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Year 8 Spring Term Knowledge Organiser 2019
Name: Form:
“No matter what or
where you are from,
if you work hard at
something you can
achieve it”
Sir Mo Farah
YEAR 8
KNOWLEDGE
ORGANISER:
Spring Term 2019
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Year 8 Spring Term Knowledge Organiser 2019
CONTENTS PAGE:
Page 3 Page 15
Instructions History
Page 16
Page Geography
4&5 Homework timetable, parental
check and sign off Page 17
Spanish
Page 6
Reading Log Page 18
Art
Page 7
Page 19
Principal’s Page Drama
Pages Page 20
8&9
Music
English
Page 21
Pages Computer Science (IT)
10 & 11 Maths
Page 22
Physical Education (PE)
Pages
12 & 13 Science Page 23 DT: Food Technology
Page 14
Page 24
Religious Studies DT: Resistant Materials
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Instructions for using your Knowledge Organiser
Every school day you should be Self-testing
studying at least 1 section of your
You can use your KOs and book in a number of different ways but you should not just copy from the
Knowledge Organiser (KO) for
homework. Knowledge Organiser into your book. Use the ‘How to self-test with the
Knowledge Organiser’ booklet you were given to help you. It can also be
The timetable on the next page tells found here: http://www.bluecoatwollaton.co.uk/learning/knowledge-organisers/
you which subjects you should be
studying on which days (it doesn’t Below are some possible tasks you could do in your workbooks, no
matter if you have that subject on
matter which tasks you do you should always check and
that day or not, you should follow the
timetable). correct your work in a different coloured pen.
You are to use your exercise book to Suggested tasks
show the work you have done. Each • Ask someone to write questions for you • Use the ‘clock’ template to divide the
evening you should start a new page • Write your own challenging questions and information into smaller sections. Then test
and put the date clearly at the top. then leave it overnight to answer them the yourself on different sections
next day • Give yourself spelling tests
You need to bring your KO and • Create mindmaps • Definition tests
exercise book with you EVERYDAY to • Create flashcards • Draw diagrams of processes
the academy. • Put the key words into new sentences • Draw images and annotate/label them with
• Look, cover, write and check extra information
Your parents should tick off your • Mnemonics • Do further research on the topic
homework every evening using the • Draw a comic strip of a timeline • Create fact files or flow charts
grid in your KO on page 4. Parents
should also sign off your reading using Presentation
the reading log on page 5, this will be You should take pride in how you present your work:
checked in your library lesson. • Each page should be clearly dated at the top left hand side with
Subject 1 written in the middle.
Your KO and exercise book will be • Half way down the page a line should divide it in two with Subject 2
checked regularly in form time, failure written above the dividing line.
to show homework for ALL FIVE days of
• Each half of the page should be neatly filled with evidence of self-
the week will result in an after school
testing. There should be an appropriate amount of work.
detention that day.
• Failure to show pride in your presentation or wasting space on your
You will also be tested in your lessons page with large writing or starting a number of lines down will result in a
on knowledge from the organisers. negative point.
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You are expected to study the subject(s) shown on your timetable each day.
Each day use a page of your exercise booklet to evidence your work.
Week 16 Week 19
Week starting Subject 1 Subject 2 Signed Week starting Subject 1 Subject 2 Signed
7th January Off 28th January Off
Monday English Art Monday English History
Tuesday Music Drama Tuesday RE PE
Wednesday Maths DT Wednesday Maths IT
Thursday Principal’s Page MFL Thursday Principal’s Page Geography
Friday Science Friday Science
Week 17 Week 20
Week starting Subject 1 Subject 2 Signed Week starting Subject 1 Subject 2 Signed Example:
14th January Off 4th February Off Week Subject 1 Subject 2 Signed
Monday English History Monday English Art starting Off
Tuesday RE PE Monday English p Art p Signature
Tuesday Music Drama
Wednesday Maths IT Wednesday Maths DT Tuesday Music p Drama p Signature
Thursday Principal’s Page Geography Thursday Principal’s Page MFL Wednesday Maths p DT p Signature
Friday Science Friday Science Thursday Principal’s Page p MFL p Signature
Friday Science p Signature
Week 18 Week 21
Week starting Subject 1 Subject 2 Signed Week starting Subject 1 Subject 2 Signed
21st January Off 11th February Off
Monday English Art Monday English History
Tuesday Music Drama Tuesday RE PE
Wednesday Maths IT
Wednesday Maths DT
Thursday Principal’s Page Geography
Thursday Principal’s Page MFL
Friday Science
Friday Science
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You are expected to study the subject(s) shown on your timetable each day.
Each day use a page of your exercise booklet to evidence your work.
Week 22 Week 25
Week starting Subject 1 Subject 2 Signed Week starting Subject 1 Subject 2 Signed
25th February Off 18th March Off
Monday English Art Monday English History
Tuesday Music Drama Tuesday RE PE
Wednesday Maths DT Wednesday Maths IT
Thursday Principal’s Page MFL Thursday Principal’s Page Geography
Friday Science Friday Science
Week 26 Example:
Week 23 Week starting Subject 1 Subject 2 Signed Week Subject 1 Subject 2 Signed
Week starting Subject 1 Subject 2 Signed 25th March Off starting Off
4th March Off Monday English Art Monday English p Art p Signature
Monday English History Tuesday Music Drama Tuesday Music p Drama p Signature
Tuesday RE PE
Wednesday Maths DT Wednesday
Wednesday Maths IT Maths p DT p Signature
Thursday Principal’s Page MFL
Thursday Principal’s Page Geography Thursday Principal’s Page p MFL p Signature
Friday Science
Friday Science Friday Science p Signature
Week 24
Week 27
Week starting Subject 1 Subject Signed
11th March
Week starting Subject 1 Subject 2 Signed
2 Off 1st April Off
Monday English Art Monday English History
Tuesday Music Drama Tuesday RE PE
Wednesday Maths DT Wednesday Maths IT
Thursday Principal’s Page MFL Thursday Principal’s Page Geography
Friday Science Friday Science
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Reading Log “The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Use this reading log to record the books you read and how long you have spent reading.
Time spent Parent
Week MON TUE WED THURS FRI SAT SUN Book(s) read (title and author)
reading comment/signature
7/1/19
14/1/19
21/1/19
28/1/19
4/2/19
11/2/19
Half Term
25/2/19
4/3/19
11/3/19
18/3/19
25/3/19
1/4/19
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Principal’s Page An Inspector Calls
A. The Inspector’s final speech. Act 3. C. Socialism Capitalism
Definition: an economic, political, and social Definition: an economic, political, and social
Inspector: But just remember this. One Eva system that is based on the belief that all people system in which property, business, and industry
are equal and should share equally in a country’s are privately owned, directed towards making
Smith has gone – but there are millions and money. the greatest possible profits for successful
millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John organizations and people.
Smiths still left with us, with their lives, their What this means in practice
hopes and fears, their suffering and chance Believes we should be socially conscious (we live Believes we should be individualistic (look after
in a society and have to look after each other) yourself first to motivate everyone to achieve)
of happiness, all intertwined with our lives,
Public ownership/control of property and natural Private ownership/control of property and natural
and what we think and say and do. We resources via the state (government) resources
don’t live alone. We are members of one State controls resources and provides support to Wealthy individuals control resources and
body. We are responsible for each other. everyone accumulate profit
And I tell you that the time will soon come People have a more equal split of money Vast inequality in distribution of wealth
when, if men will not learn that lesson, then Introduced NHS, social housing and welfare state Sold national industries, deregulated economies
and weakened unions
they will be taught it in fire and blood and
D. Social context
anguish. Good night. Quotation (1912) Context (viewed 1945 – 2018) Analysis: what does the dramat-
ic irony tell you?
B.
“there’s a lot of wild talk 1914 – 140,000 miners strike
An Inspector Calls was first performed in 1945 at about possible labour trouble 1917 – women workers in equal pay
a time of great change - both World Wars were in the near future. Don’t disputes
fresh in the minds of the people, women had worry. We’ve seen the worst 1926 there is a General Strike; it lasted 9
become more prominent in the workplace and of it.” days and 1.7 million people refused to work.
it was possible to be class mobile. “Unsinkable, absolutely 1912 - the Titanic sinks on its maiden
unsinkable” voyage, killing 1514
It is set in 1912 - this means that the characters “we’re in for a time of steadily 1914 – income tax doubled to pay for war
have no knowledge of these world events. increasing prosperity” 1921 – 2.2 million unemployed
Priestley uses this to make important points 1936 – Great Depression
about society and responsibility. “Nobody wants war” 1914 – 1918 The Great War
1939 – 1945 World War 2
Priestley uses dramatic irony (When the “The world’s developing 1914 – for the first time modern killing
audience or reader knows something important so fast that it’ll make war technology includes tanks, shells, warships,
which the main character does not) to great impossible” submarines, poison gas and bombers that
kill millions
effect in the play.
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English 1 Class Reader
A. Key terminology C. Language to evaluate
to judge/assess/develop an opinion with evidence to
Evaluate
support your interpretation totally fully completely entirely
To what
how far do you agree
extent
Characterisation how the novelist describes the characters partially somewhat to an extent partly
Narrative voice/ the perspective the story is told from - this could be, first
perspective person, limited third person, omniscient third person
the use of a person or an object to represent a to some extent moderately fractionally in part
Symbolism
particular quality or idea (similar to a metaphor)
details about a person’s personality e.g., proud,
Personality traits
intelligent, silly, obsessed by revenge
a problem that faces the main
character/s - this could be internal (in the character’s scarcely hardly almost (only) just
Conflict
body/mind) or external (between characters/
situations)
B. Recap section D. Grammar focus: speech
Repeats, or quotes, the exact words spoken.
Protagonist Antagonist
When we use direct speech in writing, we place
Direct speech
Adverbs/ the words spoken between quotation marks (“ “)
Adjectives e.g. “I saw him!” she said.
adverbials
Also called ‘reported speech’ - usually used to talk
Theme Tone
about the past, so we normally change the tense
Shift/change Simile Indirect speech of the words spoken. There are no speech marks
used.
e.g. She said that she had seen him.
Foreshadowing Juxtaposition Repetition Pathetic fallacy
Speech marks “_” Used to signal direct speech in a text
Used to signal that words have been taken out
Personification Sensory language Imperatives Metaphor Quotation marks ‘_’ of their original context/text. Reproduced from a
written text.
E. Vocabulary
inclination albeit invoked encountered reluctant forthcoming incompatible mutual
controversy distorted inherent assurance temporary conversely commenced rigid
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English 2 Poetry
A. Key terminology C. Poetic forms
Stanza A section of a poem (like a paragraph in a text). A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme
Sonnet
Corresponding sounds found at the ends of words - often at the ends schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Rhyme
of lines of poetry. E.g. Cat/Mat, Layer/Prayer.
Rhyming couplet A pair of lines in a poem which end with two words that rhyme. A lyric poem, typically one in the form of an address to a particular
Ode
subject, written in varied or irregular metre.
Rhythm A regular repeated pattern of sound (or movement).
The rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and A poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person,
Metre Dramatic
length of feet in a line. in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character
Monologue
Caesura A break/pause in a line of poetry. while describing a particular situation or series of events.
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of
Enjambment
a line, couplet, or stanza. A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads
End stop Having a pause at the end of each line of poetry. Ballad are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally
from one generation to the next.
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adja-
Alliteration
cent or closely connected words. D. Grammar focus: Metre
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive
Anaphora
clauses.
In English poetic traditions, the metre of a verse can be described as a sequence
Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary Feet of feet.
Imagery
work. Each foot is a specific sequence of syllable types — e.g. unstressed/stressed (x/)
A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a ma-
Symbols
terial object representing something abstract. Example of Iambic Pentameter
(5 feet/iambs - with an unstressed/stressed pattern) x/ (da-DUM)
An expression designed to call something to mind without mention- × / × / × / × / × /
Allusion
ing it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
× / × / × / × / × /
The occurrence of the same vowels or vowel sounds within closely So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Assonance
connected words.
Trochaic metre (2 beats per foot, but the stress is reversed e.g. DA-dum)
A consonant sound that is produced by stopping the airflow using
Spondaic metre (2 beats per foot, both are stressed e.g. DA-DUM)
Plosive sounds the lips, teeth, or palate, followed by a sudden release of air. E.g. t, k, Other
and p (voiceless) and d, g, and b (voiced). types of Anapestic metre (3 beats per foot, Unstressed + Unstressed + Stressed e.g. da da
metre:
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is DUM)
Onomatopoeia
named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle).
Dactylic metre (3 beats per foot, Stressed + Unstressed + Unstressed e.g. DA da
Sibilance A word/words that sound with a hissing effect, for example s, sh. dum)
B. Recap section E. Vocabulary to explore clarity (e.g. the meaning of the poem is...)
Repetition Metaphor Simile Tone Obscure Vague Clear Distinct
Sensory
Personification Rhetorical Question Triple/rule of 3 Ambiguous Direct Transparent Unmistakable
Language
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Mathematics 1 Area of 2D shapes and circles
C. Parts of a circle
A: Area formulae B: Compound area Radius Sector Segment Arc
To calculate
the area of
compound
Area = b x h
Height
shapes, split the
Square Where the base is b shape into simpler Radius A straight line from the centre
and the height is h
shapes we know of a circle to the circumference
Base
the area of. (half the diameter).
Find the area
Sector An area enclosed by two radii
Area = b x h
Height
of these smaller
Rectangle shapes and add
and an arc (a ‘clice’ of the
circle).
Base them together.
Segment An area enclosed by a chord
Area = b x h and an arc.
D: Pi (π)
Height
Triangle 2 Arc A section of the circumference.
Using the
Base
perpendicular
height π is an irrational Tangent A line which touches a circle’s
circumference.
number. If a Chord Chords do not need to go
Area = (ab) h
Height
Trapezium circumference of through the centre of a circle
2 a circle is divided (and often don’t).
by its diameter, the Circumference The perimeter of a circle, around
the outside of the whole circle.
Area = b x h result is always π
Height
Parallelgram Using the Diameter A stright line from one point on
perpendicular
a circle, through the centre, to
Base
height
E: Formulae to find the area and another point on the circle.
Area = l x h
circumference of a circle Double the radius.
The greatest possible distance
Height
Lenght Rhombus 2 across a circle.
Where the lenght is l
Tangent Chord Circumference Diameter
Height
Lenght Kite Area = l x h
2
Area = πr
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Mathematics 2
A: Types of sequence C: Finding the nth term
An arithmetic sequence increases or
decreases by the same amount each time.
The common
For example, in the sequence difference is
3, 5, 7, 9, 11...
4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19…, the rule is +3. The amount +2
added or subtracted (in this case +3) each
time is the ‘common difference’.
A geometric sequence is a sequence
where each term is found by multiplying the ‘n’ is the position in the
previous term by a set number, the ‘common What is the term
N+
sequence. which would come
ratio’. For example, in the sequence For the first ‘term’ of the
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64… each term is multiplied before the first
sequence, n = 1. For term?
by 2 so the common ratio is 2. the second term, n = 2. Common difference (This might be
What are the first ten terms of a sequence For the 20th term, n = 20. goes here negative)
with common difference -4 and first term 22?
The nth term of this sequence is 2n + 1 Can you find the 100th term of this sequence?
B: What is the nth term?
The ‘nth’ term is a formula with ‘n’ in it which
D: The Fibonacci sequence E: Triangle numbers
enables you to find any term of a sequence The Fibonacci sequence is a famous
without having to work out each consecutive sequence which appears frequently in
term. ‘n’ stands for the term number so to find the natural world. It is formed by adding
the 50th term we would just substitute 50 in the together the previous two terms to find the
formula in place of ‘n’. next term. Triangle numbers are special
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, numbers which can be
represented
The sequence 3, 6, 9, 12, 15… has the rule 3n 21, 34, 55, 89… in a triangle diagram. They are
(meaning 3 x n) because to find each terms
of the sequence, you can multiply the ‘n’ formed by adding the ‘natural
value by 3. 1+1 = 2 1+2 = 3 numbers’ together:
1
Can you work out what the 50th and 100th 2+3 = 5 3+5 = 8 1+2 = 3 Can you list the next
terms of the sequence with the rule 3n would Can you continue this (different) Fibonacci 1+2+3 = 6 six triangle numbers?
be? sequence? 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18… 1+2+3+4 =10
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Science 1 Materials C. Distillation
A. Key words B. Atoms, molecules, compounds and mixtures Distillation is a way of
separating mixtures using
boiling points. The mixture
Key word Definition is heated up in a flask and
attached to a tube, which
Atom The smallest particle usually has cold water
that can exist flowing around the edge
Element A substance made up of it. When the mixture
of the same type of reaches the boiling point
atoms of one of the liquids, that
liquid will evaporate, hit the
Compound Different types of inner tube and be cooled
atoms chemically D. Relative atomic mass down by the water in the
joined together outer tube. This turns it back
The relative atomic mass is the measure of the mass of one atom of into a liquid, which can
Mixture Different types of an element. The periodic table will show you this. You can use this to then drip out of the end of
atoms and compounds calculate the mass in a formula, by adding up how many of each atom the tube, thus separating it
together there is, and multiplying that by it’s relative atomic mass. from the mixture left behind
Molecule Two or more atoms in the flask.
joined together
Solute A substance that E. Relative formula mass
dissolves
This is a measure of the total mass of atoms in a
Solvent A substance that can
compound.
dissolve others
H2O is a compound with two atoms of hydrogen and
Soluble When something can one atom of oxygen. The atomic mass of hydrogen is
dissolve 1 and the atomic mass of oxygen is 16. You have two
atoms of hydrogen (2 x 1) and one atom of oxygen (1
Insoluble When something can’t Example:
x 16). Therefore the relative formula mass of H2O is:
dissolve 2 + 16 = 18.
Oxygen has an atomic mass of 16.00.
What is the formula mass of these compounds?.
Solubility The amount of When two oxygen atoms join together to
CO2 (Carbon = 12, oxygen = 16)
substance that will make O2, the relative formula mass will be
H2SO4 (Hydrogen = 1, sulphur = 32, oxygen = 16)
dissolve 32.00 (16.00 x 2).
SO2 (Sulphur = 32, oxygen = 16)
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Science 2 Forces
A. Balanced B. Unbalanced forces C. Speed D. Falling objects
When two forces acting on an When two forces acting on an The speed of an object tells you There are two main forces
object are equal in size but act in object are not equal in size, we say how fast or slow it’s moving. which affect a falling object
opposite directions, we say that that they are unbalanced forces. The faster something moves, the at different stages of its fall:
they are balanced forces. The overall force acting on the greater the distance it covers in The weight of the object
If the forces on an object are object is called the resultant force. a given time, or the less time it - this is a force acting
balanced (or if there are no forces If the forces are balanced, the takes to cover a given distance. downwards, caused by the
acting on it), a stationary object resultant force is zero. If the forces For example, a car that is driven Earth’s gravitational field
continues to stay still and a moving on an object are unbalanced a 100km in 2 hours is going faster acting on the object’s mass.
object continues to move at the stationary object starts to move in than one covering 60km in 2 Air resistance - this is a
same speed and in the same the direction of the resultant force hours, and the fastest 100m frictional force acting in the
direction. and a moving object changes sprinter finishes in the least time. opposite direction to the
Remember that an object can be speed and/or direction in the To calculate the speed of movement of the object.
moving, even if there are no forces direction of the resultant force. something you can use the
acting on it. equation: Stages of falling
Speed = distance / time. 1. An object accelerates
For example: A person runs 200m downwards as it’s weight
in 20s, so: speed = 200m/20s, is greater than the air
speed = 10m/s resistance.
You can use an equation 2.As it gains speed, the
triangle to work out distance object’s weight stays the
and time also, if you know the same but the air resistance
other parts of the triangle. You on it increases. There is
cover up the factor you want to a resultant force acting
What is the resultant force in the calculate and you are left with downwards.
picture? the calculation to complete. 3.Eventually, the object’s
weight is balanced by the
E. Momentum air resistance. There is no
A moving object has momentum. This is the tendency of the object to resultant force and the
keep moving in the same direction. It is difficult to change the direction of object reaches a steady
movement of an object with a lot of momentum. speed – this is known as the
Momentum can be calculated using the equation: p = m x v terminal velocity.
where: p is the momentum in kilograms metres per second, kg m/s,
m is the mass in kilograms, kg, and v is the velocity in m/s.
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Religious Studies
A: The Life of Muhammad B: Key events in Muhammad’s life
Key word Definition 570CE Muhammad was born in Makkah
Allah God 578CE Both his parents and his grandfather died and he went to live with his uncle who was a
Muhammad The last prophet trader
PBUH Peace be upon him 595CE He married his employer, a rich 40 year old widow called Khadijah. She was a trader who
was impressed by his fairness and honesty
Qur’an Muslim Holy Book
610 CE Night of Power: When Muhammad was 40 years old, the angel Jibril appeared to him
Prophet Messenger from God and ordered him to read, but Muhammad said he couldn’t. Jibril continued to speak and
Submission Accepting or yielding to will or Muhammad found himself repeating the words
authority of another person 613CE Muhammad (pbuh) began to preach about the word of Allah, saying Allah was the only
Idolatry Worshipping things other than God one God, and that people should not worship false idols. Muhammad’s first followers were
Sunnah Tradition based on the life and Khadijah his wife, Ali his cousin and Abu Bakr his friend
example of Muhammad 620CE Night Journey: Muhammad was carried to Jerusalem and then to Paradise on a flying horse
Tawheed The belief that God is one named Buraq and met the other prophets
Ummah The Muslim community 622 CE Hijrah: Due to the conflict with the Quraysh tribe, Muhammad left Makkah and went to
Madinah, where he became the ruler
Sunni Muslims who believe Abu Bakr was
the rightful successor to Muhammad 630CE Many battles took place between Madinah and Makkah.Makkah was defeated and
Muhammad (pbuh) returned to his home town
Shi’a Muslims who believe Ali as the rightful
successor to Muhammad 632CE Farewell Pilgrimage: Muhammad went to pilgrimage to Makkah Muhammad returned to
Medina, fell ill and died
Imam Leader
E: Christian beliefs
C: After Muhammad D: Spirited Arts
Agape Self- less love. Jesus showed “For God so loved the world
Key Word Definition compassion to those who that he gave his one and only
Muhammad did not appoint son, that whoever believes in
Spirituality Being concerned with the suffered. He gave himself to him, will not perish but have
a successor. After his death
human spirit as opposed to die on cross to save people eternal life” John
Muhammad’s companions asked
physical or material things. from sin. 3:16
Abu Bakr to become their leader.
He became the first Khalifah – ruler Spirit Non-physical or material part of Forgiveness Jesus taught people to “If you forgive others the
forgive everyone, including wrongs they have done to
of the Ummah and guardian of the a person. you, your Father in heaven will
Sunnah. Hence the name Sunni Sacred that which is set apart from their enemies. Christians also forgive you” Matthew 6:17
Muslims. the ordinary and is worthy of believe that Jesus died on the
Other Muslims thought Ali, worship. cross so that people could be
Muhmmad’s cousin, should have forgiven their sin.
Inspiration Something that excites,
been the first imam. Ali eventually Salvation Jesus saved humanity from “And you are to give him the
motivates others. name Jesus, because He will
became the leader of Islam 24 years Saviour the consequences of sin.
Symbolise Something which stands for or save His people from their
after Muhammad’s death. sins”. Matthew 1:21
symbol represents something else.
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History World War One and Peace-making: Success or Failure?
Section A: Key Vocabulary Section B: Important ideas Section C: Facts/Context/Historical
relevance/dates
Tier 3 vocabulary and Definition Questions: Answers
Triple A ‘friendly’ agreement between Britain, France and 1. What 3 countries Britain, France and 1882 The formation of the Triple
Entente Russia created in 1907. were in the Triple Russia. Alliance
Triple A friendship created between Germany, Austria– Hungry Entente? 1908 The peak of the Naval Race
Alliance and Italy to protect them against other European 2. Which alliance was 2. Triple Alliance 1908 The Bosnian Crisis
countries. Created in 1882. created first; Triple 1882 Triple Entente
1911 The Second Moroccan Crisis
Propaganda Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, Alliance or Entente? 1907.
used to promote a political cause or point of view. 1914 The assassination of Arch
3. Who was in charge 3. General
Duke Franz Ferdinand
General of the British army in Douglas Haig
In charge of the British army during World War One, most
Haig 1916? 1914 The outbreak of World War
famous for the Battle of the Somme.
4. When did the 4. 1916. One
Battle of the A decisive battle in World War One, took place in 1916
Somme British introduce 1916 Conscription into the English
and led to a huge loss of life.
conscription in World Army introduced
‘The Big America, Britain and France, the main players in the Paris War One?
Three’ Peace Conference at the end of World War One. 1916 Battle of the Somme begins
5. What is the major 5. Alliance 1918 Germany become a
Treaty of Also called ‘The Paris Peace conference’, signed by all difference between means support
Versailles countries involved in World War One to mark peace in democracy
an alliance and an in times of war,
Europe. Entente? Entente means 1918 World War One ends
Democracy A system of government where those in charge of the friendship and 1919 The Treaty of Versailles is
country are elected by the people of the country. no guaranteed signed
Dictatorship When a country is ruled by one person who has total support in times of 1929 The Wall Street Crash
power. Typically this power has been gained by force. war. happens in America
Lebensraum ‘Living space’- a German term for regaining land lost in Peace-making: Success or Failure? 1932 The Nazi party gain 37% of
the Treaty of Versailles. 6. Who were the ‘Big America, France the votes in Germany
Stab in the The idea that the German government had gone against three’? and Britain.
1933 Hitler become Chancellor of
back theory the interest of the people. 7. Where was the Germany
Reichstag The German parliament. Treaty of Versailles 7. Paris.
1936 Hitler invades the Rhineland
signed?
Tier 2 vocabulary and Definition 1936 Britain adopt the ‘Policy of
8. When was the 8. October 1929
Government A group of people with power to decide how a country Appeasement’
Wall Street Crash in
is ran. America? 1938 Hitler create an Anschluss
Leadership The person/people in charge of a country. with Austria Hungry
9. What does 9. Living space
Alliance An agreement between countries. ‘lebensraum’ mean? 1938 Hitler invades
Treaty An agreement between countries usually to ensure Czechoslovakia
10.When did World 10. September
peace. War Two begin? 1939. 1939 Hitler invades Poland
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Geography Hazards D. Economic
Social effects Environmental effects effects
A Deaths of people Acid rain Cost of repairs to
Key term Definition infrastructure
Natural hazard A naturally occurring physical phenomena caused by an event Emotional impacts Volcanic ash can create Closure of
on People fertile soils businesses
Distribution The way in which something is spread over an area
Health problems Volcanic ash can reduce Disruption to
Magnitude The size of an event measured using the amount of energy released global temperatures transport and trade
Cause The reasons an event happened Evacuation of Damage to and reduction Cost of monitoring
people of habitats of the volcano
Effect The consequence of an event
Management The process of dealing with or controlling the effects C
Social Associated with humans and community
Economic Associated with money and business
Environmental Associated with the surrounding area
Earthquake A sudden violent shaking of the ground as a result of movement of the
Earth’s crust
Volcano A mountain or hill with a vent which allows gas or lava to erupt from
the earth’s crust
Tsunami A long, high sea wave created by an earthquake or other disturbance
B
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French Mon Identité et Chez Moi
A. Ma Bande de Copains B. La Musique C. Time Expressions
Tu fais quoi avec tes What do you do with J’écoute du R’n’B I listen to R’n’B Souvent Often
copains? your friends? J’écoute du rap I listen to rap
On écoute la musique We listen to music Tous les Jours Everyday
J’écoute du jazz I listen to jazz
On joue à des jeux vidéo We play video games J’écoute du pop-rock I listen to pop Chaque semaine Every week
On va en ville We go into town J’écoute de la musique I listen to classical Chaque jour Every day
On fait du shopping We go shopping classique music
On rigole We laugh/ have fun J’écoute beaucoup I listen to lots of Normalement Normally
Tu parles de quoi avec tes What do you talk d’artistes différents different artists Quelquefois Sometimes
copains? about with your J’aime la musique de X I like X’s music
friends? Du temps en From time to
Je n’aime pas la I don’t like X’s music
On parle de sport We talk about sport temps time
musique de X
On parle de mode We talk about fashion Mon groupe préféré My favourite group Toujours Always
On parle de films We talk about films c’est... is...
Je fais beaucoup de choses I do a lot of things Ma chateuse préférée My favourite female E. Les Domiciles
On s’entend très bien We get on very well c’est... singer is...
j’habite dans... I live in
une grande a big house
G. The Present Tense F. Les Pièces maison
Chez moi, il y a… In my home,
Use this tense to describe what you are doing or what une petite maison a small house
there is/are
you usually do. There are 3 types of verb in French:
La chambre(de My parents’ un grand a big flat
-er, -ir and -re verbs.
mes parents) bedroom appartement
To Conjugate them in Present Tense, remove the last 2 Ma chambre My bedroom
un petit a small flat
letters and add: -er -ir -re La cuisine Kitchen
appartement
Le jardin Garden
Je -e -is -s une grande ville a big town
La salle à manger Dining room
Tu -es -is -s La salle de bains Bedroom une petite ville a small town
Il/Elle -e -it - Le salon Living room un grand village a big village
Il n’y a pas de… There isn’t/
Nous -ons -issons -ons un petit village a small village
aren’t…
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Art HUNDERTWASSER: Abstract Art
The 5 Skins of Hundertwasser Abstract Art
The way things naturally exist. In some of Following the Renaissance, to be a good artist you had to draw realistically. Nowadays,
Hundertwasser’s work you will find images of hands and the word “artist” can mean a number of things, but in those days, an artist was similar
other parts of the body. You will often see swirls and to a contractor, or a painter and decorator. They were hired to paint religious figures in
The
spirals that not only represent the outward appearance churches, and murals and portraits for the rich, so they were expected to do a good job.
Epidermis
of a thumb print or the lines on a hand but also they are For hundreds of years, art schools taught perspective and form to create “the illusion of
representative of the idea of man living in harmony with
reality”, so that artists could paint realistically.
Earth.
However, just before the 19th century, several things happened. There was an industrial
Hundertwasser was anti-materialism. He was highly revolution, advances in science, technology, andways of thinking too. In 1851, a world
individual and this became evident from the way he
fair known as “The Great Exhibition” took place in Hyde Park. Artists, sculptors, architects
looked and dressed. He said that consumer society
and designers from all over the world exhibited their work to the public. Once they saw the
The Clothes should turn away from the dictates of fashion and from
people wearing the same ready-made-clothing. He sheer amount of different styles of work, artists began to question what art really was? Was
called for the creativity of each individual and for the it about showing what was real? Or was it about something more meaningful?
right to a creative design of our second skin. In response to this, artists began to subtly move away from realistic art. Some artists used
Traditional architecture uses geometrical straight lines radically different colours and shapes for people. Some began to think about how to show
Houses and movement in a still image. Some began to focus on how light should look and express itself.
and a rigid grid system; these destroy nature and man.
Homes As artists began to experiment more and more, soon pieces of art became so far removed
Architecture should be in harmony with nature.
Social Identity of human beings is based on differences from
from realism, that they became entirely abstract. The work weas now longer about
Environment each other. It is connected with social environment and representing the real world. This is how abstract art became to be accepted.
and Identity being associated with a specific group or a nation.
Hundertwasser openly expressed his ecological
concerns. He undertook many environmental
Artist Information
Ecology and
campaigns and supported a range of environmental Hundertwasser was born to a Jewish mother and a
The Global
issues. Hundertwasser expressed his belief in the Catholic father. This would have made him a target
Environment
supreme reality of nature, in a life in harmony with the
in World War 2 for the Germans and Nazi party. To
laws of nature.
avoid them, Hundertwasser and his mother posed as
Christians, and Hundertwasser even joined the Hitler
Hundertwasser’s Work Youth to avoid suspision and to remain disguised.
He attended a Fine Art school in Vienna after the
war was over, and from then on, began to focus
more thoroughly on his art. He went to from Art
to Architecture, and began commercial art and
environmental activism around 1950. His most famous
architectural building; the “Hundertwasserhaus”,
contains deliberately uneven floors, trees growing in the rooms and
through the windows, and a roof made of grass and plants. Oftentimes,
Hundertwasser would take no payment for his work, and said that to
design something beautiful in place of something artifical and ugly as
“worth the price”
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Drama
A. Keywords B. Pracitioner of the Term
Theatre In Is a process that uses interactive Bertol Brecht
Education theatre/drama practices to help aid the
Born 10 February 1898 in the German town of Augsburg
(T.I.E.) educational process.
Died 14 August 1956 (aged 58) East Germany
Theatre Someone who creates theatrical
Practitioner performance and/or writes theatrical • He studied philosophy and medicine at the University of Munich.
ideas and teachings. • Brecht served as a medical orderly in the First World War.
• He was appalled by the effects of the war.
Marxist A set of political and economic ideas • After the war he went to Munich and then to Berlin in pursuit of a career in the theatre.
which influenced social democracy. • Brecht’s plays reflected a Marxist interpretation of society and when Adolf Hitler gained power in
Realism 19th-century theatrical movement, 1933 he was forced to flee from Nazi Germany.
seeking to portray real life on the stage. • After leaving Germany in 1933, Brecht lived in Denmark, Sweden and the Soviet Union where he
Epic Shows an argument. It has a clear wrote anti-nazi plays.
Theatre political statement. The audience
remains objective and watches a
C. Brechitain / Epic Theatre devices
montage or a series of scenes. Narration Narration is used to remind the audience that what they’re watching is a
presentation of a story. Sometimes the narrator will tell us what happens in the story
Alienation Is the act of ‘distancing’ the audience
before it has happened.
from the action with the aim to to
ensure that the audience are constantly Third person Midway through a heightened scene the action might break for the actor to
reminded that they’re watching a piece narration comment upon their character in the third person.
of theatre. Speaking the It helps distance the actor from the character they’re playing.
Fourth-wall The imaginary wall between the actors stage directions
and audience. Direct address Speaking directly to the audience breaks the fourth wall and destroys any illusion
of reality.
Using placards A sign or additional piece of written information presented onstage. Using
placards might be as simple as holding up a card or banner. It is important is
that the information doesn’t just comment upon the action but deepens our
understanding of it.
Minimal set / Set, costume and props are all kept simple and representational.
The fourth wall costume / props
Symbolic props Often one item can be used in a variety of ways. A suitcase might become a
desk, or a car door or a bomb.
Song and This is a good way to ensure that the audience sees the theatre and are reminded
Split-role This is where more than one actor plays dance of the fact they are watching a play.
the same character.
Montage A montage is a series of short self-contained scenes grouped immediately after
Multi-roling Multi-roling is when an actor plays more each other whose juxtaposition (contrast) highlights the important issues with
than one character onstage. absolute clarity.
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Music
A. 12 BAR BLUES B. HOOKS AND RIFFS
BLUES SCALE Features of Disco
The Blues scale uses a special scale. This BLues scale
is built using C Eb F Gb G Bb C. • Strong beat - drum loop and sequences
This is shown in the blue triangles below • Catcy tunes - ‘hook’
• Always in 4/4 - 120 beats per minute - always easy to dance to and for
DJ’s to merge one track into anpther
• Hook - short tab of tune, a word or phrase that sticks in people’s minds so
they remeber the song
• The Blues is the name given to the style of music cre-
ated by ‘African -Americans’ at the end of the 19th
Centrury.
• Blues music was originally performed by one singer
accompanied by guitar or banjo.
• Blues lyrics - The lyrics are raw and full of emotion,
dwelling on love and loneliness. They tell of injustice
and hopelessness and the longing for a better life.
They were passed on from musician to musician
through oral tradition and often use slang and double
meanings in the words. C. COMPOSER OF THE TERM
• They have a three-line verse strucutre where the
second line repeats the first - A A B.
Franz Schubert
• Sometimes singers improvised the words. The repetition
of the first line gave them time to think up the third -Born in Austira 1797
line. -Played the piano, violin and organ. Was an excellent
For example: singer
-Trained as a teacher in 1814
‘I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees’ -In 1818 he became a composer full time due to his
‘I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees’ success
‘Asked the Lord above’ Have Mercy, now save poor Bob, -March 1828 had his first and final public concert which
please’ was so successful it enabled him to buy him self a piano.
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Computer Science Y8 Python Programming
A. Key vocabulary C. Programming techniques B. Mathematical operators
ADD +
Variable A piece of stored data, used in a computer Sequence
program, which can be changed or altered by SUBTRACT –
Selection DIVIDE /
the program
IF…ELIF…. ELSE… MULTIPLY *
Constant A piece of stored data which cannot be
changed by the program or user
Iteration MOD % (remainder of
For & While loops division)
Operator An operator is a mathematical symbol, used to
work with data in a program Basic string manipulation DIV // (will only return whole
Input Data, entered into a program, by the user numbers)
Output The returned result of an algorithm
Algorithm A set of instructions to carry out a process or C. Data types B. Comparison operators
problem-solving operation, especially by a
computer Integer e.g. 23 == is equal to
Real e.g. 23.7 > is greater than
Loop A piece of repeating code
Character e.g. A or 5 < is smaller than
Iteration A type of LOOP which repeats a series of steps String e.g. A546TH != is not equal to
with a finite number of variable changes Boolean e.g. TRUE or >= greater than or
Conditional A method of controlling the information flow FALSE equal to
through branching steps – the code checks instead of <
Real A decimal number, stored as its value ing brackets or forgetting a “) would give a different result
Wrong variable names but would not throw an error
Boolean True or False. Stored as 1 or 0
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Physical Education Principals of training and warm-ups
Section A: Keywords and Definitions D. Warm Up and Cool Down
S – Specificity Making training relevant to: the sport and Warming up should Cooling down should
position the individuals fitness types and include: include
muscle groups Pulse raiser: Activity that Low intensity exercise:
increase heart rate and Gradually decreases
P - Progression Making training gradually harder leads to temperature (jogging) temperature and heart and
improvement in fitness breathing rates
O – Overload Pushing your body just beyond what it is Mobility: An activity that Stretching: Static stretches
used to takes the joint through its that decrease muscle
full range of motion (arm temperature (hamstring
R - Reveresibility Training gains are lost if exercise is stopped. circles) stretch)
This occurs during long injuries Stretching: Activity that
F - Frequency How often someone may train to improve increases muscle elasticity
health and wellbeing (walking lunges)
Dynamic movements: Benefits of a cool down
I – Intensity Means of measuring how much effort
Activity that involves
someone has put in during exercise changes in speed and
T – Time The duration in seconds, minutes or hours direction (shuttle runs)
that exercise is performed Skill rehearsal: An activity Return body to resting state
T - Type The type of training to be considered that that mirrors game demands
fulfils specific needs Gradual lowering of heart
Benefits of a warm up: and breathing rates:
Section B: Additional Reading Maintains oxygen transport
Increasing temperature: and maintains carbon
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/james-haskell/sport-the- Increases flexibility of dioxide removal
principles-of-e_b_8580638.html muscles and range of
motion at joints
Section C - Tasks Increasing HR and blood Stretches muscles and
• Create your own training programme. temperature: Increases lowers muscle temperature:
gaseous exchange and Removes waste products
• Evaluate your own training & Health and Fitness against oxygen delivery to
the Principles of Training. All help maximise training intensity and duration and limit
• Which POT is most important to your needs? fatigue and limits delayed onset muscle soreness
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DT: Food Technology B.
A.
D.
C.
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DT: Resistant Materials THERMOSETTING POLYMER (Plastic)
Once heated and
A. Timbers B. Metals moulded, these plastics
MANMADE BOARDS FERROUS METALS cannot be reheated and
Manmade boards are commonly used in A ferrous metal is a metal that contains remoulded.
the construction industry, for interior fittings Iron. D. Design
and furniture. The three main types are; An example of a ferrous metal is Mild
Plywood’s, steel. Car bodies, general parts for ACCESSFM
MDF (Medium Density Fibre board) machines, steel tube, chains and many • where did the designer get their inspriation? Could the
A
Aesthetics
product look better?
Chipboard more. • Do you think it looks attractive or ugly? Why?
HARDWOODS (DECIDUOUS) • What does the product look like? THINK shape, form,
materials, size, beauty, ugliness
Sometimes called Broad-leaf trees. They
C
lose their leaves in winter. Hardwoods tend • Is it affordable to your customer? Will it make profit?
NON- FERROUS METALS • Is it valus for money?
Cost
to be harder than Softwoods (with the • How much does it cost?
exception of Balsa Wood). Non-ferrous metals do not contain iron.
Consequently, they do not to rust or suffer
C
• What impact would it have on a customers life
Environment Customer
from contact with moisture. They do not • Why would a customer buy it? What makes it suitable for
them?
react to a magnet. • Who would buy it? Who would use it?
Examples are:
E
• What is the product’s impact on the enviropnment?
THINK batteries, rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse,
recycle, lifecycle
• How would the product be disposed off?
• Is the product needed or wanted? How long will it last?
• Is the product high quality? Does it meet safety
Oak Beech
S
Aluminium Copper Brass standards?
Safety
• How has the designer concidered safety?
C. Plastic • Could the product hurt anyone? Are there any sharp
edges?
SOFTWOODS (CONIFEROUS) THERMOPOLYMER (Plastic)
These plastics can be re-heated and
S
Softwoods are from trees that • Is it an appropro=iate size? Would it work better if it was
have needles not leaves. They re-shaped in various ways. bigger or smaller?
Size
• Does it come in differnt sizes?
grow quickly, compared to These types of plastics can be recycled. • How big is it?
Acrylic/ Perspex
most hardwoods Use: car lights, CD/DVD cases, • Does the product work? Could the product work better?
F
Function
Softwoods are used by the safety glasses, machine guards, • How does the product work? Why is the product
boats, baths, greenhouses
construction industry and are needed?
• What does the product do? Is it easy to use?
also used to produce paper
Polyyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
pulp, and card products.
M
Use: Rain coats, hose pipe, • What impact could the designer’s choice of material
Materials
showers curtains, inflatable have on the environment?
Pine dingies, water pipes, window • Would a different material make it better?
frames • What material has it been made from?
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