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Science @ The Streetly School:
Welcome to the Science department page!
Departmental Staff:
- Dr S Beach – Director of Science.
- Ms P Jelbert –2nd in Science, KS 4 Co-ordinator.
- Mr B Miah - KS 3 Co-ordinator.
- Mrs J King - KS 5 Co-ordinator.
- Mrs P Willis – Assistant head.
- Mrs C Deaville – Physics consultant.
- Miss S Lawlor – Senior house tutor.
- Mr S Page – Head of Maia house.
- Miss E Blair – Teacher of Science
- Miss K Mistry – Teacher of Science.
- Mr C Lee – Teacher of Science.
- Mr T Ward – Teacher of science.
- Ms C Heath – Teacher of science.
- Mr A Murdoch – Teacher of science.
- Mrs L Johnson (Head technician)
- Mrs L Shakespeare (Science technician)
- Mr Daniel Clare (Science technician)
The courses we follow...
At key stage 3...
Science offers opportunities for pupils to: - build on their scientific knowledge and understanding from key stage 2 and make connections between different areas of science;
- use scientific ideas and models to explain phenomena and events;
- Understand a range of familiar applications of science;
- think about the advantages and drawbacks of scientific and technological developments for the environment and in other contexts, considering the reasons for different opinions;
- carry out investigations of different types, on their own and in groups, making use of reference sources and evaluating their work;
- communicate what they did and its significance;
- learn how scientists work and the importance of experimental evidence in supporting scientific ideas.
Content of science at key stage 3:
In the programme of study for science, the content is set out in a sequence of statements covering:
- Scientific Enquiry (Sc1);
- life processes and living things (Sc2);
- materials and their properties (Sc3);
- Unit 7A: Cells.
- Unit 7B: Reproduction.
- Unit 7C: Environment and feeding relationships.
- Unit 7D: Variation and classification.
- Unit 7E: Acids and alkalis.
- Unit 7F: Simple chemical reactions.
- Unit 7G: Particle model of solids liquids and gases.
- Unit 7H: Solutions.
- Unit 7I: Energy resources.
- Unit 7J: Electrical circuits.
- Unit 7K: Forces and gravity.
- Unit 7L: The solar system and beyond.
- Unit 8A: Food and digestion.
- Unit 8B: Respiration
- Unit 8C: Microbes and disease.
- Unit 8D: Ecological relationships.
- Unit 8E: Atoms and elements.
- Unit 8F: Compounds and mixtures.
- Unit 8G: Rocks and weathering.
- Unit 8H: The rock cycle.
- Unit 8I: Heating and cooling.
- Unit 8J: Magnets and electromagnets.
- Unit 8K: Light.
- Unit 8L: Sound and hearing.
- physical processes (Sc4).
- Unit 9A: Inheritance and selection, Unit 9B: Fit and healthy,
- Unit 9C: Plants and photosynthesis, Unit 9D: Plants for food,
- Unit 9E: Reactions of metals and metal compounds, Unit 9F: patterns of reactivity. Unit 9G: Environmental chemistry, Unit 9H: Using chemistry.
- Unit 9I: Energy and electricity, Unit 9J: Gravity and space
- Unit 9K: Speeding up, Unit 9L: Pressure and moments.
At Key Stage 4...
Pupils follow the OCR Gateway GCSE
The aim of this course is to enable young people to learn science from a consumer’s point of view as opposed to a purely academic study. This reflects the changing needs of society; we are moving into a high-tech age where most people use scientific skills and principles as part of every day life, e.g. biological washing powders use enzymes to speed up stain removal and save energy. Students learn why this happens and how it benefits society rather than simply studying “Enzymes”.
There is a greater emphasis on reading and discussing scientific issues using contemporary and exciting events, including news items. Scientific knowledge and understanding is focused on how these apply in every day and industrial contexts. Activities have a greater emphasis on problem solving rather than learning vast quantities of information.
At Streetly students will follow a “Core” program during year 10. This will be taken from the OCR “Gateway Suite”. It will be assessed in June of year 10. Students will be offered a range of year 11 programmes based on individual needs and capabilities.
- Additional science which goes back to a more traditional, academic route based around the use of scientific ideas to explain the world around us.
- Triple Award – high achieving students will be given the opportunity to study the three separate sciences (biology, chemistry and physics).
At Key Stage 5...
A number of subjects are offered at AS and A2 level.
OCR Biology (specification B):
This course is designed to offer students the opportunity to devise and plan experimental and investigational activities and interpret, explain, evaluate and communicate results of these. Students also gain an awareness of the ethical, technological and economic aspects of the subject.
The course prepares students who wish to progress into further or higher education, to follow courses in biology, and related subjects, or directly into employment where knowledge of biology would be useful.
OCR Human Biology:
Students who study Human Biology at Advanced Level will gain insight into much more than just how the body works! Lots of interesting research is taking place in the field of medicine, genetics and biotechnology. The course will introduce many aspects of medical research, including the treatment of disease. Genes genomes and cloning are all included.
OCR Chemistry (Salters)
The course aims to:
- emphasise the ways chemistry is applied and the work that chemists do
- broaden the appeal of chemistry by showing how it relates to people's lives
- emphasise frontier areas of chemistry
- include a broad range of teaching and learning activities
- provide a rigorous and stimulating treatment of chemistry that both lays appropriate foundations for future studies, and satisfies those who will study no further chemistry.
Edexcel Physics
Salters Horners Advanced Physics is a context-led course placing students' learning in the environment and in situations in which physics is met in real life. Comments from students include:
'This physics with all its applications is more interesting and easier to grasp.'
'With the Salters Horners course you learn the physics but you also think - well I actually see a point in knowing this physics.'
'We are learning a lot of physics, but I find it easier to learn because it is related to modern day scenarios. When you are looking at things around you, you know it works and what the problem is with it.'
BTEC Applied Science (Forensic Science)
This qualification will give an understanding of the essential skills and attitudes to begin a professional career or move on to further education. The course is designed to be flexible so that it can reflect individual interests and career aspirations and it consists of core units (general science) plus specialist units (specific to forensic science). The focus of this qualification is to provide students with the opportunity to specialise in forensic science, and specific areas within this, such as: criminology/psychology, scientific investigation or mathematics/statistics. The course is designed to be equivalent to two A-Levels over two years (a double option block choice) and gaining a distinction would be worth 240 UCAS points. An option remains open to ‘cash in’ results at the end of Year 12 and gain a single A-Level qualification.
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