Curriculum leaders
Head of Science, Form Tutor of 11 York
Ms M Beeby
Secondary Lead Teacher of Physics, Form Tutor of 13 Aconcagua
Mr A Docherty
a.docherty@kingsolomonacademy.org
Year 5 Year Lead, Primary Science Lead and Class Teacher of 5 St Andrews
Ms M Thomas
M.Thomas@kingsolomonacademy.org
Primary
Year 1
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Dinosaurs: How were dinosaurs different? | Seasons: How does weather change across the season? |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Materials: How can we group materials? | Senses: How do we use our sense to understand our environment? |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Animals: How are animals different? | Plants: How can we identify plants? |
Year 2
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Materials: How can materials change? | Animals: How are animals adapted to where they live? |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Women in science: How have women in the world changed science? | Animals: what do animals need to survive? |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Plants: what do plants need to grow? | Seasons: how does climate change affect our planet? |
Year 3
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Plants: what do plants need to grow? | Magnets: How are magnets used in everyday life? |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Light: what is the difference between light and dark? |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Healthy bodies: How do nutrients affect an animal’s health? | Rocks: How do rocks form over time? |
Year 4
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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States of matter: How can materials change state? |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Sound: why are all sounds different? | Digestive system: what happens to our food as it travels through our body? |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Classification: How do we classify living things? | Electricity: How can we build a circuit? |
Year 5
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Forces: How do objects fall? | Earth and Space: What is in the sky? |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Living things: How do living things develop as they grow? | Materials: How can we make water on a desert island? |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Mechanisms: How can mechanisms make lives easier? | Human development: Why are changes to our body natural? |
Year 6
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Evolution: How we are different? | Light: Does light travel in straight lines? |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Electricity: How does the brightness of a bulb affect a circuit? | Classification: How to classify living organisms? |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Circulatory system: How do our bodies get the nutrients they need? | Cells: How do we classify living organisms based on cell types? |
Secondary
Year 7
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Biology 1: Cells
Chemistry 1: Particles |
Physics 1: Forces |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Biology 2: Reproduction
Chemistry 2: Atoms, Elements and Compounds |
Physics 2: Gravity
Biology 3: Interdependence |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Chemistry 3: Mixtures
Physics 3: Energy Transfers |
Physics 4: Electric Circuits |
Year 8
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Tissues and Organisms, Acids and Alkalis, Movement and Pressure, Respiration and Photosynthesis | Tissues and Organisms, Acids and Alkalis, Movement and Pressure, Respiration and Photosynthesis |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Changing Substances, Magnetism, Life Diversity, Earth Systems | Changing Substances, Magnetism, Life Diversity, Earth Systems |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Electric Circuits, Nutrition, Light | Electric Circuits, Nutrition, Light |
Year 9
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Growth and Differentiation, The Periodic Table, Acceleration, Human Interaction | Growth and Differentiation, The Periodic Table, Acceleration, Human Interaction |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Quantitative Chemistry, Heating, Genetics | Quantitative Chemistry, Heating, Genetics |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Using resources, Sound and Waves, Home Electricity | Using resources, Sound and Waves, Home Electricity |
Year 10
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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The digestive system, Structure and bonding, Movement, Circulation and respiration | The digestive system, Structure and bonding, Movement, Circulation and respiration |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Extraction of metals, Energy conservation, Plant and material cycling, Quantitative Chemistry | Extraction of metals, Energy conservation, Plant and material cycling, Quantitative Chemistry |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Electric Circuits and energy, Health and Disease, Energy changes, Radioactivity, Ecology | Electric Circuits and energy, Health and Disease, Energy changes, Radioactivity, Ecology |
Year 11
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Feedback and control, Carbon Chemistry, Sound and Waves | Controlling reproduction, Controlling reactions, Forces |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Forces, Force Fields, Controlling Nature, Our Atmosphere | Using resources, Movement, Evolution |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Revision | Revision |