Year 10 revision

How you can help to ensure they achieve to the best of their ability.

Exam Dates: Biology Unit 1 – 12 June 2012 resitChemistry Unit 1 – 15 June 2012Physics Unit 1 – 20 June 2012 resit

Are there any concerns or questions you would like us to address tonight?

The plan is:

1. Environment2. Techniques they can use and how

you can help them3. Sources of information

Revision and Learning Require concentration A comfortable place to study Space for resources – wall posters / post-its Food and water

Techniques – What do they do to revise?

Active and passive methods Reading Taking notes Mind maps / spider diagrams Highlighting Creating diagrams / images Creating songs, rhymes, mnemonics Answering questions (past papers)

Information conversion

Processing information makes it stick a lot better in the mind.

Diagrams can be changed into words. Paragraph of prose, bullet points, key words

Processes can be changed into images. Flow chart, timeline, cartoon strip, mind map

Can you think of a rhyme or poem (song, dance, rap, story) that might help to remember the four factors that affect the speed at which a chemical reaction happens?

Temperature, Concentration, Surface area, Catalyst.

Remember this

Remember this

The two main gases both elements in the atmosphere.

80 percent nitrogen 20 percent oxygen The remaining gases, such as carbon dioxide,

water vapour and noble gases such as argon, are found in much smaller proportions.

Read, Cover, Write, CheckRead, Cover, Speak, Check

Test them on what they know on their Q cards

Get them to recall things from mind maps

Where can we get all the information from?

Moodle BBC Bitesize Revision guides AQA past papers & mark schemes

Top Tips for ‘The Big Day’Read through the questions carefully twice and underline the key words.

What is the ‘command’ word in the question? What is it asking you to do?

Look at how many marks are available, use this to help plan your time and how many points you need to make.

For extended writing tasks remember;P – Make a pointE – Evidence itE – Explain itL – Link it and sum up

Make sure you answer every question. Look on the last page, make sure you haven't turned over 2 pages at once.

Try to use as much subject specific language as possible. Remember your glossary.

Take all your equipment with you. You will need a full pencil case and a calculator.