“The limits of my language are the limits of my world”
Ludwig Wittgenstein
INTENT
The science curriculum at Atlantic Academy Portland is designed to equip students with the core knowledge required to become scientifically literate citizens who can actively engage with the world around them.
We have created a curriculum narrative that uses the core knowledge to progress towards answering key questions to enable understanding of events and phenomena of relevance to our students at school and beyond.
Overview
| Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | ||||
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| R | Understanding the World – Science – Beach School | Understanding the World –
Science – Seasonal Changes (Autumn), Beach School, Healthy Eating |
Understanding the World – Science – Seasonal Changes (Winter), Beach School, Fossils and Bones | Understanding the World – Science – Solar System and Space, Beach School | Understanding the World –
Science – Plants and Life Cycles Predictions changes in matter (Science Week), Spring Walk, Beach School, Habitats, Animals |
Understanding the World – Science – Summer Walk |
| Y1 | Working scientifically
Rocks Seasonal Changes: Autumn |
Everyday Materials
Materials |
Working scientifically
Light Seasonal Changes: Winter |
Animals including humans
Seasonal Changes: Spring |
Plants
Plant detectives |
Revision
Seasonal Changes: Summer |
| Y2 | Plants
Apprentice Gardener Seasonal Changes: Autumn |
Animals including Humans
Growing up/Taking Care |
Uses of Everyday Materials
Materials Seasonal Changes: Winter |
Living Things and their Habitats
The Environment Seasonal Changes: Spring |
Living Things and their Habitats
Our changing World – Habitats |
Revision
Seasonal Changes: Summer |
| Y3 | Plants
Our changing World – Plants and their life cycles |
Rocks
Rock detectives |
Light
Can you see me? |
Forces and Magnets
Power of forces |
Animals, including Humans
Amazing bodies |
Revision |
| Y4 | Living things and their habitats
Who am I? |
Electricity
Switched On! |
Sound
Good Vibrations |
States of Matter
States |
Animals, including humans
Food and digestion |
Revision |
| Y5 | Animals, including Humans
Reproduction |
Earth and Space
Earth and beyond |
Forces
Feel the force |
Living things and their Habitats | Properties and Changes of Materials
Materials |
Revision |
| Y6 | Living Things and their Habitats
The Nature Library |
Light | Electricity
Low Voltage |
Evolution and inheritance
Our Changing World – Evolution |
Animals, including Humans
Body Pump (Heart and Respiration) |
Revision |
| Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | ||||
| Y7 | Cells, tissues, organs and systems
The Particle Model Energy Sexual reproduction in animals Acids and alkalis |
Current electricity
Muscles and bones Mixtures and separation Forces |
Ecosystems
Atoms, elements and compounds Sound Food and nutrition Plants and reproduction |
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| Y8 | Food and Nutrition
The Periodic Table Forces and motion Unicellular organisms |
Fluids
Genetics and evolution Combustion Magnets and electromagnets Breathing and respiration |
Rocks
Energy transfers Earth and space Maths in Science |
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| Y9 | Chemistry
Atomic structure and periodic table Bonding, structure and properties of matter Chemical changes |
Biology
Infection and response Cell biology Organisation |
Physics
Energy Electricity |
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| Y10 | Organisation
Bioenergetics Electrolysis Quantitative Chemistry Energy Changes |
Atomic Structure
Forces |
Homeostasis and response
Inheritance, variation and evolution Ecology |
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| Y11 | The rate and extent of chemical change
Organic chemistry Chemical analysis Chemistry of the atmosphere Using resources |
Waves
Magnetism and electromagnets Interleaved biology and chemistry revision |
Interleaved biology, chemistry and physics revision | |||