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.
This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results for all the Physics Required Practicals:Forces Specific Heat Capacity, Thermal insulation, Resistance (of a wire and Series and Parallel), I-V characteristics, Density, Light, Force and extension, Acceleration, Waves (Solid and Liquid) and Radiation and absorption. The ppts carry the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded 9-1 to assess students.
Each resource includes:
30+ slide ppt (some are shorter, such as SHC, Waves) to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides
Two page guide sheet (Required Practical Graphic Organiser worth £1.50 from my shop)
Apparatus list for technician
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification.
If you wish to buy ALL the Science Practicals, click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-science-required-practicals-12449938
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I have now added a sheet explaining how this can be done at home by students themselves.
This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers Density of a regular and irregular solid and liquid. It also contains the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions… It lasts approx 2 hours. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students.
Resource includes:
30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides
Two page guide sheet (Required Practical Graphic Organiser worth £1.50 from my shop) based on IV Characteristics
Apparatus list for technician
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification
It is available in a bundle with 8 other “home use” required practicals here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/nine-required-practicals-for-home-use-12461001
If you would like to see a FREE sample similar to this before you buy, the I-V Characteristics one is free here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-updated-i-v-characteristics-required-practical-planning-with-9-1-graded-questions-and-answers-12199364
If you want the FREE version of the questions only (my most downloaded resource) they are here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheet-revision-11791358
If you want a bundle of ALL the Physics Practicals, click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-physics-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answers-12227081
If you ONLY want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheets-with-9-1-graded-exam-style-questions-with-answers-12199346
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If you would like more required practical resources (or other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193
Thank you.
This is a bundle of nine required practicals (or three for £2 see below) that can be done at home (with adult permission/supervision) for this time during whilst students are working from home (Chromatography, Density, Force and Extension, Specific Heat Capacity, Thermal Insulation, Waves, Field Investigations, Osmosis, Plant Response and Reaction Time).
This is all the required practicals that can safely be done at home with household equipment.
It includes all the necessary information, worksheets and powerpoints for students (all files are included in pdf format for easier home access).
If you just want three that can be done at home, click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/required-practical-for-home-use-12460999
For more information click on the resource.
For more resources (free and paid) click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193
Thank you
This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It covers all the Biology Required Practicals: Food Tests, Photosynthesis, Enzymes, Plant Response, Decay, Field Investigations, Osmosis etc. The ppts carry the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students.
Resources (apart from Food Tests and Microscopy) includes:
30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides
Two page guide sheet (Required Practical Graphic Organiser worth £1 from my shop)
Apparatus list for technician
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification.
If you want ALL the Science Practicals, click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-science-required-practicals-12449938
Please Comment if you have found useful.
This is a full lesson covering Oxidations states for AS Level. It covers calculating the oxidation state of an element in a compound or ion from the formula;
writing half-equations; identifying the oxidation and reduction processes in redox reactions and combining half-equations to give an overall redox equation.
It also covers more complex half equations that include H+ (in acids) or transition metals.
Included is:
40+ page Power Point with explanations and examples at each stage.
4 Sets of questions and answers (including exam style questions similar to ones from the AQA past papers)
A sheet with diagrams (to save time) for students to make notes on
A sheet of the oxidation state rules
Answers in the Power Point and Word format to allow students to self assess or “correct” their answers.
A free sheet of oxidation state rules are here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/oxidation-state-rules-with-examples-as-level-12412598
Other AS lessons are available:
Ionisation energy:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ionisation-energy-as-level-12412339
Electronic Structure:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/electronic-structure-orbital-configuration-in-s-p-d-as-level-12405614
TOF Spectrometer and Isotope Calcuations: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mass-spectrometer-tof-and-isotope-calculations-12386980
For other resources (free and paid), please visit my shop here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193
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Thank you.
This lesson guides students through how to convert a circuit diagram of a series or parallel circuit into a built one. It starts with circuit symbols, then step by step it shows using photographs how circuits are built from diagrams.
This resource contains:
40+ slide powerpoint with quizzes on symbols and plenary quiz on recognising series and parallel circuits along with photographs and instructions on how to build each circuit
Worksheets with circuit diagrams and photographs
Information sheet for learning the circuit symbols
( I designed this lesson because I and my students wasted a lot of time trying to build more complicated circuits to measure voltage and current-so hopefully time spent here will save time later in other lessons).
I will be publishing more resources on electricity, but in the meantime, if you want a free animation on electricity to help click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/understanding-electricity-voltage-and-current-12450133
If you want a lesson on the main electrical models (with animations), click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/electrical-models-with-animations-12451806
For more free (and paid) resources, check out my shop at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193
Thank you for reading this far. Please comment if you have found this resource useful (you do have to buy it first though…)