Currently selling and providing free resources for all three sciences, predominantly for GCSE, although there are some KS3 and A level chemistry resources available. Lots of the resources focus on differentiation and exam technique as I feel there is a profession- wide weakness in these areas.
Currently selling and providing free resources for all three sciences, predominantly for GCSE, although there are some KS3 and A level chemistry resources available. Lots of the resources focus on differentiation and exam technique as I feel there is a profession- wide weakness in these areas.
Based on the AQA specification (references included), but would work for other boards.
Worksheet 1 takes about 10- 15 minutes to complete and introduces some important key terms for the Ecology module and introduces interdependence by way of a food web.
Worksheet 2 takes about 20 minutes to complete and has graded exam-style questions for the students to complete for exam technique purposes.
Both worksheets could be used for a homework, revision lesson, cover, catch-up (absent students) or as questions within a lesson. They could also be used for triple students as an independent project if lesson time is short.
Potential answers included as separate document
Based on the AQA specification (references included), but would work for other exam boards.
Exam style questions, with approximate grades given for differentiation.
Explores structural, functional and behavioural adaptation.
Includes maths calculations for surface area to volume ratio, with challenge.
Useful as a homework, revision lesson, cover lesson or as part of an independent study for triple students where lesson-time is tight.
Takes about 30 minutes to complete
Answers included as a separate document.
based on SMART KS3 course and AQA Biology course. References for AQA and Edexcel included.
The students are given a task card, success criteria and information and develop a drama. The task card suggests the characters that might be needed, but you can ask the students to use their own characters if you feel this is best for them.
All information is differentiated to four levels, so is suitable from lower ability KS3 right the way up to higher ability GCSE.
could be done as four separate lessons or (as I did with my year 7 students) as 2 lessons where the first lesson is the creation and the second lesson is the performance. I asked them to extend their performance to 5 -7 minutes, instead of the 3-5 minutes suggested withing the lesson instructions.
The task cards were very useful for my class as it gave them the structure they needed to focus on the information they had to impart.
objectives: subject knowledge, creativity, collaboration, presentation skills
alternative: the resources could be used to create a model/ story or whatever if you have some shy students
based on SMART KS3 course and AQA Biology course. References for AQA and Edexcel included.
The students are given a task card, success criteria and information and develop a drama. The task card suggests the characters that might be needed, but you can ask the students to use their own characters if you feel this is best for them. As all the students will be doing the same topic, my suggestion is that they create and perform in the same lesson.
All information is differentiated to four levels, so is suitable from lower ability KS3 right the way up to higher ability GCSE
objectives: subject knowledge, creativity, collaboration, presentation skills
alternative: the resources could be used to create a model/ story or whatever if you have some shy students
based on SMART KS3 course and AQA Biology course. References included.
The students are given a task card, success criteria and information and develop a drama. The task card suggests the characters that might be needed, but you can ask the students to use their own characters if you feel this is best for them. As all the students will be doing the same topic, my suggestion is that they create and perform in the same lesson.
All information is differentiated to four levels, so is suitable from lower ability KS3 right the way up to higher ability GCSE
objectives: subject knowledge, creativity, collaboration, presentation skills
alternative: the resources could be used to create a model/ story or whatever if you have some shy students
based on SMART KS3 course and AQA Biology course (this topic is for triple students). References included.
The students are given a task card, success criteria and information and develop a drama. The task card suggests the characters that might be needed, but you can ask the students to use their own characters if you feel this is best for them. As all the students will be doing the same topic, my suggestion is that they create and perform in the same lesson.
All information is differentiated to four levels, so is suitable from lower ability KS3 right the way up to higher ability GCSE
objectives: subject knowledge, creativity, collaboration, presentation skills
alternative: the resources could be used to create a model/ story or whatever if you have some shy students
based on SMART KS3 course and AQA Biology course. References for AQA and Edexcel included.
The students are given a task card, success criteria and information and develop a drama. The task card suggests the characters that might be needed, but you can ask the students to use their own characters if you feel this is best for them. As all the students will be doing the same topic, my suggestion is that they create and perform in the same lesson.
All information is differentiated to four levels, so is suitable from lower ability KS3 right the way up to higher ability GCSE
objectives: subject knowledge, creativity, collaboration, presentation skills
alternative: the resources could be used to create a model/ story or whatever if you have some shy students
Based on the AQA specification (references included), but would work for other exam boards.
Exam style questions, with approximate grades given. Two levels of worksheet for differentiation.
Explores structural, functional and behavioural adaptation.
Useful as a homework, revision lesson, cover lesson, part of a lesson, catch up sheet (absent students) or as part of an independent study for triple students where lesson-time is tight.
Takes about 20 minutes to complete
Answers included as a separate document.
Based on the AQA specification (references included), but would work for other exam boards.
Exam style questions, with approximate grades given for differentiation.
Explores structural, functional and behavioural adaptation.
Includes maths calculations for surface area to volume ratio, with challenge.
Useful as a homework, revision lesson, cover lesson or as part of an independent study for triple students where lesson-time is tight.
Takes about 30 minutes to complete
Answers included as a separate document.
Based on the AQA spec but would work for different exam boards (references for AQA and Edexcel included). 2 different levels of worksheet for differentiation for Foundation GCSE Biology.
Lesson objectives: maths; subject knowledge, exam technique
The students have to calculate means; round numbers (the harder worksheet); state modes and plot a graph. They have to use their data/graph to explain numbers of organisms.
Good for: originally designed as a homework, but also: cover, catch up sheet for absent students; part of a lesson; part of an independent project if lesson time is short
timing: about 30 minutes
Answers included in a separate document
two worksheets, one for Biology students and one for Higher tier combined students, differentiated to 2 levels (hence 4 worksheets in total).
AQA references: Biology: 4.5.2.4 (temperature) and 4.5.3.3 (water level control)/combined: 4.5.3.7 (thyroxine) and 4.5.3.2 (blood glucose)
Edexcel references: Biology: 7.10B (temperature and water level control)/ combined: 7.3 (thyroxine) and 7.14 and 7.14 (blood glucose)
Useful for consolidation of the term 'negative feedback' and revision of examples encountered in the course. Also has a real life example (thermostat) and relates negative feedback to their own feelings for re-enforcement. Model answers included.
easy table where student compares ionic, covalent, metallic and giant covalent bonding. now updated with full differentiation
objective: consolidation
good for: revision, cover, homework
use for a triple group for revision. enjoy (as they did - I actually got them singing it!) - the 'rap' part starts as 'Fritz haber he made the invention' - I hope that makes sense
based on the AQA spec (reference included) - could be used for other boards. Exam style questions with approximate 3 - 9 grades. The worksheet comes in 2 levels of difficulty for differentiation (harder and easier/foundation). Takes about 30 - 40 minutes. Answers in a separate document
objectives: exam technique, maths, subject knowledge
good for: homework, part of a lesson, revision,cover, catch up sheet for absent students, part of an independent study if lesson time is short
differentiation: two levels of difficulty - easier/foundation and harder
total of 8 worksheets for the combined course. Based on the AQA spec (reference included) - the first part of topic 10. Exam style questions with approximate 3 - 9 grades. The worksheets come in 2 levels of difficulty for differentiation (harder and easier/foundation). Each takes about 30 - 40 minutes. Answers in a separate document
objectives: exam technique, maths, subject knowledge, scientific method
good for: homework, part of a lesson, revision,cover, catch up sheet for absent students, part of an independent study if lesson time is short
differentiation: two levels of difficulty - easier/foundation and harder
based on the AQA spec (reference included) - could be used for other boards. Exam style questions with approximate 3 - 9 grades. The worksheet comes in 2 levels of difficulty for differentiation (harder and easier/foundation). Takes about 30 - 40 minutes. Answers in a separate document
objectives: exam technique, maths, subject knowledge, scientific method
good for: homework, part of a lesson, revision,cover, catch up sheet for absent students, part of an independent study if lesson time is short
differentiation: two levels of difficulty - easier/foundation and harder
based on the AQA spec (reference included) - the first part of topic 10. Exam style questions with approximate 3 - 9 grades. The worksheet comes in 2 levels of difficulty for differentiation (harder and easier/foundation). Takes about 30 - 40 minutes. Answers in a separate document
objectives: exam technique, maths, subject knowledge, scientific methodology
good for: homework, part of a lesson, revision,cover, catch up sheet for absent students, part of an independent study if lesson time is short
differentiation: two levels of difficulty - easier/foundation and harder
based on the AQA spec (reference included) - the first part of topic 10. Exam style questions with approximate 3 - 9 grades. The worksheet comes in 2 levels of difficulty for differentiation (harder and easier/foundation). Takes about 30 - 40 minutes. Answers in a separate document
objectives: exam technique, maths, subject knowledge
good for: homework, part of a lesson, revision,cover, catch up sheet for absent students, part of an independent study if lesson time is short
differentiation: two levels of difficulty - easier/harder foundation and harder
based on the AQA spec (reference included) - could be used for other boards. Total of 14 worksheets for the whole topic. Exam style questions with approximate 3 - 9 grades. The worksheets come in 2 levels of difficulty for differentiation (harder and easier/foundation). Each takes about 30 - 40 minutes. Answers in separate documents
objectives: exam technique, maths, subject knowledge, scientific method
good for: homework, part of a lesson, revision,cover, catch up sheet for absent students, part of an independent study if lesson time is short
differentiation: two levels of difficulty - easier/foundation and harder
based on the AQA spec (reference included) - could be used for other boards. Exam style questions with approximate 3 - 9 grades. The worksheet comes in 2 levels of difficulty for differentiation (harder and easier/foundation). Takes about 30 minutes. Answers in a separate document
objectives: exam technique, maths, subject knowledge
good for: homework, part of a lesson, revision,cover, catch up sheet for absent students, part of an independent study if lesson time is short
differentiation: two levels of difficulty - easier/foundation and harder
