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 :)
PDF Workbook of all the worksheets for the ‘Working Scientifically 2*’ unit in one place.
Word documents and mark scheme answers also attached.
Worksheet practice questions for the lessons:
L1 Performing an Investigation
L2 Anomalous results and Means
L3 Displaying Results
L4 Relationships and Conclusions
L5 Evaluating Data and Methods
L6 Maths in Science
*Working Scientifically 2 is my own unit providing an extension and/or consolidation for yrs 8/9/10 based off the Activate Working Scientifically unit covered in year 7.
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
**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
**Year 7 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
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
AQA Combined Science Trilogy unit ‘Bioenergetics: Respiration’.
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 Aerobic Respiration
L2 The Response to Exercise
L3 Anaerobic Respiration
L4 Metabolism and the Liver
Constructive feedback welcome :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 AQA GCSE 1-9 Combined Trilogy. Biology Paper 1 ALL LESSONS
Save 25% compared to buying every unit separately!!!
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:
B1 Cell Structure and Transport: 10 Lessons
B2 Cell Division: 4 Lessons
B3 Organisation and the digestive system: 7 Lessons
B4 Organising Animal and Plants: 8 Lessons
B5 Communicable Diseases: 7 Lessons
B6 Preventing and treating Disease: 4 Lessons
B7 Non-Communicable Diseases: 5 Lessons
B8 Photosynthesis: 4 Lessons
B9 Respiration: 4 Lessons
Please leave constructive feedback :D
KS3 New for the AQA approved Activate 1 & 2 resource.
Two zip folders containing comprehensive bundles of 146 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
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 Oxford Activate there are some lessons that will be missing.
Welcome constructive feedback :D
KS3 new for the Activate 1 resource ‘Reproduction’ unit.
Full lesson 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
Please give constructive feedback :D
KS3 new for the Activate 1 resource ‘Reproduction’ unit.
Full lesson 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
Please give constructive feedback :D
New for the AQA GCSE 1-9 Combined Trilogy module ‘B2 Cell Division’.
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 Cell Division
L2 Growth and Differentiation
L3 Stem Cells
L4 Stem Cell Dilemmas
Please leave constructive feedback :D
New for the AQA GCSE 1-9 Combined Trilogy Unit ‘B2 Cell Division’.
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
33 ppt slides
Please leave constructive feedback :D
New for the AQA GCSE 1-9 Combined Trilogy Unit ‘B2 Cell Division’.
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
35 ppt slides
Please leave constructive feedback :D
New for the AQA GCSE 1-9 Combined Trilogy Unit ‘B2 Cell Division’.
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
33 ppt slides
Please leave constructive feedback :D
New for the AQA GCSE 1-9 Combined Trilogy Unit ‘B2 Cell Division’.
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
35 ppt slides
Please leave constructive feedback :D
AQA Combined Science Trilogy unit ‘Organising Animals and Plants’.
Full lesson ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary section 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
53 ppt slides
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
26 ppt slides
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
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
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
48 ppt slides
Please leave constructive feedback :D