These are the resources for a unit on organisms, cells, organs, and reproduction. QM stands for Quality Mark which is a levelled formative assessment based on scientific skills. In the powerpoints I use: -Yellow boxes- to show the students what to write in their books. - Blue boxes- for tasks that the students should do. I do not own all of the content in these resources, no copyright is intended, any offending resources will be removed.

This is the free version of a board game that I use with KS3 and KS4 students to revise for their end of unit tests or exams. For the teacher this is quick and easy revision activity that requires a one-time set up and then it can be used time and time again! Very little effort is required by you and the students can happily spend all lesson playing the game (if you let them) leaving you free to do what you fancy! My students love it and I get chance to sit down with the students who need extra help, or catch up on a bit of marking. To get started: • Print the board game on white A3 paper. • Print the question cards on blue paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Print the hazard cards on yellow paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Laminate the board game (optional but makes the game last longer) • Get a little stash of counters or items that could be used as the player pieces e.g. coloured paper circles, novelty rubbers, little model etc • Get some dice. For a class of 30 I’ve found that 6 groups of 5 work quite well, therefore you’d need 6 game boards and 6 packs of cards. How to play: This game is suitable for 2-6 players, you need one di and each player needs a counter (coloured tokens or paper circles will do). • The players put their counter on the start square, take turns to roll the dice and move across the game board. • The aim of the game is to be first to get to the end of the board. • If the players land on a YELLOW square they should pick up a yellow hazard card. • If the players land on a BLUE square the person to their left should pick up a blue question card and ask the player the question on the card, if the player gets it right they can move two spaces forward, if they get it wrong they stay where they are. The question cards have the correct answer either shown at the bottom or highlighted in bold. These are the rules my students came up with but feel free to alter them to suit your needs. For each unit taught I’ve made my own quiz cards so the students can test themselves on the unit content, I have quite a few different units which I am in the processing of uploading to TES now. Keep your eyes peeled for the bundles I am putting together.

This is the free version of an assessment for KS3 students who are studying digestion, the digestive system, organs, enzyme and nutrition. I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/journey-of-a-sandwich-digestion-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11349330 This resource pack comes with several parts; 1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task. 2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books. 3. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work, there is also a column so the teacher can tick off the achieved criteria. 4. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students. A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at… https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496 5. Word document printout writing frame to assist students who may benefit from additional help with this task. This task is suitable for students at level 3-7. When I have used this in lessons students have made some really nice posters, creative stories and great comic strips.

These are the resources for a short unit on animals, adapatations, food chains and populations. QM stands for Quality Mark which is a levelled formative assessment based on scientific skills. In the powerpoints I use: -Yellow boxes- to show the students what to write in their books. - Blue boxes- for tasks that the students should do. I do not own all of the content in these resources, no copyright is intended, any offending resources will be removed.

Just a quick spread sheet that shows each lesson title in each unit in AQA's new (accredited in 2016) courses for Biology (8461), Chemistry (8462)and Physics (8463). This could be used as a route through the GCSE used to inform planning, I actually made it to tick off the work covered so far so that whoever picks up my classes knows what they have already done. The required practical's are highlighted in orange. The triple science content is bordered in blue.

I have been through the specifications for the new AQA Science qualification covering Biology (8461), Chemistry (8462) and Physics (8463). This resource pack contains just the BIOLOGY, but I have also posted the others too separately to make it easier for you to get just the part you need. All the attached resources are either AQA documents or my shortened version of them. I have converted the PDF specification into word documents so that they are easier to use and then extracted smaller parts from these specifications to make them easier to quickly reference. For the Biology, Chemistry and Physics I have extracted from the main specification the required mathematical skills for each science, and the new required practical's. For the required practical's I have made a shortened version to be used as a quick reference. For the other sciences click the links below: BIO https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-aqa-biology-2016-onwards-scheme-of-work-required-practials-and-maths-11339330 CHEM https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-aqa-chemistry-2016-onwards-scheme-of-work-required-practials-and-maths-11339898 PHYS https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-aqa-physics-2016-onwards-scheme-of-work-required-practicals-and-maths-11339902

This is a worksheet I made to help my students to practice the graphs skills required for the ISA controlled assessment, I've also included questions that regularly come up on paper two. This sheet has been done in the context of testing how temperature affects the viscosity of oils however this could easily be adapted to suit other investigations. I intend on uploading a mark scheme for this after I have delivered this lesson.

These are the resources for a unit on food, nutrients, diet, digestion, food tests, organ systems, respiration, circulation, the skeleton, breathing, smoking, drugs, microbes and illness. QM stands for Quality Mark which is a levelled formative assessment based on scientific skills. In the powerpoints I use: -Yellow boxes- to show the students what to write in their books. - Blue boxes- for tasks that the students should do. LA after a powerpoint's name means it is for Low Abilities HA after a powerpoint's name means it is for High Abilities I do not own all of the content in these resources, no copyright is intended, any offending resources will be removed.

This investigation focuses on using sampling methods to determine which is the most common plant on the school's field (other than grass). This is the free version of an assessment for students who are studying plant sampling methods, plant adaptations, investigation skills, analysing data. I have also produced a full resource pack available to purchase from TES at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/plant-sampling-with-quadrats-investigation-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11606569 This FULL resource pack comes with several parts; 1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task with some background information. 2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books. 3. x2 word documents with a level ladders on so that the students can self/peer assess their method and/or their graph work, conclusion and evaluation. 4. Word document showing pictures of the most commonly found plants on school fields (in England) 5. Word document printout writing frame to help students get started with method writing, this is particularly useful for students who struggle with literacy tasks. 6. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students. A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496

This is the free version of an assessment for KS3 students who are studying cells, organelles, body structure, organ systems, and adaptations. I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/model-cells-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11350637 This resource pack comes with several parts; 1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task. 2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books, I’ve also included an old version of this sheet that I don’t use anymore. 3. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work, there is also a column so the teacher can tick off the achieved criteria. 4. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students. A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at… https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496 5. JPEG images showing examples of models made by my previous classes when given this task, I've included a range of examples including an extremely high level project from the child of a professional cake maker! This task is suitable for students at level 3-7. When I have used this in lessons students have made some truly remarkable work but using cardboard, beads, Lego, plastercine, and cake!

These are the resources for a unit on plant sampling, photosynthesis, plant adaptations, plants as producers, interdependence, food chains, food pyramids, natural selection, population changes, and global warming. QM stands for Quality Mark which is a levelled formative assessment based on scientific skills. In the powerpoints I use: -Yellow boxes- to show the students what to write in their books. - Blue boxes- for tasks that the students should do. LA after a powerpoint's name means it is for Low Abilities HA after a powerpoint's name means it is for High Abilities I do not own all of the content in these resources, no copyright is intended, any offending resources will be removed.

This is the free version of an assessment on Statins for KS4 students who are studying medicine, drugs, diet, cholesterol, treating high cholesterol, and evaluation skills. I have also produced a full resource pack available to purchase from TES at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/use-of-statins-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11606643 This FULL resource pack comes with several parts; 1. Word document printout of the task for the students to stick in their books. 2. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work. 3. Word document containing writing frames to help students to draft out their answer, this could be particularly useful for students who struggle to get started on tasks, or those with issues with literacy. 4. Word document with the mark scheme and teachers notes. 5. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students. A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496 This is based on an old AQA Biology Exam Paper. This task is good for training students to answer long questions i.e. 6 mark questions at GCSE. This task is suitable for students at Grade E-A*, however I have removed these grades so that you can use the old or new grading system.

These are question cards for year 7's and 8's on human reproduction and include questions on sex cells, male reproductive organs, female reproductive organs, ovulation, menstruation, the menstrual cycle, and pregnancy. These are made to go with the Science Revision Board Game I made which I use with KS3 and KS4 students to revise for their end of unit tests or exams. The board game and some sample question cards are freely available at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/science-revision-board-game-free-version-11445205 If the game board isn’t quite how you’d like it, or if you want your own question cards you could download my ‘Make Your Own Revision Board Game Resource Pack’ which can be purchased at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/make-your-own-revision-board-game-resource-pack-11445322 For the teacher, this is quick and easy revision activity that requires a one-time set up and then it can be used time and time again! Very little effort is required by you and the students can happily spend all lesson playing the game (if you let them) leaving you free to do what you fancy! My students love it and I get chance to sit down with the students who need extra help, or catch up on a bit of marking. To get started: • Print the board game on white A3 paper. • Print the question cards on blue paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Print the hazard cards on yellow paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Laminate the board game (optional but makes the game last longer) • Get a little stash of counters or items that could be used as the player pieces e.g. coloured paper circles, novelty rubbers, little model etc • Get some dice. For a class of 30 I’ve found that 6 groups of 5 work quite well, therefore you’d need 6 game boards and 6 packs of cards. For each unit taught I’ve made my own quiz cards so the students can test themselves on the unit content, I have quite a few different units which I am in the processing of uploading to TES now. Keep your eyes peeled for the bundles I am putting together.

These are question cards on smoking, alcohol and drugs and include questions on the substances in cigarettes, short and long term effects of drugs, addiction, withdrawal, smoking related diseases, laws, carcinogens, smokers cough, cilia, statistics, medicinal drugs, recreational drugs, stimulants, depressants and hallucinogens. These are made to go with the Science Revision Board Game I made which I use with KS3 and KS4 students to revise for their end of unit tests or exams. The board game and some sample question cards are freely available at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/science-revision-board-game-free-version-11445205 If the game board isn’t quite how you’d like it, or if you want your own question cards you could download my ‘Make Your Own Revision Board Game Resource Pack’ which can be purchased at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/make-your-own-revision-board-game-resource-pack-11445322 For the teacher, this is quick and easy revision activity that requires a one-time set up and then it can be used time and time again! Very little effort is required by you and the students can happily spend all lesson playing the game (if you let them) leaving you free to do what you fancy! My students love it and I get chance to sit down with the students who need extra help, or catch up on a bit of marking. To get started: • Print the board game on white A3 paper. • Print the question cards on blue paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Print the hazard cards on yellow paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Laminate the board game (optional but makes the game last longer) • Get a little stash of counters or items that could be used as the player pieces e.g. coloured paper circles, novelty rubbers, little model etc • Get some dice. For a class of 30 I’ve found that 6 groups of 5 work quite well, therefore you’d need 6 game boards and 6 packs of cards. For each unit taught I’ve made my own quiz cards so the students can test themselves on the unit content, I have quite a few different units which I am in the processing of uploading to TES now. Keep your eyes peeled for the bundles I am putting together.

These are question cards for year 7's and 8's on cells and include questions on animal cells, plant cells, organelle, structure and function, nucleus, chlorophyll, specialised cells and labelling cells. These are made to go with the Science Revision Board Game I made which I use with KS3 and KS4 students to revise for their end of unit tests or exams. The board game and some sample question cards are freely available at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/science-revision-board-game-free-version-11445205 If the game board isn’t quite how you’d like it, or if you want your own question cards you could download my ‘Make Your Own Revision Board Game Resource Pack’ which can be purchased at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/make-your-own-revision-board-game-resource-pack-11445322 For the teacher, this is quick and easy revision activity that requires a one-time set up and then it can be used time and time again! Very little effort is required by you and the students can happily spend all lesson playing the game (if you let them) leaving you free to do what you fancy! My students love it and I get chance to sit down with the students who need extra help, or catch up on a bit of marking. To get started: • Print the board game on white A3 paper. • Print the question cards on blue paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Print the hazard cards on yellow paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Laminate the board game (optional but makes the game last longer) • Get a little stash of counters or items that could be used as the player pieces e.g. coloured paper circles, novelty rubbers, little model etc • Get some dice. For a class of 30 I’ve found that 6 groups of 5 work quite well, therefore you’d need 6 game boards and 6 packs of cards. For each unit taught I’ve made my own quiz cards so the students can test themselves on the unit content, I have quite a few different units which I am in the processing of uploading to TES now. Keep your eyes peeled for the bundles I am putting together.

These are question cards on the human body and include questions on organs, organ systems, and health. These are made to go with the Science Revision Board Game I made which I use with KS3 and KS4 students to revise for their end of unit tests or exams. The board game and some sample question cards are freely available at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/science-revision-board-game-free-version-11445205 If the game board isn’t quite how you’d like it, or if you want your own question cards you could download my ‘Make Your Own Revision Board Game Resource Pack’ which can be purchased at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/make-your-own-revision-board-game-resource-pack-11445322 For the teacher, this is quick and easy revision activity that requires a one-time set up and then it can be used time and time again! Very little effort is required by you and the students can happily spend all lesson playing the game (if you let them) leaving you free to do what you fancy! My students love it and I get chance to sit down with the students who need extra help, or catch up on a bit of marking. To get started: • Print the board game on white A3 paper. • Print the question cards on blue paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Print the hazard cards on yellow paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Laminate the board game (optional but makes the game last longer) • Get a little stash of counters or items that could be used as the player pieces e.g. coloured paper circles, novelty rubbers, little model etc • Get some dice. For a class of 30 I’ve found that 6 groups of 5 work quite well, therefore you’d need 6 game boards and 6 packs of cards. For each unit taught I’ve made my own quiz cards so the students can test themselves on the unit content, I have quite a few different units which I am in the processing of uploading to TES now. Keep your eyes peeled for the bundles I am putting together.

These are question cards on the environment and include questions on plants, ecology, sampling techniques, food chains and animal adaptations. These are made to go with the Science Revision Board Game I made which I use with KS3 and KS4 students to revise for their end of unit tests or exams. The board game and some sample question cards are freely available at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/science-revision-board-game-free-version-11445205 If the game board isn’t quite how you’d like it, or if you want your own question cards you could download my ‘Make Your Own Revision Board Game Resource Pack’ which can be purchased at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/make-your-own-revision-board-game-resource-pack-11445322 For the teacher, this is quick and easy revision activity that requires a one-time set up and then it can be used time and time again! Very little effort is required by you and the students can happily spend all lesson playing the game (if you let them) leaving you free to do what you fancy! My students love it and I get chance to sit down with the students who need extra help, or catch up on a bit of marking. To get started: • Print the board game on white A3 paper. • Print the question cards on blue paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Print the hazard cards on yellow paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Laminate the board game (optional but makes the game last longer) • Get a little stash of counters or items that could be used as the player pieces e.g. coloured paper circles, novelty rubbers, little model etc • Get some dice. For a class of 30 I’ve found that 6 groups of 5 work quite well, therefore you’d need 6 game boards and 6 packs of cards. For each unit taught I’ve made my own quiz cards so the students can test themselves on the unit content, I have quite a few different units which I am in the processing of uploading to TES now. Keep your eyes peeled for the bundles I am putting together.

These are question cards on diet and exercise this include questions on food types, nutrients, food tests, malnutrition and health. These are made to go with the Science Revision Board Game I made which I use with KS3 and KS4 students to revise for their end of unit tests or exams. The board game and some sample question cards are freely available at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/science-revision-board-game-free-version-11445205 If the game board isn’t quite how you’d like it, or if you want your own question cards you could download my ‘Make Your Own Revision Board Game Resource Pack’ which can be purchased at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/make-your-own-revision-board-game-resource-pack-11445322 For the teacher, this is quick and easy revision activity that requires a one-time set up and then it can be used time and time again! Very little effort is required by you and the students can happily spend all lesson playing the game (if you let them) leaving you free to do what you fancy! My students love it and I get chance to sit down with the students who need extra help, or catch up on a bit of marking. To get started: • Print the board game on white A3 paper. • Print the question cards on blue paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Print the hazard cards on yellow paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags. • Laminate the board game (optional but makes the game last longer) • Get a little stash of counters or items that could be used as the player pieces e.g. coloured paper circles, novelty rubbers, little model etc • Get some dice. For a class of 30 I’ve found that 6 groups of 5 work quite well, therefore you’d need 6 game boards and 6 packs of cards. For each unit taught I’ve made my own quiz cards so the students can test themselves on the unit content, I have quite a few different units which I am in the processing of uploading to TES now. Keep your eyes peeled for the bundles I am putting together.

This is a resource pack with a range of level ladders for marking practical investigations. Each word document contains a slightly different arrangement of assessment points so hopefully you will be able to pick the most suitable for your investigation. See the descriptions below... 1. This assesses all sections of a practical investigation including method writing, identifying variables, plotting graphs, writing conclusions and evaluations. 2. This assesses just method writing and is set out in a similar style to KS4 coursework method writing mark schemes such as ISA’s. 3. This assesses method writing and identification of variables. 4. This assesses method writing, identification of variables, and graph plotting (most appropriate for line graphs rather than bar). 5. This assesses graph plotting, writing conclusions and evaluations. NEW RESOURCE ADDED! 6. This is a level ladder for method writing, and gives the students a percentage of how 'AWESOME' their method is. I made this as schools are still wrapping their heads around the new GCSE levels and the consequent impact on KS3 levels.

This is the full resource pack for an assessment for KS3 students who are studying digestion, the digestive system, organs, enzyme and nutrition. This resource pack comes with several parts; 1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task. 2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books. 3. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work, there is also a column so the teacher can tick off the achieved criteria. 4. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students. A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at… https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496 5. Word document printout writing frame to assist students who may benefit from additional help with this task. This task is suitable for students at level 3-7. When I have used this in lessons students have made some really nice posters, creative stories and great comic strips.