Key Stage 3 Curriculum

Subject: Chemistry

Head of Department: Miss M. Mohammed

Science helps students to understand the phenomena that occur in us, and the world in which we
live, as well as enhancing our knowledge of the universe.

Chemistry looks at chemicals, gases and materials that have an impact on everything we do;
from the creation of our buildings, to the air we breathe.

In Key Stage 3, pupils study the following:

Term Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

Autumn Topic: Atoms
Fertile Q: Is everything in
the Universe made of the
same "stuff"?
Content:
 Atoms, elements &
compounds
 Mixtures
 Development of the
model of the atom
 Relative electrical
charges of subatomic
particles
 Size and mass of
atoms
 Electronic structure
 The periodic table
 Development of the
periodic table
 Group 0
 Group 1
Spring Topic: Matter
Fertile Q: How can we use
knowledge of matter to
separate substances?
Content: Three states of
matter
State symbols
Separating mixtures
Topic: Metals Topic: Ionic bonding
Fertile Q: Why is gold so and electrochemistry
valuable? Fertile Q: How can I
Content: gold-plate my car?
 Metals & non-metals Content:
 Group 1  Group 0
 Metallic bonding  Group 1
 Properties of metals  Group 7
and alloys  Properties of
 Metals as conductors transition metals
 Reactivity of metals  Ionic bonding
 Reactions of acids  Ionic compounds
with metals  Properties of ionic
compounds
 Electrolysis
Topic: Covalent bonding Topic: Energy chances
Fertile Q: How does the and rates of reaction
bonding in diamond and Fertile Q: How can we
graphite make them so use Chemistry to
special? make more money in
Content: industrial reactions?
 Chemical bonds Content:
 Covalent bonding  Conservation of
 Properties of small mass and
molecules balanced chemical
equations
  Giant covalent  Mass changes
structures when a reactant
 Structure and or product is a
bonding of carbon of gas.
sexual and asexual  Percentage yield
reproduction  Energy changes
 Rate of reaction
 Reversible
reactions and
dynamic
equilibrium
Summer Topic: Acids and alkalis Topic: Organic Chemistry Topic: Chemical
Fertile Q: How can I treat Fertile Q: How do we analysis
a bee sting using process crude oil to Fertile Q: How can I
Chemistry? make it so useful? identify chemicals?
Content: Content: Content:
 Conservation of mass  Carbon compounds  Purity,
and balanced as fuels and formulations and
chemical equations feedstock chromatography
 Reactions of acids  Reactions of alkenes  Identification of
 Soluble salts & alcohols common gases
 The pH scale and  Synthetic & naturally  Identification of
neutralisations occurring polymer ions by chemical
 Titrations and spectroscopic
 Strong and weak acids means