Science Final
Revision Topic List
Use this list to guide your revision. You do not need to memorise every word, but you should understand the key ideas, vocabulary,
formulae and practical skills.
Topics at a glance
Physics: Electricity &
Biology Chemistry Physics: Motion & Pressure
Magnetism
Living organisms; classification; Speed; distance-time graphs; Circuits; current; potential
States of matter; mixtures;
populations; communities; relative motion; acceleration; difference; resistance; charge;
filtration; crystallisation;
ecosystems; climate change; velocity; pressure; atmospheric electrical safety; magnets;
distillation; chromatography
biodiversity and liquid pressure magnetic fields; electromagnets
1. Biology: Planet Protectors
Living organisms and classification
• Characteristics of living organisms, including growth, reproduction and response to the environment
• Main kingdoms of life, including animals, plants and fungi
• Classification based on shared characteristics
• Key terms: organism, species, kingdom, cell and tissue
Populations, communities and ecosystems
• Definition of a population
• Factors affecting population size: birth rate, death rate and migration
• How populations change over time due to natural events or human activities
• Definition of a community and how populations interact in a habitat
• Species interactions: competition, predation and mutualism
• Definition of an ecosystem
• Biotic and abiotic factors and how they are interdependent
Climate change and biodiversity
• Definition of climate change as long-term changes in temperature, precipitation and weather patterns
• Causes of climate change: natural factors and human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation
• Greenhouse effect, global warming and carbon footprint
• Definition and importance of biodiversity
• Threats to biodiversity: habitat loss, pollution and invasive species
• Conservation and protection strategies
2. Chemistry: Jewellery Heist
States of matter
• Solids, liquids and gases
• Particle arrangement and particle movement in each state
• Changes of state: melting, freezing, evaporation/vaporisation and condensation
Mixtures
• Definition of a mixture
• Homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures
• Common examples of mixtures in everyday life
Separation techniques
• Filtration: separates substances based on particle size
Final assessment: June - exact date TBC
• Crystallisation: separates a solute from a solvent using solubility and temperature
• Distillation: separates substances using differences in boiling point
• Chromatography: separates and analyses mixtures using solubility and affinity
• Choosing the correct separation method for different mixtures
3. Physics: SeaLand Saviour
Speed, motion and graphs
• Speed as distance travelled per unit time
• Formula: speed = distance ÷ time
• Units for speed
• Relative motion and reference frames
• Distance-time graphs
• Using the slope/gradient of a distance-time graph to determine speed
Acceleration and velocity
• Acceleration as change in velocity per unit time
• Formula: acceleration = change in velocity ÷ time
• Difference between speed and velocity
• Velocity includes both size/magnitude and direction
• Basic vector addition and subtraction for velocity
Pressure
• Atmospheric pressure and how altitude/weather conditions can affect it
• Pressure as force per unit area
• Formula: pressure = force ÷ area
• Pressure in liquids
• Relationship between depth and pressure in a liquid
• Pascal’s principle
• Key terms: force, area, depth, buoyancy and fluid pressure
4. Physics: MagLev Masterminds
Circuits
• Complete and incomplete circuits
• Circuit symbols for cells, batteries, bulbs, switches, wires, resistors, variable resistors, ammeters, voltmeters and fuses
• Series and parallel circuits
• How switches affect circuits
Potential difference, current and resistance
• Potential difference/voltage and how it is measured
• Voltmeters are connected in parallel
• Current and how it is measured
• Ammeters are connected in series
• Current in series and parallel circuits
• Relationship between potential difference, current and resistance
• Resistance as how difficult it is for current to flow
Charge
• Electric current as a flow of charge
• Formula: charge = current × time
• Symbol form: Q = It
• Units: charge in coulombs, current in amps and time in seconds
Final assessment: June - exact date TBC
Electrical safety
• Hazards of mains electricity
• Damaged insulation, overheating cables, damp conditions and overloaded sockets
• Three-pin plugs
• Fuses, earthing and double insulation
• How a fuse works in terms of current and resistance
Magnetism
• Magnetic and non-magnetic materials
• Iron, steel, nickel and cobalt as magnetic materials
• Magnetic poles: north and south
• Attraction and repulsion
• Magnetic fields and field lines around magnets
• Using a compass to detect magnetic fields
• Making a simple compass
Electromagnets
• Magnetic field around a current-carrying wire
• Solenoids and electromagnets
• How to make an electromagnet
• Ways to make an electromagnet stronger: add more coils, increase the current or use an iron core
• Advantages of electromagnets over permanent magnets, including being switched on/off and varying the strength
5. Working Scientifically Skills
• Read and interpret data from tables
• Calculate averages/means
• Identify anomalous results
• Draw and interpret graphs
• Use correct scientific units
• Rearrange simple equations
• Describe practical methods clearly
• Identify independent, dependent and control variables
• Explain patterns and trends in results
• Use evidence to support conclusions
Final assessment: June - exact date TBC
Key Formulae to Learn
Topic Formula Remember
Speed speed = distance ÷ time Use consistent units.
Acceleration acceleration = change in velocity ÷ time Velocity includes direction.
Pressure increases if force increases or area
Pressure pressure = force ÷ area
decreases.
Charge charge = current × time; Q = It Time should be in seconds.
Main Vocabulary to Revise
Organism, population, community, ecosystem, habitat, biotic, abiotic, species, biodiversity, climate change, greenhouse
effect, conservation, solid, liquid, gas, particles, mixture, filtration, crystallisation, distillation, chromatography, speed,
velocity, acceleration, pressure, force, area, current, potential difference, resistance, charge, circuit, series, parallel, magnet,
magnetic field, electromagnet and solenoid.
Final assessment: June - exact date TBC