Perform calculations to support conclusions. Year 10 Term 1 5/6 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, 1.7.2, 1.7.3; Practical sheet 1.7.1, 1.7.2; Technician’s notes 1.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 1 5/6 1.8 Energy efficiency Explain what is meant by energy efficiency. Calculate the efficiency of energy transfers. Find out about 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 10 Term 1 5/6 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 which 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 10 Term 1 7/8 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, 1.11.2, 1.11.3; Practical sheet 1.11; Technician’s notes 1.11 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 1 7/8 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. 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
including the length of a wire at constant temperature and combinations of resistors in series and parallel Year 10 Term 2 13/14 2.9 Control circuits Use a thermistor and 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 10 Term 2 15/16 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 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 10 Term 2 15/16 2.11 Transmitting electricity Describe how electricity is transmitted using the National Grid. Explain why electrical 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 10 Term 2 15/16 2.12 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 2.12; Technician’s notes 2.12 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 17/18 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 10 Term 2 17/18 2.14 Partial coverage only Key concept: What’s the difference between potential difference and current? Understand the concepts of current and potential difference. Apply the concepts of current and potential difference. Use these concepts to explain various situations. 6.2.1 Worksheet 2.14; Practical 2.14.1, 2.14.2 and 2.14.3; Technician’s notes 2.14 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 17/18 2.15 Maths skills: Using formulae and understanding graphs Recognise how algebraic equations define the relationships between variables. Solve simple algebraic equations by substituting numerical values. Describe relationships expressed in graphical form. 6.2 Worksheet 2.15.1, 2.15.2 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 19/20 Assessments End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect End of teaching block test Collins Connect Chapter 3: Particle of matter (9 lessons) Year 10 Term 2 19/20 3.1 Density Describe differences in density for different states of matter. Calculate density for the different states of matter. Calculate density. 6.3.1.1 Worksheet 3.1; Practical sheet 3.1; Technician’s notes 3.1 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 19/20 3.2 Required practical: To investigate 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. 6.3.1.1 Worksheet 3.2; Practical sheet 3.2; Technician’s notes 3.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
constant volume changes its pressure. Year 10 Term 2 23/24 3.9 Key concept: Particle model and changes of state Use the particle model to explain states of matter. Use ideas 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 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 25/26 3.10 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 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 3 25/26 Assessment End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Chapter 4: Atomic Structure (9 lessons) Year 10 Term 3 25/26 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 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 27/28 4.2 Radioactive decay Describe radioactive decay. Describe the 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 3 27/28 4.3 Partial coverage only Background radiation Describe how different types of radiation have different ionising power. 6.4.2.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Recall the different penetrating powers of alpha, beta and gamma radiation. Year 10 Term 3 27/28 4.4 Nuclear equations Understand nuclear equations. Write balanced nuclear equations for alpha decay. 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 3 29/30 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 3 29/30 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 3 29/30 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 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 31/32 4.12 Key concept: Developing ideas for the structure of the atom Understand how 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 3 31/32 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 Worksheet 4.13.1, 4.13.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 3 33/34 Assessments End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect
Understand how weight is an effect of gravitational fields. Year 11 Term 1 37/38 5.7 Forces and motion Understand what a does. Explain what happens to an object if all the forces acting on it cancel each out. Analyse how this applies to everyday situations. 6.5.4.2.1 Worksheet 5.7.1, 5.7.2 and 5.7.3; Practical 5.7; Technician’s notes 5.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 37/38 5.8 Resultant forces Calculate the resultant from opposing 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. 6.5.1.3 (centre of mass) 6.5.1.4 Worksheets 5.8.1, 5.8.2 and 5.8.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 39/40 5.9 Forces and acceleration Explain what happens to the motion of an object when the resultant force is not zero. Analyse situations in a non-zero resultant force is acting. Explain what inertia is. 6.5.4.2.1; 6.5.4.2.2 Practical sheets 5.9.1, 5.9.2 and 5.9.3; Technician’s notes 5.9 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 39/40 5.10 Required practical: Investigating the acceleration of an object Plan an investigation to explore an idea. Analyse results to identify patterns and draw conclusions. Compare results with scientific theory. 6.5.4.2.2 Worksheets 5.10.1, 5.10.2 and 5.10.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 39/40 5.11 Newton’s third law Identify force pairs. Understand and be able to apply Newton’s third law. 6.5.4.2.3 Worksheets 5.11.1, 5.11.2 and 5.11.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 11 Term 1 41/42 5.12 Partial coverage only Momentum Explain what is meant by momentum. 6.5.5.1; 6.5.5.2 Worksheets 5.12.1, 5.12.2 and 5.12.3 sections only) Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 41/42 5.13 Keeping safe on the road Explain the factors that affect stopping distance. Explain the dangers caused by large deceleration. Estimate the forces involved in the deceleration of a road vehicle. 6.5.5.3.1; 6.5.4.3.2; 6.5.4.3.3; 6.5.4.3.4 Worksheets 5.13.1, 5.13.2 and 5.13.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 41/42 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 11 Term 1 43/44 5.19 Required practical: Investigate the relationship between 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 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 43/44 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 11 Term 1 43/44 5.21 Maths skills: Making estimates of calculations Estimate the results of simple calculations. 6.5 Worksheets 5.21.1, 5.21.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet
Round numbers to make an estimate. Calculate order of magnitude. Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 45/46 Assessments End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect Chapter 6: Waves and light (14 lessons) Year 11 Term 1 45/46 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 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.1.5 and 6.1.6 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 45/46 6.2 Partial coverage only Transverse and longitudinal waves Compare the motion of transverse and longitudinal Explain why water 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 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 47/48 6.3 Key concept: Transferring energy or information by 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 11 Term 1 47/48 6.4 Partial coverage only Measuring wave speeds Explain how the of sound in air can be measured. Explain how the 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 11 Term 1 47/48 6.5 Required practical: Measuring the Develop techniques for making observations of waves. 6.6.1.2 Worksheets 6.5.1, 6.5.2 and 6.5.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet
wavelength, frequency and of waves in a ripple tank and waves in a solid Select suitable apparatus to measure frequency and wavelength. Use data to answer questions. Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 49/50 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 2 49/50 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 2 49/50 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 2 51/52 6.13 Gamma rays and X-rays 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 Worksheets 6.13.1, 6.14.2 and 6.13.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
6.6.2.4 Year 11 Term 2 51/52 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 sheet 6.14; Technician’s notes 6.14 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 2 51/52 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 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 2 53/54 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 2 53/54 6.17 Radio and microwave communication Describe how radio 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 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 2 53/54 6.23 Partial coverage only Maths skills: Using and rearranging equations Select and apply 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 2 55/56 Assessments End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect