I am a Science Teacher with 25 years experience and love producing resources. As one of my HoD's remarked "Your lesson plans and resources are outstanding, if only you could teach as good as your resources." Chemistry is my main subject, but have an interest in Pedagogy, especially CASE (Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education) and misconceptions and how to overcome them.
I am a Science Teacher with 25 years experience and love producing resources. As one of my HoD's remarked "Your lesson plans and resources are outstanding, if only you could teach as good as your resources." Chemistry is my main subject, but have an interest in Pedagogy, especially CASE (Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education) and misconceptions and how to overcome them.
I have now added a sheet explaining how this can be done at home by students themselves.
This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts approx 2 hours. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions and answers individually graded to assess students.
Resource includes:
30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides
Two page guide sheet (Required Practical Graphic Organiser worth £1.50 from my shop) based on IV Characteristics
Apparatus list for technician
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification
It is available in a bundle with 8 other “home use” required practicals here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/nine-required-practicals-for-home-use-12461001
If you would like to see a FREE sample similar to this before you buy, the I-V Characteristics one is free here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-updated-i-v-characteristics-required-practical-planning-with-9-1-graded-questions-and-answers-12199364
If you want the FREE version of the questions only (my most downloaded resource) they are here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheet-revision-11791358
If you want a bundle of ALL the Physics Practicals, click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-physics-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answers-12227081
If you ONLY want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheets-with-9-1-graded-exam-style-questions-with-answers-12199346
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This KS3 biology resource can be used as a homework, end of topic revision sheet or cover lesson that has questions related to animal and plant cells and reproduction, microscopes, fitness and diet. It has over 40 questions linked to Bloom’s taxonomy and Multiple Intelligences. Teacher’s can choose activities or homeworks for the class linked to ability and/or learning style, or let students choose themselves!
This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and magnification calculations with 9-1 graded exam style questions. it lasts approximately 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including safety, method and calculations. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students.
Resource includes:
ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Student method/practical sheet that follows the slides
Apparatus list for technician
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification
If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019
All the biology practicals are available as a bundle here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-biology-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answer-12220999
If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/biology-required-practical-worksheets-with-graded-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181051
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This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results. It lasts approx 2 hours. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students.
Resource includes:
30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides
Two page guide sheet (Required Practical Graphic Organiser worth £1.50 from my shop) based on IV Characteristics
Apparatus list for technician
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification
If you would like to see a FREE sample similar to this before you buy, the I-V Characteristics one is free here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-updated-i-v-characteristics-required-practical-planning-with-9-1-graded-questions-and-answers-12199364
If you want the FREE version of the questions only (my most downloaded resource) they are here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheet-revision-11791358
If you want a bundle of ALL the Physics Practicals, click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-physics-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answers-12227081
If you ONLY want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheets-with-9-1-graded-exam-style-questions-with-answers-12199346
Please comment if you have found this useful
If you would like more required practical resources (or other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at:
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Thank you.
Now added a 1 hour Atoms and Periodic Table Exam Paper (£3 separately)
This Chemistry contains all 6 Revision lessons on Atomic Structure and Periodic Table with all aspects of the specification covered with questions and model answers.
I have taken all the AQA “Students must be able to…” statements and designed exam style questions and revision activities around them.
If you would like a free sample to try before you buy click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atoms-elements-mixtures-compounds-revision-lesson-12190880
It also includes a Graphic Organiser / Display / Booklet of all the keywords in this topic.
If you want the esam paper separately, click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/periodic-table-and-atoms-exam-paper-12214215
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This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the Resistance in a Wire and Series and Parallal. It also includes planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts approx 2 hours. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students.
Resource includes:
30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides
Two page guide sheet (Required Practical Graphic Organiser worth £1.50 from my shop) based on IV Characteristics
Apparatus list for technician
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification
If you would like to see a FREE sample similar to this before you buy, the I-V Characteristics one is free here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-updated-i-v-characteristics-required-practical-planning-with-9-1-graded-questions-and-answers-12199364
If you want the FREE version of the questions only (my most downloaded resource) they are here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheet-revision-11791358
If you want a bundle of ALL the Physics Practicals, click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-physics-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answers-12227081
If you ONLY want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheets-with-9-1-graded-exam-style-questions-with-answers-12199346
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If you would like more required practical resources (or other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at:
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Thank you.
Now with a PowerPoint This booklet covers the Variation and Inheritance topic at KS4 . It is also suitable for some KS3 students. It contains 13 content pages where on each page is a keyword and definition, an image, example and some simple questions and an extension question.
This includes a classification activity where students classify using the domain system and the normal system and compare the two.
All the information is there in the booklet.
To see if this resource is for you, I have produced an Infection and response booklet (with emphasis on Corona Virus) for free here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/infection-and-response-to-the-corona-virus-covid-19-booklet-12270746
Other biology booklets are available at my shop, the link is below:
Please check out my shop for more free and paid resources:
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This is a lesson that explains to KS4 students the importance of Avogadro’s number and Moles. It gives definitions of the mole and Avogadro’s constant, that are important for exams. It is based around the OCR scheme of work, but will work on other syllabus for explaining what a mole is and how to use it in calculations.
Contains:
15 page ppt slide inc lesson objectives, starter and plenary questions
3 pages of questions on Mole, Mass or Avogadro’s number
Answers to worksheet for peer/self assessment.
I hope you find this useful
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This KS4 Chemistry GCSE lesson asks 9-1 exam style questions and model answers on Development of the Atomic Model. It lasts approx 1 hour. It contains helpsheets for students of lower ability. It encourages students to use keywords and link concepts together.
The updated resource now has extra help sheets for one of the activities.
If you would like a free sample of a similar lesson to try before you buy, check out:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atoms-elements-mixtures-compounds-revision-lesson-12190880
This resource is available as a BUNDLE with 5 other lessons that cover the other parts of the Atomic Structure and Periodic Table at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atomic-structure-and-periodic-table-revison-pack-12193157
This resource is aimed at those students who have been taught the AQA Atomic Structure and Periodic Table course, ages 14+. It is a complete revision lesson with:
Starter: Matching keyword to definition
Poster/Graphic Organiser of all the Keywords and definitions for this part of the course to help with:
Main activity 1: Completing a concept map to help make links between words
Main activity 2: Find and Correct Mistakes in Article
Main activity 3: 4 sheets of questions of adapted AQA past paper questions with answer sheet
Plenary: Ticklist for evaluation linked to the specification and the questions in activity 3.
It is a lesson to:
Improve literacy
Increase use of keywords
Aid Understanding by correct definitions
Revision of all parts of this part of the specification (so AQA don’t catch us out…)
Link key words and concepts in the students minds
Provide visual stimuli
I hope you find this resource useful, I will be uploading the rest of the revision for the course Atoms and Periodic Table.
Checkout a FREE Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures complete lesson at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/free-atoms-elements-mixtures-compounds-aqa-2019-revision-activities-12190880
This resource is available as a BUNDLE with 5 other lessons that cover the other parts of the Atomic Structure and Periodic Table at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atomic-structure-and-periodic-table-revison-pack-12193157
Please comment with any improvements or suggestions for further resources.
Thank you
This resource contains keywords, images and definitions (see below for all 60 keywords covered). It is aimed at KS4, but can be used with upper KS3. The resource can be used as a matching activity, a booklet for revision or display (more uses described below).
It can be used in several ways:
As a whole class activity: The Power Point version is animated so that it puts the image on first, followed by the keyword, then the definition. In this way, students can be shown the image and asked what the keyword is, then are asked what the definition is.
The Interactive Power Point has all the keywords linked to the slide with that definition. It also contains a back to the previous slide button so that you can back to the word you were discussing.
The Interactive Keyword Power Point at beginning has all the keywords on the second slide. Click to link to that slide, then click the Home button to go back-Use when referring to certain words that students have difficulty with.
As a display around the room.
Printed smaller and given to the students as a keyword booklet or Graphic Organiser to revise from.
Memory game: Printed smaller and cut out, turned over and the students turn a card over and ask the other students in their group to give the definition when given the word, or vice versa.
Cut the titles off and the image, place them all around the room, give the student one piece and ask them to find the other two parts tjhat go with it.
The presentation has all the keywords in order of when they are mentioned in the AQA Specification.
The Keywords are:
Atom, Element, Chemical Symbol, Periodic Table, Compound, Chemical Reaction, Energy Change, Chemically combine, Proportion, Formula, Word Equations, Symbol Equations, Balanced, Ion, Half Equation, Ionic Equation, Separation, Filtration, Crystallisation, Distillation, Fractional Distillation, Chromatography, Purification, Chemical Properties, Model, Electron, Plum Pudding Model, Alpha Particle Scattering Experiment, Nucleus, Nuclear Model, Orbit, Protons, Neutrons, Charge, Relative, Isotopes, Atomic Mass, Nanometres, Percentage Abundance, Energy Levels/Shells, Electronic Structure, Groups, periods, Atomic Weight, Metals, Mendeleev’s Periodic table, Non-metals, Noble gases/Group 0, Trend/Pattern, Alkali Metals/Group 1, Halogens/Group 7, Molecule, Displacement, Aqueous, Salt, Solution, Transition Metals, Density, Hardness and Reactivity.
*New Keywords added: Atomic Number, Mixtures, Physical properties, Scattering and Shielding
Please comment with any suggestions for improvements or other ideas for resources.
I hope you find this resource useful.
This full lesson resource helps students to balance full and half equations and apply state symbols with 9-1 graded exam style plenary questions (F and H). It lasts about 1.5 hours. This resource is linked to the AQA specification and has 9-1 graded learning objectives linked to the content.
(Update: Now included at no extra cost is my Empirical Formula from Models lesson)
It includes:
33 page ppt which explains using a balancing full equations using the circle the formula method, to avoid the misconception to change the formula (see https://twitter.com/MrTSci409/status/1116405433684713472)
3 Helpsheets (Full/Half/State symbols) for students to refer to when completing the questions
46 Equations to balance (30 full and 16 half) with ANSWERS for students to self/peer assess
All equations are taken from the AQA Specification (let me know if I’ve missed any out!)
Plenary questions (F and H) graded with answers
A gratuitous use of colour to help understand how and why equations are balanced.
For a free help sheet on how to balance equations from this resource, click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/balancing-equations-help-sheet-12233425
The Empirical formula from Models lesson details are:
This is a full lesson lasting about 1 hour. It includes a Power Point which covers ratios, simplifying formulas into empirical formulas and understanding models of ions. It includes a starter, seven white board practice questions, seventeen question sheet on simplifying formulas, seven question sheet on models and a plenary. It’s a lesson designed to cover an often neglected part of the course…
I’ve also included a Power Point with all the models and others I’ve used in the lesson in case you want to design a few more of your own…
A shortened version of this is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/empirical-formula-from-models-12238973
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This resource is a graded (levelled) collection of all the questions from the recent AQA paper (F and H 2019) divided into Foundation and Higher and all 10 AQA topics: Atomic structure and the periodic table, Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter, Quantitative chemistry, Chemical changes, Energy changes, The rate and extent of chemical change, Organic chemistry, Chemical analysis, Chemistry of the atmosphere and Using resources.
Each question has been summarised, graded, coded (from the specification) and colour coded for AO1, 2 or 3.
This can be used when planning/revising with students so they have an idea what grade they are working at.
A sample (free) is here to check out, before you decide whether to buy or not:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/periodic-table-and-atomic-structure-9-1-grade-descriptor-revision-12231830
For a list of grades and how I decided on the grading (free), click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-1-gcse-grade-descriptors-science-12217480
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This lesson is educational (but fun) that can be used as a normal lesson, but also as an end of term revision lesson. It is aimed at KS3 or lower ability KS4. It lasts approximately 1 hour and has 4 group challenges and a whole class challenge at the end. No knowledge of the Periodic table needed, but if they have, it can be used as a revision lesson.
It is a science lesson version of my Escape Room Periodic Table lesson (for the same price) that can be found here (be careful it’s a bit scary):
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/elements-and-the-periodic-table-escape-room-challenge-12193939
It includes:
Lesson Plan (it doesn’t need a lab)
Clues for students to find elements, their symbols and their position on the Periodic Table in terms of periods and groups.
Problem solving challenges
Fun Game of Splat at the end.
It also uses their knowledge of reactivity of groups 1 and 7 for solving some of the clues.
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I hope you find this resource useful.
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This Chemistry GCSE resource is aimed at KS4 AQA. It includes 9-1 exam style questions and lasts approximately 1 hour. It encourages students to use keywords and link concepts together. It includes model answers for peer or self-assessment.
If you would like a free sample of a similar lesson to try before you buy, check out:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atoms-elements-mixtures-compounds-revision-lesson-12190880
This resource is available as a BUNDLE with 5 other lessons that cover the other parts of the Atomic Structure and Periodic Table at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atomic-structure-and-periodic-table-revison-pack-12193157
It is a complete lesson with:
Starter: Matching keyword to definition
Poster/Graphic Organiser of all the Keywords and definitions for this part of the course to help with:
Main activity 1: Matching words, images and definitions
Main activity 2: Completing a concept map to help make links between words
Main activity 3: 4 sheets of questions of adapted AQA past paper questions with answer sheet
Plenary: Tick list for evaluation linked to the specification and the questions in activity 3.
It is a lesson to:
Improve literacy
Increase use of keywords
Aid Understanding by correct definitions
Revision of all parts of this part of the specification (so AQA don’t catch us out…)
Link key words and concepts in the student’s minds
Provide visual stimuli
This resource is available as a BUNDLE with 5 other lessons that cover the other parts of the Atomic Structure and Periodic Table at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atomic-structure-and-periodic-table-revison-pack-12193157
I hope you find this resource useful.
For other free and paid resources, please check out my shop at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193
Please comment with any improvements or suggestions for further resources.
Thank you
This Chemistry resource is aimed at KS3 (or lower ability KS4). It last an hour approximately and has 4 group challenges and a whole class challenge at the end. It includes audio instructions from the Periodic Table Master who challenges the students to solve his fiendish clues and try to escape where none have done before.
Please use this resource responsibly as it’s a bit scary.
If you want a less scary version try:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fun-periodic-table-and-elements-lesson-12194324
It includes:
Lesson Plan with ideas for how to increase the atmosphere in the room (it doesn’t need a lab)
Clues for students to find elements, their symbols and their position on the Periodic Table in terms of periods and groups.
It also uses their knowledge of reactivity of groups 1 and 7 for solving some of the clues.
Sound of the voice of the Periodic Table master to increase the realism.
An evaluation at the end to judge which parts of the escape room (curriculum) they found easy/hard.
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I hope you find this resource useful.
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This Chemistry GCSE KS4 lesson has 9-1 graded exam style questions and model answers on physical and chemical properties linked to their uses. It lasts approx 1 hour.
This lesson contains all you need to teach the Transition metals part of the Chemistry AQA Triple Science course (can be adapted easily for other courses)
It contains:
Lesson Plan with differentiation.
Worksheets including Keywords and Meanings Helpsheet.
Assessment Questions based on AQA questions. There are 4 questions 1-2, 3-5, 4-6 and 7-9
Answers (printable) and projectable
Suggestions for practical and demonstrations work
Card sorts and Collaborative learning
Mind Map for students to complete
Also included is an Interactive Power Point/Graphic Organiser/Display of the keywords and definitions.
Also included a little powerpoint (with worksheet included) that animates how why the transition metal have different number of ions for those interested (Extension Activity)
It also has pdf versions of every file for printing.
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This is an another updated version of my most downloaded free Physics resource. Designed for KS4 and based on AQA working scientifically and AQA style exam questions with model answers. Not only graded but with extra planning! It is used all the way through the required practical, from planning, practical, analysis and exam style questions.
This resource comes with:
32 ppt slide to project in lessons
Word and pdf versions of the students sheet and question sheets.
Answer sheets to allow the students to self or peer assess.
On the top right hand corner of the sheet the students can identify areas where they need to improve so that teachers can easily see which section they are having trouble with.
All other physics required practical sheets are currently being updated with ppt and will be available shortly.
If you want the FREE version of the questions only (my most downloaded resource) they are here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheet-revision-11791358
If you want a bundle of ALL the Physics Practicals with Planning, click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-physics-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answers-12227081
If you ONLY want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheets-with-9-1-graded-exam-style-questions-with-answers-12199346
Please comment if you have found this useful.
If you would like more required practical resources (or other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at:
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This lesson is used to introduce Physics equations to students. It explains where they come from, how we use them, how to convert the equation into a triangle, so that it can be rearranged.
It includes a sheet where equations can be added and analysed when they come across a new one.
The worksheet can be stuck in their book and new ones added in when you come across them or used as revision activity. This will allow them to think about it before they use it. Enjoy!
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Please find most of the resources I have been making for the last 3-4 years. I hope you find them useful.
They are mainly based on Mounce’s Greek and Van Pelt’s Hebrew, but can be used with any of the books out there.
Please comment if you find these useful.
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This is a reward questionnaire to ask students the best way to reward them in the classroom. The second sheet can be used generically so that students delete from their sheet the rewards that they don’t need or like.