'If you keep trying the same old things, you'll keep getting the same old results'. Imaginative teaching ideas help stimulate students and improve student retention. I don't claim to be an expert but I hope that some of my ideas will help other teachers.
'If you keep trying the same old things, you'll keep getting the same old results'. Imaginative teaching ideas help stimulate students and improve student retention. I don't claim to be an expert but I hope that some of my ideas will help other teachers.
This resource is a set of 24 multiple choice chemical reactions questions that can be used for some last minute revision with students
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This resource is a GCSE Biology, required practical workbook that will help enable students to revise the required practicals in the GCSE Biology 2015 specification. The main areas covered in this work booklet are:
Microscopy
Microbiology
Food tests
Germination
Osmosis
Field Investigations
Photosynthesis
Enzyme
Reaction Time
Decay
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This resource is a lesson and activities covering the mixtures & separation section of the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A literacy group starter activity
3: A sheet for students to fill out throughout the lesson
4: Activities on distillation, crystallisation, filtration & chromatography
5: A 6 mark assessment question
6: An activity that can be used for homework
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This resource is a series of summary sheets covering the hormonal control content in the A Level Biology specification. These sheets can be used during revision in lessons, as prompts in lessons or can be sent to students as flipped learning activities. The areas covered in this resource are:
1: The endocrine system
2: Hormonal control of cells
3: Control of blood glucose
4: Regulating insulin release
5: Control of heart rate
6: Adrenaline
8: ADH
9: The pancreas
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The Massive Christmas quiz with over 100 questions and 10 rounds. This quiz will definitely give your students an amusing end of the year and caters for every taste, is editable and best suited to secondary students but could be used for all students.
The main rounds include:
1: Movies
2: Christmas
3: Places
4: Books
5: Sport
6: TV
7: History
8: English
9: Art
10: Christmas
There are also bonus rounds on:
1: Celebrities hiding behind Christmas trees
2: US landmarks
3: Cartoon characters
4: Scrabble
5: Computer games
6: Anagrams
7: Album covers
8: Animals
There are also challenges on the following where students can get extra points
1: In 30 seconds write down the names of as many Christmas films as you can.
2: In 30 seconds write down the names of as many Christmas songs as you can.
3: In 30 seconds write down the names of as many Christmas TV specials as you can.
4: In 30 seconds write down the names of as many reindeer names as you can.
5: In 30 seconds write down the names of as many characters from A Christmas Carol as you can.
6: In 30 seconds write down the names of as many thigs you would find on a Christmas dinner as you can.
7: In 30 seconds write down the names of as many Christmas stories as you can.
8: In 30 seconds write down the names of as many Christmas presents your teacher might want to receive as you can.
9: In 30 seconds write down the names of as many Christmas carols as you can.
All answers are included. These are on slides at the end of each round, so groups can quickly swap their answer sheets and mark each others.
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This resource is a series of summary sheets covering the nervous system content in the A Level Biology specification. These sheets can be used during revision in lessons, as prompts in lessons or can be sent to students as flipped learning activities. The areas covered in this resource are:
1: Sensory neurones
2: Action potentials
3: Resting potentials
4: Synapses
5: Summation
6: Organisation of the nervous system
7: Neuromuscular junction
8: Sliding filament model
9: Reflexes
10: Neurones
11: The Brain
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This resource is a series of summary sheets covering the homeostasis content in the AQA 2015 Biology specification. These sheets can be used during revision in lessons, as prompts in lessons or can be sent to students as flipped learning activities. The areas covered in this resource are:
1: Homeostasis
2: Water regulation
3: Temperature regulation
4: Negative feedback
5: The synapse
6: Reaction times
7: The eye
8: Phototropism
9: The endocrine system
10: The brain
11: Reflexes
12: The kidney
13: Dialysis
14: Kidney transplants
15: Hormones in reproduction
16: Glucose regulation
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This resource is a lesson and activities covering the reflexes content in the AQA 2015 Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A sheet for students to fill out during the lesson
3: A synapse function starter
4: 2 exam style questions
5: A spag activity
6: A reflex model activity
7: A types of reflex group activity
8: A 6 mark assessment question
9: A flipped learning information slide
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This resource is a lesson with activities on the dangers of alcohol that can be used in PSHE lessons. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A sheet for students to fill in during the lesson
3: A key information starter game
4: An information literacy activity
4: Various questions to get students thinking about the problems caused by alcohol abuse
5: Effects of alcohol on the body activity
6: Effect of alcohol on the brain information hunt
7: A group presentation activity
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This resource is a series of summary sheets covering the biological molecules content in A Level Biology specification. These sheets can be used during revision in lessons, as prompts in lessons or can be sent to students as flipped learning activities. The areas covered in this resource are:
1: Water
2: Amino acids
3: Types of protein
4: Protein structure
5: DNA replication
6: Nucleotides
7: Dissacharides
8: Cellulose
9: Starch
10: Lipids
11: Triglycerides
12: Glycogen
13: ATP
14: Transcription
15: Translation
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This resource is a lesson and activities covering the nano science content in the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information summary starter
3: A sheet for students to reflect on what they know throughout the lesson
4: A use of nano science discussion activity
5: A group presentation activity
6: A set of notes for students to use
7: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
8: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the renewable energy content in the 2015 AQA Physics specification. This lesson includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A sheet for students to fill in during the lesson
4: 4 suggested models that you can construct to help explain renewable energy
5: A 6 mark question analysis activity
6: A group presentation activity
7: A 6 mark assessment question
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson and activities covering the rate of reaction content in the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A command word starter game
3: A rate of reaction practical modelling activity
4: A looking at methods activity
5: A method construction activity
6: A calculating rate activity
7: A 6 mark assessment activity
8: A homework task
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the carbon cycle content in the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A key information sheet for students to use
4: A model activity which can be potentially be used
5: A series of key questions to ask students
6: A presentation activity
7: A 6 mark assessment question
8: A key information slide that can be used for flipped learning
9: A set of notes for students to use
10: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
11: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the catalysts content of the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A command word starter game
3: A catalyst graph activity
4: A catalyst method analysis activity
5: A catalyst method construction activity
6: A group presentation activity
7: A 6 mark assessment question
8: A homework activity
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the water cycle content in the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A information summary activity
4: A water cycle diagram activity
5: A group presentation activity
6: A 6 mark assessment question
7: A homework task
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson and activities covering the transport systems in plants content in A Level Biology specifications. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A sheet for students to fill in
3: An information hunt starter activity
4: A key information sheet
5: Transpirations & translocation activities
6: A vascular tissue activity
7: A group discussion activity
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the distance and displacement content of the 2015 AQA Physics specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A Spag activity
4: A scalar and vector quantities activity
5: A measuring distance and displacement activity
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