Premium primary and secondary science resources for KS2, KS3, GCSE and A-level. Biology, chemistry and physics for teaching and revision. febolearning@gmail.com
Premium primary and secondary science resources for KS2, KS3, GCSE and A-level. Biology, chemistry and physics for teaching and revision. febolearning@gmail.com
Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on smoking. In this lesson students will learn about the effects of smoking tobacco on health and pregnancy, explain what is meant by passive smoking and discuss other nicotine containing products including e-cigarettes and NHS-prescribed nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (cilia, nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide and emphysema)
-Task boxes
-Handout sheet task
-Discussion exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12764154
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Discussion exercise and worksheet on risk factors and non-communicable diseases for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. Leads on to Cardiovascular Disease: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cardiovascular-disease-slides-and-worksheet-gcse-biology-aqa-12344623
Content Covered:
Types of risk factor
Asbestos
Global, national and local risk factors
Direct and indirect causes of disease
Identifying risk factors by correlation
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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New! Health and disease lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12873200
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on the Reaction Time Practical designed to be used with a practical session or as year 11 pre-exam revision of the required practical. In this lesson pupils will learn a method for measuring reaction time, explain the different variables in this experiment and interpret data from the experiment. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Order the steps
-Task boxes
-Discussion exercise
-Handout sheet task
-Comprehension questions
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Suitable for remote, online, distance learning
-Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on alcohol. In this lesson students will learn about how alcohol affects our health. They will give examples of the ways alcohol can affect our behavior and explain why doctors recommend that people who are pregnant or trying to conceive do not drink alcohol.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (unit of alcohol, depressant, stimulant, conceive and fertility)
-Task boxes
-Comprehension questions
-Handout sheet task
-Extension exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Smoking https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12763849
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NEW for 2024: Science skills programme for key stage 3.
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A series of short activities (including self-assessment slides) designed to give students the opportunity to refresh and practice their math skills for science. These can be delivered in lessons or as homework and are a great way to demonstrate that you are actively working to develop their fluency and scientific literacy.
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Rounding
Means
Anomalies and means
Accuracy and Precision
Repeatability and Reproducibility
Significant Figures and Decimal Places
Standard Form
Calculating Percentages
Range and Uncertainty
Gradients
Tangents (Y9 only)
Unit Conversions
Rearranging Equations (Y7 only)
Ratios
Summary Task
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Three different versions of the sheets for years 7, 8 and 9
All aspects of the sheets are fully editable
Can be printed in gray scale
Answer slides are included to allow students to self-assess
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More from our science skills programme:
Laboratory Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13107713
Understanding Experiments https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13112267
Graphs and Tables https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13109182
Maths Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133725
NEW for 2024: Science skills programme for key stage 3.
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A series of ten short activities (with self-assessment slides) designed to give students the opportunity to refresh and practice their general science skills. These can be delivered in lessons or as homework and are a great way to demonstrate that you are actively working to develop their fluency and scientific literacy.
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Independent and dependent variables
Control variables
Predictions and hypothesis
Choosing equipment
Writing a method
Risk assessment
Recording data
Processing data
Displaying data
Conclusions
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Three different versions of the sheets for years 7, 8 and 9
All aspects of the sheets are fully editable
Can be printed in gray scale
Answer slides are included to allow students to self-assess
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More from our science skills programme:
Laboratory Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13107713
Understanding Experiments https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13112267
Graphs and Tables https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13109182
Number Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133725
Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on drugs. In this lesson students will learn about the difference between recreational and medicinal drugs. They will discuss the effects of drugs on health.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (drug, medicinal drugs, recreational drugs, overdose, addiction and withdrawal symptoms)
-Task boxes
-Discussion exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
Next lesson Alcohol https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12763166
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Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Climate Change. In this lesson pupils will explain why global warming happens, identify the main gases responsible and how they are produced and explain some of the impacts of global warming.
Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keyword task (vocabulary: emission, deforestation, radiation, greenhouse effect and global warming)
-Task boxes
-Discussion exercise
-Comprehension questions
-Numeracy task
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Next lesson Recycling https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12796533
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Powerpoint and worksheet on contraception for teaching and revision. This resource follows the AQA Biology GCSE syllabus. All parts of the syllabus directly relating to wellbeing will be made available for free from my shop. Next topic The Menstrual Cycle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12366008
Content Covered:
Barrier contraception and spermicide
Sterilisation
Natural (rhythm method)
Hormone based contraception
Please note that this only covers the science and is not intended as a PSHE resource.
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ short lesson on the Quadrats designed to be used with a practical session or as year 11 pre-exam revision of the required practical. It is also useful for students who cannot be taken out of the classroom to complete this work in the field. In this lesson pupils will work through using quadrats. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Task boxes
-A scaffolded walk through the steps of using quadrats
-A second example to practice without the scaffold
-An explanation of transects and an exercise on calculating percentage cover
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Suitable for remote, online, distance learning
-Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Basic Body Functions
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Learning Objectives
Describe the basic functions of the human body
Explain the role of organs in keeping the body working
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable. This lesson assumes that students have already been introduced to body organs https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13108118 but scaffolding is in place to catch up students who have missed this lesson.
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Digestive Enzymes. In this lesson pupils will state what an enzyme is, describe the role of enzymes in digestion and name the parts of the body involved in digestion and describe what they do. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: nutrient, carbohydrate, protein and lipid)
-Comprehension questions
-Task boxes
-Handout sheet task
-Group reading and discussion exercise
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Suitable for remote, online, distance learning
-Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
-Next lesson Lungs https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12866802
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on the Human Life Cycle
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Learning Objectives
Describe the stages in a human life cycle
Explain what happens at fertilisation
Describe some of the changes which occur in boys and girls during puberty
This lesson does not cover the mechanics of intercourse and does not discuss periods in detail.
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Human Body Organs
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Learning Objectives
Name some of the major organs in the human body
Explain what these organs are for.
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Self-assessment answer slides
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ full lesson on Global Warming. In this lesson pupils will state the major greenhouse gases and where they come from, explain why greenhouse gases cause climate change and describe the effects of climate change. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course.
This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Discussion exercise
-Task boxes
-Order the steps
-Comprehension questions
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Suitable for remote, online, distance learning
-Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
-Next lesson Protecting Ecosystems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12983978
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Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Protecting the Environment.
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Learning Objectives
Explain why it is important to protect the environment
Describe how nature reserves can protect habitats
Explain why having a garden pond is great for the local wildlife
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Animal Life Cycles https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13104242
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This presentation is fully editable.
NEW for 2024: Science skills programme for key stage 3.
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A series of thirteen short activities (including self-assessment slides) designed to give students the opportunity to refresh and practice their general science skills. These can be delivered in lessons or as homework and are a great way to demonstrate that you are actively working to develop their fluency and scientific literacy.
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Variables
Types of data
Line graphs and bar charts
Identifying variables and anomalies in tables
Identifying variables and anomalies in graphs
Interpreting tables
Interpreting bar charts
Interpreting line graphs
Interpreting pie charts
Drawing a line of best fit
Plotting a bar chart
Plotting a line graph
Summary task
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Three different versions of the sheets for years 7, 8 and 9
All aspects of the sheets are fully editable
Can be printed in gray scale
Answer slides are included to allow students to self-assess
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More from our science skills programme:
Laboratory Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13107713
Understanding Experiments https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13112267
Graphs and Tables https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13109182
Number Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133725
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Invertebrates
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Learning Objectives
Explain what an invertebrate is and give some examples of invertebrates
Divide invertebrates into groups
Practice using keys to identify invertebrates
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning and independent practice
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Grouping Plants https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13101125
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation. This lesson assumes that students have already covered how to use keys and pollination, however, prompts and scaffolding are given to refresh memory and allow students who were absent to participate.
Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Grouping Living Things
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Learning Objectives
Place organisms in the three main groups (animals, plants and micro-organisms)
Group animals into vertebrate and invertebrate
Group plants into flowering and non-flowering
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Lesson Includes
Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall)
Warm-up activity
Introduction to the keywords
Group reading (literacy)
Teach/Check/Practice (I do/We do/You do) cycles with tasks that demonstrate that the learning objectives have been met in student books
Opportunities for assessment for learning
Challenge extension work for higher ability students
Worksheet (optional)
Challenge worksheet (optional)
SEND adaptations: the lesson is chunked to avoid working memory overload, blue background for Irlens, word banks are provided, text is broken up for dyslexia and a consistent format is followed for ASD. Group reading is differentiated in difficulty and keywords from previous lessons are reinforced. Learning from previous lessons is interlinked to help students catch up after absence.
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Next lesson Vertebrates: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13093027
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This lesson is suitable for supply teaching and home learning (remote, distance or online). It is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Printed sheets are optional extras; the core lesson can be delivered without any printing or additional preparation.
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on atomic structure for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows the AQA Physics GCSE syllabus but is also applicable to other courses. Check my shop for other courses: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo
Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling.
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