Powerpoint to guide through atoms, molecules, compounds. Double sided worksheet for students to demonstrate their understanding. Part of a whole scheme for the C1 - Atomic Structure topic. Download the whole scheme in one to save money

Use rulers to demonstrate amplitude and pitch. My starter was me playing happy birthday with a 15cm ruler, and Jingle Bells (it was December when I planned this)

Lesson on meiosis using iPads, although can be adapted

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Students use the information in the 'Uses Posters&' to create a table on the uses of limestone. The students then peer assess each others tables.

A game based on selective breeding! This is a manic lesson and game, but really gets the point across and the students really like it!!

PDF with areas for students to complete to give an overview of the topic

This is a 100 minute lesson but is split into two 50 minute lessons. The first is about gravity, the second is on moments.

Lesson uses the worksheet attached

Complete lesson on kinetic and elastic energy stores. Starter - Students start thinking about a factor which may affect KE Main -Allow students to think of the other factor which affects KE, then introduce the formula, some worked examples and then the opportunity for students to complete a worksheet (answers included, rearranging opportunities on the sheet). Then moved on to elastic energy, worked examples and then a worksheet for the students to complete. Finally a small practical looking at the energy in an elastic band Plenary - 6 questions on the material covered in the topic so far, answers are in the notes.

Using ramps and cars the students plan their investigation using the planning sheet, and then carry out the investigation. This can all be done in one lesson. I then set them the task of writing up the investigation (using the level ladder) as homework, but could be done in a subsequent lesson

Starter - Spot the mistakes in the diagram Main - Dissection and dice game Plenary - Exam Questions DIssection worksheet not included as gained from a free resource on TES Pre reading included

Student carry out a practical investigating the relationship between number of blades and output voltage. Table included.

DNA Extraction lesson and practical. Lesson covers DNA and genetic materials with a thought provoking starter on the length of DNA in a cell. A simple variation of the lesson could be to extract DNA from one fruit, but this lesson looks at comparing different fruits and the challenges faced with that. Easy to follow worksheet

Starter is a thinking task to see if the students can group elements based on them being isotopes or ions. Lesson introduces ions and isotopes and allows multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate progress. Part of a whole scheme for the C1 - Atomic Structure topic. Download the whole scheme in one to save money

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Starter - Classification and Protein synthesis recaps Main - Students do three activities to look at similarities between species Plenary - Exam questions and MS

Students use masses and rulers to experiment with turning forces, then work through the calculations

Revision sheets for students to complete. Covers the main points from these lessons.