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Life Kingdoms investigation
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Life Kingdoms investigation

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Year 8 introduction to cells topic resource Guided investigation where students explore the classification of different life kingdoms included: word documents x2 powerpoint x 1 Word documents: student worksheet with summary table to complete, investigation information Powerpoint: lesson support, starter activity, differentiated outcomes and learning goals, supporting slides with visuals Use: student complete the starter activity, teacher guided learning goals introduced. Students use the information document to complete the summary table.
Science lab equipment bingo cards
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Science lab equipment bingo cards

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A set of common lab science equipment bingo cards (all different) Aimed at year 7 Designed to allow students to familiarize themselves with scientific equipment Teacher reads out list and student mark of equipment on their bingo cards Word document format
Literacy development, writing to discuss/extracting info from a source. Should I love near a volcano
JessicaParkerJessicaParker

Literacy development, writing to discuss/extracting info from a source. Should I love near a volcano

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Aimed at year 9 student Word document and PowerPoint format Included: word document containing information regarding the advantages and disadvantages of ling near volcanoes as a hazard. PowerPoint with worked literacy example. Students use the source material to create a summary table (template on slide 4) developing skills in extracting information from a source and comprehension. Teacher guided answers on slide 5. Students then use literacy aid (slide 2) to construct a discussion. Teacher then leads a worked example through using slides 7 and 8.
Year 12 Module 7 Infectious disease, virulent factors pathogen adaptations
JessicaParkerJessicaParker

Year 12 Module 7 Infectious disease, virulent factors pathogen adaptations

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Year 12 Module 7 Infectious disease, virulent factors pathogen adaptations Complete lesson resources **Resources and lesson instructions. ** Powerpoint: Slide 1: Differentiated starter activity reviewing aseptic technique Slide 2:Lesson learning goals and success criteria -m compare the adaptations of different pathogens that facilitate their entry into and transmission between hosts (ACSBL118) Slide 3-4: review of starter activity Slide 5: introduction to virulent factors Slide 6: Learning activity 1: summary table for adhesion and invasion (students complete table 1 using word doc and info cards) Slide 7-14 : Review of learning activity 1 Slide 15-17: introduction to pathogenic adaptations for transmission introduction to learning activity 2- summary table for transmission ((students complete table 2 using word doc and info cards) Slides 18-23: review learning activity 2 Slide 24: review lesson learning goals and success criteria. Word documents: summary table for learning activity 1 and 2 / summary information cards.
Year 12 Module 7 Infectious Disease, Innate response
JessicaParkerJessicaParker

Year 12 Module 7 Infectious Disease, Innate response

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Year 12 Module 7 Infectious Disease, Innate response Lesson powerpoint Lesson resources and instructions Slide 1: Learning goals and success criteria: investigate and model the innate and adaptive immune systems in the human body (ACSBL119) explain how the immune system responds after primary exposure to a pathogen, including innate and acquired immunity Slide 2: analogies page: students discuss modes of defence in reference to countries (real world example) teacher led discussion to follow. Slide 3: Stages of animal defence introduced - innate (lesson focus) and adaptive Slide 4: Overview of innate defence methods -1st and 2nd line Slide 5: Investigation questions for 1st line - student research/use textbooks to explore Slide 6-9: Review answers for 1st line Slide 10: Investigation questions for 2nd line - student research/use textbooks to explore Slide 11-13: Review answers for 2nd Slide 14: Review of lesson learning goals and success criteria
Year 12 Module 7 Infectious disease Transmission
JessicaParkerJessicaParker

Year 12 Module 7 Infectious disease Transmission

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Year 12 Module 7 Infectious Disease Transmission of disease Complete lesson resources Resources Powerpoint Slide 1: differentiated starter activity - identifying pathogens Slide 2: learning goals Slide 3-6: review of starter Slide7-8 : introduction of main learning activity Slide 9-37: review of main learning activity Slide38 -47: epidemics and pandemics (covid research activity with links slide ) Slide 48: review of learning goals Word documents Student inquiry chart for modes of transmission with guided questions Information cards for use completing summary chart
Year 7 Classification and Life Kingdoms
JessicaParkerJessicaParker

Year 7 Classification and Life Kingdoms

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Year 7 Classification and Life Kingdoms Full lesson resources provided Covers: Criteria for life (MRS GREN) /need for classification/cells as basis for life/ difference between multicellular and unicellular life/ hierachy of multicellular life/ inquiry in classification of life kingdoms Lesson powerpoint and instructions Slide 1: Differentiated starter activity Slide 2-4: Review of starter activity (teacher led) Slide 5: Introduction to lesson goals and success criteria. Lesson goals are differentiated by outcome. Slides 6-8: Teacher led- cells as a structure of life. Embedded (public) video Slide 9: Introduction to life kingdoms Slide 10: Activity: card sort- student sort examples into life kingdoms (word document provided) Slide 11: Teacher led review of activity answers - class discussion Slide 12: Activity: students use the questions (powerpoint slide) to discuss and share in class discussion. Analogy of working in groups vs alone to compare to unicellular life vs multicellular. Slide 13: Teacher led review and overview of life kingdoms approach Slide 14: Teacher led: How are multicellular organisms organised? Slide 15: Activity instructions: student the fact pages (word document provided)to create a summary table (on slide) of the different life kingdoms Slide 16: Review activity answers Slide 17: Review lesson goals and success criteria. Word documents Kingdoms cart activity Life kingdoms inquiry table Life kingdoms inquiry info page
Year 7 Classification of Invertebrates
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Year 7 Classification of Invertebrates

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Year 7 Classification of Invertebrates Full lesson resource Lesson PowerPoint and instructions Slide 1: Differentiated starter activity Slide 2-3: Review of starter activity (teacher led) Slide 4: Introduction to lesson goals and success criteria. Lesson goals are differentiated by outcome. Slide 5: introduce to giant invertebrates (engagement activity) Slide 6: Activity instructions-students use the article to explore some interesting GIANT invertebrates. Questions on slide. Information on document (word document provided- invertebrate article) Slide 7-11: review activity answers Slide 12: teacher led discussion of similarities and differences Slide 13: Activity: students use the word document (provided) invertebrate info cards to complete the document (provided) invertebrate summary table Slide 14: Review activity answers Slide 15: embedded (public) video Slide 16: Activity students use their completed summary table to try and identify the examples from document (provided) identify the invertebrate Slide 17 : Review lesson goals and success criteria. Word documents: invertebrate article invertebrate info cards invertebrate summary table identify the invertebrate
Year 11 Model 3 Biological Diversity Convergent vs Divergent evolution
JessicaParkerJessicaParker

Year 11 Model 3 Biological Diversity Convergent vs Divergent evolution

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Year 11 Model 3 Biological Diversity Convergent vs Divergent evolution Full lesson resources Lesson resources and instructions Powerpoint Slide 1: differentiated starter activity for evolution of Sclerophyll forests in Australia Slide 2: lesson goals and success criteria Slide 3: Instructions for card sort activity (see attached word document) Slide 4-11: review of card sort activity Slide 12-15: Teacher led discussion of convergent vs divergent evolution Slide 16-19: student pair share examples - class discussion Slide 21: Utube embedded summary video Slide 22: Activity: student use examples page (see attached word document) to complete examples table Slide 23: review of lesson goals and success criteria.
Year 12 Module 5 Heredity Hormones and reproduction
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Year 12 Module 5 Heredity Hormones and reproduction

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Year 12 Module 5 Heredity Hormones and reproduction Full lesson resources Resources and lesson instructions Powerpoint Slide 1: differentiated starter activity Slide 2: Lesson learning goals and success criteria Slide 3-4: review of starter activity Slide 5-7: recap of hormones (year 9) embedded UTube video Slide 8: introduction to reproductive strategies in animal kingdom Slide 9: introduction of reproductive hormones Slide 10: Hormones for oestrus ( inquiry questions -used to guide annotation of diagram using information cards) Slide 11-22 of oestrus hormones Slide 23-28 Teacher led hormones and foetal development . Slide 29: Review of learning goals and success criteria.
Year 12 Module 5 Heredity Mitosis
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Year 12 Module 5 Heredity Mitosis

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Year 12 Module 5 Heredity Mitosis Full lesson resource Resources and lesson instructions Powerpoint Slide 1: differientiated starter activity Slide 2: Students arrange the electro micrograph images in the correct order on word document. (engagement) Slide 3: Lesson learning goals and success criteria. IQ 2: 2.1-2.2 How important is it for genetic material to be replicated exactly?To understand how cells replicate through mitosis Slide 4: Introduce mitosis Slides 5-18: teacher led overiew of process as student use electro micrograph document to annotate Slide 19: UTube embedded summary video Slide 20- 24 teacher led on mitosis gone wrong ** Student then complete inquiry differientiated question summary grid to consolidate Slde 25: review learning goals and success criteria.
Year 9 Earthquakes and earthquake resistant design (2 lesson sequence)
JessicaParkerJessicaParker

Year 9 Earthquakes and earthquake resistant design (2 lesson sequence)

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Year 9 Earthquakes and earthquake resistant design Full 2 lesson sequence resources provided Lesson 1: exploring earthquakes and tectonic waves Lesson 2: designing earthquake resistant buildings Covers: Earthquake events/ seismic waves /earthquake resistant design Lesson powerpoint and instructions Lesson 1 in sequence Slide 1: differentiated stater questions Slide 2: review of starter questions Slide 3: introduction to learning goals and success criteria Slide 4: introduction to main lesson activity - student focused inquiry based. Case study of Haiti earthquake Slide 5: differentiated case study inquiry question provided. Student use article (word document provided) to answer case study questions Slides 6-23: review of earthquakes and waves. Slide 24: Review lesson goals and success criteria at end of lesson 1 Lesson 2 in sequence Slide 1: differentiated stater questions Slide 2-4: review of starter questions Slide 5: recap of learning goals and success criteria Slide 6-8 engagement examples Japan and USA testing facilities (article and embedded (public) video links of earthquake design testing. Slide 9: Main activity task: Draw and annotate a building design with the earthquake improvements selected (word document with research included) Slide 10: Review lesson goals and success criteria at end of lesson 2 Word documents Haiti case study article Earthquake design research