The author has over 20 years’ experience of teaching and has worked in wide range of schools with very diverse student groups. He holds an MSc in “Education and Technology in Science”. This lessons and scheme of work have been successfully trialed and refined in the classroom environment.
The author has over 20 years’ experience of teaching and has worked in wide range of schools with very diverse student groups. He holds an MSc in “Education and Technology in Science”. This lessons and scheme of work have been successfully trialed and refined in the classroom environment.
These two lessons compare and contrast the reactions of different metals with water.
Lesson 1 - the Metals and water practical is a 5 slide presentation which introduces the idea of metals reacting with water. The lesson looks at the position of metals in the reactivity series to help predict if a metal will react with water.
The last three slides are to show the students how to react magnesium with steam with images of how to set up the apparatus, safety information and a You Tube link to instructions (1min 19 seconds long) on slide number 3.
The lesson ends with book-work references to reinforce learning after the students have cleared away.
Lesson 2 is the classic Alkali metals in water. This 5 slide presentation is to support a teacher demonstration to show how vigorously the alkali metals react with water, again showing how their position in the Reactivity Series tells you how they are likely to react.
Slide number four contains a You Tube link to the famous Brainiac demonstration of Caesium and Rubidium in water.
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This resource contains two lessons, a 5 slide theory lesson and a 5 slide practical lesson.
Lesson 1 - The theory lesson contains an introductory two slides which are designed to form the basis of a discussion about human civilisation and how we have progressed from stone tools to Bronze tools to Iron age tools and how this progress follows the Reactivity series due to the fact that the more reactive a metal is, the harder it is to extract from its Ore.
Slide number 4 uses the Flintstones to demonstrate the Chemistry of the reduction of Iron Oxide by Carbon and gives the theoretical underpinning to the practical.
Slide 5 is a book-work reference if you lack the time to carry out the practical this lesson.
Lesson 2 revisits both the understanding of what an 'Ore' is and the theory of how Iron oxide can be reduced by a more reactive element such as Carbon.
Slides 3 and 4 show how to set up the practical apparatus along with safety instructions (NB this can get messy and Iron oxide will stain clothes!).
The lesson ends with Slide 5 - a Cloze conclusion whereby students can prove that they have made Iron by collecting the fragments using a magnet. (NB. wait for the reaction mixture to cool down to avoid burns and the plastic covering the bar magnet melting).
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This lesson is differentiated to cater to a less academic audience than the original texts were intended. The Activate 1 book has a reading age of 11-12 years, however, many year 7 students have a reading age below their chronological age and this Presentation was written with those students in mind.
This single lesson includes a simple yet wonderful practical that uses simple practical observations to explain how a candle works and contains a KAHOOT quiz as a plenary.
An excellent resource for Science teachers who want a colourful engaging lesson written by an experienced science teacher. The slides are colour coded by topic, contain All/Most/Some differentiated learning objectives, the current date and with 28-32 point Ariel font to enhance legibility.
The Author has over 20 years’ experience of working in a range of Schools and was awarded a Master’s Degree in 2008 in “Education and technology in Science” by Bristol University. This lesson (and scheme of work) has been successfully trialed in a state Academy and has been used (and improved each time) over three different classes.
If there are any typos, inaccuracies or comments you would like to report – please contact me as all feedback is most welcome.
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This resource contains an 8 slide theory lesson (with a KAHOOT plenary), a Keyword-search and basic student worksheet. There is a practical lesson that follows which is also available from my shop.
The theory lesson contains an introductory three slides which are designed to form the basis of a discussion about the structure of leaves and what their function might be.
Slides number 5 is the classic 'transverse section through a leaf' diagram which introduces the names and functions of different leaf tissue and structures.
Slide 6 is a list of the new Keywords that students need to know.
Slide 7 is a book-work reference if you lack the time to carry out the practical this lesson.
Slide 8 contains the hyperlink to a KAHOOT quiz - to assess what has been learnt.
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This resource contains two lessons, a 6 slide theory lesson and a 9 slide practical lesson.
Lesson 1 - The theory lesson contains an introductory two slides which are designed to form the basis of a discussion about the pro's and cons of polymers (plastics) as a material.
Slides number 3, 4 and 5 contain links to You tube videos, each one is chosen to 'spark' a debate over our use of polymers.
Slide 6 is a book-work reference if you lack the time to carry out the practical this lesson.
Lesson 2 is a brilliant multi-stage practical from the RSC but translated as a presentation for the students to follow on the whiteboard. There is also a word document with instructions, resource list, health and safety and some of the more complex chemistry included.
The practical is messy, brilliant fun and fairly complex and probably works best with higher ability groups but shows that it is possible to make coloured, biodegradable plastics from natural polymers.
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A revision lesson based around designing a mind-map of the complete Year 8 Biology B2.3 Adaptation and Inheritance topic. It includes key concepts, Keywords and diagrams to assist with students' revision.
A digital version of the B1 2.5 Movement - Joints lesson in the Year 7 Science Activate book.
This lesson is differentiated to cater to a less academic audience than the original texts were intended. The Activate 1 book has a reading age of 11-12 years, however, many year 7 students have a reading age below their chronological age and this Presentation was written with those students in mind.
This lesson includes both a word-search starter and a KAHOOT quiz as a plenary.
Good for Science teachers who want a colourful engaging lesson written by an experienced science teacher. The slides are colour coded by topic, contain All/Most/Some differentiated learning objectives, the current date and with 28-32 point Ariel font to enhance legibility.
Both the presentations and the hyperlinked KAHOOT quizzes are fully customisable to suit your particular audience.
The Author has over 20 years’ experience of working in a range of Schools and was awarded a Master’s Degree in 2008 in “Education and technology in Science” by Bristol University. This lesson (and scheme of work) has been successfully trialed in an academy having been used (and improved) with three different classes.
If there are any typos, inaccuracies or comments you would like to report – please contact me as all feedback is most welcome.
Many thanks!
This lesson is differentiated to cater to a less academic audience than the original texts were intended. The Activate 1 book has a reading age of 11-12 years, however, many year 7 students have a reading age below their chronological age and this Presentation was written with those students in mind.
This single lesson includes a basic Chemical Keyword search as a starter.
An excellent resource for Science teachers who want a colourful engaging lesson written by an experienced science teacher.
The slides are colour coded by topic, contain All/Most/Some differentiated learning objectives, the current date and with 28-32 point Ariel font to enhance legibility.
The Author has over 20 years’ experience of working in a range of Schools and was awarded a Master’s Degree in 2008 in “Education and technology in Science” by Bristol University.
This lesson (and scheme of work) has been successfully trialed in a state Academy and has been used (and improved) over three different classes.
If there are any typos, inaccuracies or comments you would like to report – please contact me as all feedback is most welcome.
Many thanks!
A Keyword Search for the Year 7 Chemistry C1 3.1 Chemical Reactions lesson designed to be used in conjunction with the Year 7 Chemistry C1 3.1 Chemical Reactions presentation.
This resource contains a 7-slide theory lesson with a key word search.
The lesson contains an introductory slide explaining the lessons learning objectives.
Slides number 2 explains what ionising radiation is.
Slide number 3 introduces the 3 types of ionising radiation, alpha beta and gamma.
Slide 4 discusses how ionising radiation can damage DNA and give rise to mutations and possible cancers.
Slide 5 discusses how even UVC and X-rays can also be classed as ionising radiation (but not to the same extent as gamma rays).
Slide 6 is the book-work reference.
Slide 7 is a prompt to give the keyword search out at the end of the lesson.
Slide 8 contains the image credits.
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This resource contains a 10-slide theory lesson, a data analysis task and a key word search on Stellar Evolution.
Slide number 1 is an introductory slide explaining the lessons learning objectives.
Slide number 2 contains an interactive cartoon flash animation which demonstrates the Doppler Effect brilliantly.
Slide 3 asks students to apply the Doppler Effect to light waves rather than sound waves.
Slides 4 and 5 provide the answer to the previous question by explaining the concept of ‘red shift’ and ‘blue shift’.
Slide 6 summarises the red shift/blue shift with a hyperlinked YouTube video.
Slide 7 is a data analysis question for the students to use Hubble’s red shift data to compare the speed of galaxies with their distance away from us and draw a conclusion.
Slide 8 is the book-work reference.
Slide 9 is a prompt to hand out the keyword search to the students
Slide 10 contains the image credits.
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This resource contains a 7-slide lesson and includes the classic practical “The solar system in your schoolyard”, a key word search and a card sort which can be used to order the planets of our solar system OR to order the objects in the universe in terms of their relative sizes.
The lesson contains an introductory slide explaining the lessons learning objectives.
Slides number 2 explains that our sun is one of millions that make up our galaxy – the Milky Way.
Slide number 3 explains that the all the different galaxies make up the universe.
Slide 4 looks at our own solar system and contains a hyperlink to the classic practical “The solar system in your schoolyard”.
Slide 5 also contains a hyperlink to a 2.23 minute you tube video which compares the sizes of known stars.
Slide 6 is the book-work reference.
Slide 7 is a prompt to give the keyword search and\or the card sort activity as a plenary at the end of the lesson.
Slide 8 contains the image credits.
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This resource contains a 13-slide theory lesson.
Slide number 1 is an introductory slide explaining the lessons learning objectives.
Slide number 2, 3 and 4 try to explain something which is really beyond our comprehension.
Slide 5 introduces Edwin Hubble whose work on the expanding Universe fist gave rise to the Big Bang theory.
Slide 6 introduces Sir Fred Hoyle who interpreted Hubble’s work differently to give us an alternative theory – the Steady State Theory.
Slide 7 summarises the competing theories.
Slide 8 and 9 look at the CMB evidence that supports the Big Bang Theory.
Slide 10 summarises the competing theories and the evidence to suggest that the Big Bang is our current preferred theory.
Slide 11 is the book-work reference.
Slide 12 contains the image credits.
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This resource contains a 15-slide theory lesson. It has been written to a highly visual lecture using some stunning images taken by the Hubble telescope.
The lesson contains an introductory slide explaining the lessons learning objectives.
Slides number 2 shows the classic EM absorption graph as a way of introducing the necessity of space telescopes to avoid Earth’s atmospheric distortion.
Slide 3 introduces The Solar Dynamics Observatory which can capture images of the sun’s UV output.
Slide 4 is an example of the Sun’s UV output at a wavelength of 17.1nm.
Slide 5 contains a hyperlink to a 4:36 second video from NASA showing some of the most amazing images/films taken by The Solar Dynamics Observatory over the past 5 years.
Slide 6 and 7 introduce the Hubble telescope.
Slide 8 shows an image of the malformed mirror that was used in the original Hubble telescope.
Slide 9 shows an image of the space shuttle service mission sent to correct the faulty optics of the Hubble telescope.
Slide 10 shows the “before and after” images from the Hubble telescope.
Slides 11-12 show some of the iconic images captured by the Hubble telescope.
Slides 13-14 discuss the implications of the Hubble Deep Field image.
Slide 15 contains the book-work reference.
Slide 16 contains the image credits.
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This presentation is a practical designed to support lesson B1 2.1 Levels of Organisation on p26.
It is designed to instruct and support students learning new practical skills.
This lesson (1 of a series) is differentiated to cater to a less academic audience than the original texts were intended. The Activate 1 book has a reading age of 11-12 years, however, many year 7 students have a reading age below their chronological age and these Power Points were written with those students in mind.
This lesson includes both a word-search and a KAHOOT quiz as a plenary.
Good for Science teachers who want a colourful engaging lesson written by an experienced science teacher.
The slides are colour coded by topic, contain All/Most/Some differentiated learning objectives, the current date and with 28-32 point Ariel font to enhance legibility.
Both the presentation and the hyperlinked KAHOOT quizzes are fully customisable to suit your particular audience.
The Author has over 20 years’ experience of working in a range of Schools and was awarded a Master’s Degree in 2008 in “Education and technology in Science” by Bristol University. This lesson (and scheme of work) has been successfully trialed in an academy having been used (and improved) with three different classes.
If there are any typos, inaccuracies or comments you would like to report – please contact me as all feedback is most welcome.
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