My Wife an I are both senior members of a Science department at an outstanding school in Warwickshire with over 20 years teaching experience. We're now looking to share some of the resources we have produced in that time.
My Wife an I are both senior members of a Science department at an outstanding school in Warwickshire with over 20 years teaching experience. We're now looking to share some of the resources we have produced in that time.
A 2.5 minute timer video file that can be dropped into a PowerPoint or used independently to help students gauge how long they have to complete an activity.
Other timers are also available to download either individually or as part of a bundle:
-2 minute timer
-5 minute timer
-10 minute timer that only runs for 9 minutes
-15 minute timer
-60 second timer
-100 second timer
My PowerPoint and Keynote file for a lesson explaining how to draw atomic diagrams from the periodic table. This lesson is from my C1 AQA Combined Science scheme of learning.
A progress sheet on the Big bang which I use to track pupil progress throughout the lesson.
Students love these and by using different coloured pens at various points throughout the lesson, you can track progress at each assessment point.
Two fill in tables to summarise the methods of contraception and their advantages/disadvantages.
Plus a set of data for students to practice their graph drawing skills and data interpretation.
A Tarsia puzzle for the Genetics topic. This can be used with both combined Science (Trilogy) groups but is ideally suited for Separate Science students.
The resource includes a cut out Tarsia jigsaw which pieces together to form a hexagon, A set of question and answer cards which students can test each other with after and the solution sheet.
A Tarsia Puzzle for the Ecology topic for AQA GCSE Biology. This is one of the revision topics for the Paper 2 exam.
This includes:
A set of revision cards
A tarsia puzzle
The solution sheet to the tarsia puzzle
A Tarsia puzzle and card sort with solution for AQA GCSE Biology. This matches B7 for the Collins Scheme of Work and supports students in preparing for the Biology Paper 2 GCSE exams.
A Tarsia (Triangle puzzle) for students to complete as a revision activity. This resource includes the Tarsia ready to print, a solution sheet and a set of cards which include the questions/statements and answers that students can use to test each other once they’ve finished it
Topics included are Homeostasis, cordination & control and genetics B5 & B6 from the Collins SOL and is suitable for both Combined Science (Trilogy) and Separate Sciences Biology
A Tarsia containing standard units and all the formulae students need to learn / are provided with for the upcoming Physics paper 1 and Physics paper 2 exams. This resource has been written for combined Science (Trilogy) so includes all of their formulae but is suitable for Separate Science students as it includes the vast majority of their formulae too.
The pack also includes a matching pairs card sort sheet and the solution sheet for this Tarsia.
A PowerPoint / Keynote activity to give students the opportunity to review their understanding of the following types of cross:
Basic mono hybrid crosses
Monohybrid with sex linkage
Monohybrid with codominance
An engaging way to summarise / revise the work students complete on Monohybrid crosses.
A schedule I’ve produced for my year 11’s that breaks down their revision in preparation for the exams next summer. I’ve referenced against the CGP revision guide for easy access and included some useful links for where students can access past paper questions as part of their revision. This starts from the next of October and covers the entire spec.
This is a requisition proforma that I developed for my school. It allows staff to complete their requisitions in a standardised manner which significantly helps technicians in preparing for practical lessons. This pack of templates can work for both 1 and 2 week timetables and also includes a dedicated section for staff risk assessments in line with the recent updates to health and safety guidelines from CLEAPPS.
Before we implemented this template, Technicians would receive 18 different rec sheets all in different formats. Equipment would rarely arrive exactly how you were expecting it. Now, this is no longer an issue and practical lessons run considerably more smoothly.
A pack of 50 revision cards (questions and answers) for students to revise Photosynthesis as part of the Bioenergetics topic for AQA GCSE Biology paper 1. When printed double sided, the answers will be on the back of each question.
A complete lesson on Magnification and the differences between the types of magnification. I print off the comparison slide for the two types of microscope and stick it at the back of my class room for students to refer to.
A revision pack for the Genetics topic which forms part of AQA GCSE Combined Science (Trilogy) and AQA GCSE Biology’s Biology paper 2 exam. This pack includes an “I can” section then a series of activities which are linked to each statement for students to complete. There is also a glossary and mind map section at the back.
A set of revision question and answer cards students can use to support their final revision for Physics paper 2. These 35 cards cover the magnets and electromagnets topic (P7 from the Collins Scheme of learning).
