Complete lesson tailored towards AQA but can be used for other SOW. Includes timings, and powerpoint animations to promote pace and Q/A respectively. Short practical exercise included involving the use of pendulums. Lesson is differentiated to support both less and more able.

Full differentiated lesson based on the AQA (B9.2) SOW. Resources include a worksheet, support sheets and stretch activities for more and less able respectively. Practical exercise only requires stopwatches. Timings and prompts for self/peer correction are included. All answers to written exercises included.

Full differentiated lesson with everything you need for the new AQA (B9.3) SOW. Support sheets included for less able and stretch activities for more able. Main activity is a data analysis task with graph plotting. Timers are included to promote pace and answers are included va animation for Q/A/writing activities allowing for self or peer correction of answers.

Full differentiated lesson including practical activity and risk assessment. Tailored to activate SOW but can be used for others. Lesson is differentiated to support both more and less able. Timings and powerpoint animations used to keep pace and facilitate Q/A during self or peer marking.

Full differentiated lesson based on colour (activate SOW). Includes timers and animations to promote pace and Q/A during peer/self correction or marking. Whiteboard AFL activity included as well as fun 'car race' plenary.

Full lesson with everything you need. Based on activate SOW and pitched to a year 7 class. Lesson is differentiated to support both more and less able. Timings included to promote pace and animations for peer or self marking/correction.

Topic of refraction for KS3, tailored to activate SOW and pitched to a year 7 class. Can be used above or below this criteria depending on ability. Lesson is differentiated and includes timers/animations for pace and Q/A during self/peer marking.

A full lesson based on the Activate 1 (WS 1.2) SOW but can be used for others. The lesson teaches experimental planning, accuracy and precision, uncertainty, repeatability and reproducibility. A range of activities are included, all the required answers are incorporated into the slides. If you like this lesson visit my shop for superior teaching resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/matt_nick1in

A full revision lesson based on the Activate 2 (P1.5-1.8). Starter and practical exercise taken from other TES authors. Lesson covers calculating resistance, PD and current (triangle method), permanent and temporary magnets (including electromagnets). Answers to each exercise are incorporated through animation. Use as a follow on lesson from another free revision resource found in my shop (circuits, current and potential difference revision). Alternatively you could chop and stitch these together into a single lesson. If you like this resource please visit my shop for more: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/matt_nick1in

A full lesson based on the new AQA (B5.3) SOW but could be used for others. The lesson uses the plague to incite interest (first 2 slides) and then moves onto the work of Ignaz Semmelweis (literacy exercise taken from other TES author). The lesson then briefly discusses other important discoveries and ways to prevent the spread of communicable diseases; hygiene, destroying vectors, vaccination and isolating infected individuals. A differentiated question grid is used to apply student learning. The plenary is based on the students reflecting upon their progress against the learning objectives. If you like this resource please visit my shop for more: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/matt_nick1in

A full revision lesson based on the Activate 2 (C2.1) SOW but can be used for others. This lesson recaps metals and non-metals, periods and groups of the periodic table, properties of group 1 elements and reactivity in group 7 elements (displacement reactions). The starter activity is taken from another author on TES. If you like this resource please visit my shop for other 'oven ready' lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/matt_nick1in

A full, differentiated and scaffolded lesson based on the new AQA (P5.4) SOW. The differentiated worksheets were taken from another TES author (All answers incorporated into slides). If you like this resource please visit my shop for more: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/matt_nick1in

A full lesson based on the OCR-A SOW and delivered to an A2 class. The lesson covers the organisation of genes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, transcription factors and the lac operon. The activity is taken (and corrected) from another TES author. Regulation at the post transcriptional and post-transnational levels is covered in a following lesson. If you like this resource please visit my shop for more: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/matt_nick1in

A complete lesson based on the Activate 2 (P1.8) SOW but can be used for others. Students are introduced to the uses of electromagnets with examples, video is used to incite their interest further. An introduction to motors is included (a demonstration is useful here). Students then take part in an information hunt to apply and reinforce their learning - answers included. Using Ipads students then conduct independent research on recycling and electromagnets, producing a leaflet which can be judged by peers. Students then take part in a Kahoot quiz on the topic of electromagnets (free log in and Ipads required). The plenary consists of students reflecting upon their progress against the learning objectives, a soft toy can be thrown around to elect who reads out their answer. HW sheet and info hunt taken from TES. This can be a very fun and engaging lesson in a well managed class! If you like this resource please visit my shop for other superior lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/matt_nick1in

A full differentiated lesson based on the new AQA B4.6 SOW. The lesson covers general plant tissues, xylem and phloem, plant organs and plant organ systems. A differentiated question grid is then used to apply student knowledge and conduct AFL (answers included). Students then observe leaf sections using microscopes, identify plant tissues/organs and draw sketch. Stretch questions are included for the more able (answers included). The plenary is based upon students reflecting on their progress against the learning objectives. If you like this resource please visit my shop for others: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/matt_nick1in

I would probably spread this over 2 lessons, lots of information with a range of activities and all answers included. I have made use of some free content from other authors in this hence share and share alike! Hope it saves you time. For other resources please visit my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/matt_nick1in

A full lesson based on the new AQA (P7.5) SOW but can be used for others. The lesson covers activity, count rate and the Geiger counter. Students are then taught how to calculate half life from a graph using examples. A worksheet is then completed (taken from another TES author). Students then complete a simple practical to model half life; they roll small cubes (or dice) and take the cubes that land silver side up (or on the number 1) out of play. Students plot a graph and answer questions relating to the practical. There is then a final grid challenge that students can use to assess their progress against the learning objectives. All answers are incorporated into the sides, timers are used to promote pace. Video used and radiation sickness discussed in order to incite interest. If you like this resource visit my shop for more: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/matt_nick1in

A full lesson covering the topics noted above, I hope it saves you some time. If you like this resource visit my shop for more: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/matt_nick1in

A full differentiated lesson based on the new AQA (C1.8) SOW but can be used for others. The lesson employs several activities to scaffold students towards writing/drawing electron structures for the first 20 elements of the periodic table. All answers are included in the slides and timers are used to promote pace. Hope it saves you some time. If you like this resource please visit my shop for more: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/matt_nick1in

A full lesson based on the new AQA (C1.6) SOW but could be used for others. Includes an introduction to atomic structure, mass and atomic numbers, a worksheet exercise and finally a modelling exercise (practical). Stretch sheet included for more able. All answers are incorporated into the slides via animation. If you like this resource please visit my shop for more: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/matt_nick1in