A Science teacher by trade, I've also been known to be found teaching Maths and PE! However, strange as it may seem, my real love is designing resources that can be used by other teachers to maximise the experience of the students. I am constantly thinking of new ways to engage a student with a topic and try to implement that in the design of the lessons.
A Science teacher by trade, I've also been known to be found teaching Maths and PE! However, strange as it may seem, my real love is designing resources that can be used by other teachers to maximise the experience of the students. I am constantly thinking of new ways to engage a student with a topic and try to implement that in the design of the lessons.
This is a concise REVISION lesson that contains an engaging powerpoint (34 slides) and associated worksheets. The lesson uses a range of activities which include exam questions (with displayed answers), differentiated tasks and quiz competitions to engage students whilst they assess their knowledge of the content that is found within topic P7 (Magnetism and electromagnetism) of the AQA Trilogy 9-1 GCSE Combined Science specification. Generally, this is a topic which isn’t particularly well understood by students but is regularly assessed through questions in the GCSE exams and so time has been taken to design the lesson so that the key points are covered and common misconceptions addressed.
The following sub-topics in the specification are covered in this lesson:
Poles of a magnet
Magnetic fields
Electromagnetism
Fleming’s left hand rule
Electric motors
This lesson can be used throughout the duration of the GCSE course, as an end of topic revision lesson or as a lesson in the lead up to mocks or the actual GCSE exams
This is a concise REVISION lesson that contains an engaging powerpoint (43 slides) and associated worksheets. The lesson uses a range of activities which include exam questions (with displayed answers), differentiated tasks and quiz competitions to engage students whilst they assess their knowledge of the content that is found within topic P8 (Space Physics) of the AQA 9-1 GCSE Physics specification.
The following sub-topics in the specification are covered in this lesson:
Our Solar System
The life cycle of a star
Natural satellites
Red-shift
This lesson can be used throughout the duration of the GCSE course, as an end of topic revision lesson or as a lesson in the lead up to mocks or the actual GCSE exams
This is a concise REVISION lesson that contains an engaging powerpoint (28 slides) and is fully-resourced with associated worksheets. The lesson uses a range of activities which include exam questions (with displayed answers), differentiated tasks and quiz competitions to engage students whilst they assess their knowledge of the content that is found within topic P15 (Forces and matter) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science specification.
The following sub-topics in the specification are covered in this lesson:
Describe the difference between elastic and inelastic distortion
Recall and use the equation for linear elastic distortion including calculating the spring constant
Use the equation to calculate the work done in stretching a spring
Describe the difference between linear and non-linear relationships between force and extension
Investigate the extension and work done when applying forces to a spring
This lesson can be used throughout the duration of the GCSE course, as an end of topic revision lesson or as a lesson in the lead up to mocks or the actual GCSE exams
This REVISION lesson contains an engaging powerpoint (45 slides) and is fully-resourced with associated worksheets. The lesson uses a range of activities which include exam questions (with displayed answers), differentiated tasks and quiz competitions to engage students whilst they assess their knowledge of the content that is found within topics P12 (Magnetism and the motor effect) and P13 (Electromagnetic induction) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science specification. Generally, these topics are poorly understood by students but are regularly assessed through questions in the GCSE exams and so time has been taken to design the lesson so that the key points are covered and common misconceptions addressed.
The following specification points are covered in this lesson:
Recall that unlike magnetic poles attract and like magnetic poles repel
Explain the difference between permanent and induced magnets
Describe the use of plotting compasses to show the shape and direction of the field of a magnet and the Earth’s magnetic field
Explain how the behaviour of a magnetic compass is related to evidence that the core of the Earth must be magnetic
Explain that magnetic forces are due to interactions between magnetic fields
Recall and use Fleming’s left-hand rule to represent the relative directions of the force, the current and the magnetic field for cases where they are mutually perpendicular
Use the equation which connects force on a conductor, magnetic flux density, current and length
Recall that a transformer can change the size of an alternating voltage
Explain why, in the national grid, electrical energy is transferred at high voltages from power stations, and then transferred at lower voltages in each locality for domestic uses as it improves the efficiency by reducing heat loss in transmission lines
Explain where and why step-up and step-down transformers are used in the transmission of electricity in the national grid
Use the power equation (for transformers with 100% efficiency)
This lesson is suitable for use throughout the duration of the GCSE course, as an end of topic revision lesson or as a lesson in the lead up to mocks or the actual GCSE exams
This bundle of 5 REVISION lessons covers the content in the following topics that can be assessed on Paper 5 (Physics 1) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science course:
Topic 1: Key concepts in Physics
Topic 2: Motion and forces
Topic 3: Conservation of energy
Topic 4: Waves
Topic 5: Light and the EM spectrum
Topic 6: Radioactivity
Each of the lessons have been designed to include a wide range of activities that will keep the students engaged whilst they assess their knowledge of each of these topics.
This bundle of 6 REVISION lessons covers the content in the following topics that can be assessed on Paper 6 (Physics 2) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science course:
Topic 1: Key concepts in Physics
Topic 8: Energy - forces doing work
Topic 10: Electricity and their circuits
Topic 12: Magnetism and the motor effect
Topic 13: Electromagnetic induction
Topic 14: Particle model
Topic 15: Forces and matter
Each of the lessons have been designed to include a wide range of activities that will keep the students engaged whilst they assess their knowledge of each of these topics.
This is a highly-detailed revision resource which has been designed to be used over a number of lessons and allows teachers to dip in and out of the material as fits to the requirements of their classes and students. The resource consists of an engaging and detailed powerpoint (148 slides) and worksheets which have been differentiated to allow students of differing abilities to be challenged whilst accessing the work. The lesson consists of a wide range of activities which will engage and motivate the students and includes exam questions, quiz competitions and quick tasks and mathematical skills are challenged throughout.
The lesson has been designed to cover as many of the sub-topics within topics 1, 2 and 3 of the OCR Gateway GCSE Biology A specification but the following sub-topics have been given particular attention:
Topic B1: Cell-level systems
Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
Respiration
Functions of the organelles of animal and plant cells
Microscopy and calculating size
Topic B2: Scaling up
The functions of the components of blood
Specialised cells
Osmosis
Mitosis and the cell cycle
The heart and blood vessels
Topic B3: Organism-level systems
The nervous system
The structures and functions of the eye
IVF
This revision resource can be used in the lead up to mocks or the actual GCSE exams and due to its size, it could be repeatably used to ensure that students develop a deep understanding of these topics.
This is a highly-detailed revision resource which has been designed to be used over a number of lessons and allows teachers to dip in and out of the material as fits to the requirements of their classes and students. The resource consists of an engaging and detailed powerpoint (132 slides) and worksheets which have been differentiated to allow students of differing abilities to be challenged and access the work. The lesson consists of a wide range of activities which will engage and motivate the students and includes exam questions, quiz competitions and quick tasks. The mathematical element of the course is challenged throughout the lesson
The lesson has been designed to cover as many of the sub-topics within topics 5, 6 and 7 of the AQA GCSE Biology specification, and will be covered in paper 2, but the following sub-topics have been given particular attention:
Topic B5: Homeostasis and response
IVF
The central nervous system
The structure and functions of the eye
Diabetes
Control of blood glucose concentration
Topic B6: Inheritance, variation and evolution
The structure and function of DNA
Mutations and their effects on phenotypes
Genetic terminology
Inherited disorders
Classification
Topic B7: Ecology
Ecological terms
The Carbon cycle
This revision resource can be used in the lead up to mocks or the actual GCSE exams and due to its size, it could be repeatably used to ensure that students develop a deep understanding of these topics.
This bundle of 5 REVISION lessons has been designed to include a range of activities which will engage and motivate the students whilst they assess their understanding of the content in topics 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 which can be covered in Paper 1. The activities include exam questions, differentiated tasks and quiz competitions. These lessons are suitable for use at the end of a topic, in the lead up to mock exams or in the lead up to the actual GCSE Biology Paper 1 exam.
This is a fully-resourced REVISION lesson that consists of an engaging PowerPoint (129 slides) and associated worksheets that challenge the students on their knowledge of topics 4 - 6 (Community-level systems, Interaction between systems and Global challenges) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science specification and can be assessed on PAPER 2.
A wide range of activities have been written into the lesson to maintain motivation and these tasks include exam questions (with answers), understanding checks, differentiated tasks and quiz competitions.
The lesson has been designed to include as much which of the content from topic 1, but the following sub-topics have been given particular attention:
Identifying bacterial, fungal and viral diseases
The steps in the process of genetic engineering
Evolution by natural selection
The development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria
The prevention and reduction of the spread of pathogens
Vaccinations
The risk factors of CHD
Genetic terminology
Predicting the results of single-gene crosses
Sex determination
Ecological terms
The carbon cycle
The mathematic elements of the Combined Science specification are challenged throughout the resource.
Due to the size of this resource, it is likely that it’ll be used over the course of a number of lessons and it is suitable for use as an end of topic revision aid, in the lead up to the mocks or in the lead up to the actual GCSE exams.
This bundle of 6 revision lessons covers the content that can be assessed across the 6 papers that students will be required to take as part of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science qualification.
The 6 papers and respective topics are:
Paper 1 (Biology) J250/01
Cell-level systems
Scaling up
Organism level systems
Paper 2 (Biology) J250/02
Community level systems
Interaction between systems
Global challenges
Paper 3 (Chemistry) J250/03
Particles
Elements, compounds and mixtures
Chemical reactions
Paper 4 (Chemistry) J250/04
Predicting and identifying reactions and products
Monitoring and controlling chemical reactions
Global challenges
Paper 5 (Physics) J250/05
Matter
Forces
Electricity and magnetism
Paper 6 (Physics) J250/06
Waves and radioactivity
Energy
Global challenges
All of the lessons have been written to engage and motivate the students whilst they evaluate their understanding of the different papers
This is a fully-resourced REVISION lesson that consists of an engaging PowerPoint (154 slides) and associated worksheets that challenge the students on their knowledge of topics B1 - B4 (Cell Biology, Organisation, Infection and response and Bioenergetics) of the AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy specification and can be assessed on PAPER 1.
A wide range of activities have been written into the lesson to maintain motivation and these tasks include exam questions (with answers), understanding checks, differentiated tasks and quiz competitions.
The lesson has been designed to include as much which of the content that can be assessed in paper, but the following sub-topics have been given particular attention:
Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
Structure of a bacterium
The functions of the components of blood
Specialised cells
Active transport
Osmosis
Structure of DNA
Mitosis and the cell cycle
Functions of the organelles of animal and plant cells
Electron microscopy
Calculating size
Arteries and veins
The risk factors of CHD
CHD treatments
The structure of the heart
Bacterial, fungal and viral diseases
The mathematic elements of the Combined Science specification are challenged throughout the resource.
Due to the size of this resource, it is likely that teachers will choose to use it over the course of a number of lessons and it is suitable for use in the lead up to the mocks or in the lead up to the actual GCSE exams.
This bundle contains 6 detailed revision resources which have been designed to challenge the students on their knowledge of the AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy Specification content that can be assessed in the 6 papers that they will sit whilst remaining engaged and motivated due to the wide range of activities. These activities include differentiated tasks, quiz competitions and exam questions with displayed answers.
All of the Powerpoint-based lessons are so detailed and extensive that they are likely to be used over the course of a number of lessons, allowing the teacher to focus on specific areas for part of all of a lesson. The papers covered by these resources are:
Paper 1: Biology topics B1 - B4
Paper 2: Biology topics B5 - B7
Paper 3: Chemistry topics C1 - C5
Paper 4: Chemistry topics C6-C10
Paper 5: Physics topics P1 - P4
Paper 6: Physics topics P5 - P7
This is a fully-resourced REVISION resource that consists of an engaging PowerPoint (127 slides) and associated worksheets that challenge the students on their knowledge of topic 7 (Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems) of the AQA A-level Biology specification.
A wide range of activities have been written into this resource to maintain motivation and these tasks include exam questions (with answers), understanding checks, differentiated tasks and quiz competitions.
The lesson has been designed to cover as much of the content as possible, but the following sub-topics have been given particular attention:
Genetic terminology
Using genetic diagrams to calculate phenotypic ratios and percentages for the inheritance of a single gene
Applying the Hardy-Weinberg principle
Sex-linkage
Codominance, multiple alleles and interpreting genetic trees
Types of variation
Ecological terminology
Dihybrid inheritance
Using the chi-squared test to determine significance
Epistasis
Succession
Sampling to estimate populations and consider distribution
The mathematic elements of this topic and specification are challenged throughout the resource and useful hints given to enable the students to pick up vital marks from questions on this topic.
Due to the size of this resource, teachers may choose to use it over the course of a number of lessons and it is suitable for use at the end of topic 7, in the lead up to the mocks or in the lead up to the actual A-level exams.
This is a fully-resourced REVISION lesson that challenges the students on their knowledge of the content found in TOPIC 4 (Biodiversity and Natural resources) of the Edexcel A-level Biology (Salters Nuffield) specification. The lesson contains an engaging PowerPoint (104 slides) and accompanying worksheets that use a range of exam questions, differentiated tasks and quiz competitions to motivate the students whilst they evaluate their knowledge of the different sub-topics.
The lesson has been designed to cover as much of the topic 4 specification as possible, but the following sub-topics have been given particular attention:
Three-domain classification
The features of the kingdoms
Evolutionary relationships
Behavioural, anatomical and physiological adaptations
Glycosidic bonds
The structure and function of cellulose
The ultrastructure of plant cells
Calculating the index of diversity and the heterozygosity index
Applying the Hardy-Weinberg principle to calculate allele frequencies
This lesson is suitable for revision at the end of the topic, in the lead up to the mocks or in the lead up to the actual A-level exams as topic 4 is assessed on both Paper 1 and Paper 2.
This bundle of 4 revision lessons covers the content in topics 5 - 8 of the Edexcel A-level Biology (Salters Nuffield) specification that are taught during year 13 (A2) of the two-year course.
Each of the lessons has been designed to include a range of exam questions, differentiated tasks and quiz competitions that will motivate the students whilst they evaluate their understanding of the different sub-topics.
Helpful hints are given throughout the lesson to aid the students in structuring their answers and the mathematical elements of the course are constantly challenged as well.
The 4 topics covered by this bundle are:
Topic 5: On the wild side
Topic 6: Immunity, infection and forensics
Topic 7: Run for your life
Topic 8: Grey matter
This is a fully-resourced revision resource which has been designed to encourage students to evaluate their understanding of the content in TOPIC 4 of the AQA A-level Biology specification (Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms) . The resource includes an engaging PowerPoint (96 slides) and associated worksheets, some of which have been differentiated to allow those struggling with the content to access the work.
The wide range of activities which includes exam questions, quick tasks and quiz competitions will motivate the students whilst they assess their knowledge and recognise those areas which require even further attention. The lesson has been designed to cover as many sub-topics as possible but the following have been given particular attention:
Classification hierarchy
DNA in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
The binomial naming system
Phylogeny
Modern day classification using biological molecules
Calculating biodiversity
Selection pressures and types of selections
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Gene mutations
Physiological, behavioural and anatomical adaptations
Meiosis and variation
Non-disjunction
The mathematical element of this topic and the course is challenged throughout the lesson and helpful hints are regularly provided to help students to structure their answers. This resource can be used as a revision aid at the end of the topic, in the lead up to AS or A2 mocks or in the lead up to the actual terminal A-level exams.
This bundle of 4 revision lessons covers the content in topics 5 - 8 of the AQA A-level Biology specification that are commonly taught during year 13 (A2) of the two-year course.
Each of the lessons has been designed to include a range of exam questions, differentiated tasks and quiz competitions that will motivate the students whilst they evaluate their understanding of the different sub-topics.
Helpful hints are given throughout the lesson to aid the students in structuring their answers and the mathematical elements of the course are constantly challenged as well.
The 4 topics covered by this bundle are:
Topic 5: Energy transfers in and between organisms
Topic 6: Organisms respond to changes in their environment
Topic 7: Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems
Topic 8: The control of gene expression
This engaging and detailed REVISION resource has been written to encourage students to evaluate their understanding of the content found in MODULE 4.1.1 (Communicable diseases, disease prevention and the immune system) of the OCR A-Level Biology specification. The resource contains a motivating PowerPoint (86 slides) and associated worksheets which have been differentiated to support students of differing abilities in their access of the work. The lesson includes a wide range of activities such as exam questions, quick tasks and quiz competitions to motivate the students whilst they recognise those areas of the specification which require even more attention.
The lesson has been designed to cover as much of the content in module 4.1.1 as possible but the following sub-topics have been given particular attention:
Communicable diseases caused by bacteria, viruses and fungi
Bacteria as pathogens
Antigen-presenting cells
The specific immune response
Antibiotics and the existence of resistant strains
Preventing the spread of pathogens
Vaccinations
Primary defences of the human body
In addition to content from this module, links are made to earlier modules and challenges posed so that students can see how connections between the modules have to be made to be successful.
This resource is suitable for use at the end of the module, in the lead up to AS or A2 mocks or in the lead up to the actual A-level exams.
This is fully-resourced REVISION lesson that contains an engaging PowerPoint (98 slides) and associated differentiated worksheets and has been designed to challenge the students on their knowledge of the content in TOPIC 4 (Electricity and magnetism) of the Cambridge IGCSE Physics specification. The lesson includes a wide range of activities which aim to motivate the students whilst they assess their understanding of the content and recognise those areas which need further attention.
The lesson was designed to include as many sub-topics as possible but the following have been given a particular focus:
Logic gates
Series and parallel circuits and circuit calculations
Resistors
Diodes and their roles as rectifiers
Fleming’s left-hand rule and the motor effect
Transformers
This lesson is suitable for revision purposes at numerous times of the year, whether it be at the end of the topic or in the lead up the mocks or actual IGCSE exams