Science
Applied Science
Course Delivery Overview 2021/22
Level 3 – Applied Science Extended Certificate
Exam Board : AQA Specification : www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/applied-general/science
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Year & Term |
Course Content Please refer to the syllabus, including links to textbooks where appropriate. |
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Year 12 |
Autumn 1 |
Unit 1: Key Concepts in Science |
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Autumn 2 |
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Spring 1 |
Unit 2: Applied Experimental Techniques (Portfolio) |
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Spring 2 |
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Summer 1 |
Unit 3: Science in the Modern World |
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Summer 2 |
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Year 13 |
Autumn 1 |
Unit 4: The Human Body |
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Autumn 2 |
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Spring 1 |
Unit 5: Investigating Science (Portfolio) |
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Spring 2 |
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Summer 1 |
Unit 6 Option Block |
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Biology
Course Delivery Overview 2021/22
Biology
Exam Board : AQA
Specification: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/as-and-a-level/biology-7401-7402
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Year & Term |
Course Content Please refer to the syllabus, including links to textbooks where appropriate. |
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Year 12 |
Autumn 1 |
Biological molecules (practical 1 – enzymes) |
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Nucleic acids, Cell structure (practical 2 – mitosis) |
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Autumn 2 |
Cell recognition and the immune system |
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Transport across cell membranes (Practical 3 – osmosis, Practical 4 – permeability cell membranes) |
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Spring 1 |
Exchange, DNA, genes and protein synthesis |
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Transport across cell membranes |
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Spring 2 |
Genetic diversity, Biodiversity (Practical 6 – aseptic culturing of microbes) |
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Mass transport (Practical 5 – dissection) |
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Summer 1 |
Revision for year 12 examinations |
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Mass transport (Practical 5 – dissection) |
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Summer 2 |
Photosynthesis, respiration (practical 7) |
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Energy and ecosystems |
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Year 13 |
Autumn 1 |
Inherited change |
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Energy transfer in and between organisms (Section 5) |
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Autumn 2 |
Organisms respond to change in their environments (Section 6) (except homeostasis) |
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Spring 1 |
Populations and evolution, Population in ecosystems (Practical 12 – quadrats and measuring populations) |
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The control of gene expression (Section 8) |
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Spring 2 |
Homeostasis (Practical 11 – diabetes) |
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The statistical tests, Maths skills and Preparation for the essay component of paper 3 |
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Summer 1 |
Complete the the 6 key practicals of year 2 |
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Chemistry
Course Delivery Overview 2021/22
A2 – Chemistry
Exam Board : AQA Specification : https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/as-and-a-level/chemistry-7404-7405
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Year & Term |
Course Content Please refer to the syllabus, including links to textbooks where appropriate. |
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Year 12 |
Autumn 1 |
Atomic Structure, Amount of Substance (practical 1) |
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Autumn 2 |
Bonding, Periodicity, Energetics (practical 2) |
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Spring 1 |
Equilibria, Kinetics (practical 3) Redox, Group 2, Group 7 (practical 4) |
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Spring 2 |
Introduction to Organic, Alkanes, Halogenoalkanes, Alkenes |
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Summer 1 |
Alcohols (practical 6), Organic Analysis (practical 5) Revision for Year 12 examination |
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Summer 2 |
Equilibria – Kp, Rates (practical 7) |
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Year 13 |
Autumn 1 |
Thermodynamics, Acids and Bases (practical 9), Redox and electrochemical cells (practical 8) |
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Autumn 2 |
Periodicity, Transition metals, Reactions of inorganic ions (practical 11), |
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Spring 1 |
Nomenclature and Isomerism, aldehydes and ketones, Carbonyl group |
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Spring 2 |
Aromatic chemistry, Amines, Polymers, Amino acids, DNA and proteins, Organic Synthesis (practical 10) |
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Summer 1 |
NMR, IR and Chromatography (practical 12) Revision for A level Examinations |
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Physics
Course Delivery Overview 2021/22
A2 – Physics
Exam Board : AQA Specification : www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/as-and-a-level/physics-7407-7408
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Year & Term |
Course Content Please refer to the syllabus, including links to textbooks where appropriate. |
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Year 12 |
Autumn 1 |
Matter and radiation Quarks and Leptons |
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Autumn 2 |
Quantum phenomena Waves |
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Spring 1 |
Optics Forces in equilibrium |
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Spring 2 |
On the move Newton’s laws of motion |
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Summer 1 |
Force and momentum Work, energy and power Materials |
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Summer 2 |
Electric Current DC circuits |
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Year 13 |
Autumn 1 |
Motion in a circle Simple Harmonic Motion Thermal Physics Gases |
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Autumn 2 |
Gravitational Fields Electric Fields Capacitors |
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Spring 1 |
Magnetic Fields Electromagnetic Induction |
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Spring 2 |
Radioactivity Nuclear Energy |
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Summer 1 |
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