A set of three planning cards that support students through the necessary steps to complete a successful investigation.
Steps include:
- Forming a hypothesis
- Research
- Method
- Variables - Independent, dependent and controls.
- Risk Assessment
- Conclusion
- Graphs
These can be printed on A1 sheets to make as a classroom display. They can also be printed as A3, laminated and then students can use post it notes to complete.
This is designed to familiarise students with the how science works terminology and format for laying out a clear practical.
I created this lesson for a science lesson observation for Year 5. It is well resourced and differentiated through the use of Bloom's taxonomy questions. I thoroughly enjoyed teaching this lesson and the progress the children made was very clear throughout the lesson. Be prepared to get wet and I recommend having kitchen towel on hand! Have fun!
This resource can be used as a template for students to write-up a practical investigation in science. It contains guidance around terms such as “independent variable” etc.
Suited to middle - higher streamed classes.
This is a fairly detailed write-up so would suit projects, though you can use the sections independently, depending on your focus.
Part 1 - Planning an Investigation
Part 2 - Results and Conclusion
Part 3 - Evaluation
The guide prompts students as to what they need to include in each section.
KS3
Science Investigation Planning helper and template
Includes student worksheet and guidance template.
Perfect for students to practice designing and planning investigations independently.
Activate 2- Separating Mixtures
Booklet containing 16 practicals for Unit 3, Applied science (2016)
The practicals fall into the following categories.
Enzymes in action
Diffusion
Plants and their environment.
Energy content of fuels
Electrical circuits
Each investigation includes; title, method, variables. Pupils are encouraged to use this to review learning. Space is provided underneath investigation for pupils to make notes. Further to this, their are YouTube video links for pupils that learn through watching the practical being carried out.
The first practical “Impact of temperature on lipase” has complete notes as an example for students to use.
Perfect lesson resource for KS3 Biology! A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that assists students in learning about the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis. Students will state the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis, describe how to test a leaf for starch, and show graphically how different factors affect the rate of photosynthesis.
The resource includes a detailed and engaging lesson PowerPoint with differentiated activities, worksheets, quizzes and a class practical for students to complete. This resource is part of the Ecosystems topic and has been created for the delivery of the AQA Activate 2 KS3 Science course. Also great for GCSE Science.
Included:
16 slides in total for the lesson PPT
Differentiated worksheets x2
Class practical worksheet and technician notes
A series of 8 practical activities, put into the context of careers in Science. This is aimed at KS3 students, introducing some practical skills.
Aims of the project: To learn about some careers in Science, and to try some out. To develop investigation skills as required in the KS4 core practical’s included at GCSE.
Students get to experience being an Aerospace engineer by designing and testing paper planes, a Biochemist by testing urine samples, a Biomedical scientist by testing different anti bacterial soaps, a Chemical engineer by investigating recipes for bouncy balls, a Civil engineer by designing and testing bridges, a Forensic scientist by taking and analysing finger prints, a Mechanical engineer by making cotton reel motors, and a Pyrotechnic technician, by testing firework colours and making sparklers.
Each includes a job profile page to be filled out using the national careers service website to provide context for the lesson.
Also included is a handy technician guide.
This is designed to be handed out as a student booklet, with each career taking around 2 single hour lessons to complete, aimed at KS3 students. Students develop their investigation skills, as well as learning about some different careers in Science.
This resource contains 1 revision mat for the quadrats (field investigations) required practical in the Biology section of the new AQA Science Trilogy paper 2. Answers to the revision mat are also included.
It contain questions about methodology, scientific enquiry and analysis of results. These can be given after teaching the required practical, homework or at the end of year 11 for revision before their exams.
We have worksheets for the following required practicals:
Biology Practicals
Microscopy
Microbiology – Triple
Food Tests Required Practical
Enzymes
Photosynthesis
Reaction Time
Plant Responses – Triple
Decomposition – Triple
Quadrats
Transects
Chemistry Practicals
Making Salts
Electrolysis
Temperature Changes
Rates of Reaction
Chromatography
Water Purification
Triple practicals will be added soon.
Physics Practicals
Specific Heat Capacity
Thermal Insulation – Triple
Resistance
I-V Characteristics
Density
Force and Extension
Acceleration
Waves
Light – Triple
Radiation and Absorption
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This revision resource is designed for AQA GCSE Combined Science Biology Required Practical 9-1 but is equally suitable for other boards, this resource contains links to 7 videos tutorials for all required practical topics covered in the Combined Science Biology specification to help your students revise.
Topics include; Microscopy, Osmosis, Enzymes, Food Tests, Photosynthesis, Reaction Time & Field Investigations
There are over 7 exam style practice questions with mark schemes.
Exam paper questions can also be printed from the word documents included.
Click on the tabs to take you to the topic of your choice and use the home icon to take you back to the home page.
Resource Includes:
7 Exam style questions with mark scheme for each required practical topic.
Over 35 Quick Quiz Questions with answers to get your students thinking about each specific required practical
7 selected video tutorials to help with revision
Over 50 slides of content.
Videos sources from Malmesbury School Science and Freesciencelessons available on YouTube.
All YouTube links are included within the document under the photograph of the video thumbnail.
Videos are not embedded due to copyright.
GCSE Triple Science Biology, (which includes the 3 extra required practicals for the triple content as well as all combined content) is also available to purchase from my shop.
GCSE Chemistry & Physics Required Practical Revision Resources are also available.
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Y.O.Y.O. lessons - Scientific investigations designed to develop problem solving skills and make independent learners of our spoon students! In this one they investigate how the mass of a ramp affects friction between it and another surface! Dragging wood blocks slowly in other words! Students must complete the set task without any help whatsoever from their teachers. They have only the worksheet to help them. They can only ask you a question if they use a joker card! (They have three of them - one specific question per Joker). Complete it without using jokers and win rewards! Character building for both staff and students and an excellent lesson to use for formal observations and OFSTED invasions. This is how real scientists are made. The resource comes with a set of joker cards, a worksheet for the lesson and a teacher guide with the YOYO rules as a PowerPoint. Enjoy!
These are a selection of practical investigations for KS3 Science, suitable for use with the Working Scientifically section of the 2014 syllabus. Included are guidance for each investigation, a scaffolded investigation sheet, a mark scheme and a student challenge sheet. The investigations are designed to be easily marked and leveled using criteria adapted from APP guidelines. I intended to add to these over time.
These are a selection of practical investigations for KS3 Science, suitable for use with the Working Scientifically section of the 2014 syllabus. Included are guidance for each investigation, a scaffolded investigation sheet, a mark scheme and a student challenge sheet. The investigations are designed to be easily marked and leveled using criteria adapted from APP guidelines. I intended to add to these over time.
These are a selection of practical investigations for KS3 Science, suitable for use with the Working Scientifically section of the 2014 syllabus. Included are guidance for each investigation, a scaffolded investigation sheet, a mark scheme and a student challenge sheet. The investigations are designed to be easily marked and leveled using criteria adapted from APP guidelines. I intended to add to these over time.
These tasks each focus on a different part of the additional science investigation (or the core science data analysis) and can be used as practices to get students used to the format. Each contains a mark scheme and some have parts that can be given as homework to train students in researching for these tasks!
A complete set of lesson plans for practical ‘working scientifically’ lessons in science for Y1 to Y5. Every year group has several practical science lessons linked to the curriculum. The lessons with cover working scientifically across the school and develop practical skills through the school. The lesson plans contain a clear set of instruction for the non-specialist in science primary teacher. The lessons have extension activities to extend the greater depth children.
Complete No-Prep lesson with exam questions, tasks and answers on the infrared radiation required practical for AQA GCSE Science and Physics. This lesson covers all of AQA GCSE Physics required practical 10 / Combined Science required practical 21 and assumes you will be using a Leslie cube (or “Leslie’s cube”).
As a Secondary Science teacher, Deputy Headteacher, writer and examiner for many years I make high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. This high quality lesson includes explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam questions.
My lessons are ideal for non-Physicists - as a Biologist who retrained as a Physics teacher I know how to take learners on a journey that builds up their understanding step by step, while still going into a lot of depth. The preview video shows a representative sample of slides from the resource so that you get a good idea of what it includes before you buy.
What’s Included:
• Teaching notes
• Starter / Do Now Activity
• Explanation slides in “chunked” sections with animated diagrams.
• Multiple questions in different question styles and difficulties - no need for worksheets. Each “chunked” explanation section typically includes a set of “learning check / quick questions” followed by a set of in-depth questions on the learning from that “chunk” of the lesson. All questions have answers.
• Exam-style questions on the whole lesson at the end of the lesson- these are unique, based on real exam questions but not just copied from exam boards.
• Answers for all questions
• All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons.
• Slightly humorous, at points, if you like that sort of thing.
Learning objectives:
Investigate how the amount of infrared radiation absorbed or emitted by a surface depends on what the surface is like.
Safely follow the method to collect results.
Record results and present them in a bar chart.
Make conclusions from your investigation.
The lesson was written for AQA GCSE Science / Physics but is very likely to be applicable to other exam specifications.
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Fun and exciting experiments for KS3/4 students to practice investigative and analytical skills,
Focusing on STEM Careers - looking why a company might employ you to conduct this investigation
Included is a Ppt and an investigation sheet to help students learn how to plan and write out an investigation. (Best to be printed on A3 if going to print out).
Ppt, Word & PDF version avaliable
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This resource is a lesson with activities that covers the field investigations content in the required practical section of the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A key information literacy activity
4: A sampling area activity
5: A 3 page booklet for students to work through while carrying out the investigation
6: A 6 mark plenary question
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Lesson designed for year 2/3 children. Practical lesson around bubbles. PowerPoint presentation with facts and explanations. Children to investigate blowing bubbles with different bubble wand designs (Big, small, round, shaped etc.) Children to write predictions on what they think will happen on a worksheet. Children go outside and investigate in groups of 2 or 3 the different types of bubble wands. Children then record their findings (What wand created the biggest bubble? Which wand created the longest floating bubble? Were the bubbles different shapes?). Children to give reasons behind why they think this is the case using the PowerPoint for guidance. Children then design their own bubble wand using their findings from the lesson. This is designed over a 2 lesson period. Following in from this for another lesson, children could then make their wand designs and investigate/test them.
Perfect lesson resource for KS3 Chemistry! A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that assists students in learning about and investigating the reactions of various metals with dilute acids. Students will practice writing word equations to represent these chemical reactions and explain a metal-acid reaction using particle diagrams.
The resource includes a detailed and engaging lesson PowerPoint with differentiated activities, worksheets, quizzes and two class practicals/demos for students to complete. In the class practicals, students will investigate patterns in reactivity of various metals with dilute acid, and the test for hydrogen gas.
This resource is part of the Metals and Acids topic and has been created for the delivery of the Activate KS3 Science course. Also great for GCSE Science.
Included:
17 slides in total for the lesson PPT
Class practical worksheet
Word equations practice worksheet