KS3 SCIENCE The BRGS KS3 science curriculum is designed to embed the foundations of the knowledge, understanding and skills involved in the study of the three scientific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics, while aiming to foster a sense of awe, fascination and wonder at the world and universe around us. Within the curriculum we embed work in the following key skill areas of the development of scientific thinking, conducting scientific experiments, analysis and evaluation and the knowledge of scientific vocabulary, quantities, units, symbols and nomenclature. Students starting year 7 at BRGS will have a wide variety of experiences of science education in KS2. The course starts by introducing the core, founding concepts of each science. These starting concepts are then built upon as we progress through the course, with subsequent topics expanding upon this work, widening and increasing the depth and complexity. Schemes of work articulate the knowledge, understanding and skills that students need and these schemes are followed by our subject specialist teaching staff. Specialist science teachers have developed the schemes and these are evaluated each year to ensure that the focus remains on the knowledge and skills being developed. Topics are taught in ‘triplets’ of 1 topic in each of biology, chemistry and physics before assessments of the entire triplet. The topics taught build on one another from year 7 into year 8, then leading into the year 9 programmes of study. The course is designed to encourage our pupils to develop an interest in science, to foster an enquiring mind and to equip them with the investigative skills necessary to appreciate the role of science in the world. Students will study topics from all 3 sciences in year 7 including states of matter, forces, cells, elements compounds and mixtures, body systems, energy, chemical reactions, human reproduction, electricity, acids and alkalis and magnetism. How Parents Can Help Alongside monitoring independent learning, parents can help the students by encouraging them to read popular science books and scientific articles in magazines, newspapers and online. In addition, students can be encouraged to watch informative science television programmes and to visit museums to view scientific exhibitions. All of the above can provide the added stimuli to promote and develop an enquiring mind. Equipment In addition to their usual stationery students should be equipped with a scientific calculator, ruler, protractor and pair of compasses.
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