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.
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.
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 7 Science course, specifically the ‘P1.2 Sound’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 7 ‘Sound’ unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Waves
Sound & Energy Transfer
Loudness & Pitch
Detecting Sound
Echoes & Ultrasound
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This lesson is designed for the Activate KS3 Science Course, specifically Year 7 P4 ’Space’.
For more lessons designed for KS3 and KS4 please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
The lesson begins with an video on the Solar System, students will watch this and whilst watching should answer a set of questions. Once students have completed this task, they can self-assess their work using the mark scheme provided.
In the next activity, information stations will be placed around the classroom so that students can gather information and use to this to complete a worksheet. They can talk to each other to complete this task, once it is complete the work can be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided. This task also includes a research project, so if students have completed the work they can use tablets/computer/laptops/phones to complete research on the Cassinni Space Probe.
The last task requires students to complete a crossword on the Solar System, using what they will have learned over the last couple of lessons.
The plenary task requires students to summarise what they have learned this lesson in three sentences, a list of key words is provided for pupils to use in their sentences.
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 :)
This lesson is designed for the Activate KS3 Science Course, specifically Year 7 P3 ’Light’.
For more lessons designed for KS3 and KS4 please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This lesson begins with an explanation of how the different parts of the eye work together in order for you to see objects. The functions of different parts of the eye are briefly explained. Students will then need to complete a task to assess their knowledge of this introductory information, this can be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided.
This leads onto another task which looks at the function of different parts of the eye, students will each be given a different piece of information outlining the function of one part of the eye. Students will then need to walk around the room, sharing information with each other to complete a table on the functions of eye parts. This task can be marked using the answers provided.
Students will then be shown an image of a pinhole camera, they will need to sketch a copy of it into their book. They are then asked a few questions which looks at the similarities between a pinhole camera and the eye, students should answer these questions in their books and once complete they can mark their work using the answers provided.
Students are then provided with some information comparing the structure and function of eyes compared to a digital camera. Students will need to outline one way in which they are similar and one way in which they are different, this task can also be assessed using the answers provided.
Lastly, the plenary task requires students to write down three sentences to summarise 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 :)
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 7 Science course, specifically the ‘P1.1 Forces’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 7 ‘Forces’ unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Introduction to Forces
Squashing and Stretching
Drag Forces & Friction
Forces at a Distance
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This resource contains 21 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the following Year 8 Physics Units:
P2.1 Electricity & Magnetism
P2.2 Energy
P2.3 Motion & Pressure
This big bundle contains 8-10 weeks worth of lesson content!! The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
You can find more lesson bundles aimed at the KS3 and KS4 Science curriculum at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience
This is a lesson aimed at the new Physics specification, it meets specification points within the 'Energy' module.
Other lessons from the 'Energy' module can be found in my TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience
The lesson begins with a word search that pupils can complete to identify key words related to this lesson. Pupils will then watch a video on specific heat capacity where they will need to identify the factors which may affect a materials SHC.
Pupils are then introduced to the concept of specific heat capacity and you can work through model questions with students to demonstrate how to approach and answer questions (model questions included on the PowerPoint slides).
Pupils then have a go at completing SHC capacity questions on their own, pupils can then self-assess their work. Next activity is a 'Cloze' activity where pupils need to copy and complete sentences, words are provided.
Plenary - pupils are provided with a range of answers, they need to write questions which correspond to these answers.
All resources are included in the PowerPoint presentation. Enjoy and if you have any feedback please leave a review :)!
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 8 Science course, specifically the ‘P2.2 Energy’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 8 'Energy unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Energy in Food
Energy Stores & Transfers
Energy & Temperature
Energy Transfer: Particles
Energy Transfer: Radiation
Energy Resources
Energy & Power
Work, Energy & Machines
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 8 Science course, specifically the ‘P2.3 Motion & Pressure’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 8 ‘Motion & Pressure’ unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Motion Graphs
Speed
Pressure in Gases
Pressure in Liquids
Pressure in Solids
Levers
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This lesson is designed for the KS3 Year 8 Science course, specifically the P2 1.1 unit on ‘Electricity & Magnetism’.
For more lessons designed for KS3 and KS4 please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
The lesson begins with students being asked to ‘Think > Pair > Share’ their ideas about whether like and unlike charges attract or repel each other. After a short class discussion, students will feed their ideas back to the class and the answers can be revealed - like charges repel each other and unlike charges repel each other.
Students are now introduced to the sub-atomic particles which make up an atom - protons, neutrons and electrons. From the description provided students will need to have a go at filling in the blanks on the diagram of the atom, once completed students can self-assess their work using the mark scheme provided.
Next, students will complete a ‘Memory Test’ activity whereby a table of information is provided to students on the relative mass and charges of a proton, neutron and an electron. Students will be given a few minutes to observe and remember the information, then the table is taken away and students will need to recreate the table. The complete table is then shown to students so they can show mark and correct their work.
Students will now complete a mid-lesson progress check to assess their knowledge of what they have learned so far this lesson, the mark scheme for this progress check is included in the PowerPoint so students can self-assess the work once complete.
The next part of the lesson will focus on static charge, students will watch a video about this phenomenon and will need to answer a set of questions whilst watching. Once complete students can either self-assess or peer-assess their work using the answers provided.
The last task students will need to complete is a fill-in-the-blank task, students can mark this task using the mark scheme provided.
The plenary requires students to write a WhatsApp message to a friend, summarising 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 :)