KS4
Year 10 SOW 2016-2017
Topics covered in year 9
Biology:
1.1 – 1.17 Topic 1 Key concepts in Biology and 1.6 Core practical (microscopes and magnification)
Chemistry:
2.1-2.12 Topic 2- States of matter and mixture and Methods of separating and purifying substances and 2.11 core practical (Distillation and chromatography)
Physics:
2.1-2.20 Topic 2-Motion and forces and 2.19 Core practical (relationship between force, mass and acceleration)
Year 10 – September 2016
Biology:
Topic 1- Recap topic 1 using past paper exam questions and mind maps/summaries
Core practicals- 1.10 (effect of pH on enzyme activity)
Core practical 1.16 (osmosis in potatoes)
Topic 2- Cells and control
Topic 3- Genetics
Topic 4- Natural selection and genetic modification
Topic 5- Health, disease and the development of medicines
Exams:
Paper 1- Topics 1-5
Paper 2- Topics 1,6,7,8,9
After each topic all students to complete the standard test (except set 1 and 2 who
will do the higher test).
Chemistry:
Topic 2- Recap topic 2 using past paper exam questions and mind maps/summaries
Topic 1 – Key concepts in chemistry – Atomic structure, The periodic table, Ionic bonding, Covalent bonding, Types of substance, Calculations involving masses.
Topic 3- Chemical change: Acids, Electrolytic processes
Topic 4 – Extracting metals and equilibria- Obtaining and using metals, Reversible reactions and equilibria
Exams:
Paper 3: Topics 1-4
Paper 4: Topics 1,6,7,8
NB: Topic 5 in Chemistry GCSE only
After each topic all students to complete the standard test (except set 1 and 2 who will do the
higher test).
Physics:
Recap topic 2 using past paper exam questions and mind maps/summaries
Topic 2 -Motions and forces- 2.20-2.31 (Specification reference)
Topic 1- key concepts of physics
Topic 3-Conservation of energy
Topic 4- Waves
Topic 5- Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
Topic 6- Radioactivity
Exams:
Paper 5: Topics 1- 6
Paper 4: Topics 1,8,9,10,12,13,14,15
NB: Topic 7 & 11 in Physics GCSE only
After each topic all students to complete the standard test (except set 1 and 2 who will do the
higher test).
The Year 10 exam papers will cover content from the Combined Science specification only. This content will be drawn from Biology 1, Chemistry 1 and Physics 1. However, as some students will have started the course in September 2016, not all topics from these papers will be covered. The topics covered will be based on the teaching order laid out in our schemes of work.
A full list of the topics that may be assessed is given below.
Biology
Key concepts in Biology
Cells and control
Genetics
Natural selection and genetic modification
Chemistry
Key concepts in Chemistry: Atomic structure, Periodic table, Ionic bonding, Covalent bonding, Types of substance, Calculations involving masses
States of matter and mixtures: States of matter, Methods of separating and purifying substances
Physics
Motion and forces
Conservation of energy
Waves
Light and the electromagnetic spectrum