A full hour lesson designed for year 7 as part of an ‘introduction to science’ unit, teaching key science skills to new students in KS3. This full hour lesson resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ style retrieval starter recapping key concepts from primary school, lab safety, scientific apparatus, measuring, Bunsen burners A lesson hook - writing instructions for an alien to draw a stick man (guidance for teachers included) A task on reproducibility - students follow instructions for drawing a house Direct instruction on what makes a good scientific method Independent task - writing instructions for making a cup of tea Practical demo - teacher follows students’ instructions and makes cups of tea Peer assessment slide An independent task - students write a method for a scientific investigation A written plenary task

A full hour lesson designed for year 7 as part of an ‘introduction to science’ unit, teaching key science skills to new students in KS3. This full hour lesson resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ style retrieval starter recapping key concepts from primary school, lab safety, scientific apparatus, measuring, Bunsen burners, writing methods, drawing tables A lesson hook - funny graphs showing that correlation does not equal causation A guided student discussion - name the different types of graph and chart Direct instruction on categoric vs. discrete data A checkpoint task on categoric vs. discrete data - which is which? A fill in the blanks task, with answers direct instruction - rules for drawing a graph Spot the mistakes task in various graphs Guided teacher model (visualiser required) - students draw graph along with teacher Independent task - students draw their own line graph from a results table A written plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a lower attaining year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus, from spec point 5.1.1.5 - Size and mass of atoms. This lesson is focused around: Students recalling the radius of an atom, and radius of the nucleus Students being able to write in standard form Students determining the mass number of an element using the periodic table This lesson includes: A retrieval “5 in 5” starter Interesting lesson hooks with exciting facts Plenty of models to help students understand the scale of an atom An embedded video explaining the size of an atom Worked examples ‘Checkpoints’ such as multiple choice questions Independent practice tasks with answer slides Exam practise with mark schemes A written plenary

Final lesson designed for a year 7 class on an ‘introduction to science’ unit. Students bring together everything they have learned to design their own investigation on how the volume of water affects how long it takes to boil. The PowerPoint is fully guided with answers and requires students to: Write an aim and prediction for their investigation List the apparatus they will need, and draw their 2D diagrams Write a method for their investigation Design their own results table for their investigation Draw a line graph from model results

A full 1 hour PowerPoint lesson designed for a lower ability year 11 class. This lesson covers the four main factors affecting rate of reaction, based on the AQA Combined Science syllabus. Also suitable for AQA Chemistry. This lesson includes: A 5-in-5 retrieval style starter A lesson hook Direct instruction slides, with dual coding/diagrams and reduced cognitive load Guided classroom discussions Useful teacher-led models independent tasks with scaffolding, and answer slides Guided exam questions with scaffolding, and answer slides A written plenary

A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic ‘Electrolysis’. This lesson introduces the topic ‘electrolysis’ and focuses on the process of electrolysis. This PowerPoint resource includes: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A recap of ionic bonding, featuring a ‘choose the word’ written task Guided class discussions Multiple choice hand signal quizzes to check for understanding, with answers Teacher models, including animations Mnemonic devices to help students remember the names of the ions and electrodes A printed diagram for students to label of an electrolysis cell A “fill in the blanks” style task for students to complete Answer slides A written plenary task, matching up key definitions from the lesson

A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic on “Electrolysis”. This lesson focuses on the electrolysis of aqueous solutions, with a specific focus on identifying the products formed at each electrode. This PowerPoint includes: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice task recapping the reactivity series (with varying levels of difficulty / scaffold to choose from) Guided class discussions Introduction slides outlining the rules at each electrode Teacher model slides to practice naming the product at each electrode Hand signal quizzes with answers, to check pupils’ understanding Table for students to copy and complete, practising naming the products at each electrode (varying levels of scaffold to choose from) Exam Questions for students to practise, with varying levels of scaffold to choose from Answer slides A game of ‘splat’ for students to play as a plenary task

A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic “Electrolysis”. This lesson focuses on the electrolysis of molten ionic compounds, with a specific focus on predicting the products at each electrode. OIL RIG (oxidation and reduction) is discussed in regards to the reactions at each electrode. This lesson contains: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice (class discussion on ion formation) A brief recap on the process of electrolysis Guided teacher model practising naming the products at each electrode Hand signal quizzes with answers to check for student understanding A table for students to copy and complete, predicting products at each electrode Answer slide Slides explaining OIL RIG Flow chart for students to complete, with answer slide Printable exam questions from ExamPro for students to practise, with answer slides Written plenary

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic on “electrolysis”. This lesson focuses on the extraction of aluminium from its ore using molten cryolite. This resource contains: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A lesson hook - how many ways have you used aluminium this week? Introduction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Embedded YouTube video Written multiple choice quiz based on the video, with answers ‘Speed exam questions’ - short answer questions from ExamPro with answers Written exam questions for students to practise, with scaffolding if necessary Answer slides Game of splat as plenary task - practising key words