--- title: "Year 9 Topic Overview" url: "https://hamilton.bham.sch.uk/year-9-topic-overview" school: "Hamilton School" --- # Year 9 Topic Overview ### **Year 9 Topic Overview** --- | **(Year 9) KS3** | |---| | Maths | Refer to weekly overviews | | Science | Forces and motion | Reactions and changes | Weather disaters | Life cycles: Organisms (plants and animals) | Solids, liquids and gases | Space: Solar system | | RE | **Creating inclusion, identity and belonging;** Living the faith – Christianity | **Being attentive to the sacred as well as the precious;** Hindu rites of passage | **Remembering roots;** Religions across the world | **Creating unity and harmony;** Religion, peace and conflict | **Being open, honest and truthful;** Contemplation | **Living by rules;** Following rules and why rules are important | | History | AQA Unit Awards or OCR Nationals | AQA Unit Awards or OCR Nationals | AQA Unit Awards or OCR Nationals | AQA Unit Awards or OCR Nationals | AQA Unit Awards or OCR Nationals | AQA Unit Awards or OCR Nationals | | Geography | AQA Unit Awards or OCR Nationals | AQA Unit Awards or OCR Nationals | AQA Unit Awards or OCR Nationals | AQA Unit Awards or OCR Nationals | AQA Unit Awards or OCR Nationals | AQA Unit Awards or OCR Nationals | | Outdoor Learning | Exploring the Seasons – Autumn Changes | Woodland Wonders & Outdoor Adventures | Water & Weather Exploration | Growing & Life Cycles | Outdoor Movement & Adventure | Wildlife & Conservation | | Music | Improvisation – including exploring and copying rhythms | | Pop/ rock music | | Music and theatre | | | Art | | Drawing- observational drawings | | Painting Techniques - Impasto | | Mixed media art – Textural collage | | Food Technology | | Cooking with seasonal and local produce | | Advanced pasta making | | Menu Planning challenge | | Design Technology | Automotive Engineering | | Textiles and Fashion Design | | Graphic design | | | My Personal Social and Emotional Wellbeing | | **Personal Safety**: Understanding Risks and Online Safety | | | | | | My Physical and Sensory Wellbeing | | | | | | | ##### Location Hamilton Road Handsworth Birmingham B21 8AH ##### Contact Us 0121 464 1676 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonSch) - [X](https://twitter.com/HamiltonSch) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdnyACV5ag5pGIuVnXcA2CQ) - [Pinterest](https://uk.pinterest.com/hamilton_sch/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/hamiltonschoolbrum/) © Copyright 2017–2026 Hamilton School – [View Privacy Notice](https://hamilton.bham.sch.uk/gdpr-and-privacy) School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://hamilton.bham.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)