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I'm a science teacher at a secondary school. I love making resources. I put a lot of time into them, so like that as many people as possible find them useful. Please rate anything you find useful. Contact me with any questions.
KS3 Science - Practical investigations - Part 1
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KS3 Science - Practical investigations - Part 1

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These are a selection of practical investigations for KS3 Science, suitable for use with the Working Scientifically section of the 2014 syllabus. Included are guidance for each investigation, a scaffolded investigation sheet, a mark scheme and a student challenge sheet. The investigations are designed to be easily marked and leveled using criteria adapted from APP guidelines. I intended to add to these over time.
KS3 Science - Practical investigations-Part 2
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KS3 Science - Practical investigations-Part 2

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These are a selection of practical investigations for KS3 Science, suitable for use with the Working Scientifically section of the 2014 syllabus. Included are guidance for each investigation, a scaffolded investigation sheet, a mark scheme and a student challenge sheet. The investigations are designed to be easily marked and leveled using criteria adapted from APP guidelines. I intended to add to these over time.
Did Man land on the Moon, or was it faked?
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Did Man land on the Moon, or was it faked?

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This task allows students to examine and evaluate pieces of opposing evidence, for and against Man landing on the Moon. It can be used as part of a space topic, or as a standalone lesson. It was created as an interview lesson. It will require reading the Wikipedia page on Moon landing conspiracies first (link provided in lesson plan) as this lesson generates lots of questions from students.
KS3 Science - Practical investigations-Part 3
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KS3 Science - Practical investigations-Part 3

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These are a selection of practical investigations for KS3 Science, suitable for use with the Working Scientifically section of the 2014 syllabus. Included are guidance for each investigation, a scaffolded investigation sheet, a mark scheme and a student challenge sheet. The investigations are designed to be easily marked and leveled using criteria adapted from APP guidelines. I intended to add to these over time.
Elements and compounds - Molymod activity
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Elements and compounds - Molymod activity

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Written for AQA C1 - Atoms, elements and compounds. But can be used at KS3. Print in colour on A3. Students need Molymod kits, the worksheet directs them to build different models of molecules and identify if they are elements or compounds.
OCR Chemistry A  2nd Year Testbank for the 2015 Spec A-Level
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OCR Chemistry A 2nd Year Testbank for the 2015 Spec A-Level

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This is a searchable bank of exam questions matched to points for the 2nd year of the new OCR A Chemistry A level specification (2015 onwards). Use the specification points document to find the relevant code for the learning objective you want, then use the find feature in the PowerPoint document to search for matching exam questions and answers. H432
The rate equation
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The rate equation

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These are a series of activities leading the students through, methods of following a rate of reaction, finding the initial rate, rate orders, the rate equation and half lives of reactants.
The reactiviy series of metals - card sort
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The reactiviy series of metals - card sort

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Students are given flashcards each with a name and picture of a metal. Using a series of statements describing displacement reactions from a sheet they can sort the metals into order of reactivity. Suitable for a starter or plenary.
Risk assessment - Short activity
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Risk assessment - Short activity

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A short activity to introduce students to a risk assessment. They are given 6 hazards, they then have to use the labels to fill in the risk assessment table. Suitable for use as a starter or plenary.
Enthalpy cycles
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Enthalpy cycles

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This worksheet covers enthalpy cycles. It focuses on enthalpy of combustion, formation and reaction. Born-Haber cycles.
Reaction mechanisms card sort
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Reaction mechanisms card sort

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A card sort activity that asks the students to sort the difference between nucleophilic substitution & addition, electrophilic addition, rearrangement, condensation and elimination
AQA-C1-4-Crude oil and fuels
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AQA-C1-4-Crude oil and fuels

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These lesson plans and worksheets are for AQA-C1-4-Crude oil and fuels. Includes lessons on, Crude oil, fractional distillation, burning fuels, cleaner fuels, alternative fuels, biodiesel and hydrogen fuel. Also included is a revision lesson and end of unit test.
AQA C1-7-Our Changing planet
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AQA C1-7-Our Changing planet

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These are lesson plans, slides and worksheets for AQA C1-7-Our Changing planet. It includes the structure of the Earth, The Restless Earth, The Earth's atmosphere in the past and Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. It does not include Life on Earth or the fractional distillation of air as it was taught to a foundation group.
AQA C1-5-Products from oils
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AQA C1-5-Products from oils

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This PowerPoint includes lessons plans, slides, video links and worksheets for AQA C1-5-Products from oils. Contains lessons on 5.1 Cracking hydrocarbons, 5.2 Polymers form alkenes, 5.3 New and useful polymers, 5.4 Plastic waste and 5.5 Ethanol.