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I am a Psychology teacher based in the midlands who teaches both GCSE and A-Level at both OCR and AQA Specifications. Check PsychSpace on YouTube for helpful videos!

I am a Psychology teacher based in the midlands who teaches both GCSE and A-Level at both OCR and AQA Specifications. Check PsychSpace on YouTube for helpful videos!
Synaptic Transmission Worksheets - AQA A-Level Psychology
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Synaptic Transmission Worksheets - AQA A-Level Psychology

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2 worksheets to support a lesson based on Synaptic transmission, or can be printed and used as homework or addition revision for both Year 12 or Year 13 students studying Psychology. Ideally for AQA Specification. File is a PowerPoint but should print as a full A4 page.
GCSE OCR Psychology All Knowledge Organisers
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GCSE OCR Psychology All Knowledge Organisers

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7 Blank Knowledge organisers for the ENTIRE OCR GCSE Psychology course for students to fill out as a revision resource or an end of unit lesson. Takes at least one hour to complete by students, making it a superb activity either in lesson or as homework. The 7 pages cover: Criminal Psychology Developmental Psychology Psychological Problems Memory Social Influence Sleep and Dreaming Research Methods These knowledge organisers are clearly laid out and make it easy for students to clearly lay out their information onto one page. Ideally printed out on A3 but can be A4 if needed. Can be downloaded as either a PDF or an editable powerpoint file.
Plasticity - Psychology AQA Full Lesson
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Plasticity - Psychology AQA Full Lesson

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A full lesson for Plasticity for AQA A-Level Psychology which a range of information and activites. Includes: Reference to the specification AO1 Knowledge Studies Exam questions Starter and plenary Includes a unique, optional plenary idea which can be taken and applied to every lesson at AQA A-Level Psychology (does require a prop if you want to try it - this is explained on the slides, but my students love it!). There is a prop-less plenary also! Downloaded as a PowerPoint file but can be used on Google slides also.
Synaptic Transmission -Psychology AQA A-Level Full Lesson
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Synaptic Transmission -Psychology AQA A-Level Full Lesson

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A full lesson designed for AQA A-Level Psychology, from the Biopsychology topic. Includes all explanations of synaptic transmission at differentiated levels, as well as exam questions and a large range of activities. These activities include a range of original worksheets as well as a creative role play. This lesson starts by referencing the specification and includes lesson objectives, meaning it is observation ready if needed. Downloads as a Microsoft PowerPoint file but can also be used with Google Slides.
OCR GCSE Psychology - Complete Paper 1 Homework/Revision Booklet
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OCR GCSE Psychology - Complete Paper 1 Homework/Revision Booklet

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A 16 page document with 27 tasks for the Y10 GCSE OCR Spec. The tasks vary in length but replicate real exam questions, meaning teachers can be flexible with the amount of homework provided per week (E.G - One week you may like to ask students to complete task 12 and 13, and then the next week only task 14.) Teachers can then optionally go through the answers as a starter the following lesson, which provides a great amount of retrieval practice throughout the year. Comes as a PDF, and can be printed in A4 or even two-to-a-page to make it A5 and reduce paper usage.
Biopsychology - All Lessons and Resources - AQA A-Level Psychology
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Biopsychology - All Lessons and Resources - AQA A-Level Psychology

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ALL SLIDES for Biopsychology AQA A-Level. 500 slides of: Lesson content Activities for students (Highlighted in yellow for tasks, and orange for extension activities) Exam preperation (Including reference to the specification at the start and end of every lesson and real exam questions embedded into lessons). Homework ideas The slides were created on Google Slides but they work perfectly for both Microsoft Powerpoint and Slides. Each lesson is clearly seperated and has been used to teach multiple classes in person and online. Covers: Nervous and Endocrine systems Synapses and neurons Fight or flight Regions of the brain (Localisation) Plasticity and recovery of the brain after trauma Split brain research (Lateralisation) Ways of investigating the brain Biological Rhythms Revision ideas Beyond just the 500-slide content for Biopsychology here, there is a wide range of fun, unique activities and ‘teacher notes’ which you can take away as inspiration for other topics of Psychology. This includes: Brain Superheroes Brain Hats Key-word taboo Using Padlet in creative ways Scrabble And many more!