Key Stage 3 Science Curriculum
Year 8
Big Idea Subtopics AQA GCSE Syllabus Link
Contact Forces and Physics - Forces an Introduction – Paper 2
Forces
Pressure Physics - Particle Model of Matter – Paper 1
Magnetism and
Electromagnets Physics - Magnetism and Electromagnetism – Paper 2
Electromagnetism
Work and Heating
Energy Physics - Energy Stores and Transfers – Paper 1
and Cooling
Wave Effects and
Waves Physics - Wave and Wave Properties – Paper 1
Wave Properties
Periodic Table and Chemistry - Atomic Structure and Periodic Table –
Matter
Elements Paper 1
Chemical Energy and Chemistry - Chemical Changes –Paper 1
Reactions
Types of Reaction Chemistry - Energy Changes – Paper 1
Climate and Earth Chemistry - Chemistry of the Atmosphere – Paper 2
Earth
Resources Chemistry - Using Resources – Paper 2
Breathing and Biology - Cell Biology – Paper 1
Organisms
Digestion Biology - Organisation – Paper 1
Respiration and
Ecosystems Biology – Bioenergetics – Paper 2
Photosynthesis
Evolution and
Genes Inheritance, Variation and Evolution – Paper 2
Inheritance