I am a secondary school & A-level Science teacher, specialising in Biology. I am also an experienced AQA GCSE Biology Examiner. My resources contain a mix of Biology, Chemistry and Physics lessons aimed at meeting specification points for the new AQA Trilogy GCSE course and KS3 Activate course.
All of my lessons include at least one opportunity for self-assessment, a range of activities to suit students of all abilities, a set of differentiated starter questions and a plenary.
I am a secondary school & A-level Science teacher, specialising in Biology. I am also an experienced AQA GCSE Biology Examiner. My resources contain a mix of Biology, Chemistry and Physics lessons aimed at meeting specification points for the new AQA Trilogy GCSE course and KS3 Activate course.
All of my lessons include at least one opportunity for self-assessment, a range of activities to suit students of all abilities, a set of differentiated starter questions and a plenary.
This bundle of resources contains 11 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the ‘Electricity’ unit for the NEW AQA Physics Specification.
Lessons include:
Electrical circuits
Electrical charges & fields
Current & charge
Electrical current & energy transfers
Electrical power & potential difference
6 Resistance & potential difference
7 Series & parallel circuits
8 Cables & plugs
9 Alternating current
Appliances & efficiency
Current-Potential difference Graphs
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, progress checks, practical investigations, exam questions and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle contains 68 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the complete Year 8 course, units include:
Biology:
B2.1 Health & lifestyle
B2.2 Adaptation & Inheritance
B2.3 Ecosystem Processes
Chemistry
C2.1 The Periodic Table
C2.2 Metals & Acids
C2.3 Separation Techniques
C2.4 The Earth
Physics
P2.1 Electricity & Magnetism
P2.2 Energy
P2.3 Motion & Pressure
The resources were designed with the Year 8 Activate course in mind, it contains over 24 weeks worth of lesson content!! You can find more lesson bundles aimed for the KS3 and KS4 science curriculum at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience
All lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks!
This bundle contains 57 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the complete Year 7 Activate Course, units include:
Biology:
B1.1 Cells
B1.2 Structure & Function of Body Systems
B1.3 Reproduction
Chemistry
C1.1 Particles & Their Behaviour
C1.2 Elements, Atoms & Compounds
C1.3 Chemical Reactions
C1.4 Acids & Alkalis
Physics
P1.1 Forces
P1.2 Sound
P1.3 Light
P1.4 Space
The resources were designed with the Year 7 Activate course in mind, it contains over 24 weeks worth of lesson content!! You can find more lesson bundles aimed for the KS3 and KS4 science curriculum at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience
All lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks!
This bundle of resources contains 7 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 8 'Electricity & Magnetism’ Unit.
Lessons include:
Charging Up
Current & Charge
Resistance
Potential difference
Series & Parallel Circuits
Magnets & Magnetic Fields
Electromagnets
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This bundle of resources contains 5 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 7 P2 ‘Sound’ Unit.
Lessons include:
Waves
Sound & Energy Transfer
Loudness & Pitch
Detecting Sound
Echoes & Ultrasound
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This lesson is designed for the KS3 Year 8 Science course, specifically the P2 1.2 unit on ‘Motion & Pressure’.
More Biology, Chemistry and Physics resources can be found in my TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
All resources are included at the end of the presentation, thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated.
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 8 Science course, specifically the ‘P2.3 Motion & Pressure’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 8 ‘Motion & Pressure’ unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Motion Graphs
Speed
Pressure in Gases
Pressure in Liquids
Pressure in Solids
Levers
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 8 Science course, specifically the ‘P2.2 Energy’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 8 'Energy unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Energy in Food
Energy Stores & Transfers
Energy & Temperature
Energy Transfer: Particles
Energy Transfer: Radiation
Energy Resources
Energy & Power
Work, Energy & Machines
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 8 Science course, specifically the ‘P2.1 Electricity & Magnestism’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains eight pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 8 ‘Electricity & Magnetism’ unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Charging Up
Current & Charge
Potential Difference
Resistance
Series & Parallel Circuits
Magnetism & Magnetic Fields
Electromagnets
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 7 Science course, specifically the ‘P1.4 Space’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 7 ‘Space’ unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
The night sky
The Solar System
The Earth
The Moon
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 7 Science course, specifically the ‘P1.3 Light’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 7 ‘Light’ unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Light
Reflection
Refraction
The eye of the camera
Colour
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 7 Science course, specifically the ‘P1.2 Sound’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 7 ‘Sound’ unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Waves
Sound & Energy Transfer
Loudness & Pitch
Detecting Sound
Echoes & Ultrasound
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 7 Science course, specifically the ‘P1.1 Forces’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 7 ‘Forces’ unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Introduction to Forces
Squashing and Stretching
Drag Forces & Friction
Forces at a Distance
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This lesson is designed for the NEW AQA Physics GCSE, particularly the ‘Forces in Action’ SoW.
For more lessons designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience
The lesson begins with an introduction to moments, using a spanner. Students are then introduced to the calculation - moment = force x distance from the pivot.
Students are then shown a worked example using the calculation, before being presented with a problem to solve themselves. Next, students are shown a diagram of a man pushing down on one side of a see saw, at the other side is a bag of money. This diagram is labeled to show the effort force, pivot and load.
Students are then given a worksheet on levers, students will need to identify the effort force, pivot and load in each of the diagrams and also match the key words to the correct definition. This work can be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided once it is complete.
The last two tasks are assessment tasks, firstly students will copy and complete the paragraph, using the key words provided, to summarise what they have learned this lesson. This can then be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided. Lastly, students are presented with a set of moment problems, using the calculation they learned at the beginning of the lesson students will need to work through these calculations. The mark scheme for this task is also included so students can self-assess or peer-assess their work.
Lastly, students will be shown a diagram of apparatus which can be used to investigate the turning effect of a force. Students are asked some questions about this investigation, they will then need to complete a ‘Quick Check’ task which will assess students knowledge of what they have learned this lesson. This task can then be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided.
The plenary task requires students to copy and complete a sentence starter to summarise what they have learned this lesson.
All resources are included at the end of the presentation, thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated
The plenary task requires students to write a Whatsapp message to summarise what they have learned this lesson.
All resources are included at the end of the presentation. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
This lesson is designed for the NEW AQA Physics GCSE, particularly the ‘Forces in Action’ SoW.
For more lessons designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience
This lesson begins with an introduction to force diagrams, students are given some information about how arrows can show the direction and size of forces acting upon an object. Students will then need to add force arrows to a diagram of a brick falling, this task can then be checked against the answer provided.
Students are now shown a ‘Tug of war’ diagram, students are asked to ‘Think > Pair > Share’ their ideas about which side would win and why. After a short class discussion, students are now introduced to the idea of balanced and unbalanced forces, using ‘tug of war’ images as examples. Students are then given some information outlining how the motion of an object is affected by balanced/unbalanced forces acting upon it.
Students will now complete a forces circuit to consider the type and size of forces acting upon different objects in the circus, students will need to identify the type/size of the forces and decide whether they are balanced or unbalanced. This task can be self-assessed once it is complete.
Students will now be introduced to the definition of resultant forces, and will be shown some examples of how to calculate resultant force using ‘tug of war’ examples again.
Students will now complete a couple of tasks to assess their knowledge of what they have learned so far on resultant forces, both tasks can be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided in the PowerPoint presentation.
Lastly, students are shown how to draw ‘Free-body Force Diagrams’, an example is given before students are asked to draw their own onces using the two scenarios provided. The work can be marked and corrected using the mark scheme provided.
The plenary task requires students to write a Whatsapp message to summarise what they have learned this lesson.
All resources are included at the end of the presentation. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
This lesson is designed for the NEW AQA Physics GCSE, particularly the ‘Forces in Action’ SoW.
For more lessons designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience
This lesson begins with a ‘Think > Pair > Share’ task, students are asked to consider the question ‘What is a force?’. Students will be given a few minutes to discuss in pairs, before feeding back to the class before the answer is revealed.
Forces can be described as ‘contact’ or ‘non-contact’, students are asked to discuss what they think the differences between these types of forces are. After a short class discussion, the definition for each is revealed to students, they can make a note of this in their books. Next, students will be provided with a list (and diagrams) of different forces , they will need to sort into either contact or non-contact forces. This task can be self-assessed once it is complete.
Next, students are introduced to Newton’s Third Law of Motion, when two objects interact with each other, they exert equal and opposite forces on each other. Students will then watch a video to demonstrate the principles of this law, students will answer a set of questions whilst doing so. Once complete, students can self-assess their work using the mark scheme provided.
Next, students are provided with a further example of this law which they can take notes on their books. After this, students will complete a ‘quick check’ task to assess their knowledge of what they have learned so far this lesson. This work can then be marked and corrected using the answers provided on the PowerPoint presentation.
Lastly, students complete a ‘fill-in-the-blank’ task to summarise what they have learned this lesson, this can be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided.
The plenary task requires students to write down three facts, three key words and one question to test their peers on what they have learned so far this lesson.
All resources are included at the end of the presentation. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
This homework activity is designed for the KS3 Science Course, specifically Year 8 B2.1 Module on ‘Motion & Pressure’
For more lessons designed for KS3 and KS4 please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This activity contains a set of differentiated questions, it also includes additional extra challenge tasks for higher ability students to complete. This worksheet could be used as a homework or as an extension/revision activity in class.
I have included a comprehensive mark scheme for teacher or self-assessment of the work, there are also details of grade boundaries which I use to RAG pupils work, a full explanation of how I do this is included.
Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know @swift_science_education or swift.education.uk@gmail.com, any feedback would be appreciated :)
This homework activity is designed for the KS3 Science Course, specifically Year 8 B2.1 Module on ‘Energy’
For more lessons designed for KS3 and KS4 please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This activity contains a set of differentiated questions, it also includes additional extra challenge tasks for higher ability students to complete. This worksheet could be used as a homework or as an extension/revision activity in class.
I have included a comprehensive mark scheme for teacher or self-assessment of the work, there are also details of grade boundaries which I use to RAG pupils work, a full explanation of how I do this is included.
Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know @swift_science_education or swift.education.uk@gmail.com, any feedback would be appreciated :)
This homework activity is designed for the KS3 Science Course, specifically Year 8 B2.1 Module on ‘The Periodic Table’
For more lessons designed for KS3 and KS4 please visit my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This activity contains a set of differentiated questions, it also includes additional extra challenge tasks for higher ability students to complete. This worksheet could be used as a homework or as an extension/revision activity in class.
I have included a comprehensive mark scheme for teacher or self-assessment of the work, there are also details of grade boundaries which I use to RAG pupils work, a full explanation of how I do this is included.
Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know @swift_science_education or swift.education.uk@gmail.com, any feedback would be appreciated :)
This bundle of resources contains 6 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 8 P2 1.1 'Motion & Pressure’ Unit.
Lessons include:
Speed
Motion Graphs
Pressure on Solids
Pressure in Liquids
Gas Pressure
Levers
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.