Science department information for parents- Yr 9
Pupils will be taught the following topics as below:
Term 1
Graphs - lines of best fit
Pressure and moments-
What is pressure?
What are hydraulics?
What are pneumatics?
How do levers work?
Using counter weights
Moments Speed-
Calculating speed
Getting faster
How do forces affect speed?
How can we increase speed?
How does a parachute work?
First mock exam
Inheritance and selection-
Inherited variation
Environmental variation
Selective breeding
What is a clone?
Fit and healthy-
What do we mean by fit?
The breathing system and smoking
Drugs and alcohol
Movement and exercise
Second mock exam
Term 2
Plants and photosynthesis-
How do plants grow?
The role of the leaf in photosynthesis
What happens to glucose produced in the leaf?
What is the role of the root in photosynthesis?
Why are green plants important for the environment?
Reactions of metals and metal compounds-
Why are metals useful?
How do metals react with acids?
How do metal carbonates react with acids?
How do metal oxides react with metals?
How do alkalis react with acids?
Balancing equations Patterns of reactivity-
What makes metals change?
How do metals react with water?
Do all metals react with acids?
Can metals displace each other?
How is reactivity useful?
Third mock exam
Term 3
Biology Revision Programme
Chemistry Revision programme
Fourth mock exam
Term 4
Physics revision programme
SC1 revision programme
Fifth mock exam
Term 5
Revision programme on exam technique
SATs exams
Term 6
Following the SATs exams pupils
begin the Yr 10 syllabus
End of term
