Electronic Structure Lesson GCSE AQA 9-1 (Specification 1.1.7) Identify where electrons exist in an atom Explain how electrons are arranged in energy levels (shells) Draw the electronic structure for the first 20 elements of the periodic table This resource is a PowerPoint to support teaching electronic structure and how to draw atoms of elements from the periodic table. Some prior knowledge on what atoms, protons, neutrons and electrons are, is required. Included in the resource: Opening slide with title, keywords, learning objectives and lead on topics Starter slide with simple intro task linked to atomic structure Information slides and example question and answers on drawing the electronic structure of atoms Question slide (could be printed as worksheet) asking students to draw the electronic structure for the first 20 elements Plenary question slide to consolidate learning All ANSWERS included.

Organizational Skills Resource I made this resources specifically to work on a 1:1 basis with a child who struggled with organization and self management. The resource includes: 8 day plan cards - The day plan cards describe a school day (including certain lessons and activities) 16 item cards - A collection of items that a child may put in their school bag Empty school bag template Instructions: Cut out all of the day plan cards and item cards. Your child will pick a day plan card and read it. Your child will then identify which of the 16 items to put on the school bag template to prepare for the day. The resource is about encouraging organization and thinking skills. It’s super simple for children to understand and engage with. This resource also works well for children transitioning from elementary to middle school and preparing them for the additional responsibility and expectation to organize themselves more. The resource is A4 and completely editable so you can change any of the terminology and lesson names to match your school. Many thanks - Science House.

Christmas Science Colouring Pages The perfect wind down resources for high school science students - hand drawn colouring pages. Included in this resource: 1 biology ‘DNA tree’ colouring page 1 chemistry ‘Chemistree’ colouring page 1 physics ‘Cosmic Christmas’ colouring page All three colouring pages come in A4 and A5 formats (both can be opened in PowerPoint or by PDF). I have also included the images used, so you can adapt the pages into which ever format/size you like. Thanks!

The World Around Us Flash Card Activity Included in this resource >> 40 spatial awareness flash cards which encourage students to observe the space they are in, take in key details and memorize features of their environment. This SEL resource aids in observation skills, as well as supporting the use of descriptive language. The aim of the activity is for children to become more aware of the world around them. The flash card set can be used on a 1:1 basis with a child who needs specific support in this area, or it can be used in small groups as a treasure hunt style activity. Bold, bright and print ready! American spellings may be used in this resource.

STEM UNO Card Game - NEW Resource! Included in this resource: A full STEM UNO card deck packed full of interesting STEM facts - This card game is ideal for students of a middle and high school age. The game follows the exact same rules as classic UNO. The only difference is that each color card has an added STEM fact. Example STEM facts used in the game: S - Laid end to end, the blood vessels in one human would wrap around the Earth 2.5 times. T - The US tech industry accounts for more than one-third of the world market. E - The first engineer known by name was Imhotep who built Egyptian pyramids around 2700 B.C. M - A typical soccer ball is constructed from pentagons and hexagons; it contains 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons. A handy help page - The help page includes information on how to set up an UNO game and links for both written and video instructions if required. The resource is print ready and set up in A4 landscape orientation for easy printing. There are American English spellings in this resource.

Elements of the Periodic Table Spin Wheel Revision Resource This resource encompasses 12 key questions from the periodic table unit. These are questions selected as they occur regularly and are classically challenging for students to answer. The resource is based around periodic table groups, their locations in the periodic table, their properties and uses. Example questions from the spin wheel resource: Which group is known for being very unreactive? Give three properties of metals Which group reacts vigorously with water? Also included in the resource is a full answer set. There is also an instructions sheet, with helpful guidance on using the spin wheel as a revision tool, student answer sheet and a ‘tick and repeat sheet’. This encourages the student to revisit the spin wheel to revise the key questions until they reach the ‘know it’ level. Very simple preparation: Print the sheets (set up in A4 PDF). The students can then cut out the pin wheel for themselves and push a pen or pencil through the middle for the wheel to spin around. I found clamp stands to be a useful alternative.

Reproductive System Keyword Spin Wheel Revision Resource This resource encompasses 12 keywords from the reproductive system unit. These are keywords selected as they occur regularly and are classically challenging for students to define. Example keywords from the spin wheel resource: Ovulation, fertilization, uterus, sperm, sperm duct, menstruation etc . . . Also included in the resource is a full answer set. There is also an instructions sheet, with helpful guidance on using the spin wheel as a revision tool, student answer sheet and a ‘tick and repeat sheet’. This encourages the student to revisit the spin wheel to revise the keywords until they reach the ‘know it’ level. Very simple preparation: Print the sheets (set up in A4 PDF). The students can then cut out the pin wheel for themselves and push a pen or pencil through the middle for the wheel to spin around. I found clamp stands to be a useful alternative.

Included in this resource is 2 pages of Respiratory System Dominoes The resource has a particular emphasis on keywords surrounding: Organs Gas Exchange Respiration Word Equation There are 18 dominoes in the pack. Please view the preview and feel free to ask any questions before purchase.

Inheritance Keyword Spin Wheel Revision Resource This resource encompasses 12 keywords from the inheritance unit. These are keywords selected as they occur regularly and are classically challenging for students to define. Example keywords from the spin wheel resource: Gene, DNA, Genome, phenotype, allele, mutation etc. . . Also included in the resource is a full answer set. There is also an instructions sheet, with helpful guidance on using the spin wheel as a revision tool, student answer sheet and a ‘tick and repeat sheet’. This encourages the student to revisit the spin wheel to revise the keywords until they reach the ‘know it’ level. Very simple preparation: Print the sheets (set up in A4 PDF). The students can then cut out the pin wheel for themselves and push a pen or pencil through the middle for the wheel to spin around. I found clamp stands to be a useful alternative. Feel free to ask questions before purchasing this product.

Osmosis Reading Passage Included in the resource: A reading passage A student question sheet An answer key Reading Passage: Included is an informative, introductory passage. The passage has key information around the subject and explains key concepts. Question Sheet: Tiered as recall, explain and apply, the question sheet follows the reading passage. Recall questions simply require students to extract information from the text, whilst explain and apply questions require higher thinking. The apply questions involve using prior knowledge and stretches higher ability students. Answer key: A full set of comprehensive answers is included. This is a great introductory resource for students who have prior knowledge on diffusion but are new to the concept of osmosis.

Chemical Symbols and Subatomic Particles Introduction Reading Passage Included in the resource: A reading passage A student question sheet An answer key Reading Passage: Included is an informative, introductory passage. The passage has key information around the subject and explains key concepts. Question Sheet: Tiered as recall, explain and apply, the question sheet follows the reading passage. Recall questions simply require students to extract information from the text, whilst explain and apply questions require higher thinking. The apply questions involve using prior knowledge and stretches higher ability students. Answer key: A full set of comprehensive answers is included. This is a great introductory resource for students who have prior knowledge elements but are new to relative atomic masses and atomic numbers.

Percentage Yield Introduction Reading Passage Included in the resource: A reading passage A student question sheet An answer key Reading Passage: Included is an informative, introductory passage. The passage has key information around the subject and explains key concepts. Question Sheet: Tiered as recall, explain and apply, the question sheet follows the reading passage. Recall questions simply require students to extract information from the text, whilst explain and apply questions require higher thinking. The apply questions involve using prior knowledge and stretches higher ability students. Answer key: A full set of comprehensive answers is included. This is a great introductory resource for students who have prior knowledge on relative atomic and formula mass but are completely new to percentage yield.

Isotopes and Elements Reading Passage Included in the resource: A reading passage A student question sheet An answer key Reading Passage: Included is an informative, introductory passage. The passage has key information around the subject and explains key concepts. Question Sheet: Tiered as recall, explain and apply, the question sheet follows the reading passage. Recall questions simply require students to extract information from the text, whilst explain and apply questions require higher thinking. The apply questions involve using prior knowledge and stretches higher ability students. Answer key: A full set of comprehensive answers is included. This is a great introductory resource for students who have prior knowledge on atoms and elements but are new to isotopes.

Nanoscience and Nanoparticles Introductory Reading Passage Included in the resource: A reading passage A student question sheet An answer key Reading Passage: Included is an informative, introductory passage. The passage has key information around the subject and explains key concepts. Question Sheet: Tiered as recall, explain and apply, the question sheet follows the reading passage. Recall questions simply require students to extract information from the text, whilst explain and apply questions require higher thinking. The apply questions involve using prior knowledge and stretches higher ability students. Answer key: A full set of comprehensive answers is included. This is a great introductory resource for students who have prior knowledge on atoms and elements but are new to nanoscience.

Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions End of Topic Questions Included in this resource: 3 question sheets 1 answer key page This resource tackles questions on definitions and examples of exothermic and endothermic reactions. There are also questions on reaction profile diagrams and bond making/breaking. Questions are tiered as either recall*, explain** or apply***. The resource also includes a keywords list and learning points. There is a marking section which offers the opportunity for self or peer assessment. It is a very useful summary tool to round off the topic! Ideal to be used as: homework starter or finisher revision assessment reflection

Atoms and Elements End of Topic Questions Included in the resource: 3 student question sheets 1 answer key page The questions surround atom structure, electron configuration, key terms, chemical symbols and comparisons of elements, compounds and mixtures. There are 30 questions each tiered as either *recall, ** explain or *** apply, to add differentiation. The worksheets also include a keyword section and learning points. The answer key covers all 30 questions and there is also a score system as an opportunity for peer or self assessment. This is a great summary resource and neatly rounds of the Atoms and Elements Topic. Ideal as: homework in-class quiz assessment starter or finisher revision resource

AQA GCSE Required Practical: Purifying Water through Distillation Follows the AQA specification! Included in this student-orientated lab: Teacher Instructions Starter Activity Distillation Practical Guide Follow Up Questions Results and Discussion Questions Finisher Puzzle Activity This full hour laboratory lesson is well structured to engage mixed ability GCSE chemistry classes. The actual lab based practical requires only basic school lab glassware and access to a tap. The laboratory method and equipment is all comprehensively explained in both the teacher instructions section and student practical guide. The hour lab is split into five progressive activities. All main activities include tiered questions (bronze, silver and gold) to make the content accessible to all learners and gives each activity an element of choice and challenge. The first starter activity includes questions based around naming and describing the functions of laboratory equipment. This tests the prior practical knowledge of students. The practical document encompasses a method which is easy to follow and an equipment list. Accompanying tiered questions follow the practical activity. Whilst the practical equipment is cooling down, students can answer the follow up questions which reflect on the practical and their understanding of distillation in terms of evaporation and condensation. Before the results and discussion activity, the students have the opportunity to observe the teacher carry out a boiling point analysis on the distilled water sample (simply explained in the teacher instructions). Upon completion of the results and discussion tiered questions, students can complete the lesson with a cool down puzzle based on distillation keywords. Answers to all activities are included in the resource. I have included each activity as a separate word doc and pdf file (completely editable if desired). I have also combined each activity into a student workbook (again editable word doc and pdf available). This is a hassle free, tried and tested lab which engages students and caters to a range of abilities. Please feel free to ask any questions before purchasing. Many Thanks! - Science House

Exothermic and Endothermic Laboratory Introduction Lesson This full lesson includes a lesson PowerPoint with student lab activities and tasks included within the document. Answers are also included at each stage for student review. This lesson focusses on four simple experiments and how temperature change determines whether a reaction is exothermic or endothermic. All practical apparatus and chemicals are simple and available to any school science department e.g. hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, magnesium ribbon etc. Each of the four practicals shouldn’t take more than a couple of minutes each. Included in the lesson: Starter safety task Lesson objectives and lesson keywords Exothermic and endothermic examples Laboratory activity with student answer sheets Lab write up extension Variables discussion Reflective plenary activity This lesson is ideal for students new to exothermic and endothermic reactions. The lesson introduces new keywords and engages students through four simple labs which demonstrate temperature increase or decrease. The resource is a Powerpoint presentation with an accompanying PDF copy, so the resource can be edited and there is also a print-ready version for included worksheets. Please feel free to ask any further questions before purchasing.

It’s Valentine’s Day! This fun resource includes: Two pages of Valentine’s Day elements Students use a periodic table to find the element name from its chemical symbol. The chemical symbols make up Valentine’s Day themed words Two pages of answer sheets Full answers for every themed word are included in the resource All students need is a periodic table, no other prep required. Bright and engaging! Please feel free to ask any questions before purchasing - Science House

Make Cells FUN! This resource is a bright, engaging way to teach students about plant, animal and specialized cells. An effective active learning technique! Included in this resource: Snakes and ladders board Filled with student questions Student worksheet For students to note down their answers to the board questions Answer key Comprehensive answers for all board questions All board questions are based around cell components for both plant and animal cells, as well as adaptations and functions. Specialized cells such as red blood cells and root hair cells are also addressed in this board game. The board game is set up to be printed in A3 but can easily be adapted to A4 margins. The resource is completely editable as a PowerPoint document but a PDF copy is also included for preparation free printing. Please feel free to ask any questions before purchasing