YEAR 7 SCIENCE TOPICS

The particulate nature of

Living systems
Living processes, cells in
Term 1
plants and animals, unicellular
organisms and the role of
skeleton and muscles.
Forces and motion
matter
How to describe the motion of
How all matter is made of
objects using calculations and
particles, states of matter,
graphs, what a force is,
solutions and several
different types of force and
techniques for separating
their effects on objects
mixtures

Diet and health Atoms, elements and Energy

compounds
Nutrients, food groups and a Types of energy, energy
balanced diet, the human Atoms, elements and the transfers, conservation of
Term 2
digestive system, diseases Periodic Table, combining energy, energy resources used
caused by not having a elements to form compounds, to generate electricity, using
balanced diet and the use and naming compounds and electricity in the UK and
misuse of drugs. chemical formulae. worldwide.

Chemical reactions
Electricity and electromagnetism
Metals and non-metals and their oxides,
Term 3 Static electricity, circuits, current and potential
reactivity series and displacement reactions,
difference, resistance, magnets, the Earth’s
exothermic and endothermic reactions,
magnetic fields and electromagnets.
combustion, decomposition and reduction.
 YEAR 8 SCIENCE TOPICS

BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHYSICS

Photosynthesis and
Acids and alkalis Levers, pressure and
respiration
moments
Everyday acids and alkalis,
Photosynthesis, the structure of
Term 1 indicators, the pH scale, Levers as simple machines,
a plant, fertilisers, aerobic and
neutralisation reactions moments of forces, the
anaerobic respiration, the
involving metals, hydroxides principle of moments, pressure
human respiratory and
and carbonates. in gases and liquids.
circulatory systems.

Reproduction and growth Materials and everyday

Waves
chemistry
Sexual and asexual
Wave properties, behaviour of
reproduction, pollination and Chemistry of respiration and
Term 2 light and sound (speeds,
plant reproduction, the human photosynthesis, polymers,
reflection and refraction), the
reproductive systems, ceramics, composite materials,
ear and hearing, the eye and
fertilisation, adolescence and hydrocarbons, medicines and
sight.
pregnancy. cooking food.

Ecosystems The Earth and atmosphere

Space
Describing the factors and The structure of the Earth,
The structure of our Solar
components of an ecosystem, formation of sedimentary,
System and its place within the
Term 3 feeding relationships with food igneous and metamorphic
Universe, using models to
chains and webs, pyramids of rocks, weathering and erosion,
explain day and night, seasons,
number and biomass, biofuels and the effect of
phases of the Moon and
fieldwork and environmental carbon dioxide levels on the
eclipses.
problems. atmosphere.