A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the second lesson in “Chapter 1 - Health and Lifestyle” from Activate 2, Biology. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Biology class, even by those where Biology is not their specialism. From this lesson, students should be able to: Name seven key nutrients that play a role in a healthy, balanced diet (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, fibre, vitamins, minerals, water) Recall foods that contain each of these nutrients in large amounts Describe the role of each of these nutrients in the body All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the second lesson in “Chapter 1 - Health and Lifestyle” from Activate 2, Biology. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Biology class, even by those where Biology is not their specialism. From this lesson, students should be able to: Recall the solutions used to test for the presence of starch, protein, sugars and lipids in foods Recall the colour of a positive result for each of these food tests All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the second lesson in “Chapter 1 - Health and Lifestyle” from Activate 2, Biology. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Biology class, even by those where Biology is not their specialism. From this lesson, students should be able to: Label the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus on a diagram of the digestive system Describe the role of each of these organs in the digestive system All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the 6th lesson in “Chapter 1 - Health and Lifestyle” from Activate 2, Biology. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Biology class, even by those where Biology is not their specialism. From this lesson, students should be able to: Name the enzymes that break down carbohydrates, proteins and lipids during digestion Name the products of digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the 7th lesson in “Chapter 1 - Health and Lifestyle” from Activate 2, Biology. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Biology class, even by those where Biology is not their specialism. From this lesson, students should be able to: Define the term ‘drug’ Describe the difference between medicinal drugs and recreational drugs Name some examples of illegal drugs Describe the effects of recreational drugs on the body All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

An end of year science quiz suitable for all secondary school science pupils, designed for years 7-10. There are six rounds. Each round is in the style of a classic television game show. The rounds are: Round One - Who wants to be a millionaire? Students answer multiple choice questions from a range of topics (Biology, Chemistry and Physics). Students can unanimously decide to use one of the lifelines available. Round Two - Are you smarter than a 10 year old? Students answer multiple choice questions from the primary school science curriculum, from school years 3-6. Round Three - The price is right! Students make numerical estimates based on scientific questions, e.g. how many times your heart beats a day. The team closest to the correct answers wins. Points are deducted if students go over the correct answer. Round Four - Wheel of fortune. Scientific key terms are displayed on the board with most of the letters missing. A short clue is given. Students have to figure out what the key terms are. Round Five - Pointless. Students are asked a scientific question where they need to name something. Points are given for the most obscure answer. Round Six - Countdown. Students are given eight letters in a jumble, and a brief clue. Students have until the end of the countdown clock to solve the jumbled science key word.

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum in science. This lesson is focused on contraception. From this lesson, students should be able to: Name two methods of contraception (condoms, contraceptive pill) Describe how each method of contraception works (barrier, contains hormones to prevent ovulation) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each type of contraception All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum in science. This lesson is focused on seed dispersal. From this lesson, students should be able to: Name four different methods of seed dispersal Describe how seeds are adapted for their dispersal method Understand the correct order of processes that must occur from pollination and fertilisation, to seed dispersal and germination All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum in science. This lesson is focused on fertilisation and germination in plants. From this lesson, students should be able to: Describe the process of fertilisation in plants, including the formation of a pollen tube Describe how fruits and seeds develop Describe the process of germination Name three conditions that are required for germination to occur All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a mixed ability year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum. This lesson is focused on adolescence and puberty. From this lesson, students should be able to: Define the key terms ‘adolescence’ and ‘puberty’ Describe the changes that occur to males and females during puberty, and compare and contrast them Describe the basic role of sex hormones during puberty All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a mixed ability year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum. This lesson is focused on the male reproductive system. From this lesson, students should be able to: Label the male reproductive system using the correct key terminology Describe the role of each of the male sex organs All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum. This lesson is focused on fertilisation and implantation. From this lesson, students should be able to: Describe the process of fertilisation Describe what happens during sexual intercourse Describe the process of implantation All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum. This lesson is focused on the female reproductive system. From this lesson, students should be able to: Label the female reproductive system Describe the function of each of the organs in the female reproductive system All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum. This lesson is focused on the development of a foetus / fetus during pregnancy, and childbirth. From this lesson, students should be able to: Label the placenta, umbilical cord and fluid sac on a diagram Describe the roles of the placenta, umbilical cord and fluid sac Describe the main stages of childbirth All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum. This lesson is focused on the menstrual cycle. From this lesson, students should be able to describe the main changes that occur during the menstrual cycle, mostly linked to the thickness of the uterine lining. All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum. This lesson is focused on ‘movement of substances’ (diffusion). From this lesson, students should be able to describe the process of diffusion, using specific examples. Students should also be able to name two substances that diffuse into cells (oxygen and glucose) and two substances that diffuse out of cells (carbon dioxide and water). This lesson includes a demonstration of skittles in water. All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum. This lesson is focused on the structure of plant cells. From this lesson, students should be able to: Label a plant cell (cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondria, nucleus, cell wall, chloroplast, permanent vacuole) Describe the function of each of the above organelles All of my lessons contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum. This lesson is focused on using a light microscope. From this lesson, students should be able to: Label a light microscope (eyepiece lens, objective lenses, fine focus knob, coarse focus knob, stage) Use a light microscope to view prepared slides Describe how to increase the resolution and magnification of an image using a light microscope All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum. This lesson is focused on the structure of animal cells. From this lesson, students should be able to: Label an animal cell (cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondria, nucleus) Describe the function of each of the above organelles All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

This lesson is designed for a year 7 class studying the KS3 Activate curriculum. This lesson is focused on specialised plant cells. From this lesson, students should be able to: Identify two specialised plant cells from diagrams (root hair cell and palisade / leaf cell) Describe the function of two specialised plant cells (root hair cell and palisade / leaf cell) Describe the basic adaptations of two specialised plant cells, and link their adaptations to their functions (root hair cell and palisade / leaf cell) All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task