A lesson on Adaptations for KS3
Lesson structure as follows:
• Settler activity
• Engaging starter
• Task 1 habitats
• Task 2 adaptations
• Opportunities for learning checks
• Exam questions
• Peer assessment
• Plenary
• Timers throughout
• Keywords and date on every slide
• Worksheets to print included
• Homework and assessment for homework included
Easy science project for students to complete on dissolving sugar in a cup of tea. This is at 3 clearly differentiated levels (Easy, Medium, Difficult), so you can pick the one that is most appropriate to each student. Students can then peer assess one another, or self assess themselves using the checklist. The checklist will need adapting depending on what levels you are using for assessment!
This would be fantastic to use at home too, as it is an easy scientific experiment for children to do. You just need a glass, water and sugar. They could expand on this by counting how many teaspoons of sugar dissolve in hot and cold water. They could find out what happens to the speed at which particles move in hot and cold water, and therefore why there is a difference. It is also a good opportunity to practice drawing particle diagrams.
Summative assessment for lessons uploaded. Biology assessment covering the circulatory, reproductive and breathing systems. Revision questions match the Assessment closely, answers provided for both.
A lesson on the Carbon cycle for KS3
Lesson structure as follows:
• Settler activity
• Engaging starter
• Task 1 game – can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/carbon-cycle-6211747
• Learning check
• Task 2 Written activity
• Extension questions
• Exam questions
• Peer assessment
• Plenary
• Timers throughout
• Keywords and date on every slide
• Worksheets to print included
A lesson on the water cycle for KS3
Lesson structure as follows:
• Settler activity
• Engaging starter
• Task 1 written task
• Learning check – peer assess
• Task 2 Storyboard
• Task 3 Global issues
• Exam questions
• Peer assessment
• Plenary
• Timers throughout
• Keywords and date on every slide
• Worksheets to print included
Whole lesson on Gas Exchange for KS3.
Structure as follows:
Settler
Practical engagement task
Learning check
Second task
Exam question practice
Peer assessment opportunity
Differentiated print outs
Keywords on every slide
Timer where appropriate
Whole lesson on blood vessels and blood for KS3 students.
Lesson structure as follows:
Settler
Engaging starter
Task 1 (differentiated sheets, and extension q)
Learning check (and answers)
Task 2
*Optional practical suggestion
Practice exam question
Self assessment
Plenary task
Timers where appropriate throughout
Keywords on every slide
Print outs on ppt
A lesson on variation for KS3
Lesson structure as follows:
Settler activity
Engaging starter
Practical activity
Graph activity
Learning check
Exam questions
Peer assessment
Plenary
Timers throughout
Keywords and date on every slide
Worksheets to print included
An investigation-based lesson for KS3 students. NOTE: needs a peak flow metre!
Lesson structure:
Settler
Engagement task
Intro to and examples of variables
Opportunity to pick variables
Time spent on control variable
Results table structure practice
Conc/Eval practice
Exam q. plenary
Keywords on each slide
Timer where appropriate
Here is a slide for the beginning of every AQA GCSE Physics paper 1 lesson with a retrieval practice question. The questions on the right hand side are the most recent, the left hand side is randomly selected from the syllabus studied so far. The first couple of slides ask questions from the KS3 activate spec. You can click on the question the student is answering to reveal the answer underneath.
Here is a slide for the beginning of every AQA GCSE Chemistry paper 1 lesson with a retrieval practice question. The questions on the right hand side are the most recent, the left hand side is randomly selected from the syllabus studied so far (according to the order we cover these in my school - it follows the kerboodle order except chemical calculations which we cover much later on). The first couple of slides ask questions from the KS3 activate spec. You can click on the question the student is answering to reveal the answer underneath.
Here is a slide for the beginning of every AQA GCSE Biology paper 1 lesson with a retrieval practice question. The questions on the right hand side are the most recent, the left hand side is randomly selected from the syllabus studied so far. The first couple of slides ask questions from the KS3 activate spec. You can click on the question the student is answering to reveal the answer underneath.
Here is a slide for the beginning of every AQA GCSE Chemistry paper 2 lesson with a retrieval practice question. The questions on the right hand side are the most recent, the left hand side is randomly selected from the syllabus studied so far (according to the order they appear on kerboodle references/textbooks). The first couple of slides ask questions from the KS3 activate spec. You can click on the question the student is answering to reveal the answer underneath. This is suitable for higher tier and foundation level students.
Here is a slide for the beginning of every AQA GCSE Biology paper 1 lesson with a retrieval practice question. The questions on the right hand side are the most recent, the left hand side is randomly selected from the syllabus studied so far. You can click on the question the student is answering to reveal the answer underneath.
Booklet that can be used to work from for the BTEC applied science unit 3 investigation into Diffusion. Booklet in total took about 5 sessions to complete (tasks cover planning, carrying out investigation, processing data and write up!).
Answers for the analysis are included as these questions have been adapted from past paper questions.
Booklet that can be used to work from for the BTEC applied science unit 3 investigation into Calorimetry. Booklet in total took about 5 sessions to complete (tasks cover planning, carrying out investigation, processing data and write up!). Answer booklet provided with suggested student responses :)
Lots of guidance for students on use of equations. You will have to help them create a results table (don’t forget units!). I put the headings for my results table as:
Fuel
Start Mass (g)
Final Mass (g)
Change in Mass (g)
Molar Mass (mol)
Heat of Combustion (kJ/mol)
A booklet which breaks down assignment brief B to help students organise themselves as they go through the experiment in class. Included is also some PowerPoint slides with useful youtube links and a checklist of everything that I felt needed to be included in the assignment brief.
Booklet that can be used to work from for the BTEC applied science unit 3 investigation into current, voltage and resistance. Booklet in total took about 5 sessions to complete (tasks cover planning, carrying out investigation, processing data and write up!)
PPT included recapping basic ideas from KS3 and 4 on circuits. I did this in 2 sessions and including the card sort on circuit symbols, as they may be asked to interpret a circuit from a diagram in their exam.
4 Lessons on sound covering waves, amplitude, frequency and structure of the ear. Perfect KS3 sound foundation.
Each lesson has:
Title slide with do it now task
Keywords and date on every slide
Answers to any questions
Opportunities to peer/self assess
Learning checks embedded into lesson structure
Opportunities for literacy based tasks
All lessons can be done without use of practical equipment :)
A slide for the beginning of every AQA GCSE science lesson for Paper 1 in order of the kerboodle lesson reference (written in the notes slide). Each slide has 9 retrieval questions, in order of how long ago each was studied. The first few start with recap questions from the activate syllabus. To answer the question you click on the box to reveal the answer underneath.