Year 7 End of Year Exam Revision Checklist

Cells

  • The microscope
  • Parts of plant and animal cells and their functions
  • Specialised cells
  • Tissues, organs and organ systems
  • Unicellular organisms, e.g. amoeba and bacteria

Solids, Liquids and Gases

  • Physical properties of solids, liquids and gases
  • Arrangement and movement of particles in solids, liquids and gases
  • Effect of temperature on particles in solids, liquids and gases
  • Changes of state
  • Diffusion in liquids and gases
  • The difference between physical changes and chemical reactions
  • Conservation of mass in physical changes
  • Movement of heat by conduction, convection and radiation

Forces

  • Effect of forces on objects
  • Balanced and unbalanced forces
  • The effect of forces on springs
  • Drawing force diagrams
  • Friction and air resistance

Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table

  • The structure of atoms
  • Elements
  • Compounds
  • Chemical symbols and formulae
  • The structure of the periodic table
  • Properties of metals and non-metals
  • Physical patterns in the periodic table
  • Chemical patterns in the periodic table

Energy

  • The ten different forms of energy
  • Energy transfers
  • Energy efficiency
  • Measuring the energy content of foods
  • Measuring the energy use of appliances
  • Electricity and fuel bills

Satellites and Space

  • Describing the Earth, e.g. hemispheres and poles
  • Day and night
  • Years
  • Seasons
  • The Sun and stars
  • The Solar System
  • The Milky Way and the Universe
  • Light years
  • Gravity on Earth and in space
  • Uses of satellites

Ecological Relationships

  • Photosynthesis
  • Adaptations of leaves and roots
  • Plants as producers
  • Food chains
  • Food webs and interdependence
  • Pyramids of number and biomass
  • Bioaccumulation
  • Adaptations of organisms
  • Pollination and the reliance of insects

Acids and Alkalis

  • Properties of acids and alkalis
  • The pH scale
  • Litmus and Universal Indicator
  • Neutralisation reactions
  • Reactions of acids and alkalis
  • Reactions of acids and metals
  • Conservation of mass in chemical reactions

Reproduction

  • Adaptations and function of sex cells (sperm and eggs)
  • Structure of male and female reproductive systems
  • Fertilisation
  • Pregnancy and birth
  • Puberty
  • The menstrual cycle
  • Structure of flowers
  • Pollination and fertilisation
  • Seed and fruit formation and dispersal

Electricity and Magnetism

  • Building electrical circuits
  • Current
  • Voltage
  • Series and parallel circuits
  • Resistance
  • Conductors and insulators
  • Magnetic poles
  • Magnetic fields
  • The Earth’s magnetic field
  • Electromagnets, generators and motors
  • Static Electricity

Separating Techniques

  • Pure and impure substances
  • Dissolving
  • Filtering
  • Evaporating
  • Distillation
  • Chromatography