Science
Useful Resources and Revision Support
Studying Science gives young people a better understanding of the world around them. At Bingley we encourage our students to develop a positive and practical approach to Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
At GCSE, most of our students follow the AQA Combined Science Trilogy pathway
which is made up of all three science subjects and is worth two GCSE’s. The three
sciences equip students with many skills that will support them in their later lives. At
A’level we follow the AQA Chemistry, Physics and Biology A’level specifications and
the Edexcel Applied Science specification for our BTEC courses.
Students who perform well, display outstanding attitudes to learning and have a clear
interest in science consistently throughout year 10 will be invited to join our
challenging separate science courses.
Science is an enquiry-based subject which we embed throughout the curriculum to
enable students to develop their ideas in a supportive environment. Making clear
links between scientific subject knowledge and practical enquiry makes science a
unique and important subject to study. Our learners are inspired to achieve.
Assessment
Each topic is assessed continually during lessons by teaching staff and by students
via peer & self-assessment. We also use regular end of unit assessments. These
assessments focus upon recently covered material and ideas previously covered in
linked topics taught earlier in the course.
KS4 exam Board specification, AQA
GCSE Combined Science Trilogy
Separate Science Courses covered at BGS
GCSE Separate Biology
GCSE Separate Chemistry
GCSE Separate Physics
KS5 Exam board Specification – AQA (A’level) and Edexcel (BTEC
Applied Science)
A level Biology
A level Chemistry
A level Physics
BTEC Applied Science
Enrichment
The department offers a KS3 Science club and we run themed lesson in KS3 at relevant times of the year (such as the science of fireworks in November and the science of Christmas in December). We organise a range of activities both in school as well as outside school to celebrate events such as British Science Week (www.britishscienceweek.org) and World Antibiotics Awareness week. The department arranges school-wide competitions and takes part in local and national competitions such as the Royal Society of Chemistry's Chemistry Challenge and the Shell Energy Bright Ideas Challenge.
In GCSE and A Level exam years revision sessions are offered to students to consolidate learning.
We also run various transition events inviting classes from local primary schools into our science labs allowing the children to get used to life at upper school in a fun but controlled way.
Curriculum Overview
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Biology
Chemistry
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Structures Determine Properties
Particle model and the Atom
Introduction to bonding
Separation techniques
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Reactions Rearrange Matters
Acids and neutralisation
Gas Tests
Law of Conservation of Mass
Introduction to rates of reactions
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Earth Systems Interact
Importance of crude oil
Organic Chemistry - Alkanes
Ceramics and composites
Mining
Combustion
Earth's Atmosphere
Climate Change
Physics
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Forces & Motion
Forces Affect Motion & Fields Produce Forces
Force types & pairs, speed, distance & time, Gravity and space
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Energy & Matter
Electric Circuits & Transferring Energy
Electric circuit design, current, voltage, resistance & power.
Changing state and particle theory, heating and cooling, energy types and changes
Fuels and energy resources
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Biology
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Organisms:
Unicellular organisms
Different types of microscopes
Nervous system
Breathing
Human circulatory system
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Ecosystems:
Photosynthesis
Carbon cycle
Biomass
Predator and prey relationships
Human impacts on the environment
Sampling
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Genes:
Variation
Inheritance
Natural selection
Selective breeding
Chemistry
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Structures Determine Properties
Periodic table and Atomic Structure
Chemical and physical changes
Diffusion
Representing chemical bonds
Chromatography
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Reactions Rearrange Matters
Metal and acid reactions
Noble Gases
Reactivity of metals
Thermal decomposition
Representing reactions in equations
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Earth Systems Interact
Fractional Distillation
Organic Chemistry - alkenes
Rock Cycle
Corrosion
Pollutants
Greenhouse effect
Physics
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Energy & Matter
Waves & Radiation Transfer Energy
Wave behavior and types, behavior of light, Electromagnetic Spectrum, wave theory of sound
Magnetic & Static Electric Fields
Permanent and temporary magnetism, Earth’s magnetic field, Electromagnetism, static electricity and charges
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Forces & Motion
Forces & Motion Part 2
Force pairs and resultants, speed, pressure and levers
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Year 11
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Biology
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Organisms:
Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
Electron microscopes and how to make a slide
Blood and different types of circulatory systems
Endocrine and nervous system
Mitosis
Enzymes
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Ecosystems
Photosynthesis experiments
Limiting factors
Structure of a plant
Biotic and abiotic factors
Biodiversity
Interdependence and relationships in an ecosystem
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Genes
Hormones in the menstrual cycle
Fertility
Inheritance
Evolution
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Health and disease
Micro-organisms
Growth of bacteria
Communicable diseases
Defence against disease
Chemistry
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Structures Determine Properties
Particle model to explain changes of state and chemical changes
Interpreting information from the periodic table
Polymers
Giant covalent structures
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Reactions Rearrange Matters
Titrations
Group 1 metals
Qualitative analysis
Reaction profile diagrams
Rates of reactions
Catalysts
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Earth Systems Interact
Cracking
Organic Chemistry - alcohols
Additional polymerisation
Metal extraction - heating with carbon
Fertilisers
Evolution of Earth Atmosphere
Physics
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Forces & Motion
Forces in Action:
Force interactions, Newton’s second law, Motion graphs and acceleration, stretching materials
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Energy & Matter
Energy Conservation:
Energy types and transfers, energy calculations and power
Electricity Transfers Energy:
Simple circuit behavior, voltage, current & resistance
Thermal Energy:
Temperature, insulation, specific heat capacity, state changes and latent heat, pressure calculations, gas behavior and fluids.
Radiation Transfers Energy:
Density of materials, development of the modern atomic model, isotopes and basic radioactive decay processes.
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Biology
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Hormonal and Nervous Responses
Negative feedback
The menstrual cycle
Fertility
Plant hormones
Homeostasis
The kidney
Reflex actions
The eye
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Respiration and Circulatory System
Anaerobic and aerobic respiration
The heart
The blood and blood vessels
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Ecosystems
Cycles in nature
Decomposition
Food chains and food webs
Pyramids of number and biomass
Biomass transfer
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DNA, classification and Evolution
Genes and variation
Meiosis
Genetic crosses
The work of Mendel
Evolution
Natural Selection
Chemistry
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Chemical Reactions
Energetics and reaction profiles
Calculating energy changes
Bond energies
Redox reactions
pH scale and neutralisation
Reactions of acids
Electrolysis of molten & aqueous solutions
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Monitoring & Controlling Reactions
Choosing reaction pathways
Percentage yield & atom economy
Titrations & Calculation
Concentration calculations
Physics
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Density of materials, Gas behaviour and state changes (separate only)
Simple machines - pressure and moment calculations (separate only)
Electromagnetic induction and applications of the motor effect (separate only)
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Waves
Wave properties
Reflection
Refraction
Wave speed and echos
Electromagnetic spectrum
Using light - lenses & colour (separate only)
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Radioactivity
Atomic structure & Isotopes
Types of radioactivity
Modelling radioactive decay and half life
Atomic spectra and energy levels
Using radioactivity - medical applications (separate only)
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Energy
Mechanical work and power
Energy conservation Potential and kinetic energy
Thermal energy and insulation
Calculating efficiency
Cost of electricity and the KiloWatt Hour
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Biology
Chemistry
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Monitoring Controlling Reactions
Rates of reaction - impact of temperature, concentration, pressure, particle size & catalysts
Equilbria & Reversible reactions
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Global Challenges
Improving processes & products
Fertilisers
Haber process
Extracting metals
Material science
Organic chemistry - alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, carboxylic acids
Addition & condensation polymers
Interpreting & interacting with Earth systems
Atmosphere formation
Pollution & the atmosphere
Potable water
Climate change
Physics
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Global Challenges
Speed and velocity
Stopping distance of vehicles
Forces and collisions
Electricity distribution & transformers
Domestic electricity and wiring
The energy resource debate - renewable versus non - renewable resources
Big bang theory and the expanding universe (separate only)
Star physics, formation and fusion (separate only)
Planetary orbits (separate only)
Earths internal structure and basic seismology (separate only)
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Safeguarding
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