St Columb’s College

February March 2018

Revision Pack

Year 10

How to Revise

There are a few things that you can do to make your

revision for the Christmas Exams as effective as possible.

Revision Environment:

You should try to make sure you have good surroundings

when you are trying to revise.

Find a quiet place so you don’t get distracted

Make sure you are sitting comfortably

Keep background noise a minimum e.g. TV, radio.

Make sure the area is well lit so you don’t strain your eyes.

Revision plan:

It is suggested that making a revision plan helps some people to revise more

effectively. Included in this pack you will find a suggested revision timetable.

You can download more copies off the school website.

Make a list of all your exam subjects and try to assign an amount of time

needed for each subject. For example if there is an area that you find

difficult, then maybe you should give more time to this subject.

Revise often and try to do a bit everyday.

Break your revision time down – aim to study each subject for no more

than 15-20 minutes at a time.

Include time off and breaks in your revision plan. Aim to take a 5 minute

break after every session.

Remember to include variety in your plan – not only in the subjects you

revise but also the techniques you use.

Revision techniques:

Here are a few ideas as to how you can revise most

effectively.

Create memory aids such as diagrams or

mnemonics (e.g. for the order of colours in the

rainbow:

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

- Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain).

Write key facts on pieces of cards and display

them around your house or even on the way to school.

Study with someone at home or with a friend and test each other’s

knowledge

Remember to reward yourself. Use rewards as incentive to do the

revision.

On the day before the exam:

Use your revision tools (e.g. diagrams, mnemonics etc) to check facts

Keep calm – don’t try to learn new topics so close to an exam.

Don’t stay up all night.

Please remember that revision isn’t a competition. It’s not about who stayed up

all night and revised the longest. It is about finding the right revision methods

that suit your way of learning. Try out some of the techniques mentioned and

you will find that revision isn’t as scary as you first thought. Getting started is

often the hardest bit.

Some Useful Revision Websites

http://www.nwlg.org/pages/resources/knowitall/index.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/

Revision Timetable

Week 1 2 3 4 5

Day Revision

Slot 1

Revision

Slot 2

Revision

Slot 3

Revision

Slot 4

Revision

Slot 5

Revision

Slot 6

Time

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Revision (Feb Mar 2018)

Subject Coding

Year Group Year 10

Examination length 1 hour

Areas/topics to be covered for revision (and amount of marks to be allocated)

Internet Safety Dangers whilst using social media Measures for staying safe online using social media Features of the “Report Abuse” button

Coding Swift Playground Commands Functions

Coding in Scratch Technology Program structure – sequence – blocks of code Sensing – blue toolbar functions to get information Variables – e.g. score Looping – forever, repeat, repeat until touching

Question type(s) (e.g. diagrams, mapwork, sources etc.)

A combination of 1, 2, 3 and 4-mark questions.

Equipment requirements for examination

Blue or black pen

Revision tip(s)

Use the booklets provided for revision: Internet Safety and Scratch Technology. Use the notes section in Swift Playground App for revision. Review all your programs created in Scratch.

Revision (Feb 2018)

Subject English

Year Group 10

Examination length 1hour 30mins

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

(and amount

of marks to be

allocated)

Multi Modal Texts – 50%

Presentational Devices

Layout

Use of colour and image

Use of persuasive/emotive language

Awareness of audience & purpose

Personal Writing – 50%

Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation

Appropriate paragraphing

Awareness of audience

Tone appropriate to purpose

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Personal Writing – Essay title provided on paper. e.g Write about a person you

admire or Write about our favourite memory of school.

Multi Modal texts – Two texts to be compared and contrasted, with focus on

presentational devices and use of language. E.g. Compare how two brochures/leaflets

use presentational devices and writing to persuade you to take an interest in what

they are advertising.

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Pen!

Revision (February 2018)

Subject French

Year Group 10

Examination length 1 hour

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

Unit 1 – vocabulary

Grammar – depuis + present tense – for (a length of time); expressions with de and à – beaucoup de,

trop de, assez de, il n’y a rien à faire; qui – who/which

Unit 2 – vocabulary

Grammar: ils/elles – they (things as well as people); plural adjectives; qui and que – who/which

Unit 3 – vocabulary

Grammar – le passé – e.g. j’ai acheté, j’ai dépensé but remember je suis allé;

Unit 4 – vocabulary

Grammar – y – there (replaces à + place) ; present tense verb patterns;

negatives: ne … pas; reflexive verbs – e.g. je me lève

Marks to be allocated: Listening – 25; Speaking – 25; Reading – 25; Writing – 25;

Question type(s)

(e.g. diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Speaking : Role-Plays / Conversation

Reading/Listening : Material in French : gap-filling / selection / translation from French into English /

answers in English and French

Writing : Listing and short phrase task in French / short phrase/sentence responses in French / short

translation exercise from English into French / a structured, extended writing task in French

Equipment

requirements for

examination

A pen is needed for the examination.

Revision tip(s) Revise from your Vocabulary and grammar notebook as well as your i-books. Test yourself on the

vocabulary for each Unit; cover up the English column and see if you can say, then spell, the French

word(s). Keep a revision notebook to test yourself on vocabulary; copy out the English words/phrases

from the vocabulary pages, then shut your book and see if you can write in the French words.

Remember to learn the gender of nouns. Practise your knowledge of grammar by re-doing some of the

exercises in the workbook part of your i-books. Ask someone at home to test you on vocabulary; it

does not matter if they do not know any French – ask him/her to ask you the English words and see if

you can spell the French words correctly. Practice writing sentences/short paragraphs on different

topics.

Revision (February 2018)

Subject Geography

Year Group 10

Examination length 1 hour

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

Tourism

Different types of industry: Primary, secondary and tertiary industries – definitions and

examples – with emphasis on Tourism

Growth of tourism and reasons behind the growth.

Advantages and disadvantages of tourism

National parks: aims & functions

Conflict in National Parks

Map Skills: calculating distances (scale), 4 + 6 fig. grid references

Ecotourism, definition and principles.

Case study of ecotourism - Eselenkei.

Landscape Development

Earth’s structure – crust, mantle, inner core and outer core- identify and know

characteristics of different layers.

Rocks – igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic; how they form and named examples of

each type; basalt columns & Giants Causeway.

Use of rocks in everyday life.

Plate Tectonics

Continental drift

Plates and Plate Boundaries: Definition, types of plate boundaries, location.

Distribution of volcanoes and earthquakes.

Destructive and Constructive Plate Margin: Know what happens at this boundary-

features and activities.

Conservative + Collision Plate Margin: Know what happens at this boundary – features

+ activities

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

A variety of questions will be included: Open ended questions that require fully developed

answers with the use of full sentences; labelling of diagrams and maps.

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Pen, pencil, ruler, rubber and coloured pencils

Revision tip(s) Read your notes and use mind-maps to organise and summarize key points.

Make lists of key words and their meanings and learn them – test yourself.

Use BBC GCSE Bitesize website to revise plates.

Practice writing longer answers which give full explanations/detail e.g. S – C - E.

Practice drawing labelled diagrams.

February 2018

Subject German

Year Group 10

Examination length

1 hour

Areas/topics

to be

covered

for revision

Part 1 = Reading

Here you must read sentences/passages and match pictures with words or sentences or numbers or fill in words that are given. The topics will be ‘daily routine’, ‘household chores’, ‘pocket money’, ‘health’, ‘holidays’ ‘travelling’ and ‘school’. Part 2 = Writing

Here you must write 1. a list, 2. short phrases and 3. an essay in German.

You will have to write about yourself, mainly about your health and your last

holiday.

Question

type(s)

Variety of question types in Reading Comprehension.

(true/false, multiple choice, gap-fill, matching questions and answers,

matching pictures, putting in order, select words from a box)

Writing words – remember to learn correct spellings!

Essay in the Writing section.

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Bring a black pen. You will be allowed to write into the examination paper.

Revision

tip(s)

Vocabulary from Units 3 and 4.

Learn sections of the essays that you have prepared on ‘health’, ‘holidays’

and ‘school’.

Revision (Feb/March 2018)

Subject History

Year Group 10

Examination length 1 hour

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision)

World War One: Origins and Events

The Great Powers of Europe

Alliance Systems

The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Outbreak of War 1914

Propaganda and Recruitment

Opponents of the War

New Weapons WW1

Trench Warfare

Why was Germany defeated in 1918?

Treaty of Versailles

Ireland

Different types of Nationalism

Why did Protestants support the Union?

Exam worth 100%

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Source Questions

Knowledge Questions

Essay questions

Mix n match exercises

Equipment Blue/Black pens.

Revision tip(s) For each topic know the following things:

Dates/ People/Countries involved

Causes of events

Details of events

Results of events

Use textbook/ibook and hardback notebook

BBC Schools WWI website a useful revision tool

Make notes on topics in spider diagram format

Practice comprehension skills in preparation for source question

Revision (February 2018)

Subject Irish

Year Group 10

Examination length 1hr

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

Myself and Others 2

School Life 3

Careers

The Environment

Pupils can describe themselves and others in detail

including physical descriptions and comments on

personality AND can understand others doing same

Pupils can describe a typical day at school, talk about

their timetables, give opinions of their subjects and

justify them, state which subjects they are planning to

study next year and why and give information specific to

St. Columb’s. These will involve indirect speech.

Pupils can name careers and give basic information

regarding places of work / qualifications / pay etc

Pupils can describe their houses and the views from it,

give an opinion of their area, give directions and talk

about public services.

Marks to be allocated: Listening: 25 Speaking: 25 Reading: 25 Writing: 25

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Multiple choice

Gap-filling

Matching pictures to vocabulary

Comprehensions

Sentence writing

Continuous writing

List making

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Pen

Revision tip(s) Read class notes and highlight important vocabulary.

Use the oral preparation booklet to prepare for the oral element of this examination

Copy highlighted vocabulary into a revision book.

Learn vocabulary lists.

Look at vocabulary, cover it up and see if you can say it without seeing it.

Practice writing sentences on each topic.

Test yourself.

Revision (Feb Mar 2018)

Subject Maths

Year Group 10

Examination length 1 hour

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

(and amount

of marks to

be allocated)

Chapter 1 iBook Rounding, significant figures & estimation

Chapter 2 iBook Perimeter, Area and Volume

Chapter 3 iBook Fractions, decimals & Percentages

Chapter 4 iBook Simplifying expressions and solving

equations

Chapter 5 iBook Solving inequalities – no shading regions

Chapter 6 iBook Averages and Stem and leaf diagrams

Chapter 7 iBook Cumulative Frequency and box plots

Chapter 8 iBook Flow Diagrams

Chapter 8 iBook HCF/LCM

Worksheet saved in iBooks Frequency tree

Worksheet saved in iBooks Binary Number

Chapter 9 iBook Calculator Sequences

Chapter 9 iBook Number Sequences and nth term

Chapter 9 iBook Trial and improvement to 2dp

Chapter 10 iBook Brackets, Quadratics, Formula

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Formula recall and application. Draw diagrams and graphs.

Analysing diagrams and graphs.

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Pen

Calculator Ruler, pencil and eraser for graphs

Revision

tip(s) Start exam revision in plenty of time

It’s not enough just to re-read notes.

Make a study timetable.

Pay special attention to the example problems your teacher provided in class.

Do problems similar to those that were assigned for homework. Use your iBook and

corbettmaths.com

Ask your teacher any questions you have prior to the exam.

Attend Math Clinics prior to the examination, ask your teacher for details.

Revision (Feb 2018)

Subject Music

Year Group 10

Examination length 40 minutes

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

(and amount

of marks to

be allocated)

This listening test is worth 15% (90 ÷ 6) of the overall mark Please prepare the following for the test:

Learn your notes on Mars, the Bringer of War. You will be asked to apply these notes to an unfamiliar piece of music (20 marks)

Be aware of the different pop music styles and reasons for their sound (you will have answers to choose from). You will also be asked to follow the lyrics of a song and answer questions related to the music (36 marks)

There will be a general multiple choice question where you will be given definitions of key music words and asked to choose the correct word associated with the definition (14 marks)

Music Technology: learn types of equipment used in music today e.g. decks, amplifier (see your Resource Booklet) (16 marks)

Revise careers in Music (see your Resource Booklet) (4 marks)

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Various types of questioning including short answers & multiple choice

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Pencil and pen required

Revision (February 2018)

Subject Religious Education

Year Group 10

Examination length 1 hour

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

1. God’s Plan and Future for Me

The Parable of the Talents – pgs. 4-9

The Beatitudes- pgs. 10-12

Knowing my values pgs. 13-15

Staying true to my values pgs16 -17

The life of a person/group who have lived out Christian values pgs. 18-19

20 marks

2. Islam

Islam Beginnings and Development pgs. 20-26

The Sacred text and tradition of Islam pgs 27-30

Islam - Core beliefs and right living pgs. 31-35

Islam's festivals and worship pgs. 36-42

Islam - rituals, customs and worship pgs. 43-46

Living as a Muslim pgs. 47-49

30 marks

3. Advent and Christmas

Focus on the theme of: Poverty and suffering pgs. 51-60

10 marks

4. My attitude

What worth do others have pgs. 62-65

Focusing on unfair feelings pg. 66-67

Check your attitude! Check your outlook pgs. 68-71

20 marks

Question

type(s) (e.g.

diagrams,

mapwork,

sources etc.)

Knowledge and understanding based questions e.g. Give an explanation of the

parable of the talents.

Short knowledge questions, definitions, paragraph answers –explain, describe, why,

retell, cloze passages, short evaluation questions.

Equipment

requirements

for

examination

Blue/Black pen.

Tips for exam Evaluation questions require you to show that you can express a range of

viewpoints and support these view with sound arguments. Do not use bullet

points.

Revision (Feb Mar 2018)

Subject Science Year Group Year 10 Examination length 1 Hour

Areas/topics

to be covered

for revision

(and amount

of marks to

be allocated)

ACIDS AND ALKALIS Acids can be used in pickling, digestion and self defence

Names and uses of seven common acids; See activity Three most common laboratory acids; Hydrochloric, Sulfuric and Nitric

Strong acids release a lot of hydrogen ions

Dilute acids are mixed with a lot of water and can be strong or weak. Strong acids are corrosive

Alkalis are formed from soluble metal oxides (bases)

A solution is formed from a substance dissolved in water

Indicators can be used to test for acid, alkali or neutral solutions

Universal indicator is more useful then Litmus or red cabbage indicator

The pH scale is double sided & runs from 1-14; pH 1-6 is acidic (with 1 the strongest); pH 8-14 is alkali (with 14 being the strongest); pH 7 is neutral

A base is a metal oxide and an alkali is a soluble base

How to name a salt

How to write word equations using four general equations for acid reactions

Limestone and marble are forms of calcium carbonate

Acid rain reacts with limestone leading to cave formation

Neutralisation is the addition of an acid to an alkali

Neutralisation can be used to treat heart burn

Acid soils can be neutralised using lime

Carbonic acid in the atmosphere can cause damage such as corrosion and weathering to metals, rocks and buildings

Metals such as zinc and aluminium do not corrode due to a protective oxide layer

PHOTOSYNTHESIS, FOOD CHAINS AND WEBS • That plants use energy from sunlight to make food; • That this process is called photosynthesis; • That oxygen is produced during photosynthesis. • That plants need carbon dioxide, water and light for photosynthesis; • The word equation for photosynthesis. • What a food chain is; • How a food chain can be shown as a pyramid of numbers; • What happens to the energy within a community of plants and animals • That food chains combine to form complex webs; • That food webs provide a more accurate picture of feeding patterns within communities than simple chains; • That food webs are critical for the survival of everything in a community • How toxic materials can enter food chains; • How toxic materials can build up in food chains; • Some effects of toxins in food chains.

SPEED, FORCE, PRESSURE AND MOMENTS • how to work out the speed of a moving object • the units used for measuring speed • the relationship between speed, distance and time • how to calculate distance from speed and time • how to use speed and distance to calculate how long a journey will take • how to draw and use distance/time graphs • that a force can change the speed or a direction of an object • that balanced forces do not change the movement of an object • that the forces between the Earth and an object is called the weight of the object • What happens a spring when you add force on to it. • That this relationship is known as Hooke’s law. • the formula of Hooke’s law is F=kx • how friction affects the movement of an objects • that the force of friction can be helpful or unhelpful • that air resistance is a form of friction • that forces can make objects turn • that objects turn around a pivot • some of the principles of moments • how pressure can be reduced • how pressure can be increased • the relationship between force and pressure

ATOMIC STRUCTURE • Element is the simplest form of a substance and is made of one type of atom only. Everything is made up of the 92 naturally occurring elements. • Compound is made of two or more elements chemically combined together. • Mixture is two or more substances mingling together, not chemically combined. • Atoms contain protons, neutrons and electrons. • Protons and neutrons are found in the nucleus of an atom. • Electrons move about the nucleus in paths called orbits or shells. • Protons and neutrons have a mass of 1. Electrons have a mass of 1/1840. • There are equal numbers of protons and electrons in an atom of an element. • The atomic number of an atom is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. Strictly protons used for definition • The mass number of an atom is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons. • The number of neutrons in an atom is calculated by subtracting the atomic number from the mass number. • There are rules governing how the electrons fill the shells of the atom • An isotope is an atom of an element with the same atomic number but a different mass number.

Question type(s) (e.g. diagrams, mapwork, sources etc.) All Structured Questions perhaps including drawing simple diagrams

Equipment requirements for examination Pen, Pencil, Ruler, Calculator

Revision tip(s) Make revision notes and revise previous class tests

Revision (February 2018)

Subject Spanish

Year Group 10

Examination length 1 hour

Areas/topics to be covered for revision (and amount of marks to be allocated)

Reading 25% Writing 25% Listening 25% Speaking 25% Unit 1 Los Medios de Comunicación

using computers

television programmes

films

describe a concert you attended in the past

making comparisons (e.g. action films are more exciting than romantic films) Unit 2: El Instituto

describe school generally using the present tense

what you will study next year

school rules

describe a day at school in preterite

se debe + infinitive Unit 3 La Salud Parts 1 & 2 (me duele & en la farmacia)

parts of the body

describe symptoms - me duele(n)

products at the pharmacy

healthy eating

using adverbs of frequency

a healthy lifestyle

making resolutions - using the near future e.g. I am going to … Grammar

present tense

preterite tense

near future: ir + a + infinitive

making comparisons

agreement of adjectives (singular – plural / masculine – feminine)

Question type(s) (e.g. diagrams, mapwork, sources etc.)

Speaking

2 x role-plays about hobbies and free time and Presentation already done

General Questions based on Units 1, 2 and 3

Listening and Reading Fill in a grid Select a letter/ number/ symbol Short answer responses Writing Structured writing responses to stimulus questions. Knowledge of key grammar will be tested in Use of Language questions.

Equipment requirements for examination Pen and a spare.

Revision tip(s)

Practise your speaking presentation aloud, time yourself, consider making a podcast to help you learn. Focus on key grammar points covered in Units 1, 2 and 3. Focus on recognition and spelling of vocabulary.

Yr 10 - Technology & Design KS3 Revision List for February 2018

Duration - 1 Hour

Topic Areas for study Study resources / guidelines

Safety

Workshop safety rules Safety signs Risk assessment – e.g. Drilling using pillar drill and scroll saw

Resource booklet - iPad Materials handouts Technologystudent.com

Materials

Material classifications Softwoods and Hardwoods – examples and common uses. Manufactured Boards – examples, uses, advantages and disadvantages Wood defects Common wood joints – sketch and name Plastics – definitions, advantages and disadvantages

Resource booklet - iPad Materials handouts Worksheets Technologystudent.com

Processes

Name and explain the use of tools and machines used for term 1 & 2 projects Arrange manufacturing stages into the correct order

Resource booklet - iPad Technologystudent.com Workshop diaries Worksheets

Graphics Complete Isometric drawing exercises from information given e.g. Radio

Graphics Resource booklet – iPad

Product Analysis Product analysis of common household products eg kettle Know the meaning of common design terminology eg – function, ergonomics and aesthetics etc Describe the performance of given products using these terms

Product analysis Resource booklet – iPad Notes and worksheets

Product design Re-design Games holder (up to 8 games) to appeal to a teenager) Comment of materials, safety and any special features Marks will be awarded for originality, quality of drawing and labelling

Theory booklet Review Kettle and Games holder designs Research Google images

Other guidance Most questions will require a short answer of 1 or 2 sentences. There will be pictures

of tools and equipment you will have to name. For some questions you will have to label parts of a You will have to sketch in 3D two tools that you have used You will have to design a Games holder that will appeal to a young person Use your (a) notes (b) resource booklets on your iPad (KS3) theory booklet Use the website – technologystudent.com (good info on cams, tools, plastics and wood Practice your design for the pull along toy and remember to label all parts Bring in colouring pencils and ruler