I am a secondary school & A-level Science teacher, specialising in Biology. I am also an experienced AQA GCSE Biology Examiner. My resources contain a mix of Biology, Chemistry and Physics lessons aimed at meeting specification points for the new AQA Trilogy GCSE course and KS3 Activate course.
All of my lessons include at least one opportunity for self-assessment, a range of activities to suit students of all abilities, a set of differentiated starter questions and a plenary.
I am a secondary school & A-level Science teacher, specialising in Biology. I am also an experienced AQA GCSE Biology Examiner. My resources contain a mix of Biology, Chemistry and Physics lessons aimed at meeting specification points for the new AQA Trilogy GCSE course and KS3 Activate course.
All of my lessons include at least one opportunity for self-assessment, a range of activities to suit students of all abilities, a set of differentiated starter questions and a plenary.
This is a lesson designed to meet specification points for the new OCR GCSE (Gateway) Biology 'Cell-level lsystems’ scheme of work.
The lesson begins by pupils being introduced to the term ‘photosynthesis’ and then being asked to consider the raw materials that plants need in order for photosynthesis to occur. Pupils are then given three minutes to write down everything they have learnt about photosynthesis so far, with an extension task to write the word equation for the reaction.
In the next part of the lesson pupils are introduced to the word equations and are challenged to write a balanced symbol equation for this reaction.
Mid-lesson plenary involves a set of exam-questions (total marks = 9 marks) which they can complete in silence and then peer or self-assess using the mark scheme provided.
Pupils are then introduced to the concept of endothermic and exothermic reactions, they are given the definition for an endothermic reaction and are then asked to ‘think, pair, share’ with a partner about what an exothermic reaction might be and whether photosynthesis is endothermic or exothermic. After 5 minutes, pupils are given the answers and they can mark their work.
The final activity is for pupils to think about the structure of the leaf, and how it is adapted for its function of photosynthesis. Students will watch a video about these various adaptations, and will need to answer a set of questions whilst watching. This task can then be self-assessed using the answers provided in the PowerPoint presentation.
Pupils can choose their plenary activity - either writing quiz questions on the topic of the lesson or summarising what they learnt by writing a twitter message along with #keywords.
All resources are included in the PowerPoint presentation, thank you for purchasing :)
This is a homeschool pack designed for the GCSE Biology course, specifically the ‘B1.4 Bioenergetics’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains nine pages of information, to meet all learning objectives within the GCSE Biology ‘Bioenergetics’ unit of work. This is followed by five pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Photosynthesis
Structure of plants - Adapated to photosynthesis
Rate of photosynthesis
Products of photosynthesis
Making the most of Photosynthesis
Aerobic respiration
Anaerobic respiration
Response to exercise
Metabolism & the liver
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This bundle of resources contains 8 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 7 C2 ‘Elements, Atoms & Compounds’ Unit.
Lessons include:
Elements & Atoms
Compounds
Chemical Formulae
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle of resources contains 4 whole lessons which meet all learning outcomes for the higher tier, separate science modules within the ‘Inheritance, variation & ecology’ unit for the NEW AQA Biology Specification.
Lessons included:
Cloning
Mendel
Theories of evolution
Evolution & Speciation
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, progress checks, extra challenge questions and exam questions plus more than one opportunity, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle of resources contains 4 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 7 P4 ‘Space’ Unit.
Lessons include:
The Night Sky
The Solar System
The Earth
The Moon
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle of resources contains 8 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 7 C3 ‘Reactions’ Unit.
Lessons include:
Acids & Alkalis
Indicators & pH
Neutralisation
Making Salts
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle of resources contains 8 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the ‘Earth’s Atmosphere’ unit for the NEW AQA Chemistry Specification.
Lessons include:
The History & Evolution of Our Atmosphere
The Greenhouse Effect
Global Climate Change
Atmospheric Pollutants
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, progress checks, practical investigations, exam questions and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks
This bundle of resources contains 5 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 7 P1 ‘Forces’ Unit.
Lessons include:
Introduction to Forces
Stretching & Squashing Forces
Friction & Drag Forces
Forces at a Distance: Non-contact Forces
Balanced & Unbalanced Forces
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle of resources contains 8 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 7 P3 ‘Light’ Unit.
Lessons include:
Light
Reflections
Refractions
The eye and The Camera
Colour
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle of resources contains 5 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 7 B1 ‘Cells��� Unit.
Lessons include:
Observing Cells Using A Microscope
Plant & Animal Cells
Specialised Cells
Movement of Substances
Unicellular Organisms
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, progress checks, practical investigations and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks
This bundle of resources contains 5 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 7 P2 ‘Sound’ Unit.
Lessons include:
Waves
Sound & Energy Transfer
Loudness & Pitch
Detecting Sound
Echoes & Ultrasound
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle of resources contains 5 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 8 ‘Separating Techniques’ Unit.
Lessons include:
Mixtures
Solutions
Solubility
Filtration, evaporation & distillation
Chromatography
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle of resources contains 5 whole lessons which meet all learning outcomes for the higher tier, separate science modules within the ‘Ecology’ unit for the NEW AQA Biology Specification.
Lessons included:
Rates of decomposition
Global warming & the impact of change
Trophic levels & biomass
Transfers of biomass
Food production
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, progress checks, extra challenge questions and exam questions plus more than one opportunity, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle of resources contains 8 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the ‘Chemical Analysis’ unit for the NEW AQA Chemistry Specification.
Lessons include:
Pure substances & mixtures
Analysing chromatograms
Testing for gases
Testing for positive and negative ions
Investigative analysis
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, progress checks, practical investigations, exam questions and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks
This bundle of resources contains 8 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 7 C1 'Particles & Their Behaviour’ Unit.
Lessons include:
The Particle Model & Changes of State
Melting & Freezing
Boiling
More Changes of State
Diffusion
Gas Pressure
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle of resources contains 6 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 7 B1 ‘Structure & Function of Body Systems’ Unit.
Lessons include:
Levels of Organisation
Gas Exchange
Breathing
The Skeleton
Movement: Joints
Movement: Muscles
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, progress checks, practical investigations and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks
This bundle of resources contains 5 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the ‘Earth’s Resources’ unit for the NEW AQA Chemistry Specification.
Lessons include:
Finite & Renewable Resources
Water Treatment
Extracting Metals from Ores
Life Cycle Assessments
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, progress checks, practical investigations, exam questions and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks
This bundle of resources contains 8 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 8 B2 1.3 'Adaptation & Inheritance’ Unit.
Lessons include:
Metals & Non-metals
The Periodic Table
Group 1 - The Alkali Metals
Group 7 - The Halogens
Group 0 - The Noble Gases
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle of resources contains 6 lessons which meet all learning outcomes within the 'Rates of Reaction’ unit for the NEW AQA Chemistry Specification.
Lessons include:
Rates of reaction
Reversible reactions
Rate of reaction: The effect of catalysts
Rate of reaction: The effect of concentration & pressure
Dynamic equilibrium & altering conditions
Collision Theory: The effect of temperature & surface area.
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, progress checks, extra challenge questions and exam questions plus more than one opportunity, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle of resources contains 8 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 7 C3 ‘Reactions’ Unit.
Lessons include:
Chemical Reactions
Word Equations
Burning Fuels
Thermal Decomposition
Conservation of Mass
Exothermic & Endothermic Reactions
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
