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10 National Curriculum Schemes of Work: Science Units
The units, how they build on each other, and their teaching time (Key stages 1 and 2)
Year
Unit Title
Unit/s on which it builds
Approximate time
1
Ourselves, 1A
9 hours
1
Growing plants, 1B
1A
9 hours
1
Sorting and using materials, 1C
1A
9 hours
1
Light and dark, 1D
1A
6 hours
1
Pushes and pulls, 1E
1A
7 hours
1
Sound and hearing, 1F
1A
9 hours
2
Health and growth, 2A
1A
9 hours
2
Plants and animals in the local environment, 2B
1A, 1B
9 hours
2
Variation, 2C
1A, 1B, 2B
9 hours
2
Grouping and changing materials, 2D
1C
9 hours
2
Forces and movement, 2E
1E, 2D
7 hours
2
Using electricity, 2F
1C, 1D
8 hours
3
Teeth and eating, 3A
1A, 2A
12 hours
3
Helping plants grow well, 3B
1B, 2B
12 hours
3
Characteristics of materials, 3C
1C, 2D
10 hours
3
Rocks and soils, 3D
1C, 2D
10 hours
3
Magnets and springs, 3E
1C, 1E, 2E, 3C
9 hours
3
Light and shadows, 3F
1D
12 hours
4
Moving and growing, 4A
2A, 3A
12 hours
4
Habitats, 4B
2B, 3B
12 hours
4
Keeping warm, 4C
2D, 3C, 4F
10 hours
4
Solids, liquids and how they can be separated, 4D
2D, 3C, 3D
11 hours
4
Friction, 4E
3E
11 hours
4
Circuits and conductors, 4F
2F
10 hours
5
Keeping healthy, 5A
3A, 4A
10 hours
5
Life cycles, 5B
2A, 3B
12 hours
5
Gases around us, 5C
3D, 4D, 4E
10 hours
5
Changing state, 5D
4D, 5C
12 hours
5
Earth, Sun and Moon, 5E
1D, 3F
11 hours
5
Changing sounds, 5F
1F
12 hours
6
Interdependence and adaptation, 6A
3B, 4B, 5A
12 hours
6
Micro-organisms (short unit), 6B
3A, 6A
6 hours
6
More about dissolving, 6C
4D/5C
12 hours
6
Reversible and irreversible changes (short unit), 6D
2D, 5D, 6C
6 hours
6
Balanced and unbalanced forces, 6E
4E
9 hours
6
How we see things (short unit), 6F
3F, 5E
6 hours
6
Changing circuits (short unit), 6G
2F, 4F
6 hours
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Science Key stage 3 schemes of work - unit titles and teaching times
Year
Unit No.
Unit Title
Teaching time (hours)
7
7A
Cells
8
7
7B
Reproduction
7
7
7C
Environment and feeding relationships
8
7
7D
Variation and classification
7.5
7
7E
Acids and alkalis
7
7
7F
Simple chemical reactions
7
7
7G
Particle model of solids, liquids and gases
7
7
7H
Solutions
8
7
7I
Energy resources
9
7
7J
Electrical circuits
8
7
7K
Forces and their effects
8
7
7L
The solar system and beyond
9
8
8A
Food and digestion
8
8
8B
Respiration
9
8
8C
Microbes and disease
8
8
8D
Ecological relationships
9
8
8E
Atoms and elements
7.5
8
8F
Compounds and mixtures
8
8
8G
Rocks and weathering
7.5
8
8H
The rock cycle
7.5
8
8I
Heating and cooling
10
8
8J
Magnets and electromagnets
7
8
8K
Light
7.5
8
8L
Sound and hearing
8.5
9
9A
Inheritance and selection
7.5
9
9B
Fit and healthy
8.5
9
9C
Plants and photosynthesis
7.5
9
9D
Plants for food
7.5
9
9E
Reactions of metals and metal compounds
7.5
9
9F
Patterns of reactivity
7.5
9
9G
Environmental chemistry
7
9
9H
Using chemistry
7
9
9I
Energy and electricity
8
9
9J
Gravity and space
7.5
9
9K
Speeding up
8
9
9L
Pressure and moments
7.6
9
9M
Investigating scientific questions
7-12
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