Overseas Family School: Sciences

2016 Semester 2
Grade 7(Criterion A) Examination Study Guide
EXAM DATE: Monday 16th May
GETTING STARTED....
Organise your notes

Make sure your notes are up to date, with all the handouts glued in.
If you missed a lesson for any reason make sure you have copied the notes from
a friend and asked your science teacher for any missing worksheets or handouts.
Keep all your graded assessments in your file to review when you are revising

Strategies for revision

Organise your study into regular bite-size chunks rather than doing long
sessions that tire you out.
Use past assessments and worksheets to create a review sheet for each topic with
examples of questions that you had difficulty answering.
Write any questions you may have ask your teacher during review lessons or
another time that you may arrange with your teacher. Suggest problems that you
would like your teacher to revise during review lessons.
Visit the OFS Sciences website to supplement your revision.

Examination tips

Do not study late into the night.

Eat a good breakfast before you come to school.
Read each question carefully; identify what the question is asking.
Start off doing the questions you find easy.
Manage your time effectively (Level 5-8 questions need more time than levels
1-4)

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The Learning Outcomes that you will be tested on are listed below (from the topic
cover sheets):
UNIT Electricity
Discovering Electrical Concepts, Circuits and Safety.
Identify electrical dangers.
Use a simple circuit to determine whether a substance is a conductor or an insulator.
Eg. Relate to safety - plastic coverings, no electrictiy near water supplies etc.
Define voltage in terms of the energy the charges have as they flow around a circuit.
Battery (cell or power pack) supplies the push (energy) given to the charge to flow
around the circuit. (Greater voltage = greater energy)
Define current in terms of the of charge flowing in a circuit. State the units and symbols
of the units for voltage and current.
The use of switches.
Describe the use of fuses in electrical devices.
Draw electrical circuits using common electrical circuit symbols.
Draw series and parallel circuits. Observe current and measure voltage. Note a
voltmeter (placed in parallel) measures voltage - difference in energy between two
points in a circuit. An ammeter (placed in series) measures current - amount of charge
flowing.
The use of switches creating complete/incomplete pathways. State the advantages and
disadvantages of series and parallel circuits
Making Electricity and Renewable and Non-Renewable Sources.
Outline the process of electricity generation.
State the advantages/disadvantages of mains/battery usage. Identify sources of energy.
Define renewable and non-renewable energy.
Describe the benefits and limitations of renewable and non-renewable energy sources
in the production of electricity using the generator effect (electromagnetic induction)

UNIT Acid s and Bases

Investigating indicators

State what an indicator is and provide examples.

Recognise that indicators can be used to identify whether a substances is an acid or a
base.
Compare some indicators such as red cabbage, tea, red and blue litmus and universal
indicator in acid/base solutions. Identify if a substance is an acid/base or neutral using
indicators.

Exploring the occurrence and properties of acids.

Identify acids found in nature and know where they are found e.g. stomach acid and
food acids.
Recognise the dangers of acids and how to handle them safely including hazard and
corrosive warnings signs.
Recognise the name and formula of acids we use in the lab (H2SO4, HCl, HNO3 )
State the properties of an acid through experimentation (taste; reaction with litmus;
reactions with reactive metals to produce hydrogen gas; and reactions with carbonates
to produce carbon dioxide gas).
Recognise that all acids contain hydrogen (H)

Exploring bases and basic solutions: Occurrence and properties

Identify bases found in nature and state where they are found e.g. limestone, cleaning
products, baking soda, antacids. Recognise the dangers of bases and how to handle them
safely.
State that metal oxides and hydroxides are bases.
State the names and formula of common bases found in the lab ( NaOH, Ca(OH)2 CuO
MgO)
State the properties of a base through experimentation e.g. reaction with litmus
Recognise that all basic solutions contain or produce hydroxide (OH)
The pH Scale
Recognise that the pH scale has values from pH 0 -14 and identify the relative
acidity/basicity of solutions using the pH scale.
Classify common household products into acid, base or neutral using the pH scale by
experiments or from information or articles.
In simple terms relate pH to the concentration of H / OH

Investigating mixing acids and bases - neutralisation reactions

Describe how the mixing of acids and bases can cause neutralisation. Describe
neutralisation in terms of H and OH particles.
Define a salt.
Recall the general equation: ACID + BASE SALT + WATER
Use the equation above to show that chlorides come from reactions with hydrochloric
acid and sulfates come from reactions with sulfuric acid. Prepare a salt using a
neutralisation reaction.

Acid Rain-Related to Fairness and Development in the World.

Identify the components and describe the causes of acid rain.
Describe the environmental problems that acid rain can cause.
Investigate how the problem of acid rain impacts the world in context of Fairness and
Development. Explain how acid rain, or the the effect of acid rain, can be reduced.