Science

Details of exam

2 x 1 hour exams that will include a range of question types.

Topics to revise

CELLS

• Cells, Tissues and Microscope • Digestion • Specialised Cells

REPRODUCTION

• Variation • Reproduction – asexual and sexual • Reproduction in plants – flowers and pollination • Seed dispersal • Human reproduction – male and female sex organs • Puberty & menstruation, gametes and fertilisation, gestation (pregnancy) and birth

PARTICLES

• Solids, liquids and gases particle model • Physical changes • Pure and impure

CHEMICAL REACTIONS

• Atoms and elements • Compounds and naming compounds • Chemical Reactions

ENERGY

• Energy transfers • Conservation of energy • Conduction, convection, radiation and evaporation • Energy resources

FORCES

• Forces, balanced and unbalanced • Movement and speed • Distance-time graphs • Gravity, weight and pressure

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

• Current • Circuits • Resistance • Static electricity, electric fields and charges • Electromagnets

Revision tasks to be completed

• Use your revision guide, topic booklets and PowerPoints from the Sparkjar to revise any topics you are unsure about • You can revise from the BBC Bitesize website. • Review your class notes and handouts. • Practise as many questions (obtained from the internet) as you possibly can. • Review all the work in your exercise book and think carefully about your targets; which areas of your work need attention?

Other tips

• In the exam, make sure that you read the question carefully so you understand what is being asked. In addition, always try to answer the question as fully and directly as you can. • Look at the number of marks available for each question and make sure you include enough points. • Attempt every question. • Keep a careful eye on the time: it is often better to leave a question that you cannot do and spend more time on those that you confidently can. • Bring spare pens, pencils, eraser, ruler and most importantly a calculator. • Check the back page! • Check your work!