University Technical College Bolton
Y12 - How can you support your
child with Independent Learning
Challenges in Term 3?
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Homework V Independent Learning
• Homework is only effective when a
student is provided with a meaningful
opportunity to review and consolidate
learning independently from their
taught lessons.
• Hence, here at UTC Bolton, we refer to
homework as independent learning.
• Independent learning tasks are only set
when sufficient learning has taken
place to review and consolidate
knowledge, understanding and skills.
Introducing our Independent
Learning Calendar
• Every parent has usually
asked the question, ‘Have
you got any homework?’.
• The familiar response, ‘No!’,
often ends the dialogue.
• Our Independent Learning
Calendar lets you see what
topics are currently being
taught across the curriculum
and what independent
learning challenges have
been set.
Independent Learning Calendar
Term 3 January – February 2016
Subject Area: Y12 Geography
Week
Topic Outline
Independent Learning
Additional
Activities
Other Useful
Resources
1
The Impact of Migration on Population
Structures. Links between Populations
and Resources.
What are the available strategies to
make resource management more
sustainable?
http://www.scool.co.uk/alevel/geography
2
The Social, Economic and Political
Implications of Population Change.
Prioritise – what do YOU think are the
biggest challenges at the moment?
3
Managing Population Change in an MEDC Research facts and figures to link into
case study
http://www.coo
lgeography.co.u
k/Alevel/AQA/Year
%2012/AS_Revis
ion.htm
http://www.coolgeog
raphy.co.uk/Alevel/AQA/Year%201
2/Population/Populat
ion%20main.htm
4
Assessment preparation and completion
Revision and completion of assessment
5
Managing Population Change in an LEDC
and comparisons
Research facts and figures to link into
case study
6
How can Population change begin to
affect the character of a place (both
urban and rural)
Does your local area show signs of
change linked to population change?
Develop fieldwork
opportunity to walk
into local area to
look at how
population changes
an area
Independent Learning Calendar
Term 3 January – February 2016
English Literature
W
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k
Topic Outline
Independent
Learning
Further Reading
Other Useful
Resources
16
Play Reading
A Streetcar Named
Desire
Read the play
York Notes
http://www.th
eguardian.com
/books/2008/j
un/10/tenness
eewilliams
16
A Streetcar Named
Desire
Research the
context between
1911-1983
(women in the
early 20th Century)
http://tennesseewil The World of
liamsbiography.com Tennessee
/
Williams- W.R
Leavitt
Febr
uary
Half
Term
Independent Learning Calendar
Term 3 January – February 2016
Subject Area: Chemistry
Week
Topic Outline
Independent Learning
Further Reading
Other Useful Resources
1
Periodicity
Periodic table trends
poster homework
Oxford OCR Text book p
90-94, 99-104
http://www.ptable.com/
2
Ionisation Energy
https://www.sophia.org/
concepts/ionizationenergy
Oxford OCR Text book p
94-99
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=DvQ52dGX2
gM
3
Gruoup 2 and Halogens
Compare and contrast
chemistry of Group 2 and
the Halogens.
Oxford OCR Text book p
106-114
Revise GCSE chemistry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/e
ducation/guides/z3vwxn
b/test
4
Qualitative analysis
Make a flow diagram for
testing different anions
Oxford OCR Text book p
115-118
https://chemrevise.files.
wordpress.com/2015/10
/3-1-4-qualitativeanalysis.pdf
5
Enthalpy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bi
tesize/quiz/q65863831
Oxford OCR Text book p
122-132
https://chemrevise.files.
wordpress.com/2015/10
/3-2-1-enthalpychanges.pdf
6
Bond enthalpy
Create a step by step
guide for working out
enthalpy change of any
reaction
Oxford OCR Text book p
133-135
https://chemrevise.files.
wordpress.com/2015/10
/3-2-1-enthalpychanges.pdf
February
Half Term
Revision of module 3
Creative a revision video
http://chemrevise.org/oc
r-revision-guides/
Independent Learning Calendar
Term 3 January – February 2016
Subject Area Psychology Unit 2 – Cognitive Psychology
Week Topic Outline
Independent Learning
1
Multi store model, episodic and semantic memory
•
•
2
Working memory model and reconstructive memory
model
•
•
Further
Reading
Other
Useful
Resources
What was Hebb and Penfield’s contribution to the tracedecay theory.
How can theories of memory be used to explain
dementia?
Edexcel for A Level
Studysock.guru
http://www.simplypsychology.org/
memory.html
Describe two theories of memory
Evaluate why people forget
Edexcel for A Level
Studysock.guru
http://www.simplypsychology.org/
working%20memory.html
http://www.simplypsychology.org/
eyewitness-testimony.html
3
Classic and Contemporary study
•
•
4
Case studies of brain damaged patients and analysis of
data
•
Evaluate Baddeley (1966b) study with regards to how it
helps us to know about how memory works.
Evaluate Sebastian and Hernandez-Gil’s (2012) study
with regards to how it gives evidence for the working
memory model.
Edexcel for A Level
Studysock.guru
www.studysock.guru
Explain, using HM as an example, how case studies of
people with brain processes information and, in
particular, how memory works in the brain
Edexcel for A Level
Studysock.guru
www.psychologytoday.com/blog/tr
ouble-in-mind/201201/hm-theman-no-memory
http://www.simplypsychology.org/
working%20memory.html
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles
/PMC2649674/.
5
Experimental method issues
•
Explain the value of quantitative data in the study of
patients with brain damage and the value of qualitative
data too.
Edexcel for A Level
Studysock.guru
www.studysock.guru
6
Statistics and analysis
•
Discuss the use of inferential statistical tests in
psychology
Explain what features in a study need to be known in
order for an appropriate statistical test to be chosen
Edexcel for A Level
Studysock.guru
www.studysock.guru
•
February Half
Term
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=sWCoj0fCtnU
Independent Learning Calendar
Term 3 January – February 2015
Subject Area
A-Level Computer Science
Week
Topic Outline
Independent Learning
Further Reading
Other Useful Resources
1
Python Programming
Programming Challenges
www.codeacademy.com
Challenges sheet issued in
class
2
Binary
Answer the question: Why do
computers represent all data
in binary?
Dynamic Learning
3
Python Programming
Programming Challenges
www.codeacademy.com
4
Binary
Create a poster showing how
to convert between binary,
hexdecimal and denary
Dynamic Learning
5
Python Programming
Programming Challenges
www.codeacademy.com
6
Binary
Write an overview of the
relative merits and drawbacks
of lossy and lossless
compression
Dynamic Learning
7
Python Programming
Complete challenges over
Easter
www.codeacademy.com
Challenges sheet issued in
class
Challenges sheet issued in
class
Challenges sheet issued in
class
Independent Learning Calendar
Term 3 January – February 2015
Subject Area
A-Level Maths
Week
Topic Outline
Independent Learning
Further Reading
Other Useful Resources
1
A Biography of Blaise Pascal –his life, his
work and its application to modern life.
Pascal’s Life
Plus magazine
Nrich
My Maths
UTC resource centre and
University of Bolton library
2
Pascal Project
Pascal’s work and its
contribution to modern day
life
3
Pascal Project
Pascal’s Triangle what is it,
why developed and its
applications
4
Pascal Project
How does Pascal’s triangle
connect to Binomial
Expansion
5
Pascal Project
The Binomial coefficient –
what is it,
How does it work.
6
Pascal Project
How does the Binomial
coefficient connect to
Binomial Expansion.
7
Pascal Project
Produce a presentation
YouTube
Wolfram Mathworld
Independent Learning Calendar
Term 3 January – February 2015
Subject Area
A-Level Physics
Week
Topic Outline
Independent Learning
Further Reading
Other Useful Resources
1
Particle Physics and Waves
Complete a mind map of both
particle physics and waves, in
preparation for the mock
exam
AQA website,
http://www.aqa.org.uk/
Kerboodle
2
Wave- Particle Duality
Find 1 SEM and 1 TEM
micrographs in Medicine and
Engineering . Explain how it is
produced, with the aid of a
labelled diagram – A3 poster
http://www.iflscience.com/tec
hnology/some-spectacularsem-images-microscopicworld
Kerboodle
3
Wave vs Particle Model
A4 sheet stating the
arguments for and against the
models
http://hyperphysics.phyastr.gsu.edu/hbase/mod1.htm
l
Kerboodle
4
Physics and the Human Genome Project
Explain how electricity is used
as part of this process – A4
summary sheet
http://www.genome.gov
Kerboodle
5
Solar Panels
A4 poster, showing how solar
panels work
6
Speed Cameras
Investigate the type of speed
cameras that are available in
the market, A3 poster
http://www.speedcamerasuk.
com/
kerboodle
7
P60 comet
Investigate, using equations of
motion how the Philae robot
landed on the 67p comet
http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/
Kerboodle
Independent Learning Calendar
Term 3 January – February 2016
Biology
Week Topic Outline
Independent
Learning
Further
Reading
Other Useful
Resources
1
Prokaryotic cells
Using recycled material
make a detailed annotated
model of a prokaryotic cell.
Scool.com/biology mad.com /bbc
bitesize.com/Biology- Campbell
and Reece
Edmodo / Ldrive
Alevel/ Biology text books
2
Viruses
Make a teaching resource
that explains the life cycle
of a virus
Scool.com/biology mad.com /bbc
bitesize.com/Biology- Campbell
and Reece
Edmodo / Ldrive
Alevel/ Biology text books
3
The cell cycle
On AQA/Edexcel website
answer all questions on the
cell cycle
Edexcel unit 1 /2
AQA unit 2
Scool.com/biology mad.com /bbc
bitesize.com/Biology- Campbell
and Reece
http://qualifications.pearson.com/
en/support/supporttopics/exams/past-papers.html
Edmodo / Ldrive
Alevel/ Biology text books
http://www.aqa.org.uk/examsadministration/examsguidance/find-past-papers-andmark-schemes
4
Mitosis
Using pipe cleaners explain
the step by step process of
mitosis – make stop frame
animation
Scool.com/biology mad.com /bbc
bitesize.com/Biology- Campbell
and Reece
Edmodo / Ldrive
Alevel/ Biology text books
5
Meiosis
Using pipe cleaners explain
the step by step process of
meiosis make stop frame
animation
Scool.com/biology mad.com /bbc
bitesize.com/Biology- Campbell
and Reece
Edmodo / Ldrive
Alevel/ Biology text books
6
Revision Booklet
Interactive animation one
with examination
questions.
Scool.com/biology mad.com /bbc
bitesize.com/Biology- Campbell
and Reece
Edmodo / Ldrive
Alevel/ Biology text books
http://www.aqa.org.uk/examsadministration/examsguidance/find-past-papers-andmark-schemes
February
Half Term