5.1.2: Solutions
Year 7 & 8 TOC pURE & MIXTURE Solutions LO: Identifying the solvent and solute in solutions You will hear this type of mixture a lot throughout your scientific carrier. A solution is a type of mixture which doesn’t separate by itself. The molecules are so tiny and spread so evenly through out, that the […]
5.1.1: Mixtures
Year 7 & 8 TOC Mixtures & Solutions Pure substances & Mixtures LO: Recognising the differences between pure substances and mixtures and identifying examples of each. Everything is made up of something. A piece of paper looks smooth, but if you look closer at it with a microscope, you’ll see it’s made up of thousands […]
Questions: 2.1 Cells to systems
Year 7 & 8 TOC Cells to systems Questions Recall Questions Questions/ Activities 1. Explain why cells in multicellular organisms aren’t the same? 2. Explain the cells involved in a plant creating sugar and storing it in their roots. 3. Draw a bacterial cell and a typical animal cell. Label the 2 diagrams and highlight […]
Tissues & organs
Year 7 & 8 TOC Cells to systems Tissues & organs LO: Examining the specialised cells and tissues involved in structure and function of particular organs You’re a multicellular organism, but you’ve probably noticed you aren’t just two or three big cells, and the millions of cells you are made of, are hard to see. […]
Questions: 1.3 Specialised cells
Year 7 & 8 TOC Specialised cells Questions Recall Questions Questions/ Activities 1. Explain why cells in multicellular organisms aren’t the same? 2. Explain the cells involved in a plant creating sugar and storing it in their roots. 3. Draw a bacterial cell and a typical animal cell. Label the 2 diagrams and highlight the […]
Specialised Animal & Plant Cell
Year 7 & 8 TOC Specialised cells Animal & Plant specialised cells Identifying structures within cells and describing their function Multicellular organisms are things like humans, fish, plants etc. They are made of millions of cells! All the cells work together and perform a specific function to keep the organism alive. Specialised animal cells Animals […]
The black plague
WOW SCIENCE The black plague The black plague, also referred to as the black death, ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351. During that time millions of people died! Common questions What caused the black death? The black plague was though to be as a result of the bacterium, Yersinia pestis. The disease used rodents and […]
Cell Division
Year 7 & 8 TOC Specialised cells Cell Division Recognising that cells reproduce via cell division & describing mitosis as cell division for growth and repair Something that all organisms have in common, is their need to replicate or reproduce. Living organisms are constantly making new cells. They replicate to grow, reproduce or replace old […]
Unicellular & Multicellular Organisms
Year 7 & 8 TOC Specialised cells Unicellular & Multicellular Identifying structures within cells and describing their function There are over 8.7 million organisms on earth! Many of them are made up of only 1 cell, these organisms are called unicellular. Unicellular organisms are too small to be seen with the naked eye, but multicellular organisms, […]
Questions: 1.2 Building Blocks
Year 7 & 8 TOC Building blocks Questions Cells are the basic building block of life Recall Questions Questions/ Activities The cards below are a combination of diagrams and microscopic pictures of various organelles. Try and match the organelle to its correct pair. 1. Which organelles would be in high quantities if the cell required: […]
