Suitable for KS3 students (yrs 11-14)
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify what DNA contains.
Describe how organisms inherit their traits.
Create Punnett squares to show the inheritance of offspring.
Suited towards KS3 students (yrs 11-14)
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify types of variation
Compare continuous and discontinuous variation.
Create graphs to show continuous and discontinuous variation.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the uses of alpha, beta and gamma radiation.
Describe how they are used in real world applications.
Explain why the type of radiation is suited for the role it carries out.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify what is meant by a parallax
Describe how to convert a distant star, Earth and the Sun into a triangle.
Justify which trigonometric formula to use to calculate the distance between a distant star and Earth or the Sun.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the make up of atoms.
Describe how cloud chambers are used to detect particles and properties about them.
Explain why particle accelerators are useful for explaining the makeup of matter.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify what is needed for GPS to work.
Describe how a RADAR system detects objects.
Explain why a stellar parallax is used to measure the distance of stars instead of RADAR.
Lessons to complement the Activate 3 - Detection in Chemistry unit.
Lessons are ready to use without necessary printing
Suitable for use by a non-science specialist.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the equipment needed to carry out gas chromatography.
Describe how to process of gas chromatography works.
Analyse gas chromatography results.
Lessons to complement the Activate 3 - Detection in Chemistry unit.
Lessons are ready to use without necessary printing
Suitable for use by a non-science specialist.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify scientific evidence found at the scene.
Describe how sentencing works in court.
Justify your verdict of guilty / innocent.
Lessons to complement the Activate 3 - Detection in Chemistry unit.
Lessons are ready to use without necessary printing
Suitable for use by a non-science specialist.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify materials used to create carpets.
Describe the properties that make them suitable for use as carpets.
Explain why this links to the case.
Lessons to complement the Activate 3 - Detection in Chemistry unit.
Lessons are ready to use without necessary printing - practical included.
Suitable for use by a non-science specialist.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the equipment needed to carry out chromatography.
Describe how to process of chromatography works.
Explain why chromatography is important.
Lessons to complement the Activate 3 - Detection in Chemistry unit.
Lessons are ready to use without necessary printing
Suitable for use by a non-science specialist.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify 2 reactive metals. Identify 2 less reactive metals.
Describe how reactive metals respond to water.
Predict whether metals will react or not.
All features work when used with google slides. All features should work with PowerPoint, but might need some rearranging.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify different ideas about the universe from different cultures.
Describe the geocentric model of the solar system.
Explain the reasoning for the geocentric model.
All features work when used with google slides. All features should work with PowerPoint, but might need some rearranging.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the different models of the solar system.
Describe what retrograde motion is.
Explain why retrograde motion links to a heliocentric model.
All features work when used with google slides. All features should work with PowerPoint, but might need some rearranging.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify technologies developed since the space programme.
Describe some of the risks and benefits of the space programme.
Evaluate the space programme.
All features work when used with google slides. All features should work with PowerPoint, but might need some rearranging.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify how elements are ordered in the Periodic table.
Describe how Mendeleev devised the Periodic table.
Explain why the discovery of Rhenium was important.
All features work when used with google slides. All features should work with PowerPoint, but might need some rearranging.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the key characteristics of fossils of the oldest primate.
Describe the process of peer review.
Explain how a recent fossil find makes scientists question earlier explanations about evolution.
All features work when used with google slides. All features should work with PowerPoint, but might need some rearranging.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Recall how a radio signal is made.
Describe how electromagnetic waves are used for communication.
Explain the advantages of electromagnetic radiation.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall the definition of an acid and alkali.
Identify the end point of a titration
Describe how a titration is completed.
Explain the products of a titration.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify some chemicals used to EXTRACT metals from ores.
Describe the process of extraction of Iron-Oxide.
Explain why Sodium requires a different extraction process when compared to Iron-Oxide.
Explain why biological methods of extraction are being used more often at the current date.