science

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science department

YEAR 7 TOPICS

Organisms and cells

Explore how the skeletal system and muscular system in a chicken wing work together to cause movement and identify the principal features of a cheek and onion cell and describe their functions.

GENES AND Reproduction

Graph data relating to variation and explain how it may lead to the survival of a species and relate advice to pregnant women to ideas about transfer of substances to the embryo.

ECOSYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT

Use a model to investigate the impact of changes in a population of one organism on others in the ecosystem and use models to evaluate the features of various types of seed dispersal.


Lab skills

Learn the basics surrounding lab safety and working safely in a lab as well as earning your Bunsen burner license.

MATTER

Relate the features of the particle model to the properties of materials in different states and devise ways to separate mixtures, based on their properties.

REACTIONS

Use experimental results to suggest an order of reactivity of various metals and devise an enquiry to compare how well indigestion remedies work.

ELECTRICITY

Compare the voltage drop across resistors connected in series in a circuit and compare and explain current flow in different parts of a series and parallel circuit.


energy

Explain the energy stores and pathways in a variety of everyday actions and look at the future of energy use on the planet.


forces

Explain the way in which an astronaut’s weight varies on a journey to the moon and investigate factors that affect the size of frictional or drag forces.


sample lesson

example work

EPIBA Immunity.pptx
Work sample

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TRIPS AND CLUBS

At Norton Hill School, the science department offers many opportunities to visit or get involved with science related trips outside of school.

In Year 7 we take all students to Bristol zoo to support our teaching of environment and adaptation. This involves meeting some of the animals first hand!

In Year 8 we take the all students on a wild and wacky week where we visit several science and engineering sites including the Fleet air arm museum and 'we the curious' in Bristol. These are to name but a few!

Key stage 4 study

GCSE COMBINED BIOLOGY

YEARS 9-11

GCSE COMBINED CHEMISTRY

YEARS 9 - 11


GCSE COMBINED PHYSICS

YEARS 9 - 11


Key stage 5 study

BTEC APPLIED SCIENCES

ALEVEL BIOLOGY

ALEVEL CHEMISTRY

ALEVEL PHYSICS

The opportunity to study these modules happens after your GCSEs are completed.