Students : Curriculum : Science : Chemistry

Key Stage 3 – Years 7, 8 and 9

Chemistry is taught as a part of general science and the school follows closely the schemes of work in “Exploring Science” a commercial course published by Longmans (www.longman.co.uk). In Years 7 and 8 students are taught in their tutor groups by, usually, just one of our science staff in a laboratory.

The Chemistry content in Year 7 covers these main themes:

• Acids and Alkalis
• Simple Chemical reactions
• Solids, Liquids and Gases
• Solutions

In Year 8 the main themes are:

• Atoms and Elements
• Compounds and Mixtures
• Rocks and Weathering
• The Rock Cycle

In Year 9 students are broadly banded into upper and lower groups though the content of the course is similar with the upper groups working at a faster pace and covering some extension material.

The main themes in the Year 9 science curriculum are:

• Reactions of Metals and Metal Compounds
• Patterns of Reactivity
• Environmental Chemistry
• Using Chemistry