Science Learning Journey
Science Learning Journey
Year: 7 Set: A1,A3 & B2
WALT – Objectives Understand all about tiny particles called atoms and how these atoms make up everything that we know of. Understand that all matter exists in one of three states of matter. Understand electricity and how it travels and the effect that magnets have. WILF – Outcomes Is for you to be able to explain what the three states of matter are and how they change from one to another. Create electric circuits and explain why we use different types of circuits for different things. How we can make magnets and their uses.
Keywords/Terms:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Use their scientific knowledge and understanding to explain and interpret observations and measurements and make conclusions. Explain what matter is and how it can be classified. Describe how the particles in a solid are arranged and explain their properties. Describe how the particles in a liquid are arranged and explain their properties.
Homework:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Describe how the particles in a gas are arranged and explain their properties. Explain the term ‘diffusion’. Explain how an empty can collapses. Explain what happens to the particles in solids, liquids and gases when they change from one state to another.
Homework:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Explain what a mixture is and how the particles are arranged within them. Explain how we can separate different-sized pieces of solid. Describe how we can separate solids from liquids.
Homework:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Describe how we can separate different inks and dyes by chromatography. Explain some wider uses of chromatography. Describe how we can separate a solid that has been dissolved in a liquid. Describe how we can separate a mixture of different liquids by distillation.
Homework:
Air pressure, ammeter, battery, boiling, cell, chromatography, circuit breaker, circuit diagram, classification, component, condense, conductor, Density, Diffusion, distillation, dye, electric current, electron, Evaporation, filter, filtrate, freeze, fuse, Gas, insulator, Liquid, mains electricity, Melting, mixture, Model, Particle, Pressure, pure, Random, separating, Solid, solute, solution, solvent, variable resistor, Vibrate, voltage, voltmeter.
Create an animation to model the particle arrangements in solids, liquids and gases.
Write a short story about the day in the life of a particle in an ice lolly on a hot day.
Identify everyday substances in the kitchen or elsewhere at home that are not mixtures.
Whiskey galore! – Research how spirits such as whisky are made.
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Describe how forensics uses many of the techniques we have covered to identify substances. Identify which metal is present in a substance by the colour of a flame. Identify which other substances are present by carrying out chemical reactions. Write a full conclusion and evaluation from a practical investigation.
Homework:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Use a range of different revision activities in preparation for an end of topic test. Review their own work and that of others. Complete end of topic test.
Homework:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Identify whether a material is a conductor or an insulator. Explain how e use both conductors and insulators to make electrical circuits. Describe, using a model, the flow of electric current in a circuit. Explain how we can measure electric current and how we can change the current in an electric circuit.
Homework:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Explain what the term ‘voltage’ means. What happens to the voltage in a circuit when we increase the number of cells. Explain how the voltage in a circuit affects the current. State the dangers of electricity and describe how we can use electricity safely. Explain why we fit a fuse to all of our electrical devices as well as having them in our circuits.
Homework:
Solve the crime – using information obtained through flame tests, chromatography and other practical activities students piece the information together to solve a crime.
Revision activities for test.
Write a short story describing the journey of an electron through an electric circuit.
Produce an electrical safety booklet containing a list of what we should and shouldn’t do with mains electricity.
Year: 7 Set: A1,A3 & B2
WALT – Objectives Understand all about tiny particles called atoms and how these atoms make up everything that we know of. Understand that all matter exists in one of three states of matter. Understand electricity and how it travels and the effect that magnets have. WILF – Outcomes Is for you to be able to explain what the three states of matter are and how they change from one to another. Create electric circuits and explain why we use different types of circuits for different things. How we can make magnets and their uses.
Keywords/Terms:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Use their scientific knowledge and understanding to explain and interpret observations and measurements and make conclusions. Explain what matter is and how it can be classified. Describe how the particles in a solid are arranged and explain their properties. Describe how the particles in a liquid are arranged and explain their properties.
Homework:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Describe how the particles in a gas are arranged and explain their properties. Explain the term ‘diffusion’. Explain how an empty can collapses. Explain what happens to the particles in solids, liquids and gases when they change from one state to another.
Homework:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Explain what a mixture is and how the particles are arranged within them. Explain how we can separate different-sized pieces of solid. Describe how we can separate solids from liquids.
Homework:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Describe how we can separate different inks and dyes by chromatography. Explain some wider uses of chromatography. Describe how we can separate a solid that has been dissolved in a liquid. Describe how we can separate a mixture of different liquids by distillation.
Homework:
Air pressure, ammeter, battery, boiling, cell, chromatography, circuit breaker, circuit diagram, classification, component, condense, conductor, Density, Diffusion, distillation, dye, electric current, electron, Evaporation, filter, filtrate, freeze, fuse, Gas, insulator, Liquid, mains electricity, Melting, mixture, Model, Particle, Pressure, pure, Random, separating, Solid, solute, solution, solvent, variable resistor, Vibrate, voltage, voltmeter.
Create an animation to model the particle arrangements in solids, liquids and gases.
Write a short story about the day in the life of a particle in an ice lolly on a hot day.
Identify everyday substances in the kitchen or elsewhere at home that are not mixtures.
Whiskey galore! – Research how spirits such as whisky are made.
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Describe how forensics uses many of the techniques we have covered to identify substances. Identify which metal is present in a substance by the colour of a flame. Identify which other substances are present by carrying out chemical reactions. Write a full conclusion and evaluation from a practical investigation.
Homework:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Use a range of different revision activities in preparation for an end of topic test. Review their own work and that of others. Complete end of topic test.
Homework:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Identify whether a material is a conductor or an insulator. Explain how e use both conductors and insulators to make electrical circuits. Describe, using a model, the flow of electric current in a circuit. Explain how we can measure electric current and how we can change the current in an electric circuit.
Homework:
By the end of this week students should be able to do the following: Explain what the term ‘voltage’ means. What happens to the voltage in a circuit when we increase the number of cells. Explain how the voltage in a circuit affects the current. State the dangers of electricity and describe how we can use electricity safely. Explain why we fit a fuse to all of our electrical devices as well as having them in our circuits.
Homework:
Solve the crime – using information obtained through flame tests, chromatography and other practical activities students piece the information together to solve a crime.
Revision activities for test.
Write a short story describing the journey of an electron through an electric circuit.
Produce an electrical safety booklet containing a list of what we should and shouldn’t do with mains electricity.
