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I'm a science teacher at a secondary school. I love making resources. I put a lot of time into them, so like that as many people as possible find them useful. Please rate anything you find useful. Contact me with any questions.
AQA C1-7-Our Changing planet
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AQA C1-7-Our Changing planet

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These are lesson plans, slides and worksheets for AQA C1-7-Our Changing planet. It includes the structure of the Earth, The Restless Earth, The Earth's atmosphere in the past and Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. It does not include Life on Earth or the fractional distillation of air as it was taught to a foundation group.
AQA C1-5-Products from oils
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AQA C1-5-Products from oils

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This PowerPoint includes lessons plans, slides, video links and worksheets for AQA C1-5-Products from oils. Contains lessons on 5.1 Cracking hydrocarbons, 5.2 Polymers form alkenes, 5.3 New and useful polymers, 5.4 Plastic waste and 5.5 Ethanol.
AQA C1-5.5-Ethanol
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AQA C1-5.5-Ethanol

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This lesson was written for AQA C1-5.5-Ethanol. It teaches the students about the manufacture of ethanol from ethene and from fermentation of sugar.
Hydrogen fuelled cars
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Hydrogen fuelled cars

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This lesson was written for AQA C1-4.5 Alternative fuels. Students create an advert for a new hydrogen fueled car. Hydrogen fuel cell.
AQA-C1-4.3-Burning fuels
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AQA-C1-4.3-Burning fuels

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These resources are for use for AQA C1-4.3 Burning fuels. The students use an A3 flow diagram to pick out information about air pollution released from burning fossil fuels. They then relate what they have learned to pictures placed on the wall.
AQA-C1 7.2 Earthquake newspaper activity
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AQA-C1 7.2 Earthquake newspaper activity

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This was an activity written for the AQA science GCSE, C1 7.2 The restless earth. But could also be used for geography or KS3 science with a small amount of editing. Students use information from the textbook to create an A3 newspaper article explaining what caused an earthquake.
Balancing chemical equations - Molymod activity
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Balancing chemical equations - Molymod activity

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This is an activity to help students visualize chemical reactions using molymod kits. The students build the reactants, then break the bonds and reassemble the atoms into the products. Helps them visualize it so they can balance the equations. There is a worksheet and colour guide to how to build the atoms from the kit.
Risk assessment - Short activity
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Risk assessment - Short activity

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A short activity to introduce students to a risk assessment. They are given 6 hazards, they then have to use the labels to fill in the risk assessment table. Suitable for use as a starter or plenary.
Elements and compounds - Molymod activity
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Elements and compounds - Molymod activity

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Written for AQA C1 - Atoms, elements and compounds. But can be used at KS3. Print in colour on A3. Students need Molymod kits, the worksheet directs them to build different models of molecules and identify if they are elements or compounds.
KS3 Science - Practical investigations-Part 3
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KS3 Science - Practical investigations-Part 3

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These are a selection of practical investigations for KS3 Science, suitable for use with the Working Scientifically section of the 2014 syllabus. Included are guidance for each investigation, a scaffolded investigation sheet, a mark scheme and a student challenge sheet. The investigations are designed to be easily marked and leveled using criteria adapted from APP guidelines. I intended to add to these over time.
KS3 Science - Practical investigations-Part 2
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KS3 Science - Practical investigations-Part 2

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These are a selection of practical investigations for KS3 Science, suitable for use with the Working Scientifically section of the 2014 syllabus. Included are guidance for each investigation, a scaffolded investigation sheet, a mark scheme and a student challenge sheet. The investigations are designed to be easily marked and leveled using criteria adapted from APP guidelines. I intended to add to these over time.
KS3 Science - Practical investigations - Part 1
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KS3 Science - Practical investigations - Part 1

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These are a selection of practical investigations for KS3 Science, suitable for use with the Working Scientifically section of the 2014 syllabus. Included are guidance for each investigation, a scaffolded investigation sheet, a mark scheme and a student challenge sheet. The investigations are designed to be easily marked and leveled using criteria adapted from APP guidelines. I intended to add to these over time.
Did Man land on the Moon, or was it faked?
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Did Man land on the Moon, or was it faked?

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This task allows students to examine and evaluate pieces of opposing evidence, for and against Man landing on the Moon. It can be used as part of a space topic, or as a standalone lesson. It was created as an interview lesson. It will require reading the Wikipedia page on Moon landing conspiracies first (link provided in lesson plan) as this lesson generates lots of questions from students.
The reactiviy series of metals - card sort
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The reactiviy series of metals - card sort

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Students are given flashcards each with a name and picture of a metal. Using a series of statements describing displacement reactions from a sheet they can sort the metals into order of reactivity. Suitable for a starter or plenary.
Rock types - Mind map research activity
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Rock types - Mind map research activity

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This is a mind map to print/photocopy onto A3. It can be filled out using textbooks or by researching on the internet. It also needs samples of rocks and hand lenses so students can look at and draw the structure of igneous and sedimentary rocks. Also includes a starter activity in the top-left corner.