This is the first lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, fully planned and resources. This topic is a great introduction to psychology and can help students understand how the memory works for effective learning and revision. Students love it! Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: Identify the different processes involved in remembering something. LO2: Describe the different processes of memory using a real life example. LO3: Compare strategies for improving memory and their effectiveness. The activities include a starter, some short video clips, AQA exam-style questions, a memory task for the students to complete, notes and diagrams and finally a plenary question. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing. Please leave a rating on my page :)

This is the third lesson in the topic of PERCEPTION in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. The lesson covers Gibson’s direct theory of perception covering the principles of the theory and how to evaluate it. LO1: Describe Gibson and Walk’s cliff fall experiment. LO2: Explain four aspects of Gibson’s direct theory of perception. LO3: Evaluate Gibson’s direct theory of perception. The activities include starter questions, a video, note taking and finally guided practice in the writing of an evaluation. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the first lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. I don’t deliver this topic all in one go, I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Formulate an aim for an investigation. LO2: Identify independent and dependent variables in investigations. LO3: Compare alternative hypotheses and null hypotheses. The activities include taking the students through the beginnings of a plan for an investigation or study. There are lots of worked examples, notes and practice questions. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the first lesson in the topic of PERCEPTION in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. The lesson covers sensation, perception, visual illusions and briefly revises aims, hypotheses and collecting data in investigations as in introduction to this topic. LO1: Define and differentiate between sensation and perception. LO2: Describe and explain some different visual illusions. LO3: Investigate the probability of perceiving different versions of the same visual illusion. The activities include a starter, a worksheet, short plenary questions and finally a task involving the design of a simple investigation into the perception of ambiguous figures. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the third lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: Identify different types of LTM LO2: Explain examples of different types of LTM LO3: Assess the different types of LTM by considering the strengths and limitations The activities include a starter, some short video clips, AQA exam-style questions, tasks for the students to complete, notes and diagrams and finally a plenary question. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This worksheet is from my eighth lesson in the topic of Research Methods on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students match together the various features of: Stratified sampling Random sampling Volunteer sampling Opportunity sampling NB. Systematic sampling is not featured on the worksheet, but students could write their own descriptions and draw a diagram for this. This resource includes descriptions and evaluations points. Solutions are included.

This worksheet is from my first lesson in the topic of Perception on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students will describe the following visual illusions, as well as explaining them, and completing the diagram where applicable: Ponzo illusion Muller-Lyer illusion Rubin’s vase Kanisza triangle Ame’s room NB. The Necker cube is not included on this worksheet, but it does feature in my full lesson on this topic.

This worksheet is from my fourth lesson in the topic of Research Methods on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students complete the descriptions of the three experimental designs (independent groups, repeated measures and matched pairs), and the positive and negative points about each as well as how to This includes descriptions and evaluations points. Solutions are included.

This worksheet is from my third lesson in the topic of Research Methods on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students match together the various features of: Laboratory experiments Natural experiments Field experiments This includes descriptions and evaluations points. Solutions are included.

This worksheet is from my second lesson in the topic of Perception on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students highlight lines within the image to demonstrate the following monocular depth cues: Height in plane Relative size Occlusion Linear perspective Students could also add annotations to explain the parts they have highlighted. See the second file for my suggested solutions. There are many possible suggestions for each depth cue named in the instructions.

This is the fifth lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. I don’t deliver this topic all in one go, I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers the definitions of sample, target population, the importance of generalisation and the avoidance of bias. It then takes students through different sampling methods as well as their evaluations. LO1: Describe the purpose of sampling. LO2: Outline five sampling methods. LO3: Evaluate the usefulness of the five sampling methods. The activities include taking the students through why sampling is important as well as different methods of doing it. I have included examples, notes, practice questions and a worksheet. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

The first in the series of lessons covering ‘Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table’. This lesson is suitable for the AQA Chemistry and the AQA Combined Science Trilogy GCSE courses. It is a full powerpoint presentation complete with LOs, student-led activities and animations. This lesson has been designed to last approximately 60 minutes and follows the format of starter, core activity, development activity and plenary. The worksheets and exam questions referred to in the lesson are also included. Learning objectives Identify the sub-atomic particles in atoms Deduce the numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons in atoms Calculate the relative atomic masses of different isotopes This lesson meets the following specification points: AQA Chemistry 4.1.1.1 atoms, elements and compounds 4.1.1.4 relative electrical charge sand sub-atomic particles 4.1.1.5 size and mass of atoms 4.1.1.6 relative atomic mass AQA Combined Science Trilogy 5.1.1.1 atoms, elements and compounds 5.1.1.4 relative electrical charge sand sub-atomic particles 5.1.1.5 size and mass of atoms 5.1.1.6 relative atomic mass

This lesson is suitable for the AQA Chemistry and the AQA Combined Science Trilogy GCSE courses. It is a full powerpoint presentation complete with LOs, student-led practical activities and animations. This lesson has been designed to last approximately 60 minutes and follows the format of starter, core activity, development activity and plenary. The worksheets and exam questions referred to in the lesson are also included. Learning objectives Recognise different separation techniques Describe how different separation techniques work Suggest suitable separation techniques for various mixtures This lesson meets the following specification points: AQA Chemistry 4.1.1.2 Mixtures AQA Combined Science Trilogy 5.1.1.2 Mixtures

This is the second lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. Updated February 2023 I don’t deliver this topic all in one go, I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Define the term ‘extraneous variables’. LO2: Identify extraneous variables in research studies. LO3: Explain the importance of standardised procedures and randomisation. The activities include taking the students through the beginnings of a plan for an investigation or study. There are lots of worked examples, notes and practice questions. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This lesson is suitable for the AQA Chemistry and the AQA Combined Science Trilogy GCSE courses. It is a full powerpoint presentation complete with LOs, student-led activities, practical demonstrations and animations. This lesson has been designed to last approximately 60 minutes and follows the format of starter, core activity, development activity and plenary. The worksheets and exam questions referred to in the lesson are also included. Learning objectives Recall the changes of state Describe how simple distillation separates solutions Compare the usefulness of simple distillation and fractional distillation This lesson meets the following specification points: AQA Chemistry 4.1.1.2 Mixtures AQA Combined Science Trilogy 5.1.1.2 Mixtures

This is the fourth lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. I don’t deliver this topic all in one go, I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Identify three different types of experimental design in psychology. LO2: Describe the three different types of experimental design. LO3: Compare the pros and cons of the three different experimental designs. The activities include taking the students through how to plan the next stages in designing an investigation or study (after aims, hypotheses and variables). I have included examples, notes, practice questions and a worksheet. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the third lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. Updated February 2023. I don’t deliver this topic all in one go; I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Identify what is meant by quantitative and qualitative methods. LO2: Describe the three different types of experiment in psychology. LO3: Compare the pros and cons of the three different types of experiment. The activities include taking the students through how to plan the next stages in designing an investigation or study (after aims, hypotheses and variables). I have included examples, notes, practice questions and a worksheet. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This lesson is suitable for the AQA Chemistry and the AQA Combined Science Trilogy GCSE courses. It is a full powerpoint presentation complete with LOs, student-led activities and animations. This lesson has been designed to last approximately 60 minutes and follows the format of starter, core activity, development activity and plenary. The worksheets and exam questions referred to in the lesson are also included. Learning Objectives Define the terms atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures Recognise compounds and name them Construct chemical equations This lesson meets the following specification points: AQA Chemistry 4.1.1.1 AQA Combined Science Trilogy 5.1.1.1

This lesson is suitable for the AQA Chemistry and the AQA Combined Science Trilogy GCSE courses. It is a full powerpoint presentation complete with LOs, student-led activities and animations. This lesson has been designed to last approximately 60 minutes and follows the format of starter, core activity, development activity and plenary. The worksheets and exam questions referred to in the lesson are also included. Learning objectives Recall how to calcualte the number of electrons in an elements Describe the rules for the fillingof electron shells Illustrate the electronic structure of the first 20 elements This lesson meets the following specification points: AQA Chemistry 4.1.1.7 Electronic structure AQA Combined Science Trilogy 5.1.1.7 Electronic structure

This is the fourth lesson in the topic of PERCEPTION in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. The lesson covers Gregory’s direct theory of perception covering the principles of the theory and how to evaluate it. LO1: Define the term ‘inference’. LO2: Explain four aspects of Gregory’s constructivist theory of perception. LO3: Evaluate Gregory’s constructivist theory of perception. The activities include starter questions, a class discussion, note taking and finally guided practice in the writing of an evaluation. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.