Premium primary and secondary science resources for KS2, KS3, GCSE and A-level. Biology, chemistry and physics for teaching and revision. febolearning@gmail.com
Premium primary and secondary science resources for KS2, KS3, GCSE and A-level. Biology, chemistry and physics for teaching and revision. febolearning@gmail.com
Learning Objectives
Describe three different types of soil
Explain how the components of soil affect drainage
Describe the organisms which live in soil
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice with scaffolded tasks building to independence.
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced.
Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
A bundle of lessons for teaching about evolution and inheritance to key stage 2 primary designed for mixed ability groups. Most schools deliver this topic in years 5 or 6. The lessons recap some vocabulary and concepts from previous topics as well as practicing skills such as using keys. Printed sheets are optional; all core lessons can be downloaded and taught without additional preparation. The lessons are self-explanatory and can be easily delivered by parents to students working remotely. Suitable for supply.
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Suggested Order:
Food Chains
Food Webs
Variation
Adaptations
Adapting to Hot and Cold Environments
Evolution
Fossils
Learning Objectives
Describe how a fossil forms
Explain how the fossil record provides evidence for evolution
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice with scaffolded tasks building to independence.
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced.
Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
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Learning Objectives
Evolution brings together a lot of key concepts such as inheritance, adaptation, species and habitats so this vocabulary is refreshed first
Explanation of how variation can lead to new adaptations in a species over time
Describe some examples of how species have changed over time
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Vocabulary recap
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice with scaffolded tasks building to independence.
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced.
Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Follows on from KS2 Adaptations https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13159701
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Learning Objectives
Describe how camels are adapted to survive in very hot environments
Describe how penguins are adapted to survive in very cold environments
Relate the adaptation to the animal’s habitat and explain why it helps them to survive
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice with scaffolded tasks building to independence.
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced.
Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
…
This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Learning Objectives
State what is meant by a habitat and give examples
Describe how plants and animals are adapted to their habitats
Explain how the adaptations help species to survive in their habitat
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice with scaffolded tasks building to independence.
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced.
Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
…
This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Learning Objectives
Explain why babies look similar to their parents
Give examples of variation between individuals of the same species
Explain why not all variation you see between different organisms is inherited
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice with scaffolded tasks building to independence.
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced.
Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
…
This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Food Webs. This lesson follows on from food chains https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13158346
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Learning Objectives
Identify the producers in food webs
Predict what will happen to the other organisms in a food web when something changes
Describe the role of decomposers in a food web
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice with scaffolded tasks building to independence.
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced.
Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
…
This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Food Chains. Next lesson food chains: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13158363
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Learning Objectives
Identify the producers and consumers in a food chain
Explain why changing one part of the food chain affects all the organisms in that food chain
Recap how plants make their own food
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice with scaffolded tasks building to independence.
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced.
Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
…
This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
A bundle of lessons for teaching about the human body to key stage 2 primary designed for mixed ability groups. Printed sheets are optional; all core lessons can be downloaded and taught without additional preparation. The lessons are self-explanatory and can be easily delivered by parents to students working remotely. Suitable for supply.
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Suggested Order:
Human Life Cycle
Human Body Organs
Body Functions
Skeleton
Muscle and Joints
Heart and Circulation
Types of Teeth
Looking After Teeth
Digestion
Healthy Living
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Healthy Living.
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Learning Objectives
State 3 ways that we can keep our bodies healthy
Describe the role of different nutrients in our diet. We look at proteins, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals, fibre and water
Explain how lifestyle can affect the body including the benefits of exercise and the dangers of illegal drugs, smoking and alcohol
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice with scaffolded tasks building to independence.
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced.
Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
…
This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Digestion.
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Learning Objectives
Name 6 parts of the digestive system
Explain the role of the mouth, stomach and intestines in digesting food
State how the nutrients are carried around the body
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice with scaffolded tasks building to independence.
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced.
Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
…
This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Looking After Teeth.
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Types of Teeth is a separate lesson available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13142438
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Learning Objectives
Describe the structure of a tooth
Explain what causes tooth decay
Explain how we can look after our teeth
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
…
This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Types of Teeth.
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Note: Looking After Teeth will be a free separate lesson
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Learning Objectives
Explain the role of molars, canines and incisors
Describe the two sets of teeth that humans get in our lifetimes
Explain why carnivores and herbivores have different teeth
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
…
This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Heart and Circulation
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Learning Objectives
Identify parts of the circulatory system
Explain the role of the circulatory system in the body
Describe the different types of blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries) in the body
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
EAL adaptations: explicit teaching of vocabulary, word banks and use of visual representation on the slides
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Muscles and Joints
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Learning Objectives
State the purpose of ligaments and tendons
Explain how muscles work in pairs
Describe how muscles pull on bones to allow movement around joints
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Group reading
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on the Skeleton
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Learning Objectives
Describe parts of the skeleton
Explain how the skeleton protects your body, supports your body and allows your body to move
Name some of the bones in the human skeleton
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Basic Body Functions
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Learning Objectives
Describe the basic functions of the human body
Explain the role of organs in keeping the body working
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable. This lesson assumes that students have already been introduced to body organs https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13108118 but scaffolding is in place to catch up students who have missed this lesson.
NEW for 2024: Science skills programme for key stage 3.
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A series of ten short activities (with self-assessment slides) designed to give students the opportunity to refresh and practice their general science skills. These can be delivered in lessons or as homework and are a great way to demonstrate that you are actively working to develop their fluency and scientific literacy.
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Independent and dependent variables
Control variables
Predictions and hypothesis
Choosing equipment
Writing a method
Risk assessment
Recording data
Processing data
Displaying data
Conclusions
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Three different versions of the sheets for years 7, 8 and 9
All aspects of the sheets are fully editable
Can be printed in gray scale
Answer slides are included to allow students to self-assess
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More from our science skills programme:
Laboratory Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13107713
Understanding Experiments https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13112267
Graphs and Tables https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13109182
Number Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133725
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on the Quadrats designed to be used with a practical session or as year 11 pre-exam revision of the required practical. It is also useful for students who cannot be taken out of the classroom to complete this work in the field. In this lesson pupils will work through using quadrats. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Task boxes
-A scaffolded walk through the steps of using quadrats
-A second example to practice without the scaffold
-An explanation of transects and an exercise on calculating percentage cover
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Suitable for remote, online, distance learning
-Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.