Year 7 Programme of study

Year 7  Pupils have five x  thirty five minute lessons a week  and one forty minute prep a week

The sciences are taught as separate subjects Chemistry, Physics and Biology. The units are taught from the text book Spectrum Science and the chapters covered are listed below.

The pupils are given a copy of the Spectrum Science Chemistry, Physics and Biology books printed by Cambridge University Press. www.cambridge.org/spectrum

Year 7 Chemistry

Unit 8E Atoms and elements

Unit 8F Compounds and mixtures

Unit7E Acids and alkalis                         

Unit 7F Simple chemical reactions

Unit 9E Reactions of metals and metal compounds

Year 7 Physics

Unit 7I Energy resources

Unit 7J Electrical circuits

Unit 7K Forces and their effects              

Unit 8I Heating and cooling

Unit 8K light

Unit 8L Sound and hearing

Unit 8J Magnets and electromagnets

Year 7 Biology

Unit 7A Cells: the body’s building bricks

Unit 8A Food and digestion

Unit 8B Respiration

Unit 8D Ecological Relationships

Unit 7B Reproduction