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Science resources for KS3 and KS4 - majority AQA
AQA Chemistry required practicals (ALL)
This resource is for KS3/4 student taking the AQA science GCSE
The resource contains methods in a condensed format suitable for revision and class instruction
Complete with example exam questions for each experiment - sourced from 2018 AQA where possible
Practicals included
Making salts
Temperature changes
Rates of reaction - observing colour change - Concentration & Temperature
Rates of reaction - measuring product volume (cm3) - Concentration & Temperature
Rates of reaction - measuring product lost (g) - Concentration, Temperature & Surface area
Chromatography
Water purification
Electrolysis
Neutralisation - Higher and Foundation
Ion testing - Flame tests, carbonate test, sulphate test & Halide test
Good luck!
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AQA Required practicals (ALL) Bundle
Contains all methods for Biology, Chemistry and Physics for the AQA specification
See individual files for in depth descriptions
AQA Biology required practicals (ALL)
This resource is for KS3/4 student taking the AQA science GCSE
The resource contains methods in a condensed format suitable for revision and class instruction
Practicals included
Microscopy (Onion cell slides + Cheek cell slides)
Microbiology (Antibiotic discs)
Osmosis (Concentration and water movement)
Enzymes (Amylase & starch at different pH)
Food tests (Carbohydrates, lipids, protein & sugars)
Photosynthesis (Elodea)
Reaction time (Ruler drop)
Field investigations (Quadrat transects)
Plant responses (Auxins)
Decay (Milk decay at different temperatures)
Good luck!
AQA Sampling required practical (Random & Systematic)
This resource has been made in the OpenDyslexic font
This is a full lesson designed to go over the methodology for the AQA sampling required practicals
Contents for random sampling
Visual method overview
Step by step slow method
How to count samples on a Quadrat
How to estimate population species
Practice questions on estimating population species
Method practice questions
Knowledge check questions
Contents for systematic sampling
Visual method overview
Step by step slow method
How to count samples on a Quadrat
Method practice questions
Analysis of transects questions
Specific heat capacity differentiated worksheet
A differentiated activity for 3 ability levels.
To be used after the initial equation has been taught in lesson.
The three different worksheets can be printed on green, orange and red paper to make differentiation in class books more evident.
AQA Physics required practicals (ALL) combined
Read to check contents.
This resource contains:
Specific heat capacity
Resistance of the wire
IV characteristics
Density of a regular shape
Density of an irregular shape
Density of a liquid
Force and extension
Acceleration
Waves
Radiation and absorption
AQA Biology required practicals (ALL) Revision activities
This resource is for KS3/4 student taking the AQA science GCSE
The resource contains methods in a condensed format suitable for revision and class instruction
Practicals included / all question based
Microscopy (Onion cell slides + Cheek cell slides)
Microbiology (Antibiotic discs)
Osmosis (Concentration and water movement)
Enzymes (Amylase & starch at different pH)
Food tests (Carbohydrates, lipids, protein & sugars)
Photosynthesis (Elodea)
Reaction time (Ruler drop)
Field investigations (Quadrat transects)
Plant responses (Auxins)
Decay (Milk decay at different temperatures)
Good luck!
AQA Biology required practicals - VISUAL METHOD
This resource is for KS3/4 student taking the AQA science GCSE in a visual practical format
The resource contains methods in a condensed format suitable for revision and class instruction
Practicals included
Microscopy (Onion cell slides)
Microbiology (Antibiotic discs)
Osmosis (Concentration and water movement)
Enzymes (Amylase & starch at different pH)
Food tests (Carbohydrates, lipids, protein & sugars)
Photosynthesis (Elodea)
Reaction time (Ruler drop)
Field investigations (Random sampling)
Field investigations (Systematic sampling)
Plant responses (Auxins)
Decay (Milk decay at different temperatures)
Good luck!
Bundle
AQA Required practicals - Biology & Chemistry Bundle
Full price of individual resources £7.50 (£1.50 saving)
This resource is for KS3/4 student taking the AQA science GCSE - presentation and revision activities in one bundle
The resource contains methods in a condensed format suitable for revision and class instruction
Practicals included
Microscopy (Onion cell slides + Cheek cell slides)
Microbiology (Antibiotic discs)
Osmosis (Concentration and water movement)
Enzymes (Amylase & starch at different pH)
Food tests (Carbohydrates, lipids, protein & sugars)
Photosynthesis (Elodea)
Reaction time (Ruler drop)
Field investigations (Quadrat transects)
Plant responses (Auxins)
Decay (Milk decay at different temperatures)
Making salts
Temperature changes
Rates of reaction - observing colour change - Concentration & Temperature
Rates of reaction - measuring product volume (cm3) - Concentration & Temperature
Rates of reaction - measuring product lost (g) - Concentration, Temperature & Surface area
Chromatography
Water purification
Electrolysis
Neutralisation - Higher and Foundation
Ion testing - Flame tests, carbonate test, sulphate test & Halide test
Good luck!
Evolution - Edexcel
Spec included:
Explain Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection [4.2]
Explain how the emergence of resistant organisms supports Darwin’s theory of evolution including antibiotic resistance in bacteria [4.3]
Describe the evidence for human evolution, based on fossils, [4.4]
Ardi from 4.4 million years ago
Lucy from 3.2 million years ago
Leakey’s discovery of fossils from 1.6 million years ago
Describe the evidence for human evolution based on stone tools [4.5]
the development of stone tools over time
how these can be dated from their environment
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AQA Biology required practicals - BUNDLE
This resource is for KS3/4 student taking the AQA science GCSE
The resource contains methods in a condensed format suitable for revision and class instruction
Included resource style
Presentation
Revision activities
Visual methods
Practicals included
Microscopy (Onion cell slides + Cheek cell slides)
Microbiology (Antibiotic discs)
Osmosis (Concentration and water movement)
Enzymes (Amylase & starch at different pH)
Food tests (Carbohydrates, lipids, protein & sugars)
Photosynthesis (Elodea)
Reaction time (Ruler drop)
Field investigations (Quadrat transects)
Plant responses (Auxins)
Decay (Milk decay at different temperatures)
Good luck!
Life cycle assessment revision
Made for the Edexcel specification.
However the overlap to AQA is essentially the same
Contents: basic explanation and PEQs, both from edexcel and AQA for quantity
Evaluate the advantages of recycling metals, including economic implications and how recycling can preserve both the environment and the supply of valuable raw materials [4.10]
Describe that a life-cycle assessment for a product involves consideration of the effect on the environment of obtaining the raw materials, manufacturing the product, using the product and disposing of the product when it is no longer useful [4.11]
Evaluate data from a life cycle assessment of a product [4.12]
AQA Biology required practicals (ALL) Revision Flashcards - Visual format
Resource contains revision flashcards for the AQA Biology required practicals
Ideal for use by students to revise for examinations
ALL ANSWERS ARE PROVIDED
Practicals included
Microscopy (Onion cell slides)
Microbiology (Antibiotic discs)
Osmosis (Concentration and water movement)
Enzymes (Amylase & starch at different pH)
Food tests (Carbohydrates, lipids, protein & sugars)
Photosynthesis (Elodea)
Reaction time (Ruler drop)
Field investigations (Random sampling)
Field investigations (Systematic sampling)
Plant responses (Auxins)
Decay (Milk decay at different temperatures)
Good luck!
Understanding Risk Factors and Disease - Literacy task
Suitable for students taking AQA GCSE science.
3 reading age versions 12, 14, 16
Comprehension questions
Answers available in the text
Covers specification point 4.2.2.6 of the AQA specification
Edexcel - Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
This lesson is made for the following specification for revision purposes.
Recall that all electromagnetic waves are transverse, that they travel at the same speed in a vacuum [5.7]
Explain, with examples, that all electromagnetic waves transfer energy from source to observer [5.8]
Recall the main groupings of the continuous electromagnetic spectrum [5.10-5.12]
Recall that the potential danger associated with an electromagnetic wave increases with increasing frequency [5.20]
Describe the harmful effects on people of excessive exposure to electromagnetic radiation [5.21]
Describe uses of the electromagnetic radiation [5.22]
AQA Density required practical - methods and questions
This resource contains
12 slides total
Density of regular shapes
Written method with variables & calculations
Visual method
Questions on method (6)
Answers for questions
Density of irregular shapes
Written method with variables, risks, & calculations
Visual method
Questions on method (8)
Answers for questions
Density of a liquid
Written method with variables, risks, & calculations
Visual method
Questions on method (6)
Answers for questions
Edexcel Topic 3: Conservation of energy revision FT
Formatted to A4 landscape
Covers
Conservation of energy
Dissipating energy
Energy transfer examples
Dissipated energy examples (how to reduce)
Calculating efficiency - 2 examples
Main energy sources on earth
Renewable VS non renewable
Trends in energy use
Biology paper 2 revision activities (no answers)
This resource covers each topic on the specification.
It cannot cover every single question students may be asked. However, it will cover the basics of the following topics.
The questions are exam question focused / summary tasks.
Homeostasis and response
Inheritance, variation and evolution
Ecology
Conductors and insulators PowerPoint animation
Click on the sample on each slide to test if the sample is a conductor or an insulator
Ideal for use with year 7 when a practical cannot be done.