R2W is due on 03/07/17 - see me if you have any questions
Areas for revision
Biology
- classification - birds, amphibians, mammals, fish, reptiles
- vertebrates and invertebrates
- inherited/genetic characteristics
- environmental characteristics
- genes, chromosomes, DNA
- continuous and discontinuous variation
- natural selection
Chemistry
- periodic table and its parts
- burning magnesium in air
- element, metal, non-metal, compound, alloy
- how can we prevent rusting?
- reactivity of metals
Physics
- electrical circuits
- static electricity
- conductors and insulators
- magnets
- what is a solenoid?
- series and parallel circuits
Homework set on: 12/06/17
Homework due on: 19/06/17
Use the internet or any science textbooks to finish your research on the organism you picked in our lesson. Make a poster with all the interesting facts you can find. You have to include its binomial name.
Homework set on: 15/05/17
Homework due on: 23/05/17
1. Take your exercise book home and add necessary improvements to your badger task.
2. Finish your presentation on exothermic and endothermic reactions. Don't forget to add information about the role of catalysts in reactions.
Homework set on: 02/05/17
Homework due on: 08/05/17
Learn the symbols and names of the first 20 elements in the periodic table. Mini test on 08/05/17.
Homework set on: 15/03/17
Homework due on: end of unit test on 28/03/17
Areas for revision:
Biology
- healthy diet
- carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, fibre
- test for carbohydrates and starch
Skills:
- evaluate experiment
- read the data from the table
- read a graph
- simple calculations don't forget a calculator for the test
Physics
- clockwise and anticlockwise moments
- pressure
- pressure in water
Chemistry
- parts of the periodic table - period, group, metals, non-metals
- compound, atom, mixture - definition + examples
- simple word equation reactions
- particle diagrams: solid, liquid, gas, mixture
Homework set on: 14/03/17
Homework due on: 20/03/17
Take your exercise book home and complete the Badger task.
Homework set on: 28/02/17
Homework due on: 06/03/17
Complete on a piece of paper:
Click on the questions to enlarge them.
Homework due on: 27/02/17
1. Complete your "Eat well plate".
2. Bring 3-5 empty food packages/containers (cereal, soft drinks, chocolate treats, yoghurts, etc.)
Homework set on: 01/02/17
Homework due on: 07/02/17
Complete Science equipment worksheets you were given in our lesson. Page 13 and 14 only.
Homework set on: 03/01/17
Homework due on: 10/01/17
1. Take your exercise book home. Use a green pen to respond to my tasks and comments.
Complete at the back of your book:
A) What kinds of tasks get done with the help of levers?
B) What would it be like without the use of levers?
C) How many levers can you list from playgrounds and sports?
End of term test on Tuesday, 13th December
Areas for revision:
- cells - plant and animal cells - similarities and differences
- parts of the cell and their functions
- specialised cells and their role (e.g. sperm cell, egg cell, red blood cell)
- forces - gravity, friction, weight etc.
- diagrams showing forces
- simple calculations - forces
- 3 states of matter and their properties
- separation techniques: filtration, evaporation, distillation, chromatography
Homework set on: 22/11/16
Homework due on: 28/11/16
Take your exercise book home. Use a green pen to respond to my tasks and comments.
Homework set on: 15/11/16
Homework due on: 21/11/16
Please complete on a piece of lined paper. Use full sentences to answer the following questions:
1. What is the name of the force that causes everything on Earth to have weight? What unit is used to measure forces including weight?
2. Explain
the difference between your mass and your weight.
3. If
you get into a swimming pool, your mass does not change but you will float.
Explain what is happening.
4. Explain
why a shark can swim faster than you underwater.
Homework set on: 07/11/16
Homework due on: 14/11/16
Use the graph paper you were given in our lesson to plot the graph to show Lindsay's journey:
Homework set on: 01/11/16
Homework due on: 07/11/16
Complete at the back of your exercise book:
Find out for interesting facts about:
a) speed
b) distance
4 facts for each
Example: The River Nile is the longest river in the world. It measures 6,695 kilometres from its source in Burundi, along the White Nile, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea. Officially, the shortesr river is the D River, Oregon, USA, which is just 37 metres long.
Homework set on: 10/10/16
Homework due on: 17/10/16
Print out and complete "Diffusion in gases" worksheet - click here
If you don't have a printer, complete all questions on a piece of paper. Use full sentences.
Homework set on: 27/09/16
Homework due on: 04/10/16
Complete your Chemistry badger task - click here for the worksheet
Remember: this task is a part of your assessment, put a lot of effort into making your work detailed and present it neatly.
Homework set on: 20/09/16
Homework due on: 27/09/16
Safety in Science booklet:
Lesson 1 - all tasks should be completed by now, make sure this is done.
Lesson 2 - complete the following sections:
a) measuring accurately
b) measuring liquids
Lesson 3 - pages 10 and 11 should be completed, make sure this is done.
Safety booklet - click here
Homework set on: 13/09/16
Homework due on: 19/09/16
1. Design a safety poster to be displayed in your science classroom to make sure everyone stays safe. You can hand draw it or use the computer. Make sure you persuade people to stick to the rules.
2. Lab equipment - watch the video to learn all the names.
Homework set on: 07/11/16
Homework due on: 14/11/16
Use the graph paper you were given in our lesson to plot the graph to show Lindsay's journey:
Success criteria:
Graph drawn using a pencil and a ruler.
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Graph has a title.
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X and Y axis are scaled correctly.
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X and Y axis are labelled.
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Units are given on X and Y axis.
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All points are plotted correctly.
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Homework set on: 01/11/16
Homework due on: 07/11/16
Complete at the back of your exercise book:
Find out for interesting facts about:
a) speed
b) distance
4 facts for each
Example: The River Nile is the longest river in the world. It measures 6,695 kilometres from its source in Burundi, along the White Nile, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea. Officially, the shortesr river is the D River, Oregon, USA, which is just 37 metres long.
Homework set on: 10/10/16
Homework due on: 17/10/16
Print out and complete "Diffusion in gases" worksheet - click here
If you don't have a printer, complete all questions on a piece of paper. Use full sentences.
Homework set on: 27/09/16
Homework due on: 04/10/16
Complete your Chemistry badger task - click here for the worksheet
Remember: this task is a part of your assessment, put a lot of effort into making your work detailed and present it neatly.
Homework set on: 20/09/16
Homework due on: 27/09/16
Safety in Science booklet:
Lesson 1 - all tasks should be completed by now, make sure this is done.
Lesson 2 - complete the following sections:
a) measuring accurately
b) measuring liquids
Lesson 3 - pages 10 and 11 should be completed, make sure this is done.
Safety booklet - click here
If you lost your booklet, you have to complete all the tasks we have done in class
If you haven't given me your safety poster last week, I expect you are going to bring it to our lesson on 27/09/16
Homework set on: 13/09/16
Homework due on: 19/09/16
1. Design a safety poster to be displayed in your science classroom to make sure everyone stays safe. You can hand draw it or use the computer. Make sure you persuade people to stick to the rules.
2. Lab equipment - watch the video to learn all the names.
