Year 10
Subject content being addressed Week Beginning Health and Safety in Science - Hazards and risks. 1st Aid. Fire prevention Investigating H+S in workplace and comparing to school Course Work: Report on safety in the workplace and comparing to schools Science in the workplace Deadlin es Notes Uni t1 Start to the year, important to get all the health and safety out of the way at the start. If possible get the fireservice in to discuss with the students about fire safety. The science in the workplace can be used to prepare the students for their placement weeks Reports in Uni t2
31-Aug-09 7-Sep-09 14-Sep-09
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21-Sep-09 Science in the workplace 28-Sep-09 5-Oct-09 12-Oct-09 19-Oct-09 26-Oct-09 2-Nov-09 9-Nov-09 16-Nov-09 23-Nov-09 Course Work: Report on science in the workplace. Extraction of resources Energy resources Half Term Using energy Year 10 Work Placement Year 10 Work Placement Using energy efficiently Course Work: How materials scientists investigate the properties of materials
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30-Nov-09
Investigating: the nature, length and thickness of materials influence on elctrical resistance
Course Work: How materials scientists investigate the properties of materials 7-Dec-09 14-Dec-09 21-Dec-09 28-Dec-09 Course Work: How materials scientists investigate the properties of materials Christmas Holidays Christmas Holidays Atoms molecules and ions and Chemical Symbols Portfolio in
current varies with voltage in a range of devices
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Uni t3 Managing the environment section fits in well with the area on bonding and mixtures due to it's content being about elements and compounds. Por tfoli o Cat chu p
Chemical Bonding Useful mixtures in the home Managing the environment Course Work:How chemists make new useful products Course Work:How chemists make new useful products Half Term Limestone Metals Other Materials (polymers, ceramics, composites) Coursework: How materials scientists investigate the properties of materials Coursework: How materials scientists investigate the properties of materials
Compare thermal conductivities and densities of a range of materials. Strengths of different size shape and composition Plant any plants that are needed for future classes now So that the plants are ready for the summer semester
19-Apr-10 26-Apr-10
Agriculture and farming Selective breeding and genetic engineering Coursework: How microbiolgoists Investigate living organisms
3-May-10 How microbiologists investigate living organisms
10-May-10 How microbiologists investigate living organisms Portfolio in Half Term Forces, movement and transporation
17-May-10 24-May-10
Setup a light microscope ready to use and prepare samples of slides using staining techniques Candidates need to: monitor an organism for a particular purpose, produce a plan for the investigation, carry out the investigation, recording relevant data, analyse the results and explain what they show, evluate the investigation, describe a useful application of the investigation
Fuel Transport Revision Year 10 Exam Week Course Work: The advantages of using machines in the workplace. Course Work: The advantages of using machines in the workplace. Portfolio Catchup Portfolio Catchup
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Year 11
Week Beginning 6-Sep-10 13-Sep-10 20-Sep-10 27-Sep-10 Subject content being addressed Cells Cells Cirulatory and respiratory systems Homeostasis Genetics and inheritance Deadline s Notes Uni t1 Uni t3 Por tfoli o Cat chu p Uni t2 Uni t4
Disease and illness Prevention of illness and disease Half Term Diagnosis of treatment The body at risk Communication Devices Communication Devices Revision Mock Exams Year 11 Review Exams Christmas Holidays Christmas Holidays Revision Year 11 exams Coursework: How microbioligists investigate living organisms. Coursework: Aespetic investigations
Coursework: Aespetic investigations Portfolio Catchup Half Term Coursework: The function of components in devices that electronic/electrical engineers make and test Coursework: The function of components in devices that electronic/electrical engineers make and test Coursework: The function of components in devices that electronic/electrical engineers make and test Coursework: How medical scientists monitor living organisms to eg monitor the performance of a person in a mental or physical activity
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Portfolio in Ties in with unit 2 theory carried out before the Christmas break. It needs to be here to allow the students to fit in all of unit 2 before the January exam period
14-Mar-11 Coursework: How medical scientists monitor living organisms to eg monitor the performance of a person in a mental or physical activity Portfolio Catchup 28-Mar-11 4-Apr-11 Easter Holidays Easter Holidays Portfolio in