Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the Earth. In this lesson students will explain day and night and learn why the seasons change throughout the year. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: axis, pole, equator, season and constellation) -Task boxes -Comprehension and recall task -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson The Moon https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12757853 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the Moon. In this lesson students will learn about eclipses and the phases of the Moon. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: phases of the moon, new moon, full moon, solar eclipse and lunar eclipse) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Discussion task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -End of Topic Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12758005 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on thermal decomposition. In this lesson students will learn what a thermal decomposition reaction is, predict the products of thermal decomposition reactions and identify thermal decomposition reactions from word equations. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: thermal, decomposition, thermal decomposition, limewater test and metal carbonate) -Task boxes -Consolidation exercise -Numeracy task -Next lesson Conservation of Mass https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979638 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on chemosynthesis. In this lesson students will learn about the similarities and differences between chemosynthesis and photosynthesis and discuss where chemosynthetic organisms can be found and why. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: chemosynthesis, nitrogen fixing, symbiotic, mutualistic, hydrothermal vent and deep sea vent) -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Aerobic Respiration https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12766139 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on competition. In this lesson students will describe how adaptations help plants and animals to compete for different resources. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: competition, adaptation, mates and resources) -Task boxes -Matching exercise -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Adapting to Change https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12981293 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on mixtures. In this lesson students will explain the difference between a pure substance and a mixture, describe particle arrangements in mixtures and understand how heating curves can be used to identify pure substances, Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: compound, mixture, substance, pure and impure) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Refresher reading for heating curves -Identifying pure substances task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Solutions https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12786187 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ short lesson on Earth and Atmosphere. In this lesson pupils will describe the layers of the earth, the composition of the atmosphere and practice using pie charts. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keyword task (vocabulary: atmosphere, crust, mantle, outer core and inner core) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Sedimentary Rocks https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12794488 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on chemical reactions. In this lesson students will learn about what happens to atoms during chemical reactions, the difference between chemical and physical reactions and the definition of a catalyst. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: reversible, chemical bond, chemical reaction, catalyst and physical change) -Task boxes -Handout sheet -Consolidation exercise -Note taking exercise Next Lesson Word Equations https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979627 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete revision lesson for Chemistry C1c (Metals, Acids and Materials). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: -Metal reactions in acids, oxygen and water -Displacement reactions -Extracting metals from ore -Ceramics -Polymers -Composite materials -Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12790135 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Circuits and Current. In this lesson pupils will describe what is meant by current, draw and interpret simple circuit diagrams and describe how to measure current using an ammeter. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Discussion exercise -Group reading (literacy) -Keyword task (vocabulary: cell, battery, bulb, switch, motor and circuit) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Conduction. In this lesson pupils will describe how energy is transferred between particles by conduction. They will explain how and why insulators are used to reduce energy transfer by conduction. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Discussion Exercise -Order the Steps -Comprehension task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Convection https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12805817 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on levels of organisation. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall organisation) -Group reading -Keywords task -Task boxes -Note taking slide -Handout sheet -Ordering the steps task -Next lesson topic revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12653808 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the skeleton. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity -Task boxes -Handout sheet task (fact file) -Matching task -Bonus: mixed recall questions covering all biology topics so far -Next lesson Joints https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12653249 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on metals and oxygen. In this lesson students will compare the reactions of different types of metals with oxygen and practice using state symbols. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: state symbol, reactivity series, combustion and exothermic) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Metals and Water https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12790481 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on the work of Gregor Mendel. In this lesson, students will describe the work Mendel, state the three conclusions Mendel came to and explain why it took time for people to understand Mendel’s work. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading (literacy) Handout sheet task with extension Task boxes Discussion exercise Comprehension questions Order the steps to show the timeline of later discoveries Includes assessment for learning (AFL). Answer slides included for self-assessment Suitable for remote, online, distance learning Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It does assume that students have some prior familiarity with genetic diagrams and the terminology of genetics (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13044789). Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Genetic Engineering. In this lesson, students will give some examples of how genetic engineering is used, describe an overview of how genetic engineering works and compare genetic engineering with selective breeding. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. Note: on the AQA course, the molecular mechanism of genetic engineering is covered under Biotechnology (Topic 7 Ecology). We have included some bonus slides on it here for courses that teach this content as part of Inheritance. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading (literacy) Keywords task (vocabulary: genetic engineering, genetically modified (GM), vector, herbicide and insecticide) Task boxes Comprehension questions Discussion exercise Sorting exercise (GM vs. selective breeding) Handout sheet task Bonus: Molecular mechanism of genetic engineering of bacteria to produce human insulin. Includes group reading, a walkthrough of the process step ordering task and a handout sheet task Includes assessment for learning (AFL). Answer slides included for self-assessment Suitable for remote, online, distance learning Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This lesson is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It assumes that the previous content from topic 6 has been introduced but not necessarily mastered. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Speciation. In this lesson, students will state what speciation is, explain why speciation happens and describe the work of Alfred Wallace. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading (literacy) Order the steps Discussion exercise Comprehension questions Handout sheet task Task boxes Includes assessment for learning (AFL). Answer slides included for self-assessment Suitable for remote, online, distance learning Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This lesson is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It assumes that the previous content from topic 6 has been introduced but not necessarily mastered. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on DNA and Protein Synthesis. In this lesson, students will define key vocabulary like genes and genome, describe the structure of DNA and where it is found, state the steps of protein synthesis and explain the role of proteins in biology. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Group reading Keywords task (vocabulary: DNA, chromosome, gene, genome and inherited characteristics) Discussion Exercise Comprehension questions Handout sheet task Task boxes Linking questions (high ability) Includes assessment for learning (AFL). Answer slides included for self-assessment Suitable for remote, online, distance learning Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Selective Breeding. In this lesson, students will describe the steps of selective breeding and suggest how a farmer could improve his stock through selective breeding. They will also discuss the drawbacks of inbreeding and reduction in genetic variation. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity Discussion exercise Group reading (literacy) Order the steps Task boxes Sorting task (natural selection vs selective breeding) Comprehension questions Handout sheet task Includes assessment for learning (AFL). Answer slides included for self-assessment Suitable for remote, online, distance learning Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This lesson is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It assumes that the previous content from topic 6 has been introduced but not necessarily mastered. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Evolution. In this lesson, students will describe the process of evolution by natural selection, explain the evidence for evolution and discuss why Charles Darwin’s work was controversial. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course. This lesson includes: Title slide with learning objectives A starter activity What are these characteristics for? Group reading (literacy) Keywords (vocabulary: fittest, phenotypic variation, genotypic variation, evolution and adaptation) Task boxes Order the steps to show Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Discussion exercise Comprehension questions Handout sheet task Includes assessment for learning (AFL). Answer slides included for self-assessment Suitable for remote, online, distance learning Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This lesson is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It assumes that the previous content from topic 6 has been introduced but not necessarily mastered. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.