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Combined science KS4 AQA

Our research-informed science curriculum helps pupils build secure scientific knowledge and enquiry skills, deepening understanding through big questions and hands-on learning.
  • National curriculum aligned
  • Sequenced, flexible, adaptable
  • Addresses misconceptions
  • Embedded practical activities

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Year 10 units

Combined science, Higher

  1. 1

    Atomic structure and the periodic table

    Chemistry
    8 lessons
  2. 2

    Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells

    Biology
    7 lessons
  3. 3

    Particle explanations of density and pressure

    Physics
    6 lessons
  4. 4

    DNA and the genome

    Biology
    3 lessons
  5. 5

    Structure and bonding

    Chemistry
    11 lessons
  6. 6

    Health and disease

    Biology
    9 lessons
  7. 7

    Measuring and calculating motion

    Physics
    12 lessons
  8. 8

    States of matter

    Chemistry
    7 lessons
  9. 9

    Biological molecules and enzymes

    Biology
    8 lessons
  10. 10

    Transport and exchange surfaces in humans

    Biology
    7 lessons
  11. 11

    Electric fields and circuit calculations

    Physics
    6 lessons
  12. 12

    Coordination and control: the human nervous system

    Biology
    4 lessons
  13. 13

    Separating substances

    Chemistry
    15 lessons
  14. 14

    Coordination and control: hormones and the human endocrine system

    Biology
    5 lessons
  15. 15

    Measuring waves

    Physics
    12 lessons
  16. 16

    Photosynthesis: requirements and products

    Biology
    4 lessons
  17. 17

    Calculations involving masses

    Chemistry
    12 lessons
  18. 18

    Inheritance, genotype and phenotype

    Biology
    4 lessons
  19. 19

    Energy of moving objects

    Physics
    9 lessons
  20. 20

    Cell division: mitosis and meiosis

    Biology
    5 lessons
  21. 21

    Making salts

    Chemistry
    12 lessons
  22. 22

    Stem cells and differentiation

    Biology
    4 lessons
  23. 23

    Energy of moving particles

    Physics
    7 lessons
  24. 24

    Fossil evidence, selective breeding and explaining evolution

    Biology
    4 lessons
  25. 25

    Chemistry of carbon

    Chemistry
    7 lessons
  26. 26

    Living organisms and their environments

    Biology
    8 lessons
  27. 27

    Circuit components

    Physics
    6 lessons
  28. 28

    Energy changes in reactions

    Chemistry
    6 lessons

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