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Year 10
Curriculum Map
This curriculum map provides an overview of the physics journey students will experience throughout the academic year. It outlines the sequence of physical concepts, laws of nature, and practical applications alongside key assessment points designed to monitor and support student progress. The curriculum is carefully sequenced to build knowledge progressively, with each unit providing the foundation for future learning, ensuring all students develop physical understanding, mathematical modelling, and problem-solving skills appropriate to their age and stage.
| Half Term | Unit(s) of Work | Key Assessments |
| Autumn 1 | Heating | Pre Unit testing – Tests developed by Ark to identify misconceptions. |
| Mastery diagnostic quizzes | ||
| Retrieval quizzes | ||
| Fix It Tasks | ||
| End of Unit Tests | ||
| Autumn 2 | Energy Conservation | Pre Unit testing – Tests developed by Ark to identify misconceptions. |
| Mastery diagnostic quizzes | ||
| Retrieval quizzes | ||
| Spring 1 | Fix It Tasks | |
| End of Unit Tests | ||
| Spring 2 | Matter | Pre Unit testing – Tests developed by Ark to identify misconceptions. |
| Mastery diagnostic quizzes | ||
| Retrieval quizzes | ||
| Fix It Tasks | ||
| End of Unit Tests | ||
| Summer 1 | Movement | Pre Unit testing – Tests developed by Ark to identify misconceptions. |
| Mastery diagnostic quizzes | ||
| Retrieval quizzes | ||
| Fix It Tasks | ||
| End of Unit Tests | ||
| Summer 2 | Electric Circuits | Pre Unit testing – Tests developed by Ark to identify misconceptions. |
| Mastery diagnostic quizzes | ||
| Retrieval quizzes | ||
| Fix It Tasks | ||
| End of Unit Tests | ||
| End of Year Exam |