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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.
Changes of Momentum (Edexcel Physics Legacy)
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Changes of Momentum (Edexcel Physics Legacy)

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Students recap their understanding of momentum using an example of a baseball player, and a person firing a gun. Students are introduced to the idea of increase the time taken to stop can decrease the amount of force. Students use this idea to discuss bicycle helmets and air bags. Students use their new understanding to complete a summary poster.
Acid base formula crib sheet
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Acid base formula crib sheet

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Can be glued in the back of students books to help them construct the formulae of different acids and bases using the ion charges.
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.
Structure of the Atom
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Structure of the Atom

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Lesson 2 of the new Edexcel Spec Students are reminded of the cathode ray experiment and discuss what John Dalton and Ernest Rutherford might thought would happen if positive particles were fired at a sample of gold atoms. Students are reminded of the empty space in atoms and are introduced to the three subatomic particles. Students use their new knowledge to make model atoms using craft materials such as: buttons, plasticine, string, pipe cleaners and dice. Students complete the worksheet to demonstrate they can draw the structure of the atom
Eating behaviour: Early Diets (Psychology AQA A new spec)
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Eating behaviour: Early Diets (Psychology AQA A new spec)

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Students are introduced to the course content. Students complete a quiz in which they complete a likert scale as a class based upon pictures of food. This often provokes discussion around high fat content, cultural, learnt and possibly evolutionary explanations to their personal preferences. Teacher runs through the AO1 points related towards Neophobia before students complete an exam question.
Metallic Bonding and metal properties (Edexcel New Spec)
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Metallic Bonding and metal properties (Edexcel New Spec)

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Students complete a Venn diagram using key terminology that describes physical properties of metals and non-metals. Students are introduced to the way metal atoms bond Students complete a poster swap task related to variations in different metals. Students complete a 6 mark question related to metallic bonds.
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).
Balancing Equations using a methane bottle rocket
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Balancing Equations using a methane bottle rocket

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-Students remind themselves of the indicators of a chemical reactions. -The powerpoint runs through the definitions of reactants, products, and the conservation of mass. -Teacher demos magnesium ribbon burning in oxygen to form magnesium oxide, using this to remind students of word equations. -Combustion is used as an example to explain balancing symbol equations. Students could use moli-mods at this point. -Teacher uses the risk assessment/instruction sheet to make a methane (below is a link to my twitter account demonstrated the rocket) rocket before students complete some more questions from the PowerPoint below is a link to my twitter account demonstrating the rocket in a science club https://quik.gopro.com/v/oxR1vLo0Dz/ https://twitter.com/neatguy_watson?lang=en
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.
Addicition and risk factors
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Addicition and risk factors

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Introduction to the AQA A Psychology unit addiciton. The PowerPoint is designed as a Essay run through and will be useful for revision or as independent work that can be set to students electronically.
Eating behaviour: The role of learning in food (Psychology AQA A)
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Eating behaviour: The role of learning in food (Psychology AQA A)

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Students arrive to the lesson with a food diary of the last few days. The piece of work is to highlight highly palatable foods and low fat foods. Students can use their diary to explain why they might have higher fat foods due to an evolutionary advantages. Teacher run through slides related to parental and peer influence before students fill in a table of relevant evaluative points using the cat textbook edition 4. Students watch a series of television adverts and figure out who the target audience is and how it relates to influences food preference. Students use their knowledge to complete a summary homework
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".
Bonding models (Edexcel Chemistry New Spec)
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Bonding models (Edexcel Chemistry New Spec)

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Students write a six mark question to recap their knowledge regarding metallic bonding. Students are re-introduced to ionic, simple covalent, giant covalent and metallic bonding before using the pg80 of the textbook to fill in a Venn diagram. Students use their Venn diagram to help complete a series of exam questions.
Introduction to Acids (New GCSE spec)
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Introduction to Acids (New GCSE spec)

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Students complete reminder questions related to KS3 Acids and Alkali unit. students are introduced to acids as substances that donate hydrogen ions in solution (as per the new spec). This is demonstrated with some PowerPoint animations. Students complete a range of questions to demonstrate their understanding.
Conservation of Mass: Can Professor McG actually transfigure into a cat?
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Conservation of Mass: Can Professor McG actually transfigure into a cat?

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Students remind themselves of what are common indicators of a chemical reaction and watch the video link of Professor McG transfiguring into a cat from the first Harry Potter movie. Students then watch a demonstration of Lead nitrate + Potassium Chloride --> Lead chloride and Potassium nitrate. Students then calculate the masses of the reactants and products. After watching a clip of Antone Lavoisiuer of proving the conservation of mass, students use their knowledge to complete a series of questions
Psychology Research Method Revision: Planning and conducting a conformity experiment
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Psychology Research Method Revision: Planning and conducting a conformity experiment

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Students plan and conduct their own conformity experiment in their school. Students use the lessons to revise content they have previously learned and apply it. students found this series of lessons very engaging as they thoroughly enjoyed the idea of making their own experiment. It worked well for Year 12 revision after we finished the content. The main ideas involved in this SOW prepare students for the research method questions in the AS Paper 2 spec. paper.