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Michelle Heelis

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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.

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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.
Particles, states of matter, lesson in a box SOLO
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Particles, states of matter, lesson in a box SOLO

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A lesson ready to go designed as the first lesson of the topic. Workstation circus to discover the properties of s,l,g. Followed by a short worksheet directly related. For those using SOLO taxonomy the levels and homework are clearly identified. Homework labels just need to be printed and students can select the level they wish to do. Multistructural - Lower ability Relational - standard Extended abstract - higher
Insulating Materials and HSW Skills
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Insulating Materials and HSW Skills

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Everything you need for a lesson on insulation that incorporates work on calculating means and drawing conclusions. Students carry out an investigation on insulation material using different materials around beakers of hot water.
Concave & Convex Mirrors BTEC low abiltiy 6.3
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Concave & Convex Mirrors BTEC low abiltiy 6.3

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For those struggling with assignment 6.3 here is a worksheet on mirrors to help them achieve the merit. I have done a similar one for lenses http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Concave-and-amp-Convex-Lenses-BTEC-6-3-low-ability-6427448/
Lime Cycle - AQA Oxbox Literacy Resource
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Lime Cycle - AQA Oxbox Literacy Resource

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This is a lesson plan and associated worksheets suitable for foundation level students. For those unfamiliar with the graphic organiser, once students have filled in their sections they need to use their notes to compile a piece of text. YOU WILL NEED ACCESS TO OXBOX CHEMISTRY BOOKS.
Marking aid for thermal transfer - Target stickers
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Marking aid for thermal transfer - Target stickers

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For use with Thermal Transfer. A set of labels to be printed off with student targets. I use these as a marking aid for target setting at the end of each topic. Students then use the following lesson to do the individual target tasks that have been set. Ofsted sorted!
Plant Cell Jigsaw
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Plant Cell Jigsaw

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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
BTec Humans and Environment SEN
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BTec Humans and Environment SEN

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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.
Generating Electricity New AQA checklist from spec
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Generating Electricity New AQA checklist from spec

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This is a checklist adapted from the new AQA physics spec. I use it as a marking aid at the end of the topic and tick off the outcomes achieved. They are then given reflection (D.I.R.T.) time and assessed again. My students are finding these exceptionally useful.