Year 7 8 9 10 There are differences within and Cells are the basic units of living Multi-cellular organisms rely on The transmission of heritable Science between groups of organisms; things and have specialised coordinated and interdependent characteristics from one generation Understandings classification helps organise this structures and functions internal systems to respond to to the next involves DNA and genes Biological diversity changes to their Sciences organisms contain The of evolution by natural Interactions between organisms systems of organs that carry out Ecosystems consist of selection explains the diversity of can be described in terms of specialised functions that enable communities of interdependent living things and is supported by a food chains and food webs; them to survive and reproduce organisms and abiotic range of scientific human activity can affect these components of the and energy interactions flow through these systems They how biological function and respond to external changes with reference to interdependencies, energy transfers and flows of Science Inquiry Skills Students identify questions that Students identify and construct Students questions that can be Students develop questions and and can be investigated scientifically. questions and problems that they investigated using a range of independently and improve Questioning and predicting can investigate scientifically. inquiry skills. appropriate methods of including and laboratory experimentation. They explain how they have considered reliability, safety, fairness They consider safety and ethics They plan fair experimental and ethical actions in their methods when planning including or They methods that include the methods, identifying to be and identify where can be used to experimental methods. changed and measured. control and accurate measurement enhance the quality of Planning and of and systematic collection of and conducting describe how they considered ethics and safety. When selecting and developing They identify to be changed, and justifying they identify They in identify between and reveal measured and controlled. alternative explanations for They select equipment that inconsistencies in results. findings and explain any sources of improves fairness and accuracy uncertainty. and describe how they Students construct representations Processing and considered safety. of their to reveal and and and use analysing data and these when justifying their information Students draw on to support their They explain how modifications to methods improve the quality They their methods and the quality Students the and reliability of claims of their and apply their own of their and explain specific actions made in with reference to currently scientific knowledge and findings to improve the quality of their held scientific views, the quality of the to claims made by others. They summarise from different sources, describe and refer to the quality of their when suggesting
Year 7 8 9 10 Science Understandings Biological Sciences There are differences within and between groups of organisms; classification helps organise this diversity Interactions between organisms can be described in terms of food chains and food webs; human activity can affect these interactions Cells are the basic units of living things and have specialised structures and functions organisms contain systems of organs that carry out specialised functions that enable them to survive and reproduce Multi-cellular organisms rely on coordinated and interdependent internal systems to respond to changes to their Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the and energy flow through these systems They how biological function and respond to external changes with reference to interdependencies, energy transfers and flows of The transmission of heritable characteristics from one generation to the next involves DNA and genes The of evolution by natural selection explains the diversity of living things and is supported by a range of scientific Science Inquiry Skills Questioning and predicting Planning and conducting Processing and analysing data and information Students identify questions that can be investigated scientifically. They plan fair experimental methods, identifying to be changed and measured. They select equipment that improves fairness and accuracy and describe how they considered safety. Students draw on to support their They summarise from different sources, describe and refer to the quality of their when suggesting Students identify and construct questions and problems that they can investigate scientifically. They consider safety and ethics when planning including or experimental methods. They identify to be changed, measured and controlled. Students construct representations of their to reveal and and and use these when justifying their They explain how modifications to methods improve the quality of their and apply their own scientific knowledge and findings to claims made by others. Students questions that can be investigated using a range of inquiry skills. They methods that include the control and accurate measurement of and systematic collection of and describe how they considered ethics and safety. They in identify between and reveal inconsistencies in results. They their methods and the quality of their and explain specific actions to improve the quality of their Students develop questions and and independently and improve appropriate methods of including and laboratory experimentation. They explain how they have considered reliability, safety, fairness and ethical actions in their methods and identify where can be used to enhance the quality of When selecting and developing and justifying they identify alternative explanations for findings and explain any sources of uncertainty. Students the and reliability of claims made in with reference to currently held scientific views, the quality of the
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