Ratcliffe-College-Key-Stage-3-Handbook-2016-2017
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Science<br />
In Years 7 and 8, you will be taught Science as one subject. The National<br />
Curriculum QCA scheme of work is followed. In Year 9, you will be taught the<br />
three separate sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics), as part of the first<br />
stage of the GCSE course.<br />
What you will study:<br />
Year 7<br />
‣ Cells and Reproduction.<br />
‣ Environment, Variation and Classification.<br />
‣ Acids and Alkalis and Chemical Reactions.<br />
‣ Solids, Liquids and Gases.<br />
‣ Energy resources.<br />
‣ Electrical circuits.<br />
‣ Forces and their effects.<br />
‣ The Solar System and beyond.<br />
Year 8<br />
‣ Food and Digestion.<br />
‣ Respiration.<br />
‣ Microbes and Disease.<br />
‣ Ecology.<br />
‣ Atoms and Elements.<br />
‣ Compound and Mixtures.<br />
‣ Rocks and Weathering.<br />
‣ Heating and Cooling.<br />
‣ Magnets and Electromagnets.<br />
‣ Light, Sound and Hearing.<br />
Teaching approaches:<br />
You will work individually during lessons but for most practical sessions you will<br />
work in small groups. You will have the opportunity to use data logging equipment<br />
and also use the computer rooms to carry out your own research when working<br />
on projects. At times, you will produce wall displays and also have the<br />
opportunity to spend time on scientific investigations with some of the topics<br />
studied.<br />
How you will be assessed<br />
Your classwork and preps will be regularly marked for effort and attainment. At<br />
the end of each topic you will have a unit test and there will be class tests and<br />
internal examinations to monitor your knowledge and understanding of the work<br />
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