Based on the KS3 Year 8 Human Heart topic, this resource guides students through the dissection of a pig's heart. I have also created a worksheet to recap heart external and internal structure that is included. I did this lesson about mid-way through our topic on the heart and it really helped students to grasp the theoretical content.

A very simple, visual worksheet summarising the terminology used to describe changes of state. Students are asked to fill in 'heated' or 'cooled' to describe what has happened to a material to make it change state. Works well as a summary note for KS2 or early KS3

Task was developed for my IGCSE Environmental Management Class. Students must imagine that they are farmers applying for a bank loan to purchase a piece of land - must justify why the piece of land is perfect for intended use based on geology and geomorphology of the landscape. Perfect for practical application of knowledge about the impact of soil on agriculture and how this can be manipulated. Cross curricular links with English and as students must use appropriate conventions for a formal letter. Students are also encouraged to include detailed plans/sketches of intended farm.

This is a class task in the style of a ‘Model UN’ debate. The class is divided into groups which represent the USA, Britain and France. These groups must work together to develop a peace treaty to officially end WW1. The terms of peace must specifically deal with what punishments/sanctions should be placed on Germany to prevent them from trying to start a war again. The teacher plays the role of ‘Germany’ as she is not allowed to speak or contribute to the conference in any way (I jokingly placed a symbolic gag over my mouth for part of the lesson) I ran this following on from a lesson about the losses each of the ‘Big 3’ suffered during WW1. I also really encouraged my students to get into character as their countries and imagine what they (the country) would want rather than what they (the student) would want for themselves and Germany.

This is full guide to Type 1 diabetes that the organisation I belong to (YWD) produced specially for teachers. Very useful if you have a diabetic in your class or just want to find out more! I also included a Power point presentation I put together a while ago about Type 1 diabetes (I am a type 1 diabetic and active in advocacy)

I developed this class for a Year 9 Environmental Sciences class following our unit on ecosystems and interdependence. It's a great task for getting students to discover more about the wider reaching consequences of the disasters they hear about and see on the news.

Simple information/worksheet describing the characteristics and organisation of life. Used with my KS3 Year 7 group

Cambridge Stage 8 Science: Respiratory System Practical Set of instructions for building a simple spirometer to measure lung capacity.

A creative homework choice board to encourage students to try new things/learn skills after school. It has a range of activity options from gardening to fixing something that is broken. Students need to complete at least 1 task per week but can do more - they get a special prize at end of term if they complete the whole board. Parents must sign that they see student complete the task. I use this as my homeroom class’ Wednesday afternoon homework. Monday and Tuesday is Grammar and Arithmetic so it’s nice to do something a bit more creative in the middle of the week! Hope you find it useful.

I developed this for my Year 9 group when I realised they had never completed an independent science investigation before! It is based on the process for creating a project for the South African Science Expo. However, it can be used in any circumstances where children are planning an investigation and need some guidance. It really helped my Year 9's and I have even given it to my GCSE students

Based on Bmilroy’s excellent ‘Story WritingPowerpoint’, I created this note to guide students through writing a story (Narrative Writing)

This is a Power Point Presentation which explains what a Political Party is and how political parties appeal to voters with different strategies. It includes a task where students split into groups to form their own political parties - complete with name, slogan, symbol, manifesto and campaign poster/advert I used this at the end of term with my students and it was a great, meaningful time filler. The students had lots of fun but also came up with some great ideas!

A simple description of the components of the GCSE English exam, packaged in a usable format for GCSE students

When studying the method of photovoice in my research, I thought it would be an interesting topic for an oral for my Grade 8/9 mixed English class. I put together this short presentation which includes a description of photovoice, task instructions and a rubric. I hope you find it useful.

This is a study guidance poster I made for my students who struggle with organizing their thoughts sufficiently to construct a clear study plan. It includes a step by step process for getting ready for a test as well as a range of study method ideas.

Used to review and consolidate learning of KS3 Science Year 8 outcomes on the heart. Contains embedded link to an excellent interactive heart simulation.

Activities and a short worksheet/assessment I used for my Cambridge Stage 7 Science class

Speaking and Listening Task based on the TV show “the Dragon’s Den.” Students have to work in groups to come up with their own business pitches. My class really enjoyed it and came up with some fascinating pitches including ‘winged shoes’ Included: -Powerpoint introducing the TV show and detailing their task -Task sheet -simple evaluation sheet for teacher to fill out and give back to student

6 Speaking and Listening tasks designed to be spread out over the course of a term. I designed this for my Stage 8 English class in Thailand where abilities ranged from a few words to almost fluent. Its a fun combination of games and presentations designed to get them speaking English in front of the class for variety of purposes. I have included a general rubric that can be easily adapted for each task. It is designed to give the student meaningful feedback that they can use to improve their speaking skills. I have also included a Forbes Article on Giving Good Speeches

Power Point about the properties of bone and why it is such a special material Activity involves students examing fractures, identifying the bones and suggesting plausible causes of bone fractures