Designed for introducing your KS3 students to ecosystems and the idea of human impacts on ecosystems, this includes plastics in the oceans and the impacts of agriculture. This lesson plan is fully prepped covering key vocabulary and teaching students how population sizes of predators and prey are connected. What is included: In this file you get the lesson powerpoint and a corresponding keyword list with definitions included, you also get a knowledge organiser to help students throughout the topic. I have left the design simple but editable - this is due to schools in my area having specific requirements around colours and fonts. Independent research and opinion forming: This lesson has a research task (sources provided). The students will read about various impacts of human activity on ecosystems. They will then be asked to form an opinion about human activities and their impacts. The lesson plan follows the following 4 phase structure: Activate: 6 recall questions designed to get the students either retrieving previous knowledge linked to this or prior topics. These have been designed with my students in mind - they may look different for your students! Model: Set the scene for the lesson and outline key new knowledge. Show students how to approach a question or task. Practice: Give the students opportunities to use the new knowledge provided and attempt the tasks modelled in phase 2. Review: Check students grasp of new concepts with a quick review activity. On the first page of the PowerPoint, there is a link to a Google Drive containing the same resources just in case you teach in a Google school! Please note: This lesson is the second lesson in a topic covering ecosystems. You can get the first lesson for free by clicking the link below: FREE: Lesson 1 - Introduction to Ecosystems Lesson 2 which covers food chains and webs, can be found here. Lesson 3 which teaches students about predator prey relationships can be found here.

Designed for introducing your KS3 students to ecosystems and the idea of Predator-Prey relationships. This lesson plan is fully prepped covering key vocabulary and teaching students how population sizes of predators and prey are connected. What is included: In this file you get the lesson powerpoint and a corresponding keyword list with definitions included, you also get a knowledge organiser to help students throughout the topic. I have left the design simple but editable - this is due to schools in my area having specific requirements around colours and fonts. Literacy & Numeracy Skills: This lesson has a reading comprehension task that also involves the analysis of data in a graph. Students look at the relationship between predator-prey population sizes over time. There are then questions linked for them to answer. The lesson plan follows the following 4 phase structure: Activate: 6 recall questions designed to get the students either retrieving previous knowledge linked to this or prior topics. These have been designed with my students in mind - they may look different for your students! Model: Set the scene for the lesson and outline key new knowledge. Show students how to approach a question or task. Practice: Give the students opportunities to use the new knowledge provided and attempt the tasks modelled in phase 2. Review: Check students grasp of new concepts with a quick review activity. On the first page of the PowerPoint, there is a link to a Google Drive containing the same resources just in case you teach in a Google school! Please note: This lesson is the second lesson in a topic covering ecosystems. You can get the first lesson for free by clicking the link below: FREE: Lesson 1 - Introduction to Ecosystems Lesson 2 which covers food chains and webs, can be found here.

Designed for introducing your KS3 students to ecosystems and the idea of food chains and food webs. This lesson plan is fully prepped covering key vocabulary such as the definition of producers, consumers, decomposers etc. What is included: In this file you get the lesson powerpoint and a corresponding keyword list with definitions included, you also get a knowledge organiser to help students throughout the topic. I have left the design simple but editable - this is due to schools in my area having specific requirements around colours and fonts. Literacy Skills: This lesson has a literacy task where students analyse the impact of removing a species from a food chain. A model answer is provided and then a similar question for the students to attempt. The goal is for students to be able to write extended pieces with confidence. The lesson plan follows the following 4 phase structure: Activate: 6 recall questions designed to get the students either retrieving previous knowledge linked to this or prior topics. These have been designed with my students in mind - they may look different for your students! Model: Set the scene for the lesson and outline key new knowledge. Show students how to approach a question or task. Practice: Give the students opportunities to use the new knowledge provided and attempt the tasks modeled in phase 2. Review: Check students grasp of new concepts with a quick review activity. On the first page of the PowerPoint, there is a link to a Google Drive containing the same resources just in case you teach in a Google school! Please note: This lesson is the second lesson in a topic covering ecosystems. You can get the first lesson for free by clicking the link below: FREE: Lesson 1 - Introduction to Ecosystems

Designed for introducing your year 7’s to ecosystems and the idea of interdependence. This lesson plan is fully prepped covering key vocabulary such as the definition of interdependence (one my students usually struggle with!). What is included: In this file you get the lesson powerpoint and a corresponding keyword list with definitions included. I have left the design simple but editable - this is due to schools in my area having specific requirements around colours and fonts. The lesson plan follows the following structure: Activate: 6 recall questions designed to get the students either retrieving previous knowledge linked to this or prior topics. These have been designed with my students in mind - they may look different for your students! Model: Set the scene for the lesson and outline key new knowledge. Practice: Give the students opportunities to use the new knowledge provided. Review: Check students grasp of new concepts with a quick review activity. On the first page of the PowerPoint, there is a link to a Google Drive containing the same resources just in case you teach in a Google school! Please note: This free lesson is the first lesson in a topic covering ecosystems. Fully aligned to the National Curriculum.

If you need to review B1 Cell Biology, then these worksheets are ideal. It covers the structure of cells (animal, plant and bacteria), microscopy, cell transport and more! Read on for a full list of all the topics included. My students love completing these cell biology worksheets independently. It gave them the freedom to review their knowledge without it being so teacher led. These align with the AQA GCSE Combined Specification, topic B1. A complete booklet with an overview of the following skills: Animal cell (label and draw) Plant cell (label and draw) Comparing eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells Bacteria cell (label and draw) Cell organelles (function) Specialised cells (examples and how they are adapted) Microscopy Calculating magnification Stem cells & meristems Cell division (mitosis) Diffusion Osmosis Active transport Comparing transport in cells Transport in organisms Further details: This cell biology worksheet has been designed to be laid out as a booklet. Or they could be treated as separate worksheets. This could also be a perfect sub lesson if you are not in school. Alternatively, this would make a fantastic homework research project set over a week or more. The opportunities are endless with this fun and engaging independent booklet task! Other GCSE Science Revision Booklets: AQA B2 Organisation Revision Booklet AQA B3 Infection & Response Revision Booklet AQA B4 Bioenergetics Revision Booklet AQA C1 Atomic Structure Revision Booklet If you enjoy this resource, please consider leaving a review.

These heart structure and function worksheets are designed to help your High School students learn all about what is the heart structure and function. Included in this pack are: Diagrams & labels of the heart (heart anatomy diagram worksheet) - for cutting and sticking into books. A colourful pre-labelled heart (how heart works diagram) - ideal for peer/self assessing student work. A large blank heart diagram & large labels - ideal for getting ideas together before students label their own (laminate for multiple use!) or for reviewing the information at the end of the lesson. Key words - designed to help students writing their own explanation/description of how blood travels through the heart. A word fill activity using the same key words. A completed written answer - to be used as a model or for peer/self assessment (heart structure worksheet answers included). By the end of the lesson I would expect students to understand how does the heart’s structure help its function. There is a lot of variety around how you can use these resources! Please see below for descriptions of how I have used them in my classroom. If you are planning on using all the resources, I recommend taking more than one lesson. For some teaching tips on how to teach anatomy of the heart, I have written an extensive blog post which includes how I would plan a whole teaching unit around the heart and circulatory system. Head to the link to my website in my TES shop! How I have used this resource: Previously I have allowed students time to look at the labelled version, and then attempt to label the large diagram in pairs on their table. Then they can look at other groups to compare. The cut and stick diagram takes a little time, ideal if you have a class that need to keep their hands busy for an afternoon! I presented the written activity as a short essay style answer where they had to ‘describe the journey of the blood through the heart’. I gave them the key words to start with, and encouraged them to highlight words they used as they wrote. I gave my SEN students the word fill (I have students with dyspraxia and dyslexia, they struggle with writing big blocks of text from scratch). After the activity, I gave them the model answer - they looked through it, and added any detail they had missed (I asked them to underline/highlight what they had added so I could see what their original work looked like). Product: worksheet heart anatomy, structure and function.

Do you need a science project for your KS3 Science class? This life science research project is focused on habitats. Students will research 3 given habitats along with one of their own choosing! Support is provided to help the students get stuck in, including QR codes for them to scan with their device taking them directly to quality sources of information. The research tasks themselves are designed to guide students through their research. There is also an additional warm up set of questions that should not require research, designed to build confidence and retrieve prior knowledge about habitats that students may not realise they have! Included in this research packet: Introduction to habitats and task instructions. Warm-up questions – simple and engaging to get the students started. Habitat 1 (rainforest) research questions with space to answer. Habitat 2 (coral reefs) research questions with space to answer. Habitat 3 (polar regions) research questions with space to answer. Template for students to complete their own research on their chosen habitat. Resources to help the students with their research (QR codes with links to helpful websites). This task could easily take an hour or more. Students will require access to the internet. If I had a class with access to devices in school, this could also be a perfect sub/cover lesson if you are not in school. Alternatively, this would make a fantastic homework research project set over a week or more. The opportunities are endless with this fun and engaging independent research task!

Do your students struggle to write their method for their science experiments? Maybe they just have not had a lot of experience writing a science lab method. I have the same issues with my students, especially in KS3, this is a totally new style of writing than what they are used to! To combat this, I have designed these worksheets that scaffold the process and build up student skills. I promise you, you will see some amazing improvements if you follow these simple steps! Give them some writing rules. Show them what a bad one looks like (and model why it is bad). Show them what a good one looks like (and model why it is good). Get them to review some poorly written and well written methods - allowing them to start to see what makes a good method. Now start them writing by asking them to turn a series of diagrams into a written method following the rules. Finally, they get to go solo! Get them to write a method from scratch without all the previous scaffolding (obviously they can look back at the rules and the examples of good methods to help them out if they need it!) The quality of my students’ written methods has vastly improved and, more importantly, my student CONFIDENCE is soaring when we write methods! Something they would avoid in the past, not knowing where to start. So, what exactly do you get included in this resource? Bell-ringers x1 & exit tickets x2 (for you to choose which is most appropriate) Rules for writing a method (printer friendly copy for students and a colour copy that could be printed as a poster or shared digitally) Reviewing 2 methods – teacher modelled example highlighting and annotating what are the pros and cons of each method (according to the rules) Reviewing 2 methods – students to complete independently Turning lab diagrams into a method – students use the sequenced images and turn them into a logical method Students write their own method for making their favourite sandwich! Peer assessment forms for students to assess each other’s sandwich method. If you would like more science teaching ideas and tips, please check out my blog. I spend a lot of time researching each blog and teaching strategy to provide the best high quality information for teachers everywhere. You can find the link in my TES shop!

When it is back to school time, make sure you engage your students with this fun and easy to prepare introduction to the science lab booklet! The focus of this booklet is to learn the types of lab equipment used, how to set it up safely, and how to use it correctly. Included in this booklet there are 7 different activities: Colouring sheet with lab equipment (these are labelled to introduce students to the names) A lab equipment match up activity (pictures to words) Label the lab equipment activity Bunsen burner set up (cut and stick activity) Lab equipment wordsearch Measuring using lab equipment (mass, volume and temperature) Identify the correct equipment for different tasks activity - to help encourage students to use the correct keywords when describing what they are measuring e.g. measuring the volume of water. All the answers are included for all the worksheets. You will find names and pictures of chemistry lab equipment often used, e.g. Bunsen burners, beakers, test tubes, measuring cylinders, conical flasks, balance etc. By including a lab equipment activity like this one when you start back to school, you are setting students up for success! This booklet contains a range of activities designed to introduce students to the science lab and the lab equipment used. To cater to students of different abilities, I have included a range of activities - use them all to solidify understand or pick and choose what works best for your students!

If you are keen to get your student completing labs, but they don’t have too much experience using lab equipment yet, start them off with this ‘intro to lab skills’ lab! Using a simple method to mix and then separate salt and water, we can give our students a chance to practice lots of different lab skills, including: Working safely in the lab by wearing safety goggles Measuring volumes of liquids Measuring mass of solids Setting up a Bunsen burner correctly Using a Bunsen burner safely Making observations using keywords Included in this resource are: Teacher notes Bell-ringers x2 & exit tickets x2 (for you to choose which is most appropriate) Optional booklet front page to print out if you want to present it to students as a booklet. Student friendly instructions and risk assessment Comprehension questions to secure student understanding of the method Drawings and explanation of the lab equipment required (designed to help students write the method themselves) Student written method and risk assessment worksheet (if you want the students to write their own methods). A page for observation writing, along with keywords and definitions that could be used. The equipment you will need to be able to complete the lab include: Beakers, measuring cylinders, stirring rods, balance, weight boats, Bunsen burners, tripods, gauze mat, heat proof mat, salt, water. Printouts of the worksheets.

GCSE Paper 2 Foundation Tier 2022 Content. This revision activity is carefully aligned with the AQA GCSE Combined Science Specification. It covers content from B6 on Inherited Disorders. This activity contains a mind map style question sheet. The answers are also included. Ideas for how to use this resource: As independent revision in the classroom Homework Valuable cover work if you are not in the classroom Revision quiz - first to beat the grid wins! What is included? Printable (black and white) copy of question sheet Printable (black and white) copy of answer sheet Colourful display version of question sheet Colourful display version of the answer sheet If you would like to download a similar resource that is free, check out my B1: Cells revision mind map. It is exactly the same format. As mentioned above, this topic is included in the 2022 GCSE exam advanced information for Foundation tier only.

GCSE Paper 2 Foundation Tier 2022 Content. This revision activity is carefully aligned with the AQA GCSE Combined Science Specification. It covers content from B6 on Alleles and Genetic Diagrams. This activity contains a mind map style question sheet. The answers are also included. Ideas for how to use this resource: As independent revision in the classroom Homework Valuable cover work if you are not in the classroom Revision quiz - first to beat the grid wins! What is included? Printable (black and white) copy of question sheet Printable (black and white) copy of answer sheet Colourful display version of question sheet Colourful display version of the answer sheet If you would like to download a similar resource that is free, check out my B1: Cells revision mind map. It is exactly the same format. As mentioned above, this topic is included in the 2022 GCSE exam advanced information for Foundation tier only.

GCSE Paper 2 Foundation Tier 2022 Content. This revision activity is carefully aligned with the AQA GCSE Combined Science Specification. It covers content from B6 on DNA and the Genome. This activity contains a mind map style question sheet. The answers are also included. Ideas for how to use this resource: As independent revision in the classroom Homework Valuable cover work if you are not in the classroom Revision quiz - first to beat the grid wins! What is included? Printable (black and white) copy of question sheet Printable (black and white) copy of answer sheet Colourful display version of question sheet Colourful display version of the answer sheet If you would like to download a similar resource that is free, check out my B1: Cells revision mind map. It is exactly the same format. As mentioned above, this topic is included in the 2022 GCSE exam advanced information for Foundation tier only.

This revision resource is aligned with AQA GCSE Biology, carefully following the specification. It contains one question based graphic organiser/mind map with content on B5: Controlling blood glucose. The answers are also included. How you can use this resource: Get your students to create their own GCSE mind maps by answering the information laid out in this resource. Use this task as an opportunity to outline areas for development by using retrieval practice. Set this as a homework task or revision task. Hold a GCSE biology revision quiz using this as your question paper. What’s inside: Mind-map with specification aligned questions on Controlling blood glucose (from AQA B5 : Homeostasis and Response, Combined Science Trilogy). Completed version of the mind-map with the answers Colour and B&W copies of both questions and answers. The research tells us that retrieval practice is key to helping students retain information. I have outlined various strategies for incorporating retrieval practice into your lessons in the following blog post! Unsure? Check out my free B1 GCSE revision mind map on Cell Structure first! If this resource helped your students, please let me know in the reviews below! I would love to know how it can be improved for maximum impact for your students, so feedback is always welcome.

This resource is aligned with AQA GCSE Biology revision carefully following the specification. It contains one question based graphic organiser/mind map with content on B5: The Endocrine System. The answers are also included. How you can use this resource: Get your students to create their own GCSE mind maps by answering the information laid out in this resource. Use this task as an opportunity to outline areas for development by using retrieval practice. Set this as a homework task or revision task. Hold a GCSE biology revision quiz using this as your question paper. What’s inside: Mind-map with specification aligned questions on the basics of the endocrine system (from AQA B5 Combined Science Trilogy). Completed version of the mind-map with the answers. Colour and B&W copies of both questions and answers. GCSE’s are fast approaching, the research tells us that retrieval practice is key to helping students retain information. Unsure? Check out my free B1 GCSE revision mind map on Cell Structure first! If this resource helped your students, please let me know in the reviews below! I would love to know how it can be improved for maximum impact for your students, so feedback is always welcome.

This resource is aligned with AQA GCSE Biology revision carefully following the specification. It contains one question based graphic organiser/mind map with content on B5: Investigating Reaction Time (required practical). The answers are also included. How you can use this resource: Get your students to create their own GCSE mind maps by answering the information laid out in this resource. Use this task as an opportunity to outline areas for development by using retrieval practice. Set this as a homework task or revision task. Hold a GCSE biology revision quiz using this as your question paper. What’s inside: Mind-map with specification aligned questions on the Investigating Reaction Time - required practical (from AQA B5 Combined Science Trilogy). Completed version of the mind-map with the answers Colour and B&W copies of both questions and answers. GCSE’s are fast approaching, the research tells us that retrieval practice is key to helping students retain information. I have outlined various strategies for incorporating retrieval practice into your lessons in the following blog post! Looking for some last minute revision tips and ideas? Check out this blog post that outlines strategies to help your students to succeed! Unsure? Check out my free B1 GCSE revision mind map on Cell Structure first! If this resource helped your students, please let me know in the reviews below! I would love to know how it can be improved for maximum impact for your students, so feedback is always welcome.