The author has over 20 years’ experience of teaching and has worked in wide range of schools with very diverse student groups. He holds an MSc in “Education and Technology in Science”. This lessons and scheme of work have been successfully trialed and refined in the classroom environment.
The author has over 20 years’ experience of teaching and has worked in wide range of schools with very diverse student groups. He holds an MSc in “Education and Technology in Science”. This lessons and scheme of work have been successfully trialed and refined in the classroom environment.
This resource contains:-
1) A 8 slide theory lesson.
2) A Keyword search of the new vocabulary.
The theory lesson contains an introductory four slides illustrating how pesticides move up a food chain, becoming more concentrated as they move up the trophic levels (bio-accumulation/bio-magnification)
Slide 6 and 7 takes the theory and looks at a real life example - the widespread use of DDT and the impact on raptor populations in the UK and USA. This slide has a YouTube link with a short 3 minute video about the effect of DDT on the Bald Eagle population in the USA.
Slide 8 is the book-work reference for students to take notes from the text book.
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This resource contains two lessons, a 5 slide theory lesson and a 5 slide practical lesson.
Lesson 1 - The theory lesson contains an introductory two slides which are designed to form the basis of a discussion about human civilisation and how we have progressed from stone tools to Bronze tools to Iron age tools and how this progress follows the Reactivity series due to the fact that the more reactive a metal is, the harder it is to extract from its Ore.
Slide number 4 uses the Flintstones to demonstrate the Chemistry of the reduction of Iron Oxide by Carbon and gives the theoretical underpinning to the practical.
Slide 5 is a book-work reference if you lack the time to carry out the practical this lesson.
Lesson 2 revisits both the understanding of what an 'Ore' is and the theory of how Iron oxide can be reduced by a more reactive element such as Carbon.
Slides 3 and 4 show how to set up the practical apparatus along with safety instructions (NB this can get messy and Iron oxide will stain clothes!).
The lesson ends with Slide 5 - a Cloze conclusion whereby students can prove that they have made Iron by collecting the fragments using a magnet. (NB. wait for the reaction mixture to cool down to avoid burns and the plastic covering the bar magnet melting).
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These two lessons compare and contrast the reactions of different metals with water.
Lesson 1 - the Metals and water practical is a 5 slide presentation which introduces the idea of metals reacting with water. The lesson looks at the position of metals in the reactivity series to help predict if a metal will react with water.
The last three slides are to show the students how to react magnesium with steam with images of how to set up the apparatus, safety information and a You Tube link to instructions (1min 19 seconds long) on slide number 3.
The lesson ends with book-work references to reinforce learning after the students have cleared away.
Lesson 2 is the classic Alkali metals in water. This 5 slide presentation is to support a teacher demonstration to show how vigorously the alkali metals react with water, again showing how their position in the Reactivity Series tells you how they are likely to react.
Slide number four contains a You Tube link to the famous Brainiac demonstration of Caesium and Rubidium in water.
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This 7 slide presentation contains both a short theory and a practical lesson.
The introductory three slides demonstrate/explain how a more reactive metal will displace (steal from) a less reactive one. This concept gives the theoretical underpinning to the practical.
Slide 4 shows how to set-up the practical along with safety information.
Slide 5 is a 'blank' results table to project onto a whiteboard - for students to complete as the results come in from the practical.
Slide 6 is a Cloze conclusion asking students to interpret their results to produce their own 'Reactivity Series'.
Slide 7 is a book-work reference if you lack the time to carry out the practical this lesson.
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This resource contains an 10 slide theory lesson (with a KAHOOT plenary) and a Keyword-search.
The theory lesson contains an introductory three slides which clearly explain the common misconception - that respiration and breathing are synonymous.
Slide 4 compares the respiration equation to the photosynthesis equation (from B2 2.1)
Slide 5 is a single diagram showing the cellular organelles and, in particular, the mitochondria - the site of respiration.
Slide 6 looks in detail at the structure of a mitochondria - supported by a hyperlinked YouTube video clip.
Slide 7 is a diagram summarising the learning objectives.
Slide 8 contains the new Keywords that students need to know and these are revisited in the accompanying Keyword search.
Slide 9 is the book-work reference.
Slide 10 contains the hyperlink to a 16 question KAHOOT quiz on aerobic respiration- to assess what your students have learnt.
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This lesson was written for middle/top sets. The lesson is designed to provoke discussion and thought about Continuous and Discontinuous variation in humans.
The main focus is on two small practicals that demonstrate both Continuous and Discontinuous traits but also the resultant Continuous (line) and Discontinuous (bar) graphs drawn from the data. This is a deliberate attempt to help students understand when it is appropriate to draw a line graph and when to draw a bar graph.
The tongue rolling practical is fast, fun and interesting.
The "measuring pupils height" practical requires meter rulers but a blank results table on slide 7 can be used to project onto the whiteboard ready for the students data,
The narrative is loose and visual so the lesson can follow the students questions but the slide sequence ensures that the learning objectives will be covered.
At the end, if you have time, there are 'book-work' references (to consolidate the learning).
An excellent resource for Science teachers who want a colourful engaging lesson written by a science teacher with over 20 years’ experience of working in a range of Schools and was awarded a Master’s Degree in 2008 in “Education and technology in Science” by Bristol University.
This lesson (and the scheme of work it is part of) has been successfully trialed in a state Academy and has been used (and improved each time) over three different classes.
This resource includes an 8 slide theory lesson, the classic 'looking at onion cells' practical lesson (complete with instructions, labelled equipment diagram and safety information) and a key-word search activity.
An excellent resource for Science teachers who want a fully resourced, engaging lesson written by an experienced science teacher.
The Author has over 20 years’ experience of working in a range of Schools and was awarded a Master’s Degree in 2008 in “Education and technology in Science” by Bristol University. This lesson (and scheme of work) has been successfully trialed in a state Academy and has been used (and improved each time) over three different classes.
This resource includes a 9 slide theory lesson and a key-word search activity.
An excellent resource for Science teachers who want a fully resourced, engaging lesson written by an experienced science teacher.
The Author has over 20 years’ experience of working in a range of Schools and was awarded a Master’s Degree in 2008 in “Education and technology in Science” by Bristol University. This lesson (and scheme of work) has been successfully trialed in a state Academy and has been used (and improved each time) over three different classes.
This resource includes is a 7 slide theory lesson and includes a 10 Question KAHOOT plenary activity.
An excellent resource for Science teachers who want a fully resourced, engaging lesson written by an experienced science teacher.
The Author has over 20 years’ experience of working in a range of Schools and was awarded a Master’s Degree in 2008 in “Education and technology in Science” by Bristol University. This lesson (and scheme of work) has been successfully trialed in a state Academy and has been used (and improved each time) over three different classes.
This resource includes a 10 slide theory lesson and a key-word search activity.
An excellent resource for Science teachers who want a fully resourced, engaging lesson written by an experienced science teacher.
The Author has over 20 years’ experience of working in a range of Schools and was awarded a Master’s Degree in 2008 in “Education and technology in Science” by Bristol University. This lesson (and scheme of work) has been successfully trialed in a state Academy and has been used (and improved each time) over three different classes.
A digital version of the B1 2.6 Muscles lesson in the Year 7 Science Activate book 1.
The lessons are differentiated to cater to a less academic audience than the original texts were intended. The Activate 1 book has a reading age of 11-12 years, however, many year 7 students have a reading age below their chronological age and these Power Points were written with those students in mind.
This lesson includes a KAHOOT quiz as a plenary.
Good for Science teachers who want a colourful engaging lesson written by a science teacher with 20 years experience. The slides are colour coded by topic, contain All/Most/Some differentiated learning objectives, the current date and with 28-32 point Ariel font to enhance legibility.
Both the presentations and the hyperlinked KAHOOT quizzes are fully customisable to suit your particular audience.
The Author has over 20 years’ experience of working in a range of Schools and was awarded a Master’s Degree in 2008 in “Education and technology in Science”. This lesson (and scheme of work) has been successfully trialed in an academy having been used (and improved) with three different classes.
If there are any typos, inaccuracies or comments you would like to report – please contact me as all feedback is most welcome.
Enjoy!
This resource contains a 7-slide theory lesson
Slide number 1 is an introductory slide explaining the lessons learning objectives.
Slides number 2 makes a distinction between alien life forms and intelligent alien life
Slide number 3 explains the concept of the Goldilocks planet where water may be found in a liquid state – a probable prerequisite for life.
Slide 4 looks at the recent discovery of “Trappist 1” solar system with its multiple Goldilocks planets and contains a hyperlink to the NASA press release video on You tube.
Slide 5 looks at our attempts to send robot landers to other planets and looks at the example of a tiny robot Lander called Phoenix to Mars to look for evidence of life.
Slide 6 looks at the SETI program which analyses Radio waves to look for signals from intelligent alien life.
Slide 7 is the book-work reference.
Slide 8 contains the image credits.
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A Keyword Search for the Year 7 Chemistry C1 3.1 Chemical Reactions lesson designed to be used in conjunction with the Year 7 Chemistry C1 3.1 Chemical Reactions presentation.
This resource contains an 8 slide theory lesson (with a KAHOOT plenary) and a Keyword-search.
The theory lesson contains an introductory four slides which are designed to form the basis of a discussion about the lifeforms that live in the most hostile places in the ocean. There are three YouTube links to short video clips to provide background information to this little known topic.
Slide 5 is a single diagram which summarises the learning objectives.
Slide 6 is a book-work reference.
Slide 7 contains the new Keywords that students need to know and these are revisited in the accompanying Keyword search.
Slide 8 contains the hyperlink to a 9 question KAHOOT quiz - to assess what has been learnt.
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This resource contains a 7 slide theory lesson and a Keyword-search.
The theory lesson contains an introductory three slides which are designed to form the basis of a discussion about how plants use sunlight energy to join together Carbon Dioxide molecules to make sugar (glucose).
Slides number 4 summarises photosynthesis as an equation.
Slide 5 introduces the xylem and stomata as the transport routes of the photosynthesis reactants into the leaf.
Slide 6 introduces Chlorophyll as the sunlight energy trapping pigment.
Slide 7 is a book-work reference.
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A digital version of the B1 2.4 The Skeleton lesson in the Year 7 Science Activate book 1.
This lesson is differentiated to cater to a less academic audience than the original texts were intended. The Activate 1 book has a reading age of 11-12 years, however, many year 7 students have a reading age below their chronological age and this Presentation was written with those students in mind.
This single lesson includes a word-search as a starter.
An excellent resource for Science teachers who want a colourful engaging lesson written by an experienced science teacher. The slides are colour coded by topic, contain All/Most/Some differentiated learning objectives, the current date and with 28-32 point Ariel font to enhance legibility.
The Author has over 20 years’ experience of working in a range of Schools and was awarded a Master’s Degree in 2008 in “Education and technology in Science” by Bristol University. This lesson (and scheme of work) has been successfully trialed in a state Academy and has been used (and improved each time) over three different classes.
If there are any typos, inaccuracies or comments you would like to report – please contact me as all feedback is most welcome.
Many thanks!
This resource includes a 6 slide theory lesson.
An excellent resource for Science teachers who want a fully resourced, engaging lesson written by an experienced science teacher.
The Author has over 20 years’ experience of working in a range of Schools and was awarded a Master’s Degree in 2008 in “Education and technology in Science” by Bristol University. This lesson (and scheme of work) has been successfully trialed in a state Academy and has been used (and improved each time) over three different classes.
