Here is a slide for the beginning of every AQA GCSE Biology paper 1 lesson with a retrieval practice question. The questions on the right hand side are the most recent, the left hand side is randomly selected from the syllabus studied so far. You can click on the question the student is answering to reveal the answer underneath.
One off investigation to land an egg safely, with success criteria!
Perfect for science club, designed for a primary school science taster session
This could easily be done at home! You just need an egg and some recycling materials such as plastic cups, polystyrene, newspaper, string, cardboard, paper, old carrier bags!
Booklet that can be used to work from for the BTEC applied science unit 3 investigation into Diffusion. Booklet in total took about 5 sessions to complete (tasks cover planning, carrying out investigation, processing data and write up!).
Answers for the analysis are included as these questions have been adapted from past paper questions.
2 booklets for 2 of the potential experiments for BTEC unit 3; Electricity and Diffusion.
Each booklet took my students about 5 sessions to do, and includes a starter activity, then planning information, space for risk assessment, method development, variable identification then analysis based on past paper questions and evaluation.
A booklet which breaks down assignment brief B to help students organise themselves as they go through the experiment in class. Included is also some PowerPoint slides with useful youtube links and a checklist of everything that I felt needed to be included in the assignment brief.
Easy science project for students to complete on dissolving sugar in a cup of tea. This is at 3 clearly differentiated levels (Easy, Medium, Difficult), so you can pick the one that is most appropriate to each student. Students can then peer assess one another, or self assess themselves using the checklist. The checklist will need adapting depending on what levels you are using for assessment!
This would be fantastic to use at home too, as it is an easy scientific experiment for children to do. You just need a glass, water and sugar. They could expand on this by counting how many teaspoons of sugar dissolve in hot and cold water. They could find out what happens to the speed at which particles move in hot and cold water, and therefore why there is a difference. It is also a good opportunity to practice drawing particle diagrams.
Summative assessment for lessons uploaded. Biology assessment covering the circulatory, reproductive and breathing systems. Revision questions match the Assessment closely, answers provided for both.
Full lesson introducing KS3 students to amplitude. Lots of different learning activities and plenty to do without use of practical equipment (see notes on practical oscilloscope slide).
Full lesson breakdown:
Title slide with date and settler q.
Engage - to get students hooked
Practical task - equipment free alternative given in ‘notes’ section
Review
Exam practice
Learning Check
Peer assessment opportunity
Plenary
Worksheets all included
Keywords on every slide
Full lesson introducing KS3 students to waves, relating it to sound and giving a practical application. Lots of different learning activities and plenty to do without use of practical equipment (see notes on practical slide)
Full lesson breakdown:
Title slide with date and settler q.
Engage - to get students hooked
Practical task - equipment free alternative given in ‘notes’ section
Review
Exam practice
Literacy task
Learning Check
Peer assessment opportunity
Plenary
Worksheets all included
Keywords on every slide
A lesson on the Carbon cycle for KS3
Lesson structure as follows:
• Settler activity
• Engaging starter
• Task 1 game – can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/carbon-cycle-6211747
• Learning check
• Task 2 Written activity
• Extension questions
• Exam questions
• Peer assessment
• Plenary
• Timers throughout
• Keywords and date on every slide
• Worksheets to print included
A lesson on bioaccumulation for KS3
Lesson structure as follows:
• Settler activity
• Engaging starter
• Task 1 written activity – alternate task given
• Task 2 literacy task
• Learning check
• Exam questions
• Peer assessment
• Plenary
• Timers throughout
• Keywords and date on every slide
• Worksheets to print included
• Homework included
A lesson on DNA Structure for KS3
Lesson structure as follows:
• Settler activity
• Engaging starter
• Research activity
• Practical activity
• Learning check
• Exam questions
• Peer assessment
• Plenary
• Timers throughout
• Keywords and date on every slide
• Worksheets to print included