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| One |
7A:
Cells |
Sc1.2f
Sc2.1a |
How
to use a microscope and prepare an onion epidermis
slide. |
Use
of hand lenses and basic microscopes. Plants and
animals, including internal body organs and plant
structures. |
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| Two |
7C:
Environments and feeding relationships |
Sc1.2g |
Using
a data logger to monitor environmental conditions. |
Some
use of data loggers. How organisms are suited
to their environment. |
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| Three |
Sc1.1a,c,d
Sc1.2h,k,o |
Wood
lice in choice chambers. |
Asking
questions and designing a fair test. How organisms
are suited to their environment. |
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| Four |
Sc2.5b,e |
Organisms
and food chains in leaf litter. |
How
organisms are suited to their environment. Food
chains as a feeding relationship. |
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| Five |
7E:
Acids and alkalis |
Sc3.3d |
Finding
the pH using universal indicator solution. |
Little
or no previous coverage of pH. |
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| Six |
Sc1.2g
Sc3.3e |
Using
a data logger to monitor changes in pH when and
acid is added to an alkali. |
Some
use of dataoggers. Identification of patterns and
trends. |
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| Seven |
Sc3.3e |
Investigating
the neutralisation of acids with antacid tablets. |
Use
of tables and line graphs to represent data. Mixing
materials can lead to a change. |
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| Eight |
7F:
Simple chemical reactions |
Sc3.3a |
Reactions
of metals with acids. |
Describing
how materials change when mixed or heated and how
irreversible changes produce new materials. |
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| Nine |
7H:
Solutions |
Sc1.2a
Sc3.1h |
Purifying
salt from rock salt. |
Use
of dissolving, filtering and evaporation to separate
mixtures. |
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| Ten |
Sc3.1h |
Simple
distillation. |
Knowledge
of evaporation as a separation technique. |
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| Eleven |
Sc3.1h |
Paper
chromatography of ink. |
Separation
of colours in food colourings such as sugar-coated
sweets. |
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| Twelve |
7I:
Energy resources |
Sc1.2f |
Using
the Bunsen burner. |
Possible
use of methylated spirit burners or candle-burners. |
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| Thirteen |
Sc4.1c
Sc4.5a,e |
Demonstrating
solar energy: solar cells and absorption of heat
energy by different surfaces. |
Little
or no previous coverage of energy. |
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| Fourteen |
Sc4.5a |
Finding
the energy content of foods. |
Little
or no previous coverage of energy. |
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| Fifteen |
7J:
Electrical circuits |
Sc4.1a |
Current
in series and parallel circuits. |
Construction
of series circuits from circuit diagrams. |
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| Sixteen |
7K:
Forces and their effects |
Sc1.2f,g,j,k
Sc4.2b |
Extension
of springs and elastic bands. |
Push
and pull in springs. Testing elastic band catapults.
Some may have extended bands with masses. Measurement
of forces and weight. |
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