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 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 AQA board, but suitable for other boards. Whole topic for AQA and most of the topic for Edexcel (references included). total of 18 worksheets, the foundation worksheets being differentiated to 2 levels (the harder level could be used as an easier worksheet for higher), so actually there are 27 worksheets.
objectives: maths, subject content and exam technique
timing of worksheet ranges from about 20 minutes to about 50 minutes
good for: homework, part of a lesson, cover, catch up sheet for absent students, project if lesson time is short
All foundation AQA Biology GCSE students need to know for the topic of Ecology and most of what Edexcel Biology GCSE students need to know. Would also work for other boards
9 worksheets (worksheet 1 and 2 on the same document), all differentiated at 2 levels of difficulty all taking between 20 and 40 minutes, depending on the sheet and the work rate of your students
objective: include maths, subject knowledge and exam technique
good for: homework, part of a lesson, cover, catch up sheet for absent students or an independent project if lesson time is short
suitable for any exam board, but based on the AQA specification (references for AQA and Edexcel included) to students do exam style questions on the topics. All have approximate 1 - 5 grades and answers are on a separate sheet
objectives: subject content and exam technique
differentiation: 2 worksheets of 2 different levels of difficulty
good for: homework; as part of the lesson; revision; cover; catch up sheet for absent students; or as part of an independent project where lesson time is limitted
timing: about 30 minutes
Exam style questions on these topics. good for all exam boards, but based on the AQA spec (AQA and Edexcel references included). Suggested answers in a separate document.
objectives: subject knowledege and exam technique
good for: homework, revision, part of a lesson, cover, catch up sheet, part of an independent project if lesson time is limitted
differentiation: 2 worksheets at 2 levels of difficulty
timing: about 20 - 5 minutes
Questions on the carbon cycle and water cylce. Answers included in separate document. Could be used for many boards, but based on AQA (AQA and Edexcel reference included)
lesson objectives: maths; subject content; exam technique
good for: cover, homework, as part of a lesson, catch up sheet for absent students, as part of an independent project if lesson time is short
differentiation: 2 worksheets of different levels of difficulty
Questions to consolidate how to use transects. Answers included in separate document. Could be used for many boards, but based on AQA (AQA and Edexcel reference included)
lesson objectives: maths; subject content; exam technique
good for: cover, homework, as part of a lesson, catch up sheet for absent students
differentiation: 2 worksheets of different levels of difficulty
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
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 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 boards.
Worksheet 1 takes about 10 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 25 - 30 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 documents,
2 worksheets of varying difficulty. Students are given a scale and are to divide their 'field' and carry out their method of using quadrats to calculate abundance of white and blue 'daisies'.
objective: practices skills used in required practical; maths; subject content
useful for review; homework or a cover lesson, could be used for any exam board (AQA and Edexcel references included)
timing: about 30 - 40 minutes
Lesson plans, worksheet, homeworks, slide shows for adrenaline, thyroxine, menstrual cycle, contraception and fertility suitable for triple and higher students.
Works for many exam boards, but is based on the AQA spec (AQA and Edexcel references included).
All resources are differentiated and most answers are included for ease of marking
Covers all the topics of the AQA specificaiton and most of the Edexcel specification. Would also work for other exam boards. AQA and Edexcel reference included.
The focus of these worksheets is exam technique and subject knowledge, with maths in places.
Most questions are given approximate 4 - 9 grades and differentiation is possible either because you can choose which students complete which questions or some worksheet come in two different levels of ability.
good for: homework; cover; revision; saving lesson time
approximate timings of worksheets are:
WS 1: 20 minutes
WS 2: 30 minutes
WS 3: 30 minutes
WS 4: 25 minutes
WS 5: 45 minutes
WS 6: 20 minutes
WS 7: 20 minutes
WS 9: 20 minutes
WS 10: 20 minutes
Covers all the topics of the AQA specificaiton and most of the Edexcel specification. Would also work for other exam boards. AQA and Edexcel reference included.
the focus of these worksheets is exam technique and subject knowledge, with maths in places.
Most questions are given approximate 4 - 9 grades and differentiation is possible either because you can choose which students complete which questions or some worksheet come in two different levels of ability.
good for: homework; cover; revision; saving lesson time
approximate timings of worksheets are:
WS 1: 20 minutes
WS 2: 30 minutes
WS 3: 30 minutes
WS 4: 25 minutes
WS 5: 45 minutes
WS 6: 20 minutes
WS 7: 20 minutes
WS 8: 40 minutes
WS 9: 20 minutes
WS 10: 20 minutes
WS 11: 40 minutes
WS 12: 35 minutes
WS 13: 45 minutes
WS 14: 50 minutes
2 worksheets of different levels of ability (for differentiation) with quadrat practice and practice, exam-style questions. The student has to use a scale to divide a 'field' and then has to calculate the abundance of 'daisies'.The harder worksheet has more maths to do and the student decides on the number of quadrats to use for their investigation. Suitable for many exam boards - AQA and Edexcel references given. Answer sheet included.
objectives: consolidation of required practical; subject knowledge, maths, exam technique
good for: homework; cover; revision; part of an independent project for triple students (for example) if lesson time is short
timing: about 45 minutes
Cut and stick activity on the process of genetic modification to start (note; for Edexcel this is the only triple part of the worksheet, all other content is within the combined specification). - Please print this sheet separately.
Followed by worksheet with graded exam-style questions of progressive difficulty to allow for differentiation and so that the student know how to progress. Suitable for many boards - AQA and Edexcel references given. Separate answer document included..
objectives: subject content; data interpretation; exam technique
Good for: homework; cover; revision; part of an independent project if lesson time is short
Timing: about 50 minutes
worksheet with graded exam-style questions of progressive difficulty to allow for differentiation and so that the student know how to progress. Suitable for many boards - AQA and Edexcel references given. Separate answer document included..
objectives: subject content; data interpretation; exam technique
Good for: homework; cover; revision; part of an independent project if lesson time is short
timing: about 45 minutes
2 worksheets of different levels of difficulty (more challenge in the maths) plus answer document. suitable for many boards - references for AQA and Edexcel given.
Progressively more difficult questions for differentiation purposes and so that the students can understand how to progress. All questions given approximate grades.
Objectives: exam technique, maths, subject knowledge
good for: good for: homework; revision; cover; part of an independent project if lesson time is short
timing: approximately 40 minutes
2 worksheets in 2 levels of ability plus answer document on these topics. Suitable for many boards - AQA and Edexcel references included.
Students answer exam style questions on these topics and construct pyramids of biomass, the second one being more difficult than the first.
objectives: subject content, maths, exam technique
good for: homework; revision; cover; part of an independent project if lesson time is short
timing: about 40 minutes
