I am a secondary science teacher from Plymouth, United Kingdom. I mainly teach Biology and Chemistry and have a passion for designing interactive, engaging and well scaffolded resources that are inclusive for all pupils. I teach all years, from years 7-13.
I teach the following curriculums:
- KS3 Activate
- AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy (Biology and Chemistry)
- AQA GCSE Biology
- AQA GCSE Chemistry
- OCR A, A Level Biology
I am a secondary science teacher from Plymouth, United Kingdom. I mainly teach Biology and Chemistry and have a passion for designing interactive, engaging and well scaffolded resources that are inclusive for all pupils. I teach all years, from years 7-13.
I teach the following curriculums:
- KS3 Activate
- AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy (Biology and Chemistry)
- AQA GCSE Biology
- AQA GCSE Chemistry
- OCR A, A Level Biology
A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic on “electrolysis”.
This lesson focuses on the extraction of aluminium from its ore using molten cryolite.
This resource contains:
A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter
A lesson hook - how many ways have you used aluminium this week?
Introduction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load)
Embedded YouTube video
Written multiple choice quiz based on the video, with answers
‘Speed exam questions’ - short answer questions from ExamPro with answers
Written exam questions for students to practise, with scaffolding if necessary
Answer slides
Game of splat as plenary task - practising key words
A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic ‘Electrolysis’. This lesson introduces the topic ‘electrolysis’ and focuses on the process of electrolysis.
This PowerPoint resource includes:
A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter
A recap of ionic bonding, featuring a ‘choose the word’ written task
Guided class discussions
Multiple choice hand signal quizzes to check for understanding, with answers
Teacher models, including animations
Mnemonic devices to help students remember the names of the ions and electrodes
A printed diagram for students to label of an electrolysis cell
A “fill in the blanks” style task for students to complete
Answer slides
A written plenary task, matching up key definitions from the lesson
A full 1 hour PowerPoint lesson designed for a lower ability year 11 class.
This lesson covers the four main factors affecting rate of reaction, based on the AQA Combined Science syllabus. Also suitable for AQA Chemistry.
This lesson includes:
A 5-in-5 retrieval style starter
A lesson hook
Direct instruction slides, with dual coding/diagrams and reduced cognitive load
Guided classroom discussions
Useful teacher-led models
independent tasks with scaffolding, and answer slides
Guided exam questions with scaffolding, and answer slides
A written plenary
A GCSE lesson on drawing electron structures. Also contains a recap on atomic structure and the charge / mass of each subatomic particle.
Contains videos live modelling drawing electron structures for:
Lithium
Carbon
Magnesium
Boron
Sodium
Fluorine
Aluminium
Neon
This lesson resource was designed for a bottom set year 9 class with a large number of SEND students, so is heavily scaffolded.
The PowerPoint resource also contains:
A “5 in 5” style retrieval practice starter
A recap on subatomic particles, their charges and mass
A hand signal quiz on subatomic particles
A quick reteach and task on atomic number and mass number
Teacher models using videos on the electron structures of lithium, carbon and magnesium
A student activity drawing the electron structures of boron, sodium, fluorine, aluminium, and neon
Live videos for students to check and correct their drawings
A written plenary task
A science-themed Christmas quiz for secondary age students (11-16).
Quiz rounds include:
Multiple choice: Guess the silly animal name
Matching animals to their group names, e.g. a murder of crows, a pride of lions
Anagrams of scientific key words
Close up microscope images
‘The science of Christmas’ - science general knowledge with a Christmas theme
A full unit of work from the KS3 Activate ‘Elements, atoms and compounds’ topic (from Activate 1, Chemistry, chapter 2), designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This unit of work contains 4 full hour lessons.
These lessons are designed to be engaging and interactive, with frequent use of AFL as well as longer independent tasks. These should be suitable to be delivered by a teacher of any specialism.
All answers and given on the slides to independent tasks.
The lessons should be delivered in this sequence:
Elements
Atoms
Compounds
Chemical formulae
Each of my lesson resources contains:
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 entire unit designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic of Electrolysis.
This unit contains the following:
Full 1 hour lesson introducing the process of electrolysis
Full 1 hour lesson on electrolysis of molten ionic compounds (predicting the product at each electrode)
Full 1 hour lesson on electrolysis of aqueous solutions (predicting the product at each electrode)
Full 1 hour lesson on extracting aluminium using electrolysis
Full1 hour lesson guiding the required practical on electrolysis, with worksheet provided
Full 1 hour lesson on writing half equations for electrolysis
Revision placemat for students to complete on electrolysis
A complete topic, containing six full 1-hour lessons based on the AQA GCSE Chemistry specification. Also suitable for the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification.
These lessons were designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying single science Chemistry.
These lessons cover the specficiation points 4.4.3 Electrolysis from the unit 4.4 Chemical Changes.
The lessons should be delivered in this order:
Electrolysis introduction
Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds
Electrolysis of aqueous solutions
Extracting aluminium using electrolysis
Half equations in electrolysis
Electrolysis required practical
A revision placemat and knowledge organiser are also included.
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
A series of 8 full 1-hour lessons designed as an introduction unit for year 7s in science.
This resource includes the following lessons, which should be delivered in the order below:
Lab safety
Scientific apparatus
Measuring
Using Bunsen burners
Writing a scientific method
Drawing results tables
Drawing line graphs
Planning an investigation