'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 lesson with activities covering the covalent bonding content in the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point with activities to lead students through the lesson
2: A number of bonds an atom will form game
3: A series of covalent compounds for students to draw
4: A simple covalent compounds spag activity
5: A simple covalent compounds modeling activity
6: A giant covalent compounds literacy activity & presentation
7: A 6 mark plenary question
8: A video showing how to carry out the modeling activity
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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A new lesson covering all the points in the new AQA 2015 GCSE Physics specification, burning fuel for power section. This resource is designed to be taught in 1 lesson and includes activities for students to work through, group work activities as well as lots of opportunities for AFL. Included is the following:
1: A 6 mark AFL dice activity
2: A power point leading students through the lesson
3: Generating electricity information hunt activity
4: Generating electricity card sort
5: 6 mark question
6: How a power station works explanation activity
7: A set of notes for students to use
8: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
9: 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 with activities covering the chromatography content in the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A suggested chromatography demo
4: Student sheets designed to lead students through the required practical
5: A 6 mark plenary question
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 properties and effects of atmospheric pollutants content in the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A air pollution spag activity
4: A long answer question analysis activity
5: A group work task
6: A 6 mark assessment question
7: A set of notes for students to use
8: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
9: 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 development of the atmosphere content in the 2015 AQA GCSE Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: An increase in atmospheric oxygen activity
4: A decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide activity
5: An increase in atmospheric nitrogen activity
6: A 6 mark assessment question
7: A sheet for students to fill out during the lesson
8: A model activity that you can carry out if you are feeling creative
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 gravity & centre of mass content in the 2015 AQA GCSE Physics specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A gravity key information starter game
3: An equation dice game
4: A weight on different planets activity
5: A centre of mass suggested practical
6: A 6 mark plenary question
7: A set of notes for students to use
8: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
9: 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 plant adaptations to water availability 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 during the lesson
3: A key information starter game
4: An adaptation to low water activity
5: An adaptation to living in water activity
6: A key information analysis activity
7: A group presentation 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 that covers the autoimmune disease content in the 2015 OCR A Level Biology specification. This resource contains:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information starter game
3: A type 1 diabetes activity
4: A presentation activity
5: A sheet for students to work through during the lesson
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 and activities covering plant pathogens and disease 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 during the lesson
3: Activities on Ring Rot, Potato Blight, TMV and Black Sigatoka
4: A Key information started game
5: A key information annotation activity
6: A question looking at how plant disease affects food security
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 farming techniques content in the 2015 AQA GCSE Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information literacy starter activity
3: Information on organic and intensive farming
4: An organic farming activity
5: An intensively farming chickens 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 & activities covering the structure of an atom content in the 2015 AQA GCSE Chemistry specification. This resource includes
1: A what atom is it starter game
2: A power point to lead students through the lesson
3: An example of an atom model
4: A dice assessment game
5: A properties of atoms activity
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This resource is a lesson with activities covering the evolution content in the 2015 OCR A Level Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A snakes & ladders starter game
3: 2 Group work activities
4: A genetic bottleneck activity
5: A founder effect activity
6: A population genetics activity
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This resource is a lesson and activities covering the speakers content of the 2015 AQA Physics specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A key information literacy starter game
3: A sheet for students to fill out
4: A speaker model activity
5: A dice game assessment activity
6: A parts of a headphones activity
7: A 6 mark assessment activity
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This resource has been a complete labour of love and is a series of resources to go into an interactive notebook covering the hormonal control content in the AQA & OCR A Level Biology specifications. This resource includes:
1: An instruction video explaining how to put the interactive notebook together
2: A summary sheet
3: A insulin production pop up
4: A stages of adrenal control lever opening resource
5: A key words activity
6: A differences between key concepts pull down arrow
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The resource is a lesson with activities that can be used to introduce students to acid & alkali. This resource includes:
1: A starter literacy game
2: A power point to lead students through the lesson
3: A spag activity
4: A key word summary activity
5: A card sort
6: A plenary dice game
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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 adaption content of the 2015 AQA Biology specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point to lead students through the lesson
2: A exam question analysis starter activity
3: A literacy game
4: 2 6 mark AFL question
5: An extremophilles activity
6: A student sheet for them to work through during the lesson
7: A set of notes for students to use
8: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
9: 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 reactions of alkenes content in the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point with activities to lead students through the lesson
2: An alkene key information starter game
3: Activities looking at the reactions with water, bromine and hydrogen
4: A 6 mark assessment question on addition polymerisation of alkenes
5: A sheet for students to work through
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 carboxylic acids content in the 2015 AQA Chemistry specification. This resource includes:
1: A power point with activities to lead students through the lesson
2: A exam question answer analysis starter activity
3: Activities going through the properties & strength of carboxylic acids
4: A how esters are produced activity
5: A question sheet for students to work through
6: A method for investigating the reaction of carboxylic acid and calcium carbonate
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