Experienced Science teacher and Head of Department specialising predominantly in Physics at GCSE and A-level.
My resources are designed as complete and ready-to-go lessons for any science teacher but are particularly suited to NQTs or those who are not 100% confident at the material yet as explanations and activities are very clearly described and answers provided wherever possible.
At KS4 and KS5, lessons prepare students for their exams by incorporating exam application throughout.
Experienced Science teacher and Head of Department specialising predominantly in Physics at GCSE and A-level.
My resources are designed as complete and ready-to-go lessons for any science teacher but are particularly suited to NQTs or those who are not 100% confident at the material yet as explanations and activities are very clearly described and answers provided wherever possible.
At KS4 and KS5, lessons prepare students for their exams by incorporating exam application throughout.
Lesson 2 in year 7 forces topic looking at balancing forces.
Students learn how to identify whether two or more forces are balanced or unbalanced as well as how to calculate the resultant force on an object. Students will also discuss how balanced or unbalanced forces affect an object’s motion.
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This bundle contains all 7 lessons on forces with their accompanying resources for the topic at KS3.
The lessons are:
L1 - Introduction to forces;
L2 - Balanced and unbalanced forces;
L3 - Drag forces (air resistance and drag in liquids);
L4 - Investigating friction (practical);
L5 - Investigating friction (graphing and write up);
L6 - Pressure;
L7 - Forces in sports.
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Lesson 1 in year 7 cells topic looking at the 7 life processes and basic animal cell structures.
Students learn how to distinguish whether an object should be classed as living or non-living based on information they are given and their own knowledge. There is plenty of opportunity for discussion and also some harder examples to stretch higher students such as the classification of viruses.
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In lesson 1 of the forces unit students discover the difference between distance and displacement, speed and velocity. They then build on this understanding to determine whether other quantities are scalar or vector and also perform basic vector calculations.
Students also recap the speed distance time equation from KS3, learn to estimate calculations based on typical speeds for a variety of objects,and learn the difference between average and instantaneous speed.
All questions in powerpoint come with answers.
All lesson power points have a slide with clearly defined lesson objectives at the start.
Suitable for both the AQA GCSE Physics 9-1 and Combined Science: Trilogy courses.
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In lesson 1 of the Magnetism and Electromagnetism unit, students learn about magnetic materials, how to draw different magnetic field patterns and are introduced to the idea that electricity can be used to generate a magnetic field. They then go on to look at solenoids and electromagnets in more detail.
All lesson powerpoints begin with a question/task to engage students as soon as they enter the classroom, clearly defined learning objectives and opportunity to recall and apply to the exam what they have learned throughout.
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In lesson 2 of the Magnetism and Electromagnetism unit (AQA specification 4.7.2.1), students recap what they learned about electromagnets in lesson 1 and go onto learn about the factors affecting the strength of an electromagnet through practical work and discussion.
All lesson powerpoints begin with a question/task to engage students as soon as they enter the classroom, clearly defined learning objectives and opportunity to recall and apply to the exam what they have learned throughout.
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This lesson bundle follows and covers the complete new AQA specification for Combined Science: Trilogy - Physics - Electricity unit. (The new combined science GCSE replaces the old double award core and additonal science units.)
This bundle now contains 14 lessons with their accompanying resources for the Electricity unit from the Physics section of the new AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy.
Each lesson has engaging ‘bell work’ as students settle, clearly defined learning objectives, tasks to promote interest and consolidate learning of the lesson material and plenary slides. Most lessons also contain a practical activity to develop students’ skills and confidence using equipment and to give students the opportunity to discover the circuit rules for themselves before learning the theory, although this can also be flipped to instead test the theory in practice once learnt.
The lessons and resources included are:
L1 - Circuit components, series and parallel circuits;
L2 - Current;
L3 - Charge;
L4 - Potential difference;
L5 - Power;
L6 - Resistance;
L7 - Required practical 15 - Resistance with wire length;
L8 - Ohm’s law;
L9 - Power and resistance;
L10 - Resistors - Thermistors and LDRs;
L11 - Required practical 16 - Resistors in series and parallel (NOW ADDED);
L12 - The National Grid (NOW ADDED);
L13 - Types of current - AC DC and the plug (NOW ADDED);
L14 - The plug and electrical safety in the home (NEWLY ADDED).
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In lesson 5 of the Magnetism and Electromagnetism unit (AQA specification 4.7.3.1 to 4.7.3.3), students recap what they learned about the motor effect and the electric motor in lessons 3 and 4 with recall Q and go onto learn about induced potential and the Generator Effect. Ideally this theory should be taught in part through demonstration and diagrams and instructions for these are included.
All lesson powerpoints begin with a question/task to engage students as soon as they enter the classroom, clearly defined learning objectives and opportunity to recall and apply to the exam what they have learned throughout.
There are also teacher notes in the notes sections of the slides where relevant for teachers who may be less confident with the material.
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Lesson 3 in year 7 cells topic looking at the microscope - its discovery and the main functional parts.
Students learn how to use a microscope, why we need them and how to prepare a slide to observe under a microscope. They will also learn how to compare a labelled image of a cell to their own specimen and identify main cell features. Method for practical is included.
Lesson ppt includes diagram for students to label and wordfill on preparing a microscope slide (both ready to print).
Lesson 2 in the year 7 metals topic looking at the reactivity series of metals. Students learn about the reactivity of group 1, 2 and transition metals. Students complete a practical observing different metal reactions and determine, based on their observations, the order of reactivity of their sample metals.
Lesson 6 in the year 7 metals topic looking at reacting metals with oxygen. Students complete a practical where they burn magnesium in air and compare the mass of the magnesium before burning to the mass of magnesium oxide after the reaction. Students write a word equation for the reaction and use this to explain why the mass of the magnesium has increased after the burning.
Lesson 1 in the year 7 metals topic looking at where we find metals. Students learn where metals come from, get to 'mine' for metal ores using basic tools and discuss their position on mining.
This bundle contains all 7 lessons with their accompanying resources for the metals topic at KS3.
The lessons are:
L1 - Metals ores and their uses; L2 - Reactivity series of metlas; L3 - Extraction of metals; L4 - Displacemet reactions of metals; L5 - Alloys and corrosion; L6 - Reacting metals with oxygen; L7 - Testing for metal ions.
Lesson 5 in the year 7 metals topic looking at alloys and corrosion. Students learn about alloys, their properties compared to pure metals and conditions for corrosion. They set up a longer term practical using nails in test tubes to test for the ideal conditions for iron nails to rust. This can be left and monitored over several weeks.
Lesson 7 in the year 7 metals topic looking at testing samples to identify metal ions. Students complete flame tests and precipitate tests to identify different metal ion samples. they also learn and discuss applications of these reactions e.g. fireworks.
Lesson 3 in the year 7 metals topic looking at the extraction of different metals. Students learn about the blast furnace and electrolysis and why each is used to extract different metals based on their relative reactivity.
In lesson 12 of the electricity unit students learn about where electricity is generated and how it gets to our homes, as well as about the role of transformers in reducing energy losses. There are a number of videos in this lesson to get students engaged and thinking about the implications of not having electricity at all or not having centralised supplies of electrical energy. There is an exam question worksheet also attached with answers.
If your school has the equipment, it is also nice to have a mini set up of the key parts of the national grid as well as examples of what transformers look like on a basic level.
All lesson power points have a slide with clearly defined lesson objectives at the start.
In lesson 3 of the electricity unit students look at the relationship between charge, current and time and complete practice calculations. Example questions are included in the slides and there is also a worksheet.
All lesson power points have a slide with clearly defined lesson objectives at the start.
In lesson 6 of the electricity unit students discover the rules of resistance in series and parallel circuits while developing their practical skills.
All lesson power points have a slide with clearly defined lesson objectives at the start.
In lesson 4 of the electricity unit students discover the rules for potential difference in both series and parallel circuits while developing their practical skills.
They then complete a worksheet to consolidate their understanding of both current and potential difference rules in series and parallel circuits. Answers are included in the slides.
All lesson power points have a slide with clearly defined lesson objectives at the start.
