Sawston Village College

Departments

Science

Science at Sawston Village College is organised as a single faculty which incorporates the individual sciences of Biology, Physics and Chemistry. While we believe it is crucially important to establish and maintain the basic philosophy of science as a process of observation and experimentation, it is also important to acknowledge the identity of the individual disciplines. In this way we can enhance the breadth of experience available to our pupils. We aim to:

Provide a stimulating, coherent and co-ordinated curriculum for all our pupils.
Enable all pupils to develop the full range of their abilities by providing a supportive and constructive learning environment.
Encourage all pupils to develop their practical skills to the full, thus enabling them to enjoy the extensive resources of the science faculty for planning and executing investigations, analysing data and evaluating outcomes. Furthermore, to use their skills and knowledge to solve problems imaginatively and scientifically.
Gain an appreciation of Science in everyday life and its application in the fields of industry, research and the ever expanding world of technology.

Primary School Partners Equipment Booking

Download the equipment booklet 2011/12 here.

Science Options 2010

Science Options 2010 booklet

KS3 Assessment

Assessments are made up of end of topic tests and milestone pieces. Milestone pieces are set tasks pupils will work on over the course of the year. Pupils will have the opportunity to improve these pieces.

Year 7	Year 8	Year 9

End of topic assessment overview Milestone pieces overview	End of topic assessment overview Milestone pieces overview	End of topic assessment overview Milestone pieces overview

KS3 Tracking Skills Assessment

The APP big grid document contains all the skills your child will be working towards during KS3 at Sawston Village College.

APP Document

KS4 Coursework Pen Pictures, Deadlines and Markschemes

Year 10	Year 11
Coursework deadlines	Coursework deadlines
Coursework pen pictures Markscheme for case study and data analysis	Coursework pen pictures Markscheme for investigations

Year 9 Revision "10 for 10"

10 minutes for 10 days - Level 36 Tasks [doc]
10 minutes for 10 days - Level 36 Answers [doc]
10 minutes for 10 days - Level 57 Tasks [doc]
10 minutes for 10 days - Level 57 Answers [doc]

KS3 Revision - requires installation, after extracting run setup.exe to install.

KS3 Revision [50Mb ZIP file]

STEM Club

STEM club (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) is an after school club which will give you the opportunity to explore a wider world of up to date ideas and activities.

Every week a different member of the Science, Technology or Maths Departments will introduce a topic which extends and enhances what you are learning at school.

Past activities have included making your own perfume, understanding how cameras work and making slime!

The club is open for year 7 and 8 students and runs on a wednesday from 3:15pm until 4:15pm.