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Post16Bridgingtasks

PRINCIPLESOFBRIDGINGTASKS

WearedelightedtowelcomeyoutoTudorGrangePost16inSeptember.MakingthejumptoPost16educationisadifficultone.TogiveyouthebestchancetomakethisaneasytransitiontoyourPost16studies,thereisatasksheetoneachsubjecttaughtatTGASwithinthisbooklet.

Foreachsubjectyouwillfind:

•  AseriesoftaskswhichyoumustcompletereadyforSeptember.

•  Asuggestedreading/booklisttohelpyouwithyourindependentstudy.

Forthetasksyouwillbeundertaking,youmustchoosealineoftasks.Thiscouldbethegreen,yellow,redorgreylines.Alllinesoftaskswillalsoincludethecentraltask.Thetasksaredesignedtogiveyouachoiceinhowyoupresentyourindependentstudyandareopen-ended,meaningyoumustundertakeyourownindependentresearcharoundyourchosensubjects.

CompletingtheworkshouldbeseennotasahomeworktaskbutasachanceforyoutounderstandwhatPost16studiesarelike,andtogiveyouaheadstartwithyoursubjects.

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Task Taskeveryonemustdo Task

Task Task Task

EXAMPLESHEET

Pleasecompleteonelinefromthetasklistbelow.ThiscanbetheGreen,Yellow,Redor

GreyLines.Allstudentsmustcompletethemiddletask:

Suggestedbook/readinglist:

•  Surname,Initial.,Titleofbook(Publisher,YearofPublication).

•  MAXOF7BOOKS

Task Task task

Task Taskeveryonemustdo Task

Task VerbalTask Task

Art&Design

Pleasecompleteonelinefromthetasklistbelow.Allstudentsmustcompletethemiddle

task:

Suggestedbook/readinglistandgalleryvisits:.

•  www.tate.org.uk

•  www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/bmag

•  www.ikon-gallery.org

•  www.custardfactory.co.uk

•  www.nationalgallery.org.uk/

Taketwentyphotographsbased

aroundathemeofyourchoice.Produceaseriesofpencilstudiesfromyourphotographs

Showatleastfivefamilymembersapieceofartyouhavecreated.Discussanddocument

theirviewsandopinions,alongwith

theirreasons.

Findapieceofartthatinspiresyou.Writea500wordanalysisofthechosenpiece,

reflectingonboththesubjectandtechniques

used.

Scaleandproportion:Chooseanimageorphotograph(A4size).Usethegriddingupmethodtodrawthe

picturescaleduptoA3size.

Writea500wordresponseexploringthequestion‘whychoose

artanddesign?’

Chooseapieceofartwork.Createastepbystepinstruction

sheetdocumentingthetechnique/susedtocreateit.Includeannotationsand

diagrams

Visitagalleryofyourchoice.Writea500wordreviewofanexhibitionandtheworksdisplayed.

Createapieceofartworkandproduceapresentationexplainingtechniques,processesandideasthatyoucan

present.

Setupastilllife.Createaseriesofresponsesinthesizeandmediaof

yourchoice.

Biology


task:


•  TooleandToole,GandS.,AQABiology2ndedition(Oxford,2014).

•  Penny,J.,MathsSkillsforAlevelbiology(NelsonThornes,2013)

•  Kent,M.,ASBiology(Oxford2008)

•  Allan,Richard,AQABiolgoyAS2011Biozoneworkbook(Biozonelearningmedia2011)

WiderReading

•  Dawkins,R.,TheGreatestShowonEarth:TheEvidenceforEvolution(BlackSwan

2010

•  Bryson,B.,AShorthistoryofnearlyeverything(BlackSwan,2004)

Observe10differentspeciesofinvertebratesinyourgardenanduse

anIOSorandroidapplicationtoidentify

them

Ask5membersofyourfamilyfortheir

opinionsontheMMRvaccineprogramme

WritealettertoGeorgeOsbournetoexplain

whyfundingforscienceshouldbeincreasedinschoolsandcolleges

Createatimelinetoshowthekeyscientificdiscoveriesinthefieldofbiologyoverthepast

25years

Writea300wordresponsetothetitle“Advancesinbiologyhavethemostimpactonsocietyasawhole”

CompletetheOPALsoilandearthwormsurveyinyourgarden(http://www.opalexplorenatur

e.org/soilsurvey)

ObtainacopyofaBiologicalScience

revieworNewscientistandwriteasummaryofoneinterestingarticle

CreatearevisionvideotohelpaKS4studentreviseoneaspectof

biologyandthenshareonsocialmedia

Collect10differentspeciesofplantsfromyourgardenandusean

IOSorandroidapplicationtoidentify

them

BusinessStudies


task:


•  Surridge,M.,Gillespie,A.,AQABusinessforA-Levelyear1(Hodder,2015).

•  Wolinski,J.,Coates,G.,AQABusinessforA-Levelyear1(Hodder,2015).

Producefactfileson5differentbusinesses.Eachfactfilemust

includeatleast1factonmarketing,finance,and

workers.

Ask5peoplewhichbusinessestheythinkare‘ethical’apartfrom

charites.Putyourresultsintoa200word

report.

WritealettertoStarbucksexplainingwhytheyshouldpay

moretax.

ProduceanA4timelineshowingtechnologicaldevelopmentsandexplaininghowthey

haveaffectedbusinesses

300wordsonthetitle“WhyI’llbegladIchosebusinessstudieswhen

I’m40”

WorkouttheNetProfitMarginfor2realbusinessesusing

figurespublishedonline

Writeanargumentwhysponsoringasports

eventisagreatwaytopromoteaproduct.200

words.

Ask5peopleiftheyknowwhattheir

‘statutoryrights’areascustomers.Producea200wordsummaryonwhatpartstheygotrightandwhichthey

gotwrong

ProduceaA4mindmapexplainingallthe

differentsectionsofemploymentrights

Chemistry


task:


•  CGPLtd,HeadStarttoAlevelChemistry(CGP,2015)

•  RyanL.,AdvancedChemistryForYouSecondEdition(OUP,2015)

•  Ramsden,E.,,CalculationsforAlevelChemistryfourthedition(NelsonThornes,2001)

•  McGowan,D.,MathsSkillsforAlevelChemistry(NelsonThornes,2013)

WiderReading


Makeamodelofanisomer(forfurtherchallengemakeamodelofa…)

Createarap/poem/song/parodyaboutthestructureofanatom,anisotopeand

anion

WriteadescriptionofeachofthefollowingAmole,Ionicbonding,

covalentbonding,metallicbonding,periodsandgroupsintheperiodic

table

Completelogicaltask1

“Chemistryismoreimportantthanbiology

whenstudyingmedicine”Writea500worddiscursiveessay.

Completelogicaltask2

ObtainacopyofaChemistryReview,FocusorNewscientistmagazineandwriteasummaryofoneinterestingchemistry

article

Find5commonchemistrymisconceptionson

YouTubeandask5-10peopletheir

understanding.Writeabriefreportofyour

findings

Makeamodel/posterofanatom.(Includedetailsof

numberofparticlespresent)Showhowitwoulddifferitwere,an

isotopeandanion

ChemistryLogicalTask1

• Whichtypeofbondingwouldyouexpectinthefollowingcompounds?Youwillneedtolookatyourperiodictableandshowabondingdiagram

• potassiumoxide• propane•  lithiumchloride•  chlorine• magnesiumoxide

Potassiumoxide

Propane

ChemistryLogicalTask1-continued

Chlorine

Lithiumchloride

Magnesiumoxide

Fortwoelementcompoundsallyouneedistheperiodictable

Youneedtolookatthenumberabovethegroups.Groupsgodown.

(Periodsgoacross).Thetotal+’sand–‘sforacompoundneedtobe

zero.

Eg, lithiumandfluorine isLi (+1)andF(-1) .One lithiumcancelsout

thefluorineandso the formula isLiF.This iscalled lithiumfluoride.

Noticethemetalnamestaysthesamebutthenon-metalpartgetsan

–ide.

AgainSodiumandoxygen.Na(+1)andO(-2). Inthiscaseweneed

twolotsofNaandsotheformulaisNa2O.Sodiumoxide.

Forthefollowing-givetheformulaeandthenamesofthecompoundstheyform.

ChemistryLogicalTask2

Namingcompoundsandwritingtheirformulae.

+1 +2 +3 +or-4 -3 -2 -1 0

H He

Li Be B C N O F Ne

Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar

elements formula nameHydrogenandchlorine

Lithiumandoxygen

Magnesiumandchlorine

Hydrogenandcarbon

Aluminiumandchlorine

Aluminiumandoxygen

Economics


task:


•  Tutor2u.org.uk

•  BBCnewswebsite(economypages)

•  AQAASEconomicstextbook(Powell&Powell)2005-Hodder

Createamindmapofthekeydifferencesbetweenthe2015

budgetandthe2014budget

Interview5peopleontheiropinionsofbeing

partoftheEUandproducea300wordsummaryofyour

findings

Explainwhethertheuseofproductssuchasalcoholorfattyfoodsshouldbediscouraged

(e.gtaxed,agerestrictions)

ProduceareportofthemainspendingandearningsoftheUKgovernmentinafinancialyear

In300wordsexplain‘whypeopleshouldbeinterestedintheUK

economy’

Produceaseriesofgraphsshowingchangesinthe

UKsratesofunemployment,GDP,

inflationandinternationaltradeoverthepast50

years

WritealettertoGeorgeOsborneexplainingwhy‘cutsinspendingontheNHScanbebothpositiveandnegativeto

alocalarea’

Interview5unemployedpeople

andidentifywhattheyfeelarethemainbarrierstofinding

employmentintheUK

ProduceaposterofthemainproductsthattheUKexportsandimports

EnglishLiterature


task:


•  Cowley,J.,TheGreatGatsby:YorkNotesAdvanced(Pearson,2004)

•  Ellam,J.,Birdsong:YorkNotesAdvanced(Pearson,2009)

•  Faulks,S.,Birdsong(Vintage,2014)

•  Fitzgerald,F.S.,TheGreatGatsby(PenguinModernClassics,2000)

•  Haig,D.,MyBoyJack(NHBModernPlays,2007)

•  McBratney,L.,AQAALevelEnglishLiteratureA:StudentBook(OxfordUniversityPress,2015)

•  Shakespeare,W.,Othello(CambridgeSchoolShakespeare,2014)

•  Warren,R.,Othello:YorkNotesAdvanced(Pearson,2003)

Createawordcloudwithallthedifferentkeyissuesandthemesraisedin‘TheGreat

Gatsby’.

ReadtheopeningofWilliamShakespeare’s‘Othello’andrecord/

filmyourselfperformingoneofIago’ssoliloquies.

Read‘TheGreatGatsby’byF.ScottFitzgeraldandwritea500word

plotsynopsis.

Createatimelineofallthedifferentmovementsinliteraturebeginningwith

the14thcenturyandendingwithmodern

literature

Writea300wordreportexplainingwhat3booksyouwouldtakeifyouweredesertedonadesertislandandwhy.

Createadefinitionsheetof20differenttechnicalfeaturesa

studentcananalyseinpoetry(e.g.Rhyme,Assonance,etc.)

ResearchwhenWilliamShakespeare’s‘Othello’wasfirstperformedand

producea300wordsummaryofthehistoricalcontexttheplaywasset

in.

Speaktoatleast5peopleandrecordwhattheirfavouritepieceofliteratureisandwhy.

Createa10slidestoryboardtodisplayyourunderstandingoftheplotofeither‘The

GreatGatsby’or‘Othello’.

French


task:


•  Armstrong,E,Briggs,L,&Harrison,S.,AQAFrenchAS(OUP,2008).

•  Bourdais,D,Jones,M,Lonsdale,T,Maynard,G,&Pillette,M,Élan1FrenchASpourAQA(OUP,2011)

•  www.rfi.fr-Frenchnewsandcurrentaffairs

•  www.tf1.fr–FrenchTVonline

•  www.languagesonline.org.uk–grammarreferenceandpractice

•  www.wordreference.com–grammarandvocabularyreference

CreateamapoftheworldwhichidentifiesthecountriesthatspeakFrench.Annotateyour

mapwithatleastonefactabouteachcountry.

Preparea1minutepresentationonanaspectofyoursummerholidays.

FindacurrentnewsarticlefromtheFrenchpressthatinterestsyou.Readitand

produceawrittensummaryinEnglish.

ResearchanaspectofgrammarthatyouhavestruggledwithatGCSE

andcreatearevisionaidtoconsolidateyourunderstanding.

Write300wordsexplainingyourdecisionto

studyFrench.

Produceatimelinewhichcontainsallofthetenses

thatyouknow,withexamplesinFrenchofeachofthesetenses.

ResearchandwriteareportinFrenchonthe

differentformsofpublicitythatexist.Includeexamplesofeachform.

WatchanepisodeoranextractfromaFrenchTVprogramme.Makenotesonwhatyouunderstandtosharewiththegroup.

Createalessonactivitye.g.cardsort,flashcardsetc.thatcouldbeusedtorevisetheperfecttense.

Geography


task:


•  Coolgeography.co.uk

•  Acegeography.com

•  AQAGeographyASNelsonThornes(Smith&Knill)-2008

ProduceafullyannotatedmapofaUKriverdisplayingthe

changesthattakeplacefromsourcetomouth

Ask5peopleaquestionnairebaseduponimmigration

positives/negativesintheUKfromtheEU

WritealettertoDavidCameronexplainingwhymoremoneyshouldbespentoncoastalorflood

defences

FullyannotateamapdisplayingincidencesofworldHIVcasesanddescribetheglobal

pattern

In300wordsexplainwhat‘geographymeanstoyou’

Produceaseriesofgraphstoshow

populationindicatorsfor3countriesofdifferentlevelsof

development

WriteareportonwhyanageingpopulationmightbegoodORbadfortheUKeconomy

Ask5peoplewhattheirideaofahealthy

lifestyleconsistsofandproducea300word

reportoftheirfindings

Produceamindmapofacasestudyofarecent

naturaldisaster

German


task:


•  Niedzela,M,Shannon,P,Wardle,M:AQAGermanAS(OUP,2008).

•  AdlerA:Zeitgeist1GermanASStudentbook(OUP,2008)



•  Bourdais,D,Jones,M,Lonsdale,T,Maynard,G,&Pillette,M,Élan1FrenchASpourAQA(OUP,2011)

•  www.dw.de:news,informationandanalysisofGermanandEuropeantopicsalongsideasectiononlearningGerman.

•  http://www.daserste.de:Aswellasnews,someofitsmostpopularshowsareTatort,acrimeseries,Sandmännchen,achildren'sprogrammeandsoapoperasincludingLindenstraße.

•  http://www.bild.de-Germany'slargestmasscirculation,"Boulevard-Presse"newspaper.

•  http://www.zeit.de/-aweeklyGermannewspaper

Createamapoftheworldwhichidentifiesthecountriesthatspeak

German.Annotateyourmapwithatleastonefact

abouteachcountry.


FindacurrentnewsarticlefromtheGermanpress

thatinterestsyou.ReaditandproduceawrittensummaryinEnglish.




studyGerman.


thatyouknow,withexamplesinGermanofeachofthesetenses.

ResearchandwriteareportinGermanonthe


WatchanepisodeoranextractfromaGermanTVprogramme.Makenotesonwhatyouunderstandtosharewiththegroup.

Createalessonactivitye.g.cardsort,flashcardsetc.thatcouldbeusedtorevisetheperfecttense.


task:

Government&Politics


•  Fairclough,P.,AQAASGovernment&PoliticsStudentUnitGuideNewEdition:Unit1People,PoliticsandParticipation(Hodder,2012).

•  Fairclough,P.,AQAASGovernment&PoliticsStudentUnitGuideNewEdition:Unit2GoverningModernBritain(Hodder,2012).

•  Gallop,N.,AQAASGovernment&PoliticsUnit1Workbook:People,PoliticsandParticipation(Hodder,2014).

•  Gallop,N.,AQAASGovernment&PoliticsUnit2Workbook:GoverningModernBritain(Hodder,2014).

•  Kelly,P.,ThePoliticsBook(DK,2013).

•  Knight,J.,BritishPoliticsforDummies(J.Wiley&Sons,2010).

•  Magee,E.,P.Fairclough,P.Lynch,ASGovernmentandPolitics4thEdition(Hodder,2013).

Createyourownpoliticalparty.Thisshouldcomewitha

manifestoofatleast5keypoliciesforBritain.

Createanopinionpollonkeypolitical

questionsusingatleast25people.

DesignalettertosendtoourPMaboutapersonalissueyou

thinkthegovernmentshouldbedoingmore

toresolve.

Createa2pagestatisticalreportonthe

resultsofthe2015GeneralElection.

Writea500wordreportaboutwhyyou

believestudyingPoliticsmatters.

Createadefinitionssheetof20different

politicalideologiese.g.communism,socialism

etc.

Designadebatequestionandanswerit(300wordlimit).Usethefollowingtopics-

HouseofLords,Referendums,MPs.

Recordashortnewsbulletinonwhatyoubelieveisthemostimportantpolitical

eventintheUKforthepast50years.

Design5TopTrumpstylecardsofvariouspoliticians.Youcan

chooseyourcategoriesfordebateandyour

individuals.

History


task:


•  Browning,P.,TheChangingNatureofWarfare:1792-1945(CambridgeUniversityPress,2002).

•  Figes,O.,Apeople’stragedy:RussianRevolution,1891–1924,(London:BodleyHead,2014).

•  Lynch,M.,(2015)Russia1894-19412ndEdition,London:Routledge

•  Mortimer,I.,TheFearsofHenryIV(Vintage,2008).

•  Robson,M.,AccesstoHistory:Italy:TheRiseofFascism1915-1945(Hodder,2006).

•  Saul,N.,RichardII(Yale,1997).

•  Service,R.,(2010)LeninABiography,Oxford:Macmillan

•  Service,R.,(2010)StalinABiography,Oxford:Macmillan

•  Stewart,N.,AccesstoHistoryThemes:TheChangingNatureWarfare,1700-1945(Hodder,2002).

UsingablankmapofEurope,plotand

summarise25majorbattlesfrom1377-1945.Preferablyrelevanttothetopicsofstudy.

CreateashortnewscastontheBlackDeath

CreateablurbforthebackofClausewitz’sArt

ofWar(300wordminimum)

Charttheeffectivenessofnewweaponryin

WW1(thinkaboutcost,fatalityrates,longevity).

Writea500wordreportansweringthequestion‘Whystudy

History?’

CreateafamilytreeoftheRoyalHousesof

Plantagenet,LancasterandYork.

Writea200wordbiasedargumentonwhyStalinisthegreatestleaderinglobalhistory.

Speaktoatleast5membersofyourfamily/neighboursandrecord

whatthemostsignificanteventhasbeenintheir

lifetimeandwhy.

Designaboardgametestingunderstanding

ofthecausesofRevolutioninRussiafor1905,February1917or

October1917.

HomeEconomics:Food,NutritionandHealth


task:


•  OCRHomeEconomicsforASFood,nutritionandhealthtoday.(HodderEducation,2011)Theseareavailabletocollectfromschool.

Createadishthatincludesafashionable

ingredient.

Prepareapresentationonthepossible

implicationsofthechangingpopulationon

oursocietytoday.

Researchfashionableingredients,whatare

theyandgiveexamples.

Calculatethecostperportionforthedish

above.

Writea500wordessayaboutwhyyouhave

chosenthiscourseandwhatyouwouldliketo

achieve.

CreateatableorgraphtoshowthepopulationtrendsintheUKoverthelast100years.

Writea250wordreportaboutthe

populationpatternsandtrendsintheUK

overthelast100years.

Createa5minutepresentationabouthowmalecelebrity

chefshavechangedtheperceptionofcookingformalestudents.

Createadishthatrequiresyoutouseapieceofelectrical

equipment.

ICT


task:


•  SeereadinglistonTGASwebsite

Createa6-pageprofessional

leafletontwosidesofA4

promotingagivenbusiness.

Ensureitisfoldedcorrectly

andthatthepagenumbersare

correct.

Deliverapresentationtoa

fictionalbusinessmanagerona

suiteofproductsdeveloped

fortheirbusiness–aleaflet,a

letter,andapresentation,

explainingthepurposeand

benefits

“Accordingtoasurvey,theaverage21yearoldhas:

•spent5000hoursvideogaming;

•sent250,000emailmessages;

•spent10,000hoursonamobilephone.

Discussusingappropriateexamplesthe

benefitsandconcernstheseactivities

cause

formodernsociety.”500word

CreateaVLOOKUPfunctionina

spreadsheetwhichreturnsthe

correctgradeforastudent

basedontheirmarkandagiven

setofgradeboundaries

Writea500wordessayontheimportanceof

thesystemsdevelopmentlifecycle

Createasinglepageflowchart

demonstratingthelogicforthe

passwordprotectionsecurityin

adatabase.Thissecuritywillbe

implementedasaloginscreen

containingtwofields:username

andpassword,andalogin

button.

“TheInternethashadahugeimpactonbusinessesandthe

waytheyoperate.

Evaluatetheimpactthate-

commercehashadon

businessesandtheir

customers.”500words

Createapodcastonthe

differenttypes,andbenefits

of,HumanComputer

Interfaces(HCI)

Usingrealworldobjects,

createananime/stopmotion

animationonthetopicof

HealthyandSafetyinthe

workplace.2mins

Mathematics


task:


•  Surname,Initial.,Titleofbook(Publisher,YearofPublication).

•  CGPBooks,HeadStarttoASMaths(CGP,2004)

•  Rowland,M.,BridgingGCSEandALevel(Collins,2011)

•  StepuptoMathssite:http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/step-up/

• MyMathsA/A*boostersection:http://app.mymaths.co.uk/myportal/library/94/

•  Factorising

•  QuadraticEquations

*Topiclist•  Simultaneous

Equations

•  ManipulatingSurds

•  LawsofIndices

•  Equationofaline

Prepareavisualrepresentationoftheconceptof‘solving

simultaneousequations’

UploadavideotoYoutubeexplainingone

ofthetopicslistedbelow*

Writeadescriptionofatleastonetopicfromthelistbelow*including5

workedexamples

Logicaltask2 Completethesubjectknowledgeaudit Logicaltask1

Writeadescriptionofanothertopicfromthelistbelow*including5

workedexamples

Prepareapresentationononeofthetopics

listedbelow

Prepareavisualrepresentationoftheconceptof‘completing

thesquare’

MathematicsSubjectKnowledgeAuditPage1

MathematicsSubjectKnowledgeAuditPage2

MathematicsLogicalTask1

MathematicsLogicalTask2

MediaStudies


task:


•  Andrews,M.,AQAMediaStudiesA2:StudentBook(NelsonThornes,2009)

•  Branston,G.,TheMediaStudent’sBook(Routledge,2010)

•  Burton,J.,AQAMediaStudiesAS:StudentBook(NelsonThornes,2008)

•  Dix,A.,BeginningFilmStudies(ManchesterUniversityPress,2008)

•  Etherington-Wright,C.,UnderstandingFilmTheory(PalgraveMacmillan,2011)

•  Hall,K.,RevisionExpressASandA2MediaStudies(Pearson,2008)

•  Kuhn,A.,OxfordDictionaryofFilmStudies(OxfordUniversityPress,2012)

•  Laughey,D.,MediaStudiesTheoriesandApproaches(KameraBooks,2009)

•  Nannicelli,T.,CognitiveMediaTheory(Routledge,2014)

Usingamapoftheworld,createavisual

representationdisplayingthedifferentlevelsofcensorshipin

eachcountry.

Speaktoatleast5membersofyourfamily/neighboursandrecordwhethertheyfeelsocialmediaisapositiveornegativeelementofmoderndaysociety.

CreateanEmpiremagazinestylereviewofoneofyourfavourite

films(300wordsminimum)

Produceastatisticalvisualaiddisplayingthetop10filmstomakethemostmoneyinhistory.

Writea300wordanswertothequestion“ShouldMediaStudiesbemadecompulsoryin

schools?”

Createatimelineofthelast100yearsofmoviesfocusingonhoweithermaleorfemaleidentityhaschangedoverthis

timeperiod.

Write300wordsexplainingwhyyoufeel

mediastudiesisanessentialsubjecttostudyinthemodern

world.

Recordashortradiobroadcastdiscussingwhyatelevisionshow/

filmyouenjoyisengagingforitstarget

audience.

Researchatleastonenarrativetheoryand

createavisualartefacttohelpyourememberitsdifferentfeatures.

Music


task:


•  Goodall,H.,TheStoryofMusic(Vintage,2003)

•  Goodall,H.,BigBangs(Vintage,2001)

Widerlistening:

BBCPromsconcertsonRadio3

Stravinsky,TheRiteofSpringBerlioz,SymphonieFantastiqueCourtneyPine,BackintheDayBeatles,RevolverDannyElfman,BatmanReturns

Preparepolishedperformancesoftwocontrastingpieces.

Makeanaudiorecordingandshareon

socialmedia.

Createapodcastwithaudioclipsonthetopic

ofEITHERBerlioz,SymphonieFantastiqueORStravinsky,TheRite

ofSpring.

ListentoaBBCPromsconcertonRadio3.Writea500word

review.

CreateanA4timelineshowingkey

composersandmusicalworksfrom1600tothe

presentday.

Write500wordsinresponsetothe

question:‘what’sthepointofstudying

music?’

Createapostertorepresentthe12majorandminorkeys.Forkeysigsofupto1sharp/flat,writeoutandlabelwithRomannumeralsthechordsin

eachkey.

Writea500-wordreportarguingthecaseforyourfavouritefilm

score.

PrepareapresentationwithaudioclipsonthesubjectofBernardHermann’sPsycho

score.

Composeashortpieceforyourowninstrument

(accompaniedbypianoifyouwish).Makean

audiorecording.

Photography


task:

CompleteaPhotoshoot(30images)respondingtothetheme‘Environment’Printa

contactsheetforthephotoshootandselect4ofthebestimagestoprintA5

size

Createanimageofyourchoiceandproducea

supportingpresentationfortheimagewhichexplainsmeaning,processandtechniquesusedinits

creation.

Visitagalleryandwritea500wordreviewoftheexhibition

andworksondisplay

Visuallydocumentandannotatetheeditingprocessofcroppingandchanging

imagesintoblackandwhiteusingsoftwareofyourchoice

Writea500wordresponsetothequestion–‘Is

photographyanart?’includelinkstotheworkofothersif

required.

Createadiagramwhichexplainsexposure.Considerhowaperture,shutterspeedandISOworktogetherto

captureanimage.

Writea500wordanalysisofaPhotographofyourchoice.Reflectonsubject,meaningandthetechniquesused.

Completeaphotoshoot(30images)ofamodel/person.Documenttheinstructionsgiventoyourmodelwhichhelpyouachieveyourbest4

images.

Handmanipulateaseriesofyourownimagesusing

techniquesandmaterialsofyourchoice.


•  ThePhotoBook(PhaidonPress,1997)

•  TheA-ZofCreativePhotography(AmphotoBooks,1998)

•  Whyitdoesnothavetobeinfocus(ThamesandHudson,2013)

•  HowtoPhotographabsolutelyeverything(DorlingKindersley,2007)

SuggestedMagazines:

•  PracticalPhotography

•  DigitalPhotographer

•  DigitalSLRPhotography

Usefulwebsites:

•  www.petapixel.com,www.thephotographersgallery.org.uk,www.tate.org.uk,

•  www.lomography.com,www.saatchiart.com,www.ikon-gallery.org

Physics


task:


Surname,Initial.,Titleofbook(Publisher,YearofPublication).

•  CGPLtd,HeadStarttoAlevelPhysics(CGP,2015)

•  JohnsonKetal,AdvancedPhysicsForYouSecondEdition(OUP,2015)•  Lowe,T.atal,CalculationsforAlevelPhysicsfourthedition(NelsonThornes,2002)•  Tear,C.,MathsSkillsforAlevelPhysics(NelsonThornes,2013)

WiderReading


•  Hawking,S.,ABriefHistoryofTime(BantamBooks.1989)

Designanelectricalcircuitwhichallowstheupstairslandinglighttobeturnedonbyaswitchupstairsanddownstairs(andexplainyourdiagram)

Find5commonphysicsmisconceptionson

YouTubeandask5-10peopletheir

understanding.Writeabriefreportofyour

findings

Writeanessayaboutthechangingtheoriesoflightovertime.Includedetails

ofkeyconcepts,experimentsandscientists

ProduceaTimelineforthediscoveryofparticles,fromtheatomtonow.

IsCERNsLHCawasteofmoney?Writeareport(up

to500words)

CompleteRearrangingequationstaskattached

ObtainacopyofaPhysicsReview,FocusorNewscientistmagazineandwriteasummaryofoneinterestingphysicsarticle

CreatearevisionvideoorpodcasttohelpaKS4

studentreviseoneaspectofGCSEphysicsandthenshareonsocialmedia

Makeananimation(eg-stopmotion)toillustrateANDEXPLAINoneofthe

followingconcepts•  Electricalcurrent,

potentialdifferenceandresistance

•  Projectilemotion•  Wavesuperposition

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ProductDesign


task:


•  Morozzi,C.,MinimumDesignPhillipeStarck(24OreCultura,2011).

•  Schulze,S.&Gratz,I,.AppleDesign(HatjeCantzVerlag,2011).

•  Lefteri,C,. Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design(LawrenceKing2010).

•  Lefteri,C,.Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design 2ndEdition(LawrenceKing2010).

•  Evans,B, & Potts,W,. AQA Design and Technology: Product Design (3-DDesign)(NelsonThornes2008).

Disassembleasimpleproductofyourchoice,

photographeachelementanddisplay

creativelyexplaineachelementsfunction.

Speaktoatleast5membersofyourfamily/neighbours(varyingages)and

recordwhatproducttheycouldn’tlivewithoutandwhy.

WritteareportonVernerPanton‘S’chair.

500words.

CreateadesigntimelinefortheDysonrangeindicatingthe

evolutionarydevelopmentsthatit

hasundergone.

Writea500wordreportansweringthequestion‘Whystudyproductdesign?’

Createatableofstatisticalinformationaboutthefollowingmetals–Platinum,

Gold,Silver,AluminiumandTin.Including

properties,scientificinformationanduses.

Writea500wordreportonthe

advancementsinmobilephonetechnology.

Gointoalocalstoreanddiscussaproductrangewithamanager,reportyourfindings

andcompareproductswithintherange.

Redesignaproductofyourchoicethatisaimedtoimprove

qualityoflifefortheelderly.

Psychology


task:


StudentshaveaccesstotheonlinedigitalversionofthetextbookwewillbeusingfromSeptember;Flanagan,C.AQAPsychologyforAlevel(IlluminatePublishing,2015).Itisaccessedviathefollowinglinkhttp://www.illuminate.digital/aqapsych1/andrequiresthefollowingusernameSTUDORGAB91andpasswordSTUDENTOtherreading:

•  Gross,R.Psychology–thescienceofmindandbehaviour(6thedition)(HodderEducation,2010)

•  Gross,R.Themes,issuesanddebatesinpsychology(3rdedition)(HodderEducation,2009)

•  Sacks,O.Themanwhomistookhiswifeforahat.(Picador,2007)•  Slater,L.OpeningSkinner’sbox:Greatpsychologicalexperimentsofthe20thCentury.

(Bloomsbury,2005)

Design5TopTrumpstylecardsofvariouspsychologists.Youcanchooseyourcategoriesforpointsandyour

individuals

Createarap/poem/songabouttheresearchmethodsusedbypsychologists

‘Natureismoreimportantthatnurture’writea300wordreport

discussingthisstatement

Createatabletocomparetheviewsof

biologicalandbehaviouristpsychologists

Writea500wordreportaboutwhyyou

believestudyingpsychologyisimportant

Createatimelinetoshowthechangesinthedominanceofapproachesin

psychologyoverthe20thCentury

Researchtheroleoftheunconsciousinour

everydaylives.Writeasummaryofyour

findings

Speaktoatleast5peopleandrecordtheirviewson

whetherpsychologyshouldbeconsidereda

science

Createa3Dmodel/representationofakeypsychologicalstudyof

yourchoice

Sociology


task:


•  Webb,R.,AQAAlevelSociologyBookone(NapierPress,2015).

•  Haralambos,M,&Holborn,M.,Sociologykeythemesandperspectives(8thedition)(Collins,2013).

•  Chapman,S.,Moore,S.,Holborn.andAiken,D.,AQAA-levelSociology(4thedition)(Collins,2014).

•  Giddens,A.,Sociology(6thedition)(PolityPress,2009).

•  Marx,K.,&Engels,F.,TheCommunistManifesto(Millennium,Publications,2015).

•  Wolf,N.,TheBeautyMyth(VintageBooks,1991).

Createaposterwhichoutlinessomeofthe

‘issues’withincontemporarysociety,assuggestedbythe

media.

Interviewleast5membersofyourfamily

toresearchintothefollowingquestion

‘whatmakesafamily?’

Writeareport(300wordlimit)onhowfamilystructurehas

changedinmoderndaysociety.

Createatimelinetohighlightandexplainthechangesinkey

sociologicalthinkingoverthepast100years.

Writea500wordreportansweringthe

question‘Whyissociologybeneficialto

society?’

Createa2pagestatisticalreporton

immigration/emigrationintheUK.

Writea200wordspeechongenderinequalitiesineducation.

Recordashortdocumentaryonthenormsandvaluesof

Britishsociety.

Buildamodelwhichrepresentsthewayfunctionalistsview

society.

Spanish


task:


•  Edwards,J,Kolkowska,A,Mitchell,L&Zollo,M,AQASpanishAS(OUP,2008)

•  AlonsodeSudea,I,Everett,V,GiménezMartínez,M,&IsernVivancos,M,Ánmio1.SpanishASparaAQA(OUP,2011)

•  www.elpais.es–Spanishnewspaperpublishedonline

•  www.rtve.es–forSpanishTVprogrammes



Createamapoftheworldwhichidentifiesthecountriesthatspeak

Spanish.Annotateyourmapwithatleastonefact

abouteachcountry.


FindacurrentnewsarticlefromtheSpanishpress

thatinterestsyou.ReaditandproduceawrittensummaryinEnglish.




studySpanish.


thatyouknow,withexamplesinSpanishofeachofthesetenses.

ResearchandwriteareportinSpanishonthe


WatchanepisodeoranextractfromaHispanicTVprogramme.Makenotesonwhatyouunderstandtosharewiththegroup.

Createalessonactivitye.g.cardsort.Flashcardsetc.thatcouldbeusedtorevisethepreteritetense.

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