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ILP SCHEDULE: 2016-2017

WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY / YEAR 7 / YEAR 8 / YEAR 9
5 SEPT 16 / Learning4Life / Learning4Life / Learning4Life
12 SEPT 16 / Learning4Life / Learning4Life / Learning4Life
19 SEPT 16 / ENGLISH / MATHS / SCIENCE
26 SEPT 16 / ENGLISH / MATHS / SCIENCE
3 OCT 16 / GEOGRAPHY / ICT / RS
10 OCT 16 / GEOGRAPHY / ICT / MFL
17 OCT 16 / PE / PE / MFL
31 OCT 16 / MATHS / SCIENCE / ENGLISH
7 NOV 16 / MATHS / SCIENCE / ENGLISH
14 NOV 16 / ART / MFL / HISTORY
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28 NOV 16 / ART / HISTORY / ART
5 DEC 16 / TECHNOLOGY / HISTORY / ART
12 DEC 16 / TECHNOLOGY / RS / ART
2 JAN 17 / SCIENCE / ENGLISH / MATHS
9 JAN 17 / SCIENCE / ENGLISH / MATHS
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30 JAN 17 / EXAMS / REVISION / EXPRESSIVE ART
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13 FEB 17 / RS / EXAMS / REVISION
27 FEB 17 / ENGLISH / EXAMS / REVISION
6 MAR 17 / ENGLISH / MATHS / EXAMS
13 MAR 17 / HISTORY / MATHS / EXAMS
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1 MAY 17 / MATHS / SCIENCE / ENGLISH
8 MAY 17 / ICT / ART / GEOGRAPHY
15 MAY 17 / ICT / ART / GEOGRAPHY
22 MAY 17 / PE / ART / RS
5 JUN 17 / SCIENCE / ENGLISH / MATHS
12 JUN 17 / SCIENCE / ENGLISH / MATHS
19 JUN 17 / RS / EXPRESSIVE ART / PE
26 JUN 17 / MFL / EXPRESSIVE ART / TECHNOLOGY
3 JUL 17 / MFL / RS / TECHNOLOGY
10 JUL 17
17 JUL 17

Science Department

Year 8 – Autumn Term 2

Independent Learning Project

Digestion

Name: ______

Class: ______

Task / Topic / Possible marks / My marks / RAG
1 / Digestive system model / 5
2 / Write a story / 5
3 / Research – Ideal diet for athletes / 5
4 / Why do we digest our food? / 5
5 / Presentation / 5
Total / 15 (choice of 3 tasks)

You must choose 2 activities from tasks 1-4, then everyone needs to do task 5.

You should spend at least 8 hours on this project.

Task One

Build a model of the digestive system.

It needs to have (included or separately) a description of each part of the digestive system (including its function).

Mark out of 5 / Success Criteria
1 / Include a few organs from the digestive system.
2 / Include all digestive organs in the correct order.
3 / Simply describe the job of each organ.
4 / Describe how large molecules are broken down into smaller ones.
5 / Explain how food is digested, absorbed and transported to the cells using the big idea of particles.

Task Two

Write the story of a piece of pizza travelling through the digestive system.

Include information about any enzymes, chemicals or organs involved.

Mark out of 5 / Success Criteria
1 / State a few organs from the digestive system.
2 / Your story describes the journey of the food through all digestive organs
3 / Simply describe the job of each organ
4 / Describe how enzymes break large molecules down into smaller ones.
5 / Explain how food is digested, absorbed and transported to the cells using the big idea of particles.

Task Three

Research

Write an ideal diet for an athlete. You should explain why each food has been included.

Mark out of 5 / Success Criteria
1 / State the different food groups.
2 / State why it is important to eat a balanced diet.
3 / Describe the uses of each of the food groups in the body.
4 / Describe what foods should be included in an athlete’s diet.
5 / Explain why these foods should be included in the diet (how does it help the athlete).

Task Four

Why do we Digest Our Food?

a)Sort these foods into the following food groups: Bread, Meat, Eggs, Butter, Pasta, Rice, Milk, Cheese, Fish, Potatoes, Beans, Cereal, Oil, Cream.

Carbohydrates / Fats / Proteins

b)Name each of the labelled

organs.

c)Match the Following Organs with their job in the digestive system.

Mark out of 5 / Success Criteria
1 / I can name some of the organs of the digestive system.
2 / I can name all of the organs of the digestive system.
3 / I can sort foods into their food groups.
4 / I can describe the jobs of the main digestive organs.
5 / I can explain the role of enzymes in digestion.

Task Five

You need to make a presentation to show the rest of your class what you have been working on.

It can be on PowerPoint, but doesn’t have to be.

If you have made a model and written a story, you can show those.

Whether you use PowerPoint or not, you need to practice your presentation, so you know exactly what you are going to say.

It should last between 2 and 3 minutes.

Mark out of 5 / Success Criteria
0 / No presentation.
1 / A very short presentation with a short description of the tasks.
2 / A short presentation with a description of the tasks and 1 fact.
3 / A short presentation with a description of each task carried out and 2 facts.
4 / A presentation that lasts 2 minutes with a description of each task carried out and a few facts that have been learnt.
5 / A presentation that lasts between 2 and 3 minutes with a detailed description and facts learnt from each task carried out.