KS3 Year 7 & 8 Science - How to Revise Session 2 (Revision Clocks/Mind Maps/Blurting)

Help your Year 7 & 8 students develop effective revision habits with this fully activity-based How to Revise lesson, introducing students to Revision Clocks/Mind Maps & Blurting as practical revision techniques.

The lesson is designed to teach students how to revise effectively, rather than simply telling them to revise. Students are guided through activities that demonstrate how memory works and how they can use different strategies to make scientific information more memorable.

Students will:

• Explore Revision Clocks/Mind Maps & Blurting as a revision technique.
• Learn how to create Revision Clocks/ Mind Maps & Blurting.
• Take part in a revision game that can be used with friends, classmates or family at home.
• Begin developing independent revision habits that can be used across their KS3 Science topics.

Year 7 Topics Covered
States of Matter, Particle Theory, Cooling Curve, Diffusion, Pressure, The Periodic Table, Elements, Compounds & Mixtures, Properties of Materials, Alloys, Recycling, Solubility, Filtration, Evaporation, Distillation, Chromatography

Year 8 Topics Covered
Composition of the Earth, Structure of the Earth, Composition of the Atmosphere, The Rock Cycle, Carbon Cycle (Water/Nitrogen Cycle), Hazards & Chemical Reactions. Acids and Alkalis with Acids, pH Scale & Indicators, Neutralisation, Metal Oxides with Acids, Metal Carbonates with Acids, Metals with Oxygen, Alkali Metals & Water, Metals with Acids, Reactivity Series, Displacement Reactions, Combustion & Thermal Decomposition, Exothermic & Endothermic Reactions, Catalysts

Resources Included:

• How to Revise Session 2 PowerPoint
• Revision Clock Outline Guidance
• Revision Clock Template

The PowerPoint is fully activity-based and animated, with answers embedded within the presentation, making it easy to deliver with minimal preparation.

Please note: The resources were created using Google Slides and Google Docs. For the best formatting and functionality, the files should be opened using Google Slides and Google Docs.