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Year 10
Curriculum Map
This curriculum map provides an overview of the chemistry journey students will experience throughout the academic year. It outlines the sequence of chemical concepts, reactions, and laboratory investigations 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 chemical understanding, practical laboratory skills, and analytical thinking appropriate to their age and stage.
| Half Term | Unit(s) of Work | Key Assessments |
| Autumn 1 | Structure and Bonding | Pre Unit testing – Tests developed by Ark to identify misconceptions. |
| Mastery diagnostic quizzes | ||
| Autumn 2 | Retrieval quizzes | |
| Fix It Tasks | ||
| End of Unit Tests | ||
| Spring 1 | Extraction of metals | Pre Unit testing – Tests developed by Ark to identify misconceptions. |
| Mastery diagnostic quizzes | ||
| Spring 2 | Retrieval quizzes | |
| Fix It Tasks | ||
| End of Unit Tests | ||
| Summer 1 | Quantative Chemistry | Pre Unit testing – Tests developed by Ark to identify misconceptions. |
| Mastery diagnostic quizzes | ||
| Retrieval quizzes | ||
| Fix It Tasks | ||
| End of Unit Tests | ||
| Summer 2 | Energy Changes | Pre Unit testing – Tests developed by Ark to identify misconceptions. |
| Mastery diagnostic quizzes | ||
| Retrieval quizzes | ||
| Fix It Tasks | ||
| End of Unit Tests | ||
| Pre Unit testing – Tests developed by Ark to identify misconceptions. | ||
| End of Year Exam |