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Over the last five years I have found the best way to stimulate learning is through engaging lessons. Lessons which apply scientific content to unusual, topical or popular scenarios. I currently have a range of premium and free resources to look through. I will continue to upload these resources as and when I can. Feel free to review, tweet or contact me regarding these resources or for ideas on current topics you are struggling to make engaging.

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Over the last five years I have found the best way to stimulate learning is through engaging lessons. Lessons which apply scientific content to unusual, topical or popular scenarios. I currently have a range of premium and free resources to look through. I will continue to upload these resources as and when I can. Feel free to review, tweet or contact me regarding these resources or for ideas on current topics you are struggling to make engaging.
Issues and debates: Evaluation of Free will vs determinism (Psychology AQA A new spec)
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Issues and debates: Evaluation of Free will vs determinism (Psychology AQA A new spec)

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Students recap key definitions from last lesson before attempting two short exam questions. Students look through model answers to make improvements and discuss possible marks. Teacher runs through evaluative points for determinism based on page 47. Students complete a summary evaluation table Students demonstrate their knowledge by completing the structured essay sheet.
Eating Behaviour: Psychological explanation to obesity (Psychology AQA A)
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Eating Behaviour: Psychological explanation to obesity (Psychology AQA A)

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A PowerPoint that runs through three theories related to the psychological explanation of obesity: restraint theory, boundary theory and disinhibition. The PowerPoint includes evaluative points and two tasks related to writing critical evaluative points. Students use their understanding to write the essay "Outline and evaluate research related to the psychological explanation of obesity".
Metals: Are all metals the same?
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Metals: Are all metals the same?

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Student are introduced with a series of keywords that describe general properties of metals and non-metals which they organise into a Venn diagram to demonstrate their understanding. Students challenge these general properties by completing a table that highlights the unique properties of six different metals. Students use extracted information from the swapping posters to complete their table.
Conservation of Mass and reacting masses: New Spec Edexcel Sc9
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Conservation of Mass and reacting masses: New Spec Edexcel Sc9

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Students watch the teacher demonstrate lead nitrate reacting with Potassium Iodide, Copper reacting with oxygen and Magnesium reacting with hydrochloric acid to demonstrate conservation of mass in a closed and enclosed system. Students learn how to calculate reacting masses using a worked demo Students practice their knowledge by answering a series of questions Based upon page 74-75 of the Edexcel new specification
Rock Cycle: Where has the Sphinixs nose gone?
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Rock Cycle: Where has the Sphinixs nose gone?

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Student creatively theorise possible reasons to explain the Sphinix's damaged nose. After which students are introduced to weathering and erosion. Using this knowledge, as well as content from the rock types lessons, students can model James Hutton's rock cycle using a simple class practical experiment. Students observe, crush, heat and melt sugar cubes to represent different parts of the rock cycle.
Outline and Evaluate the Multi Store Memory Model (16 marks)
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Outline and Evaluate the Multi Store Memory Model (16 marks)

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Students use a multi-store car park a model to demonstrate their understanding of outlining the model. Students are reminded of what skills can be demonstrated in outline and evaluate questions. A quick summary of supporting and refuting evidence as well as some of the key limitations of the model. Students use the summary essay sheet to write a model answer in class.
Investigating melting points (GCSE Chemistry Edexcel New Spec)
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Investigating melting points (GCSE Chemistry Edexcel New Spec)

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Students are introduced to factors that affect melting points, focusing on how impurities can alter melting and boiling points. Students set up an experiment testing the difference in melting point between Steric acid and Paraffin by heating two samples up in a water bath above a bunsen burner. Students collect the data and present it in a line graph gluing text boxes to explain the plateau and increases in temperature. Students write a description of their graph using the prompt questions.
Types of Long Term Memory (LTM) Psychology AQA-A (New Spec)
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Types of Long Term Memory (LTM) Psychology AQA-A (New Spec)

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-Students attempt two short answer exam questions before looking at model answers and ways to improve. -student watch a clip from Pixel inside out and explain why it might be a good representation of LTM. Students sort cards into categories and justify their choice. From this three definitions of LTM are formed. PowerPoint includes details of relevant studies and a worksheet to take notes on before completing two more relevant exam questions.
Alternative fuels: hydrogen and biofuels
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Alternative fuels: hydrogen and biofuels

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Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. Students are introduced to Elon Musk and his new prototype. Students choose a new fuel with an ‘expert task’. Student groups learn content and share their knowledge with the class before explaining to Mr Musk what would be the best fuel.
Igneous Rock Formation: Can you make a new Island?
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Igneous Rock Formation: Can you make a new Island?

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Students are reminded of the features of igneous rock from last lesson. Students develop theories to explain why some igneous rock have larger crystals then other samples. Students test this theory with a simple experiment using Salol as a model for igneous rock cooling. Students complete a GCSE style mark question related to the formation of igneous rocks.
Concentration: GCSE Edexcel New Spec SC9
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Concentration: GCSE Edexcel New Spec SC9

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Students are introduced to the acid bath murderer of Crawley. After watching a quick clip students see the reaction between concentrated sulfuric acid (20ml) and sugar (50ml). Students use the PowerPoint slides to gain an understanding of concentration and practice a few calculations. Students follow a series of instructions to make a standard solution of calcium sulfate.
Modelling a Tsunami: Calculating the speed of waves
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Modelling a Tsunami: Calculating the speed of waves

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Lesson 1 Students are introduced to Seismic activity and watch a short bang goes the theory clip. Students design a simple experiment in which they drop a tray of water a time how long it takes to travel. Students consider: -a hypothesis -Controls -Method and diagram Students have adequate time to complete the experiment to get an average and summarise briefly. Lesson 2 Students process their data on a simple graph and evaluate their work. Students use the knowledge from the last two lesson to write an extended piece of writing.
Pendulums: Transference of kinetic energy literacy task
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Pendulums: Transference of kinetic energy literacy task

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Students recap the GPE and KE calculations with a ball rolling down a hill. Students are introduced to the idea of energy transference in a pendulum and the conservation of energy. (if Your feeling brave) you can attach a 1kg weight to the projector and swing it away from your chin to demonstrate that energy cannot be created. Alternatively play the video... Students then write a six mark question and are given feedback to improve (with green pen if you wish).
Earth's Structure
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Earth's Structure

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Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. Students are introduced to the Earth’s structure through the use of models. Students complete a literacy task describing each layer of the Earth and complete a task that allows students to evaluate each model.
Potable water: Ship wrecked!
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Potable water: Ship wrecked!

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Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. students are introduced to a scenario where they are ship wrecked. Students need to prioritise what are the immediate, intermediate and long term actions to ensure safety of their crew. The lesson moves three days later to when the group are running out of potable water. Students move into groups, become experts in a purification technique and decide on where on a map would be best to use their technique. Students share their findings with the class and complete an AFl task showing their new knowledge. A dry topic made very… undry… wet.
Alkanes and Hydrocarbon Fuels
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Alkanes and Hydrocarbon Fuels

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Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. Students are introduced to hydrocarbon fuels by planning and completing an experiment to test two hypotheses: H1) Longer chain hydrocarbons release more energy and H2) Shorter chain molecules burn cleaner. Students decide what application the fuels have in an AFl task. Bonus: A version of the lesson with a christmas theme is included "which fuels could power Santa’s Sleigh’.
Climate change and the greenhouse effect
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Climate change and the greenhouse effect

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Each lesson includes a ‘blast from the past quiz’, a range of activities and an AFL task that relates to their progress. This lesson is part of the Environmental Chemistry unit targeted at Year 8s. Students are introduced to the Titans of the media who support and refute ‘climate change’. Students are introduced to the scientific method. Students use video clips and teacher led activities to learn about the greenhouse effect. Students apply their knowledge by writing a script and performing a voice over for the trailer of a leonardo decaprio documentary trailer.