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Schemes of Work

We hope that over the coming months we will be able to provide examples of the ways colleagues have adapted the QCA schemes of work to their own circumstances.

Year 7

Units

Teaching Activity

Resources & NC Guidance

7A

Cells

 

7B

Reproduction

 

7C

Environment and feeding relationships

 

7D

Variation and classification

 

7E

Acids and alkalis

 

7F

Simple chemical reactions

 

7G

Particle model of solids, liquids and gases

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7H

Solutions

 

7I

Energy resources

 

7J

Electrical circuits

 

7K

Forces and their effects

 

7L

The solar system and beyond

 

 

Year 8

Units

Teaching activity

Resources & NC Guidance

8A

Food and digestion

 

8B

Respiration

 

8C

Microbes and disease

 

8D

Ecological relationships

 

8E

Atoms and elements

 

8F

Compounds and mixtures

 

8G

Rocks and weathering

 

8H

The rock cycle

 

8I

Heating and cooling

 

8J

Magnets and electromagnets

 

8K

Light

 

8L

Sound and hearing

 

Year 9

Units

Teaching Activity

Resources & NC Guidance

9A

Inheritance and selection

 

9B

Fit and healthy

 

9C

Plants and photosynthesis

 

9D

Plants for food

 

9E

Reactions of metals and metal compounds

 

9F

Patterns of reactivity

 

9G

Environmental chemistry

 

9H

Using chemistry

 

9I

Energy and electricity

 

9J

Gravity and space

 

9K

Speeding up

 

9L

Pressure and moments