ABOUT THE EXAM

Our Year 8 pupils will sit their Science Exam on the morning of Tuesday March 31st. The Y band will do the exam in class during period 1. The X band will do it in class during period 2.

 

The exam will cover the topics from Year 7 that were not covered in the Year 7 Science Exam as well as the first topics from each science in Year 8.

 

Year 7 D3, D4, D5, S2, S3

Year 8 B1 Respiration and Photosynthesis

Year 8 C1 Elements and Chemical Reactions

Year 8 P1 Waves

 

THIS SEEMS LIKE TOO MUCH TO REMEMBER SO LET ME HELP YOU OUT. REVISE THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC POINTS:

 

Photosynthesis (plant cell parts and functions)

Respiration

Reproduction (flowering plants)

Healthy Living (effects of smoking, exercise etc.)

Environment - habitat and population

 

Chemical Reactions

Particle Models

Change in state

Separation Techniques

Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

 

Waves - reflection, speed, wavelength, frequency

Forces - friction

Orbital Motion

Electrical Circuits

 

To find out what these topics are click here to take you to the information pages.

 

Helpful revision sites:   BBC BITESIZE

 

MISS HODGES’ REVISION FILES

These files are an excellent way to structure and guide your revision. Make sure you know all the answers prior to your exam. Please remember this is only a prompt for your full revision which must also take place.

 

It is recommended to save the file to your own computer first .

 

 

FOUNDATION REVISION MAT

 

 

HIGHER REVISION MAT

 

 

 

I CAN LISTS

For extra guidance on what you may need to know or do for each topic I’ve provided I CAN LISTS for each of the topics being examined.

 

Click on the topic to see its corresponding list:

 

Year 7   D3   D4   D5   S2   S3

Year 8   B1   C1   P1

 

CAUTION - please note that these lists are old and there may be have some minor edits to the Biology topics since they were written. Your main source of required knowledge and skills should come from your own science books from Year 7 and 8.

 

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