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 - 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’
Week Commencing 27th April
Puberty & Adolescence
Write a response to Kelly or Robert |
Week commencing 27th April - part 2
Reproductive systems
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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
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.
Week commencing 18th May
The Menstrual Cycle
The Menstrual Cycle
- Work through the PowerPoint to learn about what happens in the stages of the menstrual cycle
- Watch the video clip from KS3 Bitesize from the link on slide 5 then read about what happens during the different stages of the menstrual cycle.
- Watch the video clip link from slide 13, and then choose the level of questions to answer
- Complete the task from the worksheet - either produce a timeline or a timeline graph of what happens in the menstrual cycle
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
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Lesson 6 – the Moon
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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 worksheets
Lesson 9 - The Night Sky
Work through the PowerPoint, watching the video clips and completing the activities as you go along
Attempt the worksheets
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 green or amber - 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 green or amber - 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
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
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
- To check your understanding, dowload and match up the real life graphs with their stories
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
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