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Chemistry Class

Sciences

This is what is included in the curriculum:

Key Stage 1 (KS1):

  • Biology: Plants, animals, humans, and their habitats.

  • Chemistry: Materials, properties, and changes.

  • Physics: Light, sound, forces, and electricity.

Key Stage 2 (KS2):

  • Biology: Plants, animals, humans, and their habitats (in more detail), including reproduction, growth, and adaptation.

  • Chemistry: Materials, properties, and changes (in more detail), including chemical reactions and mixtures.

  • Physics: Forces and motion, electricity, light, sound, and Earth and space.

Key Stage 3 (KS3):

  • Biology: Cells, reproduction, genetics, ecosystems, and human health.

  • Chemistry: Atoms, elements, compounds, chemical reactions, and the periodic table.

  • Physics: Forces and motion, energy, waves, electricity, and magnetism.

Biology GCSE: 

  • Cells: Structure and function of cells, cell division, and transport across membranes.

  • Organisms: Classification, diversity, and adaptation of organisms.

  • Genetics: DNA, genes, inheritance, and genetic engineering.

  • Health: Human health, disease, and the immune system.

  • Ecosystems: Energy flow, nutrient cycles, and biodiversity.

  • Evolution: Theories of evolution, natural selection, and speciation.

  • Human impact on the environment: Pollution, climate change, and conservation.

Chemistry GCSE

  • Atoms and molecules: Structure of atoms, elements, and compounds.

  • Periodic table: The organization of elements and their properties.

  • Chemical reactions: Types of chemical reactions, balancing equations, and rates of reaction.

  • States of matter: Solids, liquids, gases, and their properties.

  • Organic chemistry: The structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds.

  • Analytical chemistry: Techniques for identifying and quantifying substances.

  • Environmental chemistry: The impact of human activities on the environment.

Physics GCSE: 

  • Forces and motion: Newton's laws of motion, forces, work, energy, and power.

  • Waves: Types of waves, properties of waves, and the electromagnetic spectrum.

  • Electricity: Electric circuits, current, voltage, resistance, and magnetism.

  • Matter: The structure of atoms, elements, and compounds.

  • Energy: Types of energy, energy transfer, and conservation of energy.

  • Particle physics: The fundamental particles of matter and the forces between them.

  • Astrophysics: The universe, stars, planets, and galaxies.

Biology A-Level: 

  • Cellular biology: The structure and function of cells, cell division, and transport across membranes.

  • Genetics: DNA, genes, inheritance, and genetic engineering.

  • Biodiversity and evolution: Classification, diversity, adaptation, and theories of evolution.

  • Ecology: Ecosystems, energy flow, nutrient cycles, and human impact on the environment.

  • Physiology: The functioning of organs and systems in plants, animals, and humans.

  • Microbiology: The study of microorganisms and their role in ecosystems and human health.

  • Biotechnology: The use of living organisms and their products to create useful products.

Chemistry A-Level: 

  • Physical chemistry: Thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibria, and electrochemistry.

  • Inorganic chemistry: The chemistry of elements and their compounds, including the periodic table, bonding, and reactions.

  • Organic chemistry: The chemistry of carbon-containing compounds, including structures, properties, and reactions.

  • Analytical chemistry: Techniques for identifying and quantifying substances.

  • Biochemistry: The chemistry of living organisms, including biological molecules and metabolic processes.

Physics A-Level: 

  • Mechanics: Forces, motion, work, energy, and power.

  • Waves: Types of waves, properties of waves, and the electromagnetic spectrum.

  • Electricity: Electric circuits, current, voltage, resistance, and magnetism.

  • Matter: The structure of atoms, elements, and compounds.

  • Energy: Types of energy, energy transfer, and conservation of energy.

  • Particle physics: The fundamental particles of matter and the forces between them.

  • Astrophysics: The universe, stars, planets, and galaxies.

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