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: bicarbonate writing frame (+ppt)
Practical: Pupils use tin foil to cover one test tube containing pond weed and use bicarbonate indicator to show photosynthesis (+respiration HIGHER). Practical procedure notes in PPT (consult health and safety or use approved procedure)
Activities order: Starter looking at the photosynthesis equation and the role of chloroplasts, Practical and write up for first practical.
Second/Third lesson
Resources: Distance writing frame (+ppt)
Practical: Collecting gas using a measuring cylinder and investigating the affect of distance of a lamp.
Activities order: Introduction to aim and prediction. Pupil should be able to complete practical independently give guidance and previous practical. Graph, conclusion and evaluation scaffolding also provided but may need to be scheduled for another lesson.
Two PowerPoints available with results as practical can be slightly temperamental.
Covers Hydrocarbons, fractional distillation, cracking, polymerisation, and the two methods of ethanol production and how they link together - often higher level questions.
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: Practical-investigation-writing-frame (+ppt)
Practical: Calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid - details on ppt
Activities order: Starter looking at the mass of a cake, look at recognising balancing equations, complete practical and planning part of the practical write up.
Second lesson
Resources: ppt
Practical: NA
Activities order: Line graph and pathway graded conclusion (the pathways will be different depending on what your school is using)
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.
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: Rate-of-reaction-practical (+ppt)
Practical: Pupils complete a preliminary testing three concentrations of HCl on calcium carbonate and collect gas using inverted measuring cylinders.
Activity order: Intro, demo, should be able to complete preliminary practical and write up to preliminary conclusion.
Second/Third lesson
Resources: Rate-of-reaction-practical (+ppt)
Practical: Pupils complete a full practical testing three concentrations of HCl on calcium carbonate and collect gas using inverted measuring cylinders. Complete repeats and exclude outliers to calculate mean.
Activity order: Make any changes to the method necessary from previous prac (e.g. my pupils decided they were going to use larger measuring cylinders). Complete prac and write up.
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.
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.
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.
Activity looking at inheritance from both parents and it's random nature.
Pupils build marshmallow animals called REBOPS - developed from another resource, this is for a KS4 lessons.
Perfect really for year 9/10 low to mid sets.
Instructions for building the parents are on the ppt
Pupils build offspring of the parents using a dice to chose the genes that are inherited.
Sheet differentiated silver and gold and killer challenge cards.
Basics looking at the equations for combustion and comparing them.
Practical based on using a Bunsen Burner to heat water, air hole open and closed. Practical details are on the ppt.
Sheet then looking at the evidence and observations of the two types of combustion (Differentiated in to bronze, silver and gold).
Application looking at a car.
Challenge task looking at the impacts of carbon monoxide.
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.
Activity comparing bacterial growth using normal plasters and those using nano particles. Describing graphs, explaining whether the graph has enough evidence to support a conclusion and experimental design.
Differentiated bronze, silver ad gold.
Appropriate for a number of different exam but designed to cover incubation periods on the new approved OCR twenty first century specification from 2016 on wards.
Covers data analysis and justification of incubation periods of a number of different diseases.
Also looks at maximum, minimum and ranges of incubation periods and a small amount on the ethics of quarantine.
Differentiated in to bronze, silver and gold sheets.
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.
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.
Skills based double sheet - designed as a homework but could be adapted.
Bronze, silver and gold differentiated to three different levels.
Looks at reading graph in different experiments.
Developing important skills for the new GCSE
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.
Complete revision on P4P5P6 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.