Powerpoint to guide through theory, with worked examples Question sheet with worked answers.

Students complete the flipped learning (attached) prior to the lesson. They then arrive and complete a variety of tasks. Starter - Odd one out, with reasons why Main - Labelling EM images of cells Plenary - Exam Questions

Starter - Group the cells Main - Label diagrams, Venn diagram, table to complete Plenary - Kahoot!

Students complete the pre reading prior to the lesson (pre reading included) Starter - Students check their understanding of standard form and the use of micro, nano and milli Main - Menu of activities for students to complete their weakest areas first Plenary - Check understanding based on what they didn't know at the start of the lesson

Investigation looking into the effect of shade on solar power. Method on the Practical Plan sheet

Students arrive at the lesson having completed their pre reading, and creating a resource for the lesson Starter - Recap on the previous topics in this chapter, and then recap on KS4 knowledge Main - Variety of tasks enabling students to identify the stages of mitosis Plenary - Exam questions on this topic

Lesson looking at Nuclear Fission. My lesson is based on an iPad lesson and the students having access to the files and Keynote. However, you could print out the resources and do cut and stick. Sequencing tasks have the students order the steps for fission. 1 is easier, 3 more difficult

Starter to get students thinking about half life Then intro to the two definitions Then practical to create a half life graph to determine half life.

Points to prove activity for students. Self guided learning with rewards and sanctions built in

Lesson going over reactions with two worksheets to assess understanding

Starter - thinking about images and the microscopes used to visualise them Main1 - Label a microscope Main2 - Look at cells down a microscope Main3 - Magnification images Plenary - Overview

Posters of information about each stage should be spread around your room. Students then use the template to determine the order of the life cycle. They are then required to answer one or both of the 6 mark questions. This takes a double lesson with me.

Students complete the pre reading prior to arriving at the lesson Starter - Activities to label a Plasma Membrane and to recall the definition of Active Transport Main - Activities to describe active transport, compare it to Osmosis and Diffusion and then look at exam questions Plenary - Summarise all three transport pathways

First lesson introducing cells. Starter - Draw a cell Main - Activities looking at the structures and functions of cells. Long answer questions Plenary - Kahoot, or you could use the long answer questions if no Kahoot. All worksheets are in the powerpoint

Students need to arrive to the lesson having complete the pre reading. Starter - Students recal their knowledge of mitosis using diagrams of the phases Starter - Students compare mitosis and meiosis Main - Students complete exam questions where they are required to draw diagrams Plenary - Kahoot quizzes

Differentiated worksheet and lesson plan to guide students through drawing electronic structures. For high ability students it starts them looking for patterns which links nicely to the second chapter - The Periodic Table (Which I also have to download) Part of a whole scheme for the C1 - Atomic Structure topic. Download the whole scheme in one to save money

Guides students through the structure of the atom, looking at atomic number and mass number and how to calculate these. Worksheets start easy and then get more difficult. Final questions are to push the high ability students in your group.

Starter activity which will assess knowledge retention from L1. Main looks at consolidation of text to understand filtration and evaporation. Practical to separate sand and salt from water Part of a whole scheme for the C1 - Atomic Structure topic. Download the whole scheme in one to save money

Work in groups to read some text and make a creative piece of writing from it. All groups then come together to look at the history of the atom on a timeline, then assess their understanding with a matching task. Part of a whole scheme for the C1 - Atomic Structure topic. Download the whole scheme in one to save money