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.
Use as a starter/through the door activity. Helps students to track progress during the lesson. Please let me know if you find these useful and I will upload more.
Use as a starter/through the door activity. Helps students to track progress during the lesson. Please let me know if these are useful and I will upload more.
A substantial bundle of differentiated resources to help with your planning of the new GCSE course. With over a dozen resources ranging from the electromagnetic spectrum and light to seismic waves. The activity types include comic style activities, literacy, jeopardy activities etc. Save more than 80% by buying as a bundle.
Learning Intention: To understand how light travels through the eye, the form and function of parts of the eye.
This is a highly effective way of engaging students and ensuring deep learning.
After teacher instruction or after given text on the topic students cut out the cards and then paste them into the correct place on the organizer template.
I normally run the activity as follows:
Put the answer slide up on the board for 30 seconds for students to read - no pens - just reading!
Students have 10 minutes to place their cards
Put the answer slide up on the board for 15 seconds, but students may not touch their work.
students are given a final 5 minutes to correct or continue with their organizer
Organizer is checked against the answers.
Students can then be given a meta-cognitive extension where they think about where they got stuck and why, I usually just ask them to discuss it in pairs.
The resource is differentiated so you have one for your struggling scientists to use.
Objective: to understand the process of and equation for photosynthesis, know that photosynthesis is endothermic
Suitable for all - questions and tasks are differentiated.
The resource is designed to be used in conjunction with textbook or notes. It includes, an activity selection sheet and a correct the mistakes worksheet. Please see the photographs attached for more information.
Black and white activity sheet is included.
This is a very effective activity for higher achievers that need to stretch their thinking.
The questions develop higher order thinking skills and has a metacognitive facet that works best when, while walking the floor, you ask students to identify the skill that they are using.
The resource is made up of a key word and definition match, deep thinking questions, labeling activity and prioritising (diamond 9 style) activity.
How to run the activity:
After teacher input, either reading text or teacher explaining. Students complete question 1.
It is very important that, at this point, the work is corrected so that any misconceptions can be cleared up
Using only information in question 1 and their recall skills they attempt to complete the rests of the worksheet – this is best done in pairs.
The plenary should consist of questions such as:
What part of the activity did you find the hardest?
why was it difficult?
how did you overcome the difficulty?
Simplified text for your SEN, EAL, or reluctant readers.
Topics include: Sexual and Asexual Reproduction, DNA and Genome, Inheritance in Action
Images for all of the pages you are purchasing are available in the preview.
They print well in colour or black and white.
It allows struggling scientists to access text with all the key information, but with a lower overall reading age. On average the text is suitable for those with a reading age of 11 years or greater (using Flesch-Kinkade).
The diagrams are clear and uncluttered.
Content is focused on key points.
Each resource is approx 2 A4 pages.
Use as a starter/through the door activity. Helps students to track progress during the lesson. Please leave a comment if useful and I will upload more.
Jigsaw puzzle of a simple plant cell. Good to use as a starter or as a re-enforcing activity for SEN students. The two folders contain (1) the jigsaw (2) the completed diagram
Students use the literature to make notes and then rewrite it using the connectives. I have found this an extremely effective way of teaching them to extract relevant information from text and rewriting it in their own words.
Suitable for foundation /SEN/ EAL students.
READING AGE FOR ALL TEXT (using Flesch-Kincade): 11 YEARS +
This is best used with this text (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/foundation-text-on-dna-and-the-genome-11801021) that summarises and simplifies the core ideas, as well as a worksheet that can besimply folded into an interactive resource (video demonstrates how).
Core ideas covered
- what is DNA?
- What are genes?
- What are chromosomes?
- What is a genome?
-Why does understanding the genome matter?
Puzzle I created to help students get to grips with the HSW terminology. Tarsia software can be downloaded free of charge from Hermitech Laboratories. I would suggest that the attached glossary be given to lower ability to students. This activity should take about 20 minutes. The print maybe a bit small on one or two of the triangles so you may want to enlarge to to A3.
