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: 14/06/17
Homework due on: 21/06/17
1. Take your exercise book home and add improvements to your badger task.
2. Complete "The Earth's magnetic field" worksheet we started working on in the lesson. Click here for a copy OR see me in SC4.
Homework set on 10/05/17
Homework due on: 17/05/15
Homework set on: 15/03/17
Homework due on: end of unit test on 29/03/17
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
Revision guides:
- If you borrowed KS3 revision guide: pages 6-9
- If you borrowed Y8 revision guide: pages 4-10
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: 22/02/17
Homework due on: 01/03/17
Take your exercise book home and complete the badger task: "Investigating enzymes".
Homework set on: 01/02/17
Homework due on: 08/02/17
Complete Science equipment worksheets you were given in our lesson. Page 13 and 14 only. Homework set on: 18/01/17
Homework due on: 25/01/17
Complete the article you started in the lesson.
Research questions below:
–In
which part of the digestive system do the 'good' bacteria live?
–What
do
they do to keep you healthy?
–What
is in
probiotic yoghurt drinks? How is it claimed that they help keep you healthy?
Use the information to write a magazine article called 'The importance of bacteria in your digestive system'. Make sure you mention the evidence for and against the use of probiotic yoghurt drinks. You can include appropriate diagrams to back up your position. Think of something appropriate for the Seagull, maximum one A4 page.
Homework set on: 04/01/17
Homework due on: 11/01/17
1. Take your exercise book home. Use a green pen to finish responding to my tasks and comments.
Complete at the back of your book:
Click on the questions to enlarge them.
End of term test on 14/12/16
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: 23/11/16
Homework due on: 30/11/16
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: 16/11/16
Homework due on: 23/11/16
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: 09/11/16
Homework due on: 16/11/16
1. Respond to all tasks and comments in your exercise book using a green pen. Correct any spelling mistakes using a purple pen. Make sure all points from the DIRT session are completed (see the worksheet you glued in).
2. Complete task 2 and 3 from the challenge sheet we started in the lesson.
Homework set on: 12/10/16
Homework set on: 18/10/16
A spoonful of sugar
A student is
investigating what happens to sugar in water. He labels two beakers A and B and
adds 150ml of warm water to each beaker. The student then measures our some
sugar and a sugar cube. Both types of sugar are the same.
Into beaker A he
puts the sugar cube.
Into beaker B he puts the
sugar.
Use your
understanding of particle theory to explain what happens to the sugar in both
beakers.
Homework set on: 04/10/16
Homework due on: 11/10/16
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: 28/09/16
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: 21/09/16
Homework due on: 28/09/16
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 28/09/16
Homework set on: 14/09/16
Homework due on: 21/09/16
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.
