A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the 4th lesson in “Chapter 1 - Particles and their behaviour” from Activate 1, Chemistry. This lesson is on ‘melting and freezing’. 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 ‘melting’, ‘freezing’ and ‘change of state’ To describe what happens to the particles in a substance when it melts or freezes. To state the factor in the particle model that explains why different substances have different melting points Estimate the melting point of a substance from its temperature-time graph 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

Revision placemat designed to review topic 4.1.1 from AQA Combined Science, Biology paper 1. This topic is on cell biology and microscopy. This revision placemat covers: Labelling animal and plant cells Matching organelles to their functions Magnification calculations Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells Examples of tissues, organs and organ systems in animals and plants Specialised cells and their adaptations

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

Suitable for a KS3 or KS4 science lesson on extinction. A board game for 2-4 players. Contains a playing board with rules and instructions. You will need dice for each group, plus counters (I get mine to use pen lids or rubbers). Students will pretend to be a species and try to make it to the finish square without going extinct! Students will need to read the tiles on the board and respond accordingly. Along the way, students should learn about some common causes of extinction, as well as about adaptation and natural selection. A good extension or homework task is to ask students to design their own board game titled ‘extinction’.

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.

This lesson was designed for a lower ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This is a full 1 hour lesson which contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval style starter A discussion and video as a lesson hook Direct instruction slides on selective breeding Guided student discussions with feedback A visual, step-by-step instruction of selectively breeding flowers A ‘teacher model’ slide which models how to answer exam questions on selective breeding Written exam questions (with scaffolds) for students to complete independently A printout for students to respond to exam questions on A written plenary task (exam question) with feedback

This is a full 1 hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 11 class studying the AQA Biology syllabus. It comes with a full PowerPoint presentation and printouts. The PowerPoint contains the following: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Lesson hook Direct instruction slides (using dual coding, reduced cognitive load) ‘Check for understanding’ slides using hand signals, quizzes etc. Independent tasks, with answer slides Challenge questions A written plenary task

Final lesson designed for a year 7 class on an ‘introduction to science’ unit. Students bring together everything they have learned to design their own investigation on how the volume of water affects how long it takes to boil. The PowerPoint is fully guided with answers and requires students to: Write an aim and prediction for their investigation List the apparatus they will need, and draw their 2D diagrams Write a method for their investigation Design their own results table for their investigation Draw a line graph from model results

A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic ‘Electrolysis’. This lesson introduces the topic ‘electrolysis’ and focuses on the process of electrolysis. This PowerPoint resource includes: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A recap of ionic bonding, featuring a ‘choose the word’ written task Guided class discussions Multiple choice hand signal quizzes to check for understanding, with answers Teacher models, including animations Mnemonic devices to help students remember the names of the ions and electrodes A printed diagram for students to label of an electrolysis cell A “fill in the blanks��� style task for students to complete Answer slides A written plenary task, matching up key definitions from the lesson

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mid-ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science curriculum. This resource focuses on introducing enzymes, specifically on the action of enzymes and lock and key theory. This resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ retrieval-style starter A lesson hook An introduction task on what an enzyme is Teacher input slides on enzyme action (active site, substrate, product) Multiple choice hand signal quizzes Student independent task, drawing and labelling enzyme-substrate complex (with answer slide) Teacher model slides, naming the enzyme, substrate and product Student independent task naming enzyme, substrates and products (with answer slide) Guided class discussion about locks and keys, how they work Teacher input slides on the lock and key theory, with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Guided class discussion, applying lock and key theory as to why protease can’t be used to break down starch Student independent practice on lock and key theory (with optional scaffold, and answer slide) Written plenary

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mid-ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science curriculum. This is a practical lesson on conducting food tests. This resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ retrieval-style starter A lesson hook - linking to real word applications A health and safety / risk assessment slide A results table Practical instruction slides to print, for carousel practical Model answer slide Checkpoint - short exam questions to go through as a class, with answers Multiple choice hand signal quizzes Deliberate Practice - extended response exam question, with answer slide Written plenary with answer slide

This is a 1 hour lesson resource designed for a lower ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science Biology topic ‘Homeostasis’. This lesson focuses on the structure of the nervous system: Nerves vs. neurones The function of a neurone Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system Labelling a neurone Stimulus, receptor, effector, response My lesson resources are always designed to contain the following: 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 is a 1 hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Biology topic ‘Homeostasis’. This lesson focuses on thermoregulation, and the mechanisms of controlling body temperature by homeostasis. 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

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum. This lesson is focused on the structure of plant cells. From this lesson, students should be able to: Label a plant cell (cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondria, nucleus, cell wall, chloroplast, permanent vacuole) Describe the function of each of the above organelles All of my lessons 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 mixed ability year 9 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy specification, at the start of the topic ‘Quantitative Chemistry’. This lesson is focused on isotopes and calculating relative atomic mass. From this lesson, students should be able to: Define the term ‘isotope’ Define the term ‘relative atomic mass’ Calculate the relative atomic mass 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. This lesson is focused on “flowers and pollination”. From this lesson, students should be able to: Label the reproductive organs in a flower Identify which parts of a flower are male or female Describe the function of each of the reproductive organs in a flower Describe the adaptations of wind-pollinated and insect-pollinated flowers Compare the structures of wind-pollinated and insect-pollinated flowers 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 fertilisation and germination in plants. From this lesson, students should be able to: Describe the process of fertilisation in plants, including the formation of a pollen tube Describe how fruits and seeds develop Describe the process of germination Name three conditions that are required for germination to occur 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 is a worksheet designed for a KS3 class studying the structure of a flower. Students use the key word bank to identify and label the key reproductive organs in a flower (anther, carpel, filament, ovary, stamen, stigma, style). Students will also describe the function of each reproductive organ. Students can select the correct function from the support box. Includes an answer key. These definitions are in line with the KS3 Activate curriculum.

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum in science. This lesson is focused on ‘compounds’ from ‘Chapter 2: Elements, atoms, and compounds’ from Activate 1. From this lesson, students should be able to: State the meaning of ‘compound’ Explain whether a molecule diagram shows an element or compound Explain why a compound has different properties to the elements whose atoms are 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