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Your one-stop shop for KS3, KS4, and SEN science lessons (in line with Edexcel and AQA)

Your one-stop shop for KS3, KS4, and SEN science lessons (in line with Edexcel and AQA)
Culture & Science
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Culture & Science

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SCIENCE AND HUMAN MIGRATION This lesson is a key stage 3 or 4 lesson (Year 7 to Year 10) that is 60 minutes long. This was developed as part of a culture day lesson linking science with culture. Included: Starter – what is culture 6 x A3 printout information hunt detailing Pakistani, Bengali, British, Eastern European (with Poland), Nigerian and Indian cultures. This links culture to astronomy, traditional medicine, blood types and Japanese personality types and human migration. Content & Presentation – Astronomy, human migration, blood types Independent Practice: Questions include: Timeline of human migration from East Africa Keyword table from different cultures How astronomy links to agriculture Tickbox exercise for blood types what traditional medicines are used to treat illness. Markscheme included Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheet printed double sided in landscape - unblurred when bought
KS3 - Discovery of DNA - Year 9
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KS3 - Discovery of DNA - Year 9

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This lesson is a key stage 3 lesson (Year 9) that is 60 minutes long. Success criteria: State the importance of photograph 51 Describe what the x-ray diffraction experiment revealed about the structure of DNA Explain the role of scientists in the discovery of DNA Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [Assessment for learning] Independent Practice [Bronze, Silver & Gold Task] Markscheme included Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheet printed double sided as an A5 booklet [unblurred when bought]
KS3 - Structure of DNA - Year 9
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KS3 - Structure of DNA - Year 9

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This lesson is a key stage 3 lesson (Year 9) that is 60 minutes long. Success criteria: Recall what DNA is and why it is needed Describe the structure of DNA Explain the importance of genes in genetics Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [Assessment for learning] Independent Practice [Bronze, Silver & Gold Task] Markscheme included Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheet printed double sided as an A5 booklet [unblurred when bought]
Immune System - SEN/LAP
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Immune System - SEN/LAP

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Created for Yr11s in an SEN school - 50 minute lesson revamped - body as a castle, invaders as pathogens, soliders as immune system Included: Worksheets - print slides 1 to 2 single sided - unblurred when bought Starter - four pathogens NEW - your body as a castle ACTIVITY - part of castle link to human physical defence e.g. skin, stomach acid NEW - pathogens as invaders, immune system as soldiers and dragon with combat rules What are white blood cells, antibodies, phagocytosis and antibodies ACTIVITY - white blood cell labelling activity and function gapfill NEW - phagocytosis link to dragon Video of phagocytosis ACTIVITY - Phagocytosis story board creationand gapfill completion NEW - antibodies as weapons of the soliders NEW - antigens as colour of invaders and protections making them unique NEW - invader combat rules UPDATED - lymphocyte immune response linked to soliders and invaders NEW - picture gapfill activity of lymphocyte action linked to soliders and invaders, made simpler Plenary - exit ticket everything unblurred when bought
Discovery of DNA - Worksheet
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Discovery of DNA - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet created for students in an SEN school Included: 2 x paragraphs of information, first on photograph 51 and the second on other scientists. TASK 1 - Questions based on work of Rosalind Franklin TASK 2 - Questions based on work of scientists Mendel, Avery, Chargaff, Franklin, Watson and Crick Answers to tasks Worksheet unblurred when bought.
Muscles & Moving (Joints) - SEN/LAP
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Muscles & Moving (Joints) - SEN/LAP

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, created for SEN/LAP pupils Created for Year 7 or 8 – KS3 – LAP/SEN Included: Hook – Career link Content and presentation – Types of joints, antagonistic muscles, bicep and tricep movement, hamstring and quadricep movement, what muscle contraction is, what tendons and ligaments are Independent learning activity Plenary – identify activity 2 x worksheets –unblurred when bought
Osmosis SEN/LAP
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Osmosis SEN/LAP

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, for SEN/LAP pupils on the definition of Osmosis. This has been completely revamped and links to Goldilocks and the three bears building toward the definition of osmosis. Created for Year 10 – KS4 / Yr12 students completing GCSE biology. 24 slides. Included: Starter Goldilocks and the three bears story link Solute definition What a solution is / activity on which is higher the water or salt Cytoplasm as a solution Water movement linked to drinking water (lots of water to less water in cells) and waterfalls (moving from a higher place to lower place) Examples of water moving into and out of cells based on a solution in a beaker and a cell in a beaker - water movement activity Examples of water moving into and out of cells based on a solution in a beaker and a cell in a beaker - using sugar concentration - water movement activity Plenary:circle the correct words for Osmosis definition Tried and tested - kids understood it Worksheets – printed double sided – unblurred when bought
Water, Carbon & Nitrogen Cycles - Worksheet
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Water, Carbon & Nitrogen Cycles - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet created for students in an SEN school Included: Information and picture on the water cycle TASK 1 - 8 x questions based on this Information and picture on the carbon cycle TASK 2 - 8 questions based on this Information and picture on the nitrogen cycle TASK 3 - 8 questions based on this EXTENSION - students summarise water, carbon and nitrogen cycles and identify the key processes Answers to tasks 1, 2, 3 included No answers for extension Worksheet unblurred when bought.
Mitosis - SEN/LAP
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Mitosis - SEN/LAP

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Created for students in an SEN school Included: 3 x worksheets - unblurred when bought Starter joke DNA structure and pairing recap Cell cycle and human life cycle link what happens in interphase mitosis importance ACTIVITY - true/false on mitosis and cell cycle and interphase ACTIVITY - fill in table of stages of mitosis [gapfill] ACTIVITY - identify stages of mitosis, using previous pictures ACTIVITY - identify real micrographs of stages of cells in mitosis INDEPENDENT WORK - exam questions Plenary activity - mitosis stages Everything unblurred when bought
Percentage Change in Mass - SEN/LAP
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Percentage Change in Mass - SEN/LAP

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, created for SEN/LAP pupils as part of calculator use practice Created for Year 10 – KS4 – AQA/Edexcel for students doing GCSE. Included: Starter Content and presentation – percentage change in mass calculation, how to break this down and put this in a calculator teacher modelling, you try calculation, link to osmosis and what positive and negative answers mean Independent learning activity – easy calculations with percentage change in mass (again to practice using calculators) Plenary – identify the correct calculation Editted on 13/11/20 to include activity on whether water moves into or out of cells, and gapfil on whether cells swell, burst, shrink or wilt. Percentage change in mass calculation editted throughout to say starting mass, rather than initial. 1 x worksheets –unblurred when bought,** print two pages per sheet**
The Carbon Cycle - SEN/LAP
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The Carbon Cycle - SEN/LAP

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This lesson was created for students in an SEN school and is 50 minutes long Included: What Carbon is Aerobic respiration - ACTIVITY - Create word equation from sentence Photosynthesis - ACTIVITY - Create word equation from picture Combustion - ACTIVITY - Create word equation from sentence Decomposition - what this means ACTIVITY - identify the keyword from the description The carbon cycle - picture Whole class check - what is the process in the picture ACTIVITY - identify the process by numbers in the picture Independent questions - very simple Plenary - identify, describe, explain the parts of the carbon cycle. Can be done as an exit ticket where students pick one to answer Worksheet slide 1 and 2 unblurred when bought
Year 10 - Osmosis Practical - SEN
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Year 10 - Osmosis Practical - SEN

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This lesson is 2 x 50 minute lessons, for SEN/LAP pupils. Split into two lessons. Created for Year 10 – KS4. First Lesson - Starter Recap – plant cells Risk assessment Practical explanation Equipment labelling activity Independent, dependent and control variables Second lesson - Percentage change in mass Experiment conclusions (after 24 hours) Worksheets – print slide 1 to 2 for first lesson - print slide 3 for the second lesson
Anaerobic Respiration
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Anaerobic Respiration

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, created for MAP pupils in an SEN school. Will more suit mainstream students. Created for Year 9 – KS3 – AQA/EDEXCEL Included: Content and presentation – Anaerobic respiration, strenuous exercise, lactic acid, oxygen debt Independent check for understanding tasks – worksheet 1 Comparing aerobic and anaerobic venn diagram Strenuous vs steady exercise, with Usain Bolt and Mo Farah as examples. Extension task - worksheet 2 x worksheets –unblurred when bought
SB3 / CB3 - Alleles
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SB3 / CB3 - Alleles

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This lesson is a key stage 4 lesson (Year 10) that is 60 minutes long. Can be used for higher ability year 9 pupils or Year 10 Success criteria: State what an allele is Describe the difference between genotype and phenotype. Explain homozygous and heterozygous genotypes. Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [Assessment for learning] Independent Practice [Bronze, Silver & Gold Task] Markscheme included Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheets x2 printed as A5 booklet Print 2 pages per sheet, double sided
Mutations
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Mutations

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Short lesson on mutations Included: Keyword recap - phenotype, variation, alleles, genotype, DNA RECAP - DNA, chromosomes, genome, genes Mutations linked to mistakes in recipe Definition of mutations and link to phenotype Importance of DNA in making proteins Genetic variants - substitution, deletion, insertion, duplication and nonsense Whole class check for understanding of examples of mutations in DNA Independent worksheet and answers Plenary - exit ticket Everything unblurred when bought
Magnification Calculations - SEN/LAP
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Magnification Calculations - SEN/LAP

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This is a Year 10 lesson created for SEN/LAP pupils The focus is only on how to calculate actual size from image size and magnification. There is no triangle or rearranging equations. Included: Starter - scientific drawing of a white blood cell Recap - how to calculate total magnification Content and presentation - how to calculate actual size, examples given: an Ant and Leonardo DiCaprio Independent task 1 - actual size table completion and a question Independent task 2 - using rulers to calculate actual size from images of 8 cells Plenary - calculation actual size question 2 x worksheets unblurred when bought Answers included for independent task 1. Not for task 2 as this is dependent on how you print. The lines for where to place the ruler are included.
Animal and Plant Cells - SEN/LAP
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Animal and Plant Cells - SEN/LAP

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This resource was created for Yr11 students in an SEN school, 50 minutes. Included: 2 x worksheets - slide 1 and 2 unblurred when bought Cells as the smallest units of life - linked to bricks Animal cell structure ACTIVITY - labelling an animal cell Plant cells structure ACTIVITY - Use the previous slide to label a different picture of a plant cell Video on plant and animal cell structure function ACTIVITY - table completion of organelle functions Independent task - label the cell structures of picture, then apply this to labelling an animal and plant cell slides, tick where the organelles are found Plenary Everything unblurred when bought
Puberty - KS3 - Year 7
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Puberty - KS3 - Year 7

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This lesson is 60 minutes long, success criteria: State what is meant by puberty Describe what happens to parts of the body during puberty and adolescence. Explain the role of sex hormones in puberty Created for Year 7 - KS3. Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [AFL] Independent Practice [BSG, Extension] & Markscheme Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheets x1 printed as A5 booklet, slides 1 to 2 Instructions in the notes
Human impacts on environment - Worksheet
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Human impacts on environment - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet task created for students in Yr10 and Yr11 in an SEN school. Included: Paragraph of information on human impacts on environment Students highlight key information 15 Questions based on paragraph Answers to tasks included Worksheet unblurred when bought.
Animal Cells - SEN
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Animal Cells - SEN

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Year 7 lesson on Animal cells only for students in an SEN school Included: Content and presentation - bricks to houses, cells to people; parts of an animal cell Activities: Label an animal cell picture Label an animal cell slide Video - Dr Binocs What do the parts of an animal cell do You can used prepared slides to have students observe cells if extra time Print slide 1 for the worksheet