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SENsational Science

Your one-stop shop for KS3, KS4, and SEN science lessons (in line with Edexcel and AQA)

Your one-stop shop for KS3, KS4, and SEN science lessons (in line with Edexcel and AQA)
Element Investigation
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Element Investigation

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Students investigate an element of their choice and complete the table using a laptop. Independent task. Unblurred when bought. Extension - in their book, draw a picture of where you would find this in real life.
Braking - Top Gear
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Braking - Top Gear

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Created for students in an SEN (Autism) school. Works for LAP Three equations: Stopping Distance = Thinking Distance + Braking Distance - 7 questions Thinking Distance = Speed x Reaction Time - 7 questions Braking Distance = (Speed2) ÷ (2 x Deceleration) - 6 questions Questions are linked to Top Gear. Randomly ordered. Three example questions included at the beginning: Example 1 - Jeremy Clarkson drove a McLaren P1 at 90 mph. What is the stopping distance if the thinking distance is 25 m and the braking distance is 140m? Stopping distance = 25 + 140 = 165 m Example 2 – Richard Hammond drove a Mercedes-Benz S-Class at 27 m/s. If his reaction time is 1.5 seconds, what is the thinking distance? Thinking distance = 27 x 1.5 = 40.5 m Example 3 - James May tested a Lexus LC 500 at a speed of 22 m/s. If the deceleration rate is 8 m/s², what is the braking distance? Braking distance = (22^2) ÷ (2 x 8) = 484 ÷ 16 = 30.25 m Print pages 1 to 4 for students, answers are on page 5 to display. Everything unblurred when bought
Transects - SEN/LAP
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Transects - SEN/LAP

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Created for students in an SEN (Autism) School. You will need a light metre, Lux app will do on your phone, quadrats and transects Included: 2 x worksheets unblurred when bought - slide 1 and 2 Starter - why do mature trees need to die before new trees can grow in forests Career link - Ecotoxicologist What animals and plants compete for Abiotic and biotic factors Photosynthesis recap What a transect is and why we use this ACTIVITY - Students collect data on how daisy growth is affected by light. You need to pick an area that goes from shade to light. This could be a building or tree. ACTIVITY - Graph creation and conclusion Answers included Plenary - graph analysis, students select the correct answer that correctly describes the graph trend. Everything unblurred when bought
Quadrats - SEN/LAP
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Quadrats - SEN/LAP

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Created for students in a SEN (Autism) school. Included: 2 x worksheets - unblurred when bought Starter activity - why is pollution in a river concerning Career link - Ecologist - Hook Intro - what ecologists use to measure organism numbers Relevance - why do we need to record organism numbers Calculating the area of a field using a measuring wheel What a quadrat is and how we use this ACTIVTY - An example of how to calculate estimated population size from a mean, using a 0.25m2 quadrat. 3 steps. ACTIVITY - Students collect data of daisies and buttercups in a field using a quadrat Plenary - Students see that this works by working out the estimated number of daisies from a picture on the board using 5 random numbers that correspond to the quadrat number Everything unblurred when bought
Culture & Science
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Culture & Science

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TRADITIONAL FOOD AND SCIENCE This lesson is a key stage 3 or 4 lesson that is 60 minutes long. This was developed as part of a culture day lesson linking science with culture. Included: Starter – what are some traditional foods in your culture. Career link - Food Anthropologist 7 x A3 printout information hunt detailing traditional food, origins and science link of the following: British - stilton cheese African - Plantain Italian - Prosciutto German - Sauerkraut Polish - Kielbasa Chinese - Century Egg Japanese - Natto Content & Presentation slides: What is traditional food Chemistry - atoms making up molecules inside of food Molecules in food Food chemistry - chemical reactions rearranging atoms pH - acidity and alkaline FOOD LINK Enzymes as workers of cells FOOD LINK Osmosis definition and FOOD LINK Fermentation definition and FOOD LINK Anaerobic respiration definition and FOOD LINK Worksheet on slide 2 and 3 - student exploration Scientific keyword definitions Tick box table of food in different cultures When did these traditional foods originate in history Table completion of the scientific process (e.g. fermentation, osmosis etc) and space to write down what it does. Answers included - Opportunity for Self/Peer Assessment **PRINT SLIDE 2 TO 3 FOR WORKSHEET **
The Heart - Knowledge Organiser
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The Heart - Knowledge Organiser

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Colour coded knowledge organiser. Unblurred when bought Labelled heart diagram - colour coded pic and labelling Right side function - colour coded Left side function - colour coded Artery, vein and capillary pictures, transport direction How arteries branch into capillaries back into veins Table of different between the three vessels
Properties of Waves
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Properties of Waves

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Created for an hr long mainstream yr8 school. Included: Print slide 1 and 2 double sided to fold, slide 3 single Starter link to earthquakes Everyday uses of waves Types of waves - transverse and longitudinal Definition of wave and gif example of leaf on water ACTIVITY - Labelling of transverse wave - whole class movement of particles in transverse wave ACTIVITY - identifying number of waves, calculating wavelength - whole class Particle movement in a longitudinal wave & oscilloscope picture ACTIVITY - Venn diagram task RELEVANCE - Seismic waves, seismometer ACTIVITY - Which wave is more concerning, link to frequency ACTIVITY - Frequency calculation ACTIVITY - Amplitude link to more energy ACTIVITY - Check for understanding Independent task Answers to everything Plenary - keyword table completion
Types of forces - SEN/LAP
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Types of forces - SEN/LAP

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An introduction to forces lesson created for students in an SEN school. Can also be used for yr7 mainstream. Included: 3 x worksheets - all unblurred when bought Starter question Info - Isaac Newton Forces as push or pulls and changing an objects speed, shape or direction ACTIVITY - unit of force, what forces are, how they effect objects, examples of force action on objects with pics - GAPFILL Whole class check for understanding - are these forces pushes or pulls x 3 Use of arrows with forces Types of forces - tension, normal, friction, thrust, upthrust, weight, magnetic, electrostatic air resistance. Arrows showing direction Whole class check for understanding - which arrows are correct for direction of force x 3 Drag forces ACTIVITY - Identify the force and add arrows to show direction Whole class check for understanding - what type of force is this - x 5 Contact vs non-contact forces ACTIVITY - table completion of contact vs non-contact forces and a gapfill definition completion Whole class check for understanding - ontact vs non-contact forces thumbs up & down ACTIVITY - Independent worksheet & answers Plenary - what force is the picture and what way is it acting Everything is unblurred when bought
Mutations
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Mutations

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Short lesson on mutations Included: Keyword recap - phenotype, variation, alleles, genotype, DNA RECAP - DNA, chromosomes, genome, genes Mutations linked to mistakes in recipe Definition of mutations and link to phenotype Importance of DNA in making proteins Genetic variants - substitution, deletion, insertion, duplication and nonsense Whole class check for understanding of examples of mutations in DNA Independent worksheet and answers Plenary - exit ticket Everything unblurred when bought
Mitosis - SEN/LAP
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Mitosis - SEN/LAP

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Created for students in an SEN school Included: 3 x worksheets - unblurred when bought Starter joke DNA structure and pairing recap Cell cycle and human life cycle link what happens in interphase mitosis importance ACTIVITY - true/false on mitosis and cell cycle and interphase ACTIVITY - fill in table of stages of mitosis [gapfill] ACTIVITY - identify stages of mitosis, using previous pictures ACTIVITY - identify real micrographs of stages of cells in mitosis INDEPENDENT WORK - exam questions Plenary activity - mitosis stages Everything unblurred when bought
DNA & Inheritance revision - SEN/LAP
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DNA & Inheritance revision - SEN/LAP

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Worksheet created for students in an SEN school. Included: Draw the structure of DNA, ATCG pairing Describe the structure of DNA Draw a punnet square label a sperm and egg cell inherited and environmental traits unblurred when bought
Analysing Water Quality - SEN/LAP
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Analysing Water Quality - SEN/LAP

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This worksheet has been made for students doing entry level chemistry in an SEN school. 1 lesson practical, 1 lesson write up. You will need calcium carbonate strips to assess water hardness, universal indicator strips, and 4 x water samples e.g. seawater, rainwater, river water, tapwater. Information of residue and pH level requirements for drinking water. Worksheet includes: Practical picture that students label for equipment list Prediction Gapfill activity method completion Risk assessment precaution table completion What did students change, measure, keep the same Results table to record the pH, calcium carbonate level and mass of residue Conclusions - which water sample is potable What could they improve - e.g. were they accurate, could they repeat their experiment You can have students complete a bar graph as well Everything unblurred when bought
Water, Carbon & Nitrogen Cycles - Worksheet
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Water, Carbon & Nitrogen Cycles - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet created for students in an SEN school Included: Information and picture on the water cycle TASK 1 - 8 x questions based on this Information and picture on the carbon cycle TASK 2 - 8 questions based on this Information and picture on the nitrogen cycle TASK 3 - 8 questions based on this EXTENSION - students summarise water, carbon and nitrogen cycles and identify the key processes Answers to tasks 1, 2, 3 included No answers for extension Worksheet unblurred when bought.
Metal Reactivity - SEN/LAP
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Metal Reactivity - SEN/LAP

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This worksheet has been made for students doing entry level chemistry in an SEN school. 1 lesson practical, 1 lesson write up. The worksheet has a picture of the practical and is investigating the reactions of metals magnesium, zinc, iron and calcium with hydrochloric acid. They use a thermometer to record the temperature change. Worksheet includes: Practical picture Prediction Gapfill activity method completion What did students change, measure, keep the same Results table to record final temperature and order of reactivity Graph completion Conclusions - which most reactive and why / evidence of this [graph] What could they improve - e.g. were they accurate Everything unblurred when bought
Alleles and Inheritance - Worksheet
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Alleles and Inheritance - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet created for students in an SEN school Included: Infographic on Alleles and Inheritance TASK 1 - 10 x questions based on this TASK 2 - Punnet square completion, starts easy then gets harder Answers to task 1 included - teachere should model answers to task 2 Worksheet unblurred when bought.
Discovery of DNA - Worksheet
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Discovery of DNA - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet created for students in an SEN school Included: 2 x paragraphs of information, first on photograph 51 and the second on other scientists. TASK 1 - Questions based on work of Rosalind Franklin TASK 2 - Questions based on work of scientists Mendel, Avery, Chargaff, Franklin, Watson and Crick Answers to tasks Worksheet unblurred when bought.
Human impacts on environment - Worksheet
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Human impacts on environment - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet task created for students in Yr10 and Yr11 in an SEN school. Included: Paragraph of information on human impacts on environment Students highlight key information 15 Questions based on paragraph Answers to tasks included Worksheet unblurred when bought.
Combustion Practical - SEN/LAP
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Combustion Practical - SEN/LAP

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Created for yr10 students in an SEN school, 50 minutes Included: 2 x worksheets, print slide 1 and 2 single sided Requisition list Fire triangle starter and answers Safety in the lab ACTIVITY - students complete the risk assessment table by picking a hazard and precaution PRACTICAL PART 1 - blue vs orange flame / which is complete vs incomplete using water in boiling tube. Students complete a table, answer questions and complete equations. PRACTICAL PART 2 - heating up water using alcohols in spirit burners and paraffin in a spirit burner. Conclusion and evaluation write up. Slide to help with write up Plenary - exit ticket Everything unblurred when bought
Combustion - SEN/LAP
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Combustion - SEN/LAP

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Created for Yr10 students in an SEN school. Starter assume you’ve already taught fractional distillation. Included: 2 x worksheets on slide 1 and 2 Starter activity Combustion definition Fire triangle and sources of each side Burning fossil fuels pollutants and monoxide vs dioxide ACTIVITY - complete the fire triangle and match the name of the chemical to the symbol Complete and incomplete combustion equations ACTIVITY - complete general equation for both types of combustion ACTIVITY - apply this to written sentences with methane, ethane and propane ACTIVITY - keyword check, are the descriptions incomplete or complete combustion Plenary - table completion Everything unblurred when bought
Structure of DNA - SEN/LAP
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Structure of DNA - SEN/LAP

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This was created for Yr11 students in an SEN school, 50 minutes Included: 2 x worksheets on slide 1 and 2, unblurred when bought Starter activity labelling an animal cell Career link Computers [binary code] and DNA link What DNA is and why its important DNA as a double helix - quick check, which is the correct shape DNA base pairing ACTIVITY - fill in the other DNA strand code DNA has a strong backbone with bases held by weak hydrogen bonds ACTIVITY - add the bonds to the previous activity, add bonding and backbone labels Genome as the entire DNA of an organism ACTIVItY gapfill bsaed on picture Independent task - complete the missing information on the DNA strands and describe the structure of DNA using the picture to help you All answers Plenary - true/false Everything unblurred when bought