How to answer 6 mark questions Exam technique

6 Mark Questions Examples from AQA C1

simple list of keywords/points describe (features) A PLANNING FOR EXTENDED WRITING u A v w because x y z explain why … what causes… the effect of … what happens when… describe steps in process or sequence A B A B …so… compare evaluate/present argument

Atomic structure & periodic table Examples from AQA C1

Evidence cards Matter is made of particles Atoms have been seen very powerful scanning tunnelling microscopes Smoke particles move around in a random way when you watch them under a microscope Balloons will pop if they get too hot Gases can be squashed into smaller volumes Most materials expand when heated Balloons inflate when you blow air into them You can see air particles in bright sunlight I’ve seen a picture of particles in my science book Air resistance increases when you go faster Salt dissolves in water All matter can be separated into smaller bits Sand is matter and sand is made of particles

Metals Examples from AQA C1

Metals Metals are very useful in our everyday lives. Most metals are actually found combined with other elements, as compounds in ores. These metals must be extracted from their ores before they can be made useful. Explain why different metals need to be extracted using different methods.

Earth and atmosphere Examples from AQA C1

Evidence cards The Earth rotates on its axis The Moon moves across the sky It’s cold at night Daylight hours are shorter in the winter Hong Kong has dawn 8 hours before the UK It’s warmer at the equator than at the poles It takes 365 ¼ days for the Earth to orbit the Sun The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West Water goes down the plughole clockwise in the Northern hemisphere but anti-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere A day is 24 hours long Stars move across the night sky in a circular path Some birds fly south in winter On a midsummer’s day there are 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night

Evidence cards The Earth is round When a ship sails towards you the mast appears first. If you travel west you eventually return to the place you started from. The Earth looks spherical when viewed from space. The Earth has a magnetic field My textbook states that the earth is round The sun travels across the sky in the same direction every day The shadow of the earth during a lunar eclipse is round. The moon and sun are round so the earth is almost certainly round Toy shops sell globes of the earth.

Fats and oils Examples from AQA C1