Subject: Chemistry
Year 7
YEARLY OVERVIEW
Spring 2
6 weeks
2018 - 2019
Autumn 1
8 weeks
Autumn 2
7 weeks
Spring 1
6 weeks
Summer
11 weeks
Laboratory safety &
apparatus,
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Laboratory rules.
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Using a Bunsen burner
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Using a measuring
cylinder, stopwatch,
thermometer and
balance.
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Practicals to test
correct use of
apparatus.
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Test
The states of matter
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Comparing the states
of matter
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The first ideas about
matter
The particle theory of
matter
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Changes of state
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Dissolving.
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Investigating the
solubility of salt at
different temperatures.
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Test
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Properties of matter
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Introducing elements
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Metals & non-metals
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Metal alloys
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Atoms, molecules &
everyday materials.
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Properties of materials
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Test
Acids & Alkalis
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Early acids & alkalis
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Mineral & organic acids
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Alkalis
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Detecting acids & alkalis
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The pH scale
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Neutralisation
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Using neutralisation
reactions
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Investigating indigestion
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Acid rain
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Test
Rocks
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The Big Bang
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Formation of the Solar
system.
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The structure of the
Earth
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The rock cycle.
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Types of rock
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Uses of rocks
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Minerals
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Ores
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Test
Soil
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Formation of soil
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Physical weathering
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Chemical weathering
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Soil layers
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Properties of soil
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Types of soil
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Test
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Fossils
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How rock layers formed
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Naming the rock layers
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How fossils form in rocks
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The fossil record
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Aging rocks
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END OF YEAR TEST
The Particle Theory
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The properties of
solids
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The properties of
liquids
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The properties of gases
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Changes of state
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Dissolving
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Gas pressure &
atmospheric pressure
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Diffusion
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Test
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Investigating the rate
of diffusion
Elements & Atoms
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The discovery of the
elements
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The link between
elements & atoms
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Structure of an atom
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Chemical symbols
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The first twenty
elements
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Test
Elements, Compounds &
Mixtures
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Mixing elements
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Compounds
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Writing word equations
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Naming compounds
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Mixtures
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Solutions
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Separating mixtures
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Test
Metals & Non-metals
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Metals & non-metals in
the periodic table
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The uses & properties of
metals
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The uses & properties of
non-metals
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Chemical properties of
metals & non-metals
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Test
Chemistry in Everyday
Life
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Respiration
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Combustion
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Reactions with oxygen
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Hand warmers
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Rusting
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Other metals in the air
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END OF YEAR TEST
The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table
Patterns of reactivity
Rates of reaction
Year 8
Year 9
Energy Changes
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Chemical symbols
review
How the elements are
organised
Sub-atomic particles
Electron arrangement
of first twenty
elements.
Which elements react
with which
Loss or gain of
electrons to form ions
Writing a chemical
formula
Balancing chemical
equations
Group I – the alkali
metals
Test
(Contd)
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Group II – the alkaline
earth metals
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Group VII – the
halogens
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Group 0 – the noble
gases
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Hydrogen
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Periodic trends
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Test
Preparing common salts
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Word & chemical
symbol equations for
making salts
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Acids & their salts
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Preparing a salt from a
metal & an acid
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Preparing a salt from a
metal carbonate & an
acid
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Test
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How metals react with
oxygen
How metals react with
water
How metals react with
acids
Displacement reactions
The reactivity series
Test
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Measuring rate of
reaction
Factors affecting rates of
reaction
The particle theory and
rates of reaction
Test
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Exothermic &
endothermic reactions
Energy considerations for
physical changes &
chemical reactions
Measuring energy in a
fuel
Examples of exothermic
& endothermic reactions
END OF YEAR TEST