Year 7 Revision Booklet

Autumn 2019 Examinations

Authored by: St Thomas the Apostle College

Monday 7th October-Friday 11th October

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Table of Contents Message from the Head of Year ................................................................................................................................................ 2

Exam Timetable ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2

Examination Equipment ................................................................................................................................................................ 3

General Information ........................................................................................................................................................................4

How do I revise? ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

What can Parents do? ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Subject: English ................................................................................................................................................................................. 6

Subject: French ................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Subject: Geography ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Subject: History ..................................................................................................................................................................................9

Subject: Italian................................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Subject: Maths .................................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Subject: RE .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Subject: Science ...............................................................................................................................................................................14

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Message from the Head of Year

Exam dates: Monday 7th October –Friday 11th October

Your first ranking exams at STAC will start on Monday 7th October. These exams will run throughout the week and you will sit an exam for each of your subjects. These exams are your first opportunity to show what you are academically capable of, what you learnt at primary school and how much you have learnt in the first term at secondary school. They will help you, your teachers and your parents identify your strengths and areas which you need to improve on. The exams are taken very seriously and will be throughout your time at St Thomas the Apostle. They will be sat in examination conditions with the same rules as you would expect from your GCSE’s applied. During the Ranking Exams, you will need a clear pencil case with all your equipment in it. You must ensure you have several pencils, a ruler, a rubber and a scientific calculator. Following these exams, the Rank will be published which will show where your achievement is in relation to the other boys in the year group. This will inform your teachers and myself as to whether you are required to move sets. This means you could either move to a higher set or down a set; therefore you MUST try your very best to make sure you are pleased with your results. This revision booklet provides you with all the information you need to help you revise effectively and will help you achieve the grades and Rank you desire. All of your teachers have prepared this booklet to inform you which topics you will need to revise and how you can do this. You are expected to revise for these exams before October 7th and you should be revising for at least 1 hour per night as well as completing any other homework that has been set to an excellent standard. If you follow the advice and guidance in this booklet and from your teachers, you will achieve the grade you deserve. If you need any help with your homework or revision, you can get this from your teachers, tutors, and parents/guardians, before and after school and at lunch time. The Hub areas and the Library are also available for independent study every day at these times. Good luck and I look forward to seeing the results and celebrating any successes. Miss Smith Head of Year 7

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Period Start 13:10

Monday

7th October Geography

Tuesday

8th October

MathsMental

Test

Normal

Lessons

EnglishReading

Wednesday

9th OctoberRE

Knowledge

Normal

Lessons

Normal

lesson

Thursday

10th October

Italian

FrenchWriting

Normal

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Normal

lesson

Normal Lessons

Catch-Up Exams Catch-Up ExamsFriday

11th October

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ch

Normal Lessons Normal Lessons Normal Lessons Normal Lessons Normal Lessons

Italian/FrenchReading

Normal Lessons Normal Lessons History

REWriting

Normal Lessons Normal Lessons Science

Maths Normal Lessons Normal Lessons Normal Lessons

11:30 14:00

LiteracyReading Age Test

EnglishWriting

Normal Lessons Normal Lessons Normal Lessons

P1 P2 P3 P4

All Exams take place in the Exam Hall

For morning exams - students will l ine up in tutor groups at 8:35.

For afternoon exams - students will l ine up in tutor groups at the end of lunch at 13:10

YEAR 7 RANK EXAMS TIMETABLE

P6

09:00 09:50 10:40

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Examination Equipment

YOU should have several black pens, pencils, a rubber, ruler and pencil-sharpener

and mathematical equipment (protractor, set-square, compasses and a

scientific calculator) all stored in a TRANSPARENT PENCIL-CASE

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General Information

This exam preparation booklet is designed to help you get the best out of your ability and help you move up the tutor groups.

What should you do?

You will be set a series of exams in each of your subjects to test you on what you have learnt. Your teachers provided a breakdown of the work you will have to cover to improve your position in the year. The results of these tests will determine which tutor group you will be until the next set of tests.

You must be prepared by getting yourself focused before the exams using lots of different resources. You have:

1. Your exercise books 2. Your revision guides 3. The Internet 4. Your family.

For each exam you must have the following equipment:

Black pens Pencils Ruler Eraser Pencil sharpener For Maths and Science: calculator, protractor and compass.

Spare equipment will not be provided!!

You must be at the correct room for your exam and must not be late. You will be provided with an exam timetable.

Don’t panic but work hard and aim to do YOUR best.

Facebook is NOT revising.

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How do I revise?

1. Reading your class notes and revision guides 2. Make simple notes from your class notes and revision guides 3. Draw diagrams on large pieces of paper that link topics taught and why they are linked.

These are called mind maps 4. Make “flashcards” of key topics and reading them on the bus etc. This means putting small

notes and pictures on football card sized pieces of paper. You can get them from places like WHSmith – called Registration cards

5. Complete tasks on internet sites like www.bbc.co.uk/learning/KS3 6. Ask parents/guardians to test your knowledge from your exercise books 7. Look closely at “green pen” corrections in your class work. 8. Realise that revision is not easy and takes time!! 9. Set aside a timed period at home that will be for work.

How do you eat an elephant? Piece by piece (and a big task gets completed).

What can Parents do? You can help your son prepare by:

1. Making sure they have a set amount of time to prepare each day 2. Avoiding giving them usual chores whilst they are preparing 3. Ensure they have a suitable space in which to prepare 4. Help minimise disturbances by younger siblings 5. Take their mobile phone away from them during preparation times 6. Do not believe they are revising on the internet solely – what are the other tabs on!? Let

them work on PCs in a public space in your home not in their room 7. Encourage them!!

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Subject: English

Year Group: 7

Non-fiction

Section 1: Analysing a newspaper article 24 Marks You will be given a newspaper article to read through. You will then need to answer a question about the writer’s use of language. E.g. How does the writer use language to describe the writer’s attitude to surfing and surfers. How to approach the question. Before you start writing anything! 1. Read the question. 2. Highlight the key parts of the question. 3. Read the article and try to work out the viewpoint, highlighting key pieces of information. 4. Read it through again and highlight at least three key quotations you will use in your in your answer. 5. Annotate these quotations on the sheet. Now you are ready to write your answer! You should aim for three PEE paragraphs answering this question. Begin with an opening sentence stating what the viewpoint of the article is. E.g. The writer clearly feels angry about the way surfers treat the beach even though he enjoys the sport himself. This is shown when her says…….. Sentence stems •This creates a sense of… •elicits a feeling of… could suggest that…

Section 2: Writing an Autobiography (24 marks for content and organisation 16 marks for technical accuracy) = 40 marks Things you need to think about. Tone—conversational Narrative voice— first person Tense— past tense There needs to be strong imagery. Make the reader really picture what you are talking about. Accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar. Check through and edit your work. Include dialogue and punctuate properly. Use interesting vocabulary particularly using the words you have learnt this term. You should plan your work before you start. You should aim for 4 paragraphs. Example plan Write an extract for your autobiography about one of your birthdays. Plan P1. WAKING UP—describe room in detail. Feeling happy—mention sun reflect feeling. P2. RUNNING DOWN STAIRS—Feel of carpet under feet and almost slipping a couple of times. P3. Seeing the presents and being excited. P4. Realisation that after I have opened them it will be over. Realise that happiness is not always about one of events. Practice Questions Write an extract from your autobiography about an exam you sat.

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Subject: French

Year Group: 7

How to revise? Brain dump- Start by writing all the vocab for this topic from memory. Compare it to this sheet and see which ones you missed. Look at the key vocab below and tick if you know it by heart. Create mind maps of each topic, using your book and with the key vocabulary in French and English, then highlight the ones you don’t know. Read, Write, Cover, Repeat new vocabulary 3 times Practise saying the key verbs out loud to practice pronunciation and get a friend/parent/sibling to test you. Tick the Grammar box (on the right) when you understand how to use each rule. Grammar: Nouns: How to tell what is masculine (le), feminine (la) and plural (les) The Rules of Adjectival agreement: 1) the adjective goes AFTER the noun eg. les yeux verts 2) the adjective must AGREE with the noun eg. les cheveux longs How to form the present tense The different forms of the verb: avoir: The different forms of the verb: être: How to say MY eg. ma mère/ mon père/ mes parents Classroom Instructions:

Écoutez Listen

Répétez Repeat

Écrivez Write

Parlez Speak

Arrêtez Stop

Levez la main Hand up

Asseyez-vous Sit down

Levez- vous Stand up

Est-ce que je peux parler en anglais?

Can I speak in English?

J’ ai Nous avons

Tu as Vous avez

Il/elle a Ils/elles ont

Je suis Nous sommes

Tu es Vous êtes

il/elle est ils sont

Key Skills: Listening: 25% Reading: 25% Writing: 25% Speaking: 25%

Key Vocab:

French English Tick J’adore I love J’aime beaucoup I really like J’aime I like Je n’aime pas I don’t like Je déteste I hate parce que c’est… because it is… divertent fun cool cool ennuyeux boring Les cheveux blonds blond hair Les cheveux roux red hair Les cheveux bruns brown hair Les cheveux noirs black hair Les cheveux longs long hair Les cheveux courts short hair Les cheveux frisés curly hair Les cheveux raides straight hair Les yeux bleus blue eyes Les yeux noirs black eyes Les yeux marron brown eyes Les yeux gris grey eyes Les yeux verts green eyes grand(e) tall petit(e) short mince thin gros(se) fat De taille moyenne Medium size Salut! Hi/Bye Ça va? How are you? Comment t’appelles-tu?

What’s your name?

Bonjour Good morning Bonsoir Good evening Bonne nuit Good night Au revoir Bye

Italian English Tick i I love

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Subject: Geography

Year Group: 7

Assessment Format: Component Format Percentage of final mark UK Geography Written exam 100%

Equipment: Pen, pencil, ruler Tiers: 1-9

Topics to revise: Human and physical Geography Compass points Four-figure and six-figure grid references Continents, regions, countries and oceans Latitude and longitude European countries and cities UK countries Major cities and rivers in the UK Contour lines Revision resources: Go through your book and outline the key geography terminology Make flash cards, spider diagrams, bullet point lists etc. Practice key geographical skills A knowledge organiser will be provided Read up on current geographical issues in the news

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Subject: History

Year Group: 7

The Mystery of Henry VIII’s Personality

· Henry VIII reigned from 1509—1547. · When he first came to the throne he was seventeen, young and generous. · In 1536 he had a jousting accident which led to a head injury. · From 1536—1547 he had many people executed including two of his wives and one close friend—Thomas Cromwell.

The Moon Landings

On July 20th 1969 the first men walked on the moon’s surface. The images were broadcasted to millions on their TVs around the world. Some since have argued that it was a hoax. Evidence it was a hoax: ¨ There are no stars in the images also the flag appears to wave. Evidence it was real: ¨ Russia (America’s rival) announced that the Americans had beaten them to the moon.

Key Vocabulary

Evidence— Historians use facts and information to back up every point they make. We write in PEE paragraphs.

Primary Sources— Sources from the time. Could be letters, images, books, chronicles (history books).

Secondary Sources— Sources made after. For example magazine articles or history books by historians.

Chronology— The correct order of things passed on their date. The timeline is in chronological order.

Timeline / Chronology

79 AD Pompeii destroyed by Mount Vesuvius.

200—300AD The ‘Headless’ Romans die.

410 AD The Romans leave Britain.

1190s Robin Hood (if he was real) alive.

1509 Henry VIII becomes King of England.

1545 The Mary Rose sank.

1609—1610 The ‘Starving Times’ in James Town.

1969 The Moon Landing.

The Mystery of the Skull · Discovered by archaeologists in Jamestown, Virginia in 2013 in a rubbish heap. · Jamestown was the first town set up in America by English people. · When it was first set up they didn’t have enough food the years 1609—1610 were known as the ‘Starving Times’. · It was written about by Captain John Smith.

The Mystery of Robin Hood The legend of Robin Hood places him in the 1190s at the time of ‘good’ King Richard and ‘bad’ King John. Whilst ‘good’ King Richard was away fighting the Crusades ’bad’ King John his brother took over. The people were poor—there were too many taxes. · Robin Hood was supposed to have given to the poor by stealing from the rich. Hood’ was a name given as a surname to criminals. There are many ’Robert the Hoods’ in medieval sources. Stories of Robin Hood may have come from the mixing of lots of these different stories.

The Mystery of the Mary Rose The Mary Rose was one of Henry VIII’s favourite warships. In 1545 he went to war with the French and went to Portsmouth to watch his ship fight them. The ship sank in front of Henry as he watched, Historian’s have many theories: 1. The canons sat in gun-ports with doors above them which should have been closed. They were open. 2. The ship was overloaded with guns and soldiers. 3. Many of the crew spoke different languages.

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Subject: Italian

Year Group: 7

How to revise? Brain dump- Start by writing all the vocab for this topic from memory. Compare it to this sheet and see which ones you missed. Look at the key vocab below and tick if you know it by heart. Create mind maps of each topic, using your book and with the key vocabulary in Italian and English, then highlight the ones you don’t know. Read, Write, Cover, Repeat new vocabulary 3 times Practise saying the key verbs out loud to practice pronunciation and get a friend/parent/sibling to test you. Tick the Grammar box (on the right) when you understand how to use each rule.

Grammar: Nouns : How to tell what is masculine (il/lo), feminine (la) and plural (gli/i/le) The Rules of Adjectival agreement: 1) the adjective goes AFTER the noun eg. gli occhi verdi 2) the adjective must AGREE with the noun eg. i capelli lunghi How to form the present tense The different forms of the verb: avere:

Io ho Noi abbiamo

Tu hai Voi avete

Lui/lei ha Loro hanno

The different forms of the verb: essere:

Io sono Noi siamo

Tu sei Voi siete

Lui/lei è Loro sono

How to say MY eg. mia madre/ mio padre Classroom Instructions: Ascoltate Listen Ripetete Repeat Scrivete Write Parlate Speak Smettete Stop Mani in alto Hand up Sedetevi Sit down Alzatevi Stand up Posso parlare in inglese?

Can I speak in English?

Key Skills: Listening: 25% Reading: 25% Writing: 25% Speaking: 25%

Key Vocab: Italian English Tick Adoro I love Mi piace molto I really like Mi piace I like Non mi piace I don’t like Odio I hate perchè è… because it is… divertente fun figo cool noioso boring i capelli biondi blond hair i capelli rossi red hair i capelli castani

brown hair

i capelli neri black hair i capelli lunghi long hair i capelli corti short hair i capelli ricci curly hair i capelli lisci straight hair gli occhi blu blue eyes gli occhi neri black eyes gli occhi marroni

brown eyes

gli occhi grigi grey eyes gli occhi verdi green eyes alto/a tall basso/a short magro/a thin grasso/a fat snello/a slim Ciao! Hi/Bye Come stai? How are you? Come ti chiami?

What’s your name?

Buongiorno Good morning Buona sera Good evening Buona notta Good night Arrivederci Bye

Italian English Tick

i capelli biondi

I love

i capelli rossi

I really like

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Subject: Maths

Year Group: 7

Equipment A full Maths set comprising of the following - protractor, pencil, compass, ruler, rubber pens and sharpener. Topics to revise:

Year 7 Set 6, 7 Year 7 Set 3, 4, 5 Year 7 Set 1 & 2

Num

ber,

Alge

bra,

Geo

met

ry, R

atio

and

Pro

port

ion

Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication of negative numbers (including with a calculator)

Use of Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication to solve worded problems

Write words as numbers Measure lines and angles Interpret values on scales and

number lines (including decimals) Identify place value of a digit in a

number Find numbers halfway between two

given values Shade in and interpret given

proportions of shapes Multiplying and dividing by integers,

10 and 100 Rounding to the nearest 10 and whole

number Calculating integers and decimals by

the 4 operations Ordering numbers (including < and >) Use of function machines to generate

an input or output Negative numbers & Integers Generating number patterns given a

rule Using and finding simple

rules/formulae Generate consecutive terms in a

given number sequence Interpret a time to solve number

problems Identify complimentary decimals of 1 Cancel down fractions with factors in

numerator and denominator Reflect a shape in mirror line Interpret a two-way table

Convert fractions to decimals Addition, Subtraction and

Multiplication of negative numbers (including with a calculator)

Use of Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication to solve worded problems

Ordering numbers Identify complimentary

decimals of 1 Cancel down fractions with

factors in numerator and denominator

Rounding off to the nearest whole number and to 2 decimal places

Reflect a shape in mirror line Interpret a two-way table Generate consecutive terms

in a given number sequence when given rule

Finding an expression for the nth term

Using and finding simple Function Machines including inverses

Find the area of rectangles and triangles

Find values of simple powers Use ratio to find quantities Use the formula for the area

of a rectangle and triangle Identify similar shapes Find the nth term of a

number and pattern sequence

Generate consecutive terms in a given number sequence

Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication of negative numbers (including with a calculator)

Use of Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication to solve worded problems

4 rules applied to decimals (up to 2 dp)

Inverse functions Use ratio to find

quantities Convert ratio into

percentage Use fractions of

amounts to solve problems

Find the nth term of a number and pattern sequence

Generate consecutive terms in a given number sequence

Use the formula for the area of a rectangle and triangle

Knowledge of prime number between 1-50

Write numbers as a product of prime numbers

Substitute values into give formulae

Use of equations to find unknown variable

Revision resources: Boys can also revise on Hegarty Maths: login and password found in student’s dairy

Component Format Percentage of Final mark

Mental Test 20 mins written exam

30%

Non Calculator paper

55 mins written exam

70%

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Subject: RE

Year Group: 7

KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER—CATHOLIC MASS

HISTORY OF EUCHARIST Mass—Weekly celebration of Jesus’ sacrifice with other believers. Eucharist—The meal at the heart of the Mass; sharing the Body and Blood of Christ Covenant - Relationship between God and humanity, both sides make promises to each other . The covenants in the Old Testament relate to the Jewish people, Jesus’ covenant was available to all humanity Last Supper - Jesus shared Passover meal with his disciples and during that meal, he told them of the New Covenant he would make with those who would follow him, centred around a sharing of his Body and Blood Disciples—Jesus’ close followers who he taught to follow his way – there were 12 men that he chose to be his disciples PENITENTIAL RITE Repent—To be sorry and ask for forgiveness and to change your way Penitence—To show that you are sorry by your words and your actions Penitential rite—The Penitential rite is the moment at the start of a Catholic Mass where believers recall their sins and ask for God’s forgiveness Omniscient—All knowing. Christians believe that God is all knowing—he knows and sees everything LITURGY OF THE WORD Congregation—Collection of worshippers, gathered in the church building to worship God together Liturgy—Following a ‘set form’. The Catholic Mass follows a set form, which in school is printed onto booklets so that everyone present can follow together Word of God—A way of referring to scripture )the Bible) Liturgy of the Word—The moment in the Mass when the congregation listen to and reflect upon readings from across scripture. The priest will then given a homily, helping the congregation to reflect upon how the passages from the Liturgy of the Word might apply to their lives. Lectionary— The book organising readings from the Bible to match the liturgical year Lectern—A stand to place the lectionary on during the Liturgy of the Word Liturgical year—Christian calendar showing believers when to celebrate different festivals and moments during the Christian calendar Ordinary time—Times during the liturgical calendar when there are no special events to celebrate. The first period of Ordinary Time is between Epiphany and Lent and the second is from Pentecost to Advent. Advent—The lead up to the celebration of Christmas. A time when Catholics anticipate the birth of Jesus. Lent—The period before Easter. A time when Catholics focus upon their relationship with God, through fasting, denying themselves or giving to charity. OFFERTORY AND CONSECRATION Offertory—The part in the Mass when the bread and wine are placed on the altar and offered to God. Often other items are offered by the congregation to God also. Procession of gifts—When the gifts are brought up to the altar Tabernacle—The special box containing the Body and Blood of Christ in the Sanctuary Sanctuary—The part at the front of a Catholic Church building where the Bread and Wine are

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consecrated by the Priest Consecration—When the Priest thanks God for the Body and Blood of Jesus and blesses the bread and wine Eucharistic Adoration/Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament—The Catholic practice of showing reverence (worship, respect) to the Body and Blood of Christ when they enter a Catholic church building. Usually this takes the form of a believer bowing in front of the Sanctuary and making the sign of the cross. Monstrance—A special gold holder for the Body of Christ. It displays the Body of Christ so that all worshippers sat in the Church can gaze upon it and worship Christ. Transubstantiation—The Catholic belief that the bread and wine taken during the Eucharist actually becomes the Body and Blood of Christ during the consecration Commemoration—The idea that neither Jesus nor the Holy Spirit are present in the bread and the wine, but that instead the bread and wine serve as tool for thanksgiving and a reminder to believers of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross Receptionism—The belief that Jesus is not physically present in the bread and wine, but spiritually present through the Holy Spirit RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION Holy Communion—The Eucharist, the sharing of the Body and Blood of Christ at the heart of the Mass Drama—Many elements of the Mass are dramatic and draw congregation into a re-enactment of the Last Supper as they reflect upon Jesus’ sacrrfice Altar—The table in the centre of the sanctuary where the blessing of the bread and wine takes place Priest—Leads the celebration of Mass and administers the Eucharist Sacrifice—Celebrating Mass allows Catholics to reflect upon Christ’s sacrifice SOURCES OF WISDOM AND AUTHORITY (A source of wisdom and authority is any document that a Christian uses to guide them, teach them and help them answer any questions they may have) This is my body broken for you—Jesus in gospels I confess to almighty God and to you my brothers and sisters that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words in what I have done and in what I have failed to do—Mass liturgy May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life—Mass liturgy This bread we offer, fruit of the earth, work of our hands, it will become the Bread of Life - Offertory hymn The Eucharist is the source of summit of Catholic life—Catechism

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Subject: Science

Year Group: 7

Assessment Format: Component Format Percentage of Final mark Ranking Assessment Topic Test

60 minutes 30 mins (in class)

90% 10%

Equipment: Full set of equipment including calculators Topics to revise: Use your science exercise book to revise the lessons listed below. Everything you covered in these lessons may come up in your exam.

Topic Revised Y/N / Lab Safety Variable Results tables and averages Graphs Analysing data Algebra Units and conversions Forces

Key Words Independent, Dependent, Control, Hazard, Reaction force/contact force, Gradient, Newton metre, Line of best fit, Average, Bar chart, Line graph, Units Recommended websites to use:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zttfyrd/revision There are 9 pages to read and to make this active revision click on activity and test to assess how well you have understood the content. http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks3/science/forces-01 A 10 question quiz you can attempt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kMNtZvYmqQ A video on forces to watch http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/newtlaws/U2l1d.cfm Information and activity to assess your understanding after you have completed the reading

Practice questions: For practice exam questions go to: http://www.satspapers.co.uk/ks3.php.