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I'm a science teacher at a secondary school. I love making resources. I put a lot of time into them, so like that as many people as possible find them useful. Please rate anything you find useful. Contact me with any questions.

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I'm a science teacher at a secondary school. I love making resources. I put a lot of time into them, so like that as many people as possible find them useful. Please rate anything you find useful. Contact me with any questions.
KS3 Biology: Creating a key
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KS3 Biology: Creating a key

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I have included the lesson plan and PowerPoint. The lesson needs printouts of the JPEGs that are here. Preferably colour. There are two sets of pictures (Dogs and Donuts) that kids can use to build their own keys. Ks3 biology.
Methods of cloning
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Methods of cloning

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This was an activity written for a middle ability KS4 set doing AQA B1. The company slides were printed in colour and the students had the worksheet printed on A3 and went round the slides collecting information.
Should cannabis be legalised? - 6 mark question
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Should cannabis be legalised? - 6 mark question

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This was written for the AQA B1 specification and helps the student answer a 6 mark question. They first look at pieces of evidence and decide whether they agree or disagree with them, then use the evidence to mark a 6 mark exam question.
Where have the bees gone? - News story
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Where have the bees gone? - News story

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This was a comprehension exercise for a middle ability set. Written for KS4 AQA B1 - The impact of change. This is a real news story based on real research. Students have to read the text, answer questions, then write a letter to the government explaining why the researcher's work is important.
The Carbon cycle - large assembly
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The Carbon cycle - large assembly

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This is a group activity. Each pdf file contains a large diagram of the carbon cycle spread across 48 pages. The students assemble the pages into a large diagram (6x8 A4 sheets, approx 1.8 m x 1.7 m). The students then use the diagram to answer the question sheet. Used in AQA B1 Energy in biomass
KS3 Science - Cells, Microscopes & Organisation
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KS3 Science - Cells, Microscopes & Organisation

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KS3 Science topic covering: Organisation, Animal Cells, Plant Cells, life processes, bacteria and single celled organisms, onion cell practical, microscopy and electron microscopy. Inlcudes, full lessons for the topic, knowledge organiser and assessment
Bird Flu Pandemic in the USA - Interactive scenario
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Bird Flu Pandemic in the USA - Interactive scenario

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This is an interactive scenario which covers the US governments response when a bird flu outbreak spreads to the US from China in a global pandemic. The students are given key choices at each stage of the pandemic which affect the number of US citizens getting sick and the overall death toll. The tough choices can be used to encourage debate within your class and get students to justify their decisions. This can be used in either science, politics or history class and will last approximately 20-30 minutes. Provided are slides and accompanying worksheet.
Science in the news
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Science in the news

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This is an activity suitable for a lesson or as a piece of homework. It is designed to develop literacy and promote an interest and awareness in science. The students find a science based news story published in the last 7 days that they find interesting. They pick out keywords and find definitions for them. They research additional information and summarise the story in their own words.
Build a food web activity
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Build a food web activity

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An activity that allows students to build a food web and work out the numbers of animals. Then asks them to see how changing the numbers of one animal changes the rest of the web. Requires: String, scissors and counters. Sheets need printing and photocopying. Includes results table and questions and a completed results table for the teacher. Also includes slides to incorporate into your lesson to review the activity. There is a version which is for more advanced students and a lower ability/starter activity version which is just to build the food web.