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 AQA syllabus, but would work for other boards. Worked example and practice question(s) per sheet for all calculations in forces and motion units: Weight, work, resultant forces, splitting resultant forces into components, elasticity, moments, pressure, speed, acceleration, Newton’s second Law, momentum. Includes all topics for Foundation and Higher combined course and the triple course. Answers included for ease of marking
objective: maths, revision/consolidation
differentiation: the questions come in 3 levels of difficulty per sheet
good for: part of a lesson, e.g. starter; homework; as a set of revision sheets; cover; catch up for absent students
Developed for the new specification AQA exam board, but would work for other exam boards. Higher tier lesson are also available (which has the added lesson for fertility treatment) The menstrual cycle lesson starts with 'menst side story' where the students complete a table and then go on to make a cartoon based on knowledge gained. The second lesson requires the students to take on the role of the hormones (or other characters) to develop their peer teaching skills. Resources are fully differentiated and there is opportunity to explore exam command words. Suggested home works are included as well as required resources and potential alternative activities.
The first lesson is an information gathering exercise to define specific heat capacity and use specific heat capacities to calculate energy required. In the final activity, they are given varying levels of support (according to ability) to devise a method for determining specific heat capacity of copper and iron, as a group activity. The suggested homework here supports this and is for the students to research a method into how they would find the specific heat capacity of certain methods. this is in preparation for the following lesson. The second lesson is to carry out this investigation, as a required practical and has been differentiated according to practical ability (you may prefer other forms of differentiation). The aim is to produce a graph, that is to be assessed at the end of the session. Extension tasks are included, at different levels of ability
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 specification (new specification), but would work for other exam boards. The lessons start with 'menst side story' (embedded in the PowerPoint) where the hormones play characters and the students answer questions based on the story. Students go on to build a model of the graph of the different hormone. In the contraception lesson, the students assume the roles of the hormones (and other characters) to explain how a contraceptive method works as a peer teaching exercise. Fertility treatment lesson is a debate lesson. All lessons are fully differentiated to three levels of difficulty and include opportunities to explore exam command words. Suggested home works are included, as well as information of resources required, specification references and alternative approaches, where appropriate.
The first lesson is about review of solubility of salts rules (with a song) and the required practical for qualitative analysis for AQA - this has been differentiated and organised according to practical ability of the students and reducing resource use (e.g. microchemistry is used), but you may prefer to organise it a different way. The second lesson focusses on the results of testing and associated equations, including ionic. Here the students are given substances and have to create questions for a class quiz, the quiz being done at the end of the lesson. The substances have been chosen to give to students of different ability and potential examples are included, if you prefer a more teacher led lesson. The third lesson is Flame Spectroscopy. Suggested home works are included, including 'chemical analysis lift the flap', which is sold separately. Opportunities for exam technique are included, with a focus on command words.
Suitable for all exam boards
I have tried to base questions around the type of questions that may come up in exams: method descriptions, method improvement, reliability, calculations, etc. concept revision slides and suggested answers are included.
timing for whole resource: easily 45 minutes to one hour eaqch resource
differentiation: all to higher and foundation/easier levels
Good for: revision, homeworks, cover lessons, absent students, exam technique lessons, plenaries or starters
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
Includes lesson plans, teacher notes and resources for both higher and foundation tier for the new specification GCSE chemistry. Modelled on the AQA sequence, but would work for other boards (Edexcel and AQA references included). All activities are fully differentiated and suggested home works are included.
LESSON 1: starts with a story 'five create an atmosphere', where the students listen and complete a table to give an overview of atmosphere evolution. They then take 'part of the puzzle' and produce a drama in groups (alternative activity suggested for the shy). The drama is peer assessed
LESSON 2: students develop their mathematical skills by producing graphs to compare the early and today's atmosphere
LESSON 3 AND 4: students are developing campaign materials for an environmental movement about green house gases and their reduction. There is an opportunity for them to present their work
LESSON 5: a market place activity to develop knowledge of atmospheric pollutants, followed by an exam technique activity
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
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 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
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
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
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
