I am a Science Teacher with 25 years experience and love producing resources. As one of my HoD's remarked "Your lesson plans and resources are outstanding, if only you could teach as good as your resources." Chemistry is my main subject, but have an interest in Pedagogy, especially CASE (Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education) and misconceptions and how to overcome them.
I am a Science Teacher with 25 years experience and love producing resources. As one of my HoD's remarked "Your lesson plans and resources are outstanding, if only you could teach as good as your resources." Chemistry is my main subject, but have an interest in Pedagogy, especially CASE (Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education) and misconceptions and how to overcome them.
Understanding voltage and current in an electrical circuit in this powerpoint by showing students as close to what happens as possible. If shows the electrons moving being pushed by the battery. The effects of two batteries and the effect of two bulbs.
This is small part of a larger resource on electricity to be published soon. I hope it helps your students have a better understanding.
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This is a sheet with the stages of a Time of Flight (TOF) Mass Spectrometer, including the main stages Vapourisation, Acceleration, Ion Drift, Electric Field, Detector and Mass Spectrum.
It is available as a pdf. For the full resource on Mass Spectrometry and the Calculations click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mass-spectrometer-tof-and-isotope-calculations-12386980
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This is a COVER lesson that can be given to students for home study.
It follows the KS3 AQA Enquiry Processes (skills rather than knowledge) so it can be given off topic as a cover lesson or used yourself.
It includes:
A large main activity sheet (please print both sides onto A3) with an answer sheet if they get stuck (or the supply teacher does…)
A simple Power Point to guide the class through the activities
A straight forward lesson plan with lesson objectives etc.
All files are editable.
Hope you find this useful next time you have a colleague off (or you need a cover lesson to hand in if you’re not in for any reason.) Most of us know that one of the most difficult parts of being a science teacher was being told by your HoD when you arrive, “Miss/Mr X is not in today can you plan his/her Period 1 lesson” (And you haven’t planned yours either!) So here it is, hopefully a lesson that can be given to the supply teacher, with hardly any modifications.
Depends on how this is received I may produce some more of these.
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This Chemistry resource is used with KS4 students. These exam style questions are adapted from AQA past papers and are now individually graded 9-1. It is designed to ask questions on Working Scientifically and the Maths calculations that are involved.
It is normally post practical to test students understanding. It can be used in conjunction with the practical, as a revision or homework activity. It can be used with all abilities and comes with answers.
This is for students studying AQA Science 2019. It covers practical procedure (WS 2.2), risks, hazards and control (WS 2.4) and reading scales (WS 2.6).
It covers the following subjects:
Resolution, Range, Accuracy, Risk Assessment, Independent, Dependent and Control variables, Converting between units, Calculating the mean, recognising Anomalous results etc.
On the top right-hand corner of the sheet the students can identify areas where they need to improve so that teachers can easily see which section they are having trouble with.
For all the Chemistry Practicals (now individually graded) and a help sheet , check out:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-aqa-chemistry-required-practical-revision-with-exam-style-questions-and-answers-2019-12197299
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It can be used as part of the required practical in lessons, as a homework or a revision sheet (even a cover lesson with the answer sheets!).
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This is a simple list of 10 questions on ionisation energy with answers and It is part of a much larger resource which can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ionisation-energy-a-level-12412339
It asks students to:
Write full equations for the first or subsequent ionisations of an atom
Work out which ionisation is shown in an equation
Useful as a quick recap or starter when doing ionisation energy over two lessons.
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This is an A4 sheet which lists the ‘rules’ for filling the orbitals, sub-shells and shells for the first 36 atoms on the Periodic Table. It includes diagrams which students can use to help them learn the rules for filling up the orbitals.
It also gives examples on the back which show how the rules can be applied.
This is part of a lesson on Electronic Configuration that can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/electronic-configuration-in-orbitals-s-p-d-12405614
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This is a simple information sheet which shows a way of calculating the number of protons, neutrons and electrons from any atom on the Periodic Table. It also explains why group 1 metals become more reactive as you go down the group and group 7 become less reactive.
This is also available free as part of my periodic tables (Newlands, Mendeleev etc). Click here for free Periodic Tables:
tes.com/teaching-resource/periodic-table-12183592
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This free resource is a simple placemat which can be used alongside the GCSE Required Practicals in Science. This organiser is designed to help students before, during or after the required practical activites. It is designed to be used with KS4, but may be used with higher ability KS3. It covers all of AQA’s glossary of key terms and working scientifically that links with the required practcials. It cover approx 40 of the keywords associated with the Required Practical part of the course.
Terms covered: Accuracy, calibration, data, error, measurement error, anomalies, random error, systematic error, zero error, evidence, fair test, hypothesis, interval, precision, prediction, range, repeatable, reproducible, resolution, resolution, sketch graph, true value, uncertainty, validity, valid conclusion, variables, categoric, continuous, control, dependent, independent, risk, hazard and control.
If you want coloured, animated and powerpoint versions of this, with examples for each box (Three included that cover Osmosis, IV Characteristics and Thiosulfate), click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-placemat-12181508
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This is a helpsheet that uses the circle/ring the formula method to stop students from the misconception of changing the subscripted formula. Students can use this to help them answer questions until they don’t need this scaffolding.
There are a lot of balancing equation question sheets, but not many free methods. Hope this is useful.
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If you want to see the full resource this is from (with help with half equations and state symbols) then click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/balancing-full-and-half-equations-inc-method-and-9-1-graded-questions-and-answers-12233404
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This is a free quiz which covers the misconceptions we have around the Nativity and Christmas story. It can be used with any class and is multiple choice. It will take about 10- 15 minutes as a plenary before you break up, or at form time.
It’s a thank you for all the people who’ve bought science resources from me this year (or will do in future years)
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This ppt talks students through how to look at a model and explains how to calculate an empirical formula from it. It can be used as starter in a lesson before questions on this topic.
A full version of this lesson is available here (together with balancing equations leson):
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/balancing-full-and-half-equations-and-empirical-formula-from-models-lesson-12233404
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This resource describes the 9-1 grades that students may attain based on the type of question they can answer in the exam. It is divided into Foundation and Higher and is based on analysis of the latest AQA Chemistry Papers (F and H) and various learning taxonomies.
If you want to download the free resource on the general grade descriptors, click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-1-gcse-grade-descriptors-science-12217480
If you found this useful, please check out the rest of the chemistry topics:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-descriptor-for-all-chemistry-topics-aqa-12235088
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This lesson is used to introduce Physics equations to students. It explains where they come from, how we use them, how to convert the equation into a triangle, so that it can be rearranged.
It includes a sheet where equations can be added and analysed when they come across a new one.
The worksheet can be stuck in their book and new ones added in when you come across them or used as revision activity. This will allow them to think about it before they use it. Enjoy!
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This is a simple list of the rules for applying Oxidation States, with examples for students to understand the rules.
It is a sheet from the full lesson that can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/oxidation-states-lesson-as-level-12421177
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Please find most of the resources I have been making for the last 3-4 years. I hope you find them useful.
They are mainly based on Mounce’s Greek and Van Pelt’s Hebrew, but can be used with any of the books out there.
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This colour coded help sheet will help students know which precipitate is formed by looking at which anions and cations are insoluble in water. it covers Alkali Metals, Nitrates, Sulfates, Sulfites, Chlorides, Bromides, Iodides, Fluorides, Hydroxides, Oxides, Sulfides, Carbonates etc.
I designed it to go with the test for anions/cations practical at GCSE and to help with A level Chemistry.
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This resource contains a 30+ page Power Point (and pdf ) to guide students through the new Hazard symbols, their names, hazards and controls (precautions) that are needed in each case.
Students have three tasks, a sorting activity, a memory activity and a longer activity which aims for them to think about the hazards, risks and more importantly the controls that need to be put into place to perform the practical safely.
The activity contains:
Four “fake” chemical Hazcard sheets
Four Scenarios to challenge their thinking
Posters of the new Hazard symbols with information on each
Miniplenary to test knowledge gained.
The free poster of the new hazard symbols can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-hazard-symbols-meanings-with-examples-for-lab-safety-12266717
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This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning and carrying out of the Food tests with 9-1 graded exam style questions. it lasts approximately 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including safety and method. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students.
Resource includes:
ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Student method/practical sheet that follows the slides
Apparatus list for technician
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification
If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019
All the biology practicals are available as a bundle here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-biology-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answer-12220999
If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/biology-required-practical-worksheets-with-graded-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181051
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This a Chemistry resource aimed at KS4 (and upper KS3) with 6 different concept maps for students to complete. It includes 1. Atoms, Elements, 2.Development of the Atom, 3. Development of Periodic Table and 4. Groups 7 and 0, 5. Group 1 and Transition Metals and 6. Mass, size and Electronic Structure.
Check out a free one (Development of the Atom) to try before you consider buying the full resource at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/development-of-a-model-of-the-atom-concept-mapping-worksheet-12191441
It gives students incomplete concept maps for them to complete and complete ones to check against. The complete ones have images to aid memory.
It is based on AQA but can be used by other boards. It can be used in 1 lesson, but is better over a series of revision lessons, given as a graphic organiser, homework or as a plenary.
The resource contains sheets for more or less able and answer sheets for students to peer or self assess.
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This KS3 Physics resource can be used as a homework, plenary or even cover lesson and has questions related to Energy Stores, Fuels, Renewable and Non-Renewable, Global Warming and Energy Transfer . It has over 40 questions linked to Bloom’s taxonomy and Multiple Intelligences.
Teacher’s can set homeworks over the range of the topic or for in-class activities linked to ability and/or learning style, or let students choose themselves! It can also be used as a cover lesson where students choose the activity they wish.
Also included is a Blooms taxonomy help sheet which can be stuck in the students books for help or photocopied onto the back of the sheet.
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