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YEAR 7 SCIENCE LEARNING OVERVIEW 2011-2012

AUTUMN TERM 1 7th September-22nd October	AUTUMN TERM 2 1st November-16th December
AN INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE AND EXPERIMENTS By the end of this unit your child should be able to conduct an experiment safely UNIT 7A – CELLS By the end of this unit your child should be able to describe the differences between animal and plant cells UNIT 7G -SOLIDS, LIQUIDS AND GASES By the end of this unit your child should be able to explain that all objects are made of particles and to be able to describe how the particles are arranged in solid, liquids and gases	UNIT 7I – ENERGY RESOURCES By the end of this unit your child should be able to describe the different types of energy and also describe the origins of solids, liquids and gases UNIT 7B – REPRODUCTION By the end of this unit your child should be able to identify the different features of both the male and female reproductive organs. Christmas Exam The is an opportunity to assess your child’s progress so far this year
SPRING TERM 1 4th January-10th February	SPRING TERM 2 20th February-30th April
UNIT 7E – ACIDS AND ALKALIS By the end of this unit your child should be able to describe the differences between both acids and alkalis and their uses. UNIT 7J – ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS By the end of this unit your child should be able to explain how electricity works.	UNIT 7C – ENVIRONMENT AND FEEDING RELATIONSHIPS By the end of this unit your child should be able to identify the features of both predators and prey animals 7F – SIMPLE CHEMICAL REACTIONS By the end of this unit your child should be able to explain the differences between both physical and chemical reactions
SUMMER TERM 1 17th April-1st June	SUMMER TERM 2 11th June-19th July
UNIT 7K –FORCES AND THEIR EFFECTS By the end of this unit your child should be able to describe different types of force and their effects on objects UNIT 7D – VARIATION AND CLASSIFICATION By the end of this unit your child should be able to explain the difference between environmental and inherited variation.	UNIT 7H – SOLUTIONS By the end of this unit your child should be able to describe how different solutions can be separated (chromatography, filtering, distillation and evaporation) UNIT 7L – THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND By the end of this unit your child should be able to identify the different planets END OF YEAR EXAM This is important as this exam, along with the tests throughout the year, will determine the set your child shall be in next year. Revision is crucial!