Science – due 10/10/19
Learn the definitions and meanings of the the 7 characteristics of life - movement, respiration, sensitivity, nutrition, excretion, reproduction, growth.
Learning covered – 27/09/19
Year 7 - experiments with turmeric, experiments with solvents, Year 8 - Naming the elements, differences between elements, mixtures and compounds, Year 9 - Rutherford's gold leaf experiment and the history of the atom, building atoms, Year 10 - moments…
Learning covered – 20/09/19
Year 7 - Skeleton, bones, muscles, ligaments and tendons, then topic test. Year 8 - Elements discovery circus, properties of elements. Year 9 - Seed structure and dispersal, life cycle of a plant, then topic test. Year 10 - Hooke's…
Science – due 26/09/19
Learn the names and symbols of the first 20 elements (H - Ca). 5 bonus points for learning Au, Hg, Fe, Zn, Cu.
Learning covered – 13/09/19
Year 7 - Specialised cells, hierarchy of life, organ systems, Year 8 - The small intestine, then Food and Digestion topic test, Year 9 - The structure and function of flowers and how they are pollinated, Year 10 - acceleration,…
Science – due 20/09/19
Revise for topic test on everything you have learned so far in Science this year: Lab safety, drawing lab equipment, hazard symbols, variables in experiments, then onto the Cells topic which covers the characteristics of life (MRS NERG), specialised cells,…