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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)
Word Equations - SEN/LAP
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Word Equations - SEN/LAP

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This worksheet was created for students in an SEN school. Neutralisation word equations: acid + alkali -> salt + water 30 questions - Fill in the missing acid, metal and salt questions (fill in the gap) Colour coordinated (15), then no colours (15) Extension - 6 questions where students name the salt formed (3) and write word equations (3) from a written question. Can be scaffolded by underlining using different colours. Worksheet - 3 pages, 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
Combustion - SEN/LAP
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Combustion - SEN/LAP

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Created for Yr10 students in an SEN school. Starter assume you’ve already taught fractional distillation. Included: 2 x worksheets on slide 1 and 2 Starter activity Combustion definition Fire triangle and sources of each side Burning fossil fuels pollutants and monoxide vs dioxide ACTIVITY - complete the fire triangle and match the name of the chemical to the symbol Complete and incomplete combustion equations ACTIVITY - complete general equation for both types of combustion ACTIVITY - apply this to written sentences with methane, ethane and propane ACTIVITY - keyword check, are the descriptions incomplete or complete combustion Plenary - table completion Everything unblurred when bought
Structure of DNA - SEN/LAP
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Structure of DNA - SEN/LAP

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This was created for Yr11 students in an SEN school, 50 minutes Included: 2 x worksheets on slide 1 and 2, unblurred when bought Starter activity labelling an animal cell Career link Computers [binary code] and DNA link What DNA is and why its important DNA as a double helix - quick check, which is the correct shape DNA base pairing ACTIVITY - fill in the other DNA strand code DNA has a strong backbone with bases held by weak hydrogen bonds ACTIVITY - add the bonds to the previous activity, add bonding and backbone labels Genome as the entire DNA of an organism ACTIVItY gapfill bsaed on picture Independent task - complete the missing information on the DNA strands and describe the structure of DNA using the picture to help you All answers Plenary - true/false Everything unblurred when bought
Combustion Practical - SEN/LAP
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Combustion Practical - SEN/LAP

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Created for yr10 students in an SEN school, 50 minutes Included: 2 x worksheets, print slide 1 and 2 single sided Requisition list Fire triangle starter and answers Safety in the lab ACTIVITY - students complete the risk assessment table by picking a hazard and precaution PRACTICAL PART 1 - blue vs orange flame / which is complete vs incomplete using water in boiling tube. Students complete a table, answer questions and complete equations. PRACTICAL PART 2 - heating up water using alcohols in spirit burners and paraffin in a spirit burner. Conclusion and evaluation write up. Slide to help with write up Plenary - exit ticket Everything unblurred when bought
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
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
Chemical Reactions - SEN/LAP
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Chemical Reactions - SEN/LAP

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This is an hour long lesson created for SEN students in Yr10. Included: Starter Content & Presentation - how to arrange an equation using baking a cake as an equation, word equations from sentences, what are chemical reactions Teacher modeling how to write an equation using words in a sentence You try - identifying reactants and products You try - completing word equations (gap fill) Activity - identify which reactions are chemical PRACTICAL* conducting and writing down observations from three chemical reactions Worksheet printed double sided, folded into an A5 booklet [unblurred when bought]
Microscopes - SEN/LAP
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Microscopes - SEN/LAP

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This is a year 10 theory lesson for SEN/LAP pupils. This was created after they had created an onion slide. The focus - how to use a microscope, prepare a slide and calculating total magnification (there is no triangle or rearranging equations). Included: Starter - what can you see under a light microscope Hook - career link Content and presentation - parts of a light microscope, how to use a microscope correctly, how to prepare a specimen slide, how to calculate total magnification (you can put a picture of their slide up for this bit) Main worksheet with quick check for understanding Independent task 1 - why do we use light microscopes, true/false microscopes table, calculating total magnification from objective and eyepiece, additional two questions. 2 x worksheets unblurred when bought All answers included
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.
Hydrocarbons - MAP
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Hydrocarbons - MAP

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This is a 50 minute lesson created for students in an SEN school who are of middle ability. This lesson covers What crude oil is Hydrocarbon definition Recap of naming shapes [for hydrocarbon link] The names of the first 10 hydrocarbons Linking this to the naming shapes Identifying the hydrocarbons from pictures Drawing hydrocarbon structure Plenary - exit ticket 2 x worksheets, unblurred when bought. print slide 1 to 2 single sided
Blood - SEN/LAP
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Blood - SEN/LAP

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This is a 50 minute lesson created for Yr11 pupils in an SEN school. Included: where blood cells are made Components of blood colouring in activity of blood in a vessel function of the blood parts matching structure to function 2 x worksheets - print slides 1 and 2 single sided
The Heart - SEN/LAP
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The Heart - SEN/LAP

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This is a 50 minute lesson created for SEN pupils in Yr11 in an autistic school Included: Starter - identify the white and red blood cells and platelets What arteries, veins and capillaries are ACTIVITY - identify whether the vessel is an artery, vein or capillary (table) Left and right side of the heart - blood in blue and red / double circulatory system Right side only picture of heart, where the blood goes and comes from Left side only picture of heart, where the blood goes and comes from ACTIVITY - add labels to the diagrams of left and right side of heart (lungs/body) ACTIVITY - which are arteries/veins of the heart Content - atrium and ventricles ACTIVITY - identify the left and right sides of the heart - heart is numbered Plenary - identify atrium, ventricles, arteries and veins 2 x worksheets - unblurred when bought, print slide 1 and 2
Neutralisation in daily life - SEN/LAP
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Neutralisation in daily life - SEN/LAP

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Created for students in Yr8, 9 and 10 in an SEN school Included: Starter Neutralisation equation Neutralisation in everyday life [bees, wasps, heartburn, tooth decay] The metal salts formed from using hydrochloric, sulphuric and nitric acids Activities - Complete everyday neutralisation tables Whole class check for understanding - what is the salt formed Complete salt names from word equations [gapfill] Complete a mind map for neutralisation All answers included Worksheets - print slide 1 to 2 double sided, slide 3 separate
Sewage Treatment - SEN/LAP
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Sewage Treatment - SEN/LAP

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Created for students in an SEN school - LAP What wastewater is What a sewage treatment facility looks like Steps outlined: Screening, Sedimentation, Aerobic Digestion, Anaerobic Digestion ACTIVITY - Identify the process from the picture Further water treatment - e.g. chemicals, membrane - to make potable ACTIVITY - Cut and stick treatmment steps and put in the correct order PLENARY - label the sewage treatment facility with keywords You can add a video to extend the lesson, Worksheets on slide 1 and 2 - printing single sided
Earths Atmosphere - SEN/LAP
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Earths Atmosphere - SEN/LAP

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This lesson was created for students in an SEN school - 50 minutes long. ***Edited to include all answers, an additionally final check activity [storyboard gapfill],better picture for current atmosphere, better questions for devonian period Included: What the atmosphere is Geological periods of the earth - this will be beyond their understanding, briefly explain that the age of earth is given names same as humans e.g. baby, toddlers, teen etc The Hadean Eon and atmosphere composition of Earth ACTIVITY - Pie chart completion, 2 questions based on prev slide The Archaen Eon and changing atmosphere of the Earth [decreasing volcanic activity, earth cooling] ACTIVITY - Gapfill activity Devonian Period and changing atmosphere of the Earth [plant evolution] Photosynthesis definition with picture ACTIVITY - equation fill in the blank ACTIVITY - questions on devonian period Current atmosphere of the Earth ACTIVITY - Pie chart completion, 2 questions based on prev slide FINAL ACTIVITY - Story board gapfill of the changing atmosphere over time Questions are simple. Follows teacher instruction then studen task format Print slide 1 to 3 for worksheet, unblurred when bought
Hydrocarbons - SEN/LAP
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Hydrocarbons - SEN/LAP

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This is a 50 minute lesson created for students in an SEN school who are of lower ability. This lesson covers What crude oil is Hydrocarbon definition The names of the first 4 hydrocarbons Mnemonic for remembering these Identifying the hydrocarbons from pictures Drawing hydrocarbon structure - first four only Moly mod activity Plenary - exit ticket 1 x worksheets, unblurred when bought. print slide 1
Crude Oil and Fractional Distillation - SEN/LAP
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Crude Oil and Fractional Distillation - SEN/LAP

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This resource was created for students in an SEN school - Yr11/12 Included: What crude oil is What fractional distillation is The properties of crude oil organised in a table ACTIVITY - are these properties near the top or bottom of the fractionating column? they have the table on their worksheet ACTIVITY - Gapfill of how a fractionating column works ACTIVITY - cut and stick of uses of crude oil fractions EXTENSION - gapfill of difference between bitumen and petrol, copy and complete in books Plenary - exit ticket, students circle the correct answer or write the correct answer on a post it Everything is unblurred when bought. Worksheets print slides 1 and 2 single sided.
Active Transport Examples - SEN/LAP
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Active Transport Examples - SEN/LAP

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, created for SEN/LAP pupils. Created for Year 10 – KS4 – AQA/Edexcel This is a part two lesson so does not cover the definitions. Please see my other upload. Included: Starter Content and presentation – digestive system, active transport to blood via the small intestine cells, Task 1 – active transport in humans [labelling, tick correct, add arrows to show glucose movement, select correct word] Content and presentation – parts of a plant, importance of roots, links to photosynthesis and the root hair cell picture with minerals Task 2 – active transport in plants [plant labelling, photosynthesis equation, select correct word, gapfill] Plenary – sort statements [osmosis, diffusion, active transport] 1 x worksheets –unblurred when bought [print 2 pages per sheet, single sided to be folded and stuck into books]
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