Premium primary and secondary science resources for KS2, KS3, GCSE and A-level. Biology, chemistry and physics for teaching and revision. febolearning@gmail.com
Premium primary and secondary science resources for KS2, KS3, GCSE and A-level. Biology, chemistry and physics for teaching and revision. febolearning@gmail.com
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on pyramids of biomass and biomass transfer for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4.
Content Covered:
-Why food chains are short
-Loss of biomass between trophic levels
-Loss of energy between trophic levels
-Pyramids of biomass and pyramids of numbers
-Calculating biomass loss between levels
-Calculating efficiency of biomass transfer between levels
-Drawing pyramids of biomass to scale
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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New! Biomass Lesson GCSE Biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12857063
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on fossils and classification for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows on from Evolution. (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12557498) Next topic Speciation: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12635041
Content Covered:
-Linnaean classification system
-Changes in the classification system over time
-The three domain system
-How fossils form
-The origin of life theories
-The binomial system
-How to use evolutionary trees
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on decay and biogas for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4.
Content Covered:
-Decomposers and scavengers
-Fertiliser production
-Rate of decay
-The effect of water availability, temperature, oxygen availability and decay organisms on rate of decomposition
-Examples of biomes and their impact on decomposition
-Aerobic and anaerobic decay
-Methane as a biofuel
-Generators (aka fermenters or digestors)
-Batch biogas generators and continuous biogas generators
-Inlets and outlets
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on biotechnology for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows on from Food Security and Farming (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12648627)
Content Covered:
-Genetically engineering bacteria to produce human insulin
-Genetically engineering crops
-Producing meat substitutes from fungi (mycoprotein)
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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New! Biotechnology lesson GCSE biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12857082
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Digestion.
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Learning Objectives
Name 6 parts of the digestive system
Explain the role of the mouth, stomach and intestines in digesting food
State how the nutrients are carried around the body
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice with scaffolded tasks building to independence.
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced.
Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Types of Teeth.
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Note: Looking After Teeth will be a free separate lesson
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Learning Objectives
Explain the role of molars, canines and incisors
Describe the two sets of teeth that humans get in our lifetimes
Explain why carnivores and herbivores have different teeth
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Heart and Circulation
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Learning Objectives
Identify parts of the circulatory system
Explain the role of the circulatory system in the body
Describe the different types of blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries) in the body
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Muscles and Joints
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Learning Objectives
State the purpose of ligaments and tendons
Explain how muscles work in pairs
Describe how muscles pull on bones to allow movement around joints
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on the Skeleton
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Learning Objectives
Describe parts of the skeleton
Explain how the skeleton protects your body, supports your body and allows your body to move
Name some of the bones in the human skeleton
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Revision Tools for Groups and Life Cycles. The content can be split over two lessons. For a single lesson we suggest selecting two or three teach-check-practice cycles to focus on.
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Content Covered
Classifying living things
Vertebrates and invertebrates
Mammals, reptiles, birds, fish and amphibians
Flowering and non-flowering plants
Using keys to identify organisms
Protecting the environment
Life cycles of plants and animals
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Group reading to review vocabulary (focusing on words which will come up in multiple science topics like organisms, features and classification)
Classification Overview
Vertebrates (reteach-check-practice cycle 1)
Invertebrates (cycle 2)
Flowering and non-flowering plants (cycle 3)
Using Keys (cycle 4)
Protecting the Environment (cycle 5)
Life cycles (cycle 6)
Revision practice sheet
Revision challenge sheet
English link (find the adjectives, creative writing, group reading)
Math link (calculations on the topic’s theme)
Opportunities to develop vocabulary, literacy and oracy
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. Challenge questions are included for high ability students.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Animal Life Cycles
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Learning Objectives
Explain what is meant by sexual reproduction
Describe some examples of animal life cycles
Practice using key vocabulary and concepts from earlier topics such as mammal, vertebrate and fertilisation
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Plant Life Cycles: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13104796
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Animal Life Cycles
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Learning Objectives
Recap sexual reproduction using flowers
Explain what is meant by asexual reproduction
Give examples of asexual reproduction
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Recap of flower structure and pollination
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Revision: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13106379
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable. This lesson assumes that parts of a flower, pollination and seed dispersal have already been covered. However there is lots of scaffolding for any students who were absent or have forgotten the details.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Grouping Plants
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Learning Objectives
Describe the difference between flowering and non-flowering plants
Explain the difference between coniferous and deciduous trees
Practice using keys to identify plants
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Protecting the Environment https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13102635
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This lesson assumes that students have already covered how to use keys and pollination, however, prompts and scaffolding are given to refresh memory and allow students who were absent to participate.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Vertebrates
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Learning Objectives
List the five groups of vertebrates (mammal, fish, bird, reptile and amphibian)
Describe the features of the five groups
Decide which group example organisms belong to
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Using Keys: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13093574
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Using Keys
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Learning Objectives
Use keys to identify organisms from their features
Use branched keys
Practice using science vocabulary linked to living things
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Invertebrates: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13094162
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Revision Tools for Plants. The content can be split over two lessons. For a single lesson we suggest selecting two or three teach-check-practice cycles to focus on.
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Content Covered
Parts of a plant
Plant growth
Water transport in plants
Flower structure
Pollination and fertilisation
Seed dispersal
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Group reading to review vocabulary (focusing on words which will come up in multiple science topics like produce, reproduction and organ)
Plants and Growth (reteach-check-practice cycle 1)
Flower Parts (cycle 2)
Pollination (cycle 3)
Fertilisation (cycle 4)
Seed dispersal (cycle 5)
Plant revision practice sheet
Plant revision challenge sheet
English link (find the verbs, creative writing, group reading)
Math link (calculations on the topic’s theme)
Opportunities to develop vocabulary, literacy and oracy
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence. Challenge questions are included for high ability students.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Seeds.
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Learning Objectives
Describe what happens to a flower after pollination and fertilisation
Explain why plants need to disperse their seeds
Compare three different methods of seed dispersal
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Pollination and Fertilisation.
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Learning Objectives
Describe the difference between pollination and fertilisation
Explain what happens during pollination
Compare insect and wind pollination
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Seeds https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13084573
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. Opportunities are provided for students to develop their vocabulary, literacy and oracy skills.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Water Transport in Plants.
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Learning Objectives
Describe the journey water takes up the plant
Describe an experiment to show that water travels up the plant
Predict what will happen if parts of the method change
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next Lesson Flowers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13083314
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. Opportunities are provided for students to develop their vocabulary, literacy and oracy skills.
Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the ear and hearing. In this lesson students will learn how to identify some parts of the ear and describe their functions. They will explain how a microphone works, how loudness is measures and how your hearing can be damaged.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords task (vocabulary: hertz, kilohertz, amplify, outer ear, middle ear and inner ear)
-Handout sheet task
-Comprehension task on measuring loudness
-Discussion exercise on microphones
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Echoes and Ultrasound https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979853
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