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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)
Active Transport - SEN/LAP
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Active Transport - SEN/LAP

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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 1 x worksheets –unblurred when bought
Active Transport Examples - SEN/LAP
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Active Transport Examples - SEN/LAP

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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] 1 x worksheets –unblurred when bought [print 2 pages per sheet, single sided to be folded and stuck into books]
Muscles & Moving (Joints) - SEN/LAP
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Muscles & Moving (Joints) - SEN/LAP

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, created for SEN/LAP pupils Created for Year 7 or 8 – KS3 – LAP/SEN Included: Hook – Career link Content and presentation – Types of joints, antagonistic muscles, bicep and tricep movement, hamstring and quadricep movement, what muscle contraction is, what tendons and ligaments are Independent learning activity Plenary – identify activity 2 x worksheets –unblurred when bought
CB1 - Revision Mat - SEN
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CB1 - Revision Mat - SEN

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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
Microscopes - SEN/LAP
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Microscopes - SEN/LAP

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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. 2 x worksheets unblurred when bought All answers included
Magnification Calculations - SEN/LAP
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Magnification Calculations - SEN/LAP

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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 2 x worksheets unblurred when bought 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.
Percentage Change in Mass - SEN/LAP
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Percentage Change in Mass - SEN/LAP

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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 for students doing GCSE. Included: Starter Content and presentation – percentage change in mass calculation, how to break this down and put this in a calculator teacher modelling, you try calculation, link to osmosis and what positive and negative answers mean Independent learning activity – easy calculations with percentage change in mass (again to practice using calculators) Plenary – identify the correct calculation Editted on 13/11/20 to include activity on whether water moves into or out of cells, and gapfil on whether cells swell, burst, shrink or wilt. Percentage change in mass calculation editted throughout to say starting mass, rather than initial. 1 x worksheets –unblurred when bought,** print two pages per sheet**
Year 10 - Osmosis Practical - SEN
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Year 10 - Osmosis Practical - SEN

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This lesson is 2 x 50 minute lessons, for SEN/LAP pupils. Split into two lessons. Created for Year 10 – KS4. First Lesson - Starter Recap – plant cells Risk assessment Practical explanation Equipment labelling activity Independent, dependent and control variables Second lesson - Percentage change in mass Experiment conclusions (after 24 hours) Worksheets – print slide 1 to 2 for first lesson - print slide 3 for the second lesson
Domestic Violence Assembly
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Domestic Violence Assembly

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A resource created for a 20 minute assembly on domestic violence. Students will learn: What domestic violence is How to recognise signs of domestic violence Who to contact if concerned that they, or someone they know, is a victim of domestic violence. Includes statistics on males and females, signs of abuse, spotting abuser signs as well as embedded videos and support for those concerned about domestic abuse.
Anaerobic Respiration
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Anaerobic Respiration

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, created for MAP pupils in an SEN school. Will more suit mainstream students. Created for Year 9 – KS3 – AQA/EDEXCEL Included: Content and presentation – Anaerobic respiration, strenuous exercise, lactic acid, oxygen debt Independent check for understanding tasks – worksheet 1 Comparing aerobic and anaerobic venn diagram Strenuous vs steady exercise, with Usain Bolt and Mo Farah as examples. Extension task - worksheet 2 x worksheets –unblurred when bought
SB3 / CB3 - Alleles
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SB3 / CB3 - Alleles

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This lesson is a key stage 4 lesson (Year 10) that is 60 minutes long. Can be used for higher ability year 9 pupils or Year 10 Success criteria: State what an allele is Describe the difference between genotype and phenotype. Explain homozygous and heterozygous genotypes. 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 Worksheets x2 printed as A5 booklet Print 2 pages per sheet, double sided
Becoming Pregnant - Year 7 - KS3
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Becoming Pregnant - Year 7 - KS3

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This lesson is 60 minutes long, success criteria: Identify the placenta and umbilical cord Describe how a woman becomes pregnant after fertilisation Describe how the developing foetus is protected inside the mother. 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 x1 printed as A5 booklet [print slide 1 to 2 double sided] Instructions in the notes
Forces - Equation Triangles pt1
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Forces - Equation Triangles pt1

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, for LAP pupils on equations: Change in velocity, force mass and acceleration and weight (gravitational field strength). Created for Year 10 – KS4 - LAP Included: Starter Recap – how to rearrange equations Mnemonic Independent tasks with answers Difference between acceleration and speed Worksheets – print single sided – unblurred when bought
Hydrocarbons - MAP
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Hydrocarbons - MAP

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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 2 x worksheets, unblurred when bought. print slide 1 to 2 single sided
Hydrocarbons - SEN/LAP
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Hydrocarbons - SEN/LAP

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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 1 x worksheets, unblurred when bought. print slide 1
Metals and Non-metals - SEN
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Metals and Non-metals - SEN

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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
Animal Cells - SEN
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Animal Cells - SEN

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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
Chemical Reactions - SEN/LAP
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Chemical Reactions - SEN/LAP

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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]
Domestic Violence - Reflection
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Domestic Violence - Reflection

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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
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 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