Science Teacher and Marathon Runner! I graduated top of my class from the University of Limerick (BSc with concurrent teacher education) in 2015 and having taught in the Irish and UK system I have a in depth appreciation for curriculum. I currently teach Biology and Chemistry at A-Level and GCSE science in London. I am passionate about science and thoroughly enjoy creating resources, please feel free to review my resources.
Science Teacher and Marathon Runner! I graduated top of my class from the University of Limerick (BSc with concurrent teacher education) in 2015 and having taught in the Irish and UK system I have a in depth appreciation for curriculum. I currently teach Biology and Chemistry at A-Level and GCSE science in London. I am passionate about science and thoroughly enjoy creating resources, please feel free to review my resources.
AQA GCSE Biology lesson on decompostion as part of wider topic of ecology.
Recall of cell organisation, Respiration and Photosynthesis.
Introduction to core practical.
Slides are easily adaptable.
A complete lesson as per the specificaiton for AQA combined science and GCSE Biology.
This lesson follows on from a lesson on ‘Photosynthetic reaction’.
It builds on knowledge of the equation for photosynthesis by introducing rate.
Elicits prior knowledge of enzymes and the effect of temperature.
Graph skills
A series of slides and activities that gets students to think about the change of energy in a reaction, practise drawing reaction profiles, calculating the difference in energy between reactants and products. The use of cataysts and their effect on activation energy is also elicited here. Associated worksheets are included. This resource is geared towards AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry but can be easily adapted.
A complete lesson as per the specificaiton for AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry.
This lesson follows on from a lesson on ‘Chemical Measurements’
Builds on prior knowledge of solutions and understanding of how concentration can be changed. Worked examples of calculations and additional worksheet.
AQA Combined science and GCSE Chemistry Chemical Changes.
Series of practical activities and associated questions that can be adapted for a range of abilities.
Simulation practical
Foundation style practical
Higher level practical and use of graph and LOBF to determine temperature change for endothermic and exothermic
Simple activity that shows conservation of mass through calculations. The use of equations with state symbols challenges students to think of situations where mass ‘appears’ to increase or decrease. This resource is complete with mark scheme and additional slides to support teaching.
AQA Combined science - Organisation
Non communicable diseases associated with the heart. Slides include activities with mark schemes.
Questions that are ramped in difficulty focus on command words used in exam style Q.
AQA Combined Science and Biology
Organisation
A challenging lesson for a class who have carried out flipped learning on CHD. Includes a literacy task and ramped questions (Recall - Application of knowledge). It also includes a mini whiteboard task.
Complete lesson and resources for the teaching of electrolysis in terms of rules for predicting what products will be formed in the presence of water. Worked examples of how to demonstrate oxidiation and reduction using half equations.
Chemical changes as per AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry.
Chemical changes as per AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry.
Complete lesson on extraction of aluminium using electroylsis. Associated worksheets included that elicit prior knowledge of conductivity, video based questions, labelling diagrams and completing half equations.
Synoptic links made to life cycle assessments and the use of resources.
A complete set of lessons and activities for higher combined science electrolysis.
The process of electrolysis
Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds
Using electrolysis to extract metals
Electrolysis of aqueous solutions
Required Practical: What happens when aqueous solutions are electrolysed using inert electrodes
Representation of reactions at electrodes as half equations (HT only)
Feel free to adapt slides to suit your lessons, let me know how you get on with teaching electrolysis.
A complete lesson with worksheet as per Chemical changes topic AQA cmobined science and GCSE Chemistry.
Lesson revises knowledge of structure and bonding before building on an introduction to to electrolysis. Worked examples that get students to predict products of electrolysis and identify oxidation and reduction.
Exothermic and Endothermic as per AQA specication (Combined science/GCSE Chemistry).
Full set of slides, spaced practice and opportunity for self/peer assessment. Slides and worksheet can be easily adapted to suit other lessons/revision activities.
Measuring temperature change - AQA Combined science and GCSE Chemistry Chemical Changes.
Series of practical activities and associated questions that can be adapted for a range of abilities.
Simulation practical
Foundation style practical
Higher level practical and use of graph and LOBF to determine temperature change for endothermic and exothermic
Reaction Profiles - slides and activities that gets students to think about the change of energy in a reaction, practise drawing reaction profiles, calculating the difference in energy between reactants and products. The use of cataysts and their effect on activation energy is also elicited here. Associated worksheets are included. This resource is geared towards AQA combined science and GCSE chemistry but can be easily adapted.
Bond energy - eliciting prior knowledge of latent heat and introducing the concept of energies associated with bond breaking and bond forming.
This is a complete lesson as per AQA combined science and GCSE Chemsitry specifications on Energy Changes. The worked examples and questions used here can be easily adapted.
This resource also includes a mini teacher assessment.
A series of slides aimed at eliciting prior knowledge of latent heat and introducing the concept of energies associated with bond breaking and bond forming.
This is a complete lesson as per AQA combined science and GCSE Chemsitry specifications on Energy Changes. The worked examples and questions used here can be easily adapted.
This resource also includes a mini teacher assessment.
A series of basic science investigation sheets for students to use in completing simple (KS3 biology, chemistry and physics) experiments. Includes methods, result tables, follow up questions and associated slides.
A complete set of lessons that cover the AQA combined science specification. Slides contain concise explanations and numerous worked examples. Associated worksheets are also included.
Please let me know about your experience of teaching quantitative chemistry!
Conservation of mass and balanced chemical equations
Relative formula mass
Mass changes when a reactant or product is a gas
Chemical measurements
Moles (HT only)
Amounts of substances in equations (HT only)
Using moles to balance equations (HT only)
Limiting reactants (HT only)
Concentration of solutions
A complete lesson as per the specificaiton for AQA combined science and GCSE Biology.
This lesson follows on from a lesson on ‘Light Intensity and the inverse square law ’.
Elicit prior knowledge of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and food tests. e
Concept cartoon
Literacy task
Application of knowledge
