Science - Year 7
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
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| Knowledge | Biology Observing cells Plant and animal cells Specialised cells Movement of substances Unicellular organisms Chemistry The particle model States of matter Melting and freezing Boiling More changes of state Diffusion Gas pressure Physics Introduction to forces Squashing and stretching Drag forces and friction Forces at a distance Balanced and unbalanced forces | Biology Observing cells Plant and animal cells Specialised cells Movement of substances Unicellular organisms Chemistry The particle model States of matter Melting and freezing Boiling More changes of state Diffusion Gas pressure Physics Introduction to forces Squashing and stretching Drag forces and friction Forces at a distance Balanced and unbalanced forces | Biology Levels of organisation Gas exchange Breathing Skeleton Movement: joints Movement: muscles Chemistry Elements Atoms Compounds Chemical formulae Physics Waves Sound and energy transfer Loudness and pitch Detecting sound Echoes and ultrasound | Biology Levels of organisation Gas exchange Breathing Skeleton Movement: joints Movement: muscles Chemistry Chemical reactions Word equations Burning fuels Thermal decomposition Conservation of mass Exothermic and endothermic Physics Waves Sound and energy transfer Loudness and pitch Detecting sound Echoes and ultrasound Light Reflection Refraction The eye and the camera Colour | Biology Adolescence Reproductive systems Fertilisation and implantation Development of a foetus The menstrual cycle Flowers and pollination Fertilisation and germination Seed dispersal Chemistry Chemical reactions Word equations Burning fuels Thermal decomposition Conservation of mass Exothermic and endothermic Acids and alkalis Indicators and pH Neutralisation Making salts Physics Light Reflection Refraction The eye and the camera Colour The night sky The Solar System The Earth The Moon | Biology Adolescence Reproductive systems Fertilisation and implantation Development of a foetus The menstrual cycle Flowers and pollination Fertilisation and germination Seed dispersal Chemistry Acids and alkalis Indicators and pH Neutralisation Making salts Physics The night sky The Solar System The Earth The Moon |
| High frequency vocabulary and grammatical structures taught | Biology amoeba cell wall cells chloroplasts concentration diffusion euglena flagellum leaf cell microscope nerve cell nucleus observation organisms red blood cell root hair cell specialised cell sperm cell unicellular vacuole |