<p>From the aim all the way too the conclusion, a complete set of booklets for students to work through. Includes practical investigations and worksheets.</p>
<p>This resource can be use in conjunction with the scientific methods booklet or as a stand alone lesson. In this lesson students look at method writing and ultimately have the chance to produce a method for their investigation.</p>
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at planning investigations. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.<br />
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Learning Objective(s):<br />
Explore investigative procedures to enable you to plan your own investigations.<br />
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Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and predict outcomes.<br />
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Duration: Approximately 45 mins<br />
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34 slides covering:<br />
• Asking Questions<br />
• Preparing for Investigations<br />
• Variables<br />
• Preparing Equipment<br />
• Equipment - Scientific Glassware<br />
• Equipment - Electronic Balances<br />
• Equipment - Consumable Chemicals<br />
• Equipment - Technological (Calculators, Probes and Computers)
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at planning descriptive investigations. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.<br />
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Learning Objective(s):<br />
Find out how to plan descriptive investigations.<br />
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Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and predict outcomes.<br />
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Duration: Approximately 45 mins<br />
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30 slides covering:<br />
• Investigations<br />
• Descriptive Investigations<br />
• Planning<br />
• Habitat Investigation<br />
• Equipment<br />
• Using a Journal<br />
• Collecting Data<br />
• Writing a Report
<p>These worksheets are used to support the observation of objects sinking or floating. Simply have a bowl of water and some objects handy and then see if they sink or float. These worksheets promote scientific thinking, including prediction, observation and comparative testing! All in one lesson! This was extremely popular with my class!</p>
<p>KS3/KS4 Working Scientifically Unit that retrieves and develops on from year 7 & 8 understanding.</p>
<p>Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing<br />
Plenary sections for progress checking<br />
Clear learning objectives and outcomes<br />
Modern and engaging layout<br />
Little adaptation needed<br />
Each lesson covers at least an hour of lesson time<br />
Each lesson has practice questions and mark schemes</p>
<p>LESSONS:<br />
L1 Performing an Investigation<br />
L2 Anomalous results and Means<br />
L3 Displaying Results<br />
L4 Relationships and Conclusions<br />
L5 Evaluating Data and Methods<br />
L6 Maths in Science</p>
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<p>AQA Required practical revision notes/sheets covering the 12 A-level required practicals (redox indicator & respirometer included for required practical 9)</p>
<p>Despite being worth 15% of the marks, so many students don’t allocate specific revision time to the required practicals. I designed these sheets for my own students to encourage specific revision of the practicals and have seen a great improvement in practical knowledge and the ability to answer practical-based questions.</p>
<p>Each sheet includes key information, an example method (where relevant) and most importantly, exam-style questions and model answers.</p>
<p>The model answers for the exam-style questions have been written based on previous mark schemes, but I cannot guarantee that future mark schemes will be exactly the same. The model answers are for guidance only. Students should be encouraged to use these sheets as a starting point and update/annotate with any further information as needed.</p>
<p>Plus, set of 65 flashcards covering practical skills & experimental design.</p>
<p>Covers topics such as:<br />
Different types of variable<br />
Accuracy / precision / repeatability etc<br />
Uncertainty<br />
Range / standard deviation<br />
Choice of statistical test<br />
Choice of graph<br />
Basic practical skills such as scientific drawing rules, eye piece graticule calibration etc</p>
<p>There is some ambiguity when it comes to mark schemes on questions such as accuracy/precision - with different exam boards sometimes having slightly different answers. I have tried to include the most appropriate answer on the flashcards, but if anyone disagrees with any of the answers - please do send me an email at the address below and I will alter the answers accordingly!</p>
<p><strong>Please note that I can accept no responsibility for your final exam grade should you choose to use these revision resources. These resources are intended to help students actively revise, but students should be aware that a high proportion of the marks in your exams are AO2 and AO3 marks and students should therefore use a variety of resources and techniques in preparation for all of the question styles that will be encountered in the exam. Whilst these resources have been written with past mark schemes in mind, there is no guarantee that future mark schemes will be the same.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this resource, but I am only human, so if you spot an error, please email <a href="mailto:teachsecondaryscience@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">teachsecondaryscience@gmail.com</a> and the resource will be updated ASAP.</strong></p>
<p>A KS3 starter labelling scientific equipment.</p>
<p>For a bit of a stretch and challenge, you can fold the right hand side, hiding the names of equipment, which they can then check later to reference spelling, or to help them match the names with the rest of the pictures that they have yet to match.</p>
<p>Set of 88 flashcards covering practical skills & experimental design. Suitable for all exam boards.</p>
<p>Covers topics such as:<br />
Different types of variable<br />
Accuracy / precision / repeatability etc<br />
Uncertainty<br />
Range / standard deviation<br />
Choice of statistical test<br />
Choice of graph<br />
Basic practical skills such as scientific drawing rules, eye piece graticule calibration etc</p>
<p>There is some ambiguity when it comes to mark schemes on questions such as accuracy/precision - with different exam boards sometimes having slightly different answers. I have tried to include the most appropriate answer on the flashcards, but if anyone disagrees with any of the answers - please do leave a review and I will alter the answers accordingly!</p>
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<li>This download is the same as the Module 1 OCR A-level Biology flashcards.</li>
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<p>I have made this resource for my school’s alternative curriculum facility at the request of our Deputy Headteacher. They wanted a unit of work for students who had been sent out of lessons for a longer period of time which was separate from work being covered in class, as managing the former system was getting tricky.</p>
<p>I decided to make a Working Scientifically resources which could be completed independently, but that would also double as a revision resources for students or a teaching resource for lesson time.</p>
<p>The workbook covers:<br />
Introduction (which incorporates a skills checklist and the list of the AQA Required Practical Activities)<br />
Key Words<br />
Identifying Variables<br />
Hypotheses and Predictions<br />
Apparatus and Techniques<br />
Methods<br />
Risk Assessments<br />
Tables of Results<br />
Types of Data, Graphs and Charts<br />
Presenting Data<br />
Evaluation<br />
Peer Review<br />
Referencing<br />
Conclusions</p>
<p>I hope that you will find this resources useful. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for improving the workbook! :)</p>
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at scientific theories. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.<br />
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Learning Objective(s):<br />
Explore the difference between hypotheses and theories.<br />
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Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.<br />
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Duration: Approximately 30 mins<br />
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23 slides covering:<br />
• From Hypothesis to Theory<br />
• Development of Scientific Theories<br />
• Example 1: Cold Fusion<br />
• Example 2: The Expanding Universe
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at evaluation of scientific explanations. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.<br />
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Learning Objective(s):<br />
Explore how to evaluate scientific explanations.<br />
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Main Skills: Interpret written text, diagrams, charts and graphs, make decisions and predict outcomes.<br />
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Duration: Approximately 45 mins<br />
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40 slides covering:<br />
• Evaluation Methods<br />
• Using Empirical Evidence<br />
• Using Logical Reasoning<br />
• Using Experimental Testing<br />
• Observational Testing<br />
• Examining All Sides of Evidence
<p>A3 or A4 Printable Knowledge Organiser To Help High School Students (Year 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) With Thier Working Scientifically Keywords And Descriptions.</p>
<p>This Resourse Is Based On AQA Science Definitions And UK Science Specifications.</p>
<p>Print This Knowledge Organiser Double Sized - Preferable On A3 And Allow Your Students/ Pupils/ Tutees To Use This As A Self Study Tool And As A Quick Quiz.</p>
<p>(I Have Also Used This In My Classes By Allowing Weaker Students To Keep This On Their Desks As A Prompt For Their Work And Targetted Questions).</p>
<p>KS3 new for the Activate 1 resource, ‘Working Scientifically’.</p>
<p>Full lessons ready to use straight ‘out of the box’. You’ll struggle to find a set of as many planned lessons this cheap and of similar quality.</p>
<p>Free lessons available here L1 Safety in the Lab <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/safety-in-the-lab-11712866">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/safety-in-the-lab-11712866</a><br />
L8 Scientifici Investigation <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/scientific-investigations-11712899">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/scientific-investigations-11712899</a></p>
<p>Lessons meet the full criteria for this unit<br />
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing<br />
Plenary sections for progress checking<br />
Clear learning objectives and outcomes<br />
Modern and engaging layout<br />
Little adaptation needed<br />
Each lesson covers at least an hour of lesson time</p>
<p>LESSONS<br />
L1 Safety in the Lab (FREE)<br />
L2 Asking Scientific Questions<br />
L3 Planning Investigations<br />
L4 Bunsen Burners (BONUS)<br />
L5 Recording Data<br />
L6 Analysing Data<br />
L7 Evaluating Data<br />
L8 Scientific Investigations (BONUS FREE)</p>
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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the analysis of scientific explanations. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.<br />
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Learning Objective(s):<br />
Explore how to analyse scientific explanations to identify the key factors.<br />
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Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and predict outcomes.<br />
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Duration: Approximately 45 mins<br />
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41 slides covering:<br />
• Scientific Explanations<br />
• Analysis<br />
• Analytical Methods<br />
• Empirical Evidence<br />
• Logical Reasoning<br />
• Experimental Testing<br />
• Observational Testing<br />
• Examining All Sides of Evidence
This five part resource explores social science methodologies and their application in social science research:
1. What is social science research?
2. What makes good research?
3. Case study. The family: Continuity and change
4. Doing research ethically
5. Questions, references and further reading
Series of 7 lessons designed for a high ability year 8 group (but useable at GSCE) <br />
Students go through the whole process of an investigation. Includes <br />
1) Definition of Variables<br />
2)Designing Tables<br />
3) drawing graphs<br />
4) risk assessment<br />
5) writing a Hypothesis<br />
6) writing a method<br />
7) Analysis of results and conclusions<br />
8) evaluating results<br />
9) definition of HSW keywords. <br />
<p>Perfect for KS3 Science! A fully resourced topic that focuses on helping students to develop their scientific skills. Great as an introduction topic for KS3 Science classes and can easily be modified for GCSE Science classes.</p>
<p>This bundle comes complete with fully differentiated and resourced lessons. This includes:</p>
<p>1: Lab Safety and Hazard Symbols<br />
2: Lab apparatus, Scales and Measuring<br />
3: The Bunsen burner<br />
4: Results Tables and Graphs</p>
<p>This bundle includes engaging and detailed PowerPoint Presentations with differentiated activities, worksheets, quizzes and class practical activities.</p>
<p>Enjoy the resource and feel free to leave a comment. Thank you.</p>
Presentation covering most of the main ideas behind planning and analysing practical science. Includes some activities to help students understand why we use control variables to ensure valid results.<br />
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I'd suggest this is either broken up to cover multiple lessons, or just segments used as and when they are needed to suplemment the lesson.
In order to promote pedagogically informed use of technology, educators need to develop an active, inquisitive, design-oriented mindset. Design Patterns have been demonstrated as powerful mediators of theory-praxis conversations yet widespread adoption by the practitioner community remains a challenge. Over several years, the authors and their colleagues have facilitated many workshops in which participants shared experiences, captured these as design narratives, extracting design patterns, and applied them to novel teaching challenges represented as design scenarios.