- Cells as the fundamental unit of living organisms, including how to observe, interpret and record cell structure using a light microscope
- The functions of the cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, vacuole, mitochondria and chloroplasts
- The similarities and differences between plant and animal cells
- Particles: The properties of the different states of matter (solid, liquid and gas) in terms of the particle model, including gas pressure
- Changes of state in terms of the particle model
- Energy as a quantity that can be quantified and calculated; the total energy has the same value before and after a change
- Comparing the starting with the final conditions of a system and describing increases and decreases in the amounts of energy associated with movements, temperatures, changes in positions in a field, in elastic distortions and in chemical compositions
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- Ecosystems: The variation between individuals within a species being continuous or discontinuous, to include measurement and graphical representation of variation
- The variation between species and between individuals of the same species means some organisms compete more successfully, which can drive natural selection
- The interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem, including food webs and insect pollinated crops
- Life Learning Skills in Physics: A series of Physics practical skills lessons based around the three key life learning skills of; resilience, initiative and communication
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- Ecosystems: The variation between individuals within a species being continuous or discontinuous, to include measurement and graphical representation of variation
- The variation between species and between individuals of the same species means some organisms compete more successfully, which can drive natural selection
- The interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem, including food webs and insect pollinated crops
- Life Learning Skills in Physics: A series of Physics practical skills lessons based around the three key life learning skills of; resilience, initiative and communication
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- Life Learning Skills in Biology: A series of Biology practical skills lessons based around the three key life learning skills of; resilience, initiative and communication
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- Mixtures, including dissolving. The concept of a pure substance
- Simple techniques for separating mixtures: filtration, evaporation, distillation and chromatography
- Forces as pushes or pulls, arising from the interaction between two objects
- Using force arrows in diagrams, adding forces in one dimension, balanced and unbalanced forces, forces associated with deforming objects; stretching and squashing – springs; with rubbing and friction between surfaces, with pushing things out of the way; resistance to motion of air and water
- Forces measured in Newtons, measurements of stretch or compression as force is changed, force-extension linear relation; Hooke’s Law as a special case
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- Reproduction in humans (as an example of a mammal), including the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems, menstrual cycle (without details of hormones), gametes, fertilisation, gestation and birth, to include the effect of maternal lifestyle on the foetus through the placenta
- Life Learning Skills in Chemistry: A series of Chemistry practical skills lessons based around the three key life learning skills of; resilience, initiative and communication
- Electric current, measured in amperes, in circuits, series and parallel circuits, currents add where branches meet and current as flow of charge
- Potential difference, measured in volts, battery and bulb ratings; resistance, measured in ohms, as the ratio of potential difference (p.d.) to current Differences in resistance between conducting and insulating components (quantitative)
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