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
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This is a 50 minute lesson created for students in an SEN school who are of lower ability.
This lesson covers
What crude oil is
Hydrocarbon definition
The names of the first 4 hydrocarbons
Mnemonic for remembering these
Identifying the hydrocarbons from pictures
Drawing hydrocarbon structure - first four only
Moly mod activity
Plenary - exit ticket
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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 using a gas syringe.
Students complete 3 sets of results, writing the volume of gas that is collected every 15 seconds for 3 minutes.
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
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
This is a 50 minute lesson created for students in an SEN school who are of middle ability.
This lesson covers
What crude oil is
Hydrocarbon definition
Recap of naming shapes [for hydrocarbon link]
The names of the first 10 hydrocarbons
Linking this to the naming shapes
Identifying the hydrocarbons from pictures
Drawing hydrocarbon structure
Plenary - exit ticket
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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
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
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Created for Yr11s in an SEN school - 50 minute lesson
revamped - body as a castle, invaders as pathogens, soliders as immune system
Included:
Worksheets - print slides 1 to 2 single sided - unblurred when bought
Starter - four pathogens
NEW - your body as a castle
ACTIVITY - part of castle link to human physical defence e.g. skin, stomach acid
NEW - pathogens as invaders, immune system as soldiers and dragon with combat rules
What are white blood cells, antibodies, phagocytosis and antibodies
ACTIVITY - white blood cell labelling activity and function gapfill
NEW - phagocytosis link to dragon
Video of phagocytosis
ACTIVITY - Phagocytosis story board creationand gapfill completion
NEW - antibodies as weapons of the soliders
NEW - antigens as colour of invaders and protections making them unique
NEW - invader combat rules
UPDATED - lymphocyte immune response linked to soliders and invaders
NEW - picture gapfill activity of lymphocyte action linked to soliders and invaders, made simpler
Plenary - exit ticket
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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
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
Year 7 lesson on Animal cells only for students in an SEN school
Included:
Content and presentation - bricks to houses, cells to people; parts of an animal cell
Activities:
Label an animal cell picture
Label an animal cell slide
Video - Dr Binocs
What do the parts of an animal cell do
You can used prepared slides to have students observe cells if extra time
Print slide 1 for the worksheet
This is a year 10 lesson created for pupils in an SEN school
Included:
Content and presentation - demo ideas, how to use periodic table, reactivity of metals, where metals and non-metals are found and properties of metals vs non-metals
Activities - What are the symbols of certain elements, what groups/periods elements are found in, identify whether elements are metals and non-metals and complete a table of properties of metals vs non-metals
Print slide 2 and 3 single sided for the worksheets
Post assembly form time reflection task - see other uploads for the free assembly
Reflection includes:
Domestic abuse definition
Crime stats
Turn and talk activity
Video - domestic abuse in the UK
Class discussion task about video
Signs of domestic abuse
Healthy vs unhealthy relationships
How to help others
Where to seek support
This is an hour long lesson made for SEN/LAP pupils in Yr10.
Can be split into two lessons - theory and practical.
Included:
Starter
Content and presentation - the pH scale, different acids and alkalis, what indicators are used for, colours of different acids and alkalis
Activities - completing a table, checking for understanding using finger voting, identifying colour using pH numbers, identifying pH strength using numbers
Practical - testing different household chemicals with universal indicator - pH number, colour and strength
Plenary - exit ticket
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This is an hour long lesson created for SEN students in Yr10.
Included:
Starter
Content & Presentation - how to arrange an equation using baking a cake as an equation, word equations from sentences, what are chemical reactions
Teacher modeling how to write an equation using words in a sentence
You try - identifying reactants and products
You try - completing word equations (gap fill)
Activity - identify which reactions are chemical
PRACTICAL* conducting and writing down observations from three chemical reactions
Worksheet printed double sided, folded into an A5 booklet [unblurred when bought]
This is a year 10 theory lesson for SEN/LAP pupils. This was created after they had created an onion slide.
The focus - how to use a microscope, prepare a slide and calculating total magnification (there is no triangle or rearranging equations).
Included:
Starter - what can you see under a light microscope
Hook - career link
Content and presentation - parts of a light microscope, how to use a microscope correctly, how to prepare a specimen slide, how to calculate total magnification (you can put a picture of their slide up for this bit)
Main worksheet with quick check for understanding
Independent task 1 - why do we use light microscopes, true/false microscopes table, calculating total magnification from objective and eyepiece, additional two questions.
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All answers included
This is a Year 10 lesson created for SEN/LAP pupils
The focus is only on how to calculate actual size from image size and magnification. There is no triangle or rearranging equations.
Included:
Starter - scientific drawing of a white blood cell
Recap - how to calculate total magnification
Content and presentation - how to calculate actual size, examples given: an Ant and Leonardo DiCaprio
Independent task 1 - actual size table completion and a question
Independent task 2 - using rulers to calculate actual size from images of 8 cells
Plenary - calculation actual size question
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Answers included for independent task 1. Not for task 2 as this is dependent on how you print. The lines for where to place the ruler are included.
Very simple revision mat created for SEN students in year 10 covering topics:
Animal and plant cells
Organelle functions
Labelling a microscope
Image size and Total magnification calculation only [no rearranging]
How to use a microscope gapfill
diffusion, osmosis and active transport definitions
PRACTICAL - Osmosis in potatoes, very basic
What independent, dependent and control variables are
Percentage change in mass calculations
This lesson is 50 minutes long, created for SEN/LAP pupils.
Created for Year 10 – KS4 – AQA/Edexcel
This is a part two lesson so does not cover the definitions. Please see my other upload.
Included:
Starter
Content and presentation – digestive system, active transport to blood via the small intestine cells,
Task 1 – active transport in humans [labelling, tick correct, add arrows to show glucose movement, select correct word]
Content and presentation – parts of a plant, importance of roots, links to photosynthesis and the root hair cell picture with minerals
Task 2 – active transport in plants [plant labelling, photosynthesis equation, select correct word, gapfill]
Plenary – sort statements [osmosis, diffusion, active transport]
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This lesson is 50 minutes long, created for SEN/LAP pupils as part of calculator use practice
Created for Year 10 – KS4 – AQA/Edexcel
Included:
Starter
Content and presentation – what active transport is (linked to carrying something heavy and going up a slide), animations to show movement of glucose, the cell membrane and carrier proteins, quick check tasks and links to osmosis and diffusion using water and oxygen
Independent learning activity – gapfill, tick correct, add an arrow, select the correct answer
Plenary – circle correct for active transport
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