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Resources from an Assistant Headteacher and former Head of Science Teacher and SLE and another Assistant Headteacher and former Head of Science, with a collective 23 years experience between them.

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Resources from an Assistant Headteacher and former Head of Science Teacher and SLE and another Assistant Headteacher and former Head of Science, with a collective 23 years experience between them.
New GCSE (9-1) Chemistry: Energy of reactions
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New GCSE (9-1) Chemistry: Energy of reactions

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This GCSE revision booklet contains a selection of activities which enable students to consolidate their understanding of the topic. The resource will show students many different ways to revise for their upcoming exams. The resource is suitable for year 10 and year 11.
GCSE Physics: Electricity
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GCSE Physics: Electricity

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This GCSE revision booklet contains a selection of activities which enable students to consolidate their understanding of the topic. The resource will show students many different ways to revise for their upcoming exams. The resource is suitable for year 10 and year 11.
GCSE Biology: Cells revision booklet
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GCSE Biology: Cells revision booklet

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This GCSE revision booklet contains a selection of activities which enable students to consolidate their understanding of the topic. The resource will show students many different ways to revise for their upcoming exams. The resource is suitable for year 10 and year 11.
Science Week
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Science Week

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Used each of these lessons during science week in different departments
New GCSE - Physics of cycling
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New GCSE - Physics of cycling

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This STEM lesson involves the students selecting certain aspects of a cycling team. It will promote an interest in the subject as it is context led. The resource involves students completing physics calculations and promotes data analysis skills. The lesson is suitable for year 10 and year 11
Food chains (French version)
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Food chains (French version)

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Lesson created for the French department for science week on food chains. All translated into French (and checked!) and differentiated throughout. Suitable for KS3 or low ability KS4. NOTE: this is a SMART board document Learning Objectives: Describe the way illness was dealt with in the earliest time periods Explain why survival rate improved Compare methods of surgery in different time periods
History of Medicine
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History of Medicine

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A lesson created for the History department to use during science week, looking at how medicine has developed over time starting with the Romans. Can be used in science lessons too! Differentiated throughout. Learning Objectives: Describe the way illness was dealt with in the earliest time periods Explain why survival rate improved Compare methods of surgery in different time periods
Maths in Science
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Maths in Science

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A lesson created for the maths department to use during science week, looking at graph work and relative formula mass. Can be used in science lessons too! Differentiated throughout. Learning Objectives: Describe what is needed to draw a graph Calculate the relative formula mass of compounds Analyse equations to work out the mass of unknown substances
GCSE Physics: Paper 1 overview quiz
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GCSE Physics: Paper 1 overview quiz

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The quiz is a great revision resource to promote students’ confidence prior to sitting the exam. The activity is suitable for both year 10 and year 11. It can be used as a classroom activity or an extended day
Breathing and Gas Exchange
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Breathing and Gas Exchange

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This lesson is is on breathing and gas exchange looking at the structure of the system and also the adaptations. It is always good to demonstrate the bell jar balloons as a model for the lungs in this lesson too. Learning Objectives: Describe the organs in the respiratory system Explain the functions of the organs in the respiratory system in inhalation and exhalation Explain how the structure of the respiratory is related to its function
GCSE Chemistry: Paper 1 overview quiz
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GCSE Chemistry: Paper 1 overview quiz

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The quiz is a great revision resource to promote students’ confidence prior to sitting the exam. The activity is suitable for both year 10 and year 11. It can be used as a classroom activity or an extended day
GCSE Biology: Paper 1 overview quiz
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GCSE Biology: Paper 1 overview quiz

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The quiz is a great revision resource to promote students’ confidence prior to sitting the exam. The activity is suitable for both year 10 and year 11. It can be used as a classroom activity or an extended day
GCSE Chemistry: The periodic table
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GCSE Chemistry: The periodic table

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The lesson is a quick overview of all relevant content. The resource involves activities which will test understanding. The lesson is suitable for year 10 and year 11 lesson objectives To identify key groups in the periodic table To discuss the development of the atomic model To discuss the development of the periodic table
GCSE Chemistry:  Atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures overview
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GCSE Chemistry: Atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures overview

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The lesson is an oveview of content. It involves a variety of activities to test understanding. The lesson is suitable for year 10 and year 11. Lesson objectives To recall what is meant by an atom, element, compound and mixture To identify elements, compounds and mixture To calculate the relative atomic mass
GCSE Chemistry: Glass, Ceramics, Composites and Rusting
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GCSE Chemistry: Glass, Ceramics, Composites and Rusting

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Two lessons, with one on Glass, ceramics and composites and another on rusting. Both differentiated throughout and exam questions included (with one scaffolded for support). The first lesson includes making different types of concrete by having different ratios of ingredients, with their strength to be tested at the beginning of the next lesson (rusting). Rusting lesson has an experiment to test the conditions needed for rusting to occur. Learning Objectives: Explain who ceramics are made Explain how different properties are related to their functions Compare the physical properties of glass, ceramics and composites Learning Objectives: Describe what rusting is and the factors that cause it to happen Explain how different methods can prevent rusting from occurring Justify why alloys are used
GCSE Physics: Physics Paper 2 flashcards
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GCSE Physics: Physics Paper 2 flashcards

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These flashcards are based on fact recall for Physics paper 2. They are aimed at combined science students, but easily adapted for separate science students. They are a great activity for class, homework or extended days. Relevant for both year 10 and year 11 students
Blast Furnace
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Blast Furnace

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Lesson looking at the blast furnace and using displacement to extract the iron. Includes the experiment using a matchstick to extract iron (instructions in the lesson). Has a fantastic (in my opinion) plenary using Lego characters to answer questions. The students collect different strips of paper with different questions and Lego parts to construct a Lego character, the students loved it! DIfferentiated questions throughout. Learning Objectives: Describe the process of extracting iron Describe how carbon is used in a blast furnace to remove metal from its ore Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the process