Department: Science:  Homework Enrichment Tasks

Year 7

Research

  • Research the hazard symbols that are used in a laboratory. Find out about different types of symbol, their colours and their meaning.  Can you design a hazard symbol for use in schools?
  • Choose an element from the periodic table, perhaps one that you have never heard of before and research it’s chemical and physical properties as well as it’s reactivity and uses.
  • Choose a famous scientist and research their work and how it has contributed to society.
  • Find out about the Moon. How was it formed? How big is it?  How does gravity on the moon compare to Earth?  What are the phases of the moon?  What impact does the moon have on our tides?  What is a lunar eclipse?

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Year 8

Research

  • Choose an element from the periodic table, perhaps one that you have never heard of before and research it’s chemical and physical properties as well as it’s reactivity and uses.
  • What is your favourite animal or insect? Do some research to find out more.  Research the food they eat, their habitat, how they reproduce.  How are they adapted to survive?  Draw a labelled diagram explaining what you have discovered.  You can research more than one!
  • What is your carbon footprint? Find out what this means and then carry out an assessment to see how big your carbon footprint is.  What can you do to improve this and reduce global warming?
  • Research the planets in our solar system. How do they compare in size, distance from the sun?  How long do they take to orbit the sun?  How long does it take for each one to rotate on its axis?  Do they have moons?  What are the conditions on the surface, what type of atmosphere do they have.

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Year 9

Research

  • The history of the Periodic Table. Wat are the differences between the early periodic table and the modern periodic table? How many elements can be found on the modern periodic table?
  • Choose an element from the periodic table, perhaps one that you have never heard of before and research it’s chemical and physical properties as well as it’s reactivity and uses.
  • What are the trees that are native to Hampshire? Has this changed over time?  Make a list of the trees that are mainly found in Hampshire today and find out how tall they grow, what their leaves look like, are they evergreen or deciduous?  What is their ideal habitat? What diseases pose a threat?
  • What are the main gases that are polluting our atmosphere? How do they get there?  What is the environmental impact of each one and what can we do to reduce this?
  • What is artificial intelligence (AI)? You could start by reading about AI: What is AI? What does artificial intelligence do? – BBC Newsround

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