Year 7 Review Flashcards

Flashcards for reviewing Year 7 material

Read

Carefully read the specific facts or information you have been asked to focus on. This step is about absorbing the material.

Say

Say the information in your head or out loud (if you are in a suitable environment). This helps to reinforce the memory.

Cover

Cover the section of your knowledge organiser or notes. This prepares you for recall from memory.

Write

Write out everything you can remember from what you have read and said, without looking at the covered material. This is active recall.

Check

Check over what you have written, paying attention to every word and detail. Correct any mistakes or omissions.

Mnemonics

Memory aids that use patterns of letters, ideas, or associations to assist in remembering something. For example, acronyms or rhymes.

Brain Dump

Write down everything you know about a topic on a blank piece of paper with no books or notes and a time limit. This technique helps to assess your current knowledge.

Mind Maps

A visual organizational tool that puts the topic in the centre of a blank page, adds big branches with the main ideas or themes of the topic, and includes small branches with more detail. Helpful for seeing relationships between different pieces of information.

Dual Coding

Using both words and images to record the information you need to remember. Combining visual and verbal information can improve memory.

Sacred Cow

In Hindu culture, a symbol of goodness, altruism, and motherly love. Cows are treated with reverence and respect.

Bengal Tiger

In Hindu culture, it represents masculinity, virility, strength, aggression, and fighting power. Often associated with the goddess Durga.

Cobra

In Celtic culture, it represents victory over evil forces. Cobras are seen as powerful and protective.

Lion

In African culture, signifies strength, courage, pride, wisdom, authority, and protection. Often a symbol of royalty and leadership.

Giraffe

In African culture, the giraffe represents grace and achievement due to its height and ability to see far. Symbolizes foresight and elegance.

Zebra

In African culture, it symbolizes freedom, individuality, friendship, and unity. Its unique stripes represent individuality and community.

Ant

In Native American culture, it represents self-discipline, teamwork, patience, diligence, and work. Ants are admired for their communal behavior and hard work.

Flowchart

Uses different boxes for different commands in a process or system. Commonly used in programming and process management.

A GANTT Chart

A chart which plots tasks against time and can be used to plan a series of jobs to be completed in a specific timescale. Useful for project management.

Rendering

The darkening or coloring of an illustration or diagram with parallel lines or a block of color to add depth or shading.

Keywords

A word being defined or a significant word related to a specific topic or concept.

Aeration

Incorporating air into a mixture to give a light, fluffy texture, commonly used in baking and cooking.

Kneading

Stretching the dough with your hands to unravel the gluten strands to make the dough elastic and helps the bread to rise. An important step in bread making.

Passive Amplifier

Amplifies sound by passive means without the use of external electrical power or additional energy of any sort, such as a horn or acoustic chamber.

Acrylic

A transparent plastic material with outstanding strength, stiffness, and optical clarity, often used in displays and protective barriers.

Hazard

A danger or risk; something that can cause harm. Identifying hazards is crucial for safety and prevention.

Amphitheatres

Open-air theatres with tiered seating built in a semi-circle around the main stage, used in ancient times for performances and events.

Orchestra

The open area at the centre of the theatre, originally for the chorus in ancient Greek plays, now often used by musicians.

Tragedy

Very serious plays with a moral lesson that tell the story of a mythical hero who meets his doom because of pride. Explores profound themes and human suffering.

Comedy

Light-hearted plays that tell stories of everyday life and often made fun of Greek celebrities and politicians. Aimed to entertain and provoke laughter.

Chorus

A group of performers near the front of the stage that would chant or sing together during the play, providing commentary and background information.

Soliloquy

A speech in a play that the character speaks to himself or herself or to the audience, rather than to the other characters, to reveal inner thoughts and feelings.

Conflict

A serious disagreement, battle, or struggle between two sides or ideas. A key element in dramatic storytelling.

Civil Disobedience

Refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest, advocating for civil disobedience against British colonial rule.

Ecosystem

A community of living organisms (plants and animals) sharing an environment and interacting with each other. Includes both biotic and abiotic elements.

Biome

A very large ecosystem, such as a tropical rainforest, desert, or tundra, characterized by specific climate conditions, animal populations, and plant species.

Temperate

A region characterized by a mild climate between the tropics and polar/boreal regions, with distinct seasons.

Deciduous

A tree or shrub that sheds its leaves annually, typically during the autumn or winter months. Commonly found in temperate regions.

Colonies

Countries ruled over by another country or a country or area under the control of another country/empire, often for economic or strategic reasons.

Humanism

A system of thought and action based on the nature and interests of humans, emphasizing reason, ethics, and the potential for human achievement.

Theist

Someone who believes that there is a God or gods, often adhering to a specific religion or faith.

Atheist

Someone who does not believe in God or gods, or who denies the existence of God.

Empathy

To understand and share the feelings of others, putting oneself in another person's perspective to comprehend their emotions and experiences.

Ossicles

Three small bones in your middle ear: the malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrup). They transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.

Cochlea

A fluid-filled, spiral-shaped cavity found in the inner ear that transforms sound vibrations into electrical signals, which are then transmitted to the brain.

Echolocation

A technique used by some animals, such as bats and dolphins, to determine the location of different objects in the world around them using sound waves.