Key Stage 3
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy
Key Stage 3 Curriculum Overview
| Key Stage 3 | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Year 7 (Set 1357) Big Picture |
Introduction to Science How can we effectively plan an investigation? Particle Model In which states can we classify all matter? Atoms, Elements and Molecules If you split something in half again and again, would you reach a point where it no longer splits? |
Cells, Tissues, Organs and Systems What is all biological matter made from? Sexual Reproduction in Animals Did your life begin when you were born, or did it begin 9 months earlier? |
Energy What makes every process in the universe possible? Current Electricity What happens to electrons that are able to leave the atom? |
British Science Week What is the place of science in modern society? Muscles and Bones How do our organ systems help us survive? Ecosystems How do different species interact with one another? |
Mixtures and Seperation What are the different methods used to seperate substances? Acids and Alkalis What is a neutralisation reaction? |
Forces How do objects affect each Particle Model other? Sound How is sound made, transmitted and detected? |
| Year 7 (Set 2468) Big Picture |
Introduction to Science How can we effectively plan an investigation? Cells, Tissues, Organs and used to seperate substances? Systems What is all biological matter made from? Sexual Reproduction in Animals Did your life begin when you were born, or did it begin 9 months earlier? |
Particle Model In which states can we classify all matter? Atoms, Elements and Molecules If you split something in half again and again, would you reach a point where it no longer splits? |
Muscles and Bones How do our organ systems help us survive? Ecosystems How do different species interact with one another? |
British Science Week What is the place of science in modern society? Energy What makes every process in the universe possible? Current Electricity What happens to electrons that are able to leave the atom? |
Forces How do objects affect each other? Sound How is sound made, transmitted and detected? |
Mixtures and Seperation What are the different methods Cells, Tissues, Organs and used to seperate substances? Acids and Alkalis What is a neutralisation reaction? |
| Year 8 (Set 1357) Big Picture |
Food and Nutrition Why do we eat food? Plants and their Reproduction How do plants make more plants? |
The Periodic Table What is Mendeleev's bible of chemistry? Combustion What is combustion and how does it affect the environment? |
Energy Transfers How can people who live in cold areas survive? Fluids Why is it so difficult to explore the Ocean? |
British Science Week What is the place of science in modern society? Metals and Their Uses Why are metals so widely used in society? Rocks How do rocks show the history of the Earth? |
Research Project How is a research project planned and undertaken in science? Breathing and Respiration How do we breathe? Unicellular Organisms What is the difference between single-celled and multicellular organisms' ability to survive? |
Research Project How is a research project planned and undertaken in science? Earth and Space What corner of the universe do we call home? Light How do our eyes play tricks on us? |
| Year 8 (Set 2468) Big Picture |
The Periodic Table What is Mendeleev's bible of chemistry? Combustion What is combustion and how does it affect the environment? |
Food and Nutrition Why do we eat food? Plants and their Reproduction How do plants make more plants? |
Metals and Their Uses Why are metals so widely used in society? Rocks How do rocks show the history of the Earth? |
British Science Week What is the place of science in modern society? Energy Transfers How can people who live in cold areas survive? Fluids Why is it so difficult to explore the Ocean? |
Research Project How is a research project planned and undertaken in science? Earth and Space What corner of the universe do we call home? Light How do our eyes play tricks on us? |
Research Project How is a research project planned and undertaken in science? Breathing and Respiration How do we breathe? Unicellular Organisms What is the difference between single-celled and multicellular organisms' ability to survive? |
| Year 9 Big Picture |
