Blueprint curriculum maps

The Blueprint curriculum maps set out a progression of units across 5 years of the secondary science curriculum for 13 Big Ideas of secondary science.

Why use the maps?

• Check if your existing plan has progression across years
• Check if your existing plan has progression within years
• Clarify the foundations on which new concepts build
• Identify related concepts to help students connect them
• Choose prior concepts to pre-assess and review

How were the maps designed?

• Expert knowledge organised around Big Ideas
• Key Concepts are explanatory ideas to help students apply
• Big Ideas are revisited often to minimise forgetting
• Progressions follow the available research
• Earlier concepts are more descriptive and qualitative
• Later concepts are more theoretical and mathematical

Learn more about the Blueprint 5-year plan

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