Designed for a low ability year 7 group. Can be easily adapted for a high ability group.
Context for the lesson to engage low ability group: which biscuit is the best for dunking in tea? Students have to investigate which biscuit is slowest to dissolve.
Powerpoint includes lesson objectives, scenario for investigation; plenary.
Worksheet includes instructions, results table; extension task.
C2 1.1 (Activate 2 Textbook) Metals & Non-metals lesson: includes activity on sorting properties of metals & non-metals; video on metalloids; introduction to how acid rain is formed.
Designed for a low ability year 7 group. Can be easily adapted for a higher ability group.
Students investigate the relationship between the mass of a shoe and the force needed to pull it against friction.
Powerpoint with learning objectives; instructions; plenary (diary entry-opportunity for extended writing).
Method sheet which includes results table & extension questions about their observations.
Chemistry KS3 lesson on Noble Gases.
Linked with Activate 2 Textbook C2 1.5
Powerpoint includes:
- extended written question on alkali metals to review prior learning
- mark scheme included for extended written 6 mark question
- task for students: identify properties of group 0 elements by plotting a graph of the relative atomic masses & describing trends observed.
- stretch & challenge extension tasks (mark scheme included)
- Wordsearch plenary
Designed for an observation lesson.
This resource focuses on revision of: cardiac cycle; protein structure; classification.
Lesson includes:
- Starter: Million pound sweet drop live quiz game
- Spot the mistakes task in a student's exam answer (includes mark scheme & examiner's report)
- Task for students to look at examples of extended written exam answers & how to improve them (this task uses some exemplars that OCR have provided)
- Connect 4 task with answers included. Students choose 4 exam questions up/down/across/diagonal to complete (print slide from powerpoint & enlarge to A3; print mark scheme packs for students)
Powerpoint includes: settler; learning objectives; starter; method; introduction on how to write word equations for metals +acids; mini-plenary quiz; plenary.
Card sort- print & cut up. Students have to put the steps in the correct order.
Learning objective checklist- can be used to check students' progress during the lesson.
Presentation includes lesson objectives; starter; pair work activity; instructions for an investigation (see notes section on slide 4 for materials); extension; plenary traffic light quiz.
Designed for an observation lesson which was graded outstanding.
Powerpoint includes starter; lesson objectives; video link (hyperlinked on slide 2--> click on 'LO1'); questions; 'respiration race game'; creative writing task with success criteria; support sheet for lower ability students; plenary.
Respiration race questions- print out on different coloured paper & cut up. Assign each group one colour to make it easier for you to track who has answered the questions.
Learning objective checklist can be used as a starter/mini plenary/plenary activity to check progress.