Science

"My mother made me a scientist without ever intending to. Every other mother in Brooklyn would ask her child after school, "So? Did you learn anything today?" But not my mother. "Izzy," she would say, "did you ask a good question today?" That difference - asking good questions - made me become a scientist." (Isidor Isaac Rabi - Nobel Prize Laureate, 1944.)

Science is not only a core subject, but also equips individuals to understand and evaluate the world around. In an increasingly technological society, scientific skills enable them to make informed decisions and develop into responsible citizens.

Within the Science Department, we work to ensure that each individual student achieves their potential. We offer a comprehensive, stimulating and challenging curriculum carefully structured to guide and support students through the Science National Curriculum. We also aim to encourage interest in the scientific world around us that goes beyond the confines of the school.

Teachers

• Mr S. Fink, Director of Learning, Ext 241 (Science and Biology)
• Mrs R. Baker, Assistant Director of Learning, Ext 339 (Science and Biology)
• Mr R. Ayre (Science and Chemistry)
• Mr A. Christie (Science and Biology)
• Miss G. Evangelou (Science and Health & Social Care)
• Mrs R. Fink (Science and Chemistry)
• Dr L. Finkelstein (Science and Physics)
• Mr C. Kaminer (Science and Physics)
• Mrs M. Langdon (Science and Biology)
• Mrs S. Mineva (Science and Physics)
• Mr N. Ordman (Science and Physics)
• Miss S. Pollen (Science and Chemistry)
• Mrs R. Reuben (Science and Physics)
• Miss S. Strass (Science and Chemistry)
• Mrs J. Wilks (Science and Biology)

Key Stage 3

Years 7 & 8

In years 7 and 8, students will complete the following units that have been designed to accommodate the two year condensed Key Stage 3.

• Unit 1: Acids and Alkalis & Simple Chemical Reactions (Year 7)
• Unit 2: Cells (Year 7)
• Unit 3: Electricity and Energy Resources (Year 7)
• Unit 4: Magnets and Electromagnets (Year 8)
• Unit 5: Rock Cycle/Rocks and Weathering (Year 8)
• Unit 6: Particles and Solutions (Year 7)
• Unit 7: Heating and Cooling (Year 8)
• Unit 8: Forces and The Solar System (Year 7)
• Unit 9: Ecology, Inheritance and Variation (Year 7)
• Unit 10: Atoms/Elements/Compounds/Mixtures (Year 7)
• Unit 11: Fit 4 Life (Food and Digestion/Respiration/Microbes and Disease) (Year 8)
• Unit 12: Waves (Year 7)
• Unit 13: Looking for Patterns (Year 8)
• Unit 14: Plants (Year 7)
• Unit 15: More about Physics (including revision of forces) (Year 8).

Key Stage 4

Years 9 & 10

All students in all sets will complete the units below during years 9 and 10 (Edexcel 360 Core Science GCSE):

• Unit B1a Topic 1 - Environment
• Unit B1a Topic 2 - Genes
• Unit C1a Topic 5 - Patterns in Properties
• Unit C1a Topic 6 - Making Changes
• Unit P1a Topic 9 - Producing and Measuring Electricity
• Unit P1a Topic 10 - You're in Charge.

Once these topics have been covered, students are ready to take the first set of unit exams.

• Unit B1b Topic 3 - Electrical and Chemical Signals
• Unit B1b Topic 4 - Use, Misuse and Abuse
• Unit C1b Topic 7 - There's One Earth
• Unit C1b Topic 8 - Designer Products.
• Unit P1b Topic 11 - Now You See it, Now You Don't
• Unit P1b Topic 12 - Space and its Mysteries.

After these topics have been covered, students are ready to take the second set of unit exams.

Years 10 & 11 (GCSE)

Additional Science GCSE

In years 10 and 11, all students will study the units below. These constitute a second, separate GCSE - Additional Science. This is assessed in a similar way to the core GCSE science. The top set(s) will complete these units early, and will then study the last three extension units.

• Unit B2 Topic 1 - Inside Living Cells
• Unit B2 Topic 2 - Divide and Develop
• Unit C2 Topic 7 - Chemical Structures
• Unit C2 Topic 8 - How Fast? How Furious? (chemical reactions)
• Unit P2 Topic 9 - As Fast as You Can! (motion and forces)
• Unit P2 Topic 10 - Roller Coasters and Relativity
• Unit B2 Topic 3 - Energy Flow
• Unit B2 Topic 4 - Interdependence (organisms)
• Unit C2 Topic 5 - Synthesis
• Unit C2 Topic 6 - In Your Element
• Unit P2 Topic 12 - Power of the Atom
• Unit P2 Topic 11 - Putting Radiation to Use.

Separate Sciences GCSE (Triple Science - Extension Papers)

• B3 Topic 1: Biotechnology
• B3 Topic 2: Behaviour In Humans And Other Animals
• C3 Topic 3: Chemical Detection
• C3 Topic 4: Chemistry Working For Us
• P3 Topic 5: Particles In Action
• P3 Topic 6: Medical Physics.

Key Stage 5 - Post 16

Post 16 Science is described under the individual subjects: Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

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