Welcome to the HCC Science Department!
Science Needs YOU!
Some people dream of success. We make it happen.
The National Curriculum for KS3 Science can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335174/SECONDARY_national_curriculum_-_Science_220714.pdf
Year 9 Options - Which one to choose:
The Science Department will base their decision on the grades each student gets throughout Year 9 and especially on the SATS exam scores for each topic. Discussions will be held with all students before options evening and a careful selection procedure will ensure that each student gets the option best suited to their current effort and ability and their future plans.
Topics covered
We are following the Collins scheme of work, covering these topics:
Year 7
Cells – the building blocks of life
Eating, drinking and breathing
Mixing, dissolving and separating
Elements, compounds and reactions
Forces and their effects
Energy transfers and sound
Year 8
Getting the energy your body needs
Looking at plants and ecosystems
Explaining physical changes
Explaining chemical changes
Exploring contact and non-contact forces
Magnetism and electricity
Year 9
Variation for survival
Our health and the effects of drugs
Obtaining useful materials
Using our Earth sustainably
Motion on Earth and in space
Waves and energy transfer