Key Stage 4
Revision Booklet
KS4 Raising Standards Leader: Mrs J Martin
Contents
Art 1
Computer Science 2
English Language 3
English Literature 4
Food Technology 5
Geography 6
German 7
History 8
Mathematics 9
PE/Sport 15
Resistant Materials 16
Science Double 17
Science Triple 18
Art
Subject: Art
Exam Date: 8th and 9th June 2016 – All day
Content/Topics to Revise: Complete any outstanding work in your sketchbook
Develop your ideas thoroughly using a range of materials and techniques
Practice using the equipment prior to the exam
Produce a small mock up to take in with you
Equipment Needed: Most equipment will be provided; any unusual materials will need to be arranged
with your teacher prior to the exam.
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Computer Science
Subject: Computer Science
Exam Date: 14 June 2015 – Period 1
Content/Topics to Revise: Problem solving – Understand what an algorithm is, what algorithms are used
for and be able to interpret algorithms [flowcharts, pseudo code, structured English, written descriptions, Program code) Binary and denary
Decomposition: able to analyse a problem, investigate requirement
Programming: Be able to write programs in a high level programming language
Difference between Boolean, data charts, integer
Binary and denary
Data representation
Encryption
Databases
Computers (hardware, logics, machines and computational modes
Networks: types of networks (LAN, WAN, PAN)
The internet and the world wide web
HTML
Emerging issues and impact
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English Language
Subject: English Language
Exam Date: 21 June 2016 – Period 3 Walking Talking Mock 22 June 2016 - Period 3 Paper 1 – Creative Reading and Writing
Content/Topics to Revise: Reading passages – language analysis/ structure analysis/ whole text analysis
Descriptive writing based on a picture or event
Narrative writing based on a picture or event
Equipment Needed: Black Pen
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English Literature
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Subject: English Literature
Exam Date: 5 July 2016 – Period 3 Walking Talking Mock 7 July 2016 - Period 1 Paper 1 – Shakespeare and Pre 19th Century Prose (Macbeth and a Christmas Carol) Content/Topics to Revise:
Macbeth – Character presentation and theme presentation in extracts and in the play as a whole
A Christmas Carol - Character presentation and theme presentation in extracts and in the play as a whole
Equipment Needed: Black Pen
Macbeth and A Christmas Carol texts and quotation cards for revision
Exam Date: 6 July 2016 – Period 5 Walking Talking Mock 8 July 2016 – Period 5 Paper 2 – Modern Texts (Blood Brothers) Content/Topics to Revise:
Blood Brothers – Character and theme presentation
Equipment Needed: Black Pen
Blood Brothers text and quotation cards for revision
Food Technology
Subject: Food
Exam Date: 16 June 2016 – Period 3
Content/Topics to Revise: You will need to revise everything you have covered this year. This includes:
Milk
Packaging and labelling
Pastry types
Eggs and their functions
Micro and Macronutrients
Smart materials
The 6r's
Carbon footprint
Social, moral, cultural, economic, environmental and sustainability issues inherent in Food production
Meat alternatives
Eatwell plate
Dietary needs of individuals
Equipment Needed: Black pen
Pencil
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Geography
Subject: Geography Physical and human geography AQA GCSE
Exam Date: 7 June 2016 – Period 1
Content/Topics to Revise: Tectonics
Monitoring of volcanos
Tsunamis (causes ,effects and responses)
Characteristics of shield and composite cone
Explain the formation of composite cone
Difference between constructive and destructive cone
Rivers
Describe how a river erodes
Cross section of meaner
Formation of an ox bow lake
Explain why rivers flood
Soft and hard engineering.
Population
The characteristics of the demographic transition model and its 5 stages
Push and pull factors of migration
What are the advantages and disadvantages of population growth
Describe how a country has attempted to cope with rapid population growth (case study)
Equipment Needed: Ruler
Black Pen
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German
Subject: German
Exam Date: 21 June 2016 - Period 2 Listening, Reading and Writing
Content/Topics to Revise: Media
School
Holiday
Equipment Needed: Black pen
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History
Subject: History
Exam Date: 15 June 16 – Period 3
Content/Topics to Revise: Nazi Germany
The Weimar Republic
Hitler and the Rise of the Nazi Party
The Nazi Dictatorship (what it was like once the Nazis ruled Germany)
Nazi domestic policies (what it was like to live in Nazi Germany and who’s lives changed)
Equipment Needed: Black Pen
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Mathematics
Subject: Maths Higher Tier
Exam Date: 6 June 2016 – Period 3 Paper 1 Non Calculator
Content/Topics to Revise: Angles in a triangle
Rearranging and substitution
Complete a probability table
Area of a compound shape
Volume of a cuboid
Probability
Cosine of a given angle
Use of the sine function
Standard Form
Mean
Ratio
Fractional power
Speed
Change the subject of a given formula
Algebraic fraction
Proof
Hemisphere
Surds
Algebraically prove
Vectors
Find the equation of a line
Equipment Needed: Black Pen
Pencil
Ruler
Protractor
Compass
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Mathematics
Subject: Maths Higher Tier
Exam Date: 10 June 2016 – Period 3 Paper 2 Calculator
Content/Topics to Revise: Change the subject of a formula
Exchange rates
Grouped frequency table averages
Frequency polygon
Draw and interpret a distance-time graph
Calculate interest
Ratio
Areas of circles and rectangles
Bearings
Straight line graphs
Probability
Use of a calculator
Proof
Calculate the length of a side of a given triangle
Direct proportion
Histogram
Quadratic sequence
Express a particular argument of a function in a specified form
Algebraically find the perimeter of a given triangle
Use a given velocity-time graph to find acceleration
Solve a problem involving annual growth
Find the upper bound of a given expression
Find the equation of a tangent to a circle at a given point
Circle theorems
Equipment Needed: Scientific Calculator
Black Pen
Pencil
Ruler
Protractor
Compass
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Mathematics
Subject: Maths Higher Tier
Exam Date: 13 June 2016 – Period 3 Paper 3 Calculator
Content/Topics to Revise: Scatter Graphs
Equation of a straight line
Mean from a grouped frequency table
Metric conversion
Percentages
Factorise a quadratic
Compound interest
ratio
Inequalities
Complete the square
Trigonometry
Algebraic fractions
Find the volume of a cone
Find the probability of a given event occurring
Standard form
Similarity
Rearrange an equation
Iterate a given formula
Solve a problem involving arithmetic sequences
Equipment Needed: Scientific Calculator
Black Pen
Pencil
Ruler
Protractor
Compass
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Mathematics
Subject: Maths Foundation Tier
Exam Date: 6 June 2016 – Period 3 Paper 1 Non Calculator
Content/Topics to Revise: Convert hours to minutes
Rounding
Fractions, decimal and percentage
Calculate a square number
Place value
Draw a chart to represent information in a table
Factors, multiples, primes
Metric to imperial conversions
Complete a two-way table
Ratio
Sequence
Estimation
Solve a problem involving scale
Area and Volume
Rotate a shape through a given angle about a point
Angles in a triangle
Rearranging and substitution problem
Probability tables
Experimental probability
Trigonometry
Expanding and Factorising
Equipment Needed: Black Pen
Pencil
Ruler
Protractor
Compass
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Mathematics
Subject: Maths Foundation Tier
Exam Date: 10 June 2016 – Period 3 Paper 2 Calculator
Content/Topics to Revise: Place value
Factors
Fractions, decimal and percentage
Algebra
Money problem
Averages
Metric conversion
Stem and leaf diagram
Stem and leaf diagram
Coordinates
Find the midpoint of a line
Solve a linear equation
Indices
Angles in a triangle
Ratio
Change the subject of a formula
Exchange rate problem
Interpret a frequency polygon
Draw and interpret a distance-time graph
Solve a problem that involves the areas of circles and rectangles
Solve a problem that involves squares and trapezia
Equipment Needed: Scientific Calculator
Black Pen
Pencil
Ruler
Protractor
Compass
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Mathematics
Subject: Maths Foundation Tier
Exam Date: 13 June 2016 – Period 3 Paper 3 Calculator
Content/Topics to Revise: Rounding
Addition and division
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Factors, Multiples and Primes
Metric conversion (capacity)
Solve a linear equation
Indices
Estimation
Calculating the value of a number raised to a given power
Mathematical reasoning using square numbers
Sequences
Angles in a triangle
Perimeters of shapes
Ratio
Draw a Venn diagram
Scatter graph
Find the equation of a straight line
Calculate an estimate for the mean from a grouped frequency table
Factorise a quadratic
Identify parallel lines from a list of equations of straight lines
Equipment Needed: Scientific Calculator
Black Pen
Pencil
Ruler
Protractor
Compass
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Physical Education/Sport
Subject: PE – BTEC Sport
Exam Date: 24 June 2016 Fitness for Sport and Exercise – This is not a Mock exam; it is the official external examination.
Content/Topics to Revise: Components of fitness
Principles of training
Methods of training
Fitness testing
Equipment Needed: Black Pen
Students that are involved in the Rock Challenge will be sitting their
Sport BTEC examination on Monday 20 June 2016, period 5.
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Resistant Materials
Subject: Resistant Materials
Exam Date: 16 June 2016 – Period 3
Content/Topics to Revise: You will need to revise everything you have covered this year. This includes:
Wood
Metal
Plastics
Composite materials
Smart materials
The 6r's
Carbon footprint
Social, moral, cultural, economic, environmental and sustainability issues inherent in Design and Technology
Life cycle of a product(s)/Eco footprint.
Built-in obsolescence.
The globalisation of products
Ergonomics and anthropometrics
Application of CAD/CAM to the designing and making of models and prototypes
Methods of manufacture of products in an industrial environment.
Health and Safety
Signs and symbols
Form of materials
Equipment Needed: Black pen
Pencil
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Science Double
Subject: Double Science
Exam Date: 7 June 2016 – Period 3
Content/Topics to Revise: Unit 2
o B2 o C2 o P2
Equipment Needed: Scientific Calculator
Ruler
Exam Date: 14 June 2016 – Period 3
Content/Topics to Revise: Unit 1
o B1 o C1 o P1
Equipment Needed: Scientific Calculator
Ruler
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Science Triple
Subject: Triple Science
Exam Date: 20 June 2016 – Period 3
Content/Topics to Revise: Biology
o B1 o C2 o P3
Equipment Needed: Black Pen
Scientific Calculator
Ruler
Exam Date: 23 June 2016 – Period 3
Content/Topics to Revise: Chemistry
o C1 o C2 o C3
Equipment Needed: Black Pen
Scientific Calculator
Ruler
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Science Triple
Subject: Triple Science Exam Date: 24 June 2016 – Period 3
Content/Topics to Revise: Physics
o P1 o P2 o P3
Equipment Needed: Black Pen
Scientific Calculator
Ruler
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