Year 9 Curriculum Information Booklet 2017-2018

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students develop the skills of a scientist and learn to master the manipulative skills required for further study or jobs in STEM subjects. Questions in the written exams will draw on the knowledge and understanding students have gained by carrying out the practical activities; these questions will count for at least 15% of the overall marks for the qualification. As this is a linear course students will be regularly assessed on all the prior concepts they have covered at the end of every topic. Topic 1: Cell structure and transport Students will study the following: The uses of microscopes REQUIRED PRACTICAL: USING A LIGHT MICROSCOPE Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells Cell specialisation Transport into and out of cells (diffusion, osmosis and active transport) REQUIRED PRACTICAL: INVESTIGATING OSMOSIS Exchange materials in plants and animals including anatomy and key concepts such as surface area to volume ratios Topic 2: Cell division Students will study the following: Cell division Growth and differentiation Stem cells Ethical issues regarding Stem cells Topic 3: Organisation and the digestive system Students will study the following: Tissues and organs The human digestive system The chemistry of food REQUIRED PRACTICAL: FOOD TESTS Catalysts and enzymes REQUIRED PRACTICAL: EFFECT OF pH ON AMYLASE Factors affecting enzyme action How the digestive system works Making digestion efficient
Topic 4 Organising animals and plants (part 1) Students will study the following: The blood The blood vessels The heart Helping the heart Breathing and gas exchange Additional Information Mrs. G. Sutton – Curriculum Leader for Science / Biology biology@stretfordgrammar.com Students select their GCSE options during Year 9, ready to begin these at the start of Year 10. The Year 9 Biology course is designed to accommodate those students who decide to follow the combined science course (worth 2 GCSEs) or the Separate Science course (worth 3 separate GCSEs).
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Page 7 and 8: Art Art is taught to all students a
Page 9: Biology We start the KS4 course at
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Page 15 and 16: Design Technology Using creativity
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