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Your one-stop shop for KS3, KS4, and SEN science lessons (in line with Edexcel and AQA)

Your one-stop shop for KS3, KS4, and SEN science lessons (in line with Edexcel and AQA)
Water Cycle and Potable Water - SEN/LAP
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Water Cycle and Potable Water - SEN/LAP

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This lesson was created for students in an SEN school and can cover two 50 minute lessons. Included: Part 1 Starter - fluoride The Water Cycle picture - teacher explanation of key words ACTIVITY - Keyword match ACTIVITY - fill in the missing keywords on the water cycle picturE ACTIVITY - number the points where the description is happening on the water cycle Potable water information - nets on mountains and desalination INDEPENDENT TASKS - Exam questions Included Part 2 - Potable water picture - sedimentation, filtration clorination PRACTICAL ACTIVITY - Making potable water from dirty water using alum and by making a filtration tower. Instructions and equipment. Risk assessment for practical Table for observations 3 x worksheets included. Print slides 1 to 3 single sided. Everything unblurred when bought.
Crude Oil and Fractional Distillation - SEN/LAP
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Crude Oil and Fractional Distillation - SEN/LAP

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This resource was created for students in an SEN school - Yr11/12 Included: What crude oil is What fractional distillation is The properties of crude oil organised in a table ACTIVITY - are these properties near the top or bottom of the fractionating column? they have the table on their worksheet ACTIVITY - Gapfill of how a fractionating column works ACTIVITY - cut and stick of uses of crude oil fractions EXTENSION - gapfill of difference between bitumen and petrol, copy and complete in books Plenary - exit ticket, students circle the correct answer or write the correct answer on a post it Everything is unblurred when bought. Worksheets print slides 1 and 2 single sided.
Rate of Reaction (Surface Area) - SEN/LAP
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Rate of Reaction (Surface Area) - SEN/LAP

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This worksheet has been made for students doing entry level chemistry in an SEN school. 1 lesson practical, 1 lesson write up. The worksheet has a picture of the practical and is investigating different sized marble chips and the reaction with hydrochloric acid. Students complete 3 sets of results, writing the change in mass every 15 seconds for 3 minutes. It is based on chem guide UK’s video on how surface area affects rate of reaction. Worksheet includes: Gapfill activity method completion Prediction Results table - small, medium and large marble chips Graph analysis gapfill - teacher to show students how to draw a line graph What did students change, measure, keep the same questions What could they improve - e.g. were they accurate Conclusions Whether this matched the prediction
Culture & Science
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Culture & Science

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This lesson is a key stage 3 or 4 lesson (Year 7 to Year 10) that is 60 minutes long. This was developed as part of a culture day lesson linking science with culture. Included: Starter – what is culture 6 x A3 printout information hunt detailing Pakistani, Bengali, British, Eastern European (with Poland), Nigerian and Indian cultures. This links culture to astronomy, traditional medicine, blood types and Japanese personality types and human migration. Content & Presentation – Astronomy, human migration, blood types Independent Practice: Questions include: Timeline of human migration from East Africa Keyword table from different cultures How astronomy links to agriculture Tickbox exercise for blood types what traditional medicines are used to treat illness. Markscheme included Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheet printed double sided in landscape - unblurred when bought
Animal and Plant Cells - SEN/LAP
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Animal and Plant Cells - SEN/LAP

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This resource was created for Yr11 students in an SEN school, 50 minutes. Included: 2 x worksheets - slide 1 and 2 unblurred when bought Cells as the smallest units of life - linked to bricks Animal cell structure ACTIVITY - labelling an animal cell Plant cells structure ACTIVITY - Use the previous slide to label a different picture of a plant cell Video on plant and animal cell structure function ACTIVITY - table completion of organelle functions Independent task - label the cell structures of picture, then apply this to labelling an animal and plant cell slides, tick where the organelles are found Plenary Everything unblurred when bought
Combustion - SEN/LAP
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Combustion - SEN/LAP

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Created for Yr10 students in an SEN school. Starter assume you’ve already taught fractional distillation. Included: 2 x worksheets on slide 1 and 2 Starter activity Combustion definition Fire triangle and sources of each side Burning fossil fuels pollutants and monoxide vs dioxide ACTIVITY - complete the fire triangle and match the name of the chemical to the symbol Complete and incomplete combustion equations ACTIVITY - complete general equation for both types of combustion ACTIVITY - apply this to written sentences with methane, ethane and propane ACTIVITY - keyword check, are the descriptions incomplete or complete combustion Plenary - table completion Everything unblurred when bought
The Carbon Cycle - SEN/LAP
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The Carbon Cycle - SEN/LAP

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This lesson was created for students in an SEN school and is 50 minutes long Included: What Carbon is Aerobic respiration - ACTIVITY - Create word equation from sentence Photosynthesis - ACTIVITY - Create word equation from picture Combustion - ACTIVITY - Create word equation from sentence Decomposition - what this means ACTIVITY - identify the keyword from the description The carbon cycle - picture Whole class check - what is the process in the picture ACTIVITY - identify the process by numbers in the picture Independent questions - very simple Plenary - identify, describe, explain the parts of the carbon cycle. Can be done as an exit ticket where students pick one to answer Worksheet slide 1 and 2 unblurred when bought
The Heart - SEN/LAP
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The Heart - SEN/LAP

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This is a 50 minute lesson created for SEN pupils in Yr11 in an autistic school Included: Starter - identify the white and red blood cells and platelets What arteries, veins and capillaries are ACTIVITY - identify whether the vessel is an artery, vein or capillary (table) Left and right side of the heart - blood in blue and red / double circulatory system Right side only picture of heart, where the blood goes and comes from Left side only picture of heart, where the blood goes and comes from ACTIVITY - add labels to the diagrams of left and right side of heart (lungs/body) ACTIVITY - which are arteries/veins of the heart Content - atrium and ventricles ACTIVITY - identify the left and right sides of the heart - heart is numbered Plenary - identify atrium, ventricles, arteries and veins 2 x worksheets - unblurred when bought, print slide 1 and 2
Sewage Treatment - SEN/LAP
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Sewage Treatment - SEN/LAP

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Created for students in an SEN school - LAP What wastewater is What a sewage treatment facility looks like Steps outlined: Screening, Sedimentation, Aerobic Digestion, Anaerobic Digestion ACTIVITY - Identify the process from the picture Further water treatment - e.g. chemicals, membrane - to make potable ACTIVITY - Cut and stick treatmment steps and put in the correct order PLENARY - label the sewage treatment facility with keywords You can add a video to extend the lesson, Worksheets on slide 1 and 2 - printing single sided
Blood - SEN/LAP
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Blood - SEN/LAP

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This is a 50 minute lesson created for Yr11 pupils in an SEN school. Included: where blood cells are made Components of blood colouring in activity of blood in a vessel function of the blood parts matching structure to function 2 x worksheets - print slides 1 and 2 single sided
Neutralisation in daily life - SEN/LAP
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Neutralisation in daily life - SEN/LAP

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Created for students in Yr8, 9 and 10 in an SEN school Included: Starter Neutralisation equation Neutralisation in everyday life [bees, wasps, heartburn, tooth decay] The metal salts formed from using hydrochloric, sulphuric and nitric acids Activities - Complete everyday neutralisation tables Whole class check for understanding - what is the salt formed Complete salt names from word equations [gapfill] Complete a mind map for neutralisation All answers included Worksheets - print slide 1 to 2 double sided, slide 3 separate
Combustion Practical - SEN/LAP
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Combustion Practical - SEN/LAP

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Created for yr10 students in an SEN school, 50 minutes Included: 2 x worksheets, print slide 1 and 2 single sided Requisition list Fire triangle starter and answers Safety in the lab ACTIVITY - students complete the risk assessment table by picking a hazard and precaution PRACTICAL PART 1 - blue vs orange flame / which is complete vs incomplete using water in boiling tube. Students complete a table, answer questions and complete equations. PRACTICAL PART 2 - heating up water using alcohols in spirit burners and paraffin in a spirit burner. Conclusion and evaluation write up. Slide to help with write up Plenary - exit ticket Everything unblurred when bought
Structure of DNA - SEN/LAP
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Structure of DNA - SEN/LAP

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This was created for Yr11 students in an SEN school, 50 minutes Included: 2 x worksheets on slide 1 and 2, unblurred when bought Starter activity labelling an animal cell Career link Computers [binary code] and DNA link What DNA is and why its important DNA as a double helix - quick check, which is the correct shape DNA base pairing ACTIVITY - fill in the other DNA strand code DNA has a strong backbone with bases held by weak hydrogen bonds ACTIVITY - add the bonds to the previous activity, add bonding and backbone labels Genome as the entire DNA of an organism ACTIVItY gapfill bsaed on picture Independent task - complete the missing information on the DNA strands and describe the structure of DNA using the picture to help you All answers Plenary - true/false Everything unblurred when bought
Osmosis SEN/LAP
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Osmosis SEN/LAP

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, for SEN/LAP pupils on the definition of Osmosis. This has been completely revamped and links to Goldilocks and the three bears building toward the definition of osmosis. Created for Year 10 – KS4 / Yr12 students completing GCSE biology. 24 slides. Included: Starter Goldilocks and the three bears story link Solute definition What a solution is / activity on which is higher the water or salt Cytoplasm as a solution Water movement linked to drinking water (lots of water to less water in cells) and waterfalls (moving from a higher place to lower place) Examples of water moving into and out of cells based on a solution in a beaker and a cell in a beaker - water movement activity Examples of water moving into and out of cells based on a solution in a beaker and a cell in a beaker - using sugar concentration - water movement activity Plenary:circle the correct words for Osmosis definition Tried and tested - kids understood it Worksheets – printed double sided – unblurred when bought
Word Equations - SEN/LAP
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Word Equations - SEN/LAP

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This worksheet was created for students in an SEN school. Neutralisation word equations: acid + alkali -> salt + water 30 questions - Fill in the missing acid, metal and salt questions (fill in the gap) Colour coordinated (15), then no colours (15) Extension - 6 questions where students name the salt formed (3) and write word equations (3) from a written question. Can be scaffolded by underlining using different colours. Worksheet - 3 pages, unblurred when bought
Human impacts on environment - Worksheet
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Human impacts on environment - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet task created for students in Yr10 and Yr11 in an SEN school. Included: Paragraph of information on human impacts on environment Students highlight key information 15 Questions based on paragraph Answers to tasks included Worksheet unblurred when bought.
Crude oil and Fractional Distillation - Worksheet
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Crude oil and Fractional Distillation - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet task created for students in Yr12 in an SEN school. Included: Paragraph of information on crude oil and fractional distillation with pictures TASK 1 - Questions based on paragraph TASK 2 - Cut and stick activity where students sort the products of crude oil into the fractionating column [gives boiling points for easier acces] Answers to tasks Worksheet unblurred when bought.
Menstrual Cycle - Worksheet
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Menstrual Cycle - Worksheet

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Independent work created for students in an SEN school. Included: information on 4 stages, hormones LH, FSH, Oestrogen and Progesterone. Graph displaying hormone levels and uterus lining thickness. 10 questions with answers at the end Worksheet unblurred when bought.
Earths Atmosphere - SEN/LAP
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Earths Atmosphere - SEN/LAP

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This lesson was created for students in an SEN school - 50 minutes long. ***Edited to include all answers, an additionally final check activity [storyboard gapfill],better picture for current atmosphere, better questions for devonian period Included: What the atmosphere is Geological periods of the earth - this will be beyond their understanding, briefly explain that the age of earth is given names same as humans e.g. baby, toddlers, teen etc The Hadean Eon and atmosphere composition of Earth ACTIVITY - Pie chart completion, 2 questions based on prev slide The Archaen Eon and changing atmosphere of the Earth [decreasing volcanic activity, earth cooling] ACTIVITY - Gapfill activity Devonian Period and changing atmosphere of the Earth [plant evolution] Photosynthesis definition with picture ACTIVITY - equation fill in the blank ACTIVITY - questions on devonian period Current atmosphere of the Earth ACTIVITY - Pie chart completion, 2 questions based on prev slide FINAL ACTIVITY - Story board gapfill of the changing atmosphere over time Questions are simple. Follows teacher instruction then studen task format Print slide 1 to 3 for worksheet, unblurred when bought
Discovery of DNA - Worksheet
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Discovery of DNA - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet created for students in an SEN school Included: 2 x paragraphs of information, first on photograph 51 and the second on other scientists. TASK 1 - Questions based on work of Rosalind Franklin TASK 2 - Questions based on work of scientists Mendel, Avery, Chargaff, Franklin, Watson and Crick Answers to tasks Worksheet unblurred when bought.