Year 9 Term 1 7/8 1.7 Dissipation of energy Explain ways of reducing unwanted energy transfer. Describe what affects the rate of cooling of a building. Understand that energy is dissipated. 6.1.2.1 Worksheet 1.7.1, 17.7.2, 1.7.3; Practical sheet 1.7.1, 1.7.2; Technician’s notes 1.7 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 7/8 1.8 Energy efficiency Explain what is meant by energy efficiency. Calculate the efficiency of energy transfers. Find out conservation of energy. 6.1.2.2 Worksheet 1.8.1, 1.8.2; Practical sheet 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 9/10 1.10 Using energy resources Describe the main energy sources available for use on Earth. Distinguish between renewable and non-renewable sources. Explain the ways in the energy resources are used. 6.1.3 Worksheet 1.10; Practical sheet 1.10; Technician’s notes 1.10 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 11/12 1.11 Global energy supplies Analyse global trends in energy use. Understand what the issues are when using energy resources. 6.1.3 Worksheet 1.11.1, 1.11.2, 1.11.3; Practical 1.11; Technician’s notes 1.11 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 11/12 1.12 Key concept: Energy transfer To understand why energy is a key concept in science. To use ideas about energy stores and energy transfers to explain what energy does. To understand why accounting for energy transfers is a useful idea. 6.1 Worksheet 1.12.1, 1.12.2; 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 2 13/14 1.13 Maths skills: Calculations using significant figures Substitute numerical values into equations and use appropriate Change the subject of an equation. Give an answer to an appropriate number of significant figures. 6.1 Worksheet 1.13.1, 1.13.2, 1.13.3, Technician’s notes 1.13 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 13/14 1.14 skills: Handling data Recognise the difference between mean, mode and median. Explain the use of tables and frequency tables. Explain when to use scatter diagrams, bar charts and histograms. 6.1 Worksheet 1.14.1, 1.14.2, 1.14.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 13/14 Assessments End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Chapter 2: Electricity (13 lessons) Year 9 Term 2 15/16 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. 6.2.1.1; 6.2.1.2; 6.2.1.3 Worksheets 2.3.1, 2.3.2 and 2.3.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 15/16 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. 6.2.2 Worksheets 2.4.1, 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 2 17/18 2.5 Investigating circuits Classify materials as either conducting or insulating. Use series circuits to test components and make measurements. Carry out calculations on series circuits. 6.2.2 Worksheets 2.5.1, 2.5.2 and 2.5.3; Practical sheet 2.1; Technician’s notes 2.1 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 9 Term 2 21/22 2.9 Control circuits Use a thermistor and light-dependent resistor (LDR). Investigate the properties of thermistors, LDRs and diodes. 6.2.1.4 Worksheet 2.9; Practical sheet 2.9; Technician’s notes 2.9 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 21/22 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. 6.2.3.1; 6.2.3.2 Worksheets 2.10.1, 2.10.2 and 2.10.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 2 23/24 2.11 Transmitting electricity Describe how electricity is transmitted using the National Grid. Explain why electrical power is transmitted at high potential differences. Understand the role of transformers. 6.2.4.3 Worksheet 2.11 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 23/24 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. 6.2.4.2 Worksheets 2.12.1, 2.12.2 and 2.12.3; Practical sheet 2.12; Technician’s notes 2.12 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 25/26 2.13 Calculating power Calculate power. Use power equations to solve problems. Consider power ratings and changes in stored energy. 6.2.4.1; 6.2.4.2 Worksheets 2.13.1, 2.13.2 and 2.13.3; Practical sheet 2.13; Technician’s notes 2.13 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 25/26 2.14 Partial coverage only Key concept: What’s the difference between potential difference and current? Understand the concepts of current and potential difference. the concepts of current and potential difference. Use these concepts to explain various situations. 6.2.1 Worksheet 2.14; Practical sheet 2.14.1, 2.14.2 and 2.14.3; Technician’s notes 2.14 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow
Year 9 Term 3 31/32 3.4 Internal energy Describe the particle model of matter. Understand what is by the internal energy of a system. Describe the effect of heating on the energy stored within a system. 6.3.2.1 Worksheet 3.4; Practical 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 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. Explain specific heat capacity. 6.3.2.2 Worksheet 3.5; Practical sheet 3.5; Technician’s notes 3.5 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 3 33/34 3.6 Latent heat Explain what is by latent heat. Describe that when a change of state occurs it changes the energy stored but not the temperature. Perform calculations involving specific latent heat. 6.3.2.3 Worksheet 3.6; Practical 3.6; Technician’s notes 3.6 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 3 35/36 3.7 Partial coverage only Particle motion in 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. 6.3.3.1 Worksheet 3.7; Practical sheet 3.7; Technician’s notes 3.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 3 35/36 3.9 Key concept: Particle model and changes of state Use the particle model to explain states of matter. Use about energy and bonds to explain changes of state. Explain the relationship between temperature and energy. 6.3 Worksheet 3.9; Practical sheet 3.9; Technician’s notes 3.9 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 9 Term 3 37/38 3.10 Maths skills: Drawing and interpreting graphs Plot a graph of temperature against time, choosing a suitable scale. Draw a line of best fit (which may be a curve). Interpret a graph of temperature against time. 6.3 Worksheet 3.10; Practical sheet 3.10; Technician’s notes 3.10 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 37/38 Assessment End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Chapter 4: Atomic Structure (9 lessons) Year 10 Term 1 39/40 4.1 Atomic structure Describe the structure of the atom. Use symbols to represent particles. Describe ionisation. 6.4.1.1 6.4.1.2 Worksheets 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 39/40 4.2 Radioactive decay Describe radioactive decay. Describe the types of nuclear radiation. Understand the processes of alpha decay and beta decay. 6.4.2.1 Worksheets 4.2.1, 4.2.2 and 4.2.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 1 41/42 4.3 Partial coverage only Background radiation Describe how different types of radiation have different ionising power. Recall the different penetrating powers of alpha, beta and gamma radiation. 6.4.2.4 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 41/42 4.4 Nuclear equations Understand nuclear equations. Write balanced nuclear equations for alpha decay. Write balanced nuclear equations for beta decay. 6.4.2.2 Worksheets 4.4.1, 4.4.2 and 4.4.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 10 Term 1 43/44 4.5 Partial coverage only Radioactive half-life Explain what is meant by radioactive half-life. Calculate half-life. 6.4.2.1; 6.4.2.3 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 43/44 4.6 Partial coverage only Hazards and uses of radiation Describe radioactive contamination. 6.4.2.4 Worksheets 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 4.6.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 45/46 4.7 Irradiation Explain what is meant by irradiation. Understand the distinction between contamination and irradiation. Appreciate the importance of communication between scientists. 6.4.2.4 Worksheets 4.7.1, 4.7.2 and 4.7.3 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 1 47/48 4.12 Key concept: Developing 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. 6.4.1.3 Worksheet 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 4.13 Maths skills: Using ratios and proportional reasoning Calculate radioactive half-life from a curve of best fit. Calculate the net decline in radioactivity. 6.4.2.3 Worksheet 4.13.1, 4.13.2 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 49/50 Assessments End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect End of teaching block test Collins Connect Mid-course test (chapters 1 to 4) Collins Connect (end of year test) Chapter 5: Forces (17 lessons) Year 10 Term 2 49/50 5.1 Forces Describe a force. Recognise the difference between contact and non-contact forces. State examples of scalar and vector quantities. 6.5.1.1; 6.5.1.2 Worksheet 5.1.1, 5.1.2 and 5.1.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 10 Term 3 63/64 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. 6.5.3 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 63/64 5.19 Required practical: Investigate the relationship 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. 6.5.3 Worksheets 5.19.1, 5.19.2 and 5.19.3 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 65/66 5.20 Key concept: Forces and acceleration 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. 6.5 Worksheets 5.20.1, 5.20.2 and 5.20.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 3 65/66 5.21 Maths skills: Making estimates of calculations Estimate the results of simple calculations. Round numbers to make an estimate. Calculate order of magnitude. 6.5 Worksheets 5.21.1, 5.21.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 67/68 Assessments End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Chapter 6: Waves and light (14 lessons)
Year 10 Term 3 67/68 6.1 Describing waves Describe wave motion. Define wavelength and frequency. Apply the relationship between wavelength, frequency and wave velocity. 6.6.1.2 Worksheets 6.6.1, 6.6.2, 6.6.3, 6.6.4, 6.6.5 and 6.6.6 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 69/70 6.2 Partial coverage only Transverse and longitudinal waves Compare the motion of transverse and longitudinal waves. Explain why waves are transverse waves. Explain why sound waves are longitudinal waves. 6.6.1.1; 6.6.1.2 Worksheets 6.2.1, 6.2.2 and 6.2.3; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 69/70 6.3 Key concept: Transferring energy or information by waves To understand that all waves have common properties. To understand how waves can be used to carry information. To understand various applications of energy transfer by different types of electromagnetic waves. 6.6 Worksheets 6.3.1, 6.3.2 and 6.3.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 71/72 6.4 Partial coverage only Measuring wave speeds Explain how the speed of sound in air can be measured. Explain how the speed of water ripples can be measured. 6.6.1.2 Worksheets 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.4.3 (first sections only); Practical sheet 6.4; Technician’s notes 6.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 3 71/72 6.5 Required practical: Measuring the wavelength, frequency and speed of waves in a ripple tank and waves in a solid Develop techniques for making observations of waves. Select suitable apparatus to measure frequency and wavelength. Use data to answer questions. 6.6.1.2 Worksheets 6.5.1, 6.5.2 and 6.5.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 11 Term 1 73/74 6.6 Partial coverage only Reflection and refraction of waves Describe reflection, transmission and absorption of waves. Construct ray diagrams to illustrate refraction. 6.6.2.2 Worksheets 6.6.1, 6.6.2 and 6.6.3 (not all questions required); Practical sheets 6.6.1, 6.6.2 and 6.6.3; Technician’s notes 6.6.1, 6.6.2 and 6.6.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 73/74 6.11 The electromagnetic spectrum Recall the similarities and differences between transverse and longitudinal waves. Recognise that electromagnetic waves are transverse waves. Describe the main groupings and wavelength ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum. 6.6.2.1 Worksheets 6.11.1, 6.11.2 and 6.11.3 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 75/76 6.12 Reflection, refraction and wave fronts 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 terms of the difference in velocity of the waves in different substances. 6.6.2.2 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 Year 11 Term 1 75/76 6.13 Gamma rays and List the properties of gamma rays and X-rays. Compare gamma rays and X-rays. 6.6.2.1; 6.6.2.2; 6.6.2.3; 6.6.2.4 Worksheets 6.13.1, 6.14.2 and 6.13.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 11 Term 1 77/78 6.14 Ultraviolet 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. 6.6.2.1; 6.6.2.2; 6.6.2.3; 6.6.2.4 Worksheet 6.14; Practical 6.14; Technician’s notes 6.14 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 1 77/78 6.15 Required practical: Investigate how the amount of infrared radiation absorbed or radiated by a surface depends on the nature of that 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. 6.6.2.2 Worksheet 6.15; Practical sheet 6.15; Technician’s notes 6.15 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 1 79/80 6.16 Microwaves List some properties of microwaves. Describe how microwaves are used for communications. 6.6.2.1; 6.6.2.4 Worksheet 6.16 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 79/80 6.17 Radio and microwave communication Describe how waves are used for television and radio communications. Describe how microwaves are used in satellite communications. Describe the reflection and refraction of radio waves. 6.6.2.1; 6.6.2.3; 6.6.2.4 Worksheets 6.17.1, 6.17.2 and 6.17.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 81/82 6.23 Partial coverage only Maths skills: Using and rearranging equations Select and the equations T = 1/f and v = f . Substitute numerical values into equations using appropriate units. Change the subject of an equation. 6.6 Worksheets 6.23.1, 6.23.2 and 6.23.3; Practical sheet 6.23; Technician’s notes 6.23 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 81/82 Assessments End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect End of teaching block test Collins Connect Chapter 7: Electromagnetism (7 lessons)