Week 31
The week started with a maths lecture, this was just an introduction to the module. The topics we shall be studying are shape and space, shapes and our environment, visualisation and the nature of mathematics. We also heard about our assignment.
“Wake Lord, why are you asleep?”
Psalm 44
In R.E we talked about why God allows bad things to happen, using the example of Job. The lesson was like my old philosophy lessons, just things such as if God is all loving and all powerful, why does he allow bad things to happen? See J.S Mill inconsistency triad.
Science ended the week, we done about Biology and concept maps. We learnt the difference between learning a fact and developing understanding too, learning a fact is knowing something but developing understanding will link why it happens.
Concept mapping is like mind maps, linking things together.
Living things
Can reproduce
Can grow
Can die
Can move
Can excrete
Can respire
Can eat
Can survive
Are made out of cells
Non-living things
Cannot reproduce
Cannot die
Cannot grow
Cannot excrete
Cannot respire
Cannot eat
What makes a plant a plant, 2 things, photosynthesis and multi-cellular.
Not all plants are green, but still photosynthesis, different pigments of chlorophyll.
An organism is a living thing.
4 kingdoms of classification:
• Plants
• Animals
• Fungi
• Bacteria
Cells
All cells have a nucleus, like the brain of the cell, this holds the D.N.A. The cell walls are partially permeable, as they allow things to pass through.
However, red blood cells have no membrane, they just carry oxygen.
Nerve cells are very long.
Egg cells are bigger than most.
Sperm cells have a tail to swim with.
MRS GREN
Movement
Reproduction
Sensitivity
Growth
Respiration
Excretion
Nutrition
Respiration:
Oxygen + glucose = energy + carbon dioxide + water
Photosynthesis:
Carbon dioxide + water = using suns energy = glucose + oxygen
We then had our first Maths seminar. The first part involved making shapes using other shapes. Then we went on to talk about different areas of Maths and what was used to reach conclusions, this are categorised as so:
Problem solving:
• Planning/organising
• Designing/devising
• Checking/reviewing
Communications
• Talking/describing
• Asking/interpreting
• Discussing/explaining
• Recording/presenting
Reasoning, logic and proof:
Reasoning and testing.