Teacher in West Watford passionate about giving the best lessons to our young people.
I make a lot of the resources from scratch because I have a particular style to the layout of my points and really try to make my powerpoints engaging to the eye and for the lessons to have a clear structure.
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Teacher in West Watford passionate about giving the best lessons to our young people.
I make a lot of the resources from scratch because I have a particular style to the layout of my points and really try to make my powerpoints engaging to the eye and for the lessons to have a clear structure.
Our school use the:
Input
Activity
Review sequence
Please download and if you think you found them useful please comment and feedback :)
KS3 New for the Activate 1 resource.
Full lessons ready to use straight ‘out of the box’. You’ll struggle to find a set of as many planned lessons this cheap and of similar quality.
L4 Skeletons available free at the shop https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/skeleton-11114746
Lessons meet the full criteria for this unit
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers at least an hour of lesson time
*Lessons including practicals
LESSONS:
L1 Levels of Organisation
L2 Gas Exchange
L3 Breathing*
L4 Skeleton (FREE)
L5 Movement: Joints*
L6 Movement: Muscles*
Please leave constructive feedback :D
New for the AQA GCSE 1-9 Combined Trilogy Unit ‘B1 Cell Structure and Transport’.
Full lessons ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Lesson meets the full criteria for this unit
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers at least an hour of lesson time
36 ppt slides
Please leave constructive feedback :D
Exam Practice New Workbook for AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy Command Words
Exam technique
I have wanted a single resource where students learn the skills that help them to tackle specific types of science exam questions and then provides students with model examples and practice. So I made it!!!
Higher and Foundation Workbooks with mark schemes that helps students tackle exam style questions focused on specific command words found in AQA GCSE Science papers
Use:
Teacher-student walkthroughs
Independent student learning and exam prep
Homework tasks
Workbooks structure:
Information on key focuses to answer the question
Model examples (good examples vs bad examples with annotated comments)
Scaffolded teacher-student walk throughs
Student practice examples
Foundation Workbook - 68 pages
Higher Workbook - 82 pages
New for the AQA Approved KS3 Activate 1 unit.
Full lessons ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Lessons meet the full criteria for this unit
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers at least an hour of lesson time
LESSONS:
L1 Sound Waves and Speed
L2 Loudness and Amplitude
L3 Frequency and Pitch
L4 The Ear and Hearing
L5 Light (FREE)
L6 Reflection
L7 Refraction
L8 The Eye and Vision
L9 Colour
Please leave constructive feedback :D
New for the AQA Approved KS3 Activate 1 & 2 unit.
Full lessons ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Lessons meet the full criteria for this unit
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers at least an hour of lesson time
LESSONS:
Activate 1
L1 Sound Waves and Speed
L2 Loudness and Amplitude
L3 Frequency and Pitch
L4 The Ear and Hearing
L5 Light (FREE)
L6 Reflection
L7 Refraction
L8 The Eye and Vision
L9 Colour
Activate 2
L1 Sound Waves, Water Waves, and Energy
L2 Radiation and Energy
L3 Modelling Waves
Please leave constructive feedback :D
AQA Combined Science Trilogy unit ‘Bioenergetics: Photosynthesis’.
Full lessons ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Lessons meet the full criteria for this unit
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers at least an hour of lesson time
LESSONS:
L1 Photosynthesis (FREE)
L2 The Rate of Photosynthesis
L3 How Plants Use Glucose
L4 Making the Most of Photosynthesis
Constructive feedback welcome :D
New for the AQA Approved KS3 Activate 1 resource.
Over 80 full lessons and 250+ accompanying resources ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Lessons meet the full criteria for this unit
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers at least an hour of lesson time
BIOLOGY LESSONS:
Organisms 1
L1 Levels of Organisation
L2 Skeleton
L3 Movement: Joints
L4 Movement: Muscles
L5 Observing cells
L6 Plant and Animal Cells (FREE)
L7 Specialised Cells
L8 Movement of Substances
L9 Uni-Cellular Organisms
Ecosystems 1
L1 Food Chains and Webs
L2 Disruption to Food Chains and Webs
L3 Ecosystems
L3b Field Investigations (BONUS LESSON)
L4 Competition
L5 Flowers and Pollination
L6 Fertilisation and Germination
L7 Seed Dispersal
Genes 1
L1 Variation
L2 Continuous and Discontinuous (FREE)
L3 Adapting to Change
L4 Adolescence
L5 Reproductive Systems
L6 Fertilisation and Implantation
L7 Development of a Fetus (FREE)
L8 The Menstrual Cycle
CHEMISTRY LESSONS:
Matter 1
L1 The Particle Model
L2 States of Matter
L3 Melting and Freezing
L4 Boiling
L5 More Changes of State
L6 DIffusion
L7 Gas Pressure
L8 Inside Particles
L9 Pure Substances and Mixtures
L10 Solutions
L11 Solubility
L12 Filtration
L13 Evaporation and Distillation
L14 Chromatography
Reactions 1
L1 Chemical Reactions (FREE)
L2 Acids and Alkalis
L3 Indicators and pH
L4 Neutralisation (FREE)
L5 Acid Strength
L6 Making Salts
L7 More About Elements (FREE)
L8 Chemical Reactions of Metals and Non-Metals
L9 Metal and Acids (FREE)
L10 Metals and Oxygen
L11 Metals and Water
L12 Displacement Reactions
Earth 1
L1 The Structure of the Earth
L2 Sedimentary Rocks
L3 Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
L4 The Rock Cycle
L5 Ceramics
L6 The Night Sky
L7 The Solar System
L8 The Earth
L9 The Moon and Changing Ideas
PHYSICS LESSONS
Electromagnets 1
L1 Potential Difference
L2 Resistance
L3 Series and Parallel
L4 Current
L5 Charging Up
Energy 1
L1 Food and Fuels
L2 Energy Resources
L3 Energy and Power
L4 Energy Adds Up (FREE)
L5 Energy Dissipation
Forces 1
L1 Introduction to Forces (FREE)
L2 Balanced and Unbalanced
L3 Speed
L4 Distance - Time Graphs
L5 Gravity
Waves 1
L1 Sound Waves and Speed
L2 Loudness and Amplitude
L3 Frequency and Pitch
L4 The Ear and Hearing
L5 Light (FREE)
L6 Reflection
L7 Refraction
L8 The Eye and Vision
L9 Colour
Please leave constructive feedback :D
New for the AQA Activate 2 unit ‘Ecology’
Full lesson ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Though designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists), the lessons are structured in an intuitive way for students to navigate for independent/ remote learning/ homework covering missed content/recap
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Covers an hour lesson of content matched to the specification
32 ppt slides
Please give constructive feedback :D**
New for the AQA Activate 2 unit ‘Ecology’
Full lesson ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Though designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists), the lessons are structured in an intuitive way for students to navigate for independent/ remote learning/ homework covering missed content/recap
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Covers an hour lesson of content matched to the specification
40 ppt slides
Please give constructive feedback :D
AQA Combined Science Trilogy unit ‘Bioenergetics’.
If you bought the bundle between 20/02/20 and 26/02/20
there was a missing resource, L3 Anaerobic respiration, due to a TES issue. Please re-download to get the resource.
Full lessons ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Lessons meet the full criteria for this unit
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers at least an hour of lesson time
Photosynthesis Lessons:
L1 Photosynthesis (FREE)
L2 The Rate of Photosynthesis
L3 How Plants Use Glucose
L4 Making the Most of Photosynthesis
Respiration Lessons:
L1 Aerobic Respiration
L2 The Response to Exercise
L3 Anaerobic Respiration
L4 Metabolism and the Liver
Constructive feedback welcome :D
New for the AQA GCSE 1-9 Combined Trilogy Unit ‘B1 Cell Structure and Transport’.
Full lessons ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Lesson meets the full criteria for this unit
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers at least an hour of lesson time
30 ppt slides
Please leave constructive feedback :D
KS3 New for the Activate 2 resource.
Full lessons ready to use straight ‘out of the box’. You’ll struggle to find a set of as many planned lessons this cheap and of similar quality.
L4 Continuous and Discontinuous is avaliable free at the shop https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/continuous-and-discontinuous-12269354
Also get all KS3 Activate 2 Biology topics as a mega bundle here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-activate-2-biology-12274793
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Lessons meet full criteria for this unit
Lessons designed to take up an hour of teaching
LESSONS:
L1 Competition and Adaptation
L2 Adapting to Change
L3 Variation
L4 Continuous and Discontinuous (FREE)
L5 Inheritance
L6 Natural Selection
L7 Extinction
Please leave constructive feedback :D
New for the AQA Approved Activate 1 unit ‘Ecosystems’.
Full lessons ready to use straight ‘out of the box’. You’ll struggle to find a set of as many planned lessons this cheap and of similar quality.
Lessons meet the full criteria for this unit
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers at least an hour of lesson time
LESSONS:
L1 Food Chains and Webs
L2 Disruption to Food Chains and Webs
L3 Ecosystems
L3b Field Investigations (BONUS LESSON)
L4 Competition
L5 Flowers and Pollination
L6 Fertilisation and Germination
L7 Seed Dispersal
Please leave constructive feedback :D
New for the AQA Approved Activate 1 & 2 unit ‘Ecosystems’.
Full lessons ready to use straight ‘out of the box’. You’ll struggle to find a set of as many planned lessons this cheap and of similar quality.
Lessons meet the full criteria for this unit
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers at least an hour of lesson time
LESSONS:
Activate 1
L1 Food Chains and Webs
L2 Disruption to Food Chains and Webs
L3 Ecosystems
L3b Field Investigations (BONUS LESSON)
L4 Competition
L5 Flowers and Pollination
L6 Fertilisation and Germination
L7 Seed Dispersal
Activate 2
L1 Aerobic Respiration
L2 Anaerobic Respiration
L3 Biotechnology
L4 Photosynthesis (FREE)
L5 Leaves
L6 Investigating Photosynthesis
L7 Plant Minerals
Please leave constructive feedback :D
KS3 New for the Oxford Activate 2 resource.
Comprehensive bundle of 71 full lessons and 1000+ resources matched to the specification, ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers an hours worth of teaching time to match the specification
*Lessons including a practical
Activate 2 Lessons:
BIOLOGY LESSONS
Adaptation and Inheritance
L1 Competition and Adaptation
L2 Adapting to Change
L3 Variation
L4 Continuous and Discontinuous (FREE)
L5 Inheritance
L6 Natural Selection
L7 Extinction**
Ecology
L1 Photosynthesis (FREE)
L2 Leaves*
L3 Plant Minerals
L4 Chemosynthesis
L5 Aerobic Respiration
L6 Anaerobic Respiration&*
L7 Food Chains and Webs
L8 Disruption to Food Chains and Webs
L9 Ecoystems*
Healthy Lifestyle
L1 Nutrients
L2 Food tests*
L3 Unhealthy Lifestyle (FREE)
L4 Digestive System (FREE)
L5 Bacteria and Enzymes in Digestion
L6 Drugs
L7 Alcohol
L8 Smoking
CHEMISTRY LESSONS:
Periodic Table
L1 Metals and Non-Metals {FREE)
L2 Groups and Periods
L3 The Elements of Group 1*
L4 The Elements of Group 7
L5 The Elements of Group 0
Separation Techniques
L1 Mixtures (FREE)*
L2 Solutions
L3 Solubility
L4 Filtration
L5 Evaporation and Distillation*
L6 Chromatography*
Metal and Acids
L1 Acids and Metals*
L2 Metal and Oxygen
L3 Metals and Water
L4 Metal Displacement Reactions
L5 Extracting Metals*
L6 Ceramics
L7 Polymers
L8 Composites (FREE)
Earth
L1 Sedimentary Rocks
L2 Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
L3 The Rock Cycle (FREE)
L4 The Carbon Cycle
L5 Climate Change
L6 Recycling
PHYSICS LESSONS:
Electricity and Magnetism
L1 Charging Up (Static)*
L2 Circuits and Current
L3 Series and Parallel
L4 Potential Difference
L5 Resistance*
L6 Magnets and Magnetic Fields*
L7 Electromagnets*
L8 Using Electromagnets (FREE)
Energy
L1 Food and Fuels*
L2 Energy Adds Up (FREE)
L3 Energy and Temperature
L4 Energy Transfer (Particles)
L5 Energy Transfer (Radiation)
L6 Energy Resources
L7 Energy and Power
L8 Work, Energy and Machines
Motion and Pressure
L1 Speed
L2 Motion Graphs
L3 Pressure in Gases (FREE)*
L4 Pressure in Liquids
L5 Pressure in. Solids
L6 Turning Moments
If you are using AQA Activate there are some lessons that will be missing.
Welcome constructive feedback :D
KS3 New for the Oxford Activate 1 resource.
Comprehensive bundle of 68 full lessons and 1000+ resources matched to the specification, ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers an hours worth of teaching time to match the specification
*Lessons including a practical
Activate 1 Lessons:
Working Scientifically
L1 Safety in the Lab (FREE)
L2 Asking Scientific Questions
L3 Planning Investigations
L4 Bunsen Burners* (BONUS)
L5 Recording Data
L6 Analysing Data
L7 Evaulating Data
L8 Scientific Investigations* (BONUS FREE)
BIOLOGY LESSONS
Cells
L1 Observing Cells *
L2 Plant and Animal Cells (FREE)
L3 Specialised Cells
L4 Movement of Molecules *
L5 Unicellular Organisms
Structure and Function of Body Systems
L1 Levels of Organisation
L2 Gas Exchange
L3 Breathing *
L4 Skeleton (FREE)
L5 Movement: Joints*
L6 Movements: Muscles*
Reproduction
L1 Adolescence
L2 Reproductive Systems
L3 Fertilisation and Implantation
L4 Development of a Fetus (FREE)
L5 The Menstrual Cycle
L6 Flowers and Pollination*
L7 Fertilisation and Germination
L8 Seed Dispersal*
CHEMISTRY LESSONS:
Acids & Alkalis
L1 Acids and Alkalis
L2 Indicators and pH
L3 Neutralisation (FREE)
L4 Making Salts
Atoms, Elements and Compound
L1 Atoms
L2 Elements
L3 Periodic Table
L4 Compounds and Molecules
L5 Chemical Formulae
Particles and their Behaviour
L1 The Particle Model
L2 States of Matter
L3 Melting and Freezing
L4 Boiling
L5 More Changes of State
L6 Diffusion
L7 Gas Pressure (FREE)
Reactions
L1 Chemical Reactions (FREE)
L2 Word Equations
L3 Burning Fuels
L4 Thermal Decomposition
L5 Conservation of Mass
L6 Exothermic and Endothermic
PHYSICS LESSONS:
Forces
L1 Introduction to Forces (FREE)
L2 Squashing and Stretching
L3 Drag Forces and Friction
L4 Forces at a Distance
L5 Balanced and Unbalanced
Sound
L1 Waves
L2 Sound and Energy Transfer
L3 Loudness and Pitch
L4 Detecting Sound
L5 Echoes and Ultrasound (FREE)
Light
L1 Light (FREE)
L2 Reflection
L3 Refraction
L4 The Eye and the Camera
L5 Colour
Space
L1 The Night Sky (FREE)
L2 The Solar System
L3 The Earth
L4 The Moon
Note. Powerpoint slide Images have been compressed to reduce file size. Feel free to uncompress via powerpoint settings for better quality.
If you are using AQA Activate there are some lessons that will be missing.
Welcome constructive feedback :D
KS3 New for the Oxford Activate 1 & 2 resource.
Comprehensive bundle of over 40 Full lessons and 100s of resources matched to the specification, ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers an hours worth of teaching time to match the specification
*Lessons including a practical
Activate 1 Lessons:
Cells
L1 Observing Cells *
L2 Plant and Animal Cells (FREE)
L3 Specialised Cells
L4 Movement of Molecules *
L5 Unicellular Organisms
Structure and Function of Body Systems
L1 Levels of Organisation
L2 Gas Exchange
L3 Breathing *
L4 Skeleton (FREE)
L5 Movement: Joints*
L6 Movements: Muscles*
Reproduction
L1 Adolescence
L2 Reproductive Systems
L3 Fertilisation and Implantation
L4 Development of a Fetus (FREE)
L5 The Menstrual Cycle
L6 Flowers and Pollination*
L7 Fertilisation and Germination
L8 Seed Dispersal*
Activate 2 Lessons
Adaptation and Inheritance
L1 Competition and Adaptation
L2 Adapting to Change
L3 Variation
L4 Continuous and Discontinuous (FREE)
L5 Inheritance
L6 Natural Selection
L7 Extinction**
Ecology
L1 Photosynthesis (FREE)
L2 Leaves*
L3 Plant Minerals
L4 Chemosynthesis
L5 Aerobic Respiration
L6 Anaerobic Respiration&*
L7 Food Chains and Webs
L8 Disruption to Food Chains and Webs
L9 Ecoystems*
Healthy Lifestyle
L1 Nutrients
L2 Food tests*
L3 Unhealthy Lifestyle (FREE)
L4 Digestive System (FREE)
L5 Bacteria and Enzymes in Digestion
L6 Drugs
L7 Alcohol
L8 Smoking
If you are using AQA Activate there are some lessons that will be missing.
Please leave constructive feedback :)
KS3 new for the Oxford Activate 2 unit, ‘Healthy Lifestyle’ or the AQA Activate 2 unit, ‘Organisation’.
Though designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists), the lessons are structured in an intuitive way for students to navigate for independent/ remote learning/ homework covering missed content/recap
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Covers an hour lesson of content matched to the specification
42 ppt slides
Please give constructive feedback :D
**Year 8 End of Year Test (AQA KS3)
These test are designed to cover a broad width of content and skills in order to give good data on student progress throughout the year.**
Higher and foundation tests
Mark schemes included
60 + marks
Designed for the AQA approved Activate 1 scheme
Topics Covered:
Physics:
Electromagnets unit: making electromagnets, magnetic fields
Forces unit: pressure in solids-liquids-gases, moments
Biology:
Ecosystems unit: investigating photosynthesis, respiration, leaves, uses of fermentation (HT only)
Genes unit: Natural selection, genetic information in the cell, punnett squares, extinction
Organisms unit: gas exchange
Chemistry:
Periodic table unit: Group 1, 7 and 0 elements, periodic table structure, atoms elements, compounds, writing chemical formulae,
Reactions unit: Combustion, thermal decomposition (HT only), exothermic and endothermic, bond energies (HT only)
Working Scientifically:
Science equipment, variables, recording data, analysing data, graphs
These test are designed to cover a broad width of content and skills in order to give good data on student progress throughout the year.
Higher and foundation tests
Mark schemes included
60 + marks
Designed for the AQA approved Activate 1 scheme
YEAR 7 Topics Covered:
Physics
Waves unit: frequency and pitch, loudness + amplitude, speed of waves in solid liquid and gas
Forces unit: Distance time graphs, speed equation, balanced forces
Energy unit: Food and fuels, energy resources, power equation, dissipation,
Space: Solar system, earth, moon
Biology
Organisms unit: Cell structures, specialised sperms cells, diffusion,
Chemistry:
Separating mixtures unit: Chromatography, filtration, distillation,
chromatography Rf calculations (HT only),
Particles model unit: States of matter,
Reactions unit: Acid and alkali, indicators, neutralisation, making salts
Working Scientifically:
Science equipment, variables, recording data, analysing data, graphs
YEAR 8 Topics Covered
Physics:
Electromagnets unit: making electromagnets, magnetic fields
Forces unit: pressure in solids-liquids-gases, moments
Biology:
Ecosystems unit: investigating photosynthesis, respiration, leaves, uses of fermentation (HT only)
Genes unit: Natural selection, genetic information in the cell, punnett squares, extinction
Organisms unit: gas exchange
Chemistry:
Periodic table unit: Group 1, 7 and 0 elements, periodic table structure, atoms elements, compounds, writing chemical formulae,
Reactions unit: Combustion, thermal decomposition (HT only), exothermic and endothermic, bond energies (HT only)
Working Scientifically:
Science equipment, variables, recording data, analysing data, graphs