KS3yr7Physics


 * Year 7 Physics:**

YEAR 7 - SUMMARY OF THE COURSE (Jan 2015) (This document is “work in progress” and it is constantly updated)
 * __ Unit no. __ ||  __ Unit title __  ||  __ Duration (approximate) __  ||
 * 1 || Describing movement ||  2 week  ||
 * 2 || Forces ||  2 week  ||
 * 3 || Levers ||  1 week  ||
 * 4 || Density ||  1 weeks  ||
 * 5 || Pressure || 2 weeks ||
 * 6 || Magnets ||  2 weeks  ||
 * 7 || Static electricity || 2 weeks ||

===Time: This is a suggested period of duration for each part of the unit. It is not intended to be rigid and more time is spent on a particular area if the needs of the pupils necessitate it. ===

Risk In any practical work risk assessment is crucial, the key is as follows: In year 7 students are taught in one mixed ability group.
 * ===B: Minor risk from hot objects (burns) === ||
 * ===E: minor risk from electrical equipment === ||
 * ===N: no significant risk === ||
 * ===S: specific risk assessment === ||
 * ===H: minor risk from heavy objects === ||

Homework
Students are given the chapter from the book. They are asked to read it, make notes on it and answer questions. They are also occasionally asked to complete class-work and write up experiments they did in class.

Year 7 students go to Paradise Wildlife Park in October, the Science Museum in January and to Clay Lane environmental studies centre in June.
 * Outings: **

Year 7 have an end of year examination consisting of three individual papers, one each of Biology Chemistry and Physics. This takes place at the end of year usually during exams / outings week. **(inc. homework)** || **Assessment** ||  **Different-** **iation** ||  **Resources**  ||  **Risk**  || Issue books. Safety rules around the lab Outline topics / chapters in book / Homework / handing in / what if missed hw / rewards ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Assessment: **
 * Textbook: Smart Science KS3 book. ISBN: 978-1-84276-282-0 **
 * Lesson allocation: 2 **** ´ **** 80 minutes per week (rotation between Biology / Chemistry / Physics) for ONE term ( between 18 and 20 lessons in total). **
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Homework allocation: 2 x 30 minutes per week **
 * =Week= || **Learning Objectives**  ||  **Learning Activities/Strategies**
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Learn names
 * || **Unit 1: Describing movement**
 * Learn:**
 * a) How to measure time and distance**
 * b) How to calculate speed**
 * c) How to draw graphs to represent movement**
 * d) The meaning of accelerating** || Answer:

1. How can we record movement?

2.What is speed?

3. How is speed measured?

4. How do we measure distance and time?

5. How do we measure speed in the lab?

6. How do we draw distance-time graphs?

7. What do distance-time graphs tell us?

8. Who is moving faster?

9. What does “accelerating” mean? || [] ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || **Unit 2: Forces**


 * Learn:**


 * a) What forces are and their effects**


 * b) How to represent forces**


 * c) How to measure forces**


 * d) About important forces including friction, drag, weight and upthrust**


 * e) About springs and Hooke’s Law** || Answer:

1.Why are forces important?

2.Where do forces come from?

3. How can we measure forces?

4. What are contact forces?

5. What are the effects of friction?

6. What causes friction?

7. Is friction always a problem?

8. What causes weight?

9.What is the difference between mass and weight?

10.Can liquids and gases exert forces?

11.How do forces change the way things move?

12. What happens when forces stretch a spring?

13.What is Hooke’s Law? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Unit 3: Levers **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Learn: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">a) The different classes of levers **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">b) How levers change forces **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">c) How to calculate the moment of a force **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">d) How to use the principle of moments ** || Answer:

1. Why are levers useful?

2. What is a lever?

3. Where can we see levers at work?

4. How do levers change forces?

5. How can we calculate the turning effect of a force?

6. How can we balance a see-saw?

7. How can we use the principle of moments to calculate an unknown force?

8. How can we use the principle of moments to calculate an unknown distance?

9. Why are levers called machines?

10. What is mechanical engineering? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Unit 4: Density **

Learn:


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">a) The meaning of density **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">b) How density is measured **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">c) What density tells us about floating and sinking **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">d) How scientists use standard units when they make measurements ** || Answer:

1. What is density?

2. What does density mean?

3. How is density defined?

4. How is density measured?

5. How is mass measured?

6. How is volume measured?

7. Why do some things float?

8. Why are some materials dense than others?

9. What are scientific units?

10 . What prefixes are used with SI units? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Unit 5: Pressure **

Learn:

a) **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The meaning of pressure **

b) **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How to calculate pressure **

c) **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How fluids create pressure **

d) **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How boats float because of upthrust **

e) **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How pressure is used in hydraulic machines ** || Answer:

1. Why is "pressure" important?

2. What does "pressure" mean?

3. Who needs high or low pressure?

4. How is pressure defined?

5. How do liquids exert pressure?

6. How do gases exert pressure?

7. How does pressure in a fluid create upthrust?

8. How do hydraulic machines increase the size of the force? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Unit 6: Magnets **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Learn: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">a) About magnetic and non-magnetic materials **

b) **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How magnets attract and repel each other **

c) **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How we represent magnetic fields **

d) **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How electromagnets work ** || Answer:

1. Which materials are magnetic?

2. What are the forces between two magnets?

3. What are the poles of a magnet?

4. What is a magnetic field?

5. What is the field surrounding two magnets?

6. How are magnets and magnetic materials used?

7. What is an electromagnet?

8. How can an electromagnet be made stronger?

9. How are electromagnets used? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Unit 7: Static electricity: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Learn: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">a) ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How objects can be charged with static electricity **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">b) ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How electric charges affect each other **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">c) ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">How we can explain the effects of static electricity ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Answer:

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">1. What happens when electric charge stops moving?

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2. What effect does a charged rod have on small pieces of paper?

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3. What effect does a charged rod have on a thin stream of flowing water?

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">4. How do similar charges behave when placed close together?

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">5. How do opposite charges behave when placed close together? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||


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