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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)
Inheritance lesson - KS3
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Inheritance lesson - KS3

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This lesson is 60 minutes long, success criteria: State the meaning of inherit and give examples of genetic traits Describe how traits are passed down from generation to generation, using gummy bears Explain why organisms are unique to their parents Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [AFL] Independent Practice [Extension] & Markscheme Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheets x1 printed as A5 booklet, slides 2 to 3 Instructions in the notes
Puberty - KS3 - Year 7
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Puberty - KS3 - Year 7

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This lesson is 60 minutes long, success criteria: State what is meant by puberty Describe what happens to parts of the body during puberty and adolescence. Explain the role of sex hormones in puberty Created for Year 7 - KS3. Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [AFL] Independent Practice [BSG, Extension] & Markscheme Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheets x1 printed as A5 booklet, slides 1 to 2 Instructions in the notes
KS3 - Structure of DNA - Year 9
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KS3 - Structure of DNA - Year 9

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This lesson is a key stage 3 lesson (Year 9) that is 60 minutes long. Success criteria: Recall what DNA is and why it is needed Describe the structure of DNA Explain the importance of genes in genetics Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [Assessment for learning] Independent Practice [Bronze, Silver & Gold Task] Markscheme included Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheet printed double sided as an A5 booklet [unblurred when bought]
KS3 - Adaptations - Year 9
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KS3 - Adaptations - Year 9

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This lesson is a key stage 3 lesson (Year 9) that is 60 minutes long. Success criteria: Define the term adaptation Describe how adaptations can affect the survival of organisms Explain how organisms become endangered or extinct Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [Assessment for learning] SEEC (Select, Explore, Explain, Consolidate) table – for literacy (Adaptation) Independent Practice [Bronze, Silver & Gold Task] Markscheme included Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheet printed double sided as an A5 booklet [unblurred when bought]
KS3 or KS4 - Leaf Structure
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KS3 or KS4 - Leaf Structure

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This lesson is a key stage 3 or 4 lesson that is 60 minutes long. Topic 6 – Edexcel – Plant Structures Success criteria: Recall how to use a microscope Describe the role of stomata in gas exchange Prepare a specimen for viewing under a microscope Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [Assessment for learning] Practical activity – preparing stomata imprint to view under microscope Independent Practice [Bronze, Silver & Gold Task] as extension [unblurred when bought] Markscheme included Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheet printed double sided as an A5 booklet [unblurred when bought]
Genetic Drift
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Genetic Drift

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This lesson is a key stage 3 or 4 lesson (Year 9 or Year 10) that is 60 minutes long. Success criteria: Define the term genetic drift Describe some examples of genetic drift Explain the impact of genetic drift on population diversity Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [Assessment for learning] Independent Practice [Bronze, Silver & Gold Task] Markscheme included Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheet printed double sided as an A5 booklet [unblurred when bought]
Stopping Distance - SEN/LAP
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Stopping Distance - SEN/LAP

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This lesson is 2 hours long, for LAP/SEN pupils on stopping distance, including thinking distance and calculations using distance = speed x time. Created for Year 11 – KS4 – LAP/SEN Included: Content and presentation – stopping distance Practical on reaction times using ruler (cm) Conversion table – reaction time distance to seconds Calculating thinking distance using distance = speed x time Definitions of thinking and stopping distance Forces acting on a moving car Store transfers Factors affecting thinking and braking distance Independent tasks – gapfill, ordering, calculations, identify questions, with answers 2 x worksheets –unblurred when bought
Tissues - Year 7
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Tissues - Year 7

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This lesson is 60 minutes long, success criteria: Define what a tissue is Describe cell organisation Explain the functions of different tissues in an organ Created for Year 7 - KS3. Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [AFL] Independent Practice [Bronze, silver and gold task] & Markscheme Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheets x1 printed as A5 booklet – print two pages per sheet, double sided – unblurred when bought
8Ca - Aerobic Respiration (KS3)
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8Ca - Aerobic Respiration (KS3)

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This lesson is 60 minutes long, success criteria: Define Aerobic Respiration State the word equation for Aerobic Respiration Describe how cells get the reactants it needs for aerobic respiration. Compare combustion & respiration. Included: Starter & Accessing Prior Knowledge Questions Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [AFL] Independent Practice [Bronze, Silver & Gold tasks] & Markscheme Self/Peer Assessment Worksheets x2 printed as A5 booklet Instructions in the notes
KS3 - Discontinuous & Continuous Variation - Year 9
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KS3 - Discontinuous & Continuous Variation - Year 9

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This lesson is key stage 3 lesson (Year 9) that is 60 minutes long. Success criteria: Define the terms discontinuous & continuous. Describe difference between discontinuous & continuous variation. Represent discontinuous & continuous data using graphs. Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [Assessment for learning] PRACTICAL ACTIVITY - Students collect height and tongue rolling data to display on a graph Independent Practice - Extension task - [Bronze, Silver & Gold tasks] Markscheme included Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheet printed double sided [unblurred when bought]
Reproductive Organs - Year 7 - KS3
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Reproductive Organs - Year 7 - KS3

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This lesson is 60 minutes long, success criteria: Identify the organs of the human reproductive systems Describe the function of the organs of the human reproductive system. Explain the importance of reproduction. Created for Year 7. Suitable all KS3. Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [AFL] Independent Practice [BSG, Extension] & Markscheme Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheets x1 printed as A5 booklet; PRINT slides 1 to 2 - Instructions in the notes
SB3 / CB3 - DNA - KS3 - Year 7 - Edexcel
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SB3 / CB3 - DNA - KS3 - Year 7 - Edexcel

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This lesson is 60 minutes long, success criteria: State what DNA is Describe the structure of DNA Describe how DNA is organised in cells. Created for Year 7. Suitable all KS3 or for foundation level GCSE students [LAP]. Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [AFL] Independent Practice [BSG, Extension] & Markscheme Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheets x1 printed as A5 booklet, slides 1 to 2 Instructions in the notes
KS3 - Type of Variation - Year 9
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KS3 - Type of Variation - Year 9

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This lesson is a key stage 3 lesson (Year 9) that is 60 minutes long. Success criteria: Identify and give examples of inherited and environmental variation Describe how inherited and environmental variation is caused Explain why environmental variation can confuse the idea of a species Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [Assessment for learning] SEEC (Select, Explore, Explain, Consolidate) table – for literacy (Variation) Independent Practice [Bronze, Silver & Gold Task] Markscheme included Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheet printed double sided as an A5 booklet [unblurred when bought]
KS3 - Discovery of DNA - Year 9
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KS3 - Discovery of DNA - Year 9

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This lesson is a key stage 3 lesson (Year 9) that is 60 minutes long. Success criteria: State the importance of photograph 51 Describe what the x-ray diffraction experiment revealed about the structure of DNA Explain the role of scientists in the discovery of DNA Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [Assessment for learning] Independent Practice [Bronze, Silver & Gold Task] Markscheme included Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheet printed double sided as an A5 booklet [unblurred when bought]
Water, Carbon & Nitrogen Cycles - Worksheet
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Water, Carbon & Nitrogen Cycles - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet created for students in an SEN school Included: Information and picture on the water cycle TASK 1 - 8 x questions based on this Information and picture on the carbon cycle TASK 2 - 8 questions based on this Information and picture on the nitrogen cycle TASK 3 - 8 questions based on this EXTENSION - students summarise water, carbon and nitrogen cycles and identify the key processes Answers to tasks 1, 2, 3 included No answers for extension Worksheet unblurred when bought.
Analysing Water Quality - SEN/LAP
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Analysing Water Quality - 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. You will need calcium carbonate strips to assess water hardness, universal indicator strips, and 4 x water samples e.g. seawater, rainwater, river water, tapwater. Information of residue and pH level requirements for drinking water. Worksheet includes: Practical picture that students label for equipment list Prediction Gapfill activity method completion Risk assessment precaution table completion What did students change, measure, keep the same Results table to record the pH, calcium carbonate level and mass of residue Conclusions - which water sample is potable What could they improve - e.g. were they accurate, could they repeat their experiment You can have students complete a bar graph as well Everything unblurred when bought
Metal Reactivity - SEN/LAP
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Metal Reactivity - 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 the reactions of metals magnesium, zinc, iron and calcium with hydrochloric acid. They use a thermometer to record the temperature change. Worksheet includes: Practical picture Prediction Gapfill activity method completion What did students change, measure, keep the same Results table to record final temperature and order of reactivity Graph completion Conclusions - which most reactive and why / evidence of this [graph] What could they improve - e.g. were they accurate Everything unblurred when bought
Alleles and Inheritance - Worksheet
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Alleles and Inheritance - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet created for students in an SEN school Included: Infographic on Alleles and Inheritance TASK 1 - 10 x questions based on this TASK 2 - Punnet square completion, starts easy then gets harder Answers to task 1 included - teachere should model answers to task 2 Worksheet unblurred when bought.
The pH scale - SEN/LAP
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The pH scale - SEN/LAP

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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 2 x worksheet. Print single sided. Unblurred when bought
Mitosis - SEN/LAP
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Mitosis - SEN/LAP

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Created for students in an SEN school Included: 3 x worksheets - unblurred when bought Starter joke DNA structure and pairing recap Cell cycle and human life cycle link what happens in interphase mitosis importance ACTIVITY - true/false on mitosis and cell cycle and interphase ACTIVITY - fill in table of stages of mitosis [gapfill] ACTIVITY - identify stages of mitosis, using previous pictures ACTIVITY - identify real micrographs of stages of cells in mitosis INDEPENDENT WORK - exam questions Plenary activity - mitosis stages Everything unblurred when bought