A fully resourced lesson presentation (60 slides) and associated worksheets that uses a combination of exam questions, quick tasks and quiz competitions to help the students to assess their understanding of the topics found within unit C2 (Elements, compounds and mixtures) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science specification. Relative formula mass Empirical formula Pure and impure substances Filtration and crystallisation Distillation Chromatography Electronic structure Forming ions Simple molecules Giant covalent structures Carbon Students will be engaged through the numerous activities including quiz rounds like “Take the HOTSEAT” and “SEPARATE the fact from the fiction” whilst crucially being able to recognise those areas which need further attention

An engaging lesson presentation (48 slides) and associated worksheets that uses a combination of exam questions, quick tasks and quiz competitions to help the students to assess their understanding of the topics found within unit C1 (Particles) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science specification. The topics that are tested within the lesson include: Introducing particles Chemical and physical changes Atomic structure Isotopes Developing the atomic model Students will be engaged through the numerous activities including quiz rounds like “SPOT the SCIENTIST” and “Order, Order” whilst crucially being able to recognise those areas which need further attention

A series of 5 exam questions that challenge students to work out the actual size of a section as seen under a microscope or the magnification. These questions will test their ability to convert between measurements and give answers in micrometers. These questions are suitable for GCSE and A-level students

An engaging lesson presentation (45 slides) that uses a combination of exam questions, quick tasks and quiz competitions to help the students to assess their understanding of the topics found within unit P6 (Waves) of the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification (specification point P6.6). The topics that are tested within the lesson include: Longitudinal and transverse waves Properties of waves Types of EM waves Properties and applications of EM waves Students will be engaged through the numerous activities including quiz rounds like “Tell EM the word” and “Take the HOTSEAT” whilst crucially being able to recognise those areas which need further attention

An engaging lesson presentation (48 slides) and associated worksheets that uses a combination of exam questions, quick tasks and quiz competitions to help the students to assess their understanding of the topics found within unit P4 (Atomic structure) of the AQA GCSE Combined Science specification (specification point P6.4). The topics that are tested within the lesson include: The structure of an atom Isotopes Radioactive decay and nuclear radiation Nuclear equations Half-lives Students will be engaged through the numerous activities including quiz rounds like “It’s as easy as ABG” and “ALPHA or BETA” whilst crucially being able to recognise those areas which need further attention

A fun and engaging lesson presentation (33 slides) and associated worksheet that uses exam questions, with fully explained answers, quick tasks and competitions to allow students to assess their understanding of Module 3.1.2 (Transport in Animals). The students will enjoy the lesson whilst being able to recognise which areas of the specification need further attention. Competitions included in the lesson are “SPOT THE ERROR”, “Where’s Lenny” and “Crack the code”

A highly engaging lesson presentation (60 slides) and accompanying worksheets that uses exam questions (with explained answers), quick tasks and competitions to allow students to assess their understanding of the topic of Genes and Health (Topic 2). Students will have fun whilst recognising those areas of the specification which need further attention. Competitions include "Blockbusters" Hotseat" and "james BOND" so that literacy and numeracy skills are tested along with the content knowledge.

A highly engaging lesson presentation (74 slides) and accompanying worksheets that uses exam questions (with explained answers), quick tasks and quiz competitions to allow students to assess their understanding of the topic of Biological molecules (Topic 3.1). Students will have fun whilst recognising those areas of the specification which need further attention.

A concise lesson presentation (20 slides) that looks at how the collision theory is related to the rate of reaction. This is a short lesson that would be taught at the beginning of the topic that looks at the rate of reaction and the factors that affect the rate. Students are challenged with a quick competition that gets them to recognise keywords which are involved in the collision theory. Some time is then taken to focus on "activation energy" and how this is shown on a reaction profile. Finally, students will use their keywords to form a clear definition for the collision theory which includes its link to the rate of reaction so this can be used in the upcoming lessons This lesson has ultimately been designed for GCSE students but can be used with all age groups as an introduction to the topic

A detailed, engaging and informative lesson presentation (50 slides) and accompanying worksheets that looks at the commonly misunderstood topic of chromatography. This lesson goes through paper, thin-layer and gas chromatography so that students can analyse and interpret the results that would be found on a chromatogram. The lesson begins by challenging the students to recall details of this separation method when they met it at KS3. Students will meet the two chemical phases, mobile and stationary, and begin to understand that this method relies on the distribution of substances between these two phases. Students will meet the calculation for retention factor and be shown how to tackle questions on this topic before trying themselves. Time is taken to go over the details of gas chromatography, in a step by step guide format, as this is a poorly understood topic. There are progress checks throughout the lesson, which include mark schemes and detailed explanations, so that students can assess their understanding and address any misconceptions that could arise. This lesson has been written for GCSE students but could be used with A-level students

A fun and engaging lesson presentation (74 slides) and accompanying differentiated worksheets that uses exam questions with displayed mark schemes and competitions to enable students to assess their understanding of Module C4 (Predicting and identifying reactions and products). The following topics within the combined Science specification are covered by the tasks: C4.1 Predicting chemical reactions Group 1 - the alkali metals Group 7 - the halogens Halogen displacement reactions Group 0 - the noble gases Reactivity of elements C4.2 Identifying the products of chemical reactions Detecting gases Students will be able to use the understanding checks to see which areas of the specification need more attention

A detailed and engaging lesson presentation (43 slides) and accompanying worksheets that introduces students to the disease, Diabetes (mellitus), and focusses on the similarities and differences between types I and II. The lesson begins by challenging the students mathematically to get the answers 1 and 2 and then to see whether they can link these numbers to a disease. A variety of tasks, which includes competitions and progress checks, are used to get the students to recognise the differences and state which of the types they belong to. This lesson has been designed for GCSE students and can be used with higher level students. However, a lesson more appropriate for A-level Biology students is named “Diabetes Mellitus Type I and II” and is available in my resources

An engaging lesson presentation (41 slides) and accompanying worksheet that looks at the different causes of variation and the different types of variation. The lesson begins by challenging the students to pick out a set of siblings from a series of pictures and then getting them to explain scientifically why they made the decision that they did. Moving forwards, students will recognise that one cause of variation is genes. Students are shown a pair of identical twins and asked to explain why they look different despite their identical genes so that they can understand that the environment also affects variation. Students will also meet discontinuous and continuous variation and will understand how this data should be represented. There are progress checks throughout the lesson to allow the students to assess their understanding. This lesson has been designed for KS3 and GCSE students.

A detailed and engaging lesson presentation (52 slides) and accompanying worksheet that looks at competition between organisms and the different types of relationships that exist as a result of this interaction. The lesson begins by looking at the meaning of the biological term, "competition", and then introduces this when it occurs between the same species and different species. Students are challenged to consider the different resources that animals compete for before an activity based competition is used to get them to recognise how this competition can cause changes to the population size. Moving forwards, students will meet the three main types of ecological relationship and look at them in greater detail, with predation being a main focus. There are regular progress checks throughout the lesson (with displayed answers) so that students can assess their understanding. This lesson has been designed for GCSE students but can be used with more-able KS3 students who are looking at ecosystems and the relationships that exist within them

An engaging and detailed lesson presentation (48 slides) and associated game that goes through the topic of ecosystems, making sure that the numerous key words are recognised and understood and ensures that students know the difference between biotic and abiotic factors. A game of keyword bingo runs throughout the lesson to act as a motivation and to make sure that the students keep track of all of the important terminology. Time is taken after some of the important words to go into depth so that the Biology is fully understood. Students will learn the difference between biotic and abiotic factors and then will carry out a number of tasks to explain how the abiotic factors can affect the community. There are regular progress checks throughout the lesson so that students can assess their understanding. This lesson was designed for GCSE students but can also be used with KS3 and also as a recap with A level students

A concise lesson presentation (16 slides) and associated worksheet that looks at the motion topic of Momentum and guides students through how to answer these questions. The lesson begins by giving the students the units for momentum and challenging them to use this to work out the other factors involved in the equation. Moving forwards, a number of progress checks are used to see whether the students can apply their new found knowledge. All progress checks have displayed mark schemes. This lesson has been designed for GCSE students and ties in nicely with my other resources, "Conservation of momentum" and "Changes in momentum"

A fun and highly engaging lesson presentation (37 slides) and associated worksheets that combines exam questions and progress checks along with competition rounds to enable students to assess their understanding of the specification content within units B1 - 3 of the OCR Gateway A 9 - 1 GCSE Science. All of the exam questions and progress checks have displayed answers as well as sections where content is recapped so that students can understand how an answer was obtained. The revision rounds in the competition include “Blockbusters”, “Doctor, Doctor” and “Crack the CODE”. This lesson has been designed for GCSE students.

This is a detailed and engaging lesson presentation (59 slides) that combines exam questions and progress checks along with quiz competition rounds to enable students to assess their understanding of the specification content within topics C1 - 3 of the OCR GCSE Combined Science Gateway A 9 - 1 as can be assessed in Paper 3. All of the exam questions and progress checks have displayed answers as well as sections where content is recapped so that students can understand how an answer was obtained. The revision rounds in the competition include “The need to BALANCE”, “Number crazy” and “React to the REACTION”. This lesson has been designed for GCSE students.

A detailed lesson presentation (37 slides) and associated worksheets that looks at the different pieces of evidence that scientists use to support evolution and discusses how these support the theory. The lesson begins by challenging students to decide which piece of evidence is the key piece in supporting evolution (fossils). Students will then have to arrange a number of statements to describe how a fossil is formed. Students are introduced to the fossil record and questions are used to check that they understand where the oldest fossils would be found. Moving forwards, students are given three pieces of evidence that would be observed in the fossil record and they are challenged to explain how each of these supports the theory of evolution. Quick competitions are then used to get the students to see some extinct organisms in the Dodo and Woolly Mammoth and again they are questioned on how extinct animals support the theory of evolution. Further evidence in rapid changes in species and molecular comparison is discussed. There are regular progress checks throughout the lesson so that students can assess their understanding and there is a set homework included.

A concise lesson presentation (18 slides) that looks at the Loop of Henle within the kidney and enables students to understand how water is reabsorbed from this structure of the nephron. The lesson begins by ensuring that students know the terminology associated with this topic and that there are two limbs (descending and ascending). Moving forward, students will be given some data on the changes in concentration as the filtrate moves along the Loop and use this to work out how the permeability of the individual limbs differ. This lesson is designed for A-level students