Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on ceramics. In this lesson pupils will describe the properties of ceramics and give some examples of their uses. They will explain how the properties of ceramic objects make them suitable for their function. 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) -Keyword task (vocabulary: ceramic, brittle, durable, silicate and chemical properties) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Polymers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12982564 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Magnets and Magnetic Fields. In this lesson pupils will explain how magnets interact with each other and with metals, describe the Earth’s magnetic field, draw magnetic field lines and gain a conceptual introduction to induced magnets. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: magnetic fields, magnetic materials, geomagnetic field and field lines) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Electromagnets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12801718 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ short lesson on composite materials. In this lesson pupils will describe what a composite material is and explain, with examples, why composite materials are often better than their individual components alone. 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) -Keyword task (vocabulary: composite material, fibre, reinforced and CFRP) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12793864 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on filtration. In this lesson students will explain how filtration works, state what types of substance can be separated by filtration and describe how to filter a mixture of substances. 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 (vocabulary: filtration, filtrate, residue, suspension and pores) -Task boxes -Handout sheet -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Evaporation https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12982422 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on evaporation and distillation. In this lesson students will explain how evaporation can be used to separate substances, explain how distillation works and identify the correct method for separating different types of mixture. 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 (vocabulary: distillation, crystal and condenser) -Task boxes -Handout sheet -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson chromatography https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12789200 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Energy and Temperature. In this lesson pupils will explain the difference between energy and temperature and define thermal equilibrium. They will also recap expansion, heating curves and state changes from year 7. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: expands, thermometer, degrees Celsius (oC) and temperature) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Handout sheet -Discussion exercise -True or False -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Conduction https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12804195 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Energy Change. In this lesson pupils will list some different types of energy stores and explain how energy can be transferred between the different stores. They will also be introduced to wasting and saving energy and energy conservation. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: dissipated, thermal energy, kinetic energy, chemical potential energy, gravitational potential energy and elastic potential energy) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Comprehension task -Note taking activity on power generation from fuel -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Energy and Temperature https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12982988 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Food and Fuels. In this lesson pupils will compare the energy values of different foods and fuels, learn about food labels and compare the energy we get from food to the energy our bodies use for different activities. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Discussion exercise -Keywords (vocabulary: joule (J), kilojoule (kJ), kilo-, calorie and free sugar) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Numeracy task -True or false -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Energy Change https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12982963 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ free introductory lesson on Homeostasis. In this lesson pupils will explain what is meant by homeostasis, give examples of internal conditions which our bodies need to keep constant and describe negative feedback loops. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: homeostasis, negative feedback, receptor, effector and co-ordination centre) -Task boxes -Order the steps -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge apart from the keyword pathogen which means disease-causing microorganism (germs). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson The Nervous System https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960383 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Easter themed revision lesson for key stage 3 year 8 biology covering the topic of reproduction. Happy Holidays! In this lesson students will revise: -Adolescence -Reproductive Systems -Fertilisation and Implantation -Gestation and Birth -The Menstrual Cycle -Plant Reproduction and Seed Dispersal www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Comparing Nerves and Hormones. In this lesson pupils will recap some of what they have learned in previous lessons about nerves and hormones, compare their similarities and differences and decide whether different examples are nerves or hormones. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading (literacy) Discussion exercise Nerves or hormones Task boxes Comprehension questions Handout sheet task Answer slides included for self-assessment Suitable for remote, online, distance learning Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It does assume that students have already covered the basics of the nervous (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960383) and endocrine systems (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13027931). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Next lesson Blood Glucose and Diabetes https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13031727

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on the Endocrine System. In this lesson pupils will state what a hormone is, list some different hormones and what they do and describe the different structures in the body which produce hormones. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: hormone, endocrine system, gland and metabolism) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet task -Reading comprehension -Order the steps -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Suitable for remote, online, distance learning -Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. -Next lesson Comparing Nerves and Hormones https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13029327

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Adrenaline and Thyroxine. In this lesson, students will describe what each hormone does, explain how the release of hormones is affected by negative feedback and interpret graph data about thyroxine levels. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Task boxes Discussion Exercise Comprehension questions Data Task Extension data task comparing the thyroxine graphs to other negative feedback graphs Includes assessment for learning (AFL). Answer slides included for self-assessment Suitable for remote, online, distance learning Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It does assume that students have already covered the rest of the human endocrine system. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes. Next lesson Plant Hormones https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13039382

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on X and Y Chromosomes. In this lesson, students will describe the chromosome combinations which determine biological sex in humans and use genetic diagrams to show the probability of a baby being born male or female. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Task boxes Discussion Exercise Handout sheet exercise Other types of genetic diagrams Includes assessment for learning (AFL). Answer slides included for self-assessment Suitable for remote, online, distance learning Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge, Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

NEW for 2024: Science skills programme for key stage 3. … A series of ten short activities (with self-assessment slides) designed to give students the opportunity to refresh and practice their general science skills. These can be delivered in lessons or as homework and are a great way to demonstrate that you are actively working to develop their fluency and scientific literacy. … Independent and dependent variables Control variables Predictions and hypothesis Choosing equipment Writing a method Risk assessment Recording data Processing data Displaying data Conclusions … Three different versions of the sheets for years 7, 8 and 9 All aspects of the sheets are fully editable Can be printed in gray scale Answer slides are included to allow students to self-assess … More from our science skills programme: Laboratory Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13107713 Understanding Experiments https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13112267 Graphs and Tables https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13109182 Number Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133725

NEW for 2024: Science skills programme for key stage 3. … A series of 3 x ten minute activities (self-assessment slides included) designed to give students the opportunity to refresh and practice their general science skills. These can be delivered in lessons or as homework and are a great way to demonstrate that you are actively working to develop their fluency and scientific literacy. … hazards, risks and safety precautions general laboratory equipment measuring equipment … Three different versions of the sheets for years 7, 8 and 9 All aspects of the sheets are fully editable Can be printed in gray scale Answer slides are included to allow students to self-assess … More from our science skills programme: Laboratory Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13107713 Understanding Experiments https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13112267 Graphs and Tables https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13109182 Number Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133725

NEW for 2024: Science skills programme for key stage 3. … A series of thirteen short activities (including self-assessment slides) designed to give students the opportunity to refresh and practice their general science skills. These can be delivered in lessons or as homework and are a great way to demonstrate that you are actively working to develop their fluency and scientific literacy. … Variables Types of data Line graphs and bar charts Identifying variables and anomalies in tables Identifying variables and anomalies in graphs Interpreting tables Interpreting bar charts Interpreting line graphs Interpreting pie charts Drawing a line of best fit Plotting a bar chart Plotting a line graph Summary task … Three different versions of the sheets for years 7, 8 and 9 All aspects of the sheets are fully editable Can be printed in gray scale Answer slides are included to allow students to self-assess … More from our science skills programme: Laboratory Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13107713 Understanding Experiments https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13112267 Graphs and Tables https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13109182 Number Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133725

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on levels of gas exchange. 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 -Starter task (recall from previous topic) -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Sorting task -Guided note taking activity -Discussion exercise -Next lesson Breathing https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652370 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo