This resource was designed for a top set year 8 class studying an electricity topic. This resource requires the following practical equipment: One large rope for demo Power packs Crocodile clips Wires Bulbs Ammeters Resistors This PowerPoint resource contains: A “5 in 5” retrieval style starter on current, potential difference and insulators A retrieval practice task on giving definitions for key terms (current, potential difference, ammeter, voltmeter, electrons) Direct instruction on resistance with dual coding A hand signals quiz to check for understanding A simple ‘fill in the blanks’ task with delayed key word bank A rope model demo for current and resistance A discussion task about the model - what did each person represent? A practical activity on the effect of resistors on current in a circuit (results table provided as print out) A plenary task (writing a conclusion for the investigation)

A knowledge organiser based on the AQA GCSE Combined Science topic ‘Chemistry of the Atmosphere’. This knowledge organiser covers: Chemistry of the atmosphere - early atmosphere vs. current atmosphere. How did it change over time? Greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect Sulfur dioxide how it is formed and the problems it causes Oxides of nitrogen how it is formed and the problems it causes Carbon monoxide how it is formed and the problems it causes Particulate carbon how it is formed and the problems it causes Acid rain

An A3 knowledge organiser on the Organic Chemistry topic from the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. Also suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry, although does not include the ‘more organic chemistry’ topic. The knowledge organiser includes information on: The structure and formula of alkanes The structure and formula of alkenes Tests for alkenes Complete combustion of hydrocarbons Incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons Trends in the properties of hydrocarbons Fractional distillation Cracking

From topic 2.1.4 Enzymes, spec point: d) i) the effects of pH, temperature, enzyme concentration and substrate concentration on enzyme activity, to include reference to the temperature coefficient. My lesson resources always contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the 3rd lesson in “Chapter 1 - Particles and their behaviour” from Activate 1, Chemistry. This lesson is on ‘density’ from pages 82 and 83. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Chemistry class, even by those where chemistry is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Explain what is meant by the terms ‘density’, ‘mass’ and ‘volume’ Explain why some solids have different densities Explain why the same substance has different densities in different states All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full lesson resource on viral diseases from the AQA GCSE Biology specification. This lesson was designed for a mixed ability year 9 class. This resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ retrieval starter Details on how viruses replicate Direct instruction and a discussion on tobacco mosaic virus An exam question on tobacco mosaic virus with guided self assessment A video on HIV and AIDS A ‘fact or fiction’ quiz about HIV and AIDS Direct instruction on measles A hand signal quiz on measles An open task to design a fact sheet on either AIDS or measles for a doctors’ office A plenary task

This 1 hour lesson covers the following topics: Causes of extinction Evidence for extinction The fossil record The formation of fossils This is designed with the GCSE AQA Combined Science specification in mind (and includes exam questions from this syllabus), but this should be fairly transferable. This resource is a fully planned lesson with engaging lesson hooks, an embedded video, exam questions and scaffolded mark schemes, multiple choice quizzes, and a board game for students to play as a group.

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 9 class studying the AQA GCSE Biology topic “Ecosystems”. This lesson focuses on levels of organisation in an ecosystem. This resource contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter A turn and talk task, with answer slide Introduction slides on levels of organisation (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Checkpoints - Short written tasks in book to maintain engagement Hand signal quizzes to check understanding (with answer slides) Written task - matching key vocab to definitions (with answer slides) Class discussion - link to levels of organisation in an organism Embedded YouTube video from Amoeba sisters Whiteboard quiz, with answer slides Written plenary task

A knowledge organiser designed for a year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science topic on digestion and enzymes. This knowledge organiser contains: Diagram of the human digestive system Function of each digestive organ Model for enzyme action Lock and key theory for enzyme action Effect of temperature on enzymes (graph and explanations) Effect of pH on enzymes (graph and explanations) Digestive enzymes (amylase, protease, lipase) with diagrams Food tests (iodine, Benedict’s, Biuret, Sudan III)

From topic 2.1.4 Enzymes, spec point: c) the effects of pH, temperature, enzyme concentration and substrate concentration on enzyme activity My lesson resources always contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A knowledge organiser / revision poster on the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic ‘electrolysis’. The knowledge organiser covers the key information on the following: The process of electrolysis Oxidation and reduction Electrolysis of aqueous solutions Extraction of aluminium using electrolysis Required practical on electrolysis Half equations in electrolysis

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum. This lesson is focused on ‘movement of substances’ (diffusion). From this lesson, students should be able to describe the process of diffusion, using specific examples. Students should also be able to name two substances that diffuse into cells (oxygen and glucose) and two substances that diffuse out of cells (carbon dioxide and water). This lesson includes a demonstration of skittles in water. All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum in science. This lesson is focused on ‘Chemical Formulae’ from ‘Chapter 2: Elements, atoms, and compounds’ from Activate 1. From this lesson, students should be able to: Name a familiar two-element chemical compound. Determine the chemical formula of a compound, given the relative numbers of atoms of the elements in it. All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the third lesson in “Chapter 2 - Reactions” from Activate 1, Chemistry. This lesson is on ‘oxidation reactions’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Chemistry class, even by those where chemistry is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. This lesson also involves a practical demonstration where magnesium is burnt. From this lesson, students should be able to: State what a fuel is Recall that fossil fuels are non-renewable State what a combustion reaction is Predict the products of combustion reactions Write word equations for combustion reactions Recall the definition for the term ‘oxidation reaction’ Explain the difference between the terms ‘combustion’ and ‘oxidation’ All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the 6th and penultimate lesson in “Chapter 2 - Reactions” from Activate 1, Chemistry. This lesson is on ‘conservation of mass’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Chemistry class, even by those where chemistry is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: State what the law of conservation of mass is Explain why mass is conserved during a chemical reaction (no atoms are created or destroyed, only rearranged) Use the conservation of mass to calculate the mass of a reactant or product Balance simple formula equations All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the 2nd lesson in “Chapter 3 - Light” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson is on ‘reflection’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. This lesson includes a worksheet where students draw the reflected ray when given the angle of incidence. From this lesson, students should be able to: Describe what you see when you look in the mirror Explain why an image in a mirror is described as ‘virtual’ Recall the law of reflection Draw the reflected ray when given the incident ray and angle of incidence on a diagram All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full lesson on bacterial diseases designed for a mixed ability year 9 class doing the AQA GCSE Biology specification. This lesson contains: A 5 in 5 style retrieval starter An introduction into pathogens - what they are, the four types A video on salmonella A true or false quiz on salmonella An open written task on salmonella with peer assessment Direct instruction slides on gonorrhoea Lightning cold call questions on gonorrhoea An open task to design a fact sheet on gonorrhoea for a doctor’s office Guided self assessment A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson on fungal diseases from the AQA GCSE Biology syllabus. Also suitable for AQA GCSE Combined Science. This resource contains: A 5 in 5 style retrieval starter A lesson hook on parasitic fungi in ants A hook / discussion on making links between athlete’s foot and mushrooms Direct instruction on athlete’s foot - causes, methods of spread, prevention A choice task ‘choose the difficulty’ - three deliberate practice questions on athlete’s foot (with answers) Retrieval practice linking tobacco mosaic virus to photosynthesis topic Direct instruction on rose black spot Lightning questions on rose black spot A practice exam-style question on rose black spot with guided peer assessment A ‘question olympics’ game - retrieval from this topic A plenary task