Each resource has a slide to assess prior knowledge, introduction to the topic that the lesson covers and a range of tasks, activities and progress checks to assess student understanding throughout each topic.
Lessons are available as a bundle to cover the whole topic of a specification (at a discounted rate) or are available to buy individual lessons.
Each resource has a slide to assess prior knowledge, introduction to the topic that the lesson covers and a range of tasks, activities and progress checks to assess student understanding throughout each topic.
Lessons are available as a bundle to cover the whole topic of a specification (at a discounted rate) or are available to buy individual lessons.
AQA P2 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.2 – Electricity)
Lesson: P2.5 – Parallel Circuits
Specification points covered =
4.2.2 - Parallel Circuits
A fully resourced lesson about current, potential difference and resistance in parallel circuits to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P2 (Paper 1, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA P2 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.2 – Electricity)
Lesson: P2.4 – Resistors and required practical 4 (power point is set up for students to complete practical for a resistor in circuit)
Specification points covered =
4.2.1.4 - Resistors and required practical 4
A fully resourced lesson about resistors and required practical 4 (which resistor you use from the list suggested in the specification will depend on your equipment in department. We only have resistors available, hence the practical has been done for this. The power point may need altering to suit your department's equipment) to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P2 (Paper 1, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA P2 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.2 – Electricity)
Lesson: P2.9 – The National Grid
Specification points covered =
4.2.4.3 - The National Grid
A fully resourced lesson about the National Grid to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P2 (Paper 1, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA P4 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.4 – Atomic Structure)
Lesson: P4.4 – Nuclear Equations
Specification points covered =
4.4.2.2 - Nuclear Equations
A fully resourced lesson about Nuclear Equations to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P4 (Paper 1, Topic 4).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA B4 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.4 – Bioenergetics)
Lesson: B4.1 – Photosynthetic reaction
Specification points covered =
4.4.1.1 - Photosynthetic reaction
A fully resourced lesson about photosynthetic reaction to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B4 (Paper 1, Topic 4 - Bioenergetics).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
New AQA B5.10 (New Biology GCSE spec 4.5 - exams 2018) – Hormones in human reproduction
AQA B5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Homeostasis and response)
Lesson: B5.10 – Hormones in human reproduction
Specification points covered =
4.5.3.4 - Hormones in human reproduction
A fully resourced lesson about the hormones in human reproduction
to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B5 (Paper 2, Topic 1 - Homeostasis and response).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.6 – Inherited disorders
Specification points covered =
4.6.1.7 - Inherited disorders
A fully resourced lesson about inherited disorders to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2 - Inheritance, variation and evolution).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
New AQA B6.9 (New Biology GCSE spec 4.6 - exams 2018) – Variation
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.9 – Variation
Specification points covered =
4.6.2.1 - Variation
A fully resourced lesson about variation to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2 - Inheritance, variation and evolution).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing
New AQA P6.2 (New Physics GCSE spec 4.6 - exams 2018) - Properties of waves (required practical)
AQA P6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Waves)
Lesson: P6.2 – Properties of waves (required practical)
Specification points covered =
4.6.1.2 - Properties of waves - required practical - make observations to identify the suitability of apparatus to measure the frequency, wavelength and speed of waves in a ripple tank and waves in a solid and take appropriate measurements.
A fully resourced lesson about required practical - make observations to identify the suitability of apparatus to measure the frequency, wavelength and speed of waves in a ripple tank and waves in a solid and take appropriate measurements to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P6 (Paper 2, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Forces and their interactions)
Lesson: P5.3 – Work done and energy transfer
Specification points covered =
4.5.2 - Work done and energy transfer
A fully resourced lesson covering work done and energy transfers. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P5 (Paper 2, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA A level chemistry - Physical chemistry
Topic 3 - Bonding, lesson 1 - The nature of ionic bonding
Specification points covered =
3.1.3.1 - ionic bonding
Fully resourced lesson covering the following with information and tasks:
Ionic bonding involves electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions in a lattice.
The formulas of compound ions eg sulfate, hydroxide, nitrate, carbonate and ammonium.
Students should be able to:
• predict the charge on a simple ion using the position of the element in the Periodic Table
• construct formulas for ionic compounds.
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA B6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Inheritance, variation and evolution)
Lesson: B6.15 - Understanding genetics (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.6.3.3 - the understanding of genetics (biology only)
A fully resourced lesson covering Mendel’s experiments to understand genetics for the biology only route. The lesson includes information and tasks on the experiments carried out and the timeline of discoveries that led to the gene theory being developed. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA B6 (Paper 2, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P2 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.2 – Electricity)
Lesson: P2.10 – Static electricity and electric fields (TRIPLE ONLY)
Specification points covered =
4.2.5.1 - Static charge
4.2.5.2 - Electric fields
A fully resourced lesson covering static charge and electric fields. The lesson covers both the triple only objectives about static charge and electric fields given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P2. The lesson is also inclusive of a small practical activity that allows students to investigate for themselves static charge (Paper 1, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Forces and their interactions)
Lesson: P5.7 – Pressure in fluids + upthrust (Physics only)
Specification points covered =
4.5.5.1.1 - Pressure in a fluid 1
4.5.5.1.2 - Pressure in a fluid 2 (HT Only)
A fully resourced lesson covering Pressure in fluids + upthrust. This is a physics only lesson that covers any higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P5 (Paper 2, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Forces and their interactions)
Lesson: P5.14 – Changes in momentum (Physics only)
Specification points covered =
4.5.7.3 - Changes in momentum (Physics only)
A fully resourced lesson covering changes in momentum and the equation used to calculate this, along with the safety features that use changes in momentum to reduce force . This is a physics only lesson that covers any higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P5 (Paper 2, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
Lesson power point to cover Edexcel P3.24 - Kinetic Theory
Specification - examined from 2014
Power point is fully differentiated with tasks to suit those sitting both foundation and higher tiers, and tasks are available to stretch the most able learners.
AQA C7 (New Spec – Unit 4.7 – Organic chemistry)
Lesson: C7.6 - Carboxylic acids (Triple only)
Specification points covered = 4.7.2.4 – Carboxylic acids
A fully resourced lesson about carboxylic acids to be used when teaching the New specification of AQA C7 (Paper 2, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA P2 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.3 – Particle model of matter)
Lesson: P3.1 - Changes of state
Specification points covered =
4.3.1.2 - Changes of state
A fully resourced lesson about states of matter and changes of state to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P3 (Paper 1, Topic 3 - particle model of matter).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA P2 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.4 – Atomic Structure)
Lesson: P4.5 – Atomic Structure
Specification points covered =
4.4.2.3 - Half-lives and the random nature of radioactive decay
A fully resourced lesson about half-life to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P4 (Paper 1, Topic 4 - Atomic Structure).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA B3 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.3 – Infection and response)
Lesson: B3.1 – Communicable disease and human defences
Specification points covered =
4.3.1.1 - Communicable (infectious) disease
4.3.1.6 - Human defence systems
A fully resourced lesson about communicable disease and human defences to be used when teaching the new biology specification GCSE of AQA B3 (Paper 1, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.