By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what is meant by decomposition.
Describe the decomposition of metal carbonates.
Explain why products should be kept in cold dark rooms.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the products and reactants of combustion.
Describe how to affect the rate of combustion.
Explain why combustion must be controlled.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify word and chemical equations.
Describe how to write a chemical and word equation.
Compare word and chemical equations.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify chemical and physical reactions.
Describe how physical and chemical reactions are different.
Explain why catalysts are needed by businesses.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the source of an organism’s characteristics.
Describe how genetic engineering works.
Explain why genetic engineering is useful.
A comprehensive lesson which teaches students about: the principles of selective breeding and examples of this.
Progress checks are available following each success criteria
Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner.
Learning objective: Evaluate the process of selective breeding and justify why farmers use it.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Success criteria:
Identify characteristics in organisms.
Describe how to selectively breed.
Explain why selective breeding is used.
Powerpoint contains 18 slides.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State what is meant by a binomial name.
Describe how organisms are classified in 7 sections.
Explain why classification and binomial systems are needed.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify variation.
Describe the process of survival of the fittest.
Explain why natural selection requires reproduction.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
State what is meant by a fossil.
Describe how fossils are formed.
Explain why the fossil record is evidence for evolution.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Recall what’s meant by a soluble substance.
Describe how to prepare soluble and insoluble salts.
Explain why only insoluble salts can be separated using filtration.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
State what happens when sound reaches an object.
Describe how echoes describe the object it has reflected from.
Explain why echoes are used by pregnant women and dolphins.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the 3 types of radiations.
Describe properties of each type of radiation.
Explain why the atomic and mass numbers change after some radioactive emissions.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify what’s meant by a radioactive atom.
Describe how a GM tube measures radiation.
Explain why radioactive sources become less dangerous as time passes.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
State what is meant by kinetic and gravitational energy.
Describe how to calculate kinetic and gravitational energy.
Explain why pendulums within a closed system will remain swinging at a fixed height.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the 3 transfers of heat.
Describe each process of heat transfer.
Explain why double glazed windows reduce the amount of heat loss in a home.
A comprehensive lesson that teaches students the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy resources.
Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner.
Progress checks take place after each success criteria to measure the progress of learners.
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Success criteria:
Define renewable and non-renewable energy sources and list examples
Describe the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy resources
Explain how electricity is generated in a power station
Learning objective: Investigate the differences in types of energy resources and evaluate the importance of some over others.
Powerpoint contains 18 slides.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify key parts of a flower.
Describe the function of each part of the flower.
Explain why flowers produce nectar.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify structures within the sperm and ova cells that help during fertilisation.
Describe the process of fertilisation.
Explain why the placenta is crucial for the development of a foetus.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify parts of the female and male reproductive systems.
Describe the journey of sperm to the egg.
Explain why it’s best for fertilisation to occur in the female’s reproductive system.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify changes that occur during puberty.
Describe how testosterone and oestrogen affect the body.
Compare the changes that occur in girls to boys.