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    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