Boardworks Science Years 7 to 8 Contents Guide. Boardworks Science Years 7 to 8. What alloys are, how they are used and different types of steel.

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1 Boardworks Contents Guide Boardworks Presentations: Adapting to changes 9 slides Ways that animals adapt to their habitats. Air pollution 11 slides How air pollution affects the environment. Alloys 11 slides What alloys are, how they are used and different types of steel. Alternative energy resources 13 slides Renewable sources of energy and nuclear energy. Alternative fuels 11 slides Using biofuels and hydrogen fuel cells as alternatives to fossil fuels. Animal and plant cells 9 slides The parts of typical animal and plant cells. Artificial satellites 8 slides Types of artificial satellite and how they stay in orbit. Asexual reproduction 5 slides Asexual reproduction and the advantages of producing clones. Biomass fuels 7 slides What biomass fuels are and their advantages and disadvantages. Building materials 9 slides How rocks and minerals are used for building structures. Calculating resultant forces 9 slides How to calculate the resultant forces acting on an object.

2 Boardworks Contents Guide Cells to organisms 9 slides How cells are organised into tissues, organs and systems. Changing soil ph 4 slides How ph affects plant growth and ways to change it. Changing states 9 slides Using the particle model to explain state changes. Chemical reactions 12 slides How to identify a chemical reaction and writing word equations for reactions. Chromatography 8 slides Using chromatography to separate mixtures. Classifying organisms 11 slides How to classify vertebrates, invertebrates and plants. Cloning plants 3 slides How to clone plants by taking cuttings or tissue culture. Comparing fuels 5 slides How much and how quickly electricity can be produced from non-renewable energy resources. Competition 13 slides Why animals and plants compete with each other. Contraception 8 slides Different types of contraception and what they protect against. Corrosion 6 slides What corrosion is and the rate of corrosion. Days, years and seasons 8 slides How the Earth's rotation causes days, years and seasons.

3 Boardworks Contents Guide Designer materials 15 slides Fabrics and fibres designed by scientists. Developing new drugs 5 slides The process of developing new drugs. Elements and compounds 10 slides The differences between elements and compounds. Energy efficiency 8 slides Energy efficiency in circuits and how to reduce electricity bills. Energy resources 4 slides Renewable and non-renewable energy resources. Energy transfer 11 slides Useful energy transfers and how to represent energy transfers using Sankey diagrams. Environmental changes 11 slides The effects of environmental change on species and biodiversity. Environmental impact 5 slides The impact of mineral extraction on the environment. Exploring space 13 slides Using telescopes and probes to observe space and space exploration. Extracting metals 6 slides How reactivity affects the extraction of metals. Feeding types 8 slides Types of consumers and producers and the relationship between predators and prey. Fighting disease 8 slides The body's defences against disease.

4 Boardworks Contents Guide Food chains 9 slides Chains of organisms that eat each other. Food webs 8 slides Webs of interdependent organisms. Fossil fuels 11 slides The formation of fossil fuels and using them to generate electricity. Fractional distillation 9 slides Separating fractions of crude oil by their boiling points. Fractions from oil 11 slides Properties and uses of fractions from crude oil. Friction 13 slides Sources of friction and air resistance. Friction 2 9 slides Types of friction and how to reduce them. Genetic engineering in medicine 12 slides Medical applications of genetic engineering. Geothermal power 5 slides Generating electricity from geothermal energy. Graphing speed 6 slides Drawing and interpreting distance-time and speed-time graphs. Gravity 13 slides What gravity is and how mass and weight are related. Growing plants 13 slides Using chemicals to help plants grow and alternative farming methods. Heat and temperature 6 slides Explaining heat and temperature.

5 Boardworks Contents Guide Hydroelectricity 8 slides Generating electricity from the movement of water. Identifying rocks 5 slides How to identify different types of rocks. Igneous rocks 9 slides The formation and properties of igneous rocks. In orbit 5 slides How planets orbit the Sun and satellites orbit planets. Leaves and glucose 9 slides Adaptations of leaves for photosynthesis and how plants use glucose. Living with an active Earth 9 slides The advantages and disadvantages of living at plate boundaries. Looking at cells 5 slides Using microscopes to look at cells. Making new cells 5 slides The process of cell division. Making polymers 12 slides Using addition polymerization to make polymers from smaller molecules. Metals 10 slides The differences between metals and non-metals. Metamorphic rocks 9 slides The formation and properties of metamorphic rocks. Mitosis 9 slides What happens during mitosis.

6 Boardworks Contents Guide Moments 6 slides Forces and turning effects. Naming and formulae 13 slides Naming simple compounds and writing formulae. Nuclear power 7 slides Using nuclear power to generate electricity. Passive solar heating 11 slides Using solar energy to generate heat. Plants as food 6 slides Eating and using plants. Population pressure 9 slides How human population growth is affecting the environment. Predator-prey relationships 6 slides The relationship between predator and prey population changes. Processing metals 11 slides The extraction and recycling of metals. Properties of metals 9 slides How the structure of metals relate to their properties. Properties of plastics 12 slides Changing the properties of plastics to suit their uses. Protecting species 13 slides Ways to protect endangered species. Radioactivity and the atom 13 slides How radioactivity is related to atomic structure.

7 Boardworks Contents Guide Reducing pollution 7 slides How air pollution could be reduced. Reflexes and the CNS 13 slides Parts of the central nervous system and the transmission of information by neurones. Roots and water 4 slides How plants are adapted to absorb water. Rusting 7 slides The corrosion of iron and how to prevent it. Sedimentary rocks 9 slides The formation and properties of sedimentary rocks. Separating mixtures 13 slides Separating mixtures using filtration, evaporation and distillation. Smart materials 9 slides Materials that change their properties in response to stimuli. Solar cells 10 slides Using solar cells to generate electricity. Solutions 16 slides Dissolving substances in solvents. Specialized cells 4 slides Relating cell structure to function. Sustainability 13 slides The importance of sustainable development. Sustainable farming 12 slides Sustainable farming methods.

8 Boardworks Contents Guide Symbols for elements 8 slides Using symbols to represent elements. The breathing system 7 slides What happens when you breathe in and out. The circulatory system 7 slides How blood circulates the body. The Earth, Moon and the Sun 9 slides Phases of the moon and eclipses. The hormonal system 3 slides Hormones and glands. The nervous system 10 slides Coordinating nervous responses and reflex reactions. The particle model 11 slides Using the particle model to explain the properties of solids, liquids and gases. The periodic table 7 slides The arrangement of elements in the periodic table. The reproductive system 13 slides Male and female reproductive systems and human reproduction. The rock cycle 4 slides How different types of rocks are created. The Solar System 7 slides The history of the Solar System and the planets. The water cycle 4 slides How water is cycled on Earth.

9 Boardworks Contents Guide Tidal power 5 slides Generating electricity from the movement of the tides. Treating infertility 7 slides Fertility drugs and IVF. Upthrust 4 slides Forces acting in water. Uses of transition metals 4 slides How transition metals are used. Using metals 6 slides Using metals and alloys. Using rocks 8 slides The uses of rocks. Using stem cells 4 slides Using stem cells for therapeutic cloning. Vaccination 9 slides Vaccines and the MMR vaccination. Volcanoes 7 slides Types of volcanoes and the formation of igneous rock. Water and land pollution 8 slides How human activity has polluted waterways and the land. Water treatment 5 slides Treating water so that it can be used. Wave power 6 slides Generating electricity from waves.

10 Boardworks Contents Guide What are atoms? 7 slides The size and discovery of atoms. What are elements? 6 slides The difference between elements, molecules and compounds. What are forces? 9 slides How forces change an objects shape or cause it to move. What are hormones? 6 slides The function of hormones as chemical messengers. What are microbes? 9 slides Describing bacteria, viruses and fungi. What is a cell? 7 slides The size and contents of cells. What is a mixture? 5 slides The properties of mixtures. What is energy? 6 slides Different types of energy. Wind power 9 slides Using wind power to generate electricity.