Experienced science teacher - 15 years of teaching. Commissioned resource author. Copy editor.
Prefer active student-led activities and so tend to design accordingly.
Save yourself heaps of planning time, for as little as £1.00. Funds generated from the sales of resource helps pay for the software and apps used to create my resources.
Experienced science teacher - 15 years of teaching. Commissioned resource author. Copy editor.
Prefer active student-led activities and so tend to design accordingly.
Save yourself heaps of planning time, for as little as £1.00. Funds generated from the sales of resource helps pay for the software and apps used to create my resources.
Designed as a tool to help teachers with marking. When coming across a student in need of some help with best fit lines simply stick one of these small 'how to' exemplars. 6 per A4 sheet.
Suitable for foundation students.
Objectives: To revisit/revise/summarise the reproduction and inheritance topic.
Running Time: 30 minutes
What do you get:
- A double sided A4 Knowledge Organiser, with keyword definitions, key point summaries, diagrams.
- A worksheet with 15 questions that vary in difficulty from grade 3 - grade 5 (see image)
- A help sheet for those who are really struggling.
- An answer sheet for peer assessment.
A basic lesson guide:
Do it now/starter: - Read Knowledge Organiser to remind students of key points
Main: - Students complete the worksheet - differentiate by giving the knowledge organisers to some and knowledge organisers and help sheets to others - higher achievers in the class shouldn't need either.
Peer Assess using the mark scheme.
Plenary: - multiple choice assessment (this will inform future planning) I would suggest using Quick Key App to scan the answer sheets and get instant feedback (https://get.quickkeyapp.com). Its free, quick and saves time marking (I've included the link above).
SUITABLE FOR LOWER FOUNDATION STUDENTS AND THOSE WITH POOR LITERACY SKILLS.
This activity is designed to gauge level of understanding. It has 7 questions that tests student's ability to recall the function of parts of a cell. There is an associated piece of text (suitable reading age 12+) and feedback activities for them to undertake.
As a rule I use this before starting the GCSE cells topic or the GCSE Inheritance topic.
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A set of 17 Multiple Choice questions and answers for SEN students or those who are struggling with literacy.
Mark Scheme included.
This can be used with or without the Quick Key Grading App (Free of Charge).
For more information please see https://get.quickkeyapp.com/teachers/
or watch the video below.
Bundle of 8 resources covering Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells, Plant and Animal Cells, Osmosis, Diffusion, Active Transport, large literacy activity and an introductory starter activity that focuses on KS3 prior learning. Included is also a multiple choice assessment resources.
Save on this resource by buying at as part of a bundle for £2.50
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-2018-biology-cells-and-introduction-bundle-11359079
Objectives:
Understand how prokaryotic cells are similar and different to eukaryotic
Draw and label a prokaryotic cell
Apply knowledge
Students start from the inside of the log pattern and choose 5 key words that best answer the questions posed. The next section up, they write short paragraphs to answer the question and using the keywords they have suggested.
Save on this resource by buying it as part of a bundle for £2.50
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-2018-biology-cells-and-introduction-bundle-11359079
Objectives:
To know the main parts of a plant and animal cell
Describe the function of these
Compare and Contrast plant and animal cells
Suitable for GCSE or high achieving KS3.
Activity is designed to encourage discussion and pair work.
Task Instructions
1) Draw and label a diagram of a plant cell in the middle of the quilt pattern.
2) Choose two colours to complete the pattern, one colour for correct statements and another for incorrect statements.
3) In your book copy out all of the correct statements and correct the incorrect ones.
4) Using these facts, write a paragraph that clearly shows the differences between a plant and animal cell.
This resource is made up of "luggage tag" reminders for students on how to write conclusions, evaluations and risk assessments. A separate file is included for teachers to use as marking hacks during feedback.
Great time saver. Can also be used to support those struggling with literacy.
Designed to support students with evaluating, concluding and risk assessments.
They can be used as:
- bookmarks,
- support sheets,
- laminated self-help cards
- marking aids
DESIGNED FOR NEW SPECIFICATION FOR FIRST EXAMINATION IN 2018
Suitable for lower foundation students and those with literacy issues.
Lesson Objectives: To understand the differences between sexual and asexual reproduction and the advantages and disadvantages of both types of reproduction.
The lesson consists of:
- Textbook pages x 2 - designed for reading age of 12 upwards (using Flesch-Kincade reading scale)
- Pick and Mix activity - students choose the questions they want to answer, all differentiated by point value. (I usually give different bands of students different point values to work to depending on previous achievement.
- Independent "test-style" worksheet
- Powerpoint presentation with a starter and metacognition plenary.
Lesson Outline:
- Starter, draw an label an animal cell
- Main 1, Teacher Input through presentation and students complete the pick and mix task using the text to help them.
-Main 2 - Assess via independent work sheet
- Plenary - Metacognition activity
Objective:
To be able to name some plant and animal viruses.
To describe the spread and symptoms of some plant and animal viruses.
To compare and contrast plant animal viruses.
Suitable for all KS4 biology students (fully differentiated)
Included:
This resource comprises an infographic (text) and 9 differentiated activities, from a level 1 to 9. Included are the photo files, pdf and word documents .
You may also be interested in this free resource on dna and the genome
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/b13-4-dna-and-the-genome-foldable-11706112
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Objective: To better understand and use keywords in the cells and diffusion topic.
Who is it for: Scientists who have poor literacy, recall and spelling skills.
Differentiation opportunities: Use the Spiderman Glossary for struggling scientists.
What is in the resource?
- Spiderman themed glossary comic
- Dominoes activity matching key words with definitions
- Activity circle with 6 activities. To use this I put students in groups of 3, each student choosing 2 of the activities. Alternatively you could use this as a "hot potato" activity by giving students a set time (3 minutes) to start the task and then they have to pass their work on to the person on their left. They will then continue where the previous student left off etc.
- Giant Wordsearch and hidden message
- Kinasthetic activity where students have to unjumble a sentence relating the topic.
Wherever possible I have included the answers.
This bundle includes a number of resources suitable for 2016 Biology topic of cells. Many of the activities focus on deep learning and incorporate ideas from Tony Ryan's Thinker's Keys, SOLO Taxonomy and text interaction.
£22 if purchased separately.
Take your students on a virtual tour of London.
Students are issued with a London Underground Map and they follow the tube routes. As they do this they will collect money for each station that they visit providing they answer the question correctly or complete the task!
Routes are differentiated so perfectly suited to mixed achievement groups.
