Biological science

Level	Living Together: past, present and future	Structure and function
1	Describe, using appropriate language, scientific explorations of the physical, chemical and natural world.
2	Identify simple patterns in observations arising from explorations of readily observable phenomena.
3	3.1 Describe environmental factors that affect the survival of living things.	3.2 Identify the main structural features that work together to form systems in plants and animals.
4	4.1 Identify relationships between living things which help them survive in their habitat.	4.2 Describe how selected systems of plants and animals function.
5	5.1 Explain the biological basis of classification of organisms into major groups. 5.2 Describe interactions between living things and between living things and their non-living surroundings.	5.3 Relate the structure and organisation of different cells to their function. 5.4 Explain how plants and animals obtain, transport and use nutrients.
6	6.1 Explain how ecosystems are maintained in terms of energy and matter. 6.2 Evaluate theories concerning evolution of organisms.	6.3 Describe regulation and coordination in plants and animals. 6.4 Explain cellular processes, including photosynthesis and respiration. 6.5 Describe the genetic basis of inheritance.
6 ext.	6.6 Relate concepts of adaptation, biodiversity and evolution to the survival of species.

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Chemical science

Level	Substances: structure, properties and uses	Reaction and change
1	Describe, using appropriate language, scientific explorations of the chemical, physical and natural world.
2	Identify simple patterns in observations arising from explorations of readily observable phenomena.
3	3.1 Classify a range of materials as solids, liquids or gases according to observable properties.	3.2 Describe examples of changes in common substances.
4	4.1 Relate properties of common substances to their suitability for particular use.	4.2 Distinguish between physical and chemical change.
5	5.1 Use a simple particle model to explain the structure and properties of solids, liquids and gases. 5.2 Relate the safe use and disposal of common substances to their physical and chemical properties.	5.3 Describe ways of producing a chemical change and influencing its rate. 5.4 Relate simple procedures for preparing and separating mixtures to medical and industrial procedures.
6	6.1 Relate the properties of fundamental groupings of substances to the nature of their constituent particles. 6.2 Describe the similar characteristics of groups of elements in the periodic table.	6.3 Specify the characteristics, chemical reactions and usefulness to society of groups of similar substances. 6.4 Represent chemical change, using chemical symbols and formulas.
6 ext.	6.5 Describe the production and uses of substances with unusual and specialised properties.

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Earth and space sciences

Level	The changing Earth	Our place in space
1	Describe, using appropriate language, students' scientific explorations of the chemical, physical and natural world.
2	Identify simple patterns in observations arising from explorations of readily observable phenomena.
3	3.1 Describe how features of the landscape are altered by the processes of weathering and erosion.	3.2 Relate the Earth's rotation on its axis to the day and night cycle.
4	4.1 Relate the occurrence of natural events to atmospheric changes and movements of the Earth's crust and mantle.	4.2 Compare characteristics of members of our solar system.
5	5.1 Describe the formation, composition and cycling of rocks. 5.2 Relate the properties of rocks to the ways in which they are used.	5.3 Describe how the positions of the planets, moon, sun and stars affect natural phenomena. 5.4 Describe major components of the universe.
6	6.1 Explain implications of crustal movements of the Earth. 6.2 Describe the extraction, processing and use of geological resources and associated environmental and social issues.	6.3 Compare theories about the origin and evolution of the universe.
6 ext.	6.4 Analyse aspects of space technologies.

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Physical science

Level	Energy and its uses	Forces and their effects
1	Describe, using appropriate language, students' scientific explorations of the chemical, physical and natural world.
2	Identify simple patterns in observations arising from explorations of readily observable phenomena.
3	3.1 Identify transformations of energy involving electricity, light, sound, heat and movement.	3.2 Identify the action of forces in everyday situations.
4	4.1 Design, build and describe the operation of simple devices that transfer or transform energy.	4.2 Describe the motion of objects in terms of simple combinations of forces.
5	5.1 Describe the characteristics and applications of the transmission and reflection of energy in the form of heat, light and sound. 5.2 Describe the operation of direct current (DC) series and parallel circuits in terms of current and voltage.	5.3 Describe simple magnetic and electrostatic effects in terms of a field model. 5.4 Explain how mechanical systems can direct and modify force and motion.
6	6.1 Relate the behaviours of light, such as reflection, refraction, absorption and polarisation, to uses in technology. 6.2 Describe the effect of electronic and electrical components in the operation of electronic and electromagnetic devices.	6.3 Explain how different forces act together to affect the motion of objects. 6.4 Describe relationships between force, mass, acceleration and velocity, using quantitative data.
6 ext.	6.5 Describe the operation of a communication system and explain associated energy transfer processes.