I am a science teacher, specialising in biology and psychology
and I have recently retrained in physics. I also teach STEAM- through literacy and art in science. Science, biology and psychology tutor in Oxfordshire and online.
I am a science teacher, specialising in biology and psychology
and I have recently retrained in physics. I also teach STEAM- through literacy and art in science. Science, biology and psychology tutor in Oxfordshire and online.
Whole lesson on extinction and conservation. The PowerPoint covers reasons why animals become endangered/ extinct and what conservation programmes are.
A full lesson on types of microbes
including practical details for growing petri dishes of microbes- order clean agar plates, cotton swabs, disinfectant, cellotape and permanent markers.
Full lesson on what immunity is and how vaccines work. Activities that look into immunity, vaccines and protection against specific diseases are contained within the PPT.
A PowerPoint for a year 9 forces and motion topic. The document contains all the resources, worksheets and activities for 7 topics. Some topics and investigations may require 2 or more lessons depending on the group.
Lesson topics:
speed- affect of height of a ramp on speed
Speed- affect of mass on speed
Distance time graphs
Speed safari
Friction and speed
Moments
Pendulums
A powerpoint with a full set of lessons for a pre-GCSE unit preparing year 9 students for GCSE. Recapping content from KS3 and overlapping with GCSE content. Contains all the tasks and worksheets as slides at the end of each lesson slide sequence. Links to experiments and videos etc within the PPT.
Lesson order:
What do we mean by health and disease- communicable and non-communicable disease- how are diseases spread (agar, UV, body defences) How do our bodies defend against disease and how can we protect against the spread of disease?
3-5 Communicable diseases-project work (HIV, ebola, malaria etc) 1 lesson into plus 2 lessons project
6-8 Non-communicable diseases- project work 1 lesson into plus 2 lessons project
9. Impacts of lifestyle on non-communicable diseases (e.g. alcohol on liver disease, diet and heart disease and smoking on lung cancer/ diseases
10. Diet, nutrition and exercise – BMI
11. Obesity and malnutrition
12. Nervous system and Nervous system diseases
13. Endocrine system and Endocrine disease
14. Intro to genetics and Genetic diseases
Full set of lessons for a plants SOW aimed at KS3 or a KS3/4 transition unit. All resources are within the PowerPoint and there are links to the practical activities.
Lesson order:
Plant and leaf structure- flower dissection
Photosynthesis and chlorophyll extr
Photosynthesis investigation (2 lessons)
Roots, root hair cells and the xylem
Growing your own food- planting beans project (bring in beans and buy bamboo sticks)
Osmosis in plant cells- potato investigation (2 lessons)
The role of osmosis in the uptake of water and active transport in the uptake of mineral ions by plant roots
Stomata- nail varnish practical-Transpiration and the diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide in a leaf.
A whole lesson plannings and carrying out a pendulum investigation. The students plan their own investigation investigating the factors that can affect the time taken for a pendulum to swing.
A powerpoint of a sequence of lessons on slime (either using borax based or cornflour based slime).
Would take approximately 2-3 lessons
-planning
-practical
-graph and evaluation
An introductory lesson to topic 6 with a quiz about what they should already know. Activities and exam questions about taxis, kinesis and tropisms. Powerpoint and exam question.
Full lesson on the defence systems in the body to protect against infection.
includes the first line of defence (physical barriers), second line of defence (phagocytosis) and the third line of defence (antibodies).
All activities and links are within the PPT.
A series of lessons for the attachment unit for year 1 psychology alevel. Activities, videos and resources are within the powerpoint
Lesson order:
Intro to attachment
Caregiver-infant interaction
Schaffer
Animal studies
Learning theory
Bowlby
Strange situation
Cultural variations in attachment
Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation
Romanian orphanage studies
Influence of early attachments on later relationships
Full lessons for waves scheme for year 8, covering light and sound.
All worksheets are included on slides and practical activities and materials have links and videos connected to them.