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Revision Guide – 2014/15

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YEAR 11 REHEARSAL

EXAMINATIONS

Name:-

Tutor:-

Exam Period:-

Monday 24th November to Wednesday 3rd December 2014

Contents:-

Page Section

2-3 Preparation – A message from Mr Page

4 Arrangements for Students

5-6 Exam Timetable

7–66 Subject Revision Guides

67–71 Revision Planner

72–73 Example Subject Mind Map and Revision Notes


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Preparation

(A Message from Mr. Page)

Why Bother?

Why bother revising for trial examinations? After all, they won’t count for

anything will they?

Actually, your trial examinations are the most important exams you have taken

so far. There are many reasons for this and it’s important that you understand

why you are putting in such a huge amount of work so early in the year.

This is your chance to get a head start in preparing for the summer. If you leave

things till the last minute you will find that there isn’t enough time. The only

way to be prepared in the summer is to get started now. Write out revision

notes in your own words, draw diagrams, and make up short poems or

memorable sentences (mnemonics) to help you remember what you need to

know. Work your way through revision guides. Try as many past papers as you

can get hold of. When you come to revise for the real thing the job will be half

done. It all adds up to the head start you need at this early point in the year.

The second reason for working hard at your trial exams is to build your

confidence. If you don’t know what it is to walk in to an exam hall with your

heart pounding and your stomach in your mouth then you’re unusual. Most of

us suffer from exam nerves from time to time, so the best antidote to GCSE

exam nerves is a recent positive experience. Don’t pretend to yourself; if the

trial exams go badly you will start the real thing at a massive psychological

disadvantage. Give yourself the confidence that you need – notch up some good

early results.

In the New Year you will receive a personal interview with a senior teacher;

together you’ll look at the results of your trial exams and plan your future.

Don’t expect to get an easy ride if your trial exams went badly, your teachers

will be worried about you and will start to put pressure on you.

A final reason to make your trial exams a priority right now is that your

teachers will be asked to recommend who should go on to Sixth Form study

before the results of the GCSE’s are known. If you are considering staying on at

Trinity your teachers’ recommendation will be key. Show them what you can do

now, don’t leave them – and you – thinking you’re going to fail.


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Getting Started

You’ve done this before, but it’s worth a reminder. The first step is to create a

revision timetable – use the template at the back of this guide. Plan which

subjects you will revise each night between now and the end of the exams.

Allow two or three hours of private revision each evening. As you get closer to

the exam, homework will have been replaced by specific revision work. This

should help, so plan the subjects you will be revising on the basis of your

normal homework timetable and the exam timetable. By planning this in

advance you can be sure that you will have covered every topic you need to

cover before the exam. Use this booklet to guide you as to which topics you

need to revise.

Reading Is Not Revising!

This booklet is only the starting point. Ask your teachers for advice as to the

best way to revise their subject. Buy revision guides and use them to help you

as you work through the topics. Have your notes which you made in class in

front of you, but don’t think that reading them is revising, because it isn’t! What

you read you will forget. If you want to remember something, use one of the

revision techniques given towards the end of this booklet.

Finally, and this might seem a strange piece of advice to read in a revision

booklet, getting enough rest is crucial. Never work after 10.00pm, and get

good nights sleep!

Blood, Sweat and Tears

The truth is you either sweat before the exam, you sweat during the exam, or

you sweat after the exam! Get started on the hard work now, then relax and

enjoy the outcome.

Mr. Page

Principal


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Arrangements for Students

Year 11 GCSE Rehearsal Examinations – Nov. 2014

All exams will take place in the hall, unless otherwise indicated.

German and French listening examinations will be in Modern Foreign Language rooms.

French and /or German oral exams take place from Monday October 20th until Friday

October 24th. You will have been given a specific time for your test by your languages

teacher.

All Year 11 students will still attend assemblies as normal.

If your exam begins in tutor time, your tutor will issue your seat number before

bringing you to the hall.

At all other times, you will first report to your normal lesson where you will receive

your mark and be issued with your seat number. You will then be brought to the hall

for your exam at the appropriate time.

In some instances, you will be sent to the exam hall independently. This is if your

teacher is teaching the remainder of a group, who are not taking the exam.

At the conclusion of an exam, time permitting, you will be sent back to your usual

class. You should go directly there. You should also go quietly so as not to disturb

classes working around the Academy. If you are found wandering corridors or

disturbing others you will receive a detention.

There are no examinations in some subjects. These are either BTEC courses, practical

based subjects or your performance is to be assessed at a different stage in the year.

If you are not scheduled to be in exams, you should go to your normal timetabled

lessons, unless indicated otherwise.

All examinations will be invigilated by external invigilators, to allow you to get a feel

for your final examinations.

Please note that start time of examinations are clearly indicated on the exam timetable.

It is your responsibility to be there on time.

No bags, coats or pencil cases should be brought into the Exam Hall.

There is to be no communication in the Exam Hall.

You should use the toilet before exams. Do not ask to use the toilet in exams (unless

you have a medical card which allows you to go).

If there are any arrangements about which you are unsure, please see Mr C Potts in

Room 244.

C. Potts (Examinations Coordinator)

October 2014


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Subject Revision Guides

BUSINESS STUDIES

The GCSE Business Studies paper will last for 1 hour. The exam contains short and long answer

questions based upon growing businesses. The exam will test your knowledge of:-

1.

benefits and risks of expansion

methods of expansion

conflict between stakeholders.

private limited companies (ltd)

public limited companies (plc).

reasons for changing aims and objectives as

businesses grow

ethical and environmental considerations.

the importance of location to growing

businesses

issues relating to overseas location.

2.

The Marketing Mix – Product

product portfolio/mix

product life cycle.

The Marketing Mix – Price

pricing decisions for growth

factors affecting pricing decisions.

The Marketing Mix – Promotion

promotional activities to enable growth

selecting the promotional mix.

The Marketing Mix – Place

channels of distribution to enable growth

selecting channels of distribution.

3.

sources of finance available

appropriateness of the sources.

purpose of financial statements

components of financial statements

interpretation of data given on financial

statements.

4.

internal organisational structures

appropriateness of centralisation/

decentralisation for growing businesses.

the staff recruitment process


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appraisal and training

methods of motivation

retention of staff.

5.

use of flow production

efficient production methods

lean production techniques.

advantages of growth

disadvantages of growth.

identifying quality problems

methods of maintaining consistent quality.

Sources of Information

AQA Business Studies text

Personal notes

BBC Bitesize

ALL STUDENTS WILL REQUIRE A CALCULATOR


Class notes

P:\BITE\Year 11\Business\Mr Potts\Revision


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BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS (Red and Green Route Only)

Exam Style

The Year 11 GCSE Business & Communications exam will be made up of:

A theoretical written exam paper lasting 1 hour

A practical examination lasting 2 hours (split over 3 lessons)

The practical exam will test your computing skills in areas including word-processing, databases,

spreadsheets and publishing.

The written paper will include short and medium length questions covering various topics such as:

The business environment including the aims and objectives of business and stakeholders.

Business Administration including the role of administration, how administration supports

other business functions and the routine/non routine tasks of administration.

Workplace organization including open plan offices, cellular offices (and their advantages and

disadvantages) and technological development.

Health & Safety at Work Act – hazards in the workplace

INPUT and OUTPUT Devices

Security of Data and The Data Protection Act

Types of Communication (formal & informal), methods of communication (including the

advantages and disadvantage), choosing correct methods of communication and the barriers

to communication.

The importance of ICT in business communications (such as the internet and

communication)

The internet and e-commerce.

You will also be examined on your ability to apply your knowledge of word-processing,

spreadsheets, databases and graphics packages.


Class notes


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DANCE

The GCSE Dance paper will last for 1 hour and will be made up of mainly short answer

questions. The exam will be based around your knowledge of:

ASDR

Choreographic process: stimulus, motif development, spatial formations, floor patterns,

dance structure, climax

Rehearsal process: self/peer assessment, the importance of rehearsal, the point of

rehearsal

Performance: what makes a good performance e.g. projection, focus

You will also need in-depth knowledge of the professional works you have studied.

Swansong

The Nutcracker

You will need to revise the following:

Choreographer, date first performed, costume/lighting designer, story line and

characters etc of each professional work

Costume, physical setting, accompaniment and the effects they have on the piece as a

whole

ASDR e.g. how the space/relationships are used in the wedding scene of The Nutcracker


Personal Notes


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ENGLISH LANGUAGE (CIE iGCSE)

Sets 1-8

Extended Paper – Reading Passages

Paper 2 EXTENDED

The paper is split into three sections:

Section 1

You are required to write a short text based on the extract you have read.

You will be marked for your reading and writing skills.

You will be assessed on how well you can write from a character’s point of view.

You will be assessed on your understanding of the text – including explicit and implicit

meaning within the text.

You must pay attention to spelling, punctuation and sentence structure.

Section 2

You will be tested on how well you have read and understood the passage.

You will be asked to select quotations and explain how they help the writer achieve

effects.

You will be asked to comment on the effect of words and phrases in the text.

You will be assessed on your ability to select suitable quotations.

You will be assessed on your ability to explain what quotations mean,

You will be assessed on your ability to explain the effects that quotations create.

Section 3

You will be required to read a different text.

You will be asked to pick out specific detail from the text and bullet point the

information.

You will be asked to write a summary of the information you have bullet pointed.

You will be assessed on your ability to identify accurate information and write concisely.

Set 9

Core Paper – Reading Passages – 1 hour 45 minutes

Paper 1 CORE

The paper is split into three sections:

Section 1

This is further split up into a series of short answer questions.

You will be tested on how well you have read and understood the passage.

You will be asked to define the meaning of words or phrases

You will be asked to rewrite short sections in your own words

You will be asked to comment on the effect of words and phrases in the text

Section 2

You are required to write a short text based on the extract you have read.

You will be marked for your reading and writing skills

You will be assessed on how well you can write from a character’s point of view.

You will be assessed on your understanding of the text – including explicit and implicit

meaning within the text.


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You must pay attention to spelling, punctuation and sentence structure.

Section 3

You will be required to read a different text.

You will be asked to pick out specific detail from the text and bullet point the

information.

You will be asked to write a summary of the information you have bullet pointed.

You will be assessed on your ability to identify accurate information and write concisely.


CIE website: http://www.cie.org.uk/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-igcse-english-

first-language-uk-0522/

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The Trinity Academy English Department Twitter feed: @Trinity_EngDept

http://www.cie.org.uk/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-igcse-english-first-language-uk-0522/

http://www.cie.org.uk/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-igcse-english-first-language-uk-0522/


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GCSE FILM STUDIES (WJEC)

The Rehearsal Examinations for Film Studies will consist of two papers, the first lasting one

hour and 30 minutes and the second lasting just one hour. The papers are based on the

Superhero genre and film from outside Hollywood. Students need to know the following: -

Paper 1: Exploring Film

Superhero Films: (the communication of genre and meaning through close study of the

construction of film texts)

Which camera shots, angles and movements are commonly used to create meanings

within a film text.

Different types of sound and how they are used to impact the audience.

Editing methods and techniques.

The importance of Mise-en-scene to the film text.

Codes and conventions of the Superhero genre with specific reference to the focus film

Thor.

Paper 2: Film from Outside of Hollywood

The Devil’s Backbone: (the close study of this Civil War inspired Mexican horror film by

Guillermo Del Toro)

The range of themes and issues explored within this film.

The use of key settings to convey meaning to the audience.

Representations of: age, gender, social class, ethnicity and disability that are relevant to

this film.

Examples of the creative use of camera work, sound and characterisation within this

film.


Class notes

Illuminate revision and study guide

FilmEdu Website (passwords have been given out)

Thor DVD

The Devil’s Backbone DVD


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FRENCH AND GERMAN

LISTENING AND READING ARE WORTH 40% OF THE TOTAL MARK FOR THESE SUBJECTS. WRITING

AND SPEAKING ARE WORTH 60% OVER THE TWO TESTS YOU SIT BEFORE SUMMER (THE ONES IN

THE REHEARSALS ARE THEREFORE WORTH 30% EACH OF YOUR ACTUAL FINAL GRADE)

Listening Test

The Foundation Tier Test will last 30 minutes plus 5 minutes reading time and will consist of

non-verbal and short answer questions. The Higher Tier Test will last 45 minutes plus 5

minutes reading time and will consist of mainly short with some longer answer questions.

Reading Test

The Foundation Tier Test will last 30 minutes and will consist of non-verbal and short answer

questions. The Higher Tier Test will last 50 minutes and will consist of mainly short with some

longer answer questions.

Speaking Test (20TH October onwards)

The Test will consist of a 5-6 minute interview. You will receive the title of the task in the weeks

leading up to the examination and have time in class to prepare it. This part of the examination

is “live” and is one of the two actual tests which contribute towards your real GCSE grade (i.e.

15% of the final grade).

Writing

You will have 1 hour in which to write the task that you will have been preparing in the weeks

leading up to the examination. Foundation Level students are expected to write up to 200

words (but at least 100) and Higher Level students are expected to write up to 300 words (but

at least 200). This part of the examination is “live” and is one of the two actual tests which

contribute towards your real GCSE grade (i.e. 15% of the final grade).

TOPICS FOR REVISION

Self, Family and Friends

Interests and Hobbies

Home and Local Environment

Daily Routine

School and Future Plans (up to age 18)

Travel, Transport and Finding the Way

Tourism

Accommodation

Holiday Activities

Services

Home Life

Healthy Living

Part-time Jobs and Work Experience

Leisure


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Shopping

Character and Personal Relationships

The Environment

Education

Careers and Future Plans (Post 18)

Social Issues, Choices and Responsibilities


Expo and Echo text books

Letts and CGP revision guides

CGP Complete revision practice books

GCSE vocabulary lists

Websites – BBC Bitesize, s-cool, linguascope

Language assistants


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GEOGRAPHY

The Rehearsal Examinations for Geography will consist of one paper, managing places in the

21st century. The exam is 1 hour 30 minutes long. Students need to know the following: -

Unit 1: Managing places in the 21st century:

The Coastal Environment:

Coastal areas are multi use areas which provide opportunities for a number of human

activity

There are frequently conflicting demands on coastal areas and this creates a need for

management strategies

Weathering and erosion are important processes in coastal areas

Physical processes, rock type and structure operate to create distinctive coastal

landforms

The movement and deposition of beach material creates distinctive coastal landforms

Some areas are protected from the effects of coastal processes

There are different methods that can be used to protect coastlines from the effects of

natural processes

Protecting coastal areas from the increasing threat of rising sea levels will require the

development of different approaches

The sustainability of coastal areas requires the whole coastal zone to be managed.

The Urban Environment:

The world is increasingly urban

Urban areas face increasing threats from environmental hazards

The increasing need to manage the movement of people and traffic in urban areas

Socio-economic inequalities exist in urban areas

Urban regeneration strategies are being used in some areas to create socio-economic

opportunities and challenges

Urban areas in developing countries are responding to the challenges of growth in

different ways

What is meant by ‘urban sustainability’?

Sustainable planning – can sustainable ideas be increasingly used in urban areas?

Students will need to take the following equipment with them to the exams:

Pen

Pencil

Ruler

Calculator


Personal notes

Text-books

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography


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GPT- GRAPHIC PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY.

The GPT examination lasts for 1½ hours. The paper is A3 sized and takes the form of a series of

set questions based around your knowledge of

1. Materials (composites, paper and card) and their mechanical properties.

2. Net techniques used in school and in industry related to the design and manufacture of

a whole range of packages and their associated graphics.

3. Printing processes used in industry including Gravure, Offset Lithographic, Flexography

and letterpress.

4. Industrial systems and the use of Quality Control methods

5. Simple card based Mechanisms.

6. Green issues associated with the packaging industry.

Candidates will be expected to design a product at speed, so students must be able to draw

and render in 3d and also understand 2d orthographic systems when producing technical

drawings.


Personal notes

GCSE Bitesize


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HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (GCSE)

Unit 4 Health, Social Care and Early Years in Practice

This unit is externally assessed through a 1-hour and 15-minute written examination, with 70

marks available.

The examination will consist of three compulsory structured questions

They will be based on case studies and short scenarios requiring short, medium and long

answers.

Student work will show evidence of:

• The range of care needs of major client groups

• Care values commonly used in practitioner work

• The development of self-concept and personal relationships

• Promoting and supporting health improvement.

The examination paper will test knowledge and understanding and the ability to apply that

knowledge and understanding to a range of contexts.

The student will need to analyse and evaluate information and problems presented in case

studies and short scenarios. In addition, they will be expected to present conclusions and draw

reasoned judgements from the material presented in the short scenarios and case studies. This

unit is synoptic in nature.

Content:

Topic 4.1 The range of care needs of major client groups

a. the range of care needs of the major client groups

b. the basic needs of service users split into the following areas:

i. physical needs — basic needs of humans such as food, water, shelter, clothing

ii. intellectual needs — the ability to learn and develop new skills

iii. emotional needs — the expression of feelings, giving and receiving love and security

iv. social needs — the ability to develop and maintain relationships including friendships,

intimate and sexual relationships and work relationships.

c. the factors which affect human growth and development divided into:

i. life course events

ii. lifestyle choices

d. how expected and unexpected events impact on individuals during their life course

e. how these events affect an individual physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially,

focusing on:

i. lifestyle choices people make — such as diet, exercise, socialising with others, recreational

activities undertaken

ii. expected events — such as starting school, marriage/partnership formation, employment,

death/bereavement

iii. unexpected events — such as serious illness, relationship breakdown, financial difficulty,

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iv. how these factors/events affect human growth and development (physical, intellectual,

emotional and social) and how they can lead to new learning.

Topic 4.2 Care values commonly used in practitioner work

a. how health, social care and early years practitioners promote care values through their work

with service users

b. the effects and consequences of these care values not being implemented

c. a range of care values through interaction with service users to

include:

i. promoting anti-discriminatory practice

ii. promoting and supporting individual rights to dignity, independence, health and safety

iii. promoting effective communication and relationships

iv. maintaining confidentiality of information

vi. acknowledging individual personal beliefs and identity

d. how these care values are reflected through practitioner interaction with service users in their

attitudes and behaviour, and through professional training and development of care

practitioners

e. how these care values are implemented in a care practitioner’s work, the analysis and

evaluation of the consequences if service practitioners

have not effectively implemented care values, including:

i. the possibility of discrimination

ii. the possibility of social exclusion

g. the effect of poor care practice on the self-esteem and self-concept of service users, for

example disempowerment, lack of self-worth.

Topic 4.3 The development of self-concept and personal relationships

a. the factors affecting self-concept and how self-concept is linked to personal relationships

b. how self-esteem, self-image and self-concept are formed

c. factors that affect an individual’s self-concept including:

i age

ii appearance

iii gender

iv social class

v ethnicity/culture

vi emotional development

vii education

viii relationships with others

ix sexual orientation

x life experiences, for example employment status.

d. how care practitioners can build self-esteem and influence the self concept of service users

through care practice, including:

i relationship building with service users

ii empowerment

Topic 4.4 Promoting and supporting health improvement

a. factors affecting health and wellbeing throughout the life course and the effects of

these factors on the individual’s health and wellbeing

b. the different ways health professionals can support service users


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to change their lifestyles in order to improve health, including considering the

importance of:

i diet

ii regular exercise

iii supportive relationships

iv work

v rest and sleep

vi stress

vii recreational activities

viii financial resources

c. how these factors can influence health in both a positive (health

improvement, longevity, reduced morbidity rates) or negative (increase in sickness rates,

premature death, poor mental health)

way

d. health promotion, including:

i. the aims of health promotion — to include raising awareness,

preventing ill health, improving fitness levels and improving life

expectancy

ii. the approaches used in health promotion to improve health and wellbeing — to include

disease prevention, adoption of healthier lifestyles and actions taken at national level to

improve the nation’s health

iii. how health professionals support individuals to change health related

behaviour — to include diagnosis, monitoring progress,

health planning, advice and counselling and evaluating progress

against targets

e. How effective promotion and support for health improvement is built

upon through the careful implementation of care values, including:

i. promotion of choice

ii. respecting identity and culture

iii. empowerment

iv. promoting independence

v. respecting individual right to choice. treatment of service users

vi. promoting positive relationships with family, partners, work

colleagues and friends.


Personal notes


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HISTORY

Modern World Mr. Thorpe, Mr Hughes

You will sit 3 exam papers each lasting 1hr and 15mins, and will be the same format as those

that you will sit at the end of the Year in June. Unit 1a Peace and international relations, Unit 2

USA 1919-1941 and Unit 3 Transformation of British Society

Unit Content Unit 1

Cold war

Potsdam conference, relations between Truman and Stalin

Growing involvement of USA in Europe

Germany in the cold war

Hungary under Stalin

Berlin Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis

Prague Crisis

The Detente

Gorbachev

Unit Content Unit 2

How is the USA governed

Mass Production

Economic Boom

Roaring twenties

Prohibition

Racism and intolerance

Wall street crash

Impact of the depression

New Deal

Roosevelt

Unit Content Unit 3 – Source Skills

Suffragettes and Suffragists

Liberal reforms

Outbreak of World war one.

Trench Warfare

The battle of the Somme

DORA and censorship

Recruitment

Rationing

Changing role of women

Industrial unrest


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Written Work – Write clearly and use good English to explain your understanding. Make sure

that your sentences are clear and not too long.

Exam Tips

Read the exam questions and sources carefully making sure you understand what they

are asking.

Make sure that you answer the questions which carry the most marks.

Make sure that you finally sum up essay questions and answer the question on the exam

paper.

Make sure that you use the information about the source in the caption above or below

it.


Your notes and practice questions

Textbooks

Revision booklet

Past paper

SHP - Mrs Phillips and Miss Carlin

You will sit 3 exam papers each lasting 1hr and 15mins, and will be the same format as those

that you will sit at the end of the Year in June. Unit 1Medicine and treatment, Unit 2 American

West and Unit 3 Transformation Surgery

Unit Content Unit 1

c.50AD to c.50AD to c.1350

What ideas did people have about the cause and treatment of disease and illness in Roman

Britain?

What were the approaches to public health and prevention of disease and illness in Roman

Britain?

What change and/or continuity was there in ideas about cause and treatment of illness and

disease from Roman Britain to c.1350?

What change and/or continuity was there in approaches to public health and prevention of

disease and illness from Roman Britain to c.1350?

c.1350 to c.1750

What ideas did people have about the cause and treatment of illness and disease in the years

c.1350–c.1750?

What were the approaches to public health and prevention of disease and illness in the years

c.1350–c.1750?

What influence did the Church and the Renaissance have on medicine and public health in the

years c.1350–c.1750?

How much continuity and change was there in medicine and public health in the years c.1350–

c.1750?

What factors affected the extent of continuity and change in the years c.1350–c.1750?

c.1750 to c.1900


c.1750–c.1900?


c.1750–c.1900? What impact did industrialisation, science and technology have on medicine and public health in

the years c.1750–c.1900?

How much continuity and change was there in medicine and public health in the years c.1750–

c.1900?


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What factors affected the extent of continuity and change in the years c.1750–c.1900?

1900 TO PRESENT DAY


c.1900 to the present day?



What impact did science and technology have on medicine and public health in the years c.1900

to the present day?

What impact did government intervention have on medicine and public health in the years


How much continuity and change was there in medicine and public health in the years c.1900 to

the present day?

What factors affected the extent of continuity and change in the years c.1900 to the present

day?

Factors eg, chance, war, technology, Government etc.

Unit Content Unit 2

Conditions on the Great Plains

What were Plains Indians beliefs and values

How were Plains Indians able to live successfully

Why did different groups migrate west

Push and Pull factors

Dangers of Journey West

Why did the Mormons move West.

To understand the various factors for the Mormons success at Salt Lake City.

Problems that Homesteaders first faced when settling on the Great Plains.

What was the role of the US government in the development of the Great Plains.

To understand how farming developed on the Great Plains and how the Great Plains became

known as the ‘Breadbasket’ of the nation.

What was the significance of the railroads in the development of the Plains.

Myth and reality of cowboys’ lives.

Reasons for the rise and fall of the cattle industry.

Why there was conflict between the ranchers and the homesteaders.

What were the reasons for open conflict between settlers and the Plains Indians.

What was the effect of the changes in US government policy from 1876.

What was the purpose of the reservations and the effect of reservations.

Unit Content Unit 3

How was surgery viewed before the coming of anaesthetics?

What were the three main problems affecting developments in surgery?

How was the problem of pain dealt with?

What was the role of Simpson in the development of anaesthetics?

Source skills – inference and representation purpose

How was the problem of infection dealt with before antiseptics?

What was the role of Lister in dealing with infection?

Source skills – reliability

How was the problem of blood loss dealt with?

What was the role of Landsteiner in dealing with blood loss?

What improvements in transfusion were made during the First World War?

Source skills – reliability and explanation using source and own knowledge

What was the role of science and technology in the development of surgery in the years

c.1845–c.1918?

What was the role of war in development of surgery in the years c.1845–c.1918?

What was the role of communications in the development of surgery in the years c.1845–

c.1918?


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Skills

Inference – saying what is in the source and drawing conclusions from it.

Purpose of the source – why was it written, photographed, drawn, published?

Cross-referencing – show how sources agree and disagree on a point.

Evaluation – is it useful (why?); is it reliable (how?).

Relating a number of sources to a central idea/judgement.


Your notes and practice questions

Instructions for this paper

Textbooks

Revision booklet

Past papers

Exam Tips

Read the exam questions and sources carefully making sure you understand what they

are asking.

Make sure that you answer the questions which carry the most marks.

Make sure that you finally sum up essay questions and answer the question on the exam

paper.

Make sure that you use the information about the source in the caption above or below

it.

Written Work – write clearly and use good English to explain your understanding. Make sure

that your sentences are clear and not too long.


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HOME ECONOMICS – FOOD AND NUTRITION

The examination paper is 1½ hours in length and is made up of about 6 – 8 questions

compulsory questions some of which will be short answers others will be longer free writing

type questions. Some questions may include stimulus material such as charts and graphs and

you may be asked question about the information included in these. The questions will cover all

the sections that you have studied these include the topics shown below:

Nutrition, diet and health throughout life

An introduction to nutrition

Macro nutrients

Micro nutrients

Diet and health

Energy from foods

Digestion

Nutritional, physical and chemical properties of food

Effect of storage on nutrients

Food preparation and cooking

Food additives

Food storage, preparation and cooking

Food storage

Food preparation and cooking

Cooking methods

Recipe balance and modification

Convenience food

Food hygiene and safety

Food spoilage organisms

Food poisoning organisms

Safer food procedures

Food packaging

Factors affecting consumer choice

Social factors

Economic factors

Factors affecting meal planning

Purchase of food and equipment

Advertising

Consumer issues

Food spoilage organisms

Food poisoning organisms

Safer food procedures

Food packaging


Personal notes


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MATHEMATICS

The Mathematics examination consists of two papers, one non-calculator paper and one

calculator.

Preparation

To succeed in your Mathematics examination you must prepare carefully. Make sure you have:

Your old exercise books so you can refer back to the topics you have covered. Try

correcting your work and reading your notes.

Ask your teacher about any topics you are unsure about, you have a week before the

examination to ask questions.

Use the internet there are some very good websites such as Bite size, Mathswatch and

‘My Maths’. Remember in the examination you will have to write out your answers.

Equipment, in the examination you will not be able to borrow basic equipment. Check

you have a pen, pencil ruler, rubber, sharpener, protractor, pair of compasses and

CALCULATOR. It is no use revising carefully and then not having the correct equipment

to answer the questions. Staff will not be able to lend equipment.

In the examination make sure you read the question carefully and show your full working out.


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A grade A student can …

Num

ber

Rationalise the denominator of a surd such as 5

2

Use index notation and index laws for simple fractional powers such as 4

1

16

Use index notation and index laws for simple negative powers such as 2-3

Alg

ebra

Factorise harder quadratic expressions (a ª 1)

Solve direct and inverse proportion problems

Interpret the graphs of direct and inverse proportion relationships

Rearrange formulae where the variable appears twice

Explore the gradients of perpendicular straight-line graphs

Use the points of intersection of a quadratic graph such as y = x2 - 2x - 4 with

lines such as y = 2x + 1 to solve equations like x2 - 2x – 4 = 2x + 1 and simplify

this to

x2 - 4x – 5 = 0

Solve quadratic equations (a=1) such as x2 -3x + 5 = 0 by using the quadratic

formula

Solve a pair of simultaneous equations where one is linear and one is non-linear

such as y = 3x – 5 and y = x2

Construct the graphs of loci, including the circle x2 + y 2 = r2

Solve simultaneous equations graphically, such as y = x – 1 and x2 + y 2 = 9


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Shape a

nd S

pace

Calculate the lengths of circular arcs

Calculate the areas of sectors

Calculate the surface areas of cylinders, cones and spheres

Calculate the volumes of cylinders, cones and spheres

Prove the angle properties of a circle

Prove the tangent / chord properties of a circle

Use and prove the alternate segment theorem

Enlarge a shape by a negative scale factor

Compare areas and volumes of enlarged shapes

Find the upper and lower bounds of more difficult calculations with quantities

given to a various degrees of accuracy

Add, subtract and multiply vectors to solve vector geometry problems

Understand the relationship between parallel and perpendicular vectors

Find the area of a 2-D shape, given the area of a similar shape and the ratio

Find the volume of a 3-D solid, given the volume of a similar solid and the ratio

Prove that two triangles are congruent

Prove the construction theorems

Use Pythagoras’ theorem in 3-D problems

Sketch and draw trigonometric graphs

Use the sine rule to find the missing sides and missing angles in any triangle

Use the cosine rule to find the missing sides and missing angles in any triangle

Use the formula for the area of a non right-angled triangle

Use the conditions for congruent triangles in formal geometric proofs


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Data

Handling Construct and interpret a histogram including unequal class intervals

Use stratified sampling methods

Understand dependent and independent outcomes

Understand probabilities associated with mutually exclusive events

Use tree diagrams to find probabilities of successive independent events

Derive simple algebraic proofs using reasoning

A grade B student can …

Num

ber

Find the least common multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of two or more numbers

Round to a given number of significant figures

Convert recurring decimals to fractions and fractions to recurring decimals

Identify recurring and terminating decimals

Convert between ordinary and standard index form representations

Use standard index form with and without a calculator

Work out reverse percentage problems

Understand how to use successive percentages

Work out compound interest

Calculate proportional changes using a multiplier

Alg

ebra

Solve fractional linear equations such as 2

5

3

3

6

12

xx

Expand and simplify two expressions of the form (x n)

Factorise quadratic expressions


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Simplify rational expressions involving quadratic expressions

Solve quadratic equations such as x2+ 6x+ 8=0 by factorisation

Rearrange formulae that include brackets, fractions and square roots

Explore the gradients of parallel straight-line graphs

Solve more complex linear inequalities such as x + 13 > 5x – 3

Solve a set of linear inequalities in 2 variables & represent the solution as a region

of a graph

Solve a pair of simultaneous equations in two unknowns such as 2x+y=5 and

3x+2y = 4

Know that each equation can be represented by a line on a graph and that the point

of intersection of the lines is the solution

Complete tables for, and draw graphs of cubic functions

Use cubic graphs to solve equations

Complete tables for, and draw graphs of reciprocal functions

Use reciprocal graphs to solve equations

Shape a

nd S

pace

Use the angle properties of a circle

Use the tangent / chord properties of a circle

Distinguish between formulae for perimeter, area and volume by considering

dimensions

Find the upper and lower bounds of simple calculations (addition and subtraction)

involving quantities given to a particular degree of accuracy

Interpret velocity–time graphs

Discuss and interpret graphs modelling real situations

Match sides and angles of similar triangles, given some dimensions


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Find the distance between two points from their coordinates

Use sine, cosine and tangent to calculate an angle in a right-angled triangle

Use sine, cosine and tangent to calculate a side in a right-angled triangle

Data

Handling

Construct a time series graph and plot the moving average

Use the trend line to estimate other values

Construct and interpret a cumulative frequency diagram

Use a cumulative frequency diagram to estimate the median and interquartile range

Construct and interpret a box plot

Compare two sets of data using box plots

Use relative frequency to find probabilities

Complete a tree diagram

Show step-by-step deductions in providing a full mathematical explanation

A grade C student can …

Num

ber

Find the least common multiple (LCM) of two simple numbers

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of two simple numbers

Write a number as a product of prime factors

Find the reciprocal of a number

Estimate answers to calculations

Solve numerical problems involving multiplication and division with numbers of any

size using a calculator efficiently and appropriately

Find minimum and maximum values


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Understand the effects of multiplying by numbers between 0 and 1

Divide a number by a decimal such as 1 ÷ 0·2 and 2·8 divided by 0·07

Work out a percentage increase or decrease

Express one quantity as a percentage of another

Do calculations with mixed numbers

Do calculations with simple fractions involving division

Solve more complex ratio and proportion problems, such as sharing out money

between two groups in the ratio of their numbers

Solve ratio and proportion problems using the unitary method

Alg

ebra

Multiply out expressions with brackets such as y(3y – 8)

Expand and simplify two expressions of the form (x + n)

Use index notation and index laws for positive and negative powers

Write the nth term of a sequence or a series of diagrams

Solve more complex linear equations such as 3x – 12 = 2(x – 5)

Solve linear equations involving fractions such as 2

3

7

x or 543

2

xx

Find a solution to a problem by forming an equation and solving it

Form and solve equations such as x3 + x = 12 using trial and improvement

methods

Rearrange linear formulae such as s = 4q - 7

Recognise the equations of straight-line graphs such as y = 3x - 5

Find the gradients of straight-line graphs

Draw graphs of harder quadratic functions such as y = x2 + 3x -5

Find the points of intersection of quadratic graphs with lines


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Use graphs to find the approximate solutions of quadratic equations

Solve inequalities such as 3x < 9 and 12 ≤ 3n < 20

Solve linear inequalities such as 4x – 3 < 10 and 4x < 2x + 7

Represent sets of solutions on the number line

Shape a

nd S

pace

Solve problems involving circles such as finding the perimeter of a semicircle

Solve problems involving circles such as finding the area of a semicircle

Calculate volumes of triangular prisms, parallelogram-based prisms and cylinders

Solve problems involving surface areas of prisms and cylinders

Convert between measures of area

Convert between measures of volume

Classify a quadrilateral by geometric properties

Solve problems using angle and symmetry properties of polygons and properties of

intersecting and parallel lines

Calculate exterior and interior angles of a regular polygon

Find the midpoint of a line segment

Use and understand coordinates in three dimensions

Reflect shapes in the lines y = x and y = –x

Rotate shapes about any point

Describe fully reflections and rotations about any point

Find the centre of a rotation and describe it fully


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Shape a

nd S

pace

(co

nti

nued)

Combine reflections and rotations

Translate a shape by a vector such as

3

4

Transform shapes by a combination of translation, reflection and rotation

Compare the area of an enlarged shape with the original shape

Enlarge a shape by a positive whole number or fractional scale factor

Solve more difficult speed problems

Understand and use compound measures such as speed and density

Recognise accuracy in measurements given to the nearest whole unit

Calculate complex average speeds from distance–time graphs

Construct the perpendicular bisector of a line

Construct the perpendicular from a point to a line

Construct the perpendicular from a point on a line

Construct angles of 60° and 90°

Construct the bisector of an angle

Match one side and one angle of congruent triangles, given some dimensions

Use Pythagoras’ theorem to find the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

Use Pythagoras’ theorem to find any side of a right-angled triangle

Use Pythagoras’ theorem to find the height of an isosceles triangle

Use Pythagoras’ theorem in practical problems

Construct accurately loci, such as those of points equidistant from two fixed

points

Solve loci problems, such as identifying points less than 3 cm from a point P


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Data

Handling

Find the mean for grouped data

Find the median class for grouped data

Find the modal class for grouped data

Use measures of average and range to compare distributions and make

inferences

Draw a line of best fit on the scatter graph by inspection

Identify possible sources of bias in the design and use of data collection sheets

& questionnaires

Specify hypotheses and test them

Understand relative frequency as an estimate of probability

Use relative frequency to compare outcomes of experiments

Understand the difference between a demonstration and a proof

Show step-by-step deductions in providing a basic algebraic explanation

A grade D student can …

Num

ber

Estimate answers to calculations involving division

Use the terms square, positive and negative square root, cube and cube root

Recall integer squares from 2×2 to 15×15 and the corresponding square roots

Recall the cubes of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10

Multiply two decimals such as 2·4 × 0·7

Convert decimals to fractions and fractions to decimals

Do calculations with simple fractions involving subtraction

Increase or decrease a quantity by a given percentage


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Alg

ebra

Multiply out expressions with brackets such as 5(3x – 2)

Factorise expressions

Write the terms of a sequence or a series of diagrams given the nth term

Draw lines such as y = 2x + 3

Solve problems involving straight lines

Solve linear equations with unknowns on each side such as 3x – 4 = 5 + x

Solve linear equations with brackets such as 2(5x + 1) = 28

Substitute numbers into more complicated formulae such as 9

)1( DAC

Solve problems involving graphs, such as finding where the line y = x + 5

crosses the line y = 1

Draw graphs of simple quadratic functions such as y = 2x2 and y = x2 + 2

Shape a

nd S

pace

Find the area of a triangle, parallelogram, kite and trapezium

Find the area and perimeter of compound shapes

Calculate the circumference of a circle to an appropriate degree of accuracy

Calculate the area of a circle to an appropriate degree of accuracy

Reflect shapes in lines such as x = 2 or y = –1

Rotate shapes about the origin

Describe fully reflections and rotations about the origin

Identify reflection symmetry in 3-D solids

Translate a shape using a description such as 4 units right and 3 units down

Enlarge a shape by a positive scale factor from a given centre

Calculate simple average speeds from distance–time graphs


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Draw a quadrilateral such as a kite or a parallelogram with given

measurements

Understand that the lengths of two sides & a non-included angle do not define

a unique triangle

Construct and recognise the nets of 3-D solids such as pyramids and

triangular prisms

Draw plans and elevations of 3-D solids

Understand the idea of a locus

Data

Handling

Calculate the mean for a frequency distribution

Construct a stem-and-leaf diagram (ordered)

Construct a frequency diagram

Interpret a time series graph

Draw a scatter graph by plotting points on a graph

Interpret the scatter graph

Classify and know the difference between various types of data

Design and use data collection sheets and questionnaires

Use a variety of different sampling methods

Use a two-way table to find a probability

Understand mutually exclusive events

Use the fact that the probabilities of mutually exclusive events add up to 1

Decide with a reason whether a harder statement is true or false

Identify a counter example


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A grade E student can …

Num

ber

Round a number to one significant figure

Multiply and divide negative integers

Add and subtract decimals

Find one number as a fraction of another

Do calculations with simple fractions involving addition

Do calculations with simple fractions involving multiplication

Calculate cubes and cube roots (with and without the use of a calculator)

Use function keys on a calculator for powers and roots

Compare percentages, fractions and decimals

Alg

ebra

Find a particular term in a sequence involving positive, negative or fractional

numbers

Write the term-to-term rule in a sequence involving positive, negative or

fractional numbers

Simplify expressions with more than one variable such as 2a + 5b + a – 2b

Draw lines such as x = 3 and y = x + 2

Solve equations such as 92

x or 4x – 2 = 22

Read from a conversion graph for negative values

Interpret distance–time graphs

Write an expression from a problem

Substitute negative numbers into a simple formula


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Use formulae from mathematics and other subjects

Plot the graphs of straight lines such as x = 3 and y = 4

Complete a table of values for equations such as y = 3x + 3 and draw the

graph

Shape a

nd S

pace

Show that the angles of a triangle add up to 180° and use this to find angles

Show that an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the interior

opposite angles

Use angle properties of isosceles, equilateral and right-angled triangles



Calculate interior and exterior angles of a quadrilateral

Investigate tessellations

Find the volume of a cube or cuboid

Find the height of a cuboid, given volume, length and breadth

Reflect shapes in the axes of a graph

Enlarge a shape by a positive scale factor and find a scale factor

Find the measurements of the dimensions of an enlarged shape

Use map scales to find distance

Solve simple speed problems

Draw a triangle given three sides, or two angles and a side, or two sides and

the included angle

Draw a cuboid on an isometric grid and mark its dimensions


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Data

Handling

Calculate and compare the mean and range of two distributions

Calculate the ‘fx’ column for a frequency distribution

Construct and interpret a pie chart

Interpret a stem-and-leaf diagram

Design and use two-way tables for discrete and grouped data

Understand the difference between experimental and theoretical probabilities

Understand and use relative frequency

Decide with a reason whether a simple statement is true or false

A grade F student can …

Num

ber

and A

lgebra

Add and subtract negative integers

Round numbers to given powers of 10 and to given numbers of decimal places

Write down the place value of a digit, for example, what is the value of the 4 in

0·24?

Order decimals, for example, which is bigger, 0·24 or 0·3?

Multiply any three digit number by any two digit number without a calculator

Divide any three digit number by any two digit number without a calculator

Multiply whole numbers and decimals by 10, 100 and 1000

Divide whole numbers and decimals by 10, 100 and 1000

Add decimals to two places

Subtract decimals to two places

Multiply decimals to two places


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Divide decimals to two places

Simplify fractions such as 20

12

Arrange fractions in order of size

Work out fractions of quantities such as 5

3 of £20

Estimate square roots

Calculate squares and square roots (with and without the use of a calculator)

Understand that percentage means ‘out of 100’

Change a percentage to a fraction or a decimal and vice versa

Work out a percentage of a given quantity

Solve simple ratio and direct proportion problems

Describe number patterns and relationships including multiple, factor and

square

Simplify expressions with one variable such as a + 2a + 3a

Use coordinates in all four quadrants

Plot points of a conversion graph and read off positive values

Use a simple formula such as P = 2w + 2h

Substitute positive numbers into a simple formula

Solve equations such as 4x = 24 and x – 3 = 7

Shape a

nd

Space

Express fractions of full turns in degrees and vice versa

Recognise acute, obtuse and reflex angles

Estimate angles

Measure and draw angles accurately to the nearest degree


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Understand the terms ‘perpendicular lines’ and ‘parallel lines’

Know angles on a straight line add up to 180°, and angles at a point add up to

360°

Work out the perimeter and area of a simple rectangle

Draw all the lines of symmetry on a 2-D shape

Give the order of rotations symmetry of a 2-D shape

Name, draw or complete 2-D shapes from information about their symmetry

Draw the line of reflection for two shapes

Convert one metric unit to another

Convert between imperial and metric units

Make sensible estimates of a range of measures in everyday settings


Personal Notes, I-Learn and BITESIZE

Data

Handling

Find the median for an even set of numbers

Write down the mode from a graph

Compare two distributions using the range and one of the mode, median or

mean

Understand and use a probability scale

Express a probability as a fraction

Display outcomes systematically


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GCSE MEDIA STUDIES (WJEC)

The Rehearsal Examinations for Film Studies will consist of a single paper lasting two hours and

15 minutes. The papers are based on Unit 1 Thinking about Media with reference to the set

topics of Print Advertising and Television Advertising. Students need to know the following: -

Section A: Print Advertising

(The exploration of a range of print based advertising campaigns)

Conventions of print based advertising.

Identification of target audiences.

The range of representations featured throughout the adverts studied in class.

The importance of advertising to other media institutions.

Wider issues of advertising within society.

Section B: Television Advertising

(The close study of a range of television based advertising campaigns with specific focus on

constructional elements)

Conventions of television based advertising.

Targeting audiences.

Construction processes involved in television based advertising.

Pre-production formats, specifically storyboarding elements.

Wider issues of advertising within society.


Class notes

Illuminate revision and study guide

Media Edu Website (passwords have been given out)

Advertising case studies


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MUSIC

The GCSE Music paper is a listening paper and will last for one hour. It will mainly be made up

of short answer questions with some extended responses.

The paper will be based around the five key Areas of Study:

Rhythm and Metre

Harmony and Tonality

Texture and Melody

Timbre and Dynamics

Structure and Form

These will be explored through the strands of:

The Western Classical Tradition

Popular Music of the 20th and 21st Century

World Music


Personal Notes

Text book


CPO 45

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Practical Assessment – 60%

Theory Assessment – 40%

QUESTION PAPER - 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Section 1.1: Healthy, active lifestyles

Topic 1.1.1: Healthy, active lifestyles and how they could benefit you

explain what constitutes a healthy, active lifestyle

classify the benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle as social, physical or mental

Topic 1.1.2: Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle

identify key influences that have an impact on them, and others, achieving sustained

involvement in physical activity, including: family, role models, the media, accessibility,

income

initiatives developed to provide opportunities for becoming, or remaining, involved in

physical activity: Sport England , PESSCL, SSCO

Topic 1.1.3: Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle

explain the terms: health, fitness and exercise

know about the components of health-related exercise: cardiovascular fitness, muscular

strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition

know about the components of skill-related fitness: agility, balance, coordination,

power, reaction time and speed

Topic 1.1.4: Physical activity as part of your healthy, active lifestyle

assess personal readiness (PAR-Q)

assess fitness levels for use in an exercise programme using recognised fitness tests

e.g. Multistage Bleep Test

describe, explain and apply the principles of training: SPORT, FITT

explain the value of goal setting

describe, explain and apply the principles of setting SMART (Specific,

Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound) targets

describe the following methods of training: interval, continuous, Fartlek, circuit, weight

and cross training

plan and present examples from ‘typical’ exercise sessions to match the fitness

requirements of selected physical activities understand the exercise session and the

purpose of each component (warm-up, main activity, cool-down)

link methods of training to aerobic and anaerobic activity

understand what is meant by resting heart rate, working heart rate and recovery rates,

use graphs to demonstrate and explain the use of target zones and training thresholds.

Topic 1.1.5: Your personal health and wellbeing


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understand the link between exercise, diet, work and rest, and their influence on

personal health and wellbeing

explain the requirements of a balanced diet

explain the importance, and use, of macro nutrients (carbohydrates, fats and protein),

micro nutrients (minerals and vitamins), water and fibre for personal health and

wellbeing, and maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle

Section 1.2: Your healthy, active body

Topic 1.2.1: Physical activity and your healthy mind and body

describe the different body types (soma types): endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph

outline why, and how, expected and optimum weight varies according to height, gender,

bone structure and muscle girth,

explain the terms: anorexic, obese, overfat, overweight and underweight

explain the effects of smoking and alcohol on general health and on physical activity

know about different categories of drugs: performance enhancing, recreational

identify risks associated with participation in physical activities, and explain how to

reduce these risks

Topic 1.2.2: A healthy, active lifestyle and your cardiovascular system

immediate and short-term effects of participation in exercise and physical activity

(increased heart rate, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, increased blood pressure)

effects of regular participation in – and long-term effects of participation in – exercise

and physical activity (cardiac output (HR x SV = CO), decreased resting heart rate, faster

recovery, increased stroke volume, increased size of heart, effects on blood pressure,

healthy veins and arteries)

diet (effects on blood pressure and cholesterol – HDL and LDL)

Recreational drugs (effects of alcohol and smoking/nicotine on blood pressure).

Topic 1.2.3: A healthy, active lifestyle and your respiratory system

immediate and short-term effects of participation in exercise and physical activity

(increased breathing rate, increased depth of breathing, oxygen debt)


and physical activity (increased lung capacity/volume and vital capacity)

Recreational drugs (effect of smoking/nicotine on the alveoli-gaseous exchange).

Topic 1.2.4: A healthy, active lifestyle and your muscular system

role of muscular system during physical activity: major muscle groups that benefit from

particular types of physical activity

role of muscles in movement (antagonist and antagonist pairs) immediate and short-

term effects of participation in exercise and physical activity (isometric and isotonic

contractions, responses – increased fuel/energy demands, lactic acid, muscle fatigue)


and physical activity (adaptations – increased strength and size/hypertrophy)

the potential for injuries such as muscle strain and muscle atrophy

Rest, diet and performance enhancing drugs (use of steroids to aid muscle building and

recovery).


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Topic 1.2.5: A healthy, active lifestyle and your skeletal system

role of skeletal system during physical activity, function of skeletal system for

movement, support and protection during physical activity

ranges of movement at hinge joint at elbow and knee, ball and socket joint at shoulder

during physical activity (flexion, extension, rotation, abduction, adduction)


and physical activity (increased bone density and strength of ligaments and tendons)

importance of weight-bearing exercise (exercises such as walking, running, tennis and

aerobics) to prevent osteoporosis

fractures, joint injuries and treatment

Diet (effect of calcium and vitamin D on bones).

Revision tips

Buy the GCSE Physical Education Revision Guide, by Co- ordination Group Publications.

Use your textbook and read it alongside your notes when you first start to revise and

make revision notes.

Write down definitions e.g. health, fitness, ligament, strength etc.

Try to put a sporting example with everything e.g. sprinters would use interval training

to improve their speed

Have somebody else test you regularly. Revise the work you don’t know, not the work

you do.

Ensure you understand the Examiner’s Terms e.g. Describe, Identify, Explain.

Make revision cards and use spider diagrams to highlight important points.


Your personal notes

Homework booklets

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PHILOSOPHY, THEOLOGY & ETHICS

All students in sets 1-5 will sit 2 papers.

The 2 papers for students in set 1-2 will be as follows:

Paper 1 – Mark’s Gospel, covering the topics ‘Discipleship,’ the ‘Identity of Jesus’ and ‘Conflict

and Argument.’

Paper 2 – A full GCSE paper on Religion and Life covering the topics, ‘Believing in God,’ ‘Matters

of Life and Death,’ ‘Marriage and the Family’ and ‘Religion and Community Cohesion.’

The 2 papers for students in set 3-5 will be as follows:

Paper 1 – Religion and Society – A GCSE style paper of the module ‘Rights and Responsibilities’

and ‘Environmental and Medical Issues’ from the Religion and Society specification.

Paper 2 - A full GCSE paper on Religion and Life covering the topics, ‘Believing in God,’ ‘Matters

of Life and Death,’ ‘Marriage and the Family’ and ‘Religion and Community Cohesion.’

Students in sets 6-10 will sit 1 paper.

Sets 6-10 (Religion and Life Short Course) will sit 1 paper covering the topics ‘Believing in God’

and ‘Matters of Life and Death’ and ‘Marriage and the Family.’.

Revision

Sets 1-2 will need to understand the Titles of Jesus, the Events (Baptism, Transfiguration and

Caesarea Philippi) and the Miracles of Jesus and all that these teach about the Identity of Jesus.

They will also need to understand all aspects of the Discipleship module and the Conflict and

Argument module and be able to apply knowledge from all three modules to examination style

questions. For Paper 2 they will need to understand the full knowledge needed from The

Religion and Life Course.

Sets 3-5 will need to understand all the lessons that they have studied so far in the Rights and

Responsibilities and Environmental and Medical Issues modules. For Paper 2 they will need to

understand the full knowledge needed from The Religion and Life Course

Sets 6-10 will need to understand arguments for and against the existence of God, and the

nature of Christian upbringing and experience. In addition they will need to understand

Christian beliefs and non-Christian beliefs about Life after Death, Abortion, Euthanasia, World

Poverty and how the Media represents the religious view of these issues. Furthermore they will

need to understand Christian views on Marriage, Divorce, Family Life, Cohabitation and what

the Bible says about these topics and be able to apply all of this knowledge to examination style

questions.

This exam is very significant as it assesses your progress in the GCSE course but is a real

rehearsal for the actual GCSE in May. Each exam lasts 1 hour 30 minutes just as the GCSE exam

will and is made up of 4 questions with sections a, b, c, d:

The structure of the exam (all sets):

a) Style questions are worth 2 marks and involve defining a keyword.

b) Style questions are worth 4 marks and you will be asked to give your opinion in the

answer and give TWO explained reasons for your point of view.

c) Style questions are worth 8 marks and ask you to EXPLAIN a theory or a key issue. You need


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to give FOUR points in these answers and EXPLAIN how they link to the question.

d) Style questions are about being able to evaluate and give your opinion. They are worth 6

marks and you will be tested on your ability to give BOTH sides of an argument. You need to

give your opinion with three reasons and explain with another three reasons why someone may

disagree with you.

In addition on the first question on each paper you will be assessed on your Spelling and

Grammar (SpAG) and can score up to 4 extra marks.

Revision Tips

Attend ALL revision sessions offered by the PTE department.

Learn key definitions in each topic by creating definition cards and going through

them every day.

Practice with last year’s paper or ask your teacher for some practice exam

questions.

Revision notes which are short and snappy are essential. Try to use techniques

which are useful for you- try the look/cover/write way of memorizing and create mind

maps for each of the topics you need to revise.

Ask before the exam if you are unclear on any point and need it explaining

again

Make sure you revise each topic in enough depth - you will need to write in quite

some detail (especially in c) questions) if you are to secure all the marks available

Pay close attention to the detail of the question; make sure you actually answer what

is being asked for.


Text books and revision guides are available from your class teacher.

Flashcards, A3 sheets and post-it notes available from Mrs Porter

Speak to your class teacher for individualised revision help.


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PRODUCT DESIGN

The Product Design examination lasts for 1½ hours. The paper is A4 sized and takes the form

of a series of set questions based around your knowledge of

1. Evolution of Product Design

2. Product Development

3. Design Methodology

4. Packaging

5. Human Factors

6. Safety

7. Quality

8. Environmental Issues

9. Consumer Issues

10. Materials

11. Manufacturing Processes


in 3d and annotate to create a clear design proposal.


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RESISTANT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY.

The RMT examination lasts for 1½ hours. The paper is A4 sized and takes the form of a series

of set questions based around your knowledge of

1. Materials (timber, metals and plastics) and their mechanical properties.

2. Constructional techniques in hand a machine processes, permanent and none

permanent jointing methods. An understanding of the use of adhesives, KD joining and

welding and soldering metals.

3. Finishes Inc. water, oil and cellulose based liquids.

4. The use and application of the Design Process.

5. Industrial systems and the use of Quality Control methods

6. Mechanisms.

7. Health and safety issues in school and in the workplace.


in 3d and understand orthographic systems.


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ADDITIONAL SCIENCE

(Sets 1-2)

Your Science examination is in preparation for your external exams that you are going to take

in June, which covers the Additional Science content you covered in Year 10. This will be the

first opportunity to have a rehearsal for this paper so it is important that you revise thoroughly

and do your best. Remember, you haven’t studied this material in several months, but when the

actual exam comes around you won’t have studied it for a year!

You will sit three Science examinations; Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Each paper will be 1

hour long and will include at least one question for which the quality of your English and

grammar is also examined. Questions will be asked on the units B2, C2 and P2. These marks

will be added to your ISA score (carried out in class) to give you an Additional Science Grade

Biology topics

Topic Students should learn

1.1 Animal

and plant cells

the functions of the different parts of animal and plant cells the differences between plant and animal and plant cells.

1.2 Bacteria

and yeast

the structure of a bacterial cell that the genes in a bacterial cell are not in a distinct nucleus the structure of a yeast cell.

1.3 Specialised

cells

that cells may be specialised to carry out particular functions.

1.4 Diffusion that substances, such as oxygen, move in and out of cells by a process called diffusion

the factors that affect the rate of diffusion.

1.5 Tissues

and organs

that a tissue is a group of cells with similar structure and function

that organs are made of tissues.

1.6 Organ

systems

that organ systems are groups of organs that perform a particular function

that the digestive system of a mammal is an example of a system in which substances are exchanged with the environment

that plant organs include stems, roots and leaves.

2.1

Photosynthesis

that light energy is absorbed by the chlorophyll in the chloroplasts of green plants and some algae

that light energy is used by converting carbon dioxide and water into sugar

that oxygen is released as a by-product.

2.2 Limiting

factors

that the rate of photosynthesis maybe limited by low temperature and the shortage of carbon dioxide or light

that these factors interact that if any of these factors are in short supply, the rate of

photosynthesis is limited

2.3 How plants

use glucose

that glucose is converted into starch for storage that some of the glucose produced in plants and algae is used

for respiration and some is used to produce fat or oil for storage

that cellulose and proteins are also produced.

2.4 Making the

most of

photosynthesis

that different factors affect the rate of photosynthesis that the environment in which plants are grown can be

artificially manipulated.

2.5 Organisms that the distribution of living organisms is affected by physical factors in the environment


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in their

environment

that the distribution of both plants and animals is affected by the interaction of the physical factors.

2.6 Measuring

the

distribution of

organisms

how to measure the distribution of living organisms in their natural environment by means of random sampling using quadrats

the meaning of the terms mean, median and mode how to count organisms along a transect.

2.7 How valid

is the data?

that appropriate sampling methods need to be used that sample size is related to reproducibility and validity

that as many variables as possible should be controlled.

3.1 Proteins,

catalysts and

enzymes

that protein molecules are made up of long chains of amino acids

that proteins act as structural components, hormones, antibodies and catalysts

that an enzyme is a biological catalyst how enzymes work.

3.2 factors

affecting

enzyme action

that enzymes are vital to all living cells that changes in temperature affect the rate at which enzymes

work that different enzymes work best at different pH values.

3.3 Enzymes

in digestion

that during digestion, the breakdown of large molecules into smaller molecules is catalysed by enzymes

that these enzymes, which are produced by specialised cells in glands, pass out into the gut

that the enzymes include amylases that catalyse the breakdown of starch, proteases that catalyse the breakdown of proteins and lipases that catalyse the breakdown of lipids.

3.4 Speeding

up digestion

that the enzymes in the stomach work most effectively in the acid conditions resulting from the production of hydrochloric acid by the stomach

that bile produced by the liver provides the alkaline conditions needed for the enzymes in the small intestine to work most effectively

that bile also emulsifies the fats increasing the surface area for the enzymes to act upon.

3.5 Making

use of

enzymes

that enzymes from microorganisms have many uses in the home and in industry

that proteases and lipases are used in the manufacture of biological detergents

that proteases, carbohydrates and isomerise are used in food manufacture.

3.6 High-tech

enzymes

that there are advantages and disadvantages to using enzymes at home and in industry

that enzymes can be used as diagnostic tools in medicine and in the treatment of some diseases.

4.1 Aerobic

respiration

that during aerobic respiration, glucose and oxygen are used to release energy

how carbon dioxide and water are released as waste products that most of the reactions in aerobic respiration occur inside

mitochondria.

4.2 The effect

of exercise on

the body

that muscles need energy from respiration in order to contract that, during exercise, there is an increase in the blood flow to

the muscles so more glucose and oxygen is supplied and carbon dioxide removed

that glycogen provides a store of energy in the muscles.

4.3 Anaerobic

respiration

that during long periods of vigorous activity, muscles respire anaerobically in order to obtain energy

that less energy is released by anaerobic respiration than aerobic respiration [HT only]

that during anaerobic respiration, incomplete breakdown of glucose results in the formation of lactic acid and the building up of an oxygen debt. [HT only]

5.1 Cell

division and

that mitosis results in the production of additional cells for growth, repair and replacement

that before each cell division, the genetic information on the


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growth chromosomes is copied so that the new cells have the same genes as the parent cells

that most animal cells differentiate at an early stage but most plant cells have the ability to differentiate throughout life.

5.2 Cell

division in

sexual

reproduction

that cells which divide to form gametes undergo meiosis that gametes have a single set of genetic information, whereas

body cells have two sets fertilisation results in the formation of a cell with new pairs of

chromosomes, so sexual reproduction gives rise to variation how meiosis occurs. [HT only]

5.3 Stem cells that stem cells are unspecialized cells found in human embryos and in some adult tissues such as the bone marrow

how stem cells have the potential to differentiate into different types of specialised cells.

5.4 From

Mendel to DNA

about the work of Mendel and why its importance was not recognised until after his death

why DNA fingerprinting is possible

how specific proteins are made.

5.5 Inheritance

in action

that characteristics are controlled by genes which have different forms called alleles

the difference between dominant alleles and recessive alleles how, in humans, the sex chromosomes determines whether

you are female (XX) or male (XY).

5.6 Inherited

conditions in

humans

that some human disorders are inherited that some disorders are the result of the inheritance of a

dominant allele (polydactyly), but others are the result of the inheritance of two recessive alleles (cystic fibrosis)

that embryos can be screened for genetic disorders.

5.7 Stem cells

and embryos –

science and

ethics

that there are social and ethical issues concerning the use of stem cells from embryos

that there are economic, social and ethical issues concerning embryo screening

to make informed judgements about these issues.

6.1 The

origins of life

on Earth

the nature of fossils how fossils provide evidence for the existence of prehistoric

plants and animals.

6.2 Exploring

the fossil

evidence

how fossil evidence indicates the extent to which some organisms changed over time

that mass extinction of organisms occurred in the past.

6.3 More

about

extinction

that environmental changes over geological time can cause extinction

that mass extinctions of the past may have been caused by single catastrophic events.

6.4 Isolation

and the

evolution of

new species

that new species arise as a result of isolation that new species arise as a result of genetic variation and natural

selection[HT only] that populations can be geographically isolated.

[HT only]

Chemistry topics

C2.1.1 Chemical Bonding

C2.1.2 Ionic Bonding

C2.1.3 Formulae of Ionic compounds

C2.1.4 Covalent Bonding

C2.1.5 Metals

C2.2.1 Giant Ionic Structures


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C2.2.2 Simple Molecules

C2.2.3 Giant Covalent Structures

C2.2.4 Giant Metallic Structures

C2.2.5 Properties of Polymers

C2.2.6 Nano science

C2.3.1 The Mass of Atoms

C2.3.2 Masses of Atoms and Moles

C2.3.3 Percentage Formulae

C2.3.4 Equations and Calculations

Physics topics

Topic Learning Objectives

1.1

Dis

tance-ti

me

gra

phs

State that the gradient of a distance-time graph represents

the speed

Use the speed formula to calculate the average speed of an

object

Rearrange and use the speed formula

Compare the speed of different objects using the gradient

of a distance-time graph

1.2

Velo

cit

y a

nd

accele

rati

on

Explain the difference between the velocity of an object

using the acceleration equation

Calculate the acceleration of an object using the

acceleration equation

Rearrange and use the acceleration equation

1.3

More

ab

out

velo

cit

y-ti

me g

raphs

Explain how data-logging equipment can be used to

measure the velocity of an object

Describe the acceleration of an object from a velocity-time

graph

Use velocity-time graphs to compare accelerations

Use velocity-time graphs to compare distance travelled

1.4

Usin

g g

raphs

Calculate the gradient of a distance-time graph and relate

this to the speed of an object

Calculate the gradient of a velocity-time graph and hence

the acceleration

Find the area under a velocity-time graph for constant

velocity and use this to calculate the distance travelled by

an object


acceleration and use this to calculate the distance travelled

by an object


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2.1

Forc

es b

etw

een

obje

cts

State the unit of force and that forces occur in equal and

opposite pairs

Describe how frictional forces act between objects

Explain examples of equal and opposite forces acting when

two objects interact

2.2

Result

ant

forc

e

Find the resultant force acting on an object when there are

two forces acting in the same or in opposite directions

Describe how the resultant force will affect the movement

of the object

Describe examples where an object acted on by two forces

is at rest or in uniform motion

Explain examples where the motion of an object acted on

by two forces along the same line is changed by the action

of the forces

2.3

Forc

e a

nd

accele

rati

on

Calculate the force required to produce a given

acceleration of an object of known mass

State that objects of larger mass require greater forces to

produce a given acceleration

Determine the direction of the acceleration on an object

Rearrange and use the equation F = ma

2.4

On t

he r

oad

Use a chart to find the stopping distance, the braking

distance and the thinking distance at a given speed

List and describe the factors that affect the stopping

distance of a vehicle

Explain which are the most important factors for cars

moving at a range of speeds

Differentiate between factors that affect the thinking

distance, braking distance or both distances

2.5

Fallin

g o

bje

cts

Explain the difference between mass and weight

Calculate the weight of an object of a given mass

Describe the forces acting on an object falling through a

fluid such as air or water, and how these forces affect the

acceleration of the object

Describe how the velocity of an object released from rest in

a fluid changes as it falls

Explain why an object reaches a terminal velocity and

describe some of the factors that determine this velocity

Explain the motion of an object released from rest falling

through a fluid including how the acceleration decreases

and becomes zero at terminal velocity

Str

etc

hin

g a

nd

squashin

g

Describe how a spring extends in terms of the force acting

on it and 'Hooke's law'

Calculate the force required to extend a spring of known

spring constant

Use the spring constant and load to calculate the extension

of a spring


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2.7

Forc

e

and

speed

issues

Discuss a range of speed and travel-related issues linking

their discussion to scientific knowledge and understanding

3.1

Energ

y a

nd w

ork

State that the work done is the amount of energy

transferred

Calculate the work done when a force moves an object

through a distance

Perform calculations including the rearrangement of the

work done equation

3.2

Gra

vit

ati

onal

pote

nti

al energ

y

State that the gravitational potential energy of an object

depends on its weight and height above the 'ground'

Calculate changes in gravitational potential energy


gravitational potential energy equation

3.3

Kin

eti

c e

nerg

y Explain how the kinetic energy of an object depends on the

speed and mass of the object

Perform calculations using the kinetic energy equation

Describe situations where elastic potential energy is stored


including those that involve rearrangement of the equation

Mom

entu

m

Calculate the momentum of an object of known mass and

velocity

State that momentum is conserved in any collisions in a

closed system

Apply and rearrange the appropriate equations to two

bodies that collide in a straight line

3.5

Explo

sio

ns

State that the total momentum before and after an

explosion is the same, provided no external forces act

Describe how the launching of a bullet causes recoil

Explain that momentum is conserved in all interactions that

do not include external forces

Apply the conservation of momentum to perform

calculations where an explosion occurs causing two objects

to recoil from each other

Impact

forc

es State that a resultant force will change the momentum of

an object

Describe the factors that affect the size of a force in an

impact

Calculate the force produced in a collisions

3.7

Car

safe

ty

Describe the safety features of a modern car and their

effects

Describe how a safety feature works in relation to reducing

the force of impacts by extending the duration of the

impact

Describe how road traffic accidents can be investigated

using the evidence from the scene


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4.1

Ele

ctr

ical charg

es

State that there are two types of electrical charge and that

electrons carry a negative charge whereas protons carry a

positive charge

Draw diagrams showing how charge can be transferred

from one object to another indicating the fact that charges

are equal and opposite

Describe the forces that act between charged objects

Provide a detailed description of the transfer of charge in

terms of electron movement

4.2

Ele

ctr

ic c

ircuit

s Recognise and draw the circuit symbols for a cell, battery,

switch, indicator, resistor, variable resistor, diode, fuse,

voltmeter, ammeter, LED

Describe the function of each of the above components

State the difference between a cell and a battery

Draw circuit diagrams using the above symbols

4.3

Resis

tance

Measure the resistance of a resistor using an ammeter and

voltmeter

Calculate the resistance of a device from the current

through it and the potential difference across it

State Ohm's law for a metal wire

Perform calculations that involve rearrangement of the

resistance equation

4.4

More

curr

ent-

pote

nti

al dif

fere

nce g

raphs Draw current-pd graphs for a resistor, a filament bulb and

a diode

Describe how the resistance of a filament bulb changes

depending on the current through it

Describe how the resistance of a diode depends on which

way round it is connected in a circuit

Describe how the resistance of a thermistor and light-

dependent resistor (LDR) depend on the temperature and

light level, respectively

Explain the changes that take place in a series circuit

including a thermistor or an LDR when the temperature or

the light level changes

Explain resistance change in terms of ions and electrons

4.5

Seri

es c

ircuit

s

State that the current through components in series is the

same

Find the total potential difference across several

components in series, given the potential difference across

each component

Find the total potential difference of a group of cells

connected in series

Calculate the total resistance in a series circuit

Analyse a series circuit to find the current and pd across

components

4.6

Par

alle l

cir

c

uit

s

Recognise components in parallel with each other


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Calculate the current in a branch of a parallel circuit, given

the total current and the current in the other branches

Identify, for resistors of known resistance in parallel, which

resistor has the most current passing through it and which

has the least

Analyse parallel circuits to find the current through

branches and the potential difference across components

5.1

Alt

ern

ati

ng c

urr

ent

Distinguish between alternating and direct current

State the frequency of UK mains electricity

Describe how the potential of the live wires varies with

each cycle

Use oscilloscope traces to compare direct and alternating

potential differences and measure the peak voltage of an

ac source

Measure the period and frequency of an ac source using an

oscilloscope or diagrams of oscilloscope traces

5.2

Cable

s a

nd p

lugs

Describe the design and function of a three-pin mains

plug, including the materials and the colours of the wires

Explain why it is important that appliances are double

insulated

Explain why it is necessary to connect some appliances to

the earth via the earth wire

Explain, in terms of safety, why the fuse in the plug of an

appliance and the switch of an appliance are on the live

side of the appliance

Explain in detail the choice of materials used for the mains

parts of a three-pin plug

5.3

Fuses

Explain how and why a fuse cuts off an electrical signal

Explain why the fuse in the plug of an appliance protects it

List the advantage of a circuit breaker over a fuse

Explain in detail why earthing the metal case of an

appliance protects the user

Ele

ctr

ical pow

er

and p

ote

nti

al

dif

fere

nce

State that the power of an appliance is the amount of

energy it transfers each second

Calculate the power of an electrical appliance from the

current and the potential difference

Find the fuse required for an appliance based on its

electrical power rating

Perform calculations involving the rearrangement of the

electrical power equation

5.5

Ele

ctr

ical

energ

y a

nd c

harg

e

State that an electrical current is a flow of charge

Describe how a resistor transfers electrical energy by

heating to the surroundings

Calculate the energy transferred using the pd and the

charge transferred


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Perform calculations involving rearrangement of the charge

= current x time equation and the potential different =

energy transferred per unit charge equation Ele

ctr

ical is

sues

Recognise a wide range of electrical hazards

Describe the range of lighting available and compare its

efficiency

Describe how the efficiency of an electrical appliance is

shown

Compare the electrical systems in other countries to that in

the UK

6.1

Observ

ing n

ucle

ar

radia

tion

Draw a diagram illustrating the structure of an atom

(nuclear model)

State what we mean by a 'radioactive' substance and

describe the types of radiation emitted from these

substances

Describe the origins of a background radiation

Explain how radioactive materials were discovered

6.2

The d

iscovery

of

the

nucle

us

Describe the Rutherford scattering experiment and the

evidence it produced

Explain how this evidence leads to the nuclear model of the

atom

Describe the 'plum pudding' model and explain why this

model proved to be inadequate

Draw and explain in detail the paths of alpha particles

scattered by a nucleus

6.3

Nucle

ar

reacti

ons

State the relative charge and mass of the constituents of an

atom

State how many protons and neutrons are in a nucleus,

given its mass number and atomic number

Describe what happens to an isotope when it undergoes

alpha or beta decay

Write a nuclear equation to represent alpha or beta decay

given appropriate data

6.4

More

about

alp

ha, beta

and g

am

ma

radia

tion

Describe the penetrating powers of the three radiations

Describe the range in air or each type of radiation, their

relative ionising power and how they are affected in a

magnetic or electric field

Evaluate which radiation is the most hazardous inside and

outside of the human body

Describe ways of reducing the hazards presented when

handling radioactive substances

Explain in detail why radiation is dangerous in terms of

damage to cells

Half

-life

Define the term half-life in relation to the activity of a

radioactive source

Determine the half-life of a source from a graph of data


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6.6

Radio

acti

vit

y a

t w

ork

Describe how a beta source can be used to measure the

thickness of a material like aluminium foil

Describe how radioactive tracers are used in medical

analysis

Describe how radioactive isotopes can be used to

determine the age of a rock or organic material

Evaluate the properties of a radioactive isotope to

determine why it would make a good medical tracer

Find the age of an organic sample from data presented to

them

7.1

Nucle

ar

fissio

n

State the isotopes used as fuel in nuclear fission reactors

Describe what happens in a fission event

Sketch a labelled diagram to show how a chain reaction

may occur

Explain in detail how a chain reaction in a nuclear reactor

can take place

7.2

Nucle

ar

fusio

n

Describe the nuclear fusion process happening in the Sun

Outline how experimental nuclear fusion reactors work in

the Earth

Evaluate the issues associated with nuclear fusion reactors

7.3

Nucle

ar

issues

Discuss a range of nuclear issues balancing points of view

appropriately

Balance the advantages and risks of using nuclear material

in medicine

Present arguments about nuclear issues from a wide range

of viewpoints

7.4

The e

arl

y

univ

ers

e

Describe the structure of a galaxy

Describe how the universe changed after the Big Bang and

how gravitational forces brought matter together to form

structures like galaxies and stars

Explain why stars stay in a galaxy and why there are vast

spaces between galaxies

7.5

The lif

e

his

tory

of

a s

tar Describe the stages in the complete life cycle of a typical

star such as the Sun

Outline the stages that larger stars can go through in

producing neutron stars and black holes

Describe what a black hole is and what its main property

7.6

How

the c

hem

ical

ele

ments

form

ed State that elements as heavy as iron are formed by nuclear

fusion processes

Describe a supernova event and how such events can lead

to the formation of new stars

Explain why the Earth contains elements heavier than iron

as well as lighter elements


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Revision guide

Kerboodle

SCIENCE (Sets 3-6)

Your Science examination is in preparation for your external exams that you are going to take

in June, which covers the Science content you have covered so far in year 11. This will be the

first opportunity to have a rehearsal for this paper so it is important that you revise thoroughly

and do your best. Remember, you haven’t studied some of this material in several weeks, but

when the actual exam comes around you won’t have studied some of it for nearly a year!

You will sit three Science examinations; Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Each paper will be 1

hour long and will include at least one question for which the quality of your English and

grammar is also examined. Questions will be asked on the units B2, C2 and P2. These marks

will be added to your ISA score (carried out in class) to give you an Additional Science Grade

Biology topics

Topic Students should learn

1.1 Animal

and plant cells

the functions of the different parts of animal and plant cells the differences between plant and animal and plant cells.

1.2 Bacteria

and yeast

the structure of a bacterial cell that the genes in a bacterial cell are not in a distinct nucleus the structure of a yeast cell.

1.3 Specialised

cells

that cells may be specialised to carry out particular functions.

1.4 Diffusion that substances, such as oxygen, move in and out of cells by a process called diffusion

the factors that affect the rate of diffusion.

1.5 Tissues

and organs

that a tissue is a group of cells with similar structure and function

that organs are made of tissues.

1.6 Organ

systems

that organ systems are groups of organs that perform a particular function

that the digestive system of a mammal is an example of a system in which substances are exchanged with the environment

that plant organs include stems, roots and leaves.

2.1

Photosynthesis

that light energy is absorbed by the chlorophyll in the chloroplasts of green plants and some algae

that light energy is used by converting carbon dioxide and water into sugar

that oxygen is released as a by-product.

2.2 Limiting

factors

that the rate of photosynthesis maybe limited by low temperature and the shortage of carbon dioxide or light

that these factors interact that if any of these factors are in short supply, the rate of

photosynthesis is limited

2.3 How plants

use glucose

that glucose is converted into starch for storage that some of the glucose produced in plants and algae is

used for respiration and some is used to produce fat or oil for storage


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that cellulose and proteins are also produced.

2.4 Making the

most of

photosynthesis

that different factors affect the rate of photosynthesis that the environment in which plants are grown can be

artificially manipulated.

Chemistry topics

C2.1.1 Chemical Bonding

C2.1.2 Ionic Bonding

C2.1.3 Formulae of Ionic compounds

C2.1.4 Covalent Bonding

C2.1.5 Metals

C2.2.1 Giant Ionic Structures

C2.2.2 Simple Molecules

Physics topics

Topic Learning Objectives

1.1

Dis

tance-ti

me g

raphs State that the gradient of a distance-time graph

represents the speed

Use the speed formula to calculate the average speed of

an object

Rearrange and use the speed formula

Compare the speed of different objects using the

gradient of a distance-time graph

1.2

Velo

cit

y a

nd

accele

rati

on

Explain the difference between the velocity of an object

using the acceleration equation

Calculate the acceleration of an object using the

acceleration equation

Rearrange and use the acceleration equation

1.3

More

about

velo

cit

y-ti

me

gra

phs

Explain how data-logging equipment can be used to

measure the velocity of an object

Describe the acceleration of an object from a velocity-

time graph

Use velocity-time graphs to compare accelerations

Use velocity-time graphs to compare distance travelled

1.4

Usin

g g

raphs

Calculate the gradient of a distance-time graph and

relate this to the speed of an object

Calculate the gradient of a velocity-time graph and

hence the acceleration


velocity and use this to calculate the distance travelled

by an object


acceleration and use this to calculate the distance

travelled by an object


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2.1

Forc

es b

etw

een

obje

cts

State the unit of force and that forces occur in equal and

opposite pairs

Describe how frictional forces act between objects

Explain examples of equal and opposite forces acting

when two objects interact

2.2

Result

ant

forc

e

Find the resultant force acting on an object when there

are two forces acting in the same or in opposite

directions

Describe how the resultant force will affect the

movement of the object

Describe examples where an object acted on by two

forces is at rest or in uniform motion

Explain examples where the motion of an object acted

on by two forces along the same line is changed by the

action of the forces

2.3

Forc

e a

nd

accele

rati

on

Calculate the force required to produce a given

acceleration of an object of known mass

State that objects of larger mass require greater forces

to produce a given acceleration

Determine the direction of the acceleration on an object

Rearrange and use the equation F = ma

2.4

On t

he r

oad

Use a chart to find the stopping distance, the braking

distance and the thinking distance at a given speed

List and describe the factors that affect the stopping

distance of a vehicle

Explain which are the most important factors for cars

moving at a range of speeds

Differentiate between factors that affect the thinking

distance, braking distance or both distances

2.5

Fallin

g o

bje

cts

Explain the difference between mass and weight

Calculate the weight of an object of a given mass

Describe the forces acting on an object falling through a

fluid such as air or water, and how these forces affect

the acceleration of the object

Describe how the velocity of an object released from

rest in a fluid changes as it falls

Explain why an object reaches a terminal velocity and

describe some of the factors that determine this velocity

Explain the motion of an object released from rest

falling through a fluid including how the acceleration

decreases and becomes zero at terminal velocity

Str

etc

hin

g a

nd

squashin

g

Describe how a spring extends in terms of the force

acting on it and 'Hooke's law'

Calculate the force required to extend a spring of

known spring constant

Use the spring constant and load to calculate the


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extension of a spring

2.7

Forc

e

and s

peed

issues Discuss a range of speed and travel-related issues

linking their discussion to scientific knowledge and

understanding

3.1

Energ

y a

nd w

ork

State that the work done is the amount of energy

transferred

Calculate the work done when a force moves an object

through a distance


work done equation

3.2

Gra

vit

ati

onal

pote

nti

al energ

y

State that the gravitational potential energy of an object

depends on its weight and height above the 'ground'

Calculate changes in gravitational potential energy


gravitational potential energy equation

3.3

Kin

eti

c e

nerg

y

Explain how the kinetic energy of an object depends on

the speed and mass of the object


Describe situations where elastic potential energy is

stored


including those that involve rearrangement of the

equation

Mom

entu

m

Calculate the momentum of an object of known mass

and velocity

State that momentum is conserved in any collisions in a

closed system

Apply and rearrange the appropriate equations to two

bodies that collide in a straight line

3.5

Explo

sio

ns

State that the total momentum before and after an

explosion is the same, provided no external forces act

Describe how the launching of a bullet causes recoil

Explain that momentum is conserved in all interactions

that do not include external forces

Apply the conservation of momentum to perform

calculations where an explosion occurs causing two

objects to recoil from each other

Impact

forc

es State that a resultant force will change the momentum

of an object

Describe the factors that affect the size of a force in an

impact

Calculate the force produced in a collisions

3.7

Car

safe

ty

Describe the safety features of a modern car and their

effects

Describe how a safety feature works in relation to

reducing the force of impacts by extending the duration


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of the impact

Describe how road traffic accidents can be investigated

using the evidence from the scene


Revision guide

Kerboodle


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YEAR 11 REVISION PLANNER – Week 1

Use the table below to plan your revision carefully. Aim to revise three subjects

per day, spending 30 minutes on each of the three subjects.

Day/Date Subject Topic(s) Completion

Check

(Parents/Staff)

Weds. 22nd Oct.

Thurs. 23rd Oct.

Fri. 24th Oct.

Weekend


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Use the table below to plan your revision carefully. Aim to revise three subjects

per day, spending 30 minutes on each of the three subjects.


Check

(Parents/Staff)

Mon. 27th Oct.

Tues. 28th Oct.

Weds. 29th Oct.

Thurs. 30th Oct.

Fri. 31st Oct.

Weekend


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Use the table below to plan your revision carefully. Aim to revise three

subjects per day, spending 30 minutes on each of the three subjects.


Check

(Parents/Staff)

Mon. 3rd Nov.

Tues. 4th Nov.

Weds. 5th Nov.

Thurs. 6th Nov.

Fri. 7th Nov.

Weekend


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Check

(Parents/Staff)

Mon. 10th Nov.

Tues. 11th Nov.

Weds. 12th Nov.

Thurs. 13th Nov.

Fri. 14th Nov.

Weekend


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Check

(Parents/Staff)

Mon. 17th Nov.

Tues. 18th Nov.

Weds. 19th Nov.

Thurs. 20th Nov.

Fri. 21st Nov.

Weekend


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Example Subject Mind Map


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