This is the fourth lesson in OCR A Level Biology module 3 section 3.1.2 Heart structure and function. It is a full lesson including starter, student activities, full notes and a differentiated summary activity at the end. It also includes instructions for the heart dissection PAG2 and a video as an alternative should practical work not be possible due to Covid-19. All answers are included

A full lesson showing what the mole is, why it is important and taking students through molar calculations. Suitable for both trilogy and separate chemistry It includes a starter, full notes, various student activities and a summary at the end All answer are included

A complete lesson covering section 4.1.2e of the OCR A level specification- the burning of alkanes. It covers both complete and incomplete combustion and the problems associated with carbon monoxide. Offer lost of opportunity to practice balancing equations as well as recall of the reacting masses equations from module 2 Includes a starter, full notes, a variety of student activities and a differentiated summary at the end Some slides have notes to support delivery All answers included

A complete lesson teaching students how to use the specific heat capacity equation. It starts by posing a number of questions about pairs of substances being heated leading students to the idea that it relies on the mass of the substance, the type of substance and the amount of energy provided. It the goes through how to use the equation following the I do, we do, you do model. The calculations are set out using the model I introduced at my school which is designed to support students with rearranging the more difficult equations The lesson includes a starter, full notes, worked examples and independent student activities. All answers provided

A complete lesson covering the specification points 5.1.2 e and f- kidney failure and its treatment and the use of urine testing both in medical diagnosis and in detecting drug use. The lesson includes a starter, full notes various student activities including exam questions and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers provided I always try to reduce photocopying so all resources are embedded in the PPT

A set of three lessons covering the complete set of specification points in OCR Physics section 6.2- electric fields IT covers: Point and spherical charges Coulombs law including calculating the force between point charges and the electric field strength of a point charge Uniform electric field strength including calculating uniform field strength and the charge of a parallel plate capacitor Electric potential and energy Each lesson includes a starter, full detailed notes, various student activities including exam questions and a differentiated summary at the end I am in favour of reducing photocopying so all activities are embedded into the main PPT

A double lesson covering sections 6.1.1c, d and e and 6.1.3a of the OCR Physics specification- investigating capacitors. It covers PAG 9.1 and PAG 9.2 which are investigating capacitors in series and parallel as well as discharging and charging capacitors. The lesson includes full notes and methods, student activities, analysis activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers included.

A full lessons covering section 6.1 of the OCR Physics specification- capacitors. This particular lesson covers sections c, d, e and a, b and c- energy in circuits. This includes the circuits for calculating work done using charge and voltage, charge and current and voltage and capacitance. also covers how to calculate total capacitance in series and parallel. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, lots of student activities including exam questions and a differentiated summary at the end All answers provided

This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.3 c and d of the OCR A level Physics specification- electromagnetism. It opens by considering Faraday’s law both mathematically and verbally including examples. It also discussed how e.m.f. and flux linkage can be calculated graphically. It discusses how magnetic flux can be investigated experimentally. The lesson then moves on to Lenz’s law and how using that, and Flemings left hand rule, you can work out the direction of the e.m.f. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers are included. I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.

This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.3 e and f of the OCR A level Physics specification- uses of electromagnetic induction. It opens by considering a simple alternator as a means of generating electricity. It then goes on to discuss transformers and the transformer equation including how to derive the transformer equation from Faraday’s law and the power equation. It discusses ways of investigating transformers and can act as an introduction to Physics PAG 11.1. The lesson closes by considering transformers in the national grid and at home. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers are included. I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.

This is a complete lesson covering sections 5.2.2 d-h of the OCR Biology specification- the link reaction and the Krebs cycle. It starts by introducing the link reaction and then checking students understanding with some questions. The lesson then moves onto the Krebs cycle and the importance of coenzymes There is then a summary activity of the difference between FAD and NAD. The lesson then looks at oxidative phosphorylation and substrate phosphorylation before closing with some summary exam questions. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers are included. I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.

This is a complete lesson covering sections 5.1.5 a-f of the OCR Biology specification- tropisms and industrial uses of hormones. It starts by introducing tropisms in general and then phototropisms specifically. There is then an activity where students look the experimental results and have to make conclusions based on those results. The lesson then looks at more experimental evidence including the split shoot experiment. The lesson then moves on to look at geotropisms and plants growing in the dark. The lesson closes by looking at industrial uses of hormones The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers are included. I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.

A complete lesson revising the specification points 4.7.3 of the AQA Trilogy biology specification- ecosystems. The lesson covers: Communities Levels of organisation Human impacts on the environment There are a variety of activities including lot of exam questions All answers provided Updated 2023 to reflect the return to normal exam arrangements

A complete lesson revising section 6.4.2 of the AQA Trilogy specification- radiation. It covers types and propeties of radiation, decay equations, half lives and contamination. The lesson includes a variety of activities including tables to complete, exam questions and a short multiple choice quiz. The PPT is designed to reduce copying so all activities are in the presentation.

A complete lesson covering section 5.4.1 a- e of the OCR Physics specification- gravitational fields It includes a starter, full notes, various independent activities and a differentiated summary at the end The lesson covers gravitational fields, the law of gravitation and calculating gravitational field strength All answers included I aim to reduce photocopying so all resources are within the PPT (31 slides in total)

A complete lesson covering sections 5.5.1e and 5.5.3 a-k of the OCR Physics specification- stellar radiation and luminosity and stellar spectrum. It starts by looking at the way that objects produce electromagnetic radiation and the link to temperature. It then looks at Wien’s displacement law and Stefan’s law including calculations and comparisons of luminosity and temperature. It then move son to look at spectra and how electrons produce photons of light after being excited. It then closes by looking at the difference between emission and absorption spectrum and how they can be sued to analyse stars. Includes lots of independent activities All answer included I aim to reduce photocopying so all resources are in the PPT- 49 slides in total

A complete lesson covering sections 5.5.3 d-o of the OCR Physics specification- the big bang theory, the cosmological principle, the Doppler effect and red shift. The lesson starts by covering the Doppler effect in sound and how this also applies to red shift in light. It the covers how this and CMBR act as evidence for the origins of the universe in the big bang. It covers the Hubble constant, how its value is not exact and how it can be sued to estimate the age of the universe. The lesson closes by looking at the events immediately following the big bang and how the universe is believed to have changed. The lesson includes lots of calculations and multiple student activities All answers are provided I aim tor educe photocopying so all resources are within the PPT- a total of 50 slides

A complete lesson covering section 6.2.3 a-c of the OCR Chemistry specification- condensation polymerisation to form polyesters and polyamides. The lesson starts by recapping addition polymerisation for year 12. It then introduces condensation polymers. The lesson then goes through the formation of polyamides and polyesters using either one monomer or two. The lesson includes multiple opportunities for students to independently practice. The lesson then covers the hydrolysis of polymers to return to the original monomers. The final part of the lesson is practice at working out the original monomer using a digram of the original polymer. The lesson includes lots of independent tasks I aim to reduce photocopying so all activities and answers are in the PowerPoint- a total of 42 slides

A full lesson covering section 6.2.4 a-d of the OCR Chemistry specification- making carbon-carbon bonds. The lesson starts by looking at why we need to form new carbon-carbon bonds. It then looks at the reactions with haloalkanes and acyl chlorides and the reaction mechanisms behind both. The lesson then looks at the reactions of the nitriles and how they can be used in organic synthesis. The final part of the lesson looks at the reactions with benzene and how additional side chains can be added. There are lots of student independent tasks and all answers are provided I aim to reduce photocopying so all activities are within the PPT (32 slides in total)