A lesson on a heart dissection for KS3/Low level GCSE - Students examine the work of Galen and conduct a heart dissection then write this up in reference to Galens work. Differentiated through scaffolded and unscaffolded sheets with peer assessment at the end

An introduction to organs and the organ systems challenging students to build a model of the human body identify the organs and explain their role. Stretch and challenge to group them into systems and also introduces the idea of plant systems

Kidney dissection - Student investigate the structure of the kidney and illustrate this through a structured worksheet. Students write a report for a surgeon based on this work and ICT research

Powerpoint and activities to identify, describe and explain the role of the male and female reproductive systems with a variety of activities

Activities and worksheets exploring the menstrual cycle and changes to the body in puberty

A lesson to introduce students to the basics of animal and plant cells with a card sort for low ability students, combine with an onion cell practical or constructing a cell from paper mache to consolidate learning. Another idea is to use paper plates and ask students to paint a human or plant cell and the organelles onto it

Students will learn about the uses of limestone in construction and then explore the pros and cons of quarrying in groups. Students will then have a choice of activities to answer a 6 mark question using their group mind mapping of the pros and cons in quarrying. Once they have answered the 6 mark question they will then undertake a de bono's hats exercise where they are given a persona to take on and think about the building of a quarry in their village. Students can be differentiated to by the character given to them and working in groups. Links well to AQA/Edexcel/OCR syllabus and also to stretch KS3 students when exploring the application/SMSC of rocks and the environment

A lesson into exploring the concept of light, translucency, opaqueness and the way light travels, this is then linked to the electromagnetic spectrum with a marketplace activity where students analyse sources and collate key facts and uses. Students then argue and debate which is the most useful and why using a self assessed grading grid

Lesson introducing the adaptations of gametes and the roles of various organs in intercourse

KS3 lesson on adpatations and habitats

Lesson designed for KS3 students or able KS2 to introduce to the basics of circuits with extension activities and differentiated questions to challenge all learners

Students work through a number of differentiated activities using a learning menu and then complete a critical thinking activity using the MELTABRIC scaffold to analyse thoughts and opinion on global warming. Mark scheme is provided with feedback to copy paste

Students use a graphic organiser to plan and map out their understanding of acid rain and the chemistry involved then work to manipulate and plot data to create the ideal graph. Can be done on the computer or by hand

Guidance on polymers and monmers and works with students to complete an extended writing activity on plastics effect on the enviornment using research and evidence. Grading criteria is provided for peer assessment. Support sheet for students to draw and name polymers from monomers or use guidance for computer program Mol View

3 lessons in a series to introduce students to the basics of what a circuit it, then to challenge them to build circuits and develop independence throughout the three lessons through practical work Students will calculate charge in the current lesson and model current and voltage. Differentiation by tasks involved with the construction of circuits and parallel/simple circuits and a variety of maths cross over with working out the voltage and current in circuits. Recommended used alongside a range of practical equipment to create circuits through exploratory learning.