Curriculum Booklet - Key Words – Year 7
This booklet contains all the key vocabulary and topic information that Year 7 students will be
studying during the Autumn Term.
Please read through the pages for each subject with your child and try and support them in
finding out the meanings of any words they do not understand. This will help your child when
they start the work and enable them to progress more quickly.
Year 7—Autumn 2015/16
EXPLORE
Reduce
Blend
Zoom
Illustration
Sketch
Layer
Collage
Enlarge
Mark Making
Trace
Proportion
Warp
Crop
Painting
Tonal Strip
Pen and Wash
View Finder
Colour
Scale
Cross Hatch
Align
Shade
Direction
Detail
EVALUATE
CREATE
Creative Decisions
Artist Copy
Development
Question
Realisation of Ideas
Analysis
Colour Balance
Make
Composition
Select
Idea Development
Design
Apply
Improve
Reflect
Style
Evaluate
Contextual Reference
Explain
Influence
Annotate
Final Outcome
Analyse
Create
Compare
Combine
Inspire
Refine
Artist Reference
Personal Response
Describe
Comment
Judge
Interpret
DANCE
Year 7
Autumn Term 2015/16
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Basic Body Actions
Jump
Turn
Gesture
Travel
Stillness
Become familiar with the 5 Basic Body Actions.
Being able to perform the Basic Body Actions.
Working in groups.
Working independently.
Performing to an audience.
Exploring a professional dance work.
Understanding the basic themes and characters
in Nutcracker.
Be able to perform key movement from
Nutcracker.
Beginning to create short dance phrases.
Can you learn to
read and spell
these keywords?
Character
Costume
Speed
Set
Creating
Describe
Drama
Year 7
Autumn Term 2015/16
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Imagination
Facial Expressions
Body Language
Voice
Status
Stimulus
Responding
Use facial expressions, body language and voice
to create a character different from yourself.
Use a stimulus to create a piece of drama
Rehearse using a script
Perform in front of an audience
Respond to performances appropriately.
Create a character that is different from yourself.
Work as a group to create an atmosphere.
To include climax and anti-climax in a performance.
Be able to perform confidently in front of an audience
being aware of your audience.
Respond effectively to performances.
Rehearse
Facing the front
Staging
Traverse
End on
In the round
Freeze frame
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read and spell
these keywords?
Teacher in role
Storytelling
Atmosphere
Climax
Anti-climax
Narration
Improvise
Mime
Staying in role
Tension
Soundscape
Sustain
English
Year 7 Autumn term 2015/16
A Modern Novel
Key Skills Words
Key Content Words
In this topic you
will improve your
skills at writing
Adjectives:
analyse – analysis
Nouns:
coherent
connotation
narrate – narrative –
narrator
audience
explicit
convey
portray – portrayal
fiction, including
narrative and
change
heroic
craft – crafted
character
implicit
create – creation
summarise – summary
descriptive writing;
and non-fiction,
sentence structure
important
denotation
literal
describe – description –
descriptive
including diary,
letter and leaflet
writing.
descriptive
evolution
excitement
figurative language
Great Britain
hero
message
moral
narrative
metaphorical
Verbs:
evolve – evolving –
evolved
survive – surviving survived
sequencing
technique
effect – effective
tense – tension
evaluate – evaluation
vocabulary
This unit will assess Writing skills. Reading
and Speaking and Listening skills will also
be developed.
Food Technology
Year 7
Autumn 2015/16
Snack attack.
Healthy eating and nutrition.
Accuracy
Annotate
Appearance
Balanced Diet
Equipment
Function
Health & Safety
Ingredients
Reflect
Research
Recipe
Can you learn to
read and spell
these keywords?
Geography
Year 7
Autumn Term 2015/16
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Locating countries using an atlas
Using scale
Understanding direction
Data collection around the school
Analysis of primary data
Location of hot and cold places
The Antarctic Environment
Managing human activities in Antarctica
Desert Environments
Surviving in the desert
Country
Continent
County
District
Compass
Direction
Grid references
Atlas
Investigation
Analysis
Antarctica
Wilderness
Environment
Pollution
Treaty
Temperature
Continent
Location
Desertification
Adaptation
Can you learn these
key words and use
them in your
geography work?
HISTORY
Year 7
Autumn Term 2015/16
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What do we already know about history?
What is your history?
What is significance?
Who were the Romans?
What was the Roman Empire?
When did the Romans exist?
Chronology
Interpretation
Continuity
Change
Progression
Regression
Cause
Consequence
Significance
Enquiry
Sources
Empire
Emperor
BC/AD
Julius Caesar
Legionary
Auxiliary
Decline
Legend
Can you learn to
read and spell
these keywords?
Students will develop knowledge and
understanding of the structure of the
school IT systems, and key skills
required to ensure effective use in all
subject areas.
E-Safety
Students will develop research and
presentation skills whilst putting together an
interactive project about E-safety.
E-Safety Key Words
Getting started Key Words
Getting started in IT
Information Communication Technology
Autumn Term
2015/16
Year 7 Key Words
Information
Communication
Technology
Key Words
Meaning in mathematics
Estimate
Approximate
Operation
Brackets
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Positive
Negative
Each table has some key words for two of this term’s
topics. Learn the spellings and research their meanings.
Write the meanings in the spaces provided.
Key Words
Meaning in mathematics
Denominator
Numerator
Fraction
Equivalent
Improper Fraction
Mixed Number
Decimal
Percentage
Cancel
Simplest Form
Stuck on a meaning? Check out
www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com
MFL— French
Year 7
Autumn Term 2015/16
Year 7 students will learn basic words
and structures to enable them to give
basic information about themselves.
They will
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Learn the alphabet, say and spell out
their name in French
Count up to 21 and say their age and
birthday
Learn colours and school equipment
Understand classroom
instructions
Je m’appelle ______ (name)
J’ai ____ ans (age)
Mon anniversaire c’est le ...
(birthday)
Un/une
le/la
Singular
Plural
Can you learn
to read, spell
and use these
keywords?
MFL—Spanish
Year 7
Autumn Term 2015/16
Year 7 students will learn basic words
and structures to enable them to give
basic information about themselves.
They will
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Learn the alphabet, say and spell
out their name in Spanish
Count up to 31 and say their age
and birthday
Learn colours and classroom
objects
Understand classroom
instructions
Me llamo (name)
Tengo ____ años (age)
Mi cumpleaños es el ....
(birthday)
Un/una
El/la
Singular
Plural
Can you learn
to read, spell
and use these
keywords?
Music Year 7:
Autumn Term 1—2015/16
Finding Your Voice
Key Words
Can you learn to read and spell these
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Identify and explore the capacity of your singing
voice.
words correctly?
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Perform as part of a whole class performance
Fluency
Tuning
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Understand how to create a vocal arrangement.
Improvise
Melodic
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Describe a range of music using extended musical
vocabulary
Phrase
Structure
Mood
Effect
Dynamics
Bass line
Harmony
Chord
Melody
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Music Year 7:
Autumn Term 2—2015/16
Induction Programme
Key Words
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words correctly?
Rhythm
Pulse
Time signature
Orchestra
Beat
Crotchet
Quaver
Rest
Semiquaver
Minim
Semibreve
Repetition
Instruments
Notation
CO-ORDINATION
BACKHAND
DODGING
UMPIRE ACCURATE
Physical Education
CONTROL
KS3
Autumn/Spring Terms
ROWER
BA
D
MI
OBSERVE
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BA
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FATIGUE
CALORIES
L
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B
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FO TABLE TE
TECHNIQUE
EVALUATE
ATTACK
ACHIEVE
NT
ON
HEALTH
SHOOT
SERVING
BALL
JUMP STOP
CONSISTENTLY
EXERCISE
POWER
ENDURANCE
SPEED
FOREHAND
RACKET
DRIVE
NN
IS
STRENGTH
PASSING
TEAM
AGILITY
TACKLE
BLOCKING
BASKETBALL
SET-SHOT
REFEREE
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read and spell
these keywords?
INDOOR ATHLETICS WILF
DRIBBLE
PROGRESS
FLEXIBILITY
Product Design
Year 7
Autumn 2015/16
Travel Games
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read and spell
these keywords?
Thermoplastic
Softwood
Acrylic
Try-Square
Pine
Tenon Saw
Shape
Laser Cutter
Function
2D Design
CAD - Computer Aided Design
CAM - Computer Aided Manufacture
Health and Safety
Orthographic Drawing
Religious Education
Year 7
Autumn Term 2015/16
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Holy Books
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Religious founders
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Places of worship
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Sikhism
Judaism
Buddhism
Belief
Religion
Believe
Holy
Sacred
Science Key Words Year 7
Autumn Term 2015/16
Acids
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Hazard
Risk
Unit
Measure
Axis
Energy Thermometer
Beaker Stop clock
Bunsen burner
Variable
Mean
Repeat Equation Reaction Evidence
Trend
Temperature (oC) Volume (cm3)
Mass (g)
Measuring cylinder
State Solid
Gas Liquid
Particles
Energy Bond
Alkali
Diffusion
Condensation
Evaporation Boiling
Melting Sublimation
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Acid
Alkali
Irritant
Harmful
Toxic
Flammable
Corrosive
pH
Indicator
Litmus paper
Neutralise Reaction
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Pa
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Transfer
&
Solution Saturation
Concentration
Dissolve Solvent
Solution Soluble
Insoluble
FORCES
Gravity
Weight
Friction
Thrust
Up thrust
Drag
Air resistance
Mass
Weight
Gravity
Density
Particles
Balance
Newton meter
Unbalanced
Stationary
Constant
Speed
Increase
Decrease