E-Learning
Hello S1! Welcome to the E-learning page for Balerno Science Faculty.
If you have questions ask on TEAMS. Each catch up/consolidation lesson should take approximately 40-45 minutes. Please don't worry if you can't finish any of the tasks or lessons. Your teacher can provide answers to the e-lessons should you want them.
Click on the correct topic in the Contents list below.
Lessons can be downloaded, printed off or written up in a jotter (copying and completing if necessary).
Questions
If you need to contact your main Science teacher then please tag them in your Science Class Team. Please tag as follows: @Teacher name otherwise we may miss your question.
You can access Teams through Office365 and your school login details.
Which topic am I doing and when will I be tested?
You will be tested in the last week of each topic during assessment week. Assessment week will usually have a revision lesson, test lesson and review lesson. On some occasions the assessment week may be moved to the week after the shown date.
Assessment dates (week beginning)
Topic 1 - 26th September
Topic 2 - 7th November
Topic 3 - 12th December
Topic 4 - 6th February
Topic 5 - 20th March
Topic 6 - 8th May (open book test)
S2 Topic 1 test - 19th June
Contents
Rota 1
Exploring Space
You have now completed the content for this topic. Click here to get revision strategies for next week's end of topic test. Use the Learning Outcomes and Summary notes to help.
Health & Technology
You have now completed the content for this topic. Click here to get revision strategies for next week's end of topic test.
Periodic Table
Complete the homework task after lesson 8.
You have now completed the content for this topic. Click here to get revision strategies for next week's end of topic test.
Rota 2
Chemical Reactions
Complete the homework task after lesson 9.
You have now completed the content for this topic. Click here to get revision strategies for next week's end of topic test.
Biodiversity
Complete the homework task after lesson 6.
You have now completed the content for this topic. Click here to get revision strategies for next week's end of topic test.
Energy Matters
Complete the homework task after lesson 6
You have now completed the content for this topic. Click here to get revision strategies for next week's end of topic test.
Revision and Review ideas
End of topic review and Summary poster
This would have been assessment week. (see home page if you are unsure which topic you are on). Spend up to 40 minutes on each of the activities below this week, spreading them over 2 or 3 days. It helps if you stick to your home learning timetable.
1. Make flashcards using the learning outcomes (in the topic tabs) to test your knowledge.
Tip: It helps to put them into two piles; one where you know the statement and one where you don't. Count the ones you don't know. Check through summary notes from the Topic tabs and have a second go at the flash cards to see if you improve. Doing the cards first primes your brain for when you read the summary notes.
how to make flashcards.pdf2. Try one or all of the following options:
make a mind map for the topic
make your own summary notes for all you have learned, trying from memory first.
try the homework tasks by clicking in the correct topic tab on this website.
3. Produce a poster showing all that you know on the topic or complete the Teams quiz. Try and do as much as you can from memory and see how you get on.
If you are making a poster you may want to do another mind-map. Or break the topic into different headings and write what you know. Try and include some diagrams if possible. You can do a traditional poster or an e-poster in any format you like. This can be handed in or emailed to your teacher. Alternatively you may wish to attached it to a post on Teams.
Topical
Inspiring Scientist project
Please complete the work below and put a photo /copy of your work in your Teams class notebook under the heading E-learning (or email a copy to your class teacher if you prefer.)
Read both pages before beginning.