This lesson was designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This lesson covers the three main factors affecting the rate of diffusion (temperature, surface area and concentration gradient). It includes a practical investigating temperature on the rate of diffusion in potassium permanganate crystals. Equipment list and method included on the slides. A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Direct instruction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Regular checks for understanding (quizzes) Guided ‘turn and talk’ A class practical Independent practice tasks, with answer slides A written plenary task

This lesson was designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This lesson is an overview of the three types of cell transport, and uses movement of substances across a root hair cell as a specific example. This resource includes: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Direct instruction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Regular checks for understanding (quizzes) Guided ‘turn and talk’ Independent practice tasks, with answer slides Exam questions with scaffolds provided and answer slides A written plenary task

This is a full 1 hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 11 class studying the AQA Biology syllabus. It comes with a full PowerPoint presentation and printouts. The PowerPoint contains the following: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Lesson hook Embedded videos Guided class discussions Guided teacher model slides Direct instruction slides (using dual coding, reduced cognitive load) ‘Check for understanding’ slides using hand signals, quizzes etc. Independent tasks (exam questions), with answer slides Challenge questions A written plenary task based on an exam question

These lessons were designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This resource includes two PowerPoints, each one hour, guiding students through the Required Practical on osmosis in potatoes. The first PowerPoint guides students through completing the practical. The second PowerPoint is a theory-based lesson, which gets students to think about what happened and why. It also talks them through writing a conclusion, analysing their data etc.

This lesson was designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This lesson is an overview of active transport, also discussing adaptations of the intestinal epithelial cells. A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Direct instruction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Regular checks for understanding (quizzes) Guided ‘turn and talk’ Independent practice tasks, with answer slides Exam questions with scaffolds provided and answer slides A game ‘Articulate’ A written plenary task

A full one hour lesson for a Year 13 class studying A Level Biology with the OCR A syllabus. This resource comes with a full PowerPoint and three worksheets. This resource contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice (labelling structures in the heart) A lesson hook Direct instruction slides (dual coding, low cognitive load) Check for understanding slides (hand signal, multiple choice questions) Teacher model talking through negative feedback loop Guided class discussions Independent practice slides (exam questions) with answer slides / mark schemes Plenary whiteboard quiz with answers

This lesson was designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This lesson is an overview of the three types of cell transport, and uses movement of substances across a root hair cell as a specific example. This resource includes: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Direct instruction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Regular checks for understanding (quizzes) Guided ‘turn and talk’ Independent practice tasks, with answer slides Exam questions with scaffolds provided and answer slides A written plenary task

A full 1 hour PowerPoint lesson on the structure of mammalian muscle, as well as the process of muscle contraction. This lesson contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter A retrieval practice task on the types of muscle Direct instruction slides, dual coding with reduced cognitive load Guided class discussions Frequent checks for understanding Guided independent tasks with answer slides Embedded exam questions with answer slides A 10-question plenary quiz (either written or whiteboard), with answer slides

This is a full 1 hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 11 class studying the AQA Biology syllabus. It comes with a full PowerPoint presentation and printouts. The PowerPoint contains the following: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Lesson hook Direct instruction slides (using dual coding, reduced cognitive load) ‘Check for understanding’ slides using hand signals, quizzes etc. Independent tasks, with answer slides Challenge questions A written plenary task

This is a full 1 hour lesson resource designed for a mixed ability year 11 class studying the AQA Biology syllabus. It comes with a full PowerPoint presentation and printouts. The PowerPoint contains the following: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter Lesson hook (embedded video from Operation Ouch) Guided class discussions Direct instruction slides (using dual coding, reduced cognitive load) ‘Check for understanding’ slides using hand signals, quizzes etc. Independent tasks (exam questions), with answer slides Challenge questions A written plenary task based on an exam question

This lesson was designed for a higher ability year 11 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This lesson looks at gas exchange in the gills, the structure of the gills, ram ventilation and the adaptations of the gills. This resource includes: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter A lesson hook A demo (fish head dissection) Direct instruction slides (dual coding, reduced cognitive load) Regular checks for understanding (quizzes) Guided ‘turn and talk’ Independent practice tasks, with answer slides Exam questions with scaffolds provided and answer slides A written plenary task

This lesson was designed for a lower ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification. This lesson covers the Linnaean classification system, the binomial naming system, and the three-domain system of classification. This is a full 1 hour lesson which contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval style starter A lesson hook Direct instruction slides on classification An embedded video (catchy song!) Guided student discussions Plenty of checkpoints (e.g. multiple choice hand signal questions) Visual teacher-led models Student written tasks Exam questions with scaffolds, and modeled answers A written plenary

This 1 hour lesson covers the following topics: Causes of extinction Evidence for extinction The fossil record The formation of fossils This is designed with the GCSE AQA Combined Science specification in mind (and includes exam questions from this syllabus), but this should be fairly transferable. This resource is a fully planned lesson with engaging lesson hooks, an embedded video, exam questions and scaffolded mark schemes, multiple choice quizzes, and a board game for students to play as a group.

A full 1 hour lesson on fungal diseases from the AQA GCSE Biology syllabus. Also suitable for AQA GCSE Combined Science. This resource contains: A 5 in 5 style retrieval starter A lesson hook on parasitic fungi in ants A hook / discussion on making links between athlete’s foot and mushrooms Direct instruction on athlete’s foot - causes, methods of spread, prevention A choice task ‘choose the difficulty’ - three deliberate practice questions on athlete’s foot (with answers) Retrieval practice linking tobacco mosaic virus to photosynthesis topic Direct instruction on rose black spot Lightning questions on rose black spot A practice exam-style question on rose black spot with guided peer assessment A ‘question olympics’ game - retrieval from this topic A plenary task

This lesson resource was designed for a lower attaining year 10 class studying AQA GCSE Combined Science. This is a full 1 hour lesson. This PowerPoint contains: A “5 in 5” retrieval style starter A lesson hook Direct instruction on Lamarck’s theory Direct instruction on Darwin’s theory of natural selection A teacher model showing natural selection in flowers A guided activity where students assess written responses to an exam question on natural selection in Arctic hares using a mark scheme An independent exam question on natural selection in giraffes, with guided self assessment Direct instruction on antibiotic resistance A deliberate practice task on antibiotic resistance and how it develops, with guided self assessment A written plenary task (an exam question with a mark scheme)

This lesson was designed for a lower ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus. This is a full 1 hour lesson which contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval style starter A discussion and video as a lesson hook Direct instruction slides on selective breeding Guided student discussions with feedback A visual, step-by-step instruction of selectively breeding flowers A ‘teacher model’ slide which models how to answer exam questions on selective breeding Written exam questions (with scaffolds) for students to complete independently A printout for students to respond to exam questions on A written plenary task (exam question) with feedback

This lesson was designed for a lower ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification. This lesson covers: What is variation? What is the difference between continuous and discontinuous variation? What are examples of continuous and discontinuous variation? Which examples of variation are controlled by genetic or environmental factors? This is a full 1 hour lesson resource which contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval style starter A lesson hook Direct instruction slides (low cognitive load, dual coding) Guided student discussions Teacher models Frequent checkpoints (quizzes, multiple choice hand signals) A Venn diagram with answers Written student responses Modeled answers A student group activity A written plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson on food chains designed for a higher ability year 7 class. This could be taught to any KS3 class, of any ability, with minor tweaks. This lesson contains: A 5-in-5 retrieval style starter An embedded video clip from Zootopia A retrieval practice from primary school - matching key terms e.g. predator/prey to their definitions A directed student discussion on food chains Direct instruction slides on food chains Checkpoints Student independent tasks writing simple food chains Direct instruction on trophic levels A true or false quiz on food chains and trophic levels An independent task with a printable worksheet - drawing a food chain and naming the trophic levels A whiteboard quiz A written plenary task

A full lesson on bacterial diseases designed for a mixed ability year 9 class doing the AQA GCSE Biology specification. This lesson contains: A 5 in 5 style retrieval starter An introduction into pathogens - what they are, the four types A video on salmonella A true or false quiz on salmonella An open written task on salmonella with peer assessment Direct instruction slides on gonorrhoea Lightning cold call questions on gonorrhoea An open task to design a fact sheet on gonorrhoea for a doctor’s office Guided self assessment A plenary task

This is a full 1 hour lesson resource on static electricity. This was originally designed for a top set year 8 class. This lesson involves practical demonstrations and activities. The following equipment will be needed: A comb and a tap (for demo) Balloons (for demo) Empty can (for demo) Plastic rods, cloth and small pieces of paper (for class practical) The PowerPoint contains: A “5 in 5” retrieval style starter based on the electricity topic, with answers Retrieval practice on the structure of an atom and subatomic particles A practical demo bending water using a comb Direct instruction on static electricity (using comb and water as an example) A hand signals ‘thumbs up’ true or false quiz A practical demo making hair stand up using a balloon A practical demo making an empty can roll using a balloon A guided conservation on why this happens A deliberate practice written task on static electricity, with guided self assessment A class practical on picking up paper using static electricity A deliberate practice written task on this practical, with guided self assessment A plenary task