SPR 1 Assessment
Year 8
SPR 1 Assessment
Subject
Class and Year
Group
Date of
Assessment
Title
Success
Criteria
Science
8Sc1 (Mr Colley)
To be completed by 8/02/16 -12/02/16
Assessment 2
KPI 1
To know the function of the respiratory system and simple chemical reactions.
 Know what inhalation and exhalation is.
 Know how the gaseous exchange system works.
 Know what aerobic respiration
 Know what anaerobic respiration is
 To know simple chemical reactions e.g. combustion and oxidation
KPI 2
To know about different types of chemical reactions
 Know how acids react with different substances.
 Know how acids and alkalis react and know oxidation reaction, displacement
reactions and combustion.
 Know how to construct word and symbol equations.
 Know how magnetic fields affect objects around them.
 Know how forces interact to affect the world around us.
Science
Year 8
Spring 1 Assessment
Subject
Class and Year
Group
Date of
Assessment
Title
Success
Criteria
Science
Y8 (Set 2 – Mrs Gater)
To be completed by 8/02/16 -12/02/16
C2 part 1, B2 part 2
KPI 1 (from HT 1)
To use and understand the periodic table
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I can describe the development of the modern Periodic Table, as developed by Mendeleev
I can use that the Periodic Table to predict patterns in reactions, identify metals and nonmetals, identify groups and periods, to find patterns in properties and reactions.
I can draw atoms and ions
I can link the properties of elements to their uses.
I can write word equations and symbol equations for common reactions
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KPI 1 (from HT 2)
To know the function of the respiratory system.
Know what inhalation and exhalation is.
Know how the gaseous exchange system works.
Know what aerobic respiration
Know what anaerobic respiration is
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KPI 1 (from HT 3)
To know about different types of chemical reactions
Know how acids react with different substances.
Know how acids and alkalis react and know oxidation reaction, displacement
reactions and combustion.
Know how to construct word and symbol equations.
Know how magnetic fields affect objects around them.
Know how forces interact to affect the world around us.
Science
Year 8 (8.4)
SPR Assessment
Subject
Class and Year
Group
Date of
Assessment
Title
Success
Criteria
Science
8.4 – Mr Markar
To be completed by 8/02/16 -12/02/16
Assessment 2
KPI 1
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Know about the properties of and interactions between statically charged objects
Know about circuit symbols and circuit diagrams.
Know about the behaviour of voltage and current in parallel and series circuits.
Know about the cost of electricity used from meter readings.
Know about the organelle function of specialised plant and animal cells.
KPI 2
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To be able to relate an organ systems function to organs and cells.
To be able to explain and relate function to the structure of specialised cells.
To be able to explain why glucose is built up into starch for storage during
photosynthesis.
To know about examples of adaptations of organisms to allow for effective
diffusion.
Science
Year 8
SPR 1 Assessment
Subject
Class and Year
Group
Date of
Assessment
Title
Success
Criteria
Science
8.5 - Mr Ball
To be completed by 8/02/16 -12/02/16
Cells and the growing plant
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KPI 1
To know the organisation of cells and the impact of specialised cells in on the
photosynthesis in plants.
To know the differences between animal and plant cells.
To know the organisational structure for cells in the body.
To explain what plants need to grow and the process of photosynthesis.
To explain the factors influencing rate of photosynthesis.
KPI 2
To know the basic principles of chemistry and understand the naming conventions of
elements and compounds.
 To know the parts of the atom electron neutrons and protons.
 To know how elements are ordered and the parts of the periodic table.
 To know the difference between an element, compound and mixture.
 To know simple reactions between elements and how to record them.
Science
Year 8
SPR 1 Assessment
Subject
Class and Year
Group
Date of
Assessment
Title
Success
Criteria
Science
Y8 (8Sc6) + (8Sc3)Mr Holman and Miss Carney
To be completed by 8/02/16 -12/02/16
Assessment 2
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KPI 1
To know how to describe different forces and motion
To describe different forces: how they are applied, how they affect motion, how to
increase or decrease them and whether they are balanced or unbalanced.
To describe how forces affect the shapes of different objects: push, pull, twist,
deformation and stretching
To calculate and apply levers and moments
To know how to describe and calculate speed and motion using graphs.
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KPI 1
To know how to describe electricity and its uses in the world
To know that charges are the basis of static electricity and its uses in the world
To understand current, voltage and resistance in the context of electrical circuits
To be able to understand the structure and role of different types of cells
I can describe the process of photosynthesis and the factors that affect it
I can describe how substances move in and out of cells
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Science
Year 8
SPR 1 Assessment
Subject
Class and Year
Group
Date of
Assessment
Title
Success
Criteria
Science
8Sc7 (Taught by Mr Foreman and Miss Carney)
To be completed by 8/02/16 -12/02/16
Assessment 2 (FOUNDATION VERSION)
KPI 1
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To know what the parts of the atom and their properties
To know what a chemical reaction and know what happens in terms of the
rearrangement of atoms
To know the signs that a chemical reaction is taking place and be able to compare
reactivity of different elements through observations
To be able to use the periodic table to indicate proton number, mass number,
number of electrons, group and period of given elements through name and/or
symbol of elements
To be able to interpret basic word and symbol equations for chemical reactions
KPI 2
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To describe different forces and their effects
To describe moments and their effects
To be able to calculate speed and interpret speed/time graphs
To be able to describe the solar system and orbits of planets and moons
To know that charges are the basis of static electricity and its uses in the world
To understand current, voltage and resistance in the context of electrical circuits