Dhahran British Grammar School

Quality British Education in Saudi Arabia

Science at Key Stage 3

In Key Stage 3 we follow the EUREKA – Success in Science course. This course is closely linked to the Science National Curriculum and provides a fun resource through which our students can study science.

In Year 7 we will look in detail at the following topics:

  • Energy                         
  • Changing State
  • Living Things
  • Burning
  • Electricity
  • Plant Power
  • Metals
  • Forces
  • Life Story

In Year 8 we will look in detail at the following topics:

  • Acids & Bases
  • Vital Organs
  • Earth & Space
  • Matter
  • Nutrition
  • Energy Resources
  • Rocks
  • Environment
  • Light and Sound

In Year 9 we will look in detail at the following topics:

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Competition
  • Balanced Forces
  • Chemical Patterns
  • Being Healthy
  • Moving Energy

We will also spend some time revisiting some of the concepts studied in Years 7 and 8.

Assessment takes place throughout the year using topic tests and end of year examinations.
Year 9 are externally assessed through National Tests.

 

GCSE Science Double Award B

 

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Link to Periodic Table

Planet Science website - full of things to try and updated weekly.