A full hour lesson designed for year 7 as part of an ‘introduction to science’ unit, teaching key science skills to new students in KS3. This full hour lesson resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ style retrieval starter recapping key concepts from primary school A slide on expectations in science lessons An activity spotting lab safety issues from an image, with answers (can be printed if preferred) An embedded music video An introduction into hazard symbols A hand signal quiz on hazard symbols An independent task on hazard symbols, with answer slide A written plenary task

A full hour lesson designed for year 7 as part of an ‘introduction to science’ unit, teaching key science skills to new students in KS3. This full hour lesson resource contains: A ‘5 in 5’ style retrieval starter recapping key concepts from primary school, lab safety, scientific apparatus, measuring, Bunsen burners, writing methods A lesson hook - activity where students try to remember information from a chunk of text compared to information from a table Direct instruction on how to draw a table A worked example for drawing a results table A ‘spot the mistake’ task - students find the errors in various results tables Independent tasks with answers - students draw their own results tables A written plenary task

Final lesson designed for a year 7 class on an ‘introduction to science’ unit. Students bring together everything they have learned to design their own investigation on how the volume of water affects how long it takes to boil. The PowerPoint is fully guided with answers and requires students to: Write an aim and prediction for their investigation List the apparatus they will need, and draw their 2D diagrams Write a method for their investigation Design their own results table for their investigation Draw a line graph from model results

This resource was designed for a top set year 8 class studying an electricity topic. This resource requires the following practical equipment: One large rope for demo Power packs Crocodile clips Wires Bulbs Ammeters Resistors This PowerPoint resource contains: A “5 in 5” retrieval style starter on current, potential difference and insulators A retrieval practice task on giving definitions for key terms (current, potential difference, ammeter, voltmeter, electrons) Direct instruction on resistance with dual coding A hand signals quiz to check for understanding A simple ‘fill in the blanks’ task with delayed key word bank A rope model demo for current and resistance A discussion task about the model - what did each person represent? A practical activity on the effect of resistors on current in a circuit (results table provided as print out) A plenary task (writing a conclusion for the investigation)

A full lesson on bacterial diseases designed for a mixed ability year 9 class doing the AQA GCSE Biology specification. This lesson contains: A 5 in 5 style retrieval starter An introduction into pathogens - what they are, the four types A video on salmonella A true or false quiz on salmonella An open written task on salmonella with peer assessment Direct instruction slides on gonorrhoea Lightning cold call questions on gonorrhoea An open task to design a fact sheet on gonorrhoea for a doctor’s office Guided self assessment A plenary task

This lesson was designed for a lower ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification. This lesson covers: What is variation? What is the difference between continuous and discontinuous variation? What are examples of continuous and discontinuous variation? Which examples of variation are controlled by genetic or environmental factors? This is a full 1 hour lesson resource which contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval style starter A lesson hook Direct instruction slides (low cognitive load, dual coding) Guided student discussions Teacher models Frequent checkpoints (quizzes, multiple choice hand signals) A Venn diagram with answers Written student responses Modeled answers A student group activity A written plenary task

A full 1-hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 9 class studying the AQA GCSE Biology topic “Ecosystems”. This lesson focuses on levels of organisation in an ecosystem. This resource contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter A turn and talk task, with answer slide Introduction slides on levels of organisation (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Checkpoints - Short written tasks in book to maintain engagement Hand signal quizzes to check understanding (with answer slides) Written task - matching key vocab to definitions (with answer slides) Class discussion - link to levels of organisation in an organism Embedded YouTube video from Amoeba sisters Whiteboard quiz, with answer slides Written plenary task

A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic “Electrolysis”. This lesson focuses on the electrolysis of molten ionic compounds, with a specific focus on predicting the products at each electrode. OIL RIG (oxidation and reduction) is discussed in regards to the reactions at each electrode. This lesson contains: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice (class discussion on ion formation) A brief recap on the process of electrolysis Guided teacher model practising naming the products at each electrode Hand signal quizzes with answers to check for student understanding A table for students to copy and complete, predicting products at each electrode Answer slide Slides explaining OIL RIG Flow chart for students to complete, with answer slide Printable exam questions from ExamPro for students to practise, with answer slides Written plenary

A full 1-hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 9 class studying the AQA GCSE Biology topic “Ecosystems”. This lesson covers interdependence in communities, stable communities and competition. This full 1-hour lesson resource contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval style starter An embedded YouTube video as a lesson hook Introduction slides on interdependence (reduced cognitive load, dual coding) Teacher model slides on interdependence in food webs A ‘thumbs up, thumbs down’ hand signals quiz, with answers An exam question for students to practice, with answer slides Introduction slides on competition, with pictures An embedded YouTube video on competition in plants A written recall task with answer slides on competition A guided ‘turn and talk’ A written exam question on competition, with answer slides Introduction slides on stable communities Exam question with answer slides on stable communities Plenary - written exam question

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

This lesson was designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This lesson is an overview of the three types of cell transport, and uses movement of substances across a root hair cell as a specific example. This resource includes: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Direct instruction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Regular checks for understanding (quizzes) Guided ‘turn and talk’ Independent practice tasks, with answer slides Exam questions with scaffolds provided and answer slides A written plenary task

This lesson was designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus, Biology. This lesson teaches students how to calculate surface area to volume ratio in simple steps, then links this to exchange surfaces / the size of organisms. This resource includes: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Retrieval practice Direct instruction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Guided ‘worked examples’ (teacher models) Regular checks for understanding (quizzes) Guided ‘turn and talk’ Independent practice tasks, with answer slides Exam questions with scaffolds provided and answer slides A written plenary task

A knowledge organiser / revision poster on the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic ‘electrolysis’. The knowledge organiser covers the key information on the following: The process of electrolysis Oxidation and reduction Electrolysis of aqueous solutions Extraction of aluminium using electrolysis Required practical on electrolysis Half equations in electrolysis

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class introducing them to acids and alkalis. This is an introduction lesson to “Chapter 4 - Acids and Alkalis” from Activate 1, Chemistry. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Chemistry class, even by those where Chemistry is not their specialism. From this lesson, students should be able to: Know that alkalis are the chemical opposites of acids Give examples of common acidic and alkaline solutions Describe the hazards of using acids and alkalis State how to control the risks of using acids and alkalis Compare concentrated and dilute solutions 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 is a full 1 hour lesson resource designed for a mid-ability year 9 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification. This class were at the end of the “Quantitative Chemistry” topic, on the spec point “chemical measurements”. However, this should be suitable for any GCSE class studying errors and uncertainty. By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: Recall the terms systematic error, random error, zero error and parallax error and explain what they mean Identify which type of error is shown from an example Know what ‘uncertainty’ means Calculate uncertainty from a range of results about a mean This lesson is designed to be teachable by a non subject specialist, with all answers and content on the slides. The intention of each slide is made very clear. This lesson contains a range of concrete examples, including a model where students will need to use stopwatches. The mathematical section of this lesson is presented in an “I do, we do, you do” manner with scaffolded examples. Exam questions are included with mark schemes, and plenty of AFL is planned and included. This lesson includes a printable worksheet, with answers. 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

Revision placemat designed to review topic 4.1.1 from AQA Combined Science, Biology paper 1. This topic is on cell biology and microscopy. This revision placemat covers: Labelling animal and plant cells Matching organelles to their functions Magnification calculations Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells Examples of tissues, organs and organ systems in animals and plants Specialised cells and their adaptations

This resource is based on the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus, and was designed for a lower set year 9 group. It is useful as a support sheet throughout the topic, or as a revision tool at the end of the unit. The resource covers the structures and properties of: Diamond Graphite Graphene Buckminsterfullerene Carbon nanotubes

Designed from the A Level Biology topic ‘Neuronal Communication’ (4.3) from the OCR Biology A specification. It could also be used for students studying the AQA specification. The loop cards will need to be cut out. This is a loop card game - shuffle the cards and randomly distribute them to different students in the room. Have one student read out their definition. The student whose key word matches their definition should shout out the word, then read their definition. Time how long it takes to loop back to the original student. Can they beat their time next time?

This is a full 1 hour lesson resource on static electricity. This was originally designed for a top set year 8 class. This lesson involves practical demonstrations and activities. The following equipment will be needed: A comb and a tap (for demo) Balloons (for demo) Empty can (for demo) Plastic rods, cloth and small pieces of paper (for class practical) The PowerPoint contains: A “5 in 5” retrieval style starter based on the electricity topic, with answers Retrieval practice on the structure of an atom and subatomic particles A practical demo bending water using a comb Direct instruction on static electricity (using comb and water as an example) A hand signals ‘thumbs up’ true or false quiz A practical demo making hair stand up using a balloon A practical demo making an empty can roll using a balloon A guided conservation on why this happens A deliberate practice written task on static electricity, with guided self assessment A class practical on picking up paper using static electricity A deliberate practice written task on this practical, with guided self assessment A plenary task