Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

P2 Heating/P6 Molecules and Matter/P11 Pressure

P6 continued/P4 Circuits

P4 Circuits/P5 Mains Electricity

P7 Radioactivity

P8 Forces (amended from kerboodle scheme)

Exam and consolidation

Energy transfer by conduction

Insulation and thermal conductivity

Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat

Changes of state

Internal energy

Particle model of materials

Behaviour of gases

Separate will also study Pressure including Gas pressure and P11 – Pressure in solids and liquids, upthrust and flotation

Complete P6 /P11 including test

P4 Circuits

Current, charge, potential difference and resistance.

Pd-current characteristics for different components

Series and parallel components

Separate will also cover static electricity

Complete P4

P5 Alternating current

Cables and plugs

Electrical power and potential difference

Practice with all electrical equations

Atomic structure

Discovery of nucleus (Rutherford)

Alpha, beta and gamma radiation

Activity and half life

Separate Physics will also include

Nuclear fission and fusion

Nuclear medicine

Forces defined as changing speed, direction or shape of an object 

contact and non-contact forces 

Definition of scalar and vector quantities, 

Revision of mass/weight

Newton’s 3 laws

The concept of balanced and unbalanced forces 

Hooke’s law required practical 

Centre of mass including practical 

Separate will also include Moments

Complete P8

Exam review

Topic consolidation based on exam review

Assessments

Longer answer question on P2

P2 Mini test

Required practicals 1 and 2(separate only)

Topic test P2 and P6

Test evaluation

Longer answer question on P6 and P4

Required practical P4 and P5

Topic test P4 and P5

Test evaluation

longer answer questions on P4

Required practical P3

Topic test P7

Test evaluation

longer answer questions on P7

Year 10 exam

Required practical P6