Biology
Food & Digestion:
 I can name the food groups in a balanced diet, giving examples of sources.
 I can carry out food tests.
 I can label the main organs in the digestive system.
 I can interpret the results of food tests.
 I can describe how the energy content of different foods can be compared.
 I can describe some factors that affect how much energy a person needs.
 I can describe the functions of the main organs in the digestive system.
 I can carry out an investigation and calculate the amount of energy in different foods.
 I can describe the 2 ways food is digested
(physically and chemically using enzymes).
 I can describe how the small intestine is adapted for the absorption of food.
Respiration, Lungs & Gas Exchange
 I can label the main organs in the breathing system.
 I can measure lung volume.
 I can name the main organs in the circulatory system.
 I can recall what energy is used for in living organisms.
 I can carry out experiments to show the differences between inhaled and exhaled air.
 I can recall that gas exchange occurs across the walls of the alveoli.
 I can describe how gases enter and leave the lungs.
 I can write the word equation for aerobic respiration.
 I can explain the differences between inhaled and exhaled air.
 I can say why yeast is used to make bread, wine and beer.
 I can explain the functions of cilia and mucus lining the trachea.
 I can describe the impact of exercise, asthma and smoking on the breathing system.
 I can write the word equation for anaerobic respiration in animals and in yeast.
 I can describe the differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration in animals.
Drugs & Health
 I can recall that alcohol and nicotine are legal recreational drugs.
 I can list the names of some illegal recreational drugs.
 I can describe the effects of smoking and alcohol on the body.
 I can describe the effects of the different drug types on the body, and can give examples.
 I can suggest reasons why some people misuse drugs and describe some effects of drug misuse on society.
Chemistry
Periodic Table & Extracting Metals:
 I can recognise key areas of the Periodic Table: o metals and non-metals, o the noble gases, o groups 1, 2 and 7 and o periods.
 I can use the reactivity series to compare reactions of given examples.
 I can state some properties of metals and nonmetals.
 I can describe how the periodic table was developed.
 I can state that groups show trends in how quickly they react.
 I can describe methods of extraction and can relate the properties of metals to this wide range of uses.
 I can describe why Mendeleev’s approach was so important.
 I can use word equations to show the chemical reactions that occur during extraction.
Atoms, Elements & Compounds:
 I can recognise metal and non-metal elements and describe ways to measure their physical properties.
 I can state the properties for some common compounds and elements.
 I can match chemical formulae to chemical names.
 I can draw particle diagrams to represent the key terms: o atom, o element, o compound and o molecule.
 I can use the periodic table to identify the chemical symbols of the elements.
 I can compare the properties of compounds with those of elements made of the same atoms.
 I can use the terms mixture and compound accurately.
 I can describe some methods for separating compounds.
 I can recognise the atoms in a substance from a given name or chemical formula.
 I can state the law of the conservation of matter.
 I can recognise the numbers of each different type of atom in a compound from a given formula and can calculate relative formula mass.
Physics
Electricity:
 I can recall some basic electrical circuit symbols and the basic differences between series and parallel circuits.
 I can describe the difference between conductors and insulators, and identify common materials for each.
 I can describe what is needed for current to flow
(potential difference and a complete circuit).
 I can recall the units for current, p.d. and resistance.
 I can describe what an electric current is.
 I can state the correct direction for the flow of electrons, and of positive and negative ions.
 I can correctly position an ammeter and a voltmeter in a circuit.
 I can state the rules for current and p.d. in series circuits.
 I can recall and use the relationship: p.d. = I × R.
 I can state the rules for current and p.d. in parallel circuits.
Magnets & Electromagnets
 I can name some common magnetic materials and realise that not all metals are magnetic.
 I can recall that a pole is the strongest part of a magnet, and that there are two poles on every magnet.
 I can list some uses of electromagnets.
 I can understand that repulsion, not attraction, is the test of whether an object is a magnet, rather than a magnetic material.
 I can recall how soft magnetic materials make temporary magnets and hard magnetic materials make permanent magnets.
 I can explain why the earth’s geographical North
Pole is a magnetic south pole.
 I can trace a magnetic field using iron filings or plotting compasses.
 I can build an electromagnet and test ways of increasing its strength.
 I can list the stages in the operation of an electric bell.
 I can use the domain theory of magnetism to explain magnetisation and demagnetisation.
Energy Transfers
 I can list the eight different energy stores, and give examples of situations where energy is stored in these ways.
 I can state the law of conservation of energy, giving an example of where the ‘lost’ energy has gone to.
 I can plot a graph to show how temperature changes with time, e.g. a ‘cooling curve’.
 I can recall the three methods of heat transfer.
 I can list some good and bad conductors of heat.
 I can explain why a conductor or an insulator would be wanted in a given situation.
 I understand that energy can be transferred from one store to another or from one object to another.
 I can plot an appropriate graph of temperature against time in an investigation into different types of insulation.
 I understand that heat flows from hotter objects to colder ones, and that this involves a transfer of energy.
 I can state what gaining or losing heat does to the temperature or state of a material.
 I can explain how heat transfers via each of the three methods.