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Over the last five years I have found the best way to stimulate learning is through engaging lessons. Lessons which apply scientific content to unusual, topical or popular scenarios. I currently have a range of premium and free resources to look through. I will continue to upload these resources as and when I can. Feel free to review, tweet or contact me regarding these resources or for ideas on current topics you are struggling to make engaging.

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Over the last five years I have found the best way to stimulate learning is through engaging lessons. Lessons which apply scientific content to unusual, topical or popular scenarios. I currently have a range of premium and free resources to look through. I will continue to upload these resources as and when I can. Feel free to review, tweet or contact me regarding these resources or for ideas on current topics you are struggling to make engaging.
Investigating melting points (GCSE Chemistry Edexcel New Spec)
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Investigating melting points (GCSE Chemistry Edexcel New Spec)

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Students are introduced to factors that affect melting points, focusing on how impurities can alter melting and boiling points. Students set up an experiment testing the difference in melting point between Steric acid and Paraffin by heating two samples up in a water bath above a bunsen burner. Students collect the data and present it in a line graph gluing text boxes to explain the plateau and increases in temperature. Students write a description of their graph using the prompt questions.
Issues and Debates: Evaluating Gender Bias (Psychology AQA A new spec)
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Issues and Debates: Evaluating Gender Bias (Psychology AQA A new spec)

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Students are asked a quick quiz in relation to andro-centrism, alpha and beta bias, and examples to support those ideas. Students attempt two exam questions related to gender bias focusing on the different expectation within a 2 mark explanation and a 3 mark explanation Students are introduced to the evaluative points related to gender bias. Students complete the A3 essay sheet which has a basic structure (AO1 points already written) students evaluate to demonstrate their understanding.
Pendulums: Transference of kinetic energy literacy task
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Pendulums: Transference of kinetic energy literacy task

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Students recap the GPE and KE calculations with a ball rolling down a hill. Students are introduced to the idea of energy transference in a pendulum and the conservation of energy. (if Your feeling brave) you can attach a 1kg weight to the projector and swing it away from your chin to demonstrate that energy cannot be created. Alternatively play the video... Students then write a six mark question and are given feedback to improve (with green pen if you wish).
Changes of Momentum (Edexcel Physics Legacy)
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Changes of Momentum (Edexcel Physics Legacy)

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Students recap their understanding of momentum using an example of a baseball player, and a person firing a gun. Students are introduced to the idea of increase the time taken to stop can decrease the amount of force. Students use this idea to discuss bicycle helmets and air bags. Students use their new understanding to complete a summary poster.
Covalent bonding (Edexcel Chemistry New Spec)
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Covalent bonding (Edexcel Chemistry New Spec)

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Two lessons designed to introduce students to the idea of non-metal atoms sharing outer electrons to bond. Students are first introduce to the common simple covalent molecules before learning how to draw dot and cross diagrams. In the second lesson students define molecules and investigate the valency by making simple covalent structures from moli-mods.
Bonding models (Edexcel Chemistry New Spec)
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Bonding models (Edexcel Chemistry New Spec)

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Students write a six mark question to recap their knowledge regarding metallic bonding. Students are re-introduced to ionic, simple covalent, giant covalent and metallic bonding before using the pg80 of the textbook to fill in a Venn diagram. Students use their Venn diagram to help complete a series of exam questions.
Carbon Allotropes: Can Superman change charcoal into Diamond? (New Spec Edexcel Chemistry)
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Carbon Allotropes: Can Superman change charcoal into Diamond? (New Spec Edexcel Chemistry)

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Students are introduced to a few panels related to Superman to get them talking whether Superman can change charcoal into diamond after which they watch a small clip from the movie exerting pressure. Students are introduced to the idea of alltropes before looking at a range of moli-models (diamond, graphite, amorphous carbon and buckminsterfullerene) and information sheets to fill in a summary table. Students complete a range of questions to demonstrate their knowledge.
Metallic Bonding and metal properties (Edexcel New Spec)
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Metallic Bonding and metal properties (Edexcel New Spec)

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Students complete a Venn diagram using key terminology that describes physical properties of metals and non-metals. Students are introduced to the way metal atoms bond Students complete a poster swap task related to variations in different metals. Students complete a 6 mark question related to metallic bonds.
Eating Behaviour: Psychological explanation to obesity (Psychology AQA A)
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Eating Behaviour: Psychological explanation to obesity (Psychology AQA A)

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A PowerPoint that runs through three theories related to the psychological explanation of obesity: restraint theory, boundary theory and disinhibition. The PowerPoint includes evaluative points and two tasks related to writing critical evaluative points. Students use their understanding to write the essay "Outline and evaluate research related to the psychological explanation of obesity".
Eating behaviour: Neural  mechanisms (Psychology AQA A)
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Eating behaviour: Neural mechanisms (Psychology AQA A)

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Students are given a picture of biological systems and asked to consider the range of factors the body regulates e.g. pH of blood, sugar levels, temperature etc Students are re-introduced to homoeostasis and negative feedback before completing a diagram related to the negative feedback loop of hunger and satiation. Students use the cat book edition 4 to consider evaluative points and complete A3 summary sheet
Eating behaviour: The role of learning in food (Psychology AQA A)
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Eating behaviour: The role of learning in food (Psychology AQA A)

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Students arrive to the lesson with a food diary of the last few days. The piece of work is to highlight highly palatable foods and low fat foods. Students can use their diary to explain why they might have higher fat foods due to an evolutionary advantages. Teacher run through slides related to parental and peer influence before students fill in a table of relevant evaluative points using the cat textbook edition 4. Students watch a series of television adverts and figure out who the target audience is and how it relates to influences food preference. Students use their knowledge to complete a summary homework
Eating behaviour: Evolutionary explanations to eating (Psychology AQA A)
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Eating behaviour: Evolutionary explanations to eating (Psychology AQA A)

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students are reminded of the evolutionary approach and are asked to explain three odd behaviours or biological phenotypes e.g. why do peacocks have large tails? Why do we sneeze? Why do hostages develop strong positive feelings for their capturer? Students then take part in a class blind folded taste test: Sugar, honey, chilli, salt, PTC, crisps ensuring there are no allergies. this should provoke discussion. Students use their text book, carousel work sheets and the PowerPoint to fill in their evaluation sheet. The end of the lesson should be used to discuss what they have found out.