An introductory lesson to topic 6 with a quiz about what they should already know. Activities and exam questions about taxis, kinesis and tropisms. Powerpoint and exam question.

Short quick resource about women in science with weblinks to help research

Full lesson on microscopes and magnification for B1 topic.

Full lesson on history of the microscope and units.

Research activity on history of the cell to fit into the B1 topic.

Full lesson on eukaryotic cells, particularly looking at plant cells.

Full lesson on eukaryotic cells, particularly looking at animal cells.

A full sequence of lessons for a high ability year 8 class taht covers waves, light and sound. All resources (including equipment orders in notes), activities and video/ web links are within the document. What is light and how does it travel Reflection (mirror writing, mirror maze and pin hole cameras) Reflection I-law of reflection and investigation Refraction- demos (vanishing penny, split pencil, bottle leak with lazer pen). Law of refraction and investigation Spectrum and dispersion Colour- mixing coloured light and filters Application- iridescence, interference and spectrometers What is sound? How does sound travel? Sound waves The ear and hearing

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

A PowerPoint with a full sequence of lessons for a year 7 acids and alkalis topic. All activities, resources (including chemical orders in the notes) and print outs are included for each lesson. Lessons include: -acid and alkali intro- testing household substances -indicators -red cabbage indicator -rainbow fizz and neutralisation

Graph checklist for drawing bar and line graphs in science. The document has the checklist in a selection of sizes to aid printing. I print the mini version to stick on graphs when teacher/ pee/ self assessment.

Full set of lessons on a year 9 KS3 genetics topic. All resources, activities, video links and instructions within the PowerPoint. Lesson order: DNA structure- sweets and structure DNA, chromosomes and genes DNA extraction Story of DNA Variation-genetic variation in a population- genetic difference prac Mendel Darwin Natural selection- picking up seeds, m&ms, newspaper and black paper. Extinction and endangered animals- research an extinct and endangered animal. Why do things become extinct or endangered. Conservation programs and preserving biodiversity Yellowstone’s wolves- Search online for ‘How wolves change rivers’. Show the video and ask students to take notes. In groups, students should draw a diagram of the relationships of the different organisms. Beavers Survival- animal behaviour (Earthworms/ woodlice)

A powerpoint of a sequence of lessons on slime (either using borax based or cornflour based slime). Would take approximately 2-3 lessons -planning -practical -graph and evaluation

Full lesson and accompanying long answer exam Q about meiosis and non-disjunction.

Full lesson on meiosis and accompanying resources.

Full lesson on gene mutation and accompanying resources.

Full lesson and accompanying resources for a lesson about translation.

Full lesson on transcription with accompanying resources.

Full lesson on the structure of RNA and accompanying worksheets.

A full lesson on genes and genetic code and accompanying worksheets.