⚗️Grade 7 Integrated Science

Splitting science into three separate subjects at this age tends to produce three sets of half-remembered facts. Grade 7 Integrated Science keeps biology, chemistry and physics distinct as disciplines but threads two big ideas — particles and energy — through all of them, so each unit reinforces the last.

The practicals are filmed rather than assumed, which matters at home: you can watch a proper titration or a microscope slide preparation without owning the equipment, and then do the accessible version yourself.

What your child will be able to do

By the end of this course, a learner working at the expected pace will be able to:

• Describe plant and animal cell structures and their functions
• Use the particle model to explain states, diffusion and pressure
• Write word equations for common chemical reactions
• Draw and interpret energy transfer diagrams
• Build and analyse series and parallel circuits

How the course is structured

Grade 7 Integrated Science is organised into 5 units covering 96 lessons in total, designed to run across 34 weeks at roughly 3 hours a week. The unit outline below shows 21 representative lessons.

Cells and organisms

• Plant and animal cells under a microscope
• Specialised cells and tissues
• Digestive and respiratory systems
• Reproduction and life cycles

The particle model

• Particles in solids, liquids and gases
• Diffusion and Brownian motion
• Gas pressure and temperature
• Density calculations

Elements, compounds and reactions

• The periodic table: a first tour
• Compounds vs mixtures
• Acids, alkalis and pH
• Combustion, oxidation and word equations

Energy

• Energy stores and transfers
• Conduction, convection, radiation
• Energy resources and efficiency
• Sankey diagrams

Forces and electricity

• Balanced and unbalanced forces
• Speed-time graphs
• Series and parallel circuits
• Current, voltage and resistance
• Magnetism and electromagnets

How it is taught

Practical write-ups follow the same structure every time, because familiarity with the format is half of what makes later coursework manageable. Two of the twenty-four practicals deliberately produce messy data so students learn to discuss anomalies.

What is included

• 96 lessons with 24 filmed practicals
• Practical write-up frames using the standard method/results/conclusion format
• Periodic table and equation reference sheets
• 26 quizzes plus two end-of-term papers

Who this course suits

This course sits in the Grade 7 track and follows a oxford-aligned sequence. It suits families who want a complete, sequenced science year rather than a set of loose practice activities, and it assumes no teaching experience — every lesson includes a short method note for the adult. If your child is comfortably ahead or behind the advanced level described here, use the placement check in lesson one and start at the recommended point instead of lesson one.