I am relatively new to selling resources on TES, so if you like something, please review it! I am constantly updating and developing new resources - I like to concentrate the majority of my time on developing scientific skills through the use of practical work and application - conveniently this sits well with the new GCSE. I also am involved in developing schemes for the new GCSE (at my school) so will post anything I can to help others in this area.
I am relatively new to selling resources on TES, so if you like something, please review it! I am constantly updating and developing new resources - I like to concentrate the majority of my time on developing scientific skills through the use of practical work and application - conveniently this sits well with the new GCSE. I also am involved in developing schemes for the new GCSE (at my school) so will post anything I can to help others in this area.
Resources developed as part of a *BIG PRACTICAL*. These are designed to practice a skill - usually using a preliminary investigation - then a full investigation write up. These are tailored toward the way the new GCSE (2016 on wards) is designed to test practical skills as well as context.
First lesson
Resources: aseptic techniques practice, pupils-account-of-aseptic-techniques (+ppt)
Practical: Pupils culture a known bacterial both using aseptic techniques, with an aim of achieving zero contamination.
Activities order: Teacher intro, practical write up using frame and practical, KILLER CHALLENGE correcting a poor aseptic method
Second lesson
Resources: Testing antibiotics (+ppt)
Practical: Pupils complete the same method of culturing known bacterial broths using aseptic techniques but add antibiotic disks.
Activity order: Look at plates from previous lesson and look if they have been successful and what they need to improve. Practical and write up.
Third lesson
Resources: Antibiotic plate sheet, Diameter-zone-of-inhibition (+ppt)
Activity order: Look at antibiotic plates, Complete sheet looking at antibiotics and comparing zones of inhibition, calculating zones of inhibition for comparison.
A test split into triple and combined with a mark scheme covering the basic information and questions encountered in the new curriculum. These will be available for different topics and in bundles.
Enjoy and please review :)
Skills based double sheet - designed as a homework but could be adapted.
Bronze, silver and gold differentiated to three different levels.
Looks at drawing conclusions from graphs in different experiments.
Developing important skills for the new GCSE.
A resource based around the difference in the UK energy demand and supply at different times of day and year, and how it has changed over time.
Differentiation into silver and gold.
Please review if you like these resources.
This is a unit (4 lessons) for filling the AQA required practical although can be easily used for other specifications. The method used are the recommended practical methods published by AQA. The lessons are as follows:
1) Mini titration
2) Word/symbol equations for neutralisation reactions
3/4) Preparing a soluble salt from insoluble copper oxide
This has been designed as part of a year 9 scheme of work which have been fully undated to cover the new AQA specification, change in assessment objective weightings and mathematical requirements.
Please leave a review of these resources.
A test split into triple and combined with a mark scheme covering the basic information and questions encountered in the new curriculum. These will be available for different topics and in bundles.
Enjoy and please review :)
Skills based double sheet - designed as a homework but could be adapted.
Bronze, silver and gold differentiated to three different levels.
Looks at experimental design and variables in different experiments.
Developing important skills for the new GCSE.
Activity comparing mice exposed and not exposed to diesel fumes. Mainly looking at unknown impacts of nano particles. Graph is a challenging graph to read and deduce result from.
Asks challenging questions about conclusive proof and if this proves that there is a link between the findings and mice and humans.
Differentiated bronze, silver and gold.
A very cut down version condensing content into manageable chunks. Ideal for pupils who struggle to revise or those who need small amounts of information to process.
Power Points summarising key information for each paper one. Clearly identifies higher content. Ideal for the few lessons before the exam.
Paper one content available on my resources.
A summary that includes each Trilogy required practical. Each practical has pictures of the practical, method and variables. They also include key questions for each practical.
Complete revision on C4C5C6 for current OCR twenty first century additional science.
Covers all topics.
Can be used for students or as a class PowerPoint.
Specifically tailored to the style of OCR exam questions.
Pupils choose from a list of suitable technical materials to design certain aspects of a rally car or hair straighteners. Many components could have multiple materials used.
Challenge task of looking at the impact of changing material to an alternative.
This is a unit (4 lessons) for filling the AQA required practical although can be easily used for other specifications. The method used are the recommended practical methods published by AQA. The lessons are as follows:
1) Testing biological and non biological detergent on protein
2) Optimum conditions
3/4) Effect of pH on amylase break down of starch
This has been designed as part of a year 9 scheme of work which have been fully undated to cover the new AQA specification, change in assessment objective weightings and mathematical requirements.
Please leave a review of these resources
Higher level activity looking at the stages of evolution for Darwin's finches.
These are diagnostic activities looking at the misconceptions around evolution and justification of why incorrect statements are incorrect.
Differentiated in to scaffolded and none scaffolded.
Resources developed as part of a *BIG PRACTICAL*. These are designed to practice a skill - usually using a preliminary investigation - then a full investigation write up. These are tailored toward the way the new GCSE (2016 on wards) is designed to test practical skills as well as context.
First lesson
Resources: Halogen-Melting-and-Boiling-point, Ions-group-7-silver-support (+ppt)
Practical: NA
Activities order: Teacher intro, plotting melting and boiling points of halogens and practising drawing ions (should be covered previously or an alternative activity)
Second lesson
Resources: The-Halogens-Displacement-Reactions (+ppt)
Practical: Pupils complete halogen displacement (group by group if fume cupboard is necessary)
Activity order: Re-cap on states, complete practical and write up showing displacement reactions, equations showing displacement.
Worksheets looking at the inheritance of CF and H disorder, a common example of inherited disorders in lots of exam specifications.
Includes punnet square and choices that couples have to make.
Differentiated silver and gold.