Planning sheet for writing 16 markers in A Level Psychology

Revision checklist for the new AQA GCSE Psychology (9-1) spec. Separated onto paper 1 and paper 2 content.

Revision booklet for the Biological Molecules topic from A Level Biology. Intended for OCR, however can be used for AQA and Edexcel. Includes recall sections, exam questions and organises all the biological molecules separately. Can be used for revision lessons or extended homeworks (I used to set my students to complete 1-2 pages per week for homework whilst teaching the topic in lessons) or can also be used as an interleaving project. (Especially if some Y13 pupils need some brushing up on Y12 content!)

Lessons for the Biopsychology unit for AQA A Level Psychology - year 2. Complete lessons (about 1-2 hours of content), including powerpoint, workbook, and exam questions. Covering the following specification points: Localisation of function in the brain, hemispheric lateralisation: motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language areas, Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas.

Complete lesson on Cancer for the new AQA GCSE Biology spec (9-1). Includes exam question and answers and many other fast paced activities. Differentiated resources included too.

Powerpoint for 5.1.1 Communication and Homeostasis - PAG 11.2: “An opportunity to monitor physiological functions in ectotherms and/or endotherms.” I use this for the required practical (PAG) lesson after teaching about ectothermic animals. So I’ll explain what Daphnia are and the overall methodology of the investigation, along with showing the students some videos and then let them do the practical.

Full lesson for Von Frisch’s bee study (key research) for the language, thought and communication topic from AQA GCSE Psychology new spec (9-1). Can be used alongside the OUP textbook. Includes a worksheet to summarize the key study.

Complete lesson on the relationship between language and thought. Presentation and work sheets covering Piaget’s theory of language depending on thought and the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis of thinking depending on language. Also covers the evaluation of both. Also includes exam style questions and mark schemes. This should cover about 1 hours worth of content.

Revision mat for the enzymes topic of OCR A Level Biology, spec point 2.1.4

Lessons for the Biopsychology unit for AQA A Level Psychology - year 2. Complete lessons (about 1-2 hours of content), including powerpoint, worksheets, and exam questions. Covering the following specification points: The structure and function of sensory, relay and motor neurons. The process of synaptic transmission, including reference to neurotransmitters, excitation and inhibition.

Revision lesson that can cover 1-2 hours. Includes a recall honeycomb (instructions on powerpoint) and exam questions and a mark scheme.

How to write a 9 mark answer for the new GCSE AQA Psychology (9-1). Includes planning sheets allocated with AO1/AO2/AO3 marks for 9 mark questions with and without a scenarious given. Also includes a powerpoint with a model question and answer showing marking breakdowns. Can be used for any topics across the Psychology course.

Full lesson for Spec point d of 5.1.1 OCR A Level Biology - 5.1.1 Communication & Homeostasis. Including: ( d) the physiological and behavioural responses involved in temperature control in ectotherms and endotherms. To include: • endotherms – peripheral temperature receptors, the role of the hypothalamus and effectors in skin and muscles; behavioural responses • ectotherms – behavioural responses. • An opportunity to monitor physiological functions in ectotherms and/or endotherms. Includes detailed content, summary questions, videos and exam questions and answers.

Introducing Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. Focussing on the ideas of assimilation, accommodation and schemas. For the new specification of AQA GCSE Psychology (first exams from Summer 2019) This includes a full lesson powerpoint with a worksheet

Complete lesson powerpoint and worksheets. Includes exam questions, mark schemes and success criteras. From the Brain and Neuropsychology topic of the AQA GCSE Psychology (9-1) specification. First exams from summer 2019). Covers the spec point on the structure and function of the brain: frontal lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe and cerebellum. Also includes the functions of these lobes and the localisation of function in the brain (motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language areas). This can cover around 2 hours of lesson time.

Personal learning checklist I like to give my students at the beginning of the topic. Usually good to have at the beginning of their topic folders.

A RAG list/ lesson check list for the Brain and Neuropsychology topic for the new AQA GCSE Psychology spec. I use this to stick in the front of exercise books and is a good starter/plenary to summarise each lesson title.

PDF of the student checklist for 5.1.1 Communication and Homeostasis Checklist - OCR A Level Biology. Usually give this to students at the beginning of the topic so they can have this in front of their topic notes.

Remote / home learning pack for the entire Infection and Disease GCSE AQA Biology topic. (Thought this would be a very topical and interesting thing to learn about given the relevance of it in the current situation we are in) Instructions included for teacher setting the work. Work emailed out or uploaded onto Google classroom or whatever is equivalent for you. Includes a starter YouTube clip, some comprehension and then recall and exam questions. Mark scheme included for students to self-mark their answers too. Work could be submitted as a Google doc/emailed/ on paper and picture taken. I hope this comes in useful for you in this challenging period we are in.