A full 1 hour PowerPoint lesson designed for a lower ability year 11 class. This lesson covers the four main factors affecting rate of reaction, based on the AQA Combined Science syllabus. Also suitable for AQA Chemistry. This lesson includes: A 5-in-5 retrieval style starter A lesson hook Direct instruction slides, with dual coding/diagrams and reduced cognitive load Guided classroom discussions Useful teacher-led models independent tasks with scaffolding, and answer slides Guided exam questions with scaffolding, and answer slides A written plenary

These lessons were designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This resource includes two PowerPoints, each one hour, guiding students through the Required Practical on osmosis in potatoes. The first PowerPoint guides students through completing the practical. The second PowerPoint is a theory-based lesson, which gets students to think about what happened and why. It also talks them through writing a conclusion, analysing their data etc.

A full one hour lesson for a Year 13 class studying A Level Biology with the OCR A syllabus. This resource comes with a full PowerPoint and three worksheets. This resource contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice (labelling structures in the heart) A lesson hook Direct instruction slides (dual coding, low cognitive load) Check for understanding slides (hand signal, multiple choice questions) Teacher model talking through negative feedback loop Guided class discussions Independent practice slides (exam questions) with answer slides / mark schemes Plenary whiteboard quiz with answers

A full 1 hour PowerPoint lesson on the structure of mammalian muscle, as well as the process of muscle contraction. This lesson contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice task on the types of muscle Direct instruction slides, dual coding with reduced cognitive load Guided class discussions Frequent checks for understanding Guided independent tasks with answer slides Embedded exam questions with answer slides A 10-question plenary quiz (either written or whiteboard), with answer slides

A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic ‘Electrolysis’. This lesson introduces the topic ‘electrolysis’ and focuses on the process of electrolysis. This PowerPoint resource includes: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A recap of ionic bonding, featuring a ‘choose the word’ written task Guided class discussions Multiple choice hand signal quizzes to check for understanding, with answers Teacher models, including animations Mnemonic devices to help students remember the names of the ions and electrodes A printed diagram for students to label of an electrolysis cell A “fill in the blanks” style task for students to complete Answer slides A written plenary task, matching up key definitions from the lesson

A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic on “Electrolysis”. This lesson focuses on the electrolysis of aqueous solutions, with a specific focus on identifying the products formed at each electrode. This PowerPoint includes: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice task recapping the reactivity series (with varying levels of difficulty / scaffold to choose from) Guided class discussions Introduction slides outlining the rules at each electrode Teacher model slides to practice naming the product at each electrode Hand signal quizzes with answers, to check pupils’ understanding Table for students to copy and complete, practising naming the products at each electrode (varying levels of scaffold to choose from) Exam Questions for students to practise, with varying levels of scaffold to choose from Answer slides A game of ‘splat’ for students to play as a plenary task

A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic “Electrolysis”. This lesson focuses on the electrolysis of molten ionic compounds, with a specific focus on predicting the products at each electrode. OIL RIG (oxidation and reduction) is discussed in regards to the reactions at each electrode. This lesson contains: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice (class discussion on ion formation) A brief recap on the process of electrolysis Guided teacher model practising naming the products at each electrode Hand signal quizzes with answers to check for student understanding A table for students to copy and complete, predicting products at each electrode Answer slide Slides explaining OIL RIG Flow chart for students to complete, with answer slide Printable exam questions from ExamPro for students to practise, with answer slides Written plenary

A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 9 class studying the AQA GCSE Biology topic “Ecosystems”. This lesson covers interdependence in communities, stable communities and competition. This full 1-hour lesson resource contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval style starter An embedded YouTube video as a lesson hook Introduction slides on interdependence (reduced cognitive load, dual coding) Teacher model slides on interdependence in food webs A ‘thumbs up, thumbs down’ hand signals quiz, with answers An exam question for students to practice, with answer slides Introduction slides on competition, with pictures An embedded YouTube video on competition in plants A written recall task with answer slides on competition A guided ‘turn and talk’ A written exam question on competition, with answer slides Introduction slides on stable communities Exam question with answer slides on stable communities Plenary - written exam question

This is a full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Biology syllabus. This lesson covers the definition of a species, and the theory of speciation. This lesson PowerPoint contains: A “5-in-5” retrieval-style starter A lesson hook Direct instruction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) An embedded youtube video on speciation Guided class discussions Regular checks for understanding (hand signals, true/false quizzes etc.) A guided teacher model of the theory of speciation An independent task for students (cut and stick flow chart / story board on speciation) An exam question with mark scheme included Worksheets included for the flow chart and exam question.

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 9 class studying the AQA GCSE Biology topic “Ecology”. This lesson focuses on the different types of adaptation (structural, physiological, behavioural), specifically in animals. This lesson resource includes: 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Lesson hook - spot the camouflaged animal Introduction slides on the different types of adaptation, with examples (reduced cognitive load, dual coding) Written checkpoint - students match the types of adaptation to their definitions (answer slide included) Hand signals multiple choice quiz Embedded YouTube video with written task Reading task on adaptations of polar bears Comprehension task - students identify structural, physiological and behavioural adaptations in polar bears from the text Guided 6-mark exam question Written plenary with answer slide

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 9 class studying the AQA GCSE Biology topic “Ecosystems”. This lesson focuses on levels of organisation in an ecosystem. This resource contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter A turn and talk task, with answer slide Introduction slides on levels of organisation (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Checkpoints - Short written tasks in book to maintain engagement Hand signal quizzes to check understanding (with answer slides) Written task - matching key vocab to definitions (with answer slides) Class discussion - link to levels of organisation in an organism Embedded YouTube video from Amoeba sisters Whiteboard quiz, with answer slides Written plenary task

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic on “electrolysis”. This lesson focuses on the extraction of aluminium from its ore using molten cryolite. This resource contains: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A lesson hook - how many ways have you used aluminium this week? Introduction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Embedded YouTube video Written multiple choice quiz based on the video, with answers ‘Speed exam questions’ - short answer questions from ExamPro with answers Written exam questions for students to practise, with scaffolding if necessary Answer slides Game of splat as plenary task - practising key words

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mid-ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science curriculum. This resource focuses on introducing enzymes, specifically on the action of enzymes and lock and key theory. This resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ retrieval-style starter A lesson hook An introduction task on what an enzyme is Teacher input slides on enzyme action (active site, substrate, product) Multiple choice hand signal quizzes Student independent task, drawing and labelling enzyme-substrate complex (with answer slide) Teacher model slides, naming the enzyme, substrate and product Student independent task naming enzyme, substrates and products (with answer slide) Guided class discussion about locks and keys, how they work Teacher input slides on the lock and key theory, with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Guided class discussion, applying lock and key theory as to why protease can’t be used to break down starch Student independent practice on lock and key theory (with optional scaffold, and answer slide) Written plenary

A knowledge organiser designed for a year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science topic on digestion and enzymes. This knowledge organiser contains: Diagram of the human digestive system Function of each digestive organ Model for enzyme action Lock and key theory for enzyme action Effect of temperature on enzymes (graph and explanations) Effect of pH on enzymes (graph and explanations) Digestive enzymes (amylase, protease, lipase) with diagrams Food tests (iodine, Benedict’s, Biuret, Sudan III)

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mid-ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science curriculum. This is a practical lesson on conducting food tests. This resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ retrieval-style starter A lesson hook - linking to real word applications A health and safety / risk assessment slide A results table Practical instruction slides to print, for carousel practical Model answer slide Checkpoint - short exam questions to go through as a class, with answers Multiple choice hand signal quizzes Deliberate Practice - extended response exam question, with answer slide Written plenary with answer slide

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mid-ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science curriculum. This is a theory lesson that focuses on the effects of temperature and pH on enzyme activity. This resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice hand signals quiz, focusing on identifying enzymes, the active site, substrate and product Teacher input slides - story tellling “Goldlilocks and the three enzymes” to introduce the effect of temperature on enzymes A guided class discussion Student deliberate practice slides - explaining the graph on temperature and enzyme action, with optional scaffold slide, and answer slide Teacher input slides on pH and enzymes (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Written multiple choice quiz Student independent task, three levels of challenge Answer slide Written plenary (exam question, with key word bank), and answer slide