The author has over 20 years’ experience of teaching and has worked in wide range of schools with very diverse student groups. He holds an MSc in “Education and Technology in Science”. This lessons and scheme of work have been successfully trialed and refined in the classroom environment.
The author has over 20 years’ experience of teaching and has worked in wide range of schools with very diverse student groups. He holds an MSc in “Education and Technology in Science”. This lessons and scheme of work have been successfully trialed and refined in the classroom environment.
This resource contains an 10 slide theory lesson (with a KAHOOT plenary) and a Keyword-search.
The theory lesson contains an introductory three slides which clearly explain the common misconception - that respiration and breathing are synonymous.
Slide 4 compares the respiration equation to the photosynthesis equation (from B2 2.1)
Slide 5 is a single diagram showing the cellular organelles and, in particular, the mitochondria - the site of respiration.
Slide 6 looks in detail at the structure of a mitochondria - supported by a hyperlinked YouTube video clip.
Slide 7 is a diagram summarising the learning objectives.
Slide 8 contains the new Keywords that students need to know and these are revisited in the accompanying Keyword search.
Slide 9 is the book-work reference.
Slide 10 contains the hyperlink to a 16 question KAHOOT quiz on aerobic respiration- to assess what your students have learnt.
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This resource contains an 8 slide theory lesson (with a KAHOOT plenary) and a Keyword-search.
The theory lesson contains an introductory four slides which are designed to form the basis of a discussion about the lifeforms that live in the most hostile places in the ocean. There are three YouTube links to short video clips to provide background information to this little known topic.
Slide 5 is a single diagram which summarises the learning objectives.
Slide 6 is a book-work reference.
Slide 7 contains the new Keywords that students need to know and these are revisited in the accompanying Keyword search.
Slide 8 contains the hyperlink to a 9 question KAHOOT quiz - to assess what has been learnt.
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This resource contains an 8 slide theory lesson (with a KAHOOT plenary) and a Keyword-search.
The theory lesson contains an introductory three slides which are designed to form the basis of a discussion about what plants might need to stay healthy and what happens if they do not obtain what they require.
Slides number 5 is a list of the Key words that students will need for this topic and is revisited in the accompanying Keyword search.
Slide 6 is a single diagram which summarises the learning objectives.
Slide 7 is a book-work reference.
Slide 8 contains the hyperlink to a 11 question KAHOOT quiz - to assess what your students have learnt.
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This resource contains an slide Practical lesson and an instruction worksheet. There is a theory lesson that precedes - which is also available from my shop.
The Practical lesson contains an introductory two slides reviewing the classic 'transverse section through a leaf' diagram and the 'structure and location of the stomata' from the theory lesson.
Slide 4 contains visual instructions on how to prepare the microscope slide.
Slide 5 and 6 show how the stomata appear under a microscope to show what they are looking for.
Slide 7 contains the instructions on how to produce good biological drawings.
If you have any time left there is always the Keyword search or worksheet from the theory lesson to help your students consolidate their learning.
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This resource contains an 8 slide theory lesson (with a KAHOOT plenary), a Keyword-search and basic student worksheet. There is a practical lesson that follows which is also available from my shop.
The theory lesson contains an introductory three slides which are designed to form the basis of a discussion about the structure of leaves and what their function might be.
Slides number 5 is the classic 'transverse section through a leaf' diagram which introduces the names and functions of different leaf tissue and structures.
Slide 6 is a list of the new Keywords that students need to know.
Slide 7 is a book-work reference if you lack the time to carry out the practical this lesson.
Slide 8 contains the hyperlink to a KAHOOT quiz - to assess what has been learnt.
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This practical is best supported with the Year 8 Chemistry C2 3.7 Polymers theory lesson available from my shop (or as part of a bundle). This practical is been based upon a Royal Society of Chemistry activity but made more pupil-friendly.
This bundle contains all six lessons from this topic, two KAHOOT quizzes, a bespoke word search and 3 practicals (complete with labelled diagrams, blank results table and safety information).
At the end there is also a DIRT feedback lesson using real (anonymous) students scripts, showing the common errors and misconceptions found in this topic and how to avoid them.
A complete digital Scheme of work.
This resource contains two lessons, a 6 slide theory lesson and a 9 slide practical lesson.
Lesson 1 - The theory lesson contains an introductory two slides which are designed to form the basis of a discussion about the pro's and cons of polymers (plastics) as a material.
Slides number 3, 4 and 5 contain links to You tube videos, each one is chosen to 'spark' a debate over our use of polymers.
Slide 6 is a book-work reference if you lack the time to carry out the practical this lesson.
Lesson 2 is a brilliant multi-stage practical from the RSC but translated as a presentation for the students to follow on the whiteboard. There is also a word document with instructions, resource list, health and safety and some of the more complex chemistry included.
The practical is messy, brilliant fun and fairly complex and probably works best with higher ability groups but shows that it is possible to make coloured, biodegradable plastics from natural polymers.
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This 7 slide presentation contains both a short theory and a practical lesson.
The introductory three slides demonstrate/explain how a more reactive metal will displace (steal from) a less reactive one. This concept gives the theoretical underpinning to the practical.
Slide 4 shows how to set-up the practical along with safety information.
Slide 5 is a 'blank' results table to project onto a whiteboard - for students to complete as the results come in from the practical.
Slide 6 is a Cloze conclusion asking students to interpret their results to produce their own 'Reactivity Series'.
Slide 7 is a book-work reference if you lack the time to carry out the practical this lesson.
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This resource contains two lessons, a 5 slide theory lesson and a 5 slide practical lesson.
Lesson 1 - The theory lesson contains an introductory two slides which are designed to form the basis of a discussion about human civilisation and how we have progressed from stone tools to Bronze tools to Iron age tools and how this progress follows the Reactivity series due to the fact that the more reactive a metal is, the harder it is to extract from its Ore.
Slide number 4 uses the Flintstones to demonstrate the Chemistry of the reduction of Iron Oxide by Carbon and gives the theoretical underpinning to the practical.
Slide 5 is a book-work reference if you lack the time to carry out the practical this lesson.
Lesson 2 revisits both the understanding of what an 'Ore' is and the theory of how Iron oxide can be reduced by a more reactive element such as Carbon.
Slides 3 and 4 show how to set up the practical apparatus along with safety instructions (NB this can get messy and Iron oxide will stain clothes!).
The lesson ends with Slide 5 - a Cloze conclusion whereby students can prove that they have made Iron by collecting the fragments using a magnet. (NB. wait for the reaction mixture to cool down to avoid burns and the plastic covering the bar magnet melting).
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These two lessons compare and contrast the reactions of different metals with water.
Lesson 1 - the Metals and water practical is a 5 slide presentation which introduces the idea of metals reacting with water. The lesson looks at the position of metals in the reactivity series to help predict if a metal will react with water.
The last three slides are to show the students how to react magnesium with steam with images of how to set up the apparatus, safety information and a You Tube link to instructions (1min 19 seconds long) on slide number 3.
The lesson ends with book-work references to reinforce learning after the students have cleared away.
Lesson 2 is the classic Alkali metals in water. This 5 slide presentation is to support a teacher demonstration to show how vigorously the alkali metals react with water, again showing how their position in the Reactivity Series tells you how they are likely to react.
Slide number four contains a You Tube link to the famous Brainiac demonstration of Caesium and Rubidium in water.
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This 9 slide presentation introduces the idea of metals burning using stunning images and a You Tube video of burning Iron wool with a long exposure (complete with safety information). It continues by discussing the three factors that determine the combustibility of a metal in air.
The second part of the lesson is the classic burning magnesium in a crucible complete with diagram, results table, safety instructions and a step-by-step visual guide provided by a You Tube video.
The quantitative practical shows not only how reactive metals can burn in air but also re-visits the Year 7 Conservation of Mass concept by weighing the magnesium before and the magnesium after.
The presentation concludes with a page reference to reinforce the learning and there is also a word-search included as a starter.
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This lesson contains three parts and probably will take a double lesson.
The first, introductory presentation looks at where three different, common metals come from and introduces the ores of Zinc, Magnesium and Iron with a visual comparison with the pure, elemental metal. There is a slide showing a vast open-cast Haematite mine to show the scale of ore extraction to supply our demand for metals.
The second presentation is for the basic metal and dilute Hydrochloric acid practical.
It shows the basic method, safety and comes complete with a blank results table to project onto the whiteboard.
It also contains a Teacher Demonstration of how to collect the resultant Hydrogen gas - in order to demonstrate the characteristic 'squeaky pop' of ignited hydrogen.
Finally, there is a worksheet for more academic groups to learn how to name the salts produced from the reactions of the different metals with hydrochloric acid reactions.
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