All resources are supported with carefully selected images to support long term retrieval of key information. Lessons are sequenced to prevent congnitive overload and are particularly effective for LPA/MPA and SEND learners as a result.
All resources are supported with carefully selected images to support long term retrieval of key information. Lessons are sequenced to prevent congnitive overload and are particularly effective for LPA/MPA and SEND learners as a result.
This lessons focus is on chromatography and calculating Rf values in a highly visual and scaffolded way for AQA GCSE Chemistry. The lesson includes content on the methodology of chromatography, worksheets and several activities for students to complete throughout the lesson.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate. This lesson is effectively scaffolded for LPA/MPA students but is applicable for all students.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (Chemical analysis, 5.8.1.3 - combined science) with GCSE Exam style questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
The lesson includes a dual-coded integrated instruction method worksheet to support student agency in the laboratory. Practical inquiry must first undergo risk assessments in your department and be performed only with trained professionals, I accept no responsibility for what is done following the download of this resource - this resource is an example only and teacher’s must ensure their own safety measures are followed. I take no responsibility for practical elements of this lesson – teachers must complete their own risk assessments and are entirely responsible for the safety of students.
This lessons focus is on the identification of common gases for AQA GCSE Chemistry. The lesson includes content on the identification of oxygen, carbon dioxide, chlorine, and hydrogen, worksheets and several activities for students to complete throughout the lesson, alongside a practical inquiry.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate. This lesson is geared towards MPA-HPAs but is effectively scaffolded for LPA students too.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (Chemical Analysis - 5.8.2.1-5.8.2.4) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
The lesson includes practical methodology to support student agency in the laboratory. Practical inquiry must first undergo risk assessments in your department and be performed only with trained professionals, I accept no responsibility for what is done following the download of this resource - this resource is an example only and teacher’s must ensure their own safety measures are followed. I take no responsibility for practical elements of this lesson – teachers must complete their own risk assessments and are entirely responsible for the safety of students.
This lessons focus is a unique way of learning about the heart: the 4 chambers, double circulatory pump, and the circulatory system for AQA GCSE Biology.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Biology specification (B1 - Organisation) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
The resource includes a handy and novel worksheet to be used under the visualiser to support students to understand the structures of the heart and the ‘double pump’.
The lesson includes a practical method to support student agency in the laboratory. Practical inquiry must first undergo risk assessments in your department and be performed only with trained professionals, I accept no responsibility for what is done following the download of this resource - this resource is an example only and teacher’s must ensure their own safety measures are followed. I take no responsibility for practical elements of this lesson – teachers must complete their own risk assessments and are entirely responsible for the safety of students.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This lessons focus are non-communicable diseases cancer and coronary heart disease for AQA GCSE Biology.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Biology specification (B1 - Organisation) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions. A handy table worksheet is included for students to complete throughout the lesson and is scaffolded sufficiently for LPA students to access.
This lessons focus is the 4 blood components and their functions, and blood vessels and their functions for AQA GCSE Biology.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Biology specification (B1 - Organisation) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility. This resource is most effective for LPA/MPA students, but has capacity to be the foundation for HPA groups at KS4.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This lessons focus is on transmission of communicable diseases including cholera, Covid-19, Ringworm, HIV/AIDS as examples for AQA GCSE Biology. By having additional exampls, students gain skills in application of their knowlegde to new scenarios as is necessary for GCSE Examinations.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Biology specification (B1 - Organisation) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
The lesson is an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This 3-page revision worksheet covers a significant amount of content needed for AQA GCSE Physics paper 2 (foundation tier), including:
Forces
Scalar and Vector Quantities
Resultant Forces
Newton’s Laws
Paper 2 Calculations
Acceleration
Terminal Velocity
Frictional Forces
Elastic Objects and Hooke’s Law
Stopping and Thinking Distance
Speed Distance Time Relationships
Velocity-Time graphs
Waves: Longitudinal and Transverse
Waves Required Practical (ripple tank)
Radiation and Required Practical
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Magnets and Electromagnetism
Students can complete this for home learning or during a lesson. The adjoining lesson for this worksheet can also be purchased (worksheet included) on my shop with the title “AQA GCSE Physics Paper 2 Whole Unit Revision (3-4 Lessons) - Foundation”.
A lesson covering all content needed for foundation tier students for AQA GCSE Physics (combined science).
The lesson covers AQA Specification points 6.7.1.1 - 6.7.2.1.
This lesson has received praise for its simplicity, clarity, and visuals to support student learning. The revision poster at the end of the slides contains all essential information, and some application questions for students to gain confidence.
This revision lesson includes teacher-led explanation, student tasks, exam question AFL and revision posters at the end of the slides for students to work through during the lesson.
This resource goes through the whole of the unit for foundation tier students and has recieved great feedback from students for its accessibility.
A thorough revision resource for AQA GCSE Combined Science (Foundation Tier). The resource has teacher-led explanation, quizes embedded (GCSE questions), and a worksheet that can be printed at the end of the slides.
The resource is exceptionally handy for low and mid prior attaining students and should be taught over a 2-3 hour period. Students respond very well to this resource.
The resource includes: a key-term match up, subatomic particles, ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding (and properties), giant covalent structure properties, simple molecules, ionic lattices, alloys, Mendeleev, periodic table basics, pH, naming salts, soluble salts RP, electrolysis.
A thorough revision resource (156 slides) to last approximately 3 hours. This revision booster is very visual and follows the AQA specification. The resource contains teacher-led explanation, GCSE mutliple choice questions for AFL, student tasks, and a complete revision poster at the end of the slides for students to follow along with.
Topics include:
Cells (Eukaryote and Prokaryote)
Specialised Cells
Microscopy
Diffusion, Osmosis (and RP), Active transport
Enzymes and Digestion
Blood Vessels
Blood Components
Heart
Respiratory System
Photosynthesis and RP
AQA GCSE Chemsitry Paper 2: Rates of Reaction: Knowledge Organiser Revision Posters for all students, only includes Foundation Tier content.
Document contains 3 revision posters summarising the whole module for FT students
Students find this summarised version of lessons very useful for revision purposes and exam success.
This revision lesson includes:
Key terminology match-up do it now
Subatomic particle and electronic configuration
Ionic bonding
Ionic compound properties
Covalent Bonding
Simple Molecules
Giant Covalent Structures
Metallic Bonding
Fullerenes
GCSE Multiple Choice Exam Questions throughout (AFL)
The lesson comes with a revision poster (at the end of the slides) to be printed for students to complete throughout the lesson.
The revision lesson is highly effective at summarising the C2 - Bonding, structure and properties of matter module for AQA GCSE Chemsitry. All slides are applciable for FT and HT.
This revision lesson includes teacher-led explanation, student tasks, exam question AFL and revision posters at the end of the slides for students to work through during the lesson.
This resource goes through AQA Physics paper 1 essential content ahead of assessment.
Topics within the lesson include:
10 question recall do it now
Energy stores and transfers
Energy resources (renewable and non-renewables)
Electricity basics
Electrical Resistance
The national grid
Alpha, Beta, Gamma radiation
Contamination
Nuclear Equations
The lesson is primarily used for foundation tier students but is necessary content for all students, and has recieved great feedback from students for its accessibility. Students use the posters for revision purposes.
7 Knowlegde Organisers / Revision Posters for all of the content of AQA GCSE Science: Homeostasis Unit (Foundation Tier).
Posters are clean, professional, and linked exclusively to the AQA specification.
Students respond well to these summarised revision materials which can be used in conjunction with lessons, or as part of revision lessons.
Also included is a key terms checklist for students to red, amber, green, as per the AQA specification definitions and mark schemes.
This sequence of lessons of 190 slides is a highly effective summary of the whole of physics paper 2 for foundation tier combined science students. This lesson/sequence is fantastic revision following AQA GCSE Physics Paper 2 specification. The students complete an A3 revision poster throughout the session which is effective at maintaining high engagement throughout the lesson as most content is already completed for them.
The lessons include revision on:
Forces
Scalar and Vector Quantities
Resultant Forces
Newton’s Laws
Paper 2 Calculations
Acceleration
Terminal Velocity
Frictional Forces
Elastic Objects and Hooke’s Law
Stopping and Thinking Distance
Speed Distance Time Relationships
Velocity-Time graphs
Waves: Longitudinal and Transverse
Waves Required Practical (ripple tank)
Radiation and Required Practical
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Magnets and Electromagnetism
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Physics with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, literacy approaches, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This unit has proved highly successful at increasing pupil engagement, and increasing exam outcomes.
There is also dual-coded integrated instruction method worksheet to support student agency in the laboratory. Disclaimer: Practical inquiry must first undergo risk assessments in your department and be performed only with trained professionals, I accept no responsibility for what is done following the download of this resource - this resource is an example only and teacher’s must ensure their own safety measures are followed. I take no responsibility for practical elements of this lesson – teachers must complete their own risk assessments and are entirely responsible for the safety of their students.
This lesson includes foundation tier combined science content only.
This document includes a minimum of 7 sessions for a STEM CLub enrichment opportunity.
The weeks include:
Growing food from seed - students are tasked to isolate and plant tomato and chilli seeds.
Biodiversity Experts - students use the catch-release-re-catch technique to estimate the population of woodlice in your school ecosystem.
**Treasure Hunt - Students de-code riddles to find co-ordinates on a treasure map which correspond to coordinates at your school.
Electricity Generation - Students design and manufacture a water wheel to link to electricity generation in past centuries
Fishing for food - students dissect fish to undertsand organs and organ systems.
Hygiene Hiatus - Students use eggs and coconut to design new toothpaste in the absence of toothpaste on the tropical island.
Water Purification - Students are tasked to used evaporation and filtration to purify sandy salt water.
These sessions includes a dual-coded integrated instruction method worksheet to support student agency in the laboratory for every session.
These resources have been trialled and work effectively at embedding a STEM Curriculum at your school.
Practical inquiry must first undergo risk assessments in your department and be performed only with trained professionals, I accept no responsibility for what is done following the download of this resource - this resource is an example only and teacher’s must ensure their own safety measures are followed. **I take no responsibility for practical elements of this lesson – teachers must complete their own risk assessments and are entirely responsible for the safety of students. **
This document includes a minimum of 9 sessions for a STEM Club enrichment opportunity, based around the theme of surviving an asteroid impact. All sessions have been tested and optimised, and come with a clear integrated instruction practical manual for every session. The document is 12 pages and each student should get a copy for the project. Most stocked prep rooms should contain most if not all the equipment needed.
The weeks include:
Acids from the skies - Students test everyday items with an without a protective coating to see what helps to evade damage from hydrocholric acid.
Where did the sun go? - Students use pondweed to test the rate of photosynthesis under different conditions inluding before the asteroid (full light), during the asteroid (paper representing cloud of smoke) and hydrochloric acid representing acid rain.
Pathogen Tyranny - Students use aseptic technique to culture microorganisms to see what may have survived following the asteroid impact.
Pathogen Tyranny - part 2 - students calculate zones of inhibition surrounding the different antibiotic disks used in week 3. (optional week)
Extremophile Survival - Students search school grounds for moss to identify water bears under the microscope whilst learning about organism adaptability.
Artificial Sun - Students will use different coloured bulbs (or bulb coverings) to test the rate of growth of plants over time, students learn about photosynthesis and the visible light spectrum.
Artificial Sun - Part 2 (Optional) - Students measure growth rate of ‘crops’ from previous week.
Meteorite Simulation - Students use different size (radius and mass) objects dropped from different heights to calculate depth and width of craters, and the potential damage they could do if upscaled to an Earth setting.
Strawberry DNA Extraction - Students learn about DNA Mutations as a consequence of meteorite impact, DNA molecules and how to extract them from strawberries. This is a great, fun, and simple practical inquiry for students.
A New Home? - Students learn that Earth may no longer be inhabitable and instead must move to another planet. Students will test the ‘atmosphere’ of 3 different planets for oxygen, carbon dioxide, chlorine, and hydrogen using common gas tests (AQA GCSE Chemistry link).
These resources have been trialled and will work effectively at embedding a STEM Curriculum at your school, or for challenge weeks or curriculum enrichment
Practical inquiry must first undergo risk assessments in your department and be performed only with trained professionals, I accept no responsibility for what is done following the download of this resource - this resource is an example only and teacher’s must ensure their own safety measures are followed. **I take no responsibility for practical elements of this lesson – teachers must complete their own risk assessments and are entirely responsible for the safety of students. **
A module consisting of all lessons for AQA GCSE Chemistry: Rates of Reaction (foundation tier-based).
The bundle consists of all content from AQA GCSE Specification for combined sciece 5.6.1. - 5.6.2.3.
This module does not include HT content (Changing conditions and equilibrium, changing concentration, temperature on equilbrium, pressure on equilbrium).
The bundle also includes GCSE Revision knowledge organisers (Foundation Tier)
This bundle includes all lessons required to be taught to students in the Infection and Response unit (B3) for Biology Paper 1.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Biology specification (infection biology unit) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.