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Subject Vision

St George's is a caring and inclusive school that enables every individual to flourish spiritually, morally and academically for the rest of their lives.  We aim to be a lighthouse for our local community by being a beacon of God’s love.  We provide a progressive curriculum that is adventurous and challenging, leading to resilience, curiosity and independence.  We aim to inspire all within our community to develop their God given potential for the benefit of others.

 

"For the body does not consist of one member but of many"

1 Corinthians 12:14

 

SCIENCE CURRICULUM VISION

Challenge:

Pupils are pushed to maximise their own individual potential in science. The subject curriculum offers many opportunities for pupils to engage with complex theories and abstract ideas that will stretch their knowledge and deepen their understanding beyond the limits of what they once believed they were once capable. Pupils will learn the skills that will help them cope with future challenges they may face in the real world after their school life.

 

Resilience:

In science, pupils are taught logical approaches to deal with challenging and varied problems. Through experiences with these types of contexts and working through their reasoning, pupils will build upon their confidence, becoming resilient learners and workers.

 

Community:

There are ample opportunities for pupils to make connections and build friendships with their peers in science when they participate in paired and grouped practical experiments and investigations. Team work and communication are some of the most important skills pupils will learn and these are also essential skills to prepare pupils for the working world when they leave school.

 

Adventure:

Science is an incredibly exciting subject! From learning about how the body works, to astronomy and outer space, to explosions and other chemical reactions. Science is certain to instil in pupils, excitement, passion and enthusiasm about the world around them!

 

Independent:

The world of science has limitless potential of discoveries to be made in the future. Within the science curriculum, pupils are faced with unusual contexts and questions and they are challenged to put forward their individual ideas in order to solve the problem or devise an experiment to test a hypothesis.

Curiosity:

In science we aim to help pupils develop a sense of awe and wonder about the world around them, ensuring their curiosity prepares them for jobs that don’t even exist yet!

 

Staff

Homework

Pupils in year 9-11 will be given weekly homework tasks, set on a Friday and due on a Thursday, to complete for each topic covered.

Tasks will mainly be set online at Educake for students | Educake - Online Formative Assessment for Homework and Classwork

Pupils are provided with a user name and their password can be reset by their class teacher.

 

Our Learning Journey

Year 9, 10 and 11 will be doing one GCSE science per year. GCSE exams are taken at the end of each year

Each science subject has 2 papers, each 1 hour 45 mins in length. There is no coursework in any Science GCSE.

Chemistry learning journey V2

Chemistry Knowledge Organisers

GCSE Revision Information - KS4

General Information (Useful Information for Parents)

Students will study Chemistry GCSE for 1 year and take 2 exams, (Paper 1 and Paper 2), at the end of that year. This may be in year 9, 10 or 11.

A link to the Specification for the GCSE is below which gives details of the whole course and its content - Click Here

 

A great website for revision is COGNITO

 

Personal Learning Checklist
Paper One Paper Two

Personal Learning Checklist – Click Here

Revision list - Click Here

Personal Learning Checklist – Click Here

Revision List - Click Here

Example Exam Questions/Model Answers

Pearson website past papers - Click Here

SharePoint link to practice papers and mark schemes – Click Here

Revision Materials/Sharepoint

SharePoint link to Chemistry revision – Click Here

All students have access to teams where a lot of revision resources are available and updated regularly.

Logging into SharePoint

Pupils must log in with their username as their usual computer login followed by @st-georgescofe-thanet.kent.sch.uk (e.g. JSmith123@st-georgescofe-thanet.kent.sch.uk) and their usual password they use to log on to school laptops

Teams link to Chemistry revision groupClick Here

All students have been added to a teams revision group for their subject. Revision and advice is posted regularly so keep checking in.

Logging into teams

Pupils must log in with their username as their usual computer login followed by @st-georgescofe-thanet.kent.sch.uk (e.g. JSmith123@st-georgescofe-thanet.kent.sch.uk) and their password – this can be reset if forgotten, just let your teacher know.

Key Word Booklets

Complete Chemistry Keywords Booklet – Click Here

Revision Materials and Useful Links
Educake Homework/Revision Website – Click Here Tasks will be set by the class teacher for homework but student can also set themselves questions for revision.
Free Revision app To find out how to download – Click Here Download the free app on your phone to revise on the go – it is good for other subjects too, not just science.
BBC Bitesize Chemistry

Chemistry Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Whole course

Click Here
Useful revision pages with exercises, quizzes and more covering each topic
Suggested revision timetable Optional revision tasks 2021-2022 – Click Here The document includes links to BBC Bitesize and has suggested revision tasks use the power point ‘How can you revise properly’ to help.
How can you revise properly Power point – Click Here Power point with ideas and instructions on how to revise and perform different tasks. This is suitable for all subjects.
Free Revision guide Revision Guide with Video links, Hints, Tips and Revision Plans – Click Here Free revision guide from Primrose Kitten The guide includes all three GCSE subjects – use the sections you need. (Please ignore the exam dates as they change each year)
Youtube Channel - Primrose Kitten

Paper 1 – Click Here

Paper 2 – Click Here

Other resources

- Click Here

Primrose Kitten has a very useful you tube channel, click on other resources to find plenty more videos for each topic and more. Also see the free revision guide.
Revision Power points

Revision Power points – Click Here

On SharePoint – Includes Pixl Know it PPTs and more
Chemistry and Maths Tutor Revision website

Chemistry revision

- Click Here

Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision split into paper 1 and 2. It includes notes, flashcards and questions

Job Opportunities / Careers

IOP (Institute of physics) – Click Here
Royal Society of Biology – Click Here
Royal society of Chemistry – Click Here
National careers website – Click Here
Science Jobs on Share Point – Click Here