ILT
ILT title
Chapter 1
Cells
Chapter 1
Cells
ILT task
Make and label both a model plant and an animal cell using
household items.
Learn the names and functions of the parts of animal and plant cells
for a mini-test
Names and functions of parts of cells
Chapter 2
Pretend you are a sperm cell. Create a comic strip or describe your
Reproduction journey from the testes to the egg. Include key words: testes/ testis;
sperm duct, semen, urethra, penis, vagina, cervix, uterus/womb, egg,
fertilisation
Chapter 2
Write a letter to a pregnant woman advising her how to keep herself
Reproduction and her baby healthy during pregnancy.
Chapter 3
Survey of features in a family: eye-colour; earlobes; tongue-rolling;
Differences
left/ right-thumbed.
Draw a correctly labelled bar chart of your results.
Identify any features that could be inherited or environmental.
Chapter 3
Explain how identical and non-identical (fraternal) twins are formed in
Differences
the womb.
Chapter 4
Describe the key characteristics of the five groups of vertebrates:
Classification mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians.
Chapter 4
Choose an extinct animal to research. Find out information about the
Classification animal and find out the reasons why it became extinct.
Chapter 5
Use the litmus paper provided by your teacher to test the acidity or
Acids and
alkalinity of a range of household products.
alkalis
Check with parent/ carer before opening any hazardous chemicals.
Chapter 5
Write a poem, song or rap about acids, alkalis and neutralisation.
Acids and
alkalis
Chapter 6
Put an empty plastic drinks bottle (with lid on) into a freezer over
Particles
night. Describe what you see when you take it out and use the
particle model to explain what has happened.
Extension: Research how engineers deal with the problems of
expansion and contraction for example in metal bridges, railway
tracks and overhead wires.
Chapter 6
Place the jelly cube you have been given into a cup or glass of warm
Particles
water and record your observations. Identify the solute, solvent and
solution.
Has the jelly cube melted or dissolved – or something else? Give
reasons for your answer.
Chapter 7
Choose four of these compounds: water, methane, carbon dioxide,
Elements and iron sulphide, sodium chloride, ammonia
compounds
Draw labelled pictures showing the arrangement of the atoms in the
compounds and the elements which make them.
Chapter 7
Use the Periodic Table in your planner to learn the names and
Elements and symbols of the first 20 elements for a mini-test.
compounds
Chapter 8
Design a poster: ‘You know a chemical reaction has happened when...’
Chemical
reactions
Date set.
Chapter 8
Chemical
reactions
Chapter 9
Electricity
and
magnetism
Chapter 9
Electricity
and
magnetism
Chapter 10
Energy
Chapter 10
Energy
Chapter 11
Forces
Chapter 11
Forces
Chapter 12
Space
Chapter 12
Space
Learn the word equation for photosynthesis. Identify the reactants
and products.
Extension: explain how the different parts of the plant are involved in
the process of photosynthesis.
Use circuit diagrams to explain why the lights in your home are wired
in parallel and not in series.
Explain the difference between a permanent magnet and an
electromagnet.
Research some uses of magnets in everyday life.
Identify ways in which these energy forms are found or used in your
home:
Light, thermal, sound, electrical, chemical, gravitational potential,
elastic potential.
Try to find at least two example of each.
Write a diary entry for ‘The Day The Power Workers Went On Strike’.
Research and explain in your own words the difference between
weight and mass.
Extension: Explain why a hammer and feather would reach the
surface at the same time if dropped from the same height on the
moon.
Explain why a lorry is less aerodynamic than a sports car.
Find out about the space shuttle your college is named after. When
was it first launched? When did it retire? What missions did it
complete?
Research a planet in our Solar System. Make a factsheet and model.
Include information about:
Atmosphere; temperature; distance from sun; length of day; length of
year.