Science Curriculum
KS2-4 Science Curriculum
Science at EDClass interleaves the three scientific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics and provides the foundations for comprehending the world around us.
The Science Curriculum builds upon key themes outlined in the KS2 National Curriculum and is designed to foster curiosity, develop questioning skills and grow analytical thinking.
Within our KS3 science, learners begin by studying cells, the particle model and waves. The component knowledge developed within these topics underpins all of our understanding of how organisms form, grow, function and interact with their environment, as well as how matter behaves and how light and sound travel.
In KS4, the curriculum spirals and topics covered within KS3 are revisited, which allows learners to re- engage with prior knowledge, and makes the links to previous learning explicit.
Curriculum Specialisation
In order to deepen their knowledge and skills in these topics, learners also expand into specialised areas, such as coordination and control, inheritance and genetics, wave calculations, organic chemistry and industrial processes.
Interconnected Scientific Disciplines
The sequencing of the topics within the science curriculum encourages learners to make connections between different scientific themes, and therefore, start thinking about the big ideas which underpin scientific knowledge and understanding.
Additionally, through the use of assessment, the science curriculum considers learners’ existing knowledge and skills, allowing pathways of learning to be tailored to the individual learner, ensuring the cohesion of knowledge and providing support for progression.
Curriculum Content
KS2 Biology
Animals, Including Humans
Evolution and Inheritance
Living Things and Their Habitats
KS3 Biology
Cells and Organisation
Cellular Respiration
Inheritance, Chromosomes DNA and Genes
Nutrition and Digestion
Photosynthesis
Relationships in an Ecosystem
Reproduction
Skeletal and Muscular Systems
KS4 Biology
Cell Biology
Ecology
Enzymes and Digestion
Evolution and Natural Selection
Exchange and Circulation
Health and Disease
Inheritance and Genetics
Micro-organisms
Respiration
KS2 Chemistry
Properties and Changes of Materials
KS3 Chemistry
Atoms, Elements and Compounds
Earth and Atmosphere
Materials
Pure and Impure Substances
The Particle Model of Matter
The Periodic Table
KS4 Chemistry
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Chemical Analysis
Chemical Changes
Chemical Quantities and Calculations
Energy Changes
Hydrocarbons
Rate and Extent of Chemical Change
Structure Bonding / Properties of Matter
Sustainable Development
The Atmosphere
KS2 Physics
Earth and Space
Electricity
Forces and Magnetism
Light and Sound
KS3 Physics
Energy
Energy in matter
Forces and Motion
Particle Model
Space physics
Waves
KS4 Physics
Electricity
Electromagnetism
Energy
Particle Model of Matter
Space
Waves
