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Year 9 Science Roadmap

The journey through Year 9 Science, in the order it is taught. Print it, put it on the fridge, and practise any unit free on WAJD.

Year 9 Science

Key Stage 3: 7 units across the year

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Autumn 1
1. Ecosystems and food chains
  • Food webs
  • Interdependence
  • Bioaccumulation
  • Ecosystem services
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Autumn 1
2. Variation, inheritance and evolution
  • Continuous and discontinuous variation
  • DNA and genes
  • Natural selection
  • Extinction
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Autumn 2
3. The skeleton and muscles
  • Bones and joints
  • Antagonistic muscles
  • Movement
  • Drawing and interpreting data
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Spring 1
4. Chemical reactions and energy
  • Conservation of mass
  • Exothermic and endothermic
  • Types of reaction
  • Balancing equations
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Spring 2
5. Density and the particle model
  • Calculating density
  • Floating and sinking
  • Thermal expansion
  • Practical measurement
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Summer 1
6. Energy transfers
  • Energy in the home
  • Efficiency
  • Heating and cooling
  • Renewable and non renewable
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Summer 2
7. Ready for GCSE science
  • Required practicals
  • Graph skills
  • Command words
  • Working scientifically review
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Work scientifically, explain the evidence, connect the ideas
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