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Over the last five years I have found the best way to stimulate learning is through engaging lessons. Lessons which apply scientific content to unusual, topical or popular scenarios. I currently have a range of premium and free resources to look through. I will continue to upload these resources as and when I can. Feel free to review, tweet or contact me regarding these resources or for ideas on current topics you are struggling to make engaging.

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Over the last five years I have found the best way to stimulate learning is through engaging lessons. Lessons which apply scientific content to unusual, topical or popular scenarios. I currently have a range of premium and free resources to look through. I will continue to upload these resources as and when I can. Feel free to review, tweet or contact me regarding these resources or for ideas on current topics you are struggling to make engaging.
Christmas science: physics of santa  (and how many carrots do reindeer need for the journey)
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Christmas science: physics of santa (and how many carrots do reindeer need for the journey)

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-Students discuss particular issues Santa may have on his Christmas eve journey (E.g. Military airspace...) -Teacher runs through a range of slides that considers, mass, air resistance, calories consumed, alcohol limits, speed, and amount of time needed. -Students are introduced to the question "How many carrots are needed to feed the reindeer during the journey" -Students complete a simple burning food experiment to test dried carrots (available at most good retailers) and other foods such as crisps, and bread to test which produce the most energy. -Higher students can try extrapolating up to find out how many carrots are needed. HINT it is over 900,000.... but remember they are magical. insert carrotometer joke where appropriate.
Acid base reactions
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Acid base reactions

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Students complete a six mark question to remind themselves about ionic bonds, inter-molecular forces and molecules. Students are introduced to the common acids and base formulae. Students run through a range of word equation and formula equation tasks using the worksheet and sorting cards. The formula crib sheet supplements this resource.
Making christmas decorations: Copper plating aluminium
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Making christmas decorations: Copper plating aluminium

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The naughty elves have stolen the Christmas decorations from the "chemistree" in the classroom (oh no!) Students follow the PowerPoint steps to copper plate a piece of aluminium to make a Christmas decoration they can take home (or decorate your chemistree). -Students identify equipment and risks -Remove the aluminium oxide layer using acid -Use a simple electrolysis to plate the aluminium in copper. This makes a great science club activity (focussing on the procedure and practical element) as well as a relevant end of term treat for KS4. Merry Christmas!
Earth's Structure
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Earth's Structure

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Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. Students are introduced to the Earth’s structure through the use of models. Students complete a literacy task describing each layer of the Earth and complete a task that allows students to evaluate each model.
Types of Long Term Memory (LTM) Psychology AQA-A (New Spec)
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Types of Long Term Memory (LTM) Psychology AQA-A (New Spec)

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-Students attempt two short answer exam questions before looking at model answers and ways to improve. -student watch a clip from Pixel inside out and explain why it might be a good representation of LTM. Students sort cards into categories and justify their choice. From this three definitions of LTM are formed. PowerPoint includes details of relevant studies and a worksheet to take notes on before completing two more relevant exam questions.
Genetic explanations of Anorexia
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Genetic explanations of Anorexia

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Students complete a 6 mark question related to outlining the clinical symptoms of anorexia nervosa and compare it to a model answer. Divide an A3 piece of paper into three and pass it to three groups in the class. Students use the textbook to write brief descriptions about relative theories and studies. After running through the PowerPoint students complete an applied question related to the genetic factors and compare it to a model answer.
Memory models revision (Multi store memory model and working memory model)
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Memory models revision (Multi store memory model and working memory model)

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powerPoints run through the questions “outline and evaluate research into the MSM (16 marks)” and "Discuss research into the working memory model (16 marks). The slideshow would be perfect to run through in a revision session, classroom revision or to be set for independent work to prepare students for their up and coming examinations.
Christmas Chemistry: Choosing a new fuel for Santa's Sleigh
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Christmas Chemistry: Choosing a new fuel for Santa's Sleigh

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Santa is fed-up of crashing his sleigh due to the yearly decreases of christmas-spirit. He needs a new fuel, The lesson is focussed around alkanes and their use as a fuel. Students are demoed a methane bottle rocket (instructions attached) and evalaute it’s effective as a fuel Students use fuel burner to assess energy release and how clean they burn. Students write a letter to Santa explaining what they have found out (and whether they have been naughty or nice).
Combustion of fuels: Forest fires
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Combustion of fuels: Forest fires

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Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. Students are introduced to an inquiry photograph regarding forest fires. Students use the scenario built up from a video clip that allow the students to investigate what causes combustion. Students are introduced to the evidence that oxygen is an reactant, carbon dioxide is a product. Students write a report to the firefighter with their findings and possible methods of putting the fire out.
Potable water: Ship wrecked!
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Potable water: Ship wrecked!

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Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. students are introduced to a scenario where they are ship wrecked. Students need to prioritise what are the immediate, intermediate and long term actions to ensure safety of their crew. The lesson moves three days later to when the group are running out of potable water. Students move into groups, become experts in a purification technique and decide on where on a map would be best to use their technique. Students share their findings with the class and complete an AFl task showing their new knowledge. A dry topic made very… undry… wet.
Acids and concentration
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Acids and concentration

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Students complete reminder questions related to the definition of acids by joining the lines to the correct definition. Students complete an experiment by dissolving magnesium ribbon in different concentrations of acid and timing the rate of reaction. This is related to the idea of concentration of hydrogen ions present.
AQA Psychology progress booklet (Year 12 and 13)
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AQA Psychology progress booklet (Year 12 and 13)

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Booklet is designed to be given out at the beginning of the year. The booklet covers: expectations, evaluation forms, checklists from the specification, guidance on command words and questions as well as possible essay questions.
Christmas Science lessons
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Christmas Science lessons

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Deciding which alkane would best fuel Santa’s sleigh? Calculating how many carrots reindeers would need to eat to fuel their journey? How to use electrolysis to make christmas decorations? christmas quiz? That’s you sorted for the last week of term…
Incomplete combustion: carbon monoxide and carbon particulates
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Incomplete combustion: carbon monoxide and carbon particulates

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Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. Resources for two lessons. Students are introduced to a murder mystery in which (spoiler alert!) it is due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Students watch video clips and answer comprehension questions regarding the dangers and effects on the body. In the second lesson students focus on their scientific skills. Rewriting and improving a method for two environmental scientists investigating the relationship between distance from a city and the level of carbon particulates. Students represent the data with a line graph and form conclusions.
Biopsychology scheme of work AQA A
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Biopsychology scheme of work AQA A

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PowerPoints and worksheets that focus on the AO1, AO2 and AO3 objective criteria to the latest AQA A specification. The Scheme of work consists of easy to use PowerPoints and worksheets as well as activities such as a jelly brain dissection, neuron carousel experiment and end of topic assessment.
OCD explanations and therapies revision
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OCD explanations and therapies revision

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Two PowerPoint slideshows that can be used to run through the theory and evaluative points of two difficult concepts from the psychopathology unit. Explanations of OCD Therapies and treatment of OCD
Crude oil and distillation
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Crude oil and distillation

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Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. Students compete a discussion and inquiry question regarding tan oil. Students complete a range of tasks that introduces them to the mixture crude oil and links the theory of distillation to separation techniques (from Year 7).