Science Department Assessment

Year 7 Science

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March and June
Topics Covered	Induction DNA Detectives Cells	Cells Acids and Alkalis The Universe Particle Theory Body Systems Electricity and Magnetism The Earth Forces Inheritance and Evolution
Assessments used	6 mark assessment marking points at the end of each topic and a 50 mark summative assessment	6 mark assessment marking points at the end of each topic and a 50 mark summative assessment in both March and June

Year 8 Science

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March and June
Topics Covered	Cells Acids and Alkalis The Universe Particle Theory Body Systems Electricity and Magnetism The Earth Forces Inheritance and Evolution Ecosystem Processes Sound Light Reproduction	Cells Acids and Alkalis The Universe Particle Theory Body Systems Electricity and Magnetism The Earth Forces Inheritance and Evolution Ecosystem Processes Sound Light Reproduction The Periodic Table Disease and Immunity Chemical Reactions Energy Diet and Digestion Motion and Pressure
Assessments used	6 mark assessment marking points at the end of each topic and a 50 mark summative assessment	6 mark assessment marking points at the end of each topic and a 50 mark summative assessment in both March and June

Year 9 Science

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March and June
Topics Covered	Energy resources Adaptations, interdependence and competition Organising ecosystems Earths resources	Energy resources Adaptations, interdependence and competition Organising ecosystems Earths resources The Earths Atmosphere Biodiversity and ecosystems Energy transfer Cell Structure Cell transport Atomic structure The Periodic Table
Assessments used	6 mark assessment marking points at the end of each topic and a 50 mark summative assessment	6 mark assessment marking points at the end of each topic and a 50 mark summative assessment in both March and June

Year 10 Biology

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March and June
Topics Covered	Adaptations, interdependence and competition Organising ecosystems Biodiversity and ecosystems Cell Structure Cell transport Organisation and the digestive system Plant and animal organisation	Cell structure and transport Cell division Organisation and the digestive system Animal/plant organisation Communicable disease Preventing/treating disease Non-communicable diseases Photosynthesis Respiration
Assessments used	Cumulative score from Year 9 6 mark assessment tasks 60 minute summative assessment	Cumulative score from Year 9 and Year 10 AP1 6 mark assessment tasks 75 minute complete paper one mock exam (highest AP2 grade weighting) The final mock exams completed at the end of Year 10 are used to finalise the science pathway that students study in Year 11 (Separate Science or Combined Science Trilogy) in addition to class set and course tier of entry (higher/foundation)

Year 10 Chemistry

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March and June
Topics Covered	Earths resources The Earths Atmosphere Atomic structure The Periodic Table Structure and bonding Chemical changes and electrolysis	Atomic structure The periodic table Structure and bonding Chemical calculations Chemical changes Electrolysis Energy changes Rates of reaction
Assessments used	Cumulative score from Year 9 6 mark assessment tasks 60 minute summative assessment	Cumulative score from Year 9 and Year 10 AP1 6 mark assessment tasks 75 minute complete paper one mock exam (highest AP2 grade weighting) The final mock exams completed at the end of Year 10 are used to finalise the science pathway that students study in Year 11 (Separate Science or Combined Science Trilogy) in addition to class set and course tier of entry (higher/foundation)

Year 10 Physics

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March and June
Topics Covered	Energy resources Adaptations, interdependence and competition Organising ecosystems Earths resources The Earths Atmosphere Biodiversity and ecosystems Energy transfer Cell Structure Cell transport Atomic structure The Periodic Table	Conservation and dissipation of energy Energy transfer by heating Energy resources Electricity Electricity in the home Molecules and matter Radioactivity
Assessments used	Cumulative score from Year 9 6 mark assessment tasks 60 minute summative assessment	Cumulative score from Year 9 and Year 10 AP1 6 mark assessment tasks 75 minute complete paper one mock exam (highest AP2 grade weighting) The final mock exams completed at the end of Year 10 are used to finalise the science pathway that students study in Year 11 (Separate Science or Combined Science Trilogy) in addition to class set and course tier of entry (higher/foundation)

Year 11 Biology

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March
Topics Covered	Cell structure and transport Cell division Organisation and the digestive system Animal/plant organisation Communicable disease Preventing/treating disease Non-communicable diseases Photosynthesis Respiration	Human nervous system Hormonal communication Reproduction Variation and evolution Genetics and evolution Organising ecosystems
Assessments used	Cumulative score from Year 10 AP2 6 mark assessment tasks 75 minute (Combined Science)/105 minute (Separate Science) paper one mock exam (highest AP1 grade weighting)	Cumulative score from Year 11 AP1 6 mark assessment tasks 75 minute (Combined Science)/105 minute (Separate Science) paper two mock exam

Year 11 Chemistry

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March
Topics Covered	Atomic structure The periodic table Structure and bonding Chemical calculations Chemical changes Electrolysis Energy changes Rates of reaction	Rates and equilibrium Crude oil and fuels Chemical analysis The Earths resources The Earths atmosphere
Assessments used	Cumulative score from Year 10 AP2 6 mark assessment tasks 75 minute (Combined Science)/105 minute (Separate Science) paper one mock exam (highest AP1 grade weighting)	Cumulative score from Year 11 AP1 6 mark assessment tasks 75 minute (Combined Science)/105 minute (Separate Science) paper two mock exam

Year 11 Physics

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March
Topics Covered	Conservation and dissipation of energy Energy transfer by heating Energy resources Electricity Electricity in the home Molecules and matter Radioactivity	Forces in balance Forces and motion Wave anatomy EM waves Electromagnetism
Assessments used	Cumulative score from Year 10 AP2 6 mark assessment tasks 75 minute (Combined Science)/105 minute (Separate Science) paper one mock exam (highest AP1 grade weighting)	Cumulative score from Year 11 AP1 6 mark assessment tasks 75 minute (Combined Science)/105 minute (Separate Science) paper two mock exam

Year 12 Biology

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March and June
Topics Covered	Basic components of living systems Biological molecules Plasma membranes Enzymes	Basic components of living systems Biological molecules Plasma membranes Enzymes Cell division Transport in plants Exchange surfaces and breathing Classification and evolution Transport in animals Communicable diseases Biodiversity and ecosystems
Assessments used	50 mark end of topic assessments 60 minute summative assessment	Cumulative score from AP1 50 mark end of topic assessments Breadth paper Depth paper The breadth and depth paper results have a higher weighting towards the reported grade

Year 12 Chemistry

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March and June
Topics Covered	Atoms, ions and compounds Amount of substances Acids and redox Electrons and bonding Shapes of molecules	Atoms, ions and compounds Amount of substances Acids and redox Electrons and bonding Shapes of molecules Basic concepts of organic chemistry Periodicity Reactivity trends Alkanes and alkenes Enthalpy Reaction rates Alcohols and haloalkanes Reaction rates Organic synthesis Spectroscopy
Assessments used	50 mark end of topic assessments 60 minute summative assessment	Cumulative score from AP1 50 mark end of topic assessments Breadth paper Depth paper The breadth and depth paper results have a higher weighting towards the reported grade

Year 12 Physics

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March and June
Topics Covered	Quantum Physics Charge and current	Quantum Physics Charge and current Energy Power and resistance Electric circuits Waves 1 Waves 2 Thermal physics
Assessments used	50 mark end of topic assessments 60 minute summative assessment	Cumulative score from AP1 50 mark end of topic assessments Breadth paper Depth paper The breadth and depth paper results have a higher weighting towards the reported grade

Year 13 Biology

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March
Topics Covered	Basic components of living systems Biological molecules Plasma membranes Enzymes Cell division Transport in plants Exchange surfaces and breathing Classification and evolution Transport in animals Communicable diseases Biodiversity and ecosystems Respiration Neuronal communication	Respiration Neuronal communication Homeostasis Hormonal communication Genetics of living organisms Manipulating genomes Patterns of inheritance Cloning and biotechnology
Assessments used	AS result from the summer 50 mark end of topic assessments 2 hour 15 minute Biological Processes Paper 2 hour 15 minute Biological Diversity Paper 1 hour 30 minute Synoptic Paper	Cumulative score of Year 13 AP1 50 mark end of topic assessments

Year 13 Chemistry

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March
Topics Covered	Atoms, ions and compounds Amount of substances Acids and redox Electrons and bonding Shapes of molecules Basic concepts of organic chemistry Periodicity Reactivity trends Alkanes and alkenes Enthalpy Reaction rates Alcohols and haloalkanes Reaction rates Organic synthesis Spectroscopy Buffer solutions and neutralisation, Enthalpy and entropy Redox and electrode potentials	Atoms, ions and compounds Amount of substances Acids and redox Electrons and bonding Shapes of molecules Basic concepts of organic chemistry Periodicity Reactivity trends Alkanes and alkenes Enthalpy Reaction rates Alcohols and haloalkanes Reaction rates Organic synthesis Spectroscopy Buffer solutions and neutralisation, Enthalpy and entropy Redox and electrode potentials Transition elements Aromatic compounds Carbonyl and carboxylic acids Amines, amino acids and polymers Organic synthesis
Assessments used	AS result from the summer 50 mark end of topic assessments 2 hour 15 minute Biological Processes Paper 2 hour 15 minute Biological Diversity Paper 1 hour 30 minute Synoptic Paper	Cumulative score of Year 13 AP1 50 mark end of topic assessments

Year 13 Physics

	AP1	AP2
Assessment period	November	March
Topics Covered	Quantum Physics Charge and current Energy Power and resistance Electric circuits Waves 1 Waves 2 Thermal physics Ideal gases Circular motion Gravitational fields	Quantum Physics Charge and current Energy Power and resistance Electric circuits Waves 1 Waves 2 Thermal physics Ideal gases Circular motion Gravitational fields Stars Cosmology
Assessments used	AS result from the summer 50 mark end of topic assessments 2 hour 15 minute Paper 2 hour 15 minute Paper 1 hour 30 minute Synoptic Paper	Cumulative score of Year 13 AP1 50 mark end of topic assessments

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