Having taught in the UK and abroad, I've experienced teaching many different syllabi including SABIS, AQA, WJEC and Cambridge. I develop resources to help teachers model key concepts, provide practice for students and include answers to help students self-assess their work. Planning for a 27 lesson week can be stressful to say the least, so I hope you find my resources useful. Thank you for choosing my lesson/s, I hope they enrich your teaching practice and make your life easier.
Having taught in the UK and abroad, I've experienced teaching many different syllabi including SABIS, AQA, WJEC and Cambridge. I develop resources to help teachers model key concepts, provide practice for students and include answers to help students self-assess their work. Planning for a 27 lesson week can be stressful to say the least, so I hope you find my resources useful. Thank you for choosing my lesson/s, I hope they enrich your teaching practice and make your life easier.
Learning objectives:
List some examples of human variation.
Categorise some human traits as being due to genetic causes, environmental causes, or both.
Interpret data on twin studies and describe some of the issues scientists face when conducting twin studies.
Learning objectives:
Describe the stages involved in a reflex action.
Identify stimuli, receptors, coordination centres, and effectors in examples of reflex actions.
Learning objectives:
To be able to state what is meant by an endangered species.
To be able to explain some of the advantages and disadvantages of captive breeding.
To be able to describe some techniques used to prevent extinction.
Learning objectives:
Describe the difference between magnetic and non-magnetic materials.
Describe the interaction of magnetic poles (attraction and repulsion).
Learning objectives:
To be able to describe what food webs show.
To be able to combine food chains to form a food web.
To be able to explain why a food web gives a more accurate representation of feeding relationships than food chains.
PowerPoint that covers the following learning objectives:
Describe how drag forces and friction arise and identify examples.
Explain the effect of drag forces and friction in terms of forces.
Explain why drag forces and friction slow things down in terms of forces.
Includes questions, answers, examples, explanations and a practical opportunity including plasticine, cupcake cases and water.
PowerPoint that covers the following learning objectives:
State the word equation for anaerobic respiration.
Describe the differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
Includes a video, information, questions and answers.
26 mark quiz on cells and microscopes. Includes questions about:
Calculating total magnification.
Taking a measurement to calculate the actual size of a specimen.
Animal cells, plant cells, prokaryotic cells.
Light and electron microscopes.
Mark scheme included.
Learning objectives:
Define homeostasis and explain why internal conditions need to be maintained.
Describe what the CNS is and how information is passed along neurones.
Describe what a reflex action is, why it is important and give examples.
Learning Objectives:
To be able to state the number of atoms of each element in a chemical formula with or without brackets.
To be able to name compounds consisting of non-metals only and a combination of metals and non-metals.
To be able to describe how to name a compound.
-Recognise hazard symbols and match the symbol to its meaning.
-Describe safety precautions that should be taken when handling substances, based on their hazard symbols.
Learning Objectives:
To be able to define carnivore, herbivore, producer, omnivore, consumer, predator and prey.
To be able to describe what a food chain shows.
To be able to create a food chain.
Learning Objectives:
State that materials are made up of particles.
Describe how the features of the particles can affect the properties.
Evaluate particle models.
PowerPoint that covers the following learning objectives:
Describe what forces do and how they are measured.
Identify ‘contact forces’ and ‘non-contact forces’.
Simply describe what ‘interaction pair’ means and identify interaction pairs in a simple situation.
Use a newton meter to measure the size of a force.
Includes diagrams, explanations, practical safety, practical method, practical results table, questions and answers.
This engaging lesson on giant covalent structures, updated on 3rd December 2024, provides students with a comprehensive understanding of this unique type of chemical bonding. The resource includes interactive activities, clear diagrams, and detailed explanations tailored for secondary school science students.
Giant covalent structures consist of non-metal atoms bonded together by strong covalent bonds, forming extensive lattice structures. Examples include diamond, graphite, and silicon dioxide. These substances exhibit properties like high melting and boiling points due to strong bonds, hardness (except for graphite, which is soft and slippery), and poor electrical conductivity (with graphite as an exception due to its delocalized electrons).
The lesson covers:
Key examples of giant covalent structures.
Comparative analysis of their properties.
Applications such as diamond in drill bits and jewellery, graphite in pencils and lubricants, and silicon dioxide in glass and ceramics.
With structured activities, such as matching exercises and review questions, students will reinforce their understanding of concepts like why diamond is a non-conductor and graphite is an excellent conductor. Starter questions encourage critical thinking about molecular forces and conductivity, while an optional video link provides visual reinforcement.
How to use: Teachers can guide students through the material by introducing the big question, using interactive matching tasks, and encouraging collaborative discussion during the exercises. This resource ensures students grasp the fundamental properties and applications of giant covalent structures in real-world contexts.
This PowerPoint resource provides an interactive approach to teaching the concepts of heat transfer, energy efficiency, and insulation. Perfect for secondary school science classes, it includes:
Starter Activity: Review key heat transfer concepts with targeted questions on conduction, convection, and radiation.
Big Questions: Investigate how heat is lost from homes and how insulation helps reduce costs and energy waste.
Detailed Explanations: Explore real-life applications of heat transfer, including loft insulation, cavity walls, radiator reflectors, and double-glazed windows.
Practice Problems: Include payback time calculations to analyze the financial and environmental benefits of insulation.
Interactive Tasks: Fill-in-the-blank activities, practical questions, and opportunities to reflect on energy-saving strategies.
This resource is designed to support student understanding of thermal energy transfer and encourage critical thinking about sustainable living.
