'If you keep trying the same old things, you'll keep getting the same old results'. Imaginative teaching ideas help stimulate students and improve student retention. I don't claim to be an expert but I hope that some of my ideas will help other teachers.
'If you keep trying the same old things, you'll keep getting the same old results'. Imaginative teaching ideas help stimulate students and improve student retention. I don't claim to be an expert but I hope that some of my ideas will help other teachers.
This resource is a lesson and activities covering the calculating percentage mass section of the new 2016 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes
1: A starter mass of compounds game
2: A power point to lead students through the lesson
3: A calculating the percentage of nitrogen in fertilizers task
4: A circus of questions with answers
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This resource is a new lesson covering the calculating empirical formula content in the new 2016 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes
1: A power point to lead students though the lesson
2: A dice calculating percentage mass starter activity
3: An empirical formula circus of questions
4: A empirical formula by percentage mass plenary
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the sewage treatment content in the 2015 GCSE Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A literacy starter game
3: A key information highlighting activity
4: A dice game AFL activity
5: A sewage treatment model
6: A 6 mark question to be used as assessment
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This resource is a lesson focused on improving students exam technique when answering questions on bonding. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: 4 slides on how to generally improve Science exam technique
3: A question on atomic structure
4: A questions looking simple ionic bonding
5: A question looking at covalent bonding
6: A question on giant ionic bonding
7: A question on simple covalent molecules
8: A question on giant covalent molecules
9: A question on graphite
10: A question on diamond
11: A question on metallic bonding
12: A set of questions for students to work through during the lesson
13: A version of the power point for students to use
This lesson is designed to take 1 hour. After taking to students generally about exam technique the lesson has been designed to go through content, get students to complete exam style questions then go through the answers with students which are integrated into the power point.
This resource can be used with individual classes or if you have a hall free to use, for intervention sessions with large groups of students. The structure of the lesson has been designed to enable students to work at a fast pace and reflect on their own progress throughout as well as giving the teacher the opportunity to spot any gaps in students knowledge
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This resource is a lesson focused on improving students exam technique when answering questions on Chemistry practicals. For each required practical there is an explanation of how to carry it out, a long answer question looking at getting students to write methods, a diagram / model to help students write a method and an answer to each question. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: 4 slides on how to generally improve Science exam technique
3: A slide on key vocabulary to do with practicals
4: A questions looking at endo and exothermic reaction practicals
5: A questions looking at the density required practical
6: A questions looking at chromatography practicals
7: A questions looking at rate of reaction practicals
8: A set of questions for students to work through during the lesson
9: A version of the power point for students to use
This lesson is designed to take 1 hour. After taking to students generally about exam technique the lesson has been designed to go through content, get students to complete exam style questions then go through the answers with students which are integrated into the power point.
This resource can be used with individual classes or if you have a hall free to use, for intervention sessions with large groups of students. The structure of the lesson has been designed to enable students to work at a fast pace and reflect on their own progress throughout as well as giving the teacher the opportunity to spot any gaps in students knowledge
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the collision theory content in the new 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A key information starter game
2: A definition construction activity
3: Various model building activities
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This resource is a lesson focused on improving students exam technique when answering questions on group 1, 7 & 0 elements. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: 4 slides on how to generally improve Science exam technique
3: Questions on group 1 elements
4: Questions on group 7 elements
5: A question on group 0 elements
6: A set of questions for students to work through during the lesson
7: A version of the power point for students to use
This lesson is designed to take 1 hour. After taking to students generally about exam technique the lesson has been designed to go through content, get students to complete exam style questions then go through the answers with students which are integrated into the power point.
This resource can be used with individual classes or if you have a hall free to use, for intervention sessions with large groups of students. The structure of the lesson has been designed to enable students to work at a fast pace and reflect on their own progress throughout as well as giving the teacher the opportunity to spot any gaps in students knowledge
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This resource is a lesson focused on improving students exam technique when answering questions on water treatment. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: 4 slides on how to generally improve Science exam technique
3: A question on water filters
4: A question on desalination
5: Questions on water treatment
6: A data analysis question on sewage
7: A question on sewage treatment
8: A set of questions for students to work through during the lesson
9: A version of the power point for students to use
This lesson is designed to take 1 hour. After taking to students generally about exam technique the lesson has been designed to go through content, get students to complete exam style questions then go through the answers with students which are integrated into the power point.
This resource can be used with individual classes or if you have a hall free to use, for intervention sessions with large groups of students. The structure of the lesson has been designed to enable students to work at a fast pace and reflect on their own progress throughout as well as giving the teacher the opportunity to spot any gaps in students knowledge
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A new lesson covering all the points in the new AQA 2015 GCSE Science specification, Fractional Distillation in the Oil section. This resource is designed to be taught in 1 lesson and includes activities for students to work through, group work activities as well as lots of opportunities for AFL. Included is the following:
1: A dice AFL activity
2: A power point leading students through the lesson
3: Fractional distillation stage cards
4: Properties of alkane card sort starter activity
5: 6 mark question
6: A fractional distillation foldable activity
7: A key information literacy game
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
11: A sheet for students to work through
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the electrolysis content in the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A 6 mark question analysis activity
3: A literacy activity
4: A dice AFL game
5: An electrolysis model activity
6: A 6 mark plenary question
7: 2 slides that can be used for flipped learning
8: A key information starter game
9: A sheet for students to fill out during the lesson
10: A set of notes for students to use
11: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
12: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the sustainability & water treatment content of the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A summary sheet
3: An interactive notebook acitivity
4: A sustainability game
5: A water treatment 6 mark question
6: A sewage treatment model
7: A potable water literacy activity
8: A sustainable resources card sort
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the cracking hydrocarbons section of the 2015 AQA GCSE Chemistry specification. This resource includes
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A looking at alkenes activity
4: A cracking process activity with potential modelling activity
5: A sheet for students to fill in
6: A 6 mark assessment question
7: An alkenes card sort
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the mass of atoms content in the new 2016 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A structure of the atom activity
3: A mass of the first 20 elements activity
4: A micro teaching activity on the mass of atoms
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This resource is a lesson and activities covering the allotropes of carbon content in the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A literacy starter game
3: Modeling activities covering the structure of diamond, graphite & fullerenes
4: A student sheet that they can fill in throughout the lesson
5: 2 plenary 6 mark questions
6: A set of notes for students to use
7: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
8: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the treating drinking water content in the 2015 AQA GCSE Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A literacy starter game
3: A why we need water treatment pair activity
4: A sheet for students to fill out throughout the lesson
5: A modeling activity
6: A dice mid lesson assessment game
7: A 6 mark plenary question
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the natural polymers content in the 2015 AQA GCSE Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A condensation polymerization activity
4: A starch and cellulose activity
5: A protein activity
6: A DNA activity
7: A 6 mark assessment question
8: A sheet for students to fill out throughout the lesson
9: A set of notes for students to use
10: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
11: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the testing for ions content in the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: Explanations how to test for metal ions, sulphates, halides, carbonates & carry out flame tests
3: A sheet for students to fill out
4: A starter game based on experimental command words
5: Quick practice exam style questions
6: A work out what is in a mixture activity
7: A key information annotation activity
8: A 6 mark assessment question
9: A set of notes for students to use
10: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
11: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the formulations content in the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A fuels literacy activity
4: A cleaning agents literacy activity
5: A medicines literacy activity
6: A paints literacy activity
7: A dice AFL game
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the polymers content in the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A literature starter game
3: A sheet for students to fill in throughout the lesson
4: A polymerization card sort
5: A drawing polymers activity
6: A polymer strength data analysis activity
7: A 6 mark plenary question
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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A new lesson covering all the points in the new AQA 2016 GCSE Science specification, Aluminium & Titanium in the metals section. This resource is designed to be taught in 1 lesson and includes activities for students to work through, group work activities as well as lots of opportunities for AFL. Included is the following:
1: An overall lesson plan
2: A power point1 leading students through the lesson
3: 6 mark question on why titanium production is expensive
4: Titanium production stage cards
5: Literacy activity