Science
“Knowledge is Power”
Purpose of Study
To develop young people who have the foundations to flourish in a scientific career and who understand the world around them.
Aims
Our aims: Oasis Science is founded on three core strands. We believe that these are integral for a successful Science curriculum!
Knowledgeable students
We want our students to be knowledgeable, curious learners who are able to apply their learning to the real world. We also want our students to be able to use scientific language confidently, plan and run investigations to test scientific theories and be able to critically analyse data and evidence provided to them. Our curriculum prepares our learners to better understand the world they live in and make informed and wise choices. The Oasis Science Curriculum prepares students with the fundamental knowledge needed to pursue a range of careers from medicine, to engineering, from astrophysics to careers in geo science.
Knowledgeable teachers
The Oasis Science Curriculum ensures that our teachers, at all stages of their career, are confidently developing the scientific Knowledge and skills of their students. Our curriculum ensures teachers have time to differentiate lessons for their students and are able to be consistent throughout their lesson sequences with other teachers within their departments with regards to their scientific terminology, lesson structure and assessments in order to share best practice and co-plan.
Knowledgeable leaders
The Oasis Science Curriculum ensures Curriculum Leaders are not spending time ‘re-inventing’ the wheel.We want our Curriculum Leaders to be able to spend time effectively developing subject specific pedagogy within their teams, tracking the progress of their students and comparing this across not only their own schools but those within our network so that they can confidently identify gaps in students learning and put in place effective strategies to address these.
Science Curriculum Overview
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
7 |
Particles |
Types of reaction |
Forces |
Energy |
Interdependence and cell |
Reproduction and variation |
8 |
Periodic table and materials |
Chemical Reactions and the environment |
Waves and Pressure |
Electricity and Magnetism
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Energy from food
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Keeping Healthy
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9 |
Chemistry Fundamentals
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Investigative Chemistry
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Energy and Waves
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Forces |
Cell Biology
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Communicable Diseases
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10 |
Human Biology |
Plant Biology |
Nuclear Physics, Radiation and Magnetism |
Electricity and Astrophysics
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Reacting Substances |
Humans and the Earth
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11 |
Evolution and Systems
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Organic Chemistry & polymers |
Application of forces |
Retrieval and Application of Knowledge |
Examinations |
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