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Year 8 Revision List – Ms McLernon’s Class
Cells
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Main parts of animal and plant cells and their jobs.
Parts of the microscope and their jobs.
Specialised cells.
How cells are organised – cells, tissues, organs and systems.
Reproduction in plants.
Reproduction
 Changes that happen to boys and girls during puberty.
 Parts of the male and female reproductive systems and their jobs.
 The development of the baby – ovulation, fertilization, implantation.
 What happens during pregnancy and birth.
 Things needed for a health pregnancy.
Acids
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And Alkalis
Hazard symbols.
Examples of acids and alkalis.
Example of different indicators.
pH scale.
Neutralisation.
Solids, Liquids And Gases
 Particle diagrams for solids, liquids and gases.
 Properties of solids, liquids and gases.
 Dissolving solids – solute, solvent, solution.
 Heating and cooling solids, liquids and gases.
 Expansion of solids.
Energy
 Renewable and non-renewable energy resources.
 Examples of fossil fuels and how they are formed.
 Ways in which non-renewable energy resources can be conserved.
 Types of energy.
 Energy transfer diagrams.
Forces And Their Effects
 Measuring forces.
 Example of forces.
 Floating and sinking.
 Friction and air resistance.
 Speed.
Year 8 Revision List
Cells
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Main parts of animal and plant cells and their jobs.
Parts of the microscope and their jobs.
Specialised cells.
How cells are organised – cells, tissues, organs and systems.
Reproduction in plants.
Reproduction
 Changes that happen to boys and girls during puberty.
 Parts of the male and female reproductive systems and their jobs.
 The development of the baby – ovulation, fertilization, implantation.
 What happens during pregnancy and birth.
 Things needed for a health pregnancy.
Acids
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And Alkalis
Hazard symbols.
Examples of acids and alkalis.
Example of different indicators.
pH scale.
Neutralisation.
Solids, Liquids And Gases
 Particle diagrams for solids, liquids and gases.
 Properties of solids, liquids and gases.
 Dissolving solids – solute, solvent, solution.
 Heating and cooling solids, liquids and gases.
 Expansion of solids.
Energy
 Renewable and non-renewable energy resources.
 Examples of fossil fuels and how they are formed.
 Ways in which non-renewable energy resources can be conserved.
 Types of energy.
 Energy transfer diagrams.
Year 9 Revision List – Scientifica
Food
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And Digestion
The major food groups and a balanced diet.
Deficiency diseases.
Obesity and malnourishment.
The parts of the digestive system and their jobs.
The role of enzymes in digestion.
Respiration
 Equation for respiration.
 Parts of the heart.
 The main blood vessels.
 Differences between arteries, veins and capillaries.
 Difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
 The parts if the respiratory system and their jobs.
 How we breathe.
Elements, Atoms And Compounds
 The Periodic Table.
 Definition of an atom, molecule, element, compound and mixture.
 Differences between metals and non-metals.
 How compounds are formed.
 Naming compounds.
Magnets And Electromagnets
 Magnetic materials.
 The pattern of a magnetic field around a magnet.
 Attraction and repulsion of magnets.
 Differences between electromagnets and permanent magnets.
 How to change the strength of an electromagnet.
Light
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Reflection of light.
Law of reflection.
Refraction of light.
Dispersion of light.
Year 9 Revision List – Science Progress
Elements, Atoms, Compounds And Mixtures
 The Periodic Table.
 Definition of an atom, molecule, element, compound & mixture.
 Differences between metals and non-metals.
 How compounds are formed.
 Naming compounds.
Food
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And Digestion
The major food groups and a balanced diet.
Deficiency diseases.
Obesity and malnourishment.
The parts of the digestive system and their jobs.
The role of enzymes in digestion.
Electricity
 How electricity is generated.
 Renewable and non-renewable energy resources.
 Circuit symbols.
 Series and parallel circuits.
 Measuring current and voltage.
Magnets And Electromagnets
 Magnetic materials.
 The pattern of a magnetic field around a magnet.
 Attraction and repulsion of magnets.
 Differences between electromagnets and permanent magnets.
 How to change the strength of an electromagnet.
Year 10 Revision List - Scientifica
Reactions Of Metals And Their Compounds
 Properties of metals and non-metals.
 General equation for reaction of an acid and a metal.
 General equation for reaction of an acid and a metal oxide/hydroxide (base).
 General equation for reaction of an acid and a metal carbonate.
 Naming salts.
Patterns Of Reactivity
 Reactivity series for metals.
 Displacement reactions.
 How metals react with water.
 How metals react with acid.
 How metals react when heated in air.
Plants And Photosynthesis
 Structure of the leaf.
 Equation for photosynthesis.
 How to test a leaf for starch.
 Relationship between photosynthesis and respiration
 How plants absorb water and minerals.
Inhertitance And Selection
 Continuous and discontinuous variation.
 Genes and chromosomes.
 Dominant and recessive alleles.
 Genetic crosses
 Selective breeding
Energy And Electricity
 Measuring voltage and current.
 Generating electricity.
 Transforming energy
Year 10 Revision List – Science Progress
Extracting Metals
 Reactivity series for metals.
 Displacement reactions.
 How metals react with water.
 How metals react with acid.
 Uses of metals
The Periodic Table
 Metals and non-metals.
 Groups and periods.
 Trends in reactivity.
Light
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Reflection of light.
Law of reflection.
Refraction of light.
Dispersion of light.
The electromagnetic spectrum.
Sound
 How sounds are formed.
 Loudness, pitch, frequency and amplitude of sounds.
 How we hear sounds.
 Noise pollution.
Respiration
 Equation for respiration.
 Parts of the heart.
 The main blood vessels.
 Difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
 The parts if the respiratory system and their jobs.
 How we breathe.