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I am a secondary school & A-level Science teacher, specialising in Biology. I am also an experienced AQA GCSE Biology Examiner. My resources contain a mix of Biology, Chemistry and Physics lessons aimed at meeting specification points for the new AQA Trilogy GCSE course and KS3 Activate course. All of my lessons include at least one opportunity for self-assessment, a range of activities to suit students of all abilities, a set of differentiated starter questions and a plenary.

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I am a secondary school & A-level Science teacher, specialising in Biology. I am also an experienced AQA GCSE Biology Examiner. My resources contain a mix of Biology, Chemistry and Physics lessons aimed at meeting specification points for the new AQA Trilogy GCSE course and KS3 Activate course. All of my lessons include at least one opportunity for self-assessment, a range of activities to suit students of all abilities, a set of differentiated starter questions and a plenary.
KS3 ~ Year 8 ~ Extracting Metals
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KS3 ~ Year 8 ~ Extracting Metals

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This lesson is designed for the KS3 Year 8 Science course, specifically the C2 1.2 unit on ‘Metals & Other Materials’. For more lessons designed for KS3 and KS4 please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience. The first task is for pupils to research, either using their phones or using laptops, the dates at which different metals were discovered. Once they have found the dates and filled in their table, they should consider the link between the reactivity of the metal and when it was discovered. After a class discussion of their ideas, students are introduced the idea of a metal ore. The next task is for pupils to watch a video and answer questions on metal extraction, the answers to which are included in the PowerPoint presentation so students are able to self-assess their work. The next part of the lesson focuses on how metals can be extracted from their ores, firstly students will be shown the position of carbon within the reactivity series. They will then be told that any metal below carbon in the reactivity series is able to be extracted from its oxide by a reaction with carbon. The general word equation for this reaction is shown to students, they can make a note of this in their books. They will then be asked to write down the complete word equations for the reactions of copper, iron and zinc with carbon. The mark scheme for this is provided on the PowerPoint presentation for students to mark and correct their work once complete. Lastly, students need to be able to work out the amount of metal present in an ore. A worked example of this calculation is shown to students, they can make a note of the steps when approaching a question of this sort in their books. They will be then given a worksheet of questions to answer which requires students to calculate the masses of useful metal found in metal ores, as well as the waste. The mark scheme for this task is included in the PowerPoint so students can self or peer assess their work once it is complete. The plenary requires students to write a Whatsapp message to friends, explaining what they have learned this lesson. All resources are included at the end of the presentation. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA A-Level Biology 'Gas Exchange in Single Cell Organisms & Insects' Dominoes Revision Activity
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NEW AQA A-Level Biology 'Gas Exchange in Single Cell Organisms & Insects' Dominoes Revision Activity

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA A-Level Biology, particularly the ‘Organisms and their Environment’ unit. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA A-Level specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity is a revision activity for the ‘Organisms and their Environment’ unit, students can either have a card each and the task can be completed as a card loop activity with the whole class. Alternatively, students could work in pairs and be given a set of the shuffled cards, they will then need to arrange the cards into the correct sequence so that the sentences make sense (like dominoes tiles). When students carry out this version of the activity, I often have a prize for the students who complete the task in the fastest time! The solution for this activity is included so you can check their answers. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA A-Level Biology 'Human Gas Exchange System' - Dominoes Revision Activity
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NEW AQA A-Level Biology 'Human Gas Exchange System' - Dominoes Revision Activity

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA A-Level Biology, particularly the ‘Organisms and their Environment’ unit. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA A-Level specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity is a revision activity for the ‘Organisms and their Environment’ unit, students can either have a card each and the task can be completed as a card loop activity with the whole class. Alternatively, students could work in pairs and be given a set of the shuffled cards, they will then need to arrange the cards into the correct sequence so that the sentences make sense (like dominoes tiles). When students carry out this version of the activity, I often have a prize for the students who complete the task in the fastest time! The solution for this activity is included so you can check their answers. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA A-Level Biology 'Exchange Between Organisms & Environment' - Dominoes Revision Activity
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NEW AQA A-Level Biology 'Exchange Between Organisms & Environment' - Dominoes Revision Activity

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA A-Level Biology, particularly the ‘Organisms and Their Environment’ unit. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA A-Level specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity is a revision activity for the ‘Organisms and Their Environment’ unit, students can either have a card each and the task can be completed as a card loop activity with the whole class. Alternatively, students could work in pairs and be given a set of the shuffled cards, they will then need to arrange the cards into the correct sequence so that the sentences make sense (like dominoes tiles). When students carry out this version of the activity, I often have a prize for the students who complete the task in the fastest time! The solution for this activity is included so you can check their answers. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA A-Level Biology 'Gas Exchange in Plants & Limiting Water Loss' - Dominoes Revision Activity
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NEW AQA A-Level Biology 'Gas Exchange in Plants & Limiting Water Loss' - Dominoes Revision Activity

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA A-Level Biology, particularly the ‘Organisms and their Evironment’ unit. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA A-Level specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity is a revision activity for the ‘Organisms and their Evironment’ unit, students can either have a card each and the task can be completed as a card loop activity with the whole class. Alternatively, students could work in pairs and be given a set of the shuffled cards, they will then need to arrange the cards into the correct sequence so that the sentences make sense (like dominoes tiles). When students carry out this version of the activity, I often have a prize for the students who complete the task in the fastest time! The solution for this activity is included so you can check their answers. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
Cells - PowerPoint and worksheet
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Cells - PowerPoint and worksheet

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This resource was produced for the AQA B2 Cells topic. It highlights the different organelles found in animal, plant, yeast and bacteria cells and the functions of each them. Students will observe posters of information, which I placed around the room, that they can then use to complete a levelled worksheet. Students then peer-assess their work and then complete a past-paper question on the subject.
Using Energy
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Using Energy

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A PowerPoint presentation and resources tailored for the AQA B2 specification whereby students firstly need to analyse their daily energy intake and expenditure and then complete a levelled worksheet by looking at information cards on the ways in which animals and plants can use energy. Students then complete a past-paper question and peer-asses their work. The worksheet for the lesson is attached and the other resources are at the end of the PowerPoint. I laminated these resources to re-use.
NEW AQA GCSE Chemistry 'Chemical Reaction' - Dominoes Revision Activity
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NEW AQA GCSE Chemistry 'Chemical Reaction' - Dominoes Revision Activity

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Chemistry GCSE, particularly the ‘Chemical Reactions’ SoW. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity is a revision activity for the 'Chemical Reactions’ SoW, students can either have a card each and the task can be completed as a card loop activity with the whole class. Alternatively, students could work in pairs and be given a set of the shuffled cards, they will then need to arrange the cards into the correct sequence so that the sentences make sense (as dominoes tiles). When students carry out this version of the activity I often have a prize for the students who complete the task in the fastest time! The solution for this activity is included so you can check their answers. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry 'Rates & Equilibrium' - Dominoes Revision Activity
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NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry 'Rates & Equilibrium' - Dominoes Revision Activity

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Chemistry GCSE, particularly the ‘Rates & Equilibrium’ SoW. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity is a revision activity for the 'Rates & Equilibrium’ SoW, students can either have a card each and the task can be completed as a card loop activity with the whole class. Alternatively, students could work in pairs and be given a set of the shuffled cards, they will then need to arrange the cards into the correct sequence so that the sentences make sense (as dominoes tiles). When students carry out this version of the activity I often have a prize for the students who complete the task in the fastest time! The solution for this activity is included so you can check their answers. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry 'Chemical Analysis' - Dominoes Revision Activity
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NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry 'Chemical Analysis' - Dominoes Revision Activity

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Chemistry GCSE, particularly the ‘Chemical Analysis’ SoW. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity is a revision activity for the 'Chemical Analysis’ SoW, students can either have a card each and the task can be completed as a card loop activity with the whole class. Alternatively, students could work in pairs and be given a set of the shuffled cards, they will then need to arrange the cards into the correct sequence so that the sentences make sense (as dominoes tiles). When students carry out this version of the activity I often have a prize for the students who complete the task in the fastest time! The solution for this activity is included so you can check their answers. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry 'Using Our Resources' - Dominoes Revision Activity
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NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry 'Using Our Resources' - Dominoes Revision Activity

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Chemistry GCSE, particularly the ‘Using Our Resources’ SoW. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity is a revision activity for the 'Using Our Resources’ SoW, students can either have a card each and the task can be completed as a card loop activity with the whole class. Alternatively, students could work in pairs and be given a set of the shuffled cards, they will then need to arrange the cards into the correct sequence so that the sentences make sense (as dominoes tiles). When students carry out this version of the activity I often have a prize for the students who complete the task in the fastest time! The solution for this activity is included so you can check their answers. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry - Atoms & The Atomic Model Homework
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NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry - Atoms & The Atomic Model Homework

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Chemistry GCSE, particularly the 'Atomic Structure & The Periodic Table’ SoW. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity contains a set of differentiated questions worth 20 marks in total, it also includes additional extra challenge tasks for higher ability students to complete. This worksheet could be used as a homework or as an extension or revision activity in class. I have included a comprehensive mark scheme for teacher or self-assessment of the work, there are also details of grade boundaries which I use to RAG pupils work against their target grades, a full explanation of how I do this is included. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry 'The Earth's Resources' - Dominoes Revision Activity
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NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry 'The Earth's Resources' - Dominoes Revision Activity

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Chemistry GCSE, particularly the 'The Earth’s Resources’ SoW. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity is a revision activity for the 'The Earth’s Resources’ SoW, students can either have a card each and the task can be completed as a card loop activity with the whole class. Alternatively, students could work in pairs and be given a set of the shuffled cards, they will then need to arrange the cards into the correct sequence so that the sentences make sense (as dominoes tiles). When students carry out this version of the activity I often have a prize for the students who complete the task in the fastest time! The solution for this activity is included so you can check their answers. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry  - Electronic Configuration Homework
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NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry - Electronic Configuration Homework

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Chemistry GCSE, particularly the 'Atomic Structure & The Periodic Table’ SoW. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity contains a set of differentiated questions worth 20 marks in total, it also includes additional extra challenge tasks for higher ability students to complete. This worksheet could be used as a homework or as an extension or revision activity in class. I have included a comprehensive mark scheme for teacher or self-assessment of the work, there are also details of grade boundaries which I use to RAG pupils work against their target grades, a full explanation of how I do this is included. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry - The Periodic Table Homework
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NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry - The Periodic Table Homework

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Chemistry GCSE, particularly the 'Atomic Structure & The Periodic Table’ SoW. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity contains a set of differentiated questions worth 20 marks in total, it also includes additional extra challenge tasks for higher ability students to complete. This worksheet could be used as a homework or as an extension or revision activity in class. I have included a comprehensive mark scheme for teacher or self-assessment of the work, there are also details of grade boundaries which I use to RAG pupils work against their target grades, a full explanation of how I do this is included. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry  - Ions & Ionic Bonding Homework
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NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry - Ions & Ionic Bonding Homework

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Chemistry GCSE, particularly the 'Structure & Bonding’ SoW. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity contains a set of differentiated questions worth 20 marks in total, it also includes additional extra challenge tasks for higher ability students to complete. This worksheet could be used as a homework or as an extension or revision activity in class. I have included a comprehensive mark scheme for teacher or self-assessment of the work, there are also details of grade boundaries which I use to RAG pupils work against their target grades, a full explanation of how I do this is included. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry  - Polymers Homework
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NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry - Polymers Homework

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Chemistry GCSE, particularly the 'Organic Chemistry’ SoW. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity contains a set of differentiated questions worth 20 marks in total, it also includes additional extra challenge tasks for higher ability students to complete. This worksheet could be used as a homework or as an extension or revision activity in class. I have included a comprehensive mark scheme for teacher or self-assessment of the work, there are also details of grade boundaries which I use to RAG pupils work against their target grades, a full explanation of how I do this is included. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry  - Chemical Analysis Homework
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NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry - Chemical Analysis Homework

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Chemistry GCSE, particularly the 'Chemical Analysis’ SoW. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity contains a set of differentiated questions worth 20 marks in total, it also includes additional extra challenge tasks for higher ability students to complete. This worksheet could be used as a homework or as an extension or revision activity in class. I have included a comprehensive mark scheme for teacher or self-assessment of the work, there are also details of grade boundaries which I use to RAG pupils work against their target grades, a full explanation of how I do this is included. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry  - The Earth's Atmosphere Homework
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NEW AQA GCSE (2016) Chemistry - The Earth's Atmosphere Homework

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This task is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Chemistry GCSE, particularly the 'The Earth’s Atmosphere’ SoW. For more resources designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This activity contains a set of differentiated questions worth 20 marks in total, it also includes additional extra challenge tasks for higher ability students to complete. This worksheet could be used as a homework or as an extension or revision activity in class. I have included a comprehensive mark scheme for teacher or self-assessment of the work, there are also details of grade boundaries which I use to RAG pupils work against their target grades, a full explanation of how I do this is included. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
KS3 ~ Year 8 ~ Energy Resources
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KS3 ~ Year 8 ~ Energy Resources

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This lesson is designed for the KS3 Year 8 Science course, specifically the P2 1.2 unit on ‘Energy. More Biology, Chemistry and Physics resources can be found in my TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience This lesson begins with a video about the formation of fossil fuels and the impact of these energy resources on our environment. Students will watch the video and will need to answer a set of questions, once this task has been completed students will self-assess their work using the mark scheme provided. Next, students considering which of the energy resources are renewable or non-renewable. Students will then use the posters, which can be placed around the room or on pupils desks, to complete a table which identifies how the energy resource generates electricity and the advantages and disadvantages of each energy resource. Students are then given a list of statements about all power stations which they need to cut and stick (or write) into two columns - advantages or disadvantages. To challenge higher ability pupils this could be completed at the back of students books, so they cannot use information from the previous task. Pupils can then peer-assess their work. The plenary activity is for students to summarise what they have learned this lesson three sentences. All resources are included. Please review, I would appreciate any feedback :). Thanks! All resources are included at the end of the presentation, thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)