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I am a science teacher, specialising in biology and psychology and I have recently retrained in physics. I also teach STEAM- through literacy and art in science. Science, biology and psychology tutor in Oxfordshire and online.

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I am a science teacher, specialising in biology and psychology and I have recently retrained in physics. I also teach STEAM- through literacy and art in science. Science, biology and psychology tutor in Oxfordshire and online.
Year 9 Forces and Motion full sequence of lessons
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Year 9 Forces and Motion full sequence of lessons

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A PowerPoint for a year 9 forces and motion topic. The document contains all the resources, worksheets and activities for 7 topics. Some topics and investigations may require 2 or more lessons depending on the group. Lesson topics: speed- affect of height of a ramp on speed Speed- affect of mass on speed Distance time graphs Speed safari Friction and speed Moments Pendulums
Year 7 food and digestion complete lessons
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Year 7 food and digestion complete lessons

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Complete set of lessons for a year 7 unit food and digestion Nutrients and a balanced diet Food tests- sugar and starch Food tests- fat and protein Digestive system- model gut demo Bacteria- the good and the bad ACE- journey of a cheese sandwich (2 lessons) Diet deficiencies- case studies in groups (2 lessons) Scurvy- DCPIP tests- what should we feed pirates?
Year 9 Health and disease  pre-GCSE prep unit- full set of lessons
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Year 9 Health and disease pre-GCSE prep unit- full set of lessons

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A powerpoint with a full set of lessons for a pre-GCSE unit preparing year 9 students for GCSE. Recapping content from KS3 and overlapping with GCSE content. Contains all the tasks and worksheets as slides at the end of each lesson slide sequence. Links to experiments and videos etc within the PPT. Lesson order: What do we mean by health and disease- communicable and non-communicable disease- how are diseases spread (agar, UV, body defences) How do our bodies defend against disease and how can we protect against the spread of disease? 3-5 Communicable diseases-project work (HIV, ebola, malaria etc) 1 lesson into plus 2 lessons project 6-8 Non-communicable diseases- project work 1 lesson into plus 2 lessons project 9. Impacts of lifestyle on non-communicable diseases (e.g. alcohol on liver disease, diet and heart disease and smoking on lung cancer/ diseases 10. Diet, nutrition and exercise – BMI 11. Obesity and malnutrition 12. Nervous system and Nervous system diseases 13. Endocrine system and Endocrine disease 14. Intro to genetics and Genetic diseases
Science extended writing task- electricity and magnetism
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Science extended writing task- electricity and magnetism

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A task aimed at developing extended writing in science. Based on 6 mark GCSE style questions. Activities, links, writing frames and markscheme are within the powerpoint. "Using ideas about electricity and magnetism, describe and explain how this circuit causes the bell to ring."
Science extended writing- metals and displacement
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Science extended writing- metals and displacement

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A task aimed at developing extended writing in science, based on the old "displacement disco" style assessment task, but turned into a 6 mark style GCSE question. Activities, markscheme and writing frames are within the powerpoint. "Describe what would you would observe when zinc reacts with each of the following solutions. Use the reactivity series to justify your decisions."
Year 12 psychology attachment lessons
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Year 12 psychology attachment lessons

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A series of lessons for the attachment unit for year 1 psychology alevel. Activities, videos and resources are within the powerpoint Lesson order: Intro to attachment Caregiver-infant interaction Schaffer Animal studies Learning theory Bowlby Strange situation Cultural variations in attachment Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation Romanian orphanage studies Influence of early attachments on later relationships
Earth and space- full set of lessons
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Earth and space- full set of lessons

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A full set of lessons on earth and space Lesson order Gravity Lunar phases Geocentric and heliocentric Tycho brahe Telescopes and lightyears Seasons Day and night Research Presentations Scale of the universe 11. Weighty Qs 12. Eclipses (bonus lesson)
Scientific investigation skills with tea and biscuits
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Scientific investigation skills with tea and biscuits

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A series of lessons aimed to develop scientific investigation skills in KS3 students, would be good for year 7/8 or lower ability year 9 or for revision for higher ability year 9. Lesson scheme as follows: 1-3. intro investigation skills and compression strength of biscuits-planning, doing and analysing (3 lessons) 4.which biscuit has the most energy and/or 4.dunkability of biscuits (which biscuit can be left in the longest without breaking/ absorbing the most liquid without breaking 5. density of chocolate bars floating and sinking 6. making tea method writing 7. tea investigations-shape, stirring or temperature of water.