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Course overview
What do you really want students to understand and do? Our learning goals are the 'Big Scientific Ideas'. These are the concepts and skills from the National Curriculum and Strategy Framework. Below sets out our 11-14 science programme for understanding and motivation. Years 7 and 8 introduce all the Big Ideas. Some are in constant use across the units, while others are further developed in Year 9.
Wikid year 7 (11-12 year olds)
| YEAR 7 | Forensics | Cook! | Extinction | Electro-mancer | A&E | Alien |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Story | A trainee forensic scientist, learning techniques for solving cases | Work with famous chefs searching for perfect recipes. | Planet TV: persuading audiences to save endangered species | A Muggle magician mastering invisible forces | A nurse treating emergency patients and babies | A planet hunter looking for evidence of extra-terrestrials |
| Big Ideas taught* | Particles Chemical patterns Evidence checker Safe experimenter |
Chemical reactions Energy transfer Particles Models |
Changing atmosphere Behaviour Adaptation Collaboration Communicator |
Electric current Magnetism Voltage Planner |
Cells. New life Technology Interrogator |
Solar system Universe Force Analyse Reason |
| APP strands taught | AF 1, 4,5 | AF 1 | AF 1, 3 | AF1, 4 | AF 1, 2 | AF 1, 5 |
| Framework (HSW) | 1.2ei and 1.2eii 1.2fi and 1.2fii |
1.1a1i, 1.1a1ii | 1.1ci, 1.1cii,1.1a2i | 1.2a, | 1.1bi,1.1bii | 1.2d1,1.2dii,1.1a2ii |
| Framework (Content) | 3.1, 3.3, | 3.1, 3,2, 4.1 | 2.2 , 2,3 5.1 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 4.2, 5.3 |
| 1999 QCA SoW | 7e, 7g, 7h | 7f, 7g, 7h | 7c,7d, 8d | 7i, 7j, 8j | 7a, 7b, 8c | 7i,7k,9j |
Wikid year 8 (12-13 year olds)
| YEAR 8 | Live & kicking | Nviz | Catastr- ophe |
Pyrotechnics | Species at war | Studio magic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student role and mission | Trainee sports physiologist, Improving athletes' performance | Students campaign to rescue the world from climate catastrophe | An earth scientist, working on volcanoes, fossils and dams. | Alchemist plots to learn fundamental chemistry. | Adventures in ecology, and coping with pandemics. | Managing a drummer, with recordings and light shows. |
| Big Ideas taught* | Cells, Drugs Planner Evidence checker |
Changing atmosphere Energy transfer Energy resources Theories Decision making |
Dynamic Earth Weathering Geological time Collaboration |
Particles Chemical reactions Chemical patterns Safe experimenter |
Microbes Food webs Models Technology |
Wave energy Communicator Interrogator Reasoner |
| Framework (HSW) | 1.2ei, 1.2eii, 1.2fi, 1.2fii 1.2b |
1.1bi,1.1b11 | 1.a2i,1.1c1, 1.1cii | !.2c, 1.2a | 1.1a3i | 1.1a3ii, 1.1bii |
| Framework (Content) | 2.1 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 | 2.2, 5.1 | 4.1 (waves) |
| QCA APP (draft) | AF 5 | AF 2 | AF 3 | AF 4 | AF 4 | AF 1 |
| 1999 QCA SoW | 8a, 8b, 8c, 9b | 7i, 8i | 8g, 8h | 8e, 8f | 8d | 8k, 8l |
| Personal, learning, thinking skills | Creative thinkers | Independent enquirers / Team workers | Effective participators | Effective participators / Self managers | Independent enquirers | Independent enquirers |
The learning objectives are fully described in written form in the 'Missions' booklet, available here.
