The list below shows the topics covered in Key Stage 3 Science. Students are taught 3 separate Sciences in Years 10 and 11. Details of those courses can be found via the links to the right.

Science

Year 7

• Learning Practical Skills for Science
• The Earth and Beyond
• Particles
• Cells, Tissues and Organs
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Elements, Compounds and Formulae
• Reproduction
• Light and Sound
• Classification, Variation and Inheritance

Year 8

• The Earth and Beyond
• Formulae, Equations and More Reactions
• Energy for Life Part 1: Plants
• Forces and Motion
• Acids, Metals and Their Reactions
• Energy for Life Part 2: Animals
• Energy
• Living Healthily
• Separating Mixtures
• Living Things and their Environment

Year 9

• Cell Structures
• Motion
• Formulae and Equations
• Diffusion and Osmosis
• Matter Part 1
• Purity and Separating Mixtures
• Waves
• Interpreting and Interacting with Earth Systems
• Scaling Up
• Materials and Lifecycle Assessments