My lessons follow the learning objectives of Exploring Science: Working Scientifically Student Book Year 8 by Pearson. Geared towards Edexcel curriculum but follows the national curriculum suitable for schools that teach towards AQA, OCR curriculum also. ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ My Lessons include: Visually appealing graphics that encourage engagement throughout a lesson. ‘Do now/Starter’ activities with music to encourage fast and easy settling as the pupils arrive to lesson. Progress steps: By having the student’s track their own progress, it creates ownership of goal achievement. The graphic representation of the students’ progress can be highly motivating. If improvements are not achieved, students can reflect on what changes need to be made to the intervention plan. Peer and self-assessments (AfL) encouraging use of green pen self-assessment and purple pen peer assessment . This can be edited to meet the expectations of your school policy Formative assessments to consolidate learning throughout (exam-style questioning, linking questions) Plenary activities. Extensions and challenge questions to reach higher ability students. On screen timers to aid lesson plan and pupil focus. Implementing subject specific key words throughout to encourage literacy ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ music credit to: Summer Adventure by DPmusic

My lessons follow the learning objectives of Exploring Science: Working Scientifically Student Book Year 8 by Pearson. Geared towards Edexcel curriculum but follows the national curriculum suitable for schools that teach towards AQA, OCR curriculum also. ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ My Lessons include: Visually appealing graphics that encourage engagement throughout a lesson. ‘Do now/Starter’ activities with music to encourage fast and easy settling as the pupils arrive to lesson. Progress steps: By having the student’s track their own progress, it creates ownership of goal achievement. The graphic representation of the students’ progress can be highly motivating. If improvements are not achieved, students can reflect on what changes need to be made to the intervention plan. Peer and self-assessments (AfL) encouraging use of green pen self-assessment and purple pen peer assessment . This can be edited to meet the expectations of your school policy Formative assessments to consolidate learning throughout (exam-style questioning, linking questions) Plenary activities. Extensions and challenge questions to reach higher ability students. On screen timers to aid lesson plan and pupil focus. Implementing subject specific key words throughout to encourage literacy ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ music credit to: Summer Adventure by DPmusic

This lesson is all about internal and external fertilisation. Lesson built using Activate Exploring Science for year 7’s. If you liked this free lesson check out the other paid resources for this topic. ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ My Lessons include: 1. Visually appealing graphics that encourage engagement throughout a lesson. 2. ‘Do now/Starter’ activities with music to encourage fast and easy settling as the pupils arrive to lesson. 3. Progress steps: By having the student’s track their own progress, it creates ownership of goal achievement. The graphic representation of the students’ progress can be highly motivating. If improvements are not achieved, students can reflect on what changes need to be made to the intervention plan. 4. On screen timers that aid SEND students. 5. Peer and self-assessments (AfL) encouraging use of green pen self-assessment and purple pen peer assessment . This can be edited to meet the expectations of your school policy 6. Formative assessments to consolidate learning throughout (exam-style questioning, linking questions) 8. Plenary activities. 9. Extensions and challenge questions to reach higher ability students 10. On screen timers to aid lesson plan and pupil focus. 11. Implementing subject specific key words throughout to encourage literacy I do not own any rights to the music or images used.