A full unit of work from the KS3 Activate ‘cells’ topic, designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This unit of work contains 7 full hour lessons. The lessons should be delivered in this sequence: Animal cells Plant cells Using a light microscope Specialised animal cells Specialised plant cells Diffusion (movement of substances into and out of cells) Unicellular organisms Each of the lessons in this sequence are designed to be interactive and engaging. Each of my lesson resources contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A series of 8 full 1-hour lessons designed as an introduction unit for year 7s in science. This resource includes the following lessons, which should be delivered in the order below: Lab safety Scientific apparatus Measuring Using Bunsen burners Writing a scientific method Drawing results tables Drawing line graphs Planning an investigation