KS3Summa(veAssessmentschedulefory72017-2018Eachconceptwillconsistoftwotopicse.g.Concept:OrganismsTopics:MovementandCellsEachKS3classisrequiredtocomplete1summaAveassessmentattheendofeachconceptbeingtaught.Eachtestwilllastapproximately40minutesbutwillbeonly30marks.Teacherswillalternatebetweenmarkingtheassessmentandself-assessingwiththeirclassbutalldatawillsAllberecorded.Eachteacherisrequiredtousetheassessmentscreatedintheassessmentfolder.EachconceptwillconsistofafoundaAonandhighertestpaper.Individualteacherswillneedtoputaclassorderforteststoreprographicsasandwhentheyarerequired.TeachersaresAllrequiredtocompleteformaAveassessmentsduringclassAmei.e.extendedwriAng,presentaAonworketc.AKS3trackerhasbeencreatedforeachclass,oncetheassessmentshavebeencompletedandmarkedteachersarerequiredtoenterthedatatothetrackerwiththerawmarkandthecorresponding‘Grade’.

AQAKS3Curriculum

Topic Assessmentweek–firstlessonofthatweek Assessmentdataentrydeadline

Organisms 9th-13thofOctober 20thOctober

Halfterm:27thOctober–5thNovember

MaGer 13thtothe17thNovember 24thNovember

Energy 11th–15thDecember 22ndDecember

Lasttwoweekofterm–HowScienceworks.Christmas:21stDecember–8thJanuary

Ecosystems 22ndJan–26thJan 2ndFeb

Reac(ons 12th-16thFeb 2ndmarch

Halfterm:17th-25thFeb

Waves 12-16thMarch 23rdMarch

Genes 26th-30thMarch 20thApril

Easter:30thMarch–15thApril

Earth 30thApril-4thmay 11thmay

Forces 21stMay–25thmay 8thJune

Halfterm:28thMay-3rdJune

Electromagnets 25thJune–29thJune 6thJuly

KS3Forma(veAssessmentschedulefory72017-2018TeacherassessedSelf-assessed

AQAKS3Curriculum

Year7-Part1

Staff Class First two

weeks Phase 1 Phase

2 Phase

3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase 6

Phase 7

Phase 8

Phase 9

Phase 10

LC (2) JTU (2)

7T/Sc1 Safety

in Science

Organisms Matter Energy

Ecosyste

ms Reactio

ns Waves

Genes

Earth

Forces

Electromagnets

SSW (1) IGA (3)

7T/Sc2 Safety

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Organisms Matter Energy Ecosyste

ms Reactio

ns Waves Genes Earth Forces Electromagnets

PK(3) ZS(1) 7T/Sc3

Safety in

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Organisms Matter Energy Ecosyste

ms Reactio

ns Waves Genes Earth Forces Electromagnets

MTY (2) MCL (2)

7T/Sc4 Safety

in Science

Organisms Matter Energy Ecosyste

ms Reactio

ns Waves Genes Earth Forces Electromagnets

JDU (3) SSW (1)

7L/Sc1 Safety

in Science

Organisms Matter Energy Ecosyste

ms Reactio

ns Waves Genes Earth Forces Electromagnets

JT (2) IGA (2) 7L/Sc2

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Organisms Matter Energy Ecosyste

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ns Waves Genes Earth Forces Electromagnets

JC (1) PK (2) LC (1)

7L/Sc3 Safety

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Organisms Matter Energy Ecosyste

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•  Teacherthatsharesclasses50/50willdecide,whichpartofthetopictocomplete,dependingontheirstrengths.

•  Teacherthathastheclass3Ameswillinformtheteacherwhohasthemoncewhatpartofthetopictocomplete.

•  Mainteacherofagroupwillmakealessonforthenon-sciencespecialistteacher(JT,JC,MTY,SSW).

Safety in Science Lesson# Title Prac(cals/ac(vi(es

1 Labsafetyrules

2 ScienAficequipment Worksheetondifferentequipmentquiz

3 Takingmeasurements Choosethecorrectequipmenttomeasurewithandmeasureoutvarioussubstancesaccurately.

4 Bunsenburnersandsafety InvesAgaAonchangingtheairholeonabunsenburnerandobservingchangesintheflame.

5 Hazardsandhazardsymbols IdenAficaAonofhazardsusingsymbolsonbohlesandwhatsafetyprecauAonsshouldbetaken.

6 ApplicaAonofsafetyrulestoapracAcal

Phase 1: Organisms Lesson# Title ObjecAves PracAcals AcAviAes

1 Animalcells •  Labelananimalcell.•  DescribethefuncAoneachorganelleinananimalcell.

Modelofanimalcell Labellingadiagram

2 Microscopes •  Labelamicroscope.•  DescribethefuncAonofeachpartofthemicroscope.•  Explainhowtouseamicroscopetocomparedifferenttypesofcells.

Microscopes,cheekcellpracAcal

LabeladiagramMatchthefuncAon.

3 Plantcells •  Labelaplantcell.•  DescribethefuncAonofthechloroplast,cellwallandvacuole.•  Compareandcontrastthedifferencebetweenanimalandplantcells.

Labeladiagram

Extension UnicellularandmulAcellular,structureofbacteriaoryeastetc

4 Specialisedcell •  IdenAfyspecialisedcells.•  DescribetheadaptaAonsofspecialisedcells.•  ExplainhowthestructurerelatestofuncAoninspecialisedcells.

InformaAonhunt

5 Diffusion •  Statewhatdiffusionis.•  Describehowfactorsaffecttherateofdiffusion.•  Explainwhydiffusionisimportantincells.

Potassiumpermanganateinwater

6 Cell,Assues,organsandorgansystems.

•  OrderthelevelsororganisaAonanddefinecell,Assue,organandorgansystem.

•  DescribethefuncAonofeachorgansystem.•  Explainhowdamageorfailureofanorganwouldaffectotherbody

systems.

CardsortInformaAonhunt

7 Skeletonandjoints

•  Definethekeywordsjoint,ligament,tendonandcarAlage.•  DescribethephysicalproperAesofjoints.•  ExplainhowthephysicalproperAesofajointrelatestoitsfuncAon..

8 AntagonisAcMuscles

•  StatewhatantagonisAcmusclesare.•  ExplainhowantagonisAcmusclesproducemovementaroundajoint.•  UseadiagramtopredicttheresultofamusclecontracAonorrelaxaAon.

10 Extension ResearchaparAcularorgansystemandexplainsomecommondiseasesassociatedwithit.

11 Revision

12 Assessment

Phase 2: Matter Lesson# Title ObjecAves SuggestedPracAcals/

acAviAes

1 ParAclemodel 1.  IdenAfysolid,liquidsandgases.2.  DrawtheparAclearrangementofsolid,liquidsandgases.3.  Explainwhysolid,liquidsandgaseshavekeyproperAesbasedontheirparAcle

arrangement.

TabletofillabouttheproperAesofsolids,liquidsandgases.

2 Density 1.  Statewhatdensitymeans.2.  CalculatethedensityofanobjectusinganequaAon.3.  Explainwhycertainobjectsaremoredensethanothers.

3 Changingstate 1.  IdenAfythedifferentchangesofstate.2.  ExplainchangesofstateintermsofchangingenergyofparAcles.

4 Gaspressure 1.  Statewhatismeantbygaspressure.2.  Explainhowaballoonstaysblownupintermsofgaspressure.

5 Dissolving(solubility)

1.  Definethekeywordssoluble,insoluble,solvent,soluteandsoluAon.2.  Explainhowsaltdissolvesinwater.3.  Explainthepartsofasolubilitycurve.

InvesAgaAondissolvingsalt/sugarinwater.

6 Mixtureandpuresubstance

1.  Explainthekeydifferencesbetweenapuresubstanceandmixture.2.  Planandcarryoutanexperimenttoseparatethreedifferentmixtures,

choosingsuitableequipment.

Threedifferentmixturesandvariousequipmenttoseparatethem.

7 FiltraAonandevaporaAon

1.  LabeladiagramforfiltraAonandevaporaAonequipment.2.  CarryoutanexperimentseparaAngrocksalt.3.  ExplainhowfiltraAonandevaporaAonseparatesrocksalt.

SeparaAngrocksalt.

8 DisAllaAon 1.  LabeldisAllaAonequipment.2.  ExplainhowdisAllaAonseparatespurewaterfrominkywater.3.  ExplainhowdisAllaAoncanbeappliedtoreallifesituaAons.

DisAllaAonofinkywater.

9 Chromatography 1.  Statewhatchromatographyseparatesandexplainhowitseparatessubstances.2.  IdenAfyunknownsubstancesfromachromatogram.

Chromatographofink.

10 Revision

11 Assessment

Phase 3: Energy Lesson# Title ObjecAves PracAcals AcAviAes

1 Energytransfer 1.  IdenAfyanexampleofeachenergysource.2.  StatewhattheconservaAonofenergyis.3.  Explainhowenergyistransformed.

Energycircuit

2 Usefulandwastedenergy

1.  IdenAfyusefulandwastedenergyfromenergytransferdiagrams.2.  Calculatetheusefulandwastedenergy.3.  Explainwherethewastedenergydissipatesto.

3 Extension EfficiencycalculaAon

4 Power 1.  Statewhatpowermeans.2.  CalculatepowerfromanequaAon.3.  Re-arrangethepowerequaAonandapplyittoquesAons.

5 Costofelectricity

1.  Calculatethecostofelectricityofdifferenthouseholdobjects.

6 Renewable 1.  Statewhatrenewableenergyisandgivesomeexamples.2.  Describehowrenewableenergyproduceselectricity.3.  Compareandcontrasttheadv/disadvofrenewableenergysources.

InformaAoncollecAon

7 non-renewable 1.  Statewhatnon-renewableenergyisandgivesomeexamples.2.  Describehownon-renewableenergyproduceselectricity.3.  Compareandcontrasttheadv/disadvofnon-renewableenergysources.

InformaAoncollecAon

8 Fossilfuels 1.  Namethethreefossilfuels.2.  Explainhowfossilfuelsareformed.3.  ExplainhowfossilsfuelsareimpacAngtheenvironment.

StoryboardoffossilfuelformaAon

9 Reducingenergycost

1.  StatethreemethodsofinsulaAngahouse.2.  Calculatepay-backAmeandexplainhowthisreducesthecostofenergy.

10 Extension Build/designanenergyefficienthouse Buildahousethatisinsulated

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Phase 4: Ecosystems Lesson# Title ObjecAves PracAcals AcAviAes

1 Foodchains 1.  State and draw a simple food chain. 2.  Describe a food chain using key words. 3.  Explain the energy flow in the food chain .

Cardsort

2 Foodweb 1.  State what a food web is and create one. 2.  Describe what interdependence means and explain how

interdependence affects populations of animals.

Createafoodweb

3 bioaccumulaAon

1.  State what toxins are. 2.  Describe the process of bioaccumulation. 3.  Explain why only top predators die.

4 Extension Pyramidofnumbers

5 InsectpollinaAon

1.  State why honey bees are important for farming. 2.  Describe the impact of low pollination on fruit production 3.  Explain why artificial pollination is used for some crops.

InformaAoncollecAon

6 PlantreproducAon

1.  Identify the structure of a flower through dissection. 2.  Describe the difference between cross pollination and self

pollination. 3.  Explain the methods of transporting pollen through cross pollination.

PlantdissecAon

7 PollinaAon 1.  ExplaintheprocessofpollinaAonintheformofastoryboard.2.  CompleteapieceofextendedwriAngontheprocessofpollinaAon.

storyboard

8 Seeddispersal 1.  IdenAfythemainmethodofseeddispersal.2.  ExplainhowthestructureofaseedrelatestotheirmethodofpollinaAon.3.  CompareandcontrastsimilariAesanddifferencebetweenthestructureof

windpollinaAngseedsandinsectpollinaAngseeds.

Examinedifferenttypesofseeds.

9 SelecAvebreading

1.  StatewhatselecAvebreadingmeans.2.  ExplainhowplantscanbeselecAvelybreadandtheimpactthishason

society.

10 Extension GerminaAon

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Phase 5: Reactions Lesson# Title ObjecAves PracAcals

1 Metalsandnon-metals

1.  Identify metals and non-metals. 2.  Describe the properties of metals and non-metals. 3.  Compare and contrast the properties between metals and non-metals.

ConducAngelectricityinmetalsandnon-metals

2 oxidaAon 1.  Write a word equation for reactions with oxygen. 2.  Describe what oxidation is. 3.  Write a symbolic equation for oxidation and balance it.

MetalsreacAngwithoxygen

3 Metalsandacid 1.  Record observations about reactions between metals and acid. 2.  Describe a test for hydrogen. 3.  Write an equation between metals and acids.

MetalsreacAngwithdifferentacids

4 Metalsandwater 1.  Describe the trends in the B.P and M.P. 2.  Describe the properties of group 1 metals. 3.  Write a word equation between metals and water.

Alkalimetalsdemo

5 ReacAvityseriesanddisplacement

1.  Write the correct order of the reactivity series. 2.  Predict which metal will be displaced. 3.  Describe what a displacement reaction is. 4.  Write a displacement reaction equation.

DisplacementreacAons

6 Acidsandalkali 1.  Identify common acids and alkalis. 2.  Describe what safety precaution should be taken based on the hazard symbol. 3.  Explain why acids and alkali have different strengths.

Hazardsymbolscardsort

7 pHscale 1.  recall the colours and pH values of different substances. 2.  Describe what the pH scale tells us. 3.  Explain what makes something an acid and state which atoms are in different

laboratory acids.

TesAngdifferentacidsandalkali

8 Redcabbageindicator

1.  Follow a method to safely make a natural indicator. 2.  Test your indicator and explain what the results show. 3.  Evaluate the effectiveness of your indicator.

Makingredcabbageindicator

9 neutralisaAon 1.  State what happens during a neutralisation reaction. 2.  Carry out the experiment safely and neutralise acid with base. 3.  Construct word and symbol equations for neutralisation reactions.

NeutralisaAonreacAon

10 Antacids 1.  Describe two examples of everyday neutralisation reactions. 2.  Explain two examples of everyday neutralisation reactions. 3.  Design a suitable method for investigating the effectiveness of indigestion tablets.

InvesAgaAngantacids

11 Revision

12 assessment

Phase 6: Waves Lesson# Title ObjecAves PracAcals AcAviAes

1 Waves 1.  Labelanddescribethefeaturesofwaves.2.  Describewhathappenstowaveswhentheysuperpose.3.  Explainthedifferencebetweentransverseandlongitudinalwaves.

Ropeandslinky

2 VibraAons 1.  Statethedifferencebetweenspeedoflightandsound.2.  Explainhowsoundisproduce.3.  Comparehowsoundtravelsinandoutofavacuum.

3 Loudnessandpitch

1.  Statethelinkbetweenloudnessandamplitude.2.  Comparetherangeofhearingwithdifferentanimals.3.  Comparedifferentwaveswithreferencetopitchandloudness.

Ghostbusters

4 DetecAngsound

1.  Labeltheear.2.  Describehowtheearworks.3.  Comparetheearandamicrophone.

Frequencyhearingtest

5 Echo'sandultrasound

1.  Statewhatanechois.2.  Calculatedistancesusingecho's.3.  ExplainwhyanimalsuseecholocaAon.

EcholocaAonsong

6 Light 1.  Statethespeedoflight.2.  Describewhathappenstolightwhenitinteractswithanobject.3.  Calculatehowfarlighttravelsinayear.

InvesAgatehowobjectsinteractwithlight

7 ReflecAon 1.  Describethefeaturesofamirror.2.  ConstructraydiagramsandstatethelawofreflecAon.3.  Explainhowanimageisformedinaplanemirror.

MirrorpracAcal

8 RefracAon 1.  Describewhathappenswhenlightisrefracted.2.  Describewhathappenswhenlighttravelsthroughalens.3.  PredictthepathoflightusingrefracAon.

RefracAonpracAcal

9 Thecameraandtheeye

1.  Recallsomepartsoftheeyeandofacamera2.  Describehowtheeyeworksandacamera.3.  Compareasimplecameraandthestructureofaneye.

Pinholecamera

10 colour 1.  Statewhathappenswhenlighttravelsthroughaprism.2.  Describehowprimarycoloursmakesecondarycolours.

Splipnglightwithaprism

11 Revision

12 assessment

Phase 7: genes Lesson# Title ObjecAves PracAcalsandacAviAes

1 VariaAon 1.  IdenAfythedifferenttypesofvariaAon.2.  ExplainthedifferencebetweeninheritedandenvironmentalvariaAon.

Cardsort

2 DisconAnuousdata

1.  IdenAfysomeexamplesofdisconAnuousdataandconAnuousdata.2.  ExplainthedifferencebetweenconAnuousanddisconAnuousdata.3.  DrawagraphaqercollecAngdisconAnuousdatafortheclass.

3 ConAnuousdata 1.  Re-caponthedifferencebetweenconAnuousanddisconAnuousdata.2.  Drawahistogramusingheightorarmlengthoftheclass.

4 AdaptaAontoaparAcularenvironment

1.  StatewhatanadaptaAonis.2.  Explainhowpolarbearsandcamelsareadaptedtotheirenvironment.

AdaptaAonssongsorvideos

5 puberty 1.  Statethedifferencebetweenpubertyandadolescence.2.  Explainhowthemaleandfemalebodieschangeduringpuberty.3.  Statewhathormonesinfluencethesechanges.

6 FemaleandmalereproducAvesystems

1.  LabelthemaleandfemalereproducAvesystems.2.  StatethefuncAonofeachpart.3.  ExplainhowferAlisaAontakesplace.

LabellingdiagramsofmaleandfemalereproducAvesystems

7 Menstrualcycle 1.  Statewhatthemenstrualcycleis2.  Describethemainstagesinthemenstrualcycle.3.  Explainhowhormonesinfluencethemenstrualcycle.

8 Fetusdevelopment

1.  StatewhathappensduringgestaAon2.  Describetheroleoftheumbilicalcord,placentaandfluidsac.3.  Explainhowthefoetusreceivesitsfoodandoxygenandgetridofitswastes.

Modeloffetus

9 Birth 1.  Explaintheroleoftheuterusduringbirth.2.  ExplainwhatismeantbydilaAonandwhyitisimportant.

Videos

10 Extension Howalcohol,smokinganddrugsaffectdevelopment.

11 Revision

12 Assessment

Phase 8: Earth Lesson# Title ObjecAves PracAcals/acAviAes

1 EarthStructure 1.  Namethefourlayersoftheearth.2.  DescriberockspecimensintermsoftextureandrelatethistotheirproperAes.3.  CompareandcontrasttheproperAesofdifferentrocks.

ExamineavarietyofrocksandrecordobservaAons.

2 Weathering 1.  Statewhatweatheringmean.2.  Describethethreetypesofweathering.3.  ExplainwhyweatheringisimportanttotheformaAonofrocks.

AcidondifferentrocksandrecordobservaAons.

3 Sedimentaryrocks

1.  Namethethreetypesofrocks.2.  DescribethethreeproperAesofsedimentaryrocks.3.  Explainhowsedimentaryrocksaremade.

CutandsAck,colouredsanddemo

4 Igneous 1.  StatetheproperAesofigneousrocks.2.  Explainhowigneousrocksareformed.3.  Explainthedifferencebetweencrystalsizeinextrusiveandintrusiveigneousrocks.

Salolandmeasuringcrystalsize.

5 metamorphic 1.  Namesomemetamorphicrocks.2.  Explainhowmetamorphicrocksareform.3.  ExplainhowtheformaAonoftheserocksrelatestotheirstructure.

6 Rockcycle 1.  Labelthepartsoftherockscycle.2.  Explaintheprocessoftherockcycle,includingthethreemaintypesofrocks.

Starburstrockcycleorwaxorchocolatemodel

7 Solarsystem 1.  Statethatplanetsorbitthesun.2.  KnowthenamesoftheplanetsanddescribesomeoftheircharacterisAcs.3.  ExplainhowthegravitaAonalfieldkeepobjectsinorbit.

Pneumonicdeviceforsolarsystem.

8 Starsandgalaxies 1.  StatethecharacterisAcsofastar.2.  Describehowthesunforms.3.  Explainwhatagalaxyis.

Writeapoem/song/storylineonhowstarsareformed

9 Dayandnighseasons

1.  Explainwhywehaveadayandnight.2.  Explainwhyseasonalchangeshappen.

10 Extension Phasesofthemoon. Oreocookies

11 Revision

12 Assessment

Lesson# Title ObjecAves PracAcals/acAviAes

1 Speed 1.  Statewhatspeedis.2.  CalculatespeedusingtheequaAon.3.  Re-arrangethespeedequaAonandapplyittoaquesAon.

2 DistanceAmegraphs

1.  IdenAfythepartsofadistant-Amegraph.2.  DrawadistanceAmegraphofyourjourneytoschool.3.  ExplainthejourneyofsomeonefromadistanceAmegraph.

3 AcceleraAon 1.  StatewhatacceleraAonis.2.  CalculateacceleraAonandapplyittoquesAons.

4 Extension Velocity-Amegraphs

5 Non-contactforces

1.  IdenAfythedifferencebetweencontactandnon-contactforces.2.  Labelforcediagramsanddrawthearrows.3.  Explainhowanobjectmovesbasedontheforcediagram.

6 Massandweight 1.  Explainthedifferencebetweenmassandweight.2.  Explainwhygravityisdifferentondifferentplanets.3.  DrawconclusionsusingdataabouttherelaAonshipbetweengravityandorbits.

7 CalculaAngweight

1.  Calculateyourweightondifferentplanets.2.  Re—arrangetheweightequaAonandapplyittoquesAons.

8 Extensionlesson ResearchhowastronautscompensaAonforthelackofgravityinspace.

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10 Revision

11 Revision

12 Assessment

Phase 9:Forces

Phase 10: Electromagnets Lesson# Title ObjecAves PracAcals/acAviAes

1 StaAcelectricity 1.  StatehowposiAveandnegaAvechargesinteractwitheachother.2.  Labelanddescribethepartsofanatom.3.  ExplainhowstaAcelectricityworkintermsofaballoonandjumper.

Vanderrgraaf

2 Basiccircuits 1.  IdenAfyallcircuitsymbols.2.  Constructsimplecircuitsfromcircuitdiagrams.3.  Drawaccuratecircuitdiagramsandexplainhowtheywork.

circuits

3 current 1.  Statewhatcurrentisandtheunits/symbolsforcurrent.2.  Explainwhathappenstothecurrentasthenumberofbulbsincreases.

circuits

4 voltage 1.  Statewhatvoltageisandtheunit/symbolsforvoltage.2.  Explainwhathappenstothevoltageasthenumberofbulbsincreases.

circuits

5 Seriescircuits 1.  IdenAfyaseriescircuit.2.  Statetherulesforcurrentandvoltageinaseriescircuit.3.  Explainwhathappenstothecircuitwhenonebulbbreaks.

circuits

6 Parallelcircuits 1.  IdenAfyaparallelcircuit.2.  Statetherulesforcurrentandvoltageinaparallelcircuit.3.  Explainwhathappenstothecircuitwhenonebulbbreaks.

circuits

7 Resistance 1.  Describehowresistancecausesawiretoheatup.2.  Calculatetheresistanceofanobject.3.  Re-arrangetheresistanceequaAon.

circuits

8 Conductorsandinsulators

1.  Statethedifferencebetweenaconductorandinsulator.2.  ExplainintermsofparAcleswhycopperisagoodconductor.

9 Yellowsheet ExplainhowstaAcelectricitytermsandwhyaballoon/jumpercansAcktogether.

10 Extension

11 Revision

12 Assessment