A colourful and engaging 50 minute investigative science lesson.
Based on the technical challenge from the hit TV baking show, students are given a brief method and a success criteria - to find the exact height needed to drop a ball in order for it to bounce 32cm.
They have to use the equipment, set it up, get results, plot a graph and extrapolate the answer before filling in an evaluation.
This resource features:
- Three levels of challenge with further differentiation potential using the hint cards
- Colourful slides with copyright infringement free images
- Common targets on a slide using the dot marking system (resource can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dot-marking-regain-your-life-11165485)
A fully-resourced, 50-minute practical lesson on resistance and wire length.
This resource includes:
- A colourful and engaging presentation
- Covers practical instructions, circuit diagrams, how to calculate resistance, risk assessments
- Objectives with GCSE 9-1 grades
- Worksheets with 4 levels of differentiation
- Copyright infringement free images
This lesson is suitable for high ability KS3 and all levels of KS4.
A 50-minute lesson on planning the resistance in a wire practical investigation.
This resource features:
- A colourful and engaging presentation
- Fully GCSE 9-1 graded objectives
- Worksheets to scaffold planning with 4 levels of differentiation
- Assessment criteria
- Copyright infringement free images
This resource is suitable for KS3 and KS4.
A fully-resourced 50-minute lesson on investigating voltage and potential difference in fruity batteries.
This resource includes:
- A colourful and engaging presentation and worksheets
- Objectives that are GCSE 9-1 graded
- Planning worksheets with three levels of challenge
- Copyright infringement free images
This lesson is suitable for all levels at KS3.
A fully differentiated lesson on AQA specification National Grid.
Three levels available for jigsaw, starter and work on transformers.
For jigsaw activity - print the picture of the national grid and slice it randomly into bits. Pictures are differentiated and you can also cut them up more or less depending on the ability of the sub-groups.
A fully-resourced, 50-minute lesson on how current changes with wire length.
This resource includes:
- A colourful and engaging presentation
- Objectives with GCSE 9-1 grades
- Three levels of differentiated practical worksheets
- Copyright infringement free images
This lesson is suitable for low/middle ability KS3.
A colourful and informative display on Islamic Inventions.
Features information and images about eight major Islamic developments such as algebra, coffee, cameras, clocks and surgical instruments.
Questions and answers make the board more interactive and interesting to look at.
All images are free from copyright.
A PowerPoint, handout and selection of exam questions to match the new 7401 and 7402 specification for AQA Biology: 3.4.4 - Genetic Diversity and Adaptation. It is timed for a 50-minute lesson.
Handout used alongside presentation to form notes and aid Q&A. Exam questions for assessment at end of lesson. Examiners report included.
A colourful, engaging and stimulating resource to teach post-16 transcription and translation.
To my year 12 biology students, this was "the best lesson ever" and really helped them understanded transcription and translation.
Features:
- 16 different student worksheets practising converting DNA to mRNA and identifying amino acids each codon codes for
- Block collecting grid for the end of the activity
- Print and laminate set of 'blocks' if no building blocks available
- Differentiation possibilities - some sheets and start codons, others have repeat codons to make it easier/more challenging.
- Crib sheets for both parts of the activity
- Full teacher pack featuring pictures of the finished polypeptides, mRNA sequences and the amino acids coded for.
This has been trialled twice and all errors to the best of my knowledge removed but if you find one, instead of leaving negative feedback, send me an email and I shall get it sorted ASAP.
Best blocks to use are a basic Lego box with some Wilko's Blox added in to bulk up the numbers. Alternatively, there is loads of Lego on eBay at a very reasonable price .
A fully resourced lesson for AQA Biology Year 2 3.6.4.2 - control of blood glucose concentration.
Features:
- An attractive and copyright infringement free PowerPoint presentation
- Starter GCSE question to assess what students remember from KS4
- Slides outlining the key concepts of this sub-topic
- Activities to encourage deeper thinking and development of logic and problem solving skills
- Carefully chosen exam questions to form an assessment at the end of the lesson
Lesson for AQA P1 Specific Heat Capacity.
Looks at the equation with fully differentiated worksheets on using the equation. Also looks at theoretical values versus actual values with again, fully differentiated worksheets.
A SOLO taxonomy lesson on why life exists on Earth.
Created as a successful interview lesson, it involves movement around the room and regular assessment point checks.
All resources are ready to be printed at the end of the PowerPoint. Ready to print and go.
A lesson that takes students on a journey through groups 1 an 7 of the periodic table.
Students have to spot patterns and trends in data and then apply this knowledge. Exam question practice and a small practical involving magnetic marbles. Suitable for a higher ability group.
Designed to match AQA Trilogy Combined Science and AQA Chemistry.
PowerPoint containing objectives, keywords and progression check questions for EDEXCEL A-level Biology Year 1 Topic 1 - Biological Molecules.
Also contains a checklists with success criteria and keywords for each lesson. Suitable for RAGing during teaching and revision. Space next to each keyword for a definition and/or RAGing activities.
An editable and PDF version of an objective checklist and keyword list for the new AQA Biology Year 1 Topic 4.
RAG column for when first covered, column for date revised and RAG for after revision. Allows students to monitor their progress and immediately see where they need to focus for revision.
Keyword list also has space for definitions to be written down next to the word. Could also be then used for RAGing the understanding of the keywords.
Objectives are adapted from the AQA A-Level Biology specification.
A Power Point presentation that covers all of the AQA B3 topic - homeostasis. Suitable for revision or as a starting point for teaching.
Suitable for HT students but easily adapted for FT.
A lesson on preparing onion cells slides.
Includes:
- Differentiated starter activity
- Microscope worksheet
- Full objectives
This resource was updated on 17/10/16 to add:
- Bingo activity with clues
- Magnification extension activity
Resource updates on 21/10/16 to add:
- Onion cell slide pictures
A whole lesson looking at the human impact on the distribution of bees.
Features:
- An engaging and fun starter - full instructions in the notes section
- Differentiated activities designed to provoke thinking and reasoning skills
- Extension activities using relevant news articles
- Graded objectives matching the new 1-9 system
- Colourful presentation with copyright infringement free images throughout
- Suitable for a 50 minute lesson
A lesson that takes the students on a journey through the Noble Gases.
Students have to spot trends and patterns from data and write conclusions. Fully differentiated with three levels of challenge. Exit pass to finish.
Designed to match AQA Trilogy Combined Science and AQA Chemistry specifications.
A differentiated activity on U-Values and energy loss in the home.
3 levels of challenge - give the student the worksheet and corresponding information sheet or mix them around a bit.
Designed to develop reading and interpreting information from a variety if sources.