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Aylsham High School science
The Aylsham High School science curriculum aims to teach to all pupils an engaging, inspiring and relevant curriculum which prepares them with the core knowledge and basic skills required within the KS3 national curriculum. This provides them with a good solid foundation enabling them to succeed at KS4 and beyond through the provision of high quality resources within school and through the planning of regular and meaningful homework. The importance of practical skills is also considered ensuring a good foundation is laid from year 7 onwards to ensure practical skills are developed all the way through.
The KS3 curriculum is designed into units of studies which are repeated yearly to enable interleaving of key contents, but more importantly not repeated but designed to develop and deepen their knowledge allowing recall.
At KS4 the curriculum across all three sciences follows the exam board specification which continues to develop on the units studied at KS3 whilst embedding further practical skills where appropriate.
Revision materials for each year are available from the science department, and students will be provided with core questions as well as keywords and definitions for each topic, which will be tested during assessments, and form part of their homework throughout the year. Assessment will be based on students' performance in class assessment tasks, such as core question check quizzes and end of term assessments, and during the whole school internal assessment window.
Year 7
AHS Science Pathway - please scroll down to the bottom of this page to see two documents illustrating the AHS Science Pathway and topics covered.
All workbooks, the homework booklet and sets of revision questions can be accessed (by students logged into their alf.education account) via the science section of the Year 7 class on Aylsham High School Google Classroom website link here:
AHS Science Year 7 Google Classroom
Core Knowledge: Y7 Core Questions Term 1
Workbooks: Yr7 Spring workbook
7C1 Atoms and the periodic table workbook 2022
7C2 Particle theory workbook 2022
Yr 7 compiled autumn term booklet (P1 + P2) 2022
Yr7 homework booklet Sept 2022
Schemes of work
In year 7 students learn a curriculum of biology, chemistry and physics, it is repeated and developed over the 3 key stages to strengthen students understanding of the concepts being taught.
The topics we have developed at Aylsham High School are shown in the table below.
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Biology |
Chemistry |
Physics |
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B1 Cells and Body Systems B2 Respiration B3 Genetics B4 Ecosystems |
C1 Atoms and The Periodic Table C2 Particle Theory C3 Chemical Reactions C4 Earth Sciences C5 Metals |
P1 Forces and Motion P2 Energy P3 Electricity and Magnetism P4 Waves P5 Astronomy |
The class your child is in will determine the order of topics they’ll be learning in their lessons at Aylsham High School. Please see the tables below to see which topics your child will be learning in each term.
Rotation B- 7A2, 7B1, 7B4
Rotation C- 7A1, 7B2, 7B7
Rotation P- 7B3, 7B5, 7B6
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Rotation |
Autumn term |
Spring term |
Summer term |
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B |
B1 C1 P1 B2 C2 P2 |
B3 C3 P3 P5 |
B4 C4 C5 P5 |
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C |
C1 P1 B1 C2 P2 B2 |
C3 P3 P4 B3 |
C4 C5 B4 P5 |
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P |
P1 B1 C1 P2 B2 C2 |
P3 P4 B3 C3 |
P5 B4 C4 C5 |
End of Year 7 exams
We want students to feel confident and comfortable in the approach of their end of year exams.
This will come from knowing what content is being assessed, and feeling able to recall knowledge and apply to the exam questions.
Learning core knowledge has shown to improve student’s confidence and performance in tests and exams. You can support your child with their end of year exam by assessing them with the core knowledge regularly. 20 minutes a week is ideal. The core knowledge questions are provided to all students in their booklets, or electronic copies can be found on the school’s website.
The content which will be examined in our end of year 7 exams are as illustrated in the table. You can find the curriculum outcomes detailing the content which will be examined in the year 7 curriculum document.
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Biology |
Chemistry |
Physics |
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B1 Cells and Body Systems
B2 Respiration
B3 Genetics |
C1 Atoms and The Periodic Table C2 Particle Theory
C3 Chemical Reactions |
P1 Forces and motion
P2 Energy
P3 Electricity and Magnetism |
Year 8
All workbooks, the homework booklet and sets of revision questions can be accessed (by students logged into their alf.education account) via the science section of the Year 8 class on Aylsham High School Google Classroom website, link here:
AHS Year 8 Science Google Classroom
Core Knowledge: Y8 Core Questions Term 1
Workbook: Year 8 Term 1 workbook
Homework booklet: Year 8 homework book
Schemes of work
In year 8 students learn a curriculum of biology, chemistry and physics, it is repeated and developed over the 3 key stages to strengthen students understanding of the concepts being taught. They will revisit and build upon concepts they have started to learn in year 7, and will deepen them further in year 9.
The topics we have developed at Aylsham High School are shown in the table below.
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Biology |
Chemistry |
Physics |
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B1 Cells and Body Systems B2 Respiration B3 Genetics B4 Ecosystems |
C1 Atoms and The Periodic Table C2 Particle Theory C3 Chemical Reactions C4 Earth Sciences C5 Metals |
P1 Forces and Motion P2 Energy P3 Electricity and Magnetism P4 Waves P5 Astronomy |
The class your child is in will determine the order of topics they’ll be learning in their lessons at Aylsham High School. Please see the tables below to see which topics your child will be learning in each term.
Rotation B- 8E1, 8E3, 8W4
Rotation C- 8E2, 8W3
Rotation P- 8E4, 8W2, 8W1
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End of Year 8 exams
We want students to feel confident and comfortable in the approach of their end of year exams.
This will come from knowing what content is being assessed, and feeling able to recall knowledge and apply to the exam questions.
Learning core knowledge has shown to improve student’s confidence and performance in tests and exams. You can support your child with their end of year exam by assessing them with the core knowledge regularly. 20 minutes a week is ideal. The core knowledge questions are provided to all students in their booklets, or electronic copies can be found on the school’s website.
The content which will be examined in our end of year 8 exams are as illustrated in the table. You can find the curriculum outcomes detailing the content which will be examined in the year 8 curriculum document.
Year 9
All workbooks, the homework booklet and sets of revision questions can be accessed (by students logged into their alf.education account) via the science section of the Year 9 class on Aylsham High School Google Classroom website, link here:
AHS Year 9 Science Google Classroom
Core Knowledge: Year 9 Core questions term 1
Workbooks: Year 9 term 1 Workbook
Homework booklet: Year 9 homework book
In year 7 students learn a curriculum of biology, chemistry and physics, it is repeated and developed over the 3 key stages to strengthen students understanding of the concepts being taught. The topics we have developed at Aylsham High School are shown in the table below.
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Biology |
Chemistry |
Physics |
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B1 Cells and Body Systems B2 Respiration B3 Genetics B4 Ecosystems |
C1 Atoms and The Periodic Table C2 Particle Theory C3 Chemical Reactions C4 Earth Sciences C5 Metals |
P1 Forces P2 Motion P3 Electricity and Magnetism P4 Waves P5 Astronomy |
The class your child is in will determine the order of topics they’ll be learning in their lessons at Aylsham High School. Please see the tables below to see which topics your child will be learning in each term.
Rotation B- 9E1, 9E4, 9W2,
Rotation C- 9E2, 9W1, 9W3
Rotation P- 9E3, 9W4
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End of Year exams
At the end of year 9 students will sit an end of KS3 exam. This exam will assess students’ knowledge from the last 3 years. The outline of content can be found on the government’s KS3 Science national curriculum document:
In addition to this, the BBC bitesize can be a useful place to review content being assessed: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zng4d2p
We want students to feel confident and comfortable in the approach of their internal assessment.
This will come from knowing what content is being assessed and feeling able to recall knowledge and apply to the exam questions.
Learning core knowledge has shown to improve students' confidence and performance in tests and exams. You can support your child with their end of year exam by assessing them with the core knowledge regularly. 20 minutes a week is ideal. The core knowledge questions are provided to all students in their booklets, or electronic copies can be found on the school’s website.
The content which will be examined in our year 9 assessment will be content from all units from 7 and 8 and content from units 1-3 for biology, chemistry, and physics from year 9 as illustrated in the table above. You can find the curriculum outcomes detailing the content which will be examined in the year 9 curriculum document.
Key Stage 4
Year 10
All students will complete the same course in year 10, regardless whether they have opted to study separate science or not. The separate science courses contain the same content as the combined science route, but does include extra content.
Core Knowledge: Y10 Combined Science Core Questions
Schemes of work
Please see the tables below to see which topics your child will be learning in each term. The topic title and number refers to the topics shown in Edexcel’s specifications. You can find out explicitly what your child needs to learn for each topic and subject by following the links provided above.
Year 10 combined science
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Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
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Biology |
1) Key concepts 2) Cells and control 3) Genetics |
4) Natural selection 5) Health |
6) Plants |
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Chemistry |
0) Formulae, equations and hazards 1) Atoms |
2) States of Matter and mixtures 3) Chemical change |
3) Chemical change cont |
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Physics |
1) Key concepts 2) Forces and motion 3) Conservation of energy |
4) Waves 5) Light and the electromagnetic spectrum |
10) Electricity |
End of Year 10 Exams
At the end of year 10, students will sit a paper for each of their science subjects. Each paper is 45 minutes long and students will have to choose their tier. This tier has to be the same across all 3 subjects and does not have to be the same tier as your final exams, it is useful to see which paper best suits you, you can always ask for a copy of the other tier if you wanted to see which one you would have performed best in.
We want students to feel confident and comfortable in the approach of their end of year exams.
This will come from knowing what content is being assessed, and feeling able to recall knowledge and apply to the exam questions.
Learning core knowledge has shown to improve student’s confidence and performance in tests and exams. You can support your child with their end of year exam by assessing them with the core knowledge regularly. 20 minutes a week is ideal. Use the core knowledge booklets provided to all students, or electronic copies found on the school’s website or use quizlet.
It will also come from practising applying knowledge to exam questions. We also recommend students using revision time completing practice test questions, self-mark and improve their answers. This will enable students to identify where their weaknesses are, but also observe what answers are expected to exam questions.
The content assess in the exam papers are shown below;-
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Biology paper 1 |
Chemistry paper 3 |
Physics paper 5 |
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Key concepts in biology Cells and control Genetics Natural selection and genetic modification |
Key concepts in chemistry States of matter and mixtures
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Key concepts of physics Motion and forces Conservation of energy Waves Light and the EM spectrum |
Year 11 combined science
Core Knowledge: Y11 Combined Science Core Questions
Schemes of Work
Please see the tables below to see which topics your child will be learning in each term. The topic title and number refers to the topics shown in Edexcel’s specifications. You can find out explicitly what your child needs to learn for each topic and subject by following the links provided above.
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Autumn |
Spring |
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Biology |
9) Ecosystems 7) Homeostasis 5) Health – review |
6) Plants 8) Exchange and transport 4) Natural selection |
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Chemistry |
4) Extracting metals and equilibria- some review 6) Groups in the periodic table |
7) Rates of reaction 8) Fuels and Earth Science |
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Physics |
14) Particle model 6) Radioactivity 8) Energy - forces doing work 9) Forces and their effects 10) Electricity |
15) Forces and matter 12) Magnetism and the motor effect 13) Electromagnetic induction |
Year 11 Combined Science January Mock Exams
We want students to feel confident and comfortable in the approach of their end of year exams.
This will come from knowing what content is being assessed, and feeling able to recall knowledge and apply to the exam questions.
Learning core knowledge has shown to improve student’s confidence and performance in tests and exams. You can support your child with their end of year exam by assessing them with the core knowledge regularly. 20 minutes a week is ideal. Use the core knowledge booklets provided to all students, or electronic copies found on the school’s website or use quizlet.
It will also come from practising applying knowledge to exam questions. We also recommend students using revision time completing practice test questions, self-mark and improve their answers. This will enable students to identify where their weaknesses are, but also observe what answers are expected to exam questions.
You will sit three exam papers, the content will only assess your year 10 subject content.
The topics included are shown in the table below.
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Biology paper 1 |
Chemistry paper 3 |
Physics paper 5 |
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Key concepts in biology Cells and control Genetics Natural selection and genetic modification Health, disease and the development of medicines |
Key concepts in chemistry States of matter and mixtures Chemical changes Extracting metals and equilibria |
Key concepts of physics Motion and forces Conservation of energy Waves Light and the EM spectrum Radioactivity |
Y11 Separate Biology
Curriculum: https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Science/2016/Specification/GCSE_Biology_Spec.pdf
Core Knowledge: KEY CORE INFO PACK TRIPLES1 Biology
Schemes of Work
Please see the tables below to see which topics your child will be learning in each term. The topic title and number refers to the topics shown in Edexcel’s specifications. You can find out explicitly what your child needs to learn for each topic and subject by following the links provided above.
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Autumn |
Spring |
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Separate Biology |
Year 10 Separate Bio-specific content 6) Plants 9) Ecosystems 7) Homeostasis 5) Health – review |
8) Exchange and transport 4) Natural selection 2) The Brain 3) Reproduction, genetic variation and disorders and protein synthesis |
Year 11 Separate Biology January Mock Exams
This exam paper will assess year 10 content. There will be a mixture of different question styles, including multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, calculations and extended open-response questions.
Calculators may be used in the examination.
It will be 1 hour and 45 minutes long, just like the real papers you will sit later in the year.
The topics assessed are:
Topic 1 – Key concepts in biology
Topic 2 – Cells and control
Topic 3 – Genetics
Topic 4 – Natural selection and genetic modification
Topic 5 – Health, disease and the development of medicines
Y11 Separate Chemistry
Curriculum: https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Science/2016/Specification/GCSE_Chemistry_Spec.pdf
Core Knowledge: Core knowledge triple booklet Chemistry
Schemes of Work
Please see the tables below to see which topics your child will be learning in each term. The topic title and number refers to the topics shown in Edexcel’s specifications. You can find out explicitly what your child needs to learn for each topic and subject by following the links provided above.
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Autumn |
Spring |
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Separate Chemistry |
4) Extracting metals and equilibria- some review 6) Groups in the periodic table 7) Rates of reaction |
5) Separate chemistry 1- transition metals, alloys, quantitative analysis and dynamic equilibrium 8) Fuels and Earth Science 9) Separate chemistry 2- tests for ions, hydrocarbons, polymers, alcohols and nanoparticles |
Year 11 Separate Chemistry January Mock Exams
This exam paper will assess year 10 content. There will be a mixture of different question styles, including multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, calculations and extended open-response questions.
Calculators may be used in the examination.
It will be 1 hour and 45 minutes long, just like the real papers you will sit later in the year.
The topics assessed are:
Topic 1 – Key concepts in chemistry
Topic 2 – States of matter and mixtures
Topic 3 – Chemical changes
Topic 4 – Extracting metals and equilibria
Topic 5 – Separate chemistry 1
Y11 Separate Physics
Curriculum: https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Science/2016/Specification/GCSE_Physics_Spec.pdf
Core Knowledge: Complete booklets SEP PHYSICS
Schemes of Work
Please see the tables below to see which topics your child will be learning in each term. The topic title and number refers to the topics shown in Edexcel’s specifications. You can find out explicitly what your child needs to learn for each topic and subject by following the links provided above.
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Autumn |
Spring |
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Separate Physics |
14) Particle model 6) Radioactivity 10) Electricity - some review 2) Forces and Motion Separate Science additional content 8) Energy - forces doing work 9) Forces and their effects 11) Static Electricity |
7) Astronomy 15) Forces and matter 5) Light and the EM Spectrum Separate Science additional content 4) Waves Separate Science additional content 12) Magnetism and the Motor Effect 13) Electromagnetic induction |
Year 11 Separate Physics January Mock Exams
This exam paper will assess year 10 content. There will be a mixture of different question styles, including multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, calculations and extended open-response questions.
Calculators may be used in the examination.
It will be 1 hour and 45 minutes long, just like the real papers you will sit later in the year.
The topics assessed are:
Topic 1 – Key concepts of physics
Topic 2 – Motion and forces
Topic 3 – Conservation of energy
Topic 4 – Waves
Topic 5 – Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
Topic 6 – Radioactivity
GCSE options and exam information
Exam board: Edexcel
The science department has several routes through to qualification depending on a student’s interest in science.
There will be a choice of two main routes to science GCSEs, either a two-GCSE combined science or a three-GCSE separate science route (consisting of GCSE biology, GCSE chemistry and GCSE physics).
The first option is to study combined science. This is a two-GCSE sized (double award) qualification covering the three science disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. Students are awarded a grade based on their overall performance across these three disciplines.
Combined science students will sit six exams at the end of the course as shown here -.
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Biology 1 Paper 1 1hr 10min 60 marks |
Chemistry 1 Paper 2 1hr 10min 60 marks |
Physics 1 Paper 3 1hr 10min 60 marks |
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Biology 2 Paper 4 1hr 10min 60 marks |
Chemistry 2 Paper 5 1hr 10min 60 marks |
Physics 2 Paper 6 1hr 10min 60 marks |
There will be two biology exams, two chemistry exams and two physics exams. All exams are 1 hour 10 minutes, and each exam will cover half of the content for that discipline.
There will be foundation tier and higher tier papers, and students must sit all six exams at the same tier. Foundation tier is for students who are aiming for grades 1–5, and higher tier is for students who are aiming for grades 4–9. The science department will give guidance on the appropriate tier of entry. As it is a double award qualification, students will receive two grades. These grades could be the same number, e.g. 6, 6 or 7, 7. However, some students may receive a grade with adjacent numbers, e.g. 6, 7. This will signify a student who is at an intermediate point between the standard required for a 6, 6 grade, and the standard required for a 7, 7 grade.
The second option is to study three separate sciences, which gives three GCSEs: GCSE biology, GCSE chemistry and GCSE physics. Students are awarded individual grades for each discipline. Separate science students study all of the content from biology, chemistry and physics disciplines of combined science, but with added extra material in each discipline. Separate science students also sit six exams at the end of the course.
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The biology GCSE combines these 2 papers: |
The chemistry GCSE combines these 2 papers: |
The physics GCSE combines these 2 papers: |
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Biology 1 Paper 1 1hr 45min 100 marks |
Chemistry 1 Paper 2 1hr 45min 100 marks |
Physics 1 Paper 3 1hr 45min 100 marks |
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Biology 2 Paper 4 1hr 45min 100 marks |
Chemistry 2 Paper 5 1hr 45min 100 marks |
Physics 2 Paper 6 1hr 45min 100 marks |
These six exams, at 1 hour 45 minutes, are slightly longer than the combined science exams. Each exam will cover half of the content for that discipline. There will be foundation tier and higher tier papers. Foundation tier is for students who are aiming for grades 1–5, and higher tier is for students who are aiming for grades 4–9. The science department will give guidance on the appropriate tier of entry. In the separate science pathway, students can choose different tiers for different disciplines. So, for example, a student may choose to sit physics and chemistry at higher tier and biology at foundation tier. Students will receive a grade between 1 and 9 for each of biology, chemistry and physics GCSEs.
Separate science is offered as a GCSE option subject and as such is suited to students of all levels of ability.