Science
In science, we want our students to be resilient, life-long learners with an inquisitive mind-set and curiosity about the world around them.
Year 7 Science
T1 - Matter - What is the Universe made up of?
T1-2- Organisms - How do micro-organisms play a role to keep us alive?
T2.2 - Forces- Would we weigh the same on the moon?
T3.1- Energy- How will we generate energy in the future?
T3.2- Reactions- How are new substances made?
T4- Ecosystems-Why is it important to ensure balance within an ecosystem?
T5.1- Electromagnets Are bigger batteries always better?
T5.2- Genes-Why do we look different to our siblings?
T6- Earth-How big is the solar system? Why do we experience different seasons in different countries?
Year 8 Science
T1.1- Reactions-What are chemical reactions and why are they useful?
T1.2- Electromagnets - Are bigger batteries always better?
T2.1- Genes-why do we look different to our siblings?
T2.2- Waves-Why do coloured objects seem to change colour when the colour of the light changes?
T3.1- Energy-How are you transferring energy reading this?
T3.2- Matter-What are plastics made of? Which metals are dangerously reactive?
T4 - Ecosystems- How does energy from the sun get transferred into energy our body can use?
T5.1-Earth- What causes climate change How can we conserve the Earth’s resources?
Year 9 Science
Year 10 Science
Year 11 Science
T2-C7-Organic chemistry - What are the natural sources of raw material needed for our fuels?
T2-C8-Chemical Analysis -Can pure substances be detected using a flame test?
T3-C9-Chemistry of the atmosphere - Can we slow down global warming?
T4-P2-Why is electric charge a fundamental property of matter?
T4-P5- Forces-How do Forces Interact With Objects?
T4-P7- Magnetism and Electromagnets - Is the Earth’s magnetic field induced?
Year 12 Chemistry
T1 Amount of substance - How do chemists know how much ingredient to put in drugs?
T1 Atomic structure - What is inside the atom?
T2 Alcohols - What makes alcohols so reactive?
T2 Haloalkanes - How do halogens change the properties of carbonyl compounds?
T3 Alkenes - What makes alkenes different to alkanes?
T3 Grp 2 and 7 - How do the groups vary?
T4 Intro to aromatics- Why are organic compounds so important?
Year 13 Chemistry
Year 12 Physics
Unit 1: Particles - How has CERN helped to advance technology?
Unit 2: Quantum Phenomena -How has emission spectra improved our understanding?
Unit 3: Waves - What are the uses of EM waves in medicine and communication?
Unit 4: Mechanics -How has Newton’s laws of motion help us advance?
Unit 6: Electricity -Why are we moving over to Electric Cars?
Unit 7: Circular Motion - How does the ‘wall of death’ work?
Unit 8: Simple Harmonic Motion -How did engineers stop the Millennium Bridge wobbling?
Unit 10: Gravitational Fields - Why do satellites stay in orbit around the Earth?
Unit 11: Electric Fields -How does an ink-jet photocopier work?
Unit 12: Capacitors -How are capacitors used in electronic equipment?
Unit 13: Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Induction - How does a generator work?
Unit 15: Astrophysics (Physics) -How has Astrophysics increased our knowledge about Space?
Year 13 Physics
T1.1 Why do gases behave like springs?
T 1.2 Gravitational Fields - why does the earth orbit the sun?
T1.3 Electric Fields How is a lightening bolt formed?
T1.4 Capacitors How is the energy stored in a camera flash?
T1.5 Magnetic Fields Why are charges deflected in a magnetic field?
T1.6 Electromagnetic Induction How is a phone charged wirelessly?
T2.1 Radioactivity What is nuclear medicine
T2.2 Nuclear Energy - Where is the nuclear energy in an atom
Year 12 Biology
Year 13 Biology
Applied Science