Year 10 Science


Autumn Term

week 1

Lesson 1

Digestion

Lesson 2

Digestive enzymes

Lesson 3

Absorption

Lesson 4

Investigating enzymes

Lesson 5

pH and enzymes 1

week 2

Lesson 1

pH and enzymes 2

Lesson 2

Food tests

Lesson 3

Pure and impure formulations

Lesson 4

Chromatography

Lesson 5

Interpreting chromatograms

week 3

Lesson 1

Testing gases

Lesson 2

Review

Lesson 3

Drawing electrical circuits

Lesson 4

Charge and current

Lesson 5

Potential difference

week 4

Lesson 1

Elecrtical resistance

Lesson 2

Resistance of a wire

Lesson 3

Properties of resistors

Lesson 4

Filament lamps

Lesson 5

Diodes

week 5

Lesson 1

LDR

Lesson 2

Thermistor

Lesson 3

The lungs

Lesson 4

Blood and blood vessels

Lesson 5

The heart

week 6

Lesson 1

Heart rate

Lesson 2

Heart disease

Lesson 3

Maths skills

Spring Term

week 1

Lesson 1

Photosynthesis

Lesson 2

Photosynthesis required practical

Lesson 3

Photosynthesis required practical results

Lesson 4

Limiting factors of photosynthesis

Lesson 5

Review photosynthesis

week 2

Lesson 1

Domestic electricity

Lesson 2

Electrical power part 1

Lesson 3

Electrical power part 2

Lesson 4

National grid

Lesson 5

Domestic electricity review

week 3

Lesson 1

Properties of ionic compounds

Lesson 2

Simple covalent molecules

Lesson 3

Giant covalent structures

Lesson 4

Graphene

Lesson 5

Polymers

week 4

Lesson 1

Review part 1

Lesson 2

Review part 2

Lesson 3

Infectious disease

Lesson 4

Viral and bacterial disease

Lesson 5

Fungal and protist disease

week 5

Lesson 1

Immunity

Lesson 2

Vaccines

Lesson 3

Antibiotics

Lesson 4

Maths skills

Lesson 5

Testing drugs part 1

week 6

Lesson 1

Testing drugs part 2

Lesson 2

Review part 1

Lesson 3

Review part 2

Lesson 4

Exam skills

Lesson 5

Drug production

week 7

Lesson 1

Properties of ionic substance recap

Lesson 2

Simple covalent substances recap

Lesson 3

Giant covalent structures

Lesson 4

Graphene

Lesson 5

Polymers

week 8

Lesson 1

Review part 1

Lesson 2

Metallic bonding recap

Lesson 3

Solids,liquids and gases recap

Lesson 4

Review part 2

week 9

Lesson 1

Redox

Lesson 2

Redox part 2

Lesson 3

Acid base reactions

Lesson 4

Observations from acid base reactions

Lesson 5

Acid and base ionic equations

week 10

Lesson 1

Making salts

Lesson 2

Acids, alkalis and the pH scale

Lesson 3

Writing a method

Lesson 4

Reactivity review

week 11

Lesson 1

Strong and weak acids

Lesson 2

Exploring inside an atom

Lesson 3

Isotopes and ionisation

Lesson 4

History of atomic models

week 12

Lesson 1

Radioactivity

Lesson 2

Decay equations

Lesson 3

Activity and half life

Lesson 4

Uses and hazards of radiation

Lesson 5

Atoms and radiation review

Summer Term

Week 1

Lesson 1

The nervous system

Lesson 2

Reflex arcs

Lesson 3

Required practical: Reaction time (Part 1)

Lesson 4

Required practical: Reaction time (Part 2)

Lesson 5

Negative feedback (Higher)

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5