Science
“Everybody is a Genius.
But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live It’s Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid”
Albert Einstein
At Ellesmere Park we want students to love learning science. Our 5-year curriculum is designed to allow students to gain fundamental knowledge of scientific principles and then apply this knowledge to higher level concepts. We want students to study science as a whole rather than as the separate disciplines of Biology, Chemistry and Physics so that they are able to understand how the world of science is connected. We want students to gain knowledge to be able to answer questions about the science that is all around them and be able to use this to evaluate the impact humans are having on the world we live in. To do this we ensure that students experience regular hands on, practical lessons where they are able to explain causes for their results, predict patterns and ask further questions about how this relates to the real world.
5-Year Science Curriculum overview, please see attachment below.
For more information about our Science curriculum, please contact the Head of Department at emma.palin@concilium-at.com
Year 7
Term | Focus | Student Outcomes |
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Autumn 1 |
Cells, atoms and the particle model |
Students will:
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Autumn 2 |
Energy |
Students will:
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Spring 1 |
Reproduction |
Students will:
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Spring 2 |
Forces |
Students will:
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Summer 1 |
Separating Mixtures |
Students will:
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Summer 2 |
Ecosystems |
Students will:
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Year 8
Term | Focus | Student Outcomes |
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Autumn 1 |
Light and sound waves |
Students will:
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Autumn 2 |
Acids, alkali’s and the periodic table |
Students will:
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Spring 1 |
Organ systems |
Students will:
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Spring 2 |
Electricity and magnetism |
Students will:
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Summer 1 |
Photosynthesis and the atmosphere |
Students will:
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Summer 2 |
Motion and space |
Students will:
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Year 9
Term | Focus | Student Outcomes |
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Autumn 1 |
Chemical reactions |
Students will:
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Autumn 2 - Spring 1 |
Matter and pressure |
Students will:
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Spring 2 - Summer 1 |
Inheritance |
Students will:
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Summer 2 |
Electromagnetic waves |
Students will:
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Year 10
Term | Focus | Student Outcomes |
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Autumn 1 - Spring 1 |
Transport over larger distances
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Students will:
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Spring 2 - Summer 1 |
Explaining change |
Students will:
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Summer 2 |
Building blocks for understanding |
Students will:
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Year 11
Term | Focus | Student Outcomes |
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Autumn 1 - Spring 1 |
Interactions over small and large distances
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Students will:
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Spring 2 |
Guiding spaceship Earth to a sustainable future |
Students will:
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Summer 1-2 |
Revision and GCSE exams |
AQA Synergy GCSE Combined science
Papers 3 and 4:
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Student studying Separate science GCSE.
This is a bespoke qualification in each of the disciples
Year 10
Term | Focus | Student Outcomes |
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Autumn 1-2 |
Atomic structure and the periodic table
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In Chemistry students will:
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Spring 1 |
Bonding, structure and properties of matter
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In Chemistry students will:
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Spring 2 |
Quantitative chemistry
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In Chemistry students will:
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Summer 1-2 |
Chemical changes
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In Chemistry students will:
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Year 11
Term | Focus | Student Outcomes |
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Autumn 1 |
Energy changes and
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In Chemistry students will:
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Autumn 2 |
Organic chemistry
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In Chemistry students will:
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Spring 1 |
Chemical analysis and
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In Chemistry students will:
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Spring 2 |
Using resources
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In Chemistry students will:
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