I am an experienced Teacher of Science at KS3,4 and 5 covering Biology, physics and Chemistry.
In my corner of TES you will find a range of resources for Secondary Science Teaching including revision mats, lesson plans and Youtube Videos that can be embedded in your own lessons.
Many of the resources are offered free
Check out https://www.youtube.com/@testtubescience for all my videos
I am an experienced Teacher of Science at KS3,4 and 5 covering Biology, physics and Chemistry.
In my corner of TES you will find a range of resources for Secondary Science Teaching including revision mats, lesson plans and Youtube Videos that can be embedded in your own lessons.
Many of the resources are offered free
Check out https://www.youtube.com/@testtubescience for all my videos
This package contains a Revision Mat and an accompanying powerpoint to fill a lesson. The powerpoint includes a quick starter and a short quiz before guiding the class through the Revision Mat area by area to ensure each student gets full support.
It also includes a short literacy plenary that can be used or omitted dependent upon time
Suitable for KS3 classes, specifically Year 8 and Year 9, and can be used for Foundation classes in KS4 to support GCSE Biology learning
This resource includes a PowerPoint presentation and associated resources for a revision lesson on the Space topic for Key Stage 3, most commonly taught in year 8.
It includes a Revision Mat, Word Search Starter, KeyWord bingo Break and a PowerPoint that will take the students through the revision mat in a controlled and supportive way.
The Lesson supports key learning areas such as
The Seasons
Earths orbit around the Sun
Relative distances between bodies in the solar system
Planetary orbits
Gravity
Graph skills
Resources are completely formatted and ready for use out of the box.
Supplied in a .ppt file and Microsoft Word for easy editing and customisation as required.
This Resource includes a revision mat for Topics 9C1 and 2 “Reactivity of Metals” and “The Atom” (including the formation of Ions).
There is also an accompanying powerpoint presentation that can be used to guide the revision lesson if you wish. I find that this helps facilitate the learning in a more synchronised way, and support can be given more easily should there be a number of people misunderstanding a single section.
This Mat and ppt has been used on more than one occasion with great success
This Resource includes a PowerPoint presentation that follows a completely formatted Revision Mat that can be printed out and given to each member of the class.
It will guide the Key Stage 3 Group (normally year 7) through the Revision Mat in a controlled and supportive way ensuring pace is continued throughout the lesson. it includes a Where’s Wally Bell Task and a plenary related to contraception.
This lesson re-introduces and supports the principles of:
Human Reproduction and anatomy
Contraception
Sperm and egg production
Puberty and changes
Plant Reproduction and the structure of a flower
Menstruation
Anatomy inside the womb/uterus
Completely formatted and ready to use out of the box. Offered in Microsoft Word and Powerpoint for easy editing and customisation.
A revision mat based full lesson on Year 7B1 Topic (Cells) including a dyxlexia friendly accompanying powerpoint plus resources for print in multiple formats.
It also allows for editing of the resources should you need or wish to add school specific content. By purchasing this pack you have author permission to adapt to your personal in school requirements.
This lesson is specifically designed to be a revision lesson on the 7B1 topic of cells and assumes that the content has been previously taught
Includes the ability to assess:
Signs on life
Cells
Organelles and their functions
Specialised cells
Scaling
The powerpoint allows staged teacher guidance through the lesson and includes stretch and challenge elements for High ability students.
Also includes a structured Starter and a related plenary game to increase embedding of the scientific language used.
Would also be suitable as a refresher lesson for lower ability Foundation stage students at GCSE Y10 and 11
Revision mat PLUS lesson with guiding powerpoint and resources for Year 7 Physics Modules 1 & 2 Energy and Electricity.
Also good for revision of these two topics at GCSE, especially foundation students although also relevant for higher.
This revision mat is designed to fill a 1 hour lesson as a revision tool for Year 7 in the Energy and Electricity topics in the KS3 curriculum.
The pack includes a revision mat in both pdf and ppt format, so you can format as required for your own use, plus a full lesson, including Starter and Plenary to guide the class through the mat together to ensure uptake and understanding across the group.
The presentation is in a SEND friendly format with Comic Sans font and off white background
Promotes collaborative work and recall of all the topic content.
Suitable for LA to HA students
Revision mat in both MSWord and PDF format PLUS guided powerpoint for best teacher support.
Created in Dyslexia friendly format (ComisSans Font and buff background).
Suitable to be used for a 1 hour lesson or set as a revision homework
Suitable for Higher or Foundation GCSE levels covering:
Diffusion, Osmosis and Active Transport
Mitosis
Cell Structure
Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes
Microscopy and Microscopy calculations
SA/Vol ratio
STEM Cells
Best suited for print in A3 but will work in A4
Created in colour, but printable in Black and White
Includes fun starting task, extension questions for higher ability and topic related plenary game.
This lesson includes a Revision mat and a guided lesson using the mat.
I have used this lesson to good affect with both foundation and triple classes as the lesson allows you to support learning section by section, ensuring understanding of the various topics within the Organic Chemistry section of the AQA syllabus.
This content is also relevant to OCR and other courses
This is a full Revision lesson for Year 8 Chemistry topics 1 and 2 - Elements, Mixtures and Compounds - and Reactions and Equations.
Includes a unique Revision mat (recommended to be printed in A3) plus a guided lesson ppt to take students through the mat in a structured way, to avoid them rushing ahead and allowing the greatest level of teacher support.
It also includes a fun and competitive literacy based starter to engage the students, plus a quiz and a quickfire Plenary to consolidate facts and learning
This has been used to great effect prior to end of topic tests for year 8 and also as a revision resource prior to expanding upon the year 9 Atomic Structure topic (Year 9 chemistry topic 1)
It is targeted for KS3 but can even be used to refresh KS4 learners
In this complete lesson resource, there is an Hour lesson (Or 2 lessons if you wish to stretch and add extra activity), on the definition of planets, stars and dwarf Planets, as well as informative video links and exercises to help students understand the effect of a body’s mass on the weight of an object.
Animated with stunning visuals
A fully functional revision mat (recommended print on A3) and associated lesson powerpoint, in colour, to cover the major elements of Modules B1 and B2 of the KS3 y8 syllabus.
Includes revision on BMI, Food Groups and Food Tests, Intestines, The Respiratory System, Blood Composition and Respiration.
Lesson breaks down the revision mat to ensure even pace throughout the class and supports both Low Ability and High Ability strudents.
Also includes games for starter and plenary sections.
I deal for a pre-test revision or a reminder lesson for KS4 students9 Higher and foundation sets)
This upload offers a structured revision lesson using a guided revision mat on the C1 GCSE AQA module - Specifically Atomic Structure and the Periodic table
It includes 2 powerpoint files. 1 is the revision may which I recommend is printed out on A3, and a guided lesson ppt which will allow you to push the class section by section to gain maximum learning
I have used this mat to great affect personally and it is well received by the students
2 Entire Lessons structured and scaffolded to support Year 7 students with variables and how they translate to graph drawing - Both Line and Bar Graphs
It is staged to take the students through rules for drawing graphs, differentiating between line graphs and Bar graphs, how to draw axes, and then develops to adding data and creating a completed graph
First lesson specifically targets LINE GRAPHS although it doe talk about when a graph would be a line graph instead of a bar graph. Second Lesson focuses on Bar Graphs
Both lessons have a starter task for entry based around curriculum recall and a plenary to bring the skills learned together.
It is written in a dyslexia friendly font, and has easy visual background to ensure clarity for many SEND students.
An entire structured and scaffolded lesson to support Year 8 students with variables and how they translate to graph drawing
It is staged to take the students through rules for drawing graphs, differentiating between line graphs and Bar graphs, how to draw axes, and then develops to adding data and creating a completed graph
This lesson specifically targets LINE GRAPHS although it doe talk about when a graph would be a line graph instead of a bar graph. It could easily be adapted to make it Bar Graph targeted.
It is written in a dyslexia friendly font, and has easy visual background to ensure clarity for many SEND students.
This 1 hour lesson targeted at Y8 syllabus (although very applicable for Y9 and also KS4, especially Foundation students) covers reflection of single and multiple light waves, angles of incidence and angles of reflection.
It is quite student led and will allow for a greater understanding of how light rays reflect off a mirror.
it also covers the concept of periscopes and why ripples on water cause distorted images
This powerpoint is a simple introduction to the concept of Variation for use with Year 7 groups, although it could be used for Year 8 also. You could even take some parts of this to present to year 9, especially lower level groups.
This free resource has been used a number of times with my Year 7s and 8s to great effect and has allowed me to scaffold up to other genetic concepts fairly easily.
It includes a number of examples of variation including the peppered moth, the Dodo and a more complex antibiotic related example for more able students.
Presented on primarily a blue background to assist dyslexic students
Please do rate the resource and I hope it helps you
A 5 Round Christmas quiz in SEN friendly format with 5 Fun rounds for use with years 7 to 13, although good Years 5 and 6 may also find it fun!
Very Current
Rounds include:
Identify the Famous Chris Round
General Knowledge Round
Music (No Sound Required) Round
All About Christmas Round
Science Round
Quiz could be used for an entire 1 hour period to make a fun end of year activity OR used across 2 or 3 Plenary sessions as reward!
Formatted in ComicSans with a very light yellow background as suggested by SEN authorities for easy reading and differentiation
Set out to be used with as many teas as you want, or even as a solo task.
This is a fun Christmas Quiz that will allow all students to get involved.
It includes 5 rounds of 8 questions including:
ROUND 1 – CHRIS AT CHRISTMAS
ROUND 2 – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
ROUND 3 – MUSIC
ROUND 4 – ALL ABOUT CHRISTMAS
ROUND 5 – BLATANTLY SCIENCE
PLEASE NOTE - THIS QUIZ WAS WRITTEN IN 2021 however there aren’t any questions that date it specifically so is still relevant now
These rounds include picture questions, image recognition, quiz style questions across a number of genres, all the time keeping education in mind in a fun and differentiated way.
Students with lower ability will know several of the answers taken from contemporary culture, film, literature, science and more.
Provided in ppt format to allow projection in the classroom or laboratory AND to give you the chance to edit as you need to so as to suit your specific class
I will be using this with 3 classes this year at the end of term!
Revision Booklet specifically for End of topic Revision for module:
8B4 - The Environment
This booklets is an 8 page booklet designed to be printed in A5 booklet format with the front page for name etc and the back page for notes allowing it to be stuck into a workbook.
Uses puzzles such as word searches, anagrams and crosswords to focus on key words PLUS some longer answer exercises to improve responses to higher mark questions
Can easily be completed within a single 1 hour revision lesson with a starter or be given as a homework.
Provided in both Word and PDF formats for ease of editing and printing
Revision booklet to cover the content of Modules:
9C3 - Environmental Chemistry
9C4 - Chemical Reactions
Contains an 8 page booklet designed to be printed in A5 booklet format with a front cover for name and date etc plus a notes back cover allowing for sticking into workbooks on completion.
Contains fun exercises like Word Searches, Anagrams and Crosswords for key word support PLUS longer answer questions to practice the higher mark parts of exam papers
Perfect for revision sessions prior to end of topic tests
Can be completed with a 1 hour revision lesson with a starter, or be set as homework