KS3 RevisionTarget Sheets for Class 8 2016
Contents
8E Elements and Compounds
8A Nutrition and Digestion
8L Sound
8J Magnets
9E Metals and corrosion
8B Respiration
8K Light
8D Ecological relationships
7G Particle theory
7B Reproduction
8E Elements and Compounds
Topic / Targets / Before the unit / I have learned this / I have revised this8Ea / 1 / Know that there is a huge variety of materials.
2 / Know how many different elements there are.
3 / Know that all materials are made of elements combined together.
4 / Know some of the properties of elements.
8Eb / 1 / Know the names of some chemical elements.
2 / Know what the smallest part of an element is called.
3 / Know how elements are different from non-elements in terms of particles.
4 / Know how to write chemical symbols for elements correctly.
8Ec / 1 / Know how to sort things into metals and non-metals.
2 / Know examples of some properties of materials.
3 / Know which properties apply to metals, and which to non-metals.
4 / Know where to find metals and non-metals in the Periodic Table.
8Ed / 1 / Know how to explain the difference between an element and a compound.
2 / Know that new materials are formed when atoms join together in different ways.
3 / Know how to work out the numbers of different atoms in a compound from its formula.
4 / Know how to explain the difference between an atom and a molecule.
8Ee / 1 / Know how to work out the name of a compound from the names of the elements it contains.
2 / Know whether some common substances are elements, compounds, or mixtures.
3 / Know how to write word equations for reactions where elements join together to make compounds.
4 / Know how many elements are in a compound from its chemical name.
8A Nutrition and Digestion
Topic / Targets / Before the unit / I have learned this / I have revised this8Aa / 1 / Know what nutrients and other substances are found in food.
2 / Know how to test for some food substances.
3 / Know why water is important.
4 / Know why fibre is important.
8Ab / 1 / Know what a balanced diet is.
2 / Know why some people need more food than others.
3 / Know which foods contain what substances.
4 / Know what the food substances are needed for.
8Ac / 1 / Know the where the organs in the digestive system are.
2 / Know the functions of the organs in the digestive system.
3 / Know why food needs to be digested.
4 / Know what breaks down food.
8Ad / 1 / Know where digested food is taken into the body.
2 / Know how to use a model to illustrate digestion.
3 / Know that enzymes are affected by temperature.
4 / Know that enzymes are affected by pH.
8Ae / 1 / Know how digested food is taken into the body.
2 / Know how digested food is carried around the body.
3 / Know how digested food is used.
4 / Know the names and jobs of the blood vessels in the circulatory system.
8L Sound
Topic / Targets / Before the unit / I have learned this / I have revised this8La / 1 / Know what causes sound.
2 / Know that sounds can be loud or soft.
3 / Know that sounds can be high or low.
4 / Know how sound travels.
8Lb / 1 / Know what pitch is.
2 / Know what frequency means.
3 / Know the relationship between amplitude and loudness.
4 / Know how to describe sound waves.
8Lc / 1 / Know the differences between light and sound.
2 / Know what sound can and cannot travel through.
3 / Know which things sound travels through the quickest.
4 / Know how the particle model explains how sound travels.
8Ld / 1 / Know about the energy change that happens in the ear.
2 / Know what the different parts of the ear do.
3 / Know how the brain allows us to hear.
4 / Know some causes of deafness.
8Le / 1 / Know how the loudness of a sound can be measured.
2 / Know the unit for measuring the loudness of a sound.
3 / Know how sound can damage the ears.
4 / Know some ways of soundproofing.
8J Magnets
Topic / Targets / I know / I need to revise8Ja / 1 / Know which materials are magnetic.
2 / know some properties of magnetic materials.
3 / Know which materials will block magnetism.
4 / Know the rules for magnets attracting and repelling.
8Jb / 1 / Know the names of the two ends of a magnet.
2 / Know which way a compass needle points.
3 / Know what magnetic compasses are used for.
4 / Know how to make a magnetic compass.
8Jc / 1 / Know what a magnetic field is.
2 / Know the shape of a magnetic field around a bar magnet.
3 / Know the direction of a magnetic field.
4 / Know about the Earth’s magnetic field.
8Jd / 1 / Know what an electromagnet is.
2 / Know how to make an electromagnet stronger.
3 / Know how an electric bell works.
4 / Know why relays are used in car starter motor circuits.
8Je / 1 / Know what causes a magnetic field around a wire.
2 / Know the shape of the magnetic field around an electromagnet.
3 / Know why a core can make an electromagnet stronger.
4 / Know the shape of the magnetic field around a straight wire.
9E Metals and corrosion
Topic / Targets / Before the unit / I have learned this / I have revised this9Ea / 1 / Know how good metals and non-metals are at conducting heat and electricity.
2 / Know which metals are magnetic.
3 / Know some of the other properties of metals and non-metals.
4 / Know that different metals have different uses because of their properties.
9Eb / 1 / Know what happens when metals and acids react.
2 / Know how to test for hydrogen safely.
3 / Know how to write a general word equation for the reaction between a metal and an acid.
4 / Know how to predict the name of the product formed when a metal and an acid react.
9Ec / 1 / Know what happens when rocks and acids react.
2 / Know how to test for carbon dioxide.
3 / Know how to write a word equation for the reaction between an acid and a metal carbonate.
4 / Know how to tell if a chemical reaction has taken place.
9Ed / 1 / Know what neutralisation is.
2 / Know the general word equation for the reaction between an acid and a base.
3 / Know how to write a word equation for the reaction between an acid and a metal oxide.
4 / Know that there are many different salts and know some of their uses.
8B Respiration
Topic / Targets / Before the unit / I have learned this / I have revised this8Ba / 1 / Know what digested food is needed for.
2 / Know how energy is released in the body.
3 / Know what substance is used as the main energy resource in the body.
4 / Know the similarities and differences between burning and respiration.
8Bb / 1 / Know how oxygen gets into the blood and how it is transported around the body.
2 / Know what system the heart and blood vessels belong to.
3 / Know why the heart has two halves.
4 / Know what the different blood vessels in the body are.
8Bc / 1 / Know how exercise affects the pulse rate and breathing rate.
2 / Know how the body gets rid of carbon dioxide.
3 / Know what happens in aerobic respiration.
4 / Know how oxygen and digested food get from the blood to the cells that need them.
8Bd / 1 / Know what happens when you breathe.
2 / Know how the lungs are adapted to their job.
3 / Know how gases get into and out of the blood.
4 / Know how the lungs are kept clean.
8Be / 1 / Know the differences between inhaled and exhaled air.
2 / Know how to detect water vapour.
3 / Know what limewater is used to test for.
4 / Know how to detect the differences between inhaled and exhaled air.
8K Light
Topic / Targets / Before the unit / I have learned this / I have revised this8Ka / 1 / Know how light travels.
2 / Know that light travels from a source.
3 / Know how shadows are formed.
4 / Know that light travels at a very high speed.
8Kb / 1 / Know what light can travel through.
2 / Know how we see things.
3 / Know what happens when light hits an object.
4 / Know which things absorb the most light.
8Kc / 1 / Know what happens when light bounces off different things.
2 / Know what a plane mirror is.
3 / Know the relationship between the incident ray and the reflected ray.
4 / Know the relationship between the object and the image in a plane mirror.
8Kd / 1 / Know the meaning of refraction.
2 / Know why refraction happens.
3 / Know what happens to light when it goes through a glass block.
4 / Know where refraction occurs.
8Ke / 1 / Know about white light and the spectrum.
2 / Know what the primary colours of light are.
3 / Know how filters can be used to make coloured light.
4 / Know why some objects appear coloured.
8D Ecological relationships
Topic / Targets / Before the unit / I have learned this / I have revised this8Da / 1 / Know the names of the five groups of vertebrates.
2 / Know the main features of the main invertebrate groups.
3 / Know about the four plant groups.
4 / Know that plants are made of cells. Some of these cells carry out certain jobs like transporting water.
8Db / 1 / Know what physical environmental factors are.
2 / Know some sampling methods.
3 / Know how to estimate population sizes.
4 / Know how people study habitats.
8Dc / 1 / Know about the equipment that is used for sampling.
2 / Know how to use keys to identify organisms.
3 / Know some adaptations of plants for obtaining nutrition.
4 / Know about communities and microhabitats.
8Dd / 1 / Know about distribution.
2 / Know that organisms compete.
3 / Know how changes in populations occur.
4 / Know what organisms need to survive.
8De / 1 / Know what a producer is.
2 / Know the words to describe different animals in a food chain.
3 / Know that food chains and webs show what eats what.
4 / Know how to show the numbers of organisms in a food chain.
7G Particle theory (& simple chemical reactions)
Topic / Targets / I know / I need to revise7Ga / 1 / Know that solids, liquids and gases have different properties.
2 / Know the properties of solids.
3 / Know the properties of liquids.
4 / Know the properties of gases.
7Gb / 1 / Know how scientists develop theories.
2 / Know what a theory is.
3 / Know how scientists test theories.
4 / Know some of the things that a theory about solids, liquids and gases would have to explain.
7Gc / 1 / Know that solids, liquids and gases are made up of particles.
2 / Know how the particles are arranged in a solid.
3 / Know how the particles are arranged in a liquid.
4 / Know how the particles are arranged in a gas.
7Gd / 1 / Know how smells and colours can move from one place to another.
2 / Know the word that describes this effect.
3 / Know how quickly things spread out in gases and liquids.
4 / Know how to explain this effect in terms of particle theory.
7Ge / 1 / Know what causes gas pressure.
2 / Know how the pressure of a gas can be changed.
3 / Be able to explain a change in gas pressure in terms of particles.
4 / Be able to explain some effects of air pressure.
7Ga / 1 / Know that solids, liquids and gases have different properties.
2 / Know the properties of solids.
3 / Know the properties of liquids.
4 / Know the properties of gases.
7Gb / 1 / Know how scientists develop theories.
2 / Know what a theory is.
3 / Know how scientists test theories.
4 / Know some of the things that a theory about solids, liquids and gases would have to explain.
7Gc / 1 / Know that solids, liquids and gases are made up of particles.
2 / Know how the particles are arranged in a solid.
3 / Know how the particles are arranged in a liquid.
4 / Know how the particles are arranged in a gas.
7Gd / 1 / Know how smells and colours can move from one place to another.
2 / Know the word that describes this effect.
3 / Know how quickly things spread out in gases and liquids.
4 / Know how to explain this effect in terms of particle theory.
7Ge / 1 / Know what causes gas pressure.
2 / Know how the pressure of a gas can be changed.
3 / Be able to explain a change in gas pressure in terms of particles.
4 / Be able to explain some effects of air pressure.
7B Reproduction
Topic / Targets / I know / I need to revise7Ba / 1 / Know what fertilisation is.
2 / Know why some animals produce large numbers of egg cells.
3 / Know where the offspring of mammals develop inside their mothers.
4 / Know why internal development of the offspring is better than external development.
7Bb / 1 / Know the names of the human reproductive organs and where they are.
2 / Know how sperm cells are adapted to their functions.
3 / Know how egg cells are adapted to their functions.
4 / Know about the menopause.
7Bc / 1 / Know where fertilisation happens.
2 / Know how a fertilised egg cell develops into an embryo.
3 / Know about implantation.
4 / Know why offspring have features from both parents.
7Bd / 1 / Know about the menstrual cycle.
2 / Know how the developing baby is protected.
3 / Know how the developing baby is supplied with food and oxygen and how waste is taken away.
4 / Know some of the things a pregnant woman should avoid doing and about premature babies.
7Be / 1 / Know how long pregnancy lasts and how birth occurs.
2 / Know how a new baby is fed and cared for.
3 / Know what happens during puberty.
4 / Know about growth and ‘growth spurts’.
7Ba / 1 / Know what fertilisation is.
2 / Know why some animals produce large numbers of egg cells.
3 / Know where the offspring of mammals develop inside their mothers.
4 / Know why internal development of the offspring is better than external development.
7Bb / 1 / Know the names of the human reproductive organs and where they are.
2 / Know how sperm cells are adapted to their functions.
3 / Know how egg cells are adapted to their functions.
4 / Know about the menopause.
7Bc / 1 / Know where fertilisation happens.
2 / Know how a fertilised egg cell develops into an embryo.
3 / Know about implantation.
4 / Know why offspring have features from both parents.
7Bd / 1 / Know about the menstrual cycle.
2 / Know how the developing baby is protected.
3 / Know how the developing baby is supplied with food and oxygen and how waste is taken away.
4 / Know some of the things a pregnant woman should avoid doing and about premature babies.
7Be / 1 / Know how long pregnancy lasts and how birth occurs.
2 / Know how a new baby is fed and cared for.
3 / Know what happens during puberty.
4 / Know about growth and ‘growth spurts’.
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