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Form:
Science Teacher:
Year 8 Thinking Tool
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Answer ONE of the questions at the top of the thinking
tool.
Choose the question that matches what you are studying in
lessons.
Use the different stages to help you write a final paragraph
to answer the question.
There are progress stages included to help you understand
how to reach your target and what you need to do to progress
beyond this.
Use the attached keywords to help you and use the link below
to the BBC Bitesize website to research your answer if you
need more support (you can use other websites if you want!)
Also don’t forget to ask your class teacher for help if you
feel you are struggling.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/
Thinking Tool
Question A (Casualty Topic): Explain how your body
gets energy to run a race.
or
Question B (X-Factor Topic): Explain how the sound of
a drum gets to your ears.
Key Words: List the key words you think you will need to use to answer the question.
Diagram:
the question.
sketch a diagram to show what happens and use your keywords to help answer
Sequence: Put your ideas into a sequence of sentences that will help answer the question
as a final paragraph.
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Write your answer to the question as fully as you can. (HINT - Use cause & effect connectives e.g.
consequently, because, whenever, depending upon, eventually, since/until etc.)
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(Continue on another sheet of paper if you need more space!)
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Thinking Tools Progress Stages
Stage
Description (what you need to do to get this stage)
Recall
3
You have………..
Written a list of key words.
Drawn and labelled a basic diagram
Identified the basic scientific content.
…to help answer the questions.
4
Recall and Vocabulary.
You have………..
Written a list of key scientific words,
Drawn a basic labelled diagram
Described the scientific content.
Structured some basic sentences.
…..to help answer the question.
5
Recall, Vocabulary and Key Ideas.
You have………..
Written a list of key scientific words,
Drawn and labelled a diagram.
Explained the scientific content.
Structured some sentences using key ideas and scientific words.
Linked the sentences to form a basic paragraph.
…..to help answer the question.
6
Recall, Vocabulary, Key Ideas and Explanation.
You have………..
Written a list of key scientific words,
Drawn and labelled a detailed diagram.
Analysed the scientific content.
Written structured sentences using key ideas and scientific words.
Linked the sentences with connectives to form a paragraph.
…..to help answer the question.
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Recall, Vocabulary, Key Ideas and Explanation.
You have………..
Written a list of key scientific words,
Drawn and labelled a detailed diagram.
Linked the scientific content.
Written structured sentences using key ideas and scientific words.
Linked the sentences with connectives to form a detailed paragraph referencing your key
words and scientific knowledge.
…..to help answer the question.
KEYWORDS FOR CASUALTY TOPIC (Question A)!
Word
Pronunciation
absorb
aerobic
respiration
To take in, e.g. when soluble substances pass
through the wall of the small intestine and into the
blood.
ress-per-ay-shun
air sacs
alveolus
Meaning
Process that uses up oxygen to release energy from
food. Carbon dioxide is produced as a waste gas.
Groups of alveoli in the lungs where oxygen comes
out of the air and goes into the blood. Carbon
dioxide is also transferred from the blood to the air
in these.
al-vee-O-lus
Small, round pocket that is grouped with other
alveoli to form air sacs in the lungs. Plural = alveoli.
artery
Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
blood
Contains cells and a liquid called plasma. It flows
around the body carrying various substances which
are either made by the body or needed by the body.
breathing
Moving muscles in order to make air flow into and
out of the lungs.
breathing system
Set of organs (lungs, windpipe, diaphragm) that
allow air to be taken into and out of the body.
bronchus
Tube in the lungs that connects the windpipe to the
air sacs. Plural = bronchi.
capillaries
cap-ill-arr-ees
chamber
The heart contains four compartments called
chambers.
cilated epithelial
cell
sil-lee-ay-ted
cilia
sil-lee-a
digestive system
Cells with cilia that are found in the lungs.
eppy-theel-ee-al
circulatory system
diffusion
The smallest blood vessels. Substances enter and
leave the blood through the thin walls of capillaries.
Small hairs on the surface of some cells.
System containing the heart and blood vessels.
diff-you-shun
The natural movement of particles from a place
where there are a lot of them to a place where
there are fewer of them.
The group of organs that carry out digestion.
exhale
To breathe out.
exhaled air
Air that is breathed out.
gas exchange
Taking oxygen into the blood and getting rid of
carbon dioxide into the lungs. Happens in the air
sacs in the lungs.
gill
A series of flaps of tissue with a good blood supply
just behind the head of an organism which is used
to take oxygen out of water. Fish have gills.
glucose
A type of sugar.
heart
Organ that pumps blood around the body.
Hydrogen
carbonate
An indicator that can be used to show how much
carbon dioxide there is in
indicator
something.
inhale
To breathe in.
inhaled air
Air that is breathed in.
mucus
Slimy substance which traps dirt and microbes and
is moved out of the lungs by cilia.
plasma
Part of the blood. A liquid that surrounds the blood
cells.
product
New chemical formed in a chemical reaction.
pulse
The feel of your blood being pumped.
pulse rate
The number of times you can feel your blood being
pumped in one minute.
reactant
Chemical that is used up in a chemical reaction.
red blood cells
Cells in the blood that carry oxygen.
respiration
ress-per-ay-shun
Process that uses up oxygen to release energy from
food. Carbon dioxide is produced as a waste gas.
respiratory
system
System containing the lungs, bronchi and trachea.
tissue fluid
The liquid formed when plasma leaks out of
capillaries, carrying oxygen and food to cells.
trachea
Windpipe.
vein
vane
Blood vessel that carries blood to the heart.
ventilation
Air moving into and out of the lungs.
word equation
A way of writing out what happens in a chemical
reaction.
KEYWORDS FOR X-FACTOR TOPIC (Question B)!
Word
Pronunciation
amplitude
Meaning
Half the height of a wave.
cochlea
cok-lee-a
The part of the ear that changes vibrations into
electrical impulses.
decibel (dB)
dess-i-bell
Unit for measuring the loudness of a sound.
eardrum
frequency
A thin membrane inside the ear which vibrates when
sound reaches it.
free-kwen-see
The number of waves each second.
hertz (Hz)
The unit for frequency. 1 hertz means one wave per
second.
impulse
Electrical signal carried by a nerve cell.
intensity
The loudness or volume of a sound.
loudness
How loud a sound is; the volume of a sound.
noise
Unpleasant sound.
oscilloscope
oss-ill-O-skope
An instrument which shows a picture of a wave on a
screen.
pitch
How high or low a note sounds.
sound intensity
meter
A meter which measures the loudness of a sound.
threshold of hearing
The quietest sound that can be heard.
vacuum
A completely empty space with no particles.
vibrate
Move backwards and forwards.
wave
A way of transferring energy. Waves can be side to
side or backwards and forwards movements.
wavelength
The distance between the top of one wave and the
top of the next.