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Target sheetChapter 1

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" I can say what continuous variation isand give some examples.

" I can say what discontinuous variation isand give some examples.

" I can describe some similarities and some differences between parents and theiroffspring.

" I can identify some inheritedcharacteristics in plants and animals.

" I can identify some environmental characteristics in plants and animals.

" I can draw some diagrams to show howsex cells are produced.

" I can identify some traits orcharacteristics that breeders might wantto pass on.

" I can explain why the breeders mightwant these traits.

" I can describe pollination and I knowwhat selective pollination is.

" I can describe how sexual reproduction produces new plants identical to theparent plant.

I know what a clone is.

I have thought about some of theproblems cloning can bring about, if wewere to clone animals or even humanbeings.

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Target sheetChapter 2

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✓ I know what a metal looks like.

✓ I can write a list of the properties ofmetals.

✓ I can describe how air reacts with metals.

✓ I can describe how water reacts withmetals.

✓ I can describe how acids react withmetals.

✓ I can describe how acids react with metal carbonates.

✓ I can describe how acids react with metal oxides.

✓ I know what a (chemical) base is.

✓ I can carry out experiments on metalsand metal compounds.

✓ I can write word equations for reactions.

✓ I can write symbol equations.

✓ I can write and use chemical formulae.

✓ I can name a salt if I know whichchemicals it was made from.

I can test a gas to see if it is hydrogen.

I can test a gas to see if it is carbondioxide.

✓ I know about the reactivity series formetals.

✓ I can place metals in the reactivity series by observing them reacting.

✓ I can make predictions by using the reactivity series.

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Target sheetChapter 3

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I can use a voltmeter to makemeasurements of cells (batteries).

✓ I can name some energy transfer devices.

✓ I can use a battery to provide energy toa circuit and I can measure its voltage.

I know that high voltages are hazardous.

✓ I understand that electricity transfers energy from one place to another.

✓ I know that some energy is wasted.

I know that energy transfer by electricity can cause environmental problems.

✓ I understand that when energy is transferred it can become ‘spread out’and dissipated.

✓ I understand that voltage between theends (terminals) of a cell or batteryprovides a measure of its ability totransfer energy.

I understand that a cell works bychemical processes.

I can give examples of the effects ofhigh voltage on the human body.

I can describe how electricity isgenerated in power stations.

I know that generation of electricity cando environmental damage.

✓ I can use a voltmeter to investigatepatterns of voltage in circuits.

✓ I can identify sources of energy.

✓ I can identify devices that transfer energy.

I can use ‘power ratings’ of appliances to compare the costs of running them.

I understand that an electric generatoruses the magnetic effect of electric current.

Chapter 4 Target sheet

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I know what is meant by the term fitness.

I can measure my own fitness in a basic way.

I know the body systems involved in keeping us healthy and fit.

I can label a simple diagram of the main organs of the body.

I can label a diagram of a hinge joint.

I can label a diagram of a ball and socket joint.

I know where to find these joints in my body.

I know what the harmful chemicals are in tobacco.

I know what types of cancer I may get from smoking cigarettes and cigars.

I know what is meant by passive smoking.

I know how units of alcohol are measured.

I know how many units of alcohol a normal adult over the age of 18 can safely drink over a period of time.

I know what is meant by the term alcohol-dependent.

I know the three categories of drugs – recreational, medicinal and illegal – and can name some drugs in each category.

I know what is meant by the term peer pressure.

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Chapter 5 Target sheet

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I know about how soil is formed.

I know what types of soil are best for certain plants.

✓ I know about acid rain and the acidity of normal rain.

✓ I know about the greenhouse effect and how it can explain climate change.

I know about ozone and its beneficialand harmful effects.

✓ I can describe how pollution affects rocks and building materials.

✓ I can describe how pollution affects living things.

✓ I can understand the concept of sustainable development.

I can differentiate between the causes of different types of atmospheric pollution.

✓ I can test the pH of different soils.

I understand the need to keep a balance between carbon in the air and in the environment.

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Target sheetChapter 6

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I can describe the motion of the Earth around the Sun.

✓ I understand that people used to have different ideas about the Earth and Sun.

✓ I can describe these ideas.

✓ I know that weight is a name for a force ofgravity that acts on an object.

✓ I know that the weight of an object gets smaller when it gets further from the Earth or from other large objects such as planets.

✓ I know that smaller planets have weakergravity, and that objects weigh less at theirsurfaces than they do on Earth.

✓ I recognise that objects weigh less on the Moon than they do on Earth because the Moon is smaller than the Earth.

✓ I know that all of the planets of the SolarSystem are kept in orbit around the Sun bythe force of gravity.

✓ I understand that the speed of the planets in their orbits prevents them from fallinginto the Sun.

I can give examples of uses of artificialsatellites.

I can describe space missions to other parts of the Solar System.

I can understand and describe how gravityaffects space missionsa) when leaving the Earthb) when moving closer to or further away

from the Sunc) when approaching other planets or

moons.

Tick off the list as you work through Chapter 6 when you are happy thatyou can do the following:

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Target sheetChapter 7

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✓ I can recognise the different parts of a plantand the function of each.

✓ I know the four things needed by plants forphotosynthesis.

✓ I can write a word equation for photosynthesis.

✓ I know what is meant by the term biomass.

I can explain what happens to the rate of photosynthesis if you alter the level of carbondioxide.

I can explain what happens to the rate of photosynthesis if you alter the level of light.

I can explain what happens to the rate of photosynthesis if you alter the temperature.

I know what the term transpiration means.

✓ I can describe how plants take in water throughthe roots and draw a simple diagram to showthis.

✓ I know the difference between a fibrous root anda tap root.

I can describe the various parts of differentplants that we use for food.

✓ I know what nutrients a plant needs for healthygrowth.

✓ I know why a plant needs calcium (Ca),magnesium (Mg), sulphur (S) and iron (Fe), andcan describe which parts of the plant needthese minerals.

I know what a weed is.

I know the difference between non-selectiveand selective weedkillers.

I can describe some methods used to get rid ofweeds.

I can say what is meant by the term pest.

I can describe some of the harm caused by pests.

✓ I know what pesticides are and can describesome of the problems they can cause to otherliving organisms.

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Target sheetChapter 8

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✓ I know that chemical reactions are usedto make new materials that are usefulproducts.

✓ I know that chemical reactions are usedto release energy in a useful andcontrollable manner.

✓ I can use a particle model to talk aboutchanges to substances and materials.

✓ I can explain that mass is conserved in allchemical reactions.

✓ I can explain the role of the atmospherein how mass is conserved in reactionsinvolving gases.

✓ I can write word equations for chemicalreactions.

✓ I can write balanced symbol equationsfor chemical reactions.

✓ I can explain how burning fuels canproduce energy.

✓ I can explain how other chemicalreactions can produce energy.

Tick off the list as you work through Chapter 8 when you are happy thatyou understand the following:

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Target sheetChapter 9

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I can name units of distance, time andspeed.

I can work out average speed fromdistance and time.

I can predict the time for a journey, withor without the help of a template.

I can work out the distance of a journey,with or without the use of a template.

✓ I can explain that differentmeasurements are made with differentprecisions.

✓ I can explain when high precision isimportant.

✓ I can explain that high precision is notalways possible.

I can describe the difference betweenaverage speed for a whole journey andinstantaneous speed.

I can match journeys with graphs ofdistance against time.

I can sketch graphs of distance againsttime when given data about journeys.

I can explain why gradients ofdistance–time graphs vary.

I can explain what is meant byacceleration.

✓ I can describe the effects of resistiveforce on motion.

✓ I can name the resistive forces on bodies moving through the air.

✓ I can suggest how resistive forces can bereduced.

Tick off the list as you work through Chapter 9 when you are happy thatyou can understand the following:

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Target sheetChapter 10

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✓ I can describe some situations in which large pressure iswanted.

✓ I can explain how large pressure is achieved.

✓ I can describe some situations in which small pressure iswanted.

✓ I can explain how small pressure is achieved.

✓ I can understand that pressure increases when forceincreases on the same size of area.

I can understand that pressure decreases when areaincreases and force stays the same.

I can state that pressure is measured in pascals.

✓ I can use pressure � force / area to work out pressure.

✓ I can understand that the Earth’s atmosphere exertspressure.

✓ I can understand that liquids, such as water, exertpressure.

I can explain that pressure exerted by a liquid increaseswith depth.

✓ I can compare the different behaviour of liquid and gaswhen pressure acts on them.

I can explain the different behaviour of liquid and gas interms of particles.

✓ I can describe how the incompressibility of liquids is usedto transmit pressure.

I can understand that combinations of forces can make objects turn faster and faster.

I can state that the centre of a turning motion is called apivot.

✓ I can state that the turning effect of a force is called amoment.

✓ I can understand that the size of a moment depends onthe size of the force and also on its distance from thepivot.

I can calculate the moment usingmoment � force � distance.

I can state that the unit of a moment is the newton metre.

✓ I can describe situations in which moments are important.

✓ I know that moments can be clockwise or anticlockwise.

✓ I can explain that a body is balanced when clockwise moments are equal to anticlockwise moments.

✓ I can use the principle of moments to predict whether a body is in balance.