No time to spare? Martin Blake supplies reasonably priced resources designed for science and supply teachers in the UK. Each lesson comes with everything you need to deliver, except, of course, you.
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No time to spare? Martin Blake supplies reasonably priced resources designed for science and supply teachers in the UK. Each lesson comes with everything you need to deliver, except, of course, you.
I teach the lessons I write, so follow me for regular updates to my catalogue.
Designed for an OCR A Physics lesson, this powerpoint has accompanying activities as well as exam practice questions.
Covers:
Acceleration, g, of free fall concept.
Techniques and procedures used to determine the acceleration of free fall in the laboratory using trapdoor and electromagnet arrangement or light gates and timer.
A fun and interesting lesson, which looks at mass, weight, and gravity.
It comes with a data analysis starter, and includes a few videos for free (including Apollo 11 moon landing, Apollo 16 feather and hamemr, and Brian Cox in a vacuum chamber). These videos are also available on youtube if the files don’t work.
Thrill your students with a fun and weird quiz of 5 sets of 10 questions. There is a printable boardgame you can choose to use to support the quiz, and each question has a spooky, terrifying, or downright silly setting to engage.
The topics are:
Hell in a cell - cell biology
Scared to death - nervous and endocrine systems
Eerie evolution - adaptation and evolution
Diabolical disease - microbes and health
Predatory plants - plant reproduction and transport
Have fun, please comment, and don't forget - triffids aren't real.
A lesson for KS3 students or low level GCSE, introduces the concept of atoms, charge, how charges can be transferred, and some of the risks associated with charged materials.
Lesson comes fully planned (just follow the ppt), and includes an activity with a plasma ball (if you've got one; if not, just leave it out!). There's a link to a youtube video called electric graffiti in the ppt as well (it's 14 min long but worth it, the students always like watching it).
NB: I deliberately avoided using the Van der Graaf generator, as I wanted to save it for GCSE.
Learning Objectives:
To recall structure of atom
To describe how charges can be transferred
To describe and explain the risks and precaution of using charge
A lesson powerpoint for students doing Edexcel 9-1, though it is transferable.
Covers Alpha and Beta- decay with explanation, examples, and practice equations.
A lesson with lots of board tasks to prepare students for either an end of unit test or revision for the final exams.
Each set of tasks attempts to tackle a small number of the Edexcel 9-1 specification statements for radioactivity.
Useful to spot gaps, and also to fill them in.
I found the lesson went extremely fast.
All the tasks are timed appropriately with a disappearing clock.
Covers spec CP1 TO CP2.10 Physics Revision lesson for Motion
Includes:
Starter
Specification statements
Range of questions timed on each ppt slide.
Answers included.
While specific to edexcel, is transferable to OCR and AQA. Just edit the statements.
EDEXCEL, AQA, OCR
Learning objectives:
Name and describe the structure of ionizing radiation types
Compare the penetration rates
Lesson has starter, required information, plenary, AFL opportunities and differentiation. Slide 1 is the detailed lesson plan, with topic misconceptions. I have also included a keyword crossword.
A lesson on wave interference and application in everyday life for KS3 students or low-level KS4 students. Comes with a plan, a complete powerpoint, and the accompanying worksheet.
Learning Objectives
Suggest what happens when 2 waves combine.
Apply the concept of interference in everyday life.
Evaluate how to reduce interference in sound waves.
A lesson on longitudinal waves for KS3 students in physics. They learn about sound waves, longitudinal waves, and then apply to P and S waves in seismic activity. Comes with a plan, powerpoint and relevant worksheets.
Learning Objectives
Be able to describe a longitudinal wave
Define the terms: rarefaction and compression and describe the properties of different types of waves.
Describe and explain a model of a longitudinal wave
Suitable for KS3 and low level KS4 classes
Learning Objectives
To define heat transfer by radiation
To describe an example of radiation
To explain why radiation occurs
Simple starter identifying likely heat loss points on a house
Quick exposition
Definitions of heat transfer
Thermograms
Practical Activity: comparing material and heat loss
Solar radiation
Q & A plenary
A lesson on measuring resistance and using appropriate equipment for KS5 Physics students
Definitions starter
Explanation of Ohm's Law and ohmic material
They build and test the standard test circuit and then compare results against a multimeter.
Powerpoint/Discussive lessons on science funding and politics.
Politics looks at the role of the government and their role, as well as pressure groups and their importance.
Funding looks at the money and where it comes from. It considers the pros and cons of state funding for scientific pursuit, as well as the pros and cons of private sources.
A powerpoint/lesson for KS4 chemistry on Addition Polymerisation.
Matchup starter
Keyword definitions
Clear explanations
Uses & Disposal
Plenary Question practice
A powerpoint presentation/lesson on velocity for KS3 students or low level KS4.
Learning Objectives
Recall the difference between scalers and vectors
To describe the difference between speed and velocity
To calculate velocity of a falling object
Starter - speed calculation
Definitions of scalar and vector with exercise
Clear explanation of speed vs velocity
Practical activity using falling paper cake cases
Plenary questions
All calculations are answered in the slides.
Designed for Level 3 BTEC students studying disease and infection, this powerpoint includes the etiology and epidemiology of malaria. It contains a detailed look at the life cycle of Plasmodium, and considers why malaria is so difficult to treat.
A lesson on ethics of organ transplantation.
Objectives:
1. Understanding why organs are donated for transplant.
2. Considering the limitations of organ donation
a) Prior health issues including alcoholism and obesity
b) Supply of organs
3. Discussing and deciding whether a patient should receive a transplant.
Includes:
Lesson Plan
Supporting powerpoint
Activity where students judge patients for priority transplant based on information in the case.
Includes extension task at back of pack.