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Strand 3 Crops (HL) Flash Cards. Leaving Cert Ag Science
Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science (NEW Specification)
Strand 3
Crops
HL only material
A set of 37 flash cards covering the HL only material present in the crops strand of the new specification Agricultural Science.
Crops covered include kale and miscanthus.
This resource contains a word document containing the questions and a separate one including the answers. Ideal for revision.
It also contains a PowerPoint presentation of 4 slides which contain the questions and answers arranged as flashcards.
Printing these 1 page per sheet and cutting is an economical and time saving way of producing flash cards for this topic.
Flash cards are an ideal way of learning quantities of information in bite size pieces before exams.
You can find flashcards for the remainder of the crops strand here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12629669
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Ag Science Revision Notes Soil Formation
Leaving Certificate Ag Science Revision Notes written for the NEW specification.
Formation and Classification of Soils.
This set of clear and concise Ag Science revision notes summarises the learning outcomes relating to strand 2 the formation and classification of soils.
All aspects of the learning outcomes have been summarised to aid student revision.
It covers:
The factors affecting soil formation
Gley Soils
Podzols
Brown Podzolic Soils
Brown Earths
Luvisols
Rendzina
Peat
Lithosols
Please leave a review if you find this resource helpful
This resource is part of a larger bundle of soil notes that can be found here
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ag-science-revision-notes-soil-bundle-12609063
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Investigation Template (The Scientific Method)
A step by step worksheet that allows students to lay out their investigation appropriately. Includes reminder post it’s along the way for anything they may have forgotten.
Steps include:
Hypothesis
Variables
Safety
Method
Diagram
Results - including space for a table and a graph
Conclusion
Evaluation
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Soil Formation Revision Sheet
This resource provides students with an active methodology for revising. Prompt questions are provided with limited space which will encourage students to summarise their answers.
Takes students approximately 30 minutes to complete
Ideally used with this set of notes so that students have a source of reference.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12608277
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Environmental impact of metal extraction
A worksheet designed to be used to help students link the processes involved in metal extraction with their impact on the environment.
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Grazing methods revision. Leaving Cert Ag Science
A set of revision sheets designed for the Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science NEW specification.
These sheets allow students to consolidate their learning of the various grazing methods of farm animals.
They are ideal to use as a revision tool.
They can also be used whilst teaching the topic or as an end of topic review.
Check out my bundle of Soil Notes available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12617149
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Comparing soil types
A revision/summary resource consisting of two sheets designed to be printed side by side so that students have an A4 comparison sheet of the four main soil types.
**- Podzol
Brown podzolic soils
Brown earths
Gleys**
Created to be used for the new Agricultural Science Leaving Certificate course.
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Uses of metals
A quick starter activity matching names of metals to their uses.
Common key words used throughout
Answers included
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Physical Characteristics of Soil Knowledge Organiser
This revision resource has been designed to aid students completing Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science.
These sheets provides students with an active methodology for revising. Prompt questions are provided with limited space which will encourage students to summarise their answers.
Takes students approximately 90 minutes to complete
Ideally used with this set of notes so that students have a source of reference.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12608283
Notes can also be downloaded as a larger bundle here
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12609063
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Plant genetics and breeding worksheet
Plant Genetics and Breeding worksheet
A worksheet designed around the Farmer’s Journal study guide from the 20/01/2022 edition of the paper.
Located on page 50 and 51 of the paper.
A revision resource allowing students to use the information in the paper to revise the key terminology around the topic of Plant Genetics and Breeding
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Soil Chemical Properties worksheet
Soil Chemical Properties Worksheet
A worksheet designed around the Farmer’s Journal study guide from the 13/1/2022. Located on page 42 and 43 of the paper.
A revision resource where students are looking at the key definitions and experiments associated with the chemical properties of soil.
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Celestial bodies definition match up
A match up exercise for students to practice the definitions and meanings of various structures in our solar system and beyond.
Key words included:
Star
Planet
Solar system
Moon
Comet
Asteroid
Galaxy
Sun
Milky Way
Answers included
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Space size sorting
Two activities designed to reinforce the idea of the sizes of various objects in the universe.
A cut and stick card sorting activity. A hands on and visual way of sorting the various objects
A visual worksheet that allows students to place the objects in order from largest to smallest.
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Space Key Word Sort
A highly visual, hands on and effective activity for learning the key words associated with the topic of space.
Answers have been jumbled so students can be given the sheet and asked to cut them out and rearrange.
Or teacher can prepare them before hand to save time and students can begin sorting immediately.
Key words covered:
Star
Solar System
Planet
Moon
Comet
Asteroid
Galaxy
Sun
Milky Way
Answer key is included
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Climate change and Sustainability activities (COP26)
This crossword and wordsearch resource are ideal brainteasers for use as a starter or recap of sustainability. It is very relevant to COP26 and to **Science week 2021. **
Ideal cross curricular resources that can be used in science, geography or CSPE.
A QR code allows students to use their mobile device to access the UN website revising the** SDG’s** and what they stand for.
**
Answers included.**
This resource is also available as part of a complete lesson on COP26. You can view it at the following link
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12599392
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Extracting metals
A revision sheet covering the main points in extracting metals including; the reactivity series, electrolysis and reduction with carbon.
Questions included based on the resource sheet are scaffolded to include fill the blank questions as well as stretching questions including research,
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Space wordsearch
An excellent literacy resource which can be used as a settling activity in the topic of space or can be used to help revise** key words.**
Key words included:
Planet
Star
Shuttle
Universe
Galaxy
Hubble
Moon
Gravity
Apollo
Asteroid
Milky Way
Comet
Answers included.
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Solar system comprehension
This resource is ideal to be used to teach Junior Cycle Science
E an S 3: Students should be able to interpret data to compare the Earth with other planets and moons in the solar system, with respect to properties including mass, gravity, size, and composition.
A set of 8 fact literacy fact sheets on the planets in our solar system. These
are designed to be printed and displayed around a room/corridor/sports hall.
Students then visit the sheets in order to extract the data on each of the 8 planets.
Groupwork
Students could be split into groups with each group looking at a different data set. Alternatively each member of the group could be tasked with finding specific information.
The question sheet allows students to interpret the data on the fact sheets and use it to compare Earth with other planets in our solar system.
Comparisons looked at include density, diameter, day length, year length, composition and temperature.
All facts are taken from the NASA website and are listed as correct as of November 2021.
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Digestive system comprehension
A simple scientific comprehension based on the organs of the digestive system. The comprehension focuses on the role of the liver and the small intestine in the processing of sugars.
Included is a short set of questions to assess comprehension of the article.
This activity takes students approx 20-30 minutes to complete and is an ideal activity to carry out during the teaching of the digestive system. It can also be assigned online or in paper as a home learning activity.
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States of matter
A selection of worksheets that can be used as a revision or during the teaching of the states of matter.
Also ideal material to be left with a substitute as all answers are provided.
Included are:
A starter activity listing solids, liquids and gases
A wordsearch comprising a literacy comprehension with underlined key terms
A properties sorting worksheet
A key word match up
A home learning worksheet that recaps students learning during the lesson on the particle diagram of a solid, liquid and gas as well as the properties.
Answer are included.
Have you also seen my festive Christmas comprehension
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