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Thinking and Working Scientifically
7TWSm.01 Describe the
strengths and limitations of ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
a model.
7TWSm.02 Use symbols
and formulae to represent ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
scientific ideas.
7TWSp.01 Identify whether
a given hypothesis is ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
testable.
7TWSp.02 Describe how
scientific hypotheses can be
supported or contradicted ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
by evidence from an
enquiry.
7TWSp.03 Make predictions
of likely outcomes for a
scientific enquiry based on ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
scientific knowledge and
understanding.
7TWSp.04 Plan a range of
investigations of different
types, while considering
variables appropriately, ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
and recognise that not all
investigations can be fair
tests.

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7TWSp.05 Know the
meaning of hazard symbols,
and consider them when ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
planning practical work.
7TWSc.01 Sort, group
and classify phenomena,
objects, materials and
organisms through ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
testing, observation, using
secondary information, and
making and using keys.
7TWSc.02 Decide what
equipment is required to
carry out an investigation ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
or experiment and use it
appropriately.
7TWSc.03 Evaluate
whether measurements and
observations have been ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
repeated sufficiently to be
reliable.
7TWSc.04 Take
appropriately accurate and
precise measurements, ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
explaining why accuracy and
precision are important.
7TWSc.05 Carry out
practical work safely. ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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7TWSc.06 Evaluate a range
of secondary information
sources for their relevance ✔ ✔ ✔
and know that some sources
may be biased.
7TWSc.07 Collect
and record sufficient
observations and/or ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
measurements in an
appropriate form.

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7TWSa.01 Describe the
accuracy of predictions,
based on results, and ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
suggest why they were or
were not accurate.
7TWSa.02 Describe trends
and patterns in results,
including identifying any ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
anomalous results.
7TWSa.03 Make conclusions
by interpreting results and
explain the limitations of the ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
conclusions.
7TWSa.04 Evaluate
experiments and
investigations, and suggest ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
improvements, explaining
any proposed changes.
7TWSa.05 Present and
interpret observations
and measurements ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
appropriately.
Biology

7Bs.01 Understand that all

organisms are made of cells
and microorganisms are ✔ ✔ ✔
typically single celled.

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7Bs.02 Identify and
describe the functions of
cell structures (limited to
cell membrane, cytoplasm, ✔ ✔ ✔
nucleus, cell wall,
chloroplast, mitochondria
and sap vacuole).
7Bs.03 Explain how
the structures of some
specialised cells are related
to their functions (including ✔ ✔ ✔
red blood cells, neurones,
ciliated cells, root hair cells
and palisade cells).
7Bs.04 Describe the
similarities and differences
between the structures of ✔ ✔ ✔
plant and animal cells.
7Bs.05 Understand that cells
can be grouped together
to form tissues, organs and ✔ ✔ ✔
organ systems.
7Bp.01 Describe the seven
characteristics of living ✔ ✔ ✔
organisms.
7Bp.02 Discuss reasons for
classifying viruses as living ✔ ✔ ✔
or non-living.
7Bp.03 Describe a species
as a group of organisms that
can reproduce to produce ✔ ✔ ✔
fertile offspring.

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7Bp.04 Use and construct
dichotomous keys to classify
species and groups of ✔ ✔ ✔
related organisms.
7Be.01 Know and describe
the ecological role some
microorganisms have as ✔ ✔ ✔
decomposers.
7Be.02 Construct and
interpret food chains
and webs which include ✔ ✔ ✔
microorganisms as
decomposers.

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Chemistry
7Cm.01 Understand that all
matter is made of atoms,
with each different type ✔ ✔ ✔
of atom being a different
element.
7Cm.02 Know that the
Periodic Table presents the ✔ ✔ ✔
known elements in an order.
7Cm.03 Know metals and
non-metals as the two main ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
groupings of elements.
7Cm.04 Describe the
differences between
elements, compounds and ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
mixtures, including alloys as
an example of a mixture.
7Cm.05 Describe a vacuum
as a space devoid of matter. ✔ ✔
7Cm.06 Describe the three
states of matter as solid,
liquid and gas in terms of ✔ ✔ ✔
the arrangement, separation
and motion of particles.
7Cm.07 Use the particle
model to represent
elements, compounds and ✔ ✔ ✔
mixtures.

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7Cp.01 Understand that all
substances have chemical
properties and physical ✔ ✔ ✔
properties.
7Cp.02 Understand that
the acidity or alkalinity of
a substance is a chemical ✔ ✔ ✔
property and is measured
by pH.
7Cp.03 Use indicators
(including Universal Indicator
and litmus) to distinguish ✔ ✔ ✔
between acidic, alkaline and
neutral solutions.
7Cp.04 Use tests to identify
hydrogen, carbon dioxide ✔ ✔ ✔
and oxygen gases.
7Cp.05 Describe common
differences between metals
and non-metals, referring to ✔ ✔ ✔
their physical properties.
7Cp.06 Understand that
alloys are mixtures that
have different chemical and ✔ ✔ ✔
physical properties from the
constituent substances.
7Cp.07 Use the particle
model to explain the
difference in hardness ✔ ✔ ✔
between pure metals and
their alloys.

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7Cc.01 Identify whether a
chemical reaction has taken
place through observations
of the loss of reactants and/
or the formation of products
which have different ✔ ✔ ✔
properties to the reactants
(including evolving a gas,
formation of a precipitate or
change of colour).
7Cc.02 Explain why a
precipitate forms, in terms
of a chemical reaction
between soluble reactants ✔ ✔ ✔
forming at least one
insoluble product.
7Cc.03 Use the particle
model to describe chemical ✔ ✔ ✔
reactions.
7Cc.04 Describe
neutralisation reactions in ✔ ✔ ✔
terms of change of pH.
Physics

7Pf.01 Describe changes in

energy that are a result of an ✔ ✔ ✔
event or process.
7Pf.02 Know that energy
tends to dissipate and in
doing so it becomes less ✔ ✔ ✔
useful.

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7Pf.03 Describe gravity
as a force of attraction
between any two objects
and describe how the size ✔ ✔ ✔
of the force is related to the
masses of the objects.
7Pf.04 Understand that
there is no air resistance
to oppose movement in a ✔ ✔ ✔
vacuum.
7Ps.01 Describe the
vibration of particles in a
sound wave and explain why ✔ ✔ ✔
sound does not travel in a
vacuum.
7Ps.02 Explain echoes in
terms of the reflection of ✔ ✔ ✔
sound waves.
7Pe.01 Use a simple model
to describe electricity as a
flow of electrons around a ✔ ✔ ✔
circuit.
7Pe.02 Describe electrical
conductors as substances
that allow electron flow
and electrical insulators ✔ ✔ ✔
as substances that inhibit
electron flow.

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7Pe.03 Know how to
measure the current in series ✔ ✔ ✔
circuits.
7Pe.04 Describe how
adding components into a
series circuit can affect the ✔ ✔ ✔
current (limited to addition
of cells and lamps).
7Pe.05 Use diagrams and
conventional symbols
to represent, make and
compare circuits that include ✔ ✔ ✔
cells, switches, lamps,
buzzers and ammeters.

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Earth and Space
7ESp.01 Describe the model
of plate tectonics, in which
a solid outer layer (made up
of the crust and uppermost ✔ ✔ ✔
mantle) moves because of
flow lower in the mantle.
7ESp.02 Describe how
earthquakes, volcanoes and
fold mountains occur near ✔ ✔ ✔
the boundaries of tectonic
plates.
7ESp.03 Know that clean,
dry air contains 78%
nitrogen, 21% oxygen and
small amounts of carbon
dioxide and other gases, ✔ ✔ ✔
and this composition can
change because of pollution
and natural emissions.
7ESc.01 Describe the water
cycle (limited to evaporation,
condensation, precipitation, ✔ ✔ ✔
water run-off, open water
and groundwater).
7ESs.01 Describe how
planets form from dust
and gas, which are pulled ✔ ✔ ✔
together by gravity.
7ESs.02 Know that gravity
is the force that holds
components of the Solar ✔ ✔ ✔
System in orbit around
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7ESs.03 Describe tidal
forces on Earth as a
consequence of the
gravitational attraction ✔ ✔ ✔
between the Earth, Moon
and Sun.
7ESs.04 Explain how solar
and lunar eclipses happen. ✔ ✔ ✔
Science in Context
7SIC.01 Discuss how
scientific knowledge
is developed through ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
collective understanding
and scrutiny over time.
7SIC.02 Describe how
science is applied across
societies and industries, and ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
in research.
7SIC.03 Evaluate issues
which involve and/or require ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
scientific understanding.
7SIC.04 Describe how
people develop and use
scientific understanding,
as individuals and through ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
collaboration, e.g. through
peer-review.
7SIC.05 Discuss how the
uses of science can have
a global environmental ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
impact.
The information in this section is taken from the Cambridge Lower Secondary Science curriculum framework (0893) / is based on the Cambridge Lower Secondary Science curriculum framework (0893)
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