed structural formulae of the products alkenes make. Explain how alkenes react with hydrogen, water and the halogens. Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 65/66 C: 7 Hydrocarbons 7.8 Alcohols Recognise alcohols from their name or from given formulae. Describe the conditions used for the fermentation of sugar using yeast. Write balanced chemical equations for the combustion of alcohols. 4.7.2.3 Practical sheets 7.8.1 and 7.8.2; Worksheets 7.8.1 and 7.8.2; Technician’s notes 7.8.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 3 65/66 C: 7 Hydrocarbons 7.9 acids Describe the reactions of carboxylic acids. Recognise carboxylic acids from their formulae. Explain the reaction of ethanoic acid with an alcohol. 4.7.2.4 Practical sheet 7.9.1; Worksheets 7.9.1 and 7.9.2; Technician’s notes 7.9.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 65/66 P: 6 Waves and light 6.2 and waves Compare the motion of transverse and longitudinal waves. Explain why water waves are transverse waves. Explain why sound waves are longitudinal waves. 4.6.1.1, 4.6.1.2 Worksheets 6.2.1, 6.2.2 and 6.2.3; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 10 Term 3 67/68 B: 6 Genetics 6.11 Tracking gene disorders Understand the use of a family tree to show the inheritance of a characteristic. Explain economic, social and ethical issues concerned with embryo screening. 4.6.1.6; 4.6.1.7 Worksheets 6.11.1 and 6.11.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 3 67/68 B: 6 Genetics 6.12 Gregor Mendel Plan experiments to explore phenomena and test hypotheses Draw conclusions from given observations Evaluate data in terms of reproducibility. 4.6.1.6 Worksheets 6.12.1, 6.12.2 and 6.12.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 67/68 C: 7 Hydrocarbons 7.10 Addition Recognise addition polymers and monomers from diagrams. Draw diagrams of the formation of a polymer from an alkene. Relate the repeating unit of the polymer to the monomer. 4.7.3.1 Worksheets 7.10.1 and 7.10.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 67/68 C: 7 Hydrocarbons 7.11 (Higher tier only) Explain the basic principles of condensation polymerisation. Explain the role of functional groups in 4.7.3.2 Practical sheet 7.11.1; Worksheets 7.11.1 and 7.11.2; Technician’s notes 7.11.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 10 Term 3 69/70 B: 6 Genetics 6.13 Key concept: Genetics is simple – or is it? Explain how certain characteristics are controlled by a single gene. Understand that many characteristics are the result of multiple genes which interact. Describe the search for genes that are linked to disease. 4.6.1.6; 4.6.1.7 Worksheet 6.13 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 10 Term 3 69/70 B: 6 Genetics 6.14 Maths skills: ratio, and Understand and use fractions and percentages. Understand and use ratio and proportion. Understand and use probability when predicting the outcomes of genetic crosses. 4.6.1.6 Worksheet 6.14; Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 10 Term 3 69/70 B: 6 Genetics End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect End of teaching block test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test End of teaching block test Year 10 Term 3 69/70 C: 7 Hydrocarbons 7.13 DNA and other naturally Describe the components of natural polymers. 4.7.3.4 Worksheets 7.13.1 and 7.13.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet
occurring polymers Explain the structure of proteins and carbohydrates. Explain how a molecule of DNA is constructed. Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 69/70 C: 7 Hydrocarbons 7.14 Key concept: forces Recognise the strong covalent bonds within molecules. Recognise the weak intermolecular forces between molecules. Describe the effects of weak intermolecular forces on properties of substances. 4.2.2.4, 4.2.2.5, 4.7 Worksheets 7.14.1 and 7.14.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 3 69/70 C: 7 Hydrocarbons 7.15 Maths skills: Visualise and represent 3D models Use 3D models to represent hydrocarbons, polymers and large biological molecules. 4.2.1, 4.7.1 Worksheets 7.15.1 and 7.15.2 Year 10 Term 3 69/70 P: 6 Waves and light 6.7 Required practical: the reflection of light by different types of surface Make and record observations of how light is reflected and transmitted at different surfaces. Measure angles and discuss the method, apparatus and uncertainty in measurements. 4.6.1.3 Prac 9 Worksheets 6.7.1 and 6.7.2; Practical sheets 6.7.1, 6.7.2, 6.7.3 and 6.7.4; Technician’s notes 6.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow 1 Slideshow 2
and the refraction of light by different Draw conclusions from experimental results. Year 10 Term 3 69/70 P: 6 Waves and light 6.8 Sound waves (Higher tier only) Describe how we hear sound and state the range of frequencies we can hear. Explain that sound travels faster in a denser medium. Explain about reflection, absorption and transmission of sound. 4.6.1.4 Worksheets 6.8.1, 6.8.2 and 6.8.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 69/70 P: 6 Waves and light 6.9 Exploring (Higher tier only) Explain what ultrasound is. Describe how ultrasound is used in industry to investigate or detect hidden or buried objects. Explain how ultrasound is used in medicine. 4.6.1.5 Worksheets 6.9.1, 6.9.2 and 6.9.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 3 71/72 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.1 Variation Recall that differences in the characteristics of individuals in a population is called variation. Understand the genetic and environmental 4.6.2.1 Worksheets 7.1.1, 7.1.2 and 7.1.3; Practical sheet 7.1; Technician’s notes 7.1; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
differences leading to variation. Year 10 Term 3 71/72 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.2 The theory of evolution Recall that all species of living things have evolved from simple life forms. Explain how evolution occurs through natural selection. 4.6.2.2, 4.6.3.1 Worksheets 7.2.1, 7.2.2 and 7.2.3; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 3 71/72 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.3 The origin of species by natural selection Explain the evidence that led Darwin to propose the theory of evolution by natural selection. Describe the process of natural selection. 4.6.3.1, 4.6.3.2 Worksheets 7.3.1 and 7.3.2; Practical sheet 7.3; Technician’s notes 7.3; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 10 Term 3 71/72 C: 7 Hydrocarbons End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test Year 10 Term 3 71/72 C: 8 Chemical analysis 8.1 Key concept: Pure Describe, explain and exemplify processes of separation. Suggest separation and purification techniques for mixtures. Distinguish pure and impure substances using melting point and boiling point data. 4.1.1.2, 4.8.1.1 Practical sheets 8.1.1 and 8.1.2; Worksheets 8.1.1 and 8.1.2; Technician’s notes 8.1.1 and 8.1.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 10 Term 3 71/72 C: 8 Chemical analysis 8.2 Identify formulations given appropriate information. Explain the particular purpose of each chemical in a mixture. Explain how quantities are carefully measured for formulation. 4.8.1.2 Worksheets 8.2.1 and 8.2.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 71/72 P: 6 Waves and light 6.10 Seismic waves (Higher tier only) Describe how earthquakes are detected. Describe the properties of P waves and S waves. Explain how the properties of seismic waves allow us to investigate the inside of the Earth. 4.6.1.5 Worksheets 6.10.1, 6.10.2, 6.10.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 71/72 P: 6 Waves and light 6.11 The spectrum Recognise that electromagnetic waves are transverse waves. Describe the main groupings and wavelength ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum. 4.6.2.1 Worksheets 6.11.1, 6.11.2 and 6.11.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 71/72 P: 6 Waves and light 6.12 refraction and wave fronts (Higher tier only) Explain reflection and refraction and how these may vary with wavelength. Construct ray diagrams to illustrate refraction. Use wave front diagrams to explain refraction in 4.6.2.2 Worksheets 6.12.1, 6.12.2, 6.12.3; Practical sheet 6.12.1; Technician’s notes 6.12.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
terms of the difference in velocity of the waves in different substances. Year 11 Term 1 73/74 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.4 Fossil evidence Understand how, and the situations in which, fossils are formed. Understand how fossils are used as evidence for evolution of species from simpler life forms. 4.6.3.4; 4.6.3.5 Worksheets 7.4.1 and 7.4.2; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 73/74 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.5 How much have Understand why the fossil record is incomplete. Use the fossil record to understand how much, or how little, organisms have changed as life developed on Earth. 4.6.3.5 Worksheets 7.5.1, 7.5.2 and 7.5.3; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 73/74 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.6 Darwin and Wallace Recognise how Darwin and Wallace proposed, independently, the theory of evolution. Describe how Alfred Wallace gathered evidence for evolution, including warning coloration and mimicry. 4.6.3.2 Worksheets 7.6.1, 7.6.2 and 7.6.3; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 73/74 C: 8 Chemical analysis 8.3 Explain how to set up chromatography paper. Distinguish pure from impure substances. 4.8.1.3 Practical sheet 8.3.1, Worksheet 8.3.1, Technician’s notes 8.3.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Identify the four common gases using these tests. Explain why limewater can be used for testing carbon dioxide. 4.8.2.3, 4.8.2.4 Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 73/74 P: 6 Waves and light 6.13 Gamma rays and X-rays List the properties of gamma rays and X-rays. Compare gamma rays and X-rays. 4.6.2.1, 4.6.2.2, 4.6.2.3, 4.6.2.4 Worksheets 6.13.1, 6.14.2 and 6.13.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 73/74 P: 6 Waves and light 6.14 and infrared radiation Describe the properties of ultraviolet and infrared radiation. Describe some uses and hazards of ultraviolet radiation. Describe some uses of infrared radiation. 4.6.2.1, 4.6.2.2, 4.6.2.3, 4.6.2.4 Worksheet 6.14; Practical sheet 6.14; Technician’s notes 6.14 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 1 73/74 P: 6 Waves and light 6.15 Required practical: how the amount of infrared radiation absorbed or radiated by a surface Explain reasons for the equipment used to carry out an investigation. Explain the rationale for carrying out an investigation. Apply ideas from an investigation to a range of practical contexts. 4.6.2.2 Prac 10 Worksheet 6.15; Practical sheet 6.15; Technician’s notes 6.15 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
depends on the nature of that surface Year 11 Term 1 75/76 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.7 A new species Understand that when natural selection operates differently on populations, a new species is produced. Understand that during evolution, new species are formed when populations become so different that they can no longer interbreed. 4.6.3.2 Worksheets 7.7.1, 7.7.1 and 7.7.3; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 75/76 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.8 Evidence of natural selection and Understand how scientific theories develop over time. Plan experiments to test hypotheses. 4.6.3.4 Worksheet 7.8; Practical sheets 7.8.1 and 7.8.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 1 75/76 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.9 Key concept: fitting the pieces of the jigsaw Understand the work of Mendel, Darwin and Wallace. Appreciate that the contributions of many scientists led to gene theory being developed. 4.6.3.1; 4.6.3.2; 4.6.3.3 Worksheets 7.9.1, 7.9.2 and 7.9.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 11 Term 1 75/76 C: 8 Chemical analysis 8.6 Flame tests Carry out flame test procedures. Identify the colours of flames of ions. Identify substances from the results of the tests. 4.8.3.1 Practical sheet 8.6.1; Worksheet 8.6.1; Technician’s notes 8.6.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 75/76 C: 8 Chemical analysis 8.7 Metal Recognise the precipitate colour of metal hydroxides. Explain how to use sodium hydroxide to test for metal ions. Write balanced equations for producing insoluble metal hydroxides. 4.8.3.2 Practical sheet 8.7.1; Worksheet 8.7.1; Technician’s notes 8.7.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Slideshow Year 11 Term 1 75/76 C: 8 Chemical analysis 8.8 Tests for anions Identify the tests for carbonates. Explain the tests for halides and sulfates. Identify anions and cations from the results of tests. 4.8.3.3, 4.8.3.4, 4.8.3.5 Practical sheets 8.8.1 and 8.8.2; Worksheet 8.8.1; Technician’s notes 8.8.1 and 8.8.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 75/76 P: 6 Waves and light 6.16 List some properties of microwaves. Describe how microwaves are used for communications. 4.6.2.1, 4.6.2.2, 4.6.2.4 Worksheet 6.16 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Understand the effects of the development of antibiotic resistance on the treatment of disease. Year 11 Term 1 77/78 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.11 Describe how to reduce the rate of development of antibiotic resistance. Understand the requirement for, and the impact of, new antibiotics. 4.6.3.7 Worksheets 7.11.1 and 7.11.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 77/78 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.12 Selective breeding Describe the process of selective breeding. Recall how selective breeding enables humans to choose desirable characteristics in animals and plants. Explain how selective breeding can lead to inbreeding. 4.6.2.3 Worksheets 7.12.1 and 7.12.2; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 1 77/78 C: 8 Chemical analysis 8.9 Required practical: Use chemical tests to identify the ions in unknown single ionic Describe how to carry out experiments safely using the correct manipulation of apparatus for the qualitative analysis of ions. Make and record observations using flame tests and precipitation methods. 4.8.3 Prac 7 Practical sheets 8.9.1 and 8.9.2, Technician’s notes 8.9.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Identify unknown ions in chemical compounds. Year 11 Term 1 77/78 C: 8 Chemical analysis 8.10 methods Identify advantages of instrumental methods compared with the chemical tests. Describe some instrumental techniques. Explain the data provided by instrumental techniques. 4.8.3.6 Worksheets 8.10.1 and 8.10.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 11 Term 1 77/78 C: 8 Chemical analysis 8.11 Flame emission Describe flame emission spectroscopy. Identify the advantages of instrumental methods compared with the chemical tests. Interpret an instrumental result using a reference set. 4.8.3.7 Practical sheet 8.11.1; Worksheet 8.11.1; Technician notes 8.11.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 11 Term 1 77/78 C: 8 Chemical analysis End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test Year 11 Term 1 77/78 P: 6 Waves and light 6.19 Lenses Understand what a lens does. 4.6.2.5 Worksheets 6.19.1, 6.19.2 and 6.19.3; Technician’s notes 6.19 Quick starter Homework worksheet
Draw ray diagrams to show the formation of images by lenses. Describe the difference between a real and a virtual image. Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 1 77/78 P: 6 Waves and light 6.20 Images and Draw ray diagrams to show the formation of real and virtual images by lenses. Calculate the magnification of an image. 4.6.2.5 Worksheets 6.20.1, 6.20.2 and 6.20.3; Technician’s notes 6.20 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 77/78 P: 6 Waves and light 6.21 Emission and of infrared radiation Realise that all bodies emit and absorb infrared radiation. Compare emission and absorption of radiation from different surfaces. Define a perfect black body. Explain that the intensity and distribution of wavelengths of any emission depend on the temperature of the body. 4.6.3.1, 4.6.3.2 Worksheets 6.21.1, 6.21.2 and 6.21.3; Practical sheet 6.21; Technician’s notes 6.21 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 79/80 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.13 new plant varieties Describe the process of selective breeding. Recall how selective breeding enables humans 4.6.2.3 Worksheets 7.13.1 and 7.13.2; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
to choose desirable characteristics in plants. Year 11 Term 1 79/80 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.14 Genetic Explain what is meant by the term genetic engineering. Give examples of how plant crops have been genetically engineered to improve products and describe how fungus cells are engineered to produce human insulin. 4.6.2.4 Worksheets 7.14.1 and 7.14.2; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 11 Term 1 79/80 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.15 modified crops: the science Explain the benefits of genetic modification in a range of crops. Explain the ethical concerns about genetic engineering. 4.6.2.4 Worksheet 7.15 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 79/80 C: 9 The atmosphere 9.1 of gases in the Identify the gases of the atmosphere. Recall the proportions of gases. Explain how the balance of the gases is maintained. 4.9.1.1 Worksheets 9.1.1 and 9.1.2; Technician’s notes 9.1.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 11 Term 1 79/80 C: 9 The atmosphere 9.2 The Earth’s early Describe ideas about the Earth’s early atmosphere. Interpret evidence about the Earth’s early atmosphere. 4.9.1.2 Worksheet 9.2.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Evaluate different theories about the Earth’s early atmosphere. Homework quiz – higher Video Year 11 Term 1 79/80 C: 9 The atmosphere 9.3 How oxygen increased Identify the processes allowing oxygen levels to increase. Explain the role of algae in the composition of the atmosphere. Recall the equation for photosynthesis. 4.9.1.3 Worksheet 9.3.1; Presentation 9.3.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Slideshow Year 11 Term 1 79/80 P: 6 Waves and light 6.22 of the Earth (Higher tier only) Describe how the atmosphere absorbs radiation in a way that varies with wavelength. List the factors affecting the temperature of the Earth. Explain how the temperature of an object is related to the radiation absorbed and radiation emitted. 4.6.3.2, 4.6.2.2 Worksheets 6.22.1, 6.22.2, 6.22.3 and 6.22.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 1 79/80 P: 6 Waves and light 6.23 Maths skills: Using and Select and apply the equations T = 1/f and v = f Substitute numerical values into equations using appropriate units. 4.6.1.2 Worksheet 6.23 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
adult cell cloning in animals. Year 11 Term 1 81/82 C: 9 The atmosphere 9.4 How carbon dioxide Describe the main changes in the atmosphere over time. Describe some of the likely causes of these changes. Explain how the deposits of limestone, coal, crude oil and gas were formed. 4.9.1.4 Worksheet 9.4.1; Technician’s notes 9.4.1; Presentations 9.4.1 and 9.4.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 81/82 C: 9 The atmosphere 9.5 Key: concept: gases Describe the greenhouse gases. Explain the greenhouse effect. Explain these processes as the interaction of short and long wavelength radiation with matter. 4.9.2.1 Worksheet 9.5.1; Presentation 9.5.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 11 Term 1 81/82 C: 9 The atmosphere 9.6 Human activities Describe two activities that increase the amounts of carbon dioxide and methane. Evaluate the quality of evidence in a report about global climate change. Recognise the importance of peer review of results and of communicating 4.9.2.2 Worksheet 9.6.1; Presentations 9.6.1 and Presentation 9.6.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Video
results to a wide range of audiences. Year 11 Term 1 81/82 P: 7 Electromagnetism 7.1 and magnetic forces Explain what is meant by the poles of a magnet. Plot the magnetic field around a bar magnet. Describe magnetic materials and induced magnetism. 4.7.1.1, 4.7.1.2 Worksheet 7.1; Practical sheet 7.1; Technician’s notes 7.1; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 81/82 P: 7 Electromagnetism 7.2 and magnetic fields Describe the Earth’s magnetic field. Describe the magnetic effect of a current. 4.7.1.2, 4.7.2.1 Worksheet 7.2; Practical sheet 7.2; Technician’s notes 7.2; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 1 81/82 P: 7 Electromagnetism 7.3 The magnetic effect of a solenoid Draw the magnetic field around a conducting wire and a solenoid. Describe the force on a wire in a magnetic field. 4.7.2.1, 4.7.2.2 Worksheets 7.3.1 and 7.3.2; Practical sheet 7.3; Technician’s notes 7.3; PowerPoint presentation; Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 1 83/84 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.19 The tree of life Describe how living things have been classified into groups using a system devised by Linnaeus. Describe how new models of classification have developed. 4.6.4 Worksheets 7.19.1, 7.19.2 and 7.19.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 11 Term 1 83/84 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.20 survival? List the causes of extinction. 4.6.3.6 Worksheets 7.20.1, 7.20.2 and 7.20.3; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet
Explain how new predators, competitors and diseases can lead to extinctions. Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 11 Term 1 83/84 B: 7 Variation and evolution 7.21 Maths skills: Using charts and graphs to display data Understand when and how to use bar charts. Understand how to show sub-groups on bar charts. Understand how to plot histograms. Worksheets 7.21.1 and 7.21.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Video Year 11 Term 1 83/84 B: 7 Variation and evolution End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test Year 11 Term 1 83/84 C: 9 The atmosphere 9.7 Global climate change Describe four potential effects of global climate change. Discuss the scale and risk of global climate change. Discuss the environmental implications of climate change. 4.9.2.3 Worksheet 9.7.1; Presentation 9.7.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 1 83/84 C: 9 The atmosphere 9.8 Carbon footprint and its reduction Explain that the carbon footprint can be reduced by reducing emissions of 4.9.2.4 Worksheet 9.8.1; Presentation 9.8.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet
carbon dioxide and methane. Describe how emissions of carbon dioxide can be reduced. Describe how emissions of methane can be reduced. Homework quiz Video Year 11 Term 1 83/84 C: 9 The atmosphere 9.9 on carbon footprint reduction Give reasons why actions to reduce levels of carbon dioxide and methane may be limited. Give reasons why methane is difficult to reduce. 4.9.2.4 Worksheets 9.9.1 and 9.9.2; Presentation 9.9.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 83/84 C: 9 The atmosphere 9.12 Maths skills: Use ratios, fractions and Use fractions and percentages to describe the composition of mixtures. Use ratios to determine the mass of products expected. Calculate percentage yields in chemical reactions. 4.9.1.1; 4.3.3.1 Worksheets 9.12.1 and 9.12.2; Technician’s notes 9.12.1; Presentation 9.12.1 Video Year 11 Term 1 83/84 P: 7 Electromagnetism 7.4 in action Describe simple uses of electromagnets. Explain how an electric bell works. 4.7.2.1 Worksheets 7.4.1, 7.4.2 and 7.4.3; Practical sheet 7.4; Technician’s notes 7.4; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Describe stable and unstable populations. Slideshow Year 11 Term 2 85/86 B: 8 Ecology in action 8.3 Describe how changes in one population affect another. Explain interdependent relationships. Explain how population cycles have cyclical changes. 4.7.1.3; 4.7.2.1 Worksheets 8.3.1 and 8.3.2; Practical sheet 8.3; Technician’s notes 8.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 85/86 B: 8 Ecology in action 8.4 Looking at trophic levels Explain trophic levels. Explain and construct pyramids of biomass. Explain the difficulties in constructing pyramids. 4.7.2.1; 4.7.4.1; 4.7.4.2 Worksheets 8.4.1, 8.4.2 and 8.4.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 85/86 C: 9 The atmosphere 9.10 pollutants from fuels Describe how carbon monoxide, soot, sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen are produced by burning fuels. Predict the products of combustion of a fuel knowing the composition of the fuel. Predict the products of combustion of a fuel knowing the conditions in which it is used. 4.9.3.1 Worksheets 9.10.1, 9.10.2, 9.10.3 and 9.10.4; Technician’s notes 9.10.1; Presentation 9.10.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Slideshow
Year 11 Term 2 85/86 C: 9 The atmosphere 9.11 and effects of pollutants Describe and explain the problems caused by increased amounts of oxides of carbon, sulfur and nitrogen as pollutants in the air. Describe and explain the effects of acid rain. Evaluate the role of particulates in damaging human health. 4.9.3.2 Worksheets 9.11.1 and 9.11.2; Presentations 9.11.1 and 9.11.2, Graph plotters 9.1.1 and 9.1.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Homework quiz – higher Year 11 Term 2 85/86 C: 9 The atmosphere End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test Year 11 Term 2 85/86 P: 7 Electromagnetism 7.7 (Higher tier only) Describe how a loudspeaker works. Compare loudspeakers and headphones. 4.7.2.4 Worksheets 7.7.1 and 7.7.2; Technician’s notes 7.7; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 85/86 P: 7 Electromagnetism 7.8 The generator effect (Higher tier only) Describe how a current is induced in a wire when it moves in a magnetic field. Identify the factors that affect the size and direction of the induced current or induced potential difference. 4.7.3.1 Worksheet 7.8; Practical sheet 7.8; Technician’s notes 7.8; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz coil
Year 11 Term 2 85/86 P: 7 Electromagnetism 7.9 Key concept: The link between electricity and (Higher tier only) Explore how electricity and magnetism are connected. 4.7 Worksheets 7.9.1 and 7.9.2; Practical sheet 7.9.1, 7.9.2, 7.9.3 and 7.9.4; Technician’s notes 7.9; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 2 87/88 B: 8 Ecology in action 8.5 biomass Identify how biomass is lost. Calculate the efficiency of biomass transfers. Explain the impact of biomass loss on the numbers of organisms. 4.7.4.3 Worksheets 8.5.1, 8.5.2 and 8.5.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 11 Term 2 87/88 B: 8 Ecology in action 8.6 for Describe how competition impacts on populations. Explain why animals in the same habitat are in competition. Explain interspecific and intraspecific competition. 4.7.1.1; 4.7.1.3 Worksheets 8.6.1, 8.6.2 and 8.6.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 2 87/88 B: 8 Ecology in action 8.7 Required practical: Measure the size of a Describe a suitable method to investigate a population. Estimate the size of a population. 4.7.2.1 Prac 9 Worksheet 8.7; Practical sheet 8.7; Technician’s notes 8.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
from different sources, including pH, dissolved solids and Evaluate methods and suggest possible improvements and further investigations. Year 11 Term 2 87/88 P: 7 Electromagnetism 7.10 Using the generator effect (Higher tier only) Explain how moving-coil microphones use the generator effect. Explain how a dynamo generates direct current and an alternator generates alternating current. For a dynamo and alternator, draw and interpret graphs of potential difference generated in the against time. 4.7.3.2, 4.7.3.3 Worksheets 7.10.1 and 7.10.2; Practical sheet 7.10; Technician’s notes 7.10; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 87/88 P: 7 Electromagnetism 7.11 (Higher tier only) Explain how a transformer both uses and produces alternating current Explain the relationship between the number of turns in the primary coil 4.7.3.4 Worksheet 7.11; Practical sheet 7.11; Technician’s notes 7.11; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
and the number in the secondary coil Calculate the current that needs to be provided to produce a particular power output. Year 11 Term 2 87/88 P: 7 Electromagnetism 7.12 Maths skills: equations (content Higher tier only) Change the subject of an equation. 4.7.2.2, 4.7.3.4 Worksheets 7.12.1 and 7.12.2; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 87/88 P: 7 Electromagnetism End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Assessment End of chapter test Year 11 Term 2 89/90 B: 8 Ecology in action 8.8 Adapting for survival in animals Recall why animals have adaptations. Explain some adaptations. Use surface area to volume ratios to explain some adaptations. 4.7.1.4 Worksheets 8.8.1; 8.8.2 and 8.8.3; Practical sheet 8.8; Technician’s notes 8.8 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 2 89/90 B: 8 Ecology in action 8.9 Adapting for survival in plants Identify some adaptations of plants and bacteria. Explain the importance of plant adaptations. 4.7.1.4 Worksheets 8.9.1, 8.9.2 and 8.9.3; Practical sheet 8.9; Technician’s notes 8.9 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Explain a range of plant adaptations. Year 11 Term 2 89/90 B: 8 Ecology in action 8.10 Cycling materials Recall that many materials are recycled in nature. Explain the stages in the water and decay cycles. Explain the importance of recycling materials. 4.7.2.2; 4.7.2.3 Worksheets 8.10.1 and 8.10.2; Practical sheet 8.10 (demonstration); Technician’s notes 8.10 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 11 Term 2 89/90 C: 10 Sustainable development 10.4 Waste water treatment Explain how waste water is treated. Describe how sewage is treated. Compare the ease of treating waste, ground and salt water. 4.10.1.3 Worksheets 10.4.1, 10.4.2 and 10.4.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Video Year 11 Term 2 89/90 C: 10 Sustainable development 10.5 methods of metal extraction (Higher tier only) Describe the process of phytomining. Describe the process of bioleaching. Evaluate alternative biological methods of metal extraction. 4.10.1.4 Practical sheet 10.5.1; Worksheets 10.5.1 and 10.5.2; Technician’s notes 10.5.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 89/90 C: 10 Sustainable development 10.6 Life cycle and recycling Describe the components of a life cycle assessment (LCA). Interpret LCAs of materials or products from information. 4.10.2.1 Worksheets 10.6.1 and 10.6.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz