Week commencing 23rd March
'Variation' - students are to work through the PowerPoint, making notes and answer questions as they go - there are video links to follow to watch within the powerpoint, and a number of worksheets to complete.
There is a link from the last slide that will take students to KS3 Bitesize to review the topic so far and attempt some self assessment.
'Variation' - students are to work through the PowerPoint, making notes and answer questions as they go - there are video links to follow to watch within the powerpoint, and a number of worksheets to complete.
There is a link from the last slide that will take students to KS3 Bitesize to review the topic so far and attempt some self assessment.
Week Commencing 30th March
Continuous & Discontinuous Variation
Continuous & Discontinuous Variation
- Work through the PowerPoint, making notes and answer questions.
- Complete the worksheets
Week commencing 20th April
Genetics & Inheritance
Genetics & Inheritance
- Work through the PowerPoint, making notes and answering questions as you go.
- Watch the video on locating genes – link on slide 4;
- Download and label the diagram of the nucleus of the cell with the key points;
- Attempt the true – false questions – check your answers
- Make your own glossary ( copy and write down the definitions) of the key words given
- Download and complete the worksheet on Genes and inheritance
- Extension task 1 - Use the information cards, and any other information you can find on the internet to complete the activity about :‘The discovery of the structure of DNA’
- Extension task 2 - complete the activity sheet about 'Cystic Fibrosis' - you will need to do some research into current work being done for cystic fibrosis
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Week Commencing 27th April
Puberty & Adolescence
Research about the emotional changes that occur during puberty. |
Week commencing 27th April - part 2
Reproductive Systems
Complete the extension questions |
Week commencing 4th May
Human Fertilisation
Human Fertilisation
- Work through the PowerPoint, making notes and answering the questions.
- Watch the video clips, make brief notes about the key points.
- Complete tasks 1 and 2 from the worksheet.
- Watch the video clip on Human Fertilisation – use the information from the video and from what you have learnt from the PowerPoint to describe Fertilisation & Implantation in humans. You have the choice of producing a storyboard for a new film aimed at KS3 students (there is a template available) describing ‘Fertilisation & Implantation’, or, if you prefer, you may write your account in the form of an informative piece of text, also aimed at KS3 students.
- Download the plenary and put the statements into the correct order.
- Attempt the section ‘1.1.8 – Reproduction in humans’ from Seneca learning
- Follow this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z9fgr82/revision/1 to review the topic ‘Human Reproduction’ from KS3 Bitesize Science and assess your understanding by answering the test questions at the end.
Weeks commencing 11th May & 18th May
This set of work revisits previous work and should help you to review your understanding of this topic so far
Development of a Foetus
Attempt the extension sheet on Embryo Development – complete the graph and then use it to answer questions on the sheet.
This set of work revisits previous work and should help you to review your understanding of this topic so far
Development of a Foetus
- Download the PowerPoint about the Development of a Foetus, and start to work through it finding out how the baby develops throughout pregnancy
- Follow the link on slide 4 to review your previous learning on Specialised cells – watch the video clip, complete the activity, then attempt the quiz.
- Complete the first worksheet – Fertilisation and beyond – check your answers.
- Watch the video showing real-life footage of the developing baby.
- You can either produce your own storyboard to explain the different stages that a foetus develops, using the information from the PowerPoint (there is a template for you to use to help you to set it out) or you can download a copy of the gestation worksheet, and using the information from slide 21 write the correct statement next to each stage of development.
- Complete the worksheet – Baby grows – check your answers.
- Consolidation task – Gertie the Gorilla - Produce a factsheet that explains what is happening to Gertie and her unborn baby gorilla – use the checklist to see what you need to include in your fact sheet.
Attempt the extension sheet on Embryo Development – complete the graph and then use it to answer questions on the sheet.
Week commencing 18th May
The Menstrual Cycle
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Week commencing 1st June
Lesson 1 – The Earth & it’s Structure
How do Earthquakes happen? Hint: Think what do the continents do…
Lesson 1 – The Earth & it’s Structure
- Download and work through the PowerPoint on ‘The Earth & it’s Structure’
- Write out and learn the spellings of the key words. Use the internet to find the definition of each word.
- Watch the Tim & Moby video and try to summarise in one sentence what the structure of the Earth is like.
- Watch the video following the link on slide 6, and answer the questions.
- Label your sheet with the different structures of the earth then complete the sentences –
How do Earthquakes happen? Hint: Think what do the continents do…
- Use the information from the PowerPoint to label your blank pie chart, then answer the questions from the sheet;
- Watch this video about the Earth and its sister planet Mars, (36 mins – 41ish mins)and see what Brian Cox has to say about why the Earth’s outer core is so important: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p06qj2qg/the-planets-series-1-2-the-two-sisters-earth-mars
- Answer the summary questions
- Download and work through the PowerPoint on ‘Sedimentary Rocks’
- Watch the Tim & Moby video on the Rock Cycle and try to summarise in one sentence what a sedimentary rock is and how it is formed.
- Watch the video about weathering
- Make a story board to show how sedimentary rocks are formed – use the template provided if you need to.
- Match up the keywords to the definitions
- Sugar cube experiment – if you have access to sugar cubes, a jar with a lid and a set of kitchen scales, you could attempt this experiment
- Follow this link to KS3 Bitesize to watch a video to summarise about sedimentary rocks: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zmwvcdm
- Review what you have learnt so far by accessing senecalearning – sections 2.8.1-2.8.2 – The Earth & Weathering
Week commencing 8th June
Lesson 3 – igneous rocks
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Lesson 4- The Rock Cycle
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Week commencing 15th June
Lesson 5 – the Earth – H
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Lesson 6 – the Moon – H
Do any of the planets have ‘phases’ when we see them from the Earth? Why? |
Week commencing 22nd June
Lesson 7 - Eclipses & Lesson 8 - The Solar System
Lesson 7 - Eclipses & Lesson 8 - The Solar System
- Work through the PowerPoints, completing the activities and the worksheets
- Attempt the Seneca activities on the Solar System
Week commencing 29th June
Lesson 9 - The Night Sky
Work through the PowerPoint, watching the video clips and completing the activities as you go along
Attempt the activity from the worksheet, then check your answers
Lesson 9 - The Night Sky
Work through the PowerPoint, watching the video clips and completing the activities as you go along
Attempt the activity from the worksheet, then check your answers
New topic - Forces & Gravity
Lesson 1 - Speed
Work through the PowerPoint, watching the video clips and completing the activities as you go along
Attempt the questions starting from amber or red - check your answers
Lesson 1 - Speed
Work through the PowerPoint, watching the video clips and completing the activities as you go along
Attempt the questions starting from amber or red - check your answers
Week commencing 6th July
Distance-time graphs
Watch this video clip to find out about distance-time graphs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrHAnr9cYdQ
Download and work through the PowerPoint on Distance-time graphs, do the calculations and check your answers
Distance-time graphs
Watch this video clip to find out about distance-time graphs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrHAnr9cYdQ
Download and work through the PowerPoint on Distance-time graphs, do the calculations and check your answers
Alternatively - if you struggle to download the PowerPoint, follow this link to BBC Homelearning about Motion, make notes and watch the video clips, then try Activity 1, which is about Distance-time graphs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zn272sg
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zn272sg
Week commencing 13th July
Acceleration
Acceleration
- Download the starter PowerPoint on Acceleration - find out which car is the best at accelerating, and how long it takes to reach 100km/h
- Work through the homelearning PowerPoint on Acceleration - write down and learn the equation for acceleration, and go through the example questions
- Attempt the questions on the worksheet - make sure you set out your workings, then check your answers