KS4 Science

For Science, we will achieve this by ensuring:

That all UTC Leeds students are able to ask the right questions, to analyse and evaluate information, and be able to form and justify their own opinions based on scientific principles.

Overview

Students will explore the wonders of the natural world, the explosiveness of chemical reactions and the physical properties of our universe. All students in years 10 and 11 at UTC Leeds will study either Combined Science, or students can choose the option of separate science (biology, chemistry and physics as separate GCSEs). In both routes, students develop analytical and enquiry skills through practical work.  They will plan and carry out scientific practicals, as well analysing and reflecting on their results.

Our Science curriculum is broken down into ‘non-negotiables’ – the vital areas that a student needs to master in that subject. These non-negotiables underpin the learning throughout the duration of the study and our students understand that after developing competency in each strand, they will aim to develop mastery in each. The learning is coherently sequenced across the 4-year plan and mapped cross-curricular, and our sequence of learning plans specifies which non-negotiables are the learning foci and/or the knowledge that students will gain.

GCSE Combined Science – Triology

Exam board: AQA

Year 10

Students will cover topics that will be assessed in Paper 1 for biology, chemistry and physics:

Year 11

Students will cover topics that will be assessed in Paper 2 for biology, chemistry and physics:

GCSE Biology (separates)

Exam board: AQA

Year 10

Students will cover topics that will be assessed in biology Paper 1:

• Cell biology
• Organisation
• Infection and response
• Bioenergetics

Year 11

Students will cover topics that will be assessed in biology Paper 2:

• Homeostasis and response
• Inheritance, variation and evolution
• Ecology
• Key ideas

GCSE Chemistry (separates)

Exam board: AQA

Year 10

Students will cover topics that will be assessed in chemistry Paper 1:

• Atomic structure and the periodic table
• Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
• Quantitative chemistry
• Chemical changes
• Energy changes

Year 11

Students will cover topics that will be assessed in chemistry Paper 2:

• The rate and extent of chemical change
• Organic chemistry
• Chemical analysis
• Chemistry of the atmosphere
• Using resources

GCSE Physics (separates)

Exam board: AQA

Year 10

Students will cover topics that will be assessed in physics Paper 1:

• Energy
• Electricity
• Particle model of matter
• Atomic structure

Year 11

Students will cover topics that will be assessed in physics Paper 2:

• Forces
• Waves
• Magnetism and electromagnetism
• Space physics (physics only)

Staff and Contact Details:

Elisabeth Hazlewood, Head of Science [email protected]

Sharon Coles, Assistant Head of Science [email protected]

Alex Berry, Assistant Principal [email protected]

Neil Copsey, Assistant Principal [email protected]

Chris Boyes [email protected]

Michael Parr [email protected]

Useful Links

https://www.s-cool.co.uk/

https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/levels/z98jmp3

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science

https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-a-level-gce/chemistry-a-h032-h432-from-2015/

http://www.iop.org/

http://www.rsc.org/