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I am a secondary science teacher from Plymouth, United Kingdom. I have a passion for designing interactive, engaging and well scaffolded resources that are inclusive for all pupils. I teach all years, from years 7-13. I teach KS3 Activate (Biology, Chemistry and Physics), AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy (Biology and Chemistry), AQA GCSE Biology, AQA GCSE Chemistry, and A Level Biology (OCR A).

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I am a secondary science teacher from Plymouth, United Kingdom. I have a passion for designing interactive, engaging and well scaffolded resources that are inclusive for all pupils. I teach all years, from years 7-13. I teach KS3 Activate (Biology, Chemistry and Physics), AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy (Biology and Chemistry), AQA GCSE Biology, AQA GCSE Chemistry, and A Level Biology (OCR A).
Introduction to forces - KS3 Activate
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Introduction to forces - KS3 Activate

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the first lesson in “Chapter 1 - Forces” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Recall the effects that forces can have on objects Describe how to measure forces Compare contact and non-contact forces, and give examples for contact and non-contact forces Recall that forces always come in pairs called interaction pairs, and use this concept to explain certain phenomena All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Particles and their behaviour - KS3 Activate TOPIC
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Particles and their behaviour - KS3 Activate TOPIC

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This unit of work contains seven 1-hour lesson resources designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This unit follows "Chapter 1 - Particles and their behaviour” from Activate 1, Chemistry. However, it would be suitable for any KS3 curriculum studying particles, states of matter and changes of state. This unit of work is designed to be engaging and interactive, with plenty of practical demonstrations and teacher models. The lessons are designed so that they can be delivered by any member of staff, regardless of whether chemistry is their specialism. They are also suitable for students working outside the classroom, e.g. in isolation. The lessons should be delivered in this order: The particle model Density States of matter Melting and freezing Boiling More changes of state Diffusion All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Squashing and stretching - KS3 Activate lesson
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Squashing and stretching - KS3 Activate lesson

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the second lesson in “Chapter 1 - Forces” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson focuses on squashing and stretching. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. This lesson includes a simple practical where students investigate stretching different materials (e.g. a spring, and elastic band etc.) From this lesson, students should be able to: Recall that forces can compress, stretch, twist and bend objects Describe what is meant by a normal force or reaction force Use a model to explain why normal force / reaction force occurs Define the terms ‘tension’, ‘extension’ and ‘elastic limit’ All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Forces at a distance - KS3 Activate (Mass and weight)
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Forces at a distance - KS3 Activate (Mass and weight)

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the fifth and penultimate lesson in “Chapter 1 - Forces” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson is on forces at a distance, and specifically focuses on mass and weight. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Explain the difference between mass and weight Describe how mass and weight are measured Recall that gravitational field strength is different on different planets Calculate weight using the equation mass x gravitational field strength All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Friction - KS3 Activate
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Friction - KS3 Activate

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the third lesson in “Chapter 1 - Forces” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson is on friction. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. This lesson includes a practical activity where students investigate the speed of a toy car down a ramp where different materials are used on the ramp’s surface. From this lesson, students should be able to: Give a definition for the key term ‘friction’ Explain what causes friction to occur Describe the effect that friction has on moving objects Describe how to reduce the effect of friction Investigate the effect of different material surfaces on the amount of friction a moving object experiences All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Features of waves - KS3 Activate (Sound)
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Features of waves - KS3 Activate (Sound)

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the first lesson in “Chapter 2 - Sound” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson is on ‘waves’, focusing on the features of waves. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Label the amplitude, wavelength, peak and trough on a diagram of a transverse wave Define the terms peak, trough, amplitude, frequency and wavelength Compare transverse and longitudinal waves Identify transverse and longitudinal waves from given examples Describe how waves are superposed All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Forces - KS3 Activate TOPIC
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Forces - KS3 Activate TOPIC

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This unit of work contains six 1-hour lesson resources designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This unit follows "Chapter 1 - Forces” from Activate 1, Physics. However, it would be suitable for any KS3 curriculum studying forces. This unit of work is designed to be engaging and interactive, with plenty of practical demonstrations and teacher models. There are a couple of class practicals too which come with risk assessments and full, chunked instructions. The lessons are designed so that they can be delivered by any member of staff, regardless of whether physics is their specialism. They are also suitable for students working outside the classroom, e.g. in isolation. The lessons should be delivered in this order: Introduction to forces Squashing and stretching Friction Drag forces Forces at a distance Balanced and unbalanced forces All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Balanced and unbalanced forces - KS3 Activate lesson
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Balanced and unbalanced forces - KS3 Activate lesson

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the sixth and final lesson in “Chapter 1 - Forces” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson is on balanced and unbalanced forces. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Explain what is meant by the terms ‘balanced forces’ and ‘unbalanced forces’ To draw force diagrams showing balanced and unbalanced forces acting on an object To describe how unbalanced forces can cause objects to change motion All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Loudness and pitch - KS3 Activate lesson
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Loudness and pitch - KS3 Activate lesson

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the third lesson in “Chapter 2 - Sound” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson is on ‘loudness and pitch’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Describe how to visualise a sound wave on an oscilloscope Describe the link between amplitude and loudness Describe the link between frequency and pitch Recall the correct units for frequency and loudness Understand that the decibel scale does not work like a ruler (not introduced to the term logarithmic yet) All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Echoes and ultrasound - KS3 Activate lesson
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Echoes and ultrasound - KS3 Activate lesson

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the 5th and final lesson in “Chapter 2 - Sound” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson is on ‘echoes and ultrasound’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Recall that an echo is reflected sound Understand which materials reflect sound well and which materials absorb sound well Describe how echoes can be used to calculate distance Use simple, given examples of the time taken for an echo to be heard to calculate distance Recall what ultrasound is Recall two uses for ultrasound Describe how sonar is used to calculate the depth of water All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Word equations - KS3 Activate lesson
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Word equations - KS3 Activate lesson

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the second lesson in “Chapter 2 - Reactions” from Activate 1, Chemistry. This lesson is on ‘word equations’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Chemistry class, even by those where chemistry is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Identify reactants and products from a word equation Write word equations for chemical reactions when given the relevant information Use word equations to describe chemical reactions in words All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Chemical reactions - KS3 Activate lesson
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Chemical reactions - KS3 Activate lesson

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the first lesson in “Chapter 2 - Reactions” from Activate 1, Chemistry. This lesson is on ‘chemical reactions’ (and physical changes). This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Chenistry class, even by those where chemistry is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. This lesson also involves a practical demonstration of elephant’s toothpaste. From this lesson, students should be able to: State what chemical reactions are Describe some typical signs of a chemical reaction State what a catalyst does State what a physical change is Give some examples of physical changes Compare chemical reactions and physical changes All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Decomposition reactions - KS3 Activate lesson
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Decomposition reactions - KS3 Activate lesson

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the fourth lesson in “Chapter 2 - Reactions” from Activate 1, Chemistry. This lesson is on ‘decomposition reactions’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Chemistry class, even by those where chemistry is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. This lesson also involves a practical demonstration on the thermal decomposition of copper carbonate. From this lesson, students should be able to: State what decomposition reactions are Identify decomposition reactions from word equations State what thermal decomposition reactions are Predict the products of thermal decomposition reactions Complete word equations for thermal decomposition reactions All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Using ratios - KS3 Activate (Chemistry lesson)
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Using ratios - KS3 Activate (Chemistry lesson)

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the 5th lesson in “Chapter 2 - Reactions” from Activate 1, Chemistry. This lesson is on ‘using ratios’, which used later in the topic to help students balance symbol equations. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Chemistry class, even by those where chemistry is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Use ratios to compare values Simplify ratios Use ratios in calculations All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Light - KS3 Activate lesson
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Light - KS3 Activate lesson

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the 1st lesson in “Chapter 3 - Light” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson is on ‘light’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Use ray diagrams to explain how we see non-luminous objects Explain the terms transparent, translucent and opaque, and give examples Explain the terms luminous and non-luminous, and give examples Explain that light-time (light-minutes and light-years) is a measure of distance All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Reactions topic, KS3 Activate (Chemistry)
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Reactions topic, KS3 Activate (Chemistry)

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This unit of work contains seven 1-hour lesson resources designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This unit follows "Chapter 3 - Reactions” from Activate 1, Chemistry. However, it would be suitable for any KS3 curriculum studying chemistry. This unit of work is designed to be engaging and interactive, with plenty of practical demonstrations and teacher models. There are a couple of class practicals too which come with risk assessments and full, chunked instructions. The lessons are designed so that they can be delivered by any member of staff, regardless of whether chemistry is their specialism. They are also suitable for students working outside the classroom, e.g. in isolation. The lessons should be delivered in this order: Chemical reactions Word equations Oxidation reactions Decomposition reactions Using ratios Conservation of mass Endothermic and exothermic All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Refraction - KS3 Activate lesson
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Refraction - KS3 Activate lesson

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the 3rd lesson in “Chapter 3 - Light” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson is on ‘refraction’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. This lesson includes a class practical where students investigate refraction using a glass block and ray box. From this lesson, students should be able to: Recall what refraction is Give some examples of refraction Describe how the direction of light changes as it passes from one medium to another Explain why light changes direction as it passes from one medium to another Use a glass box and ray box to investigate how the direction of light changes as it passes from one medium to another All of my lesson resources contain: 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
The eye - KS3 Activate lesson
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The eye - KS3 Activate lesson

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the 4th lesson in “Chapter 3 - Light” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson focuses on the eye, from the pages ‘the eye and the camera’. I have separated these into two lessons. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. This lesson includes a short practical where students view inverted images through a magnifying glass. From this lesson, students should be able to: Label the structures in the eye (pupil, cornea, iris, lens, retina, optic nerve) Describe the function of each of the structures in the eye (pupil, cornea, iris, lens, retina, optic nerve) Describe how the lens inverts images Describe the role of photoreceptor cells in the retina All of my lesson resources contain: 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
Colour (light) - KS3 Activate lesson
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Colour (light) - KS3 Activate lesson

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the 6th and final lesson in “Chapter 3 - Light” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson focuses on ‘colour’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. This lesson includes a short practical where students pass white light from a ray box through a triangular prism. From this lesson, students should be able to: Describe how white light is dispersed when it passes through a prism Explain why white light is dispersed when it passes through a prism Explain why objects have certain colours Recall the primary colours of light and secondary colours of light Describe the colour of light that will be seen when primary colours of light are mixed Identify the colour of light that will be seen when different coloured lights are passed through different coloured filters All of my lesson resources contain: 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
The camera - KS3 Activate lesson
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The camera - KS3 Activate lesson

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A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the 5th lesson in “Chapter 3 - Light” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson focuses on the camera, from the pages ‘the eye and the camera’. I have separated these into two lessons. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. This lesson includes a class practical where students make a pinhole camera and use it to view the image of a candle. From this lesson, students should be able to: Describe the role of the key parts in a camera (aperture, lens, CCD) Describe how a simple camera is used to view an image Compare the parts of a camera to the parts of the eye Make a simple pinhole camera and use it to view an image of a candle To describe how the pinhole camera is used to view an image All of my lesson resources contain: 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