Science

Details of exam

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

Topics to revise

DIGESTION

• Balanced diet, energy requirements and food tests • Bacteria and digestion • Human digestive system and digestion

BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES

• The skeleton, muscles, joints and movement • Lungs, breathing and diffusion • Drugs and misuse • Aerobic and anaerobic respiration • Heredity, DNA and chromosomes

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

• Plant structure • Photosynthesis • Importance of pollination

PERIODIC TABLE

• The periodic table • Energetics and Rates

REACTIVITY

• Reactivity Series • Structure of the Atom • Electronic Configuration • Reactions of Metals • Extraction of Metals

SOUND

• Sound: wavelength, how we hear, vibrations, reflection and absorption of sound, ultrasound, hearing range, loudness/amplitude, pitch/ frequency, comparing light and sound

LIGHT AND SPACE

• Spectrum of Light • Solar System • Gravity • Reflection, Refraction and

Absorption.

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 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!