A full unit of work from the KS3 Activate ‘reproduction’ topic (from Activate 1), designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This unit of work contains 10 full hour lessons. These lessons are designed to be engaging and interactive, with frequent use of AFL as well as longer independent tasks. These should be suitable to be delivered by a teacher of any specialism. All answers and given on the slides to independent tasks. The lessons should be delivered in this sequence: Puberty and adolescence Male reproductive system Female reproductive system Fertilisation and implantation Development of a foetus Menstrual cycle Contraception Flowers and pollination Fertilisation and germination (in plants) Seed dispersal Each of my lesson resources contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A series of 8 full 1-hour lessons designed as an introduction unit for year 7s in science. This resource includes the following lessons, which should be delivered in the order below: Lab safety Scientific apparatus Measuring Using Bunsen burners Writing a scientific method Drawing results tables Drawing line graphs Planning an investigation