A work sheet that i produced for revsion with my bottom set y11 group. Contains circuit diagrams. Student use known voltage and current readings to determine unknown measurements. Covers the main ideas of current and voltage in series and parallel circuits.

Starter quiz containing images representing different diseases. Students study the image and say which type of microorganim they think caused the disease. Works nicely with mini whiteboards to intorduce a new topic on health, disease or microorganisms.

This is the first part of a series of activities to support to support mentoring of students in my year group. It guides students through reflection on current progress / behaviour and target setting. Students can then reflect on progress against targets in coming weeks. Instructions on how to use are in the notes section below each slide.

Worksheet covering development if the first vaccine for small pox by jenner.

This is a workbook i have put together for my students. It coveres the first part of OCR F212; magnification, cytoskeleton, eukarotic + prokarote cell structure. It contains a specification overview and a range of questions / activities that can be used in class / for revision / homework. A number of the activities have been adapted from other worksheets, however, i do not know the original sources. If you are the original source and would like to be acknowledged drop me a mail.

Pupils answer questions on the worksheet to determine whether they are a visual, auditory or kinaesthtic learner. Once they have identified their learning style there are some suggested revision acitivities. (VAK quiz updated from - brainbox).

Information circus for students to learn about the ways in which infectious diseases can be spread. Information sheets should be placed around the class and students work their way round and fill in a grid. Slide 1 : Blank information grid Slide 2 : Partially completed information grid (lower ability) Slide 3+ : information sheets.

Powerpoint with OCR B2 revision crossword covering keywords from microorganisms and keeping healthy. Slide 1: Crossword handout Slide 2: Crossword handout with wordbank to support students Slide 3: Answer key for slide 1+2

Booklet i wrote for year 9s ahead of their end of year exams. Goes through why exams are important, what makes good revision, some revsion techniques, what to do in exams, exam tips, how to make a revison timetable, etc.

Worksheet ideal for plenary, starter or review lesson on Mitosis for GCSE. Worskheet in divided into 4 short tasks that build in difficulty, answers are at the end. Outline of tasks: 1+2) unscramble the mitosis keywords and use them to reveal the hidden message about cell division. 3) Write a description of mitosis using as many of the keywords as possible (the message from task 2 can be used as an answer stem for this) 4) Label a diagram of the stages of mitosis using the keywords from task 1.

Keyword definition matching card sort covering the nervous system for Edexcel Combined Science 9-1 unit 2 (CB2) . 25 keywords including neurone types, parts of the neurone, stages of the reflex arc and synapses.

Definition match sort cards covering key terms for growth in animals and plants for the Edexcel combined science GCSE unit 2 (CB2).

A card sort of keywords and definitions for the Mitosis section of Edexcel combined science unit 2. The pdf contains 8 cards per page, some with key words some with matching definitions, just print, cut out and get students to match them. I use this as a starter or plenary to check understanding of key terms. Terms Included: anaphase, asexual reproduction, cancer cells, cell cycle, clone, cytokinesis, daughter cell, diploid, DNA replication, haploid, interphase, metaphase, mitosis, multicellular, prophase, spindle fibre, telophase, tumour.

Key progression questions / Unit checklist / Personal Learning Checklist (PLC) for Edexcel Combined Science 9-1 unit CB2; Cells and Control. This is a list of key questions for students to self assess their progress through the CB2 unit, Cells and Control for Edexcel. The checklist is written in the form of student questions, it is not just a copy of the spec. The check list can be used for students to self assess/ highlighting areas of weakness or used by teachers to highlight next step / moving forward questions to aid pupil’s progress. If learners can answer all questions then they are abel to demonstrate good knowledge of the unit content.

Unit checklist / Personal Learning Checklist (PLC) for Edexcel Combined Science 9-1 unit CB4, Natural Selection and Genetic Modification. This is a list of key questions for students to self assess their progress through the CB4 unit. The checklist is written in the form of student questions, it is not just a copy of the spec. The check list can be used for students to self assess/ highlighting areas of weakness or used by teachers to highlight next step / moving forward questions to aid pupil’s progress.

Fed up of trying to match up work out how to print the front and back of flash cards? Want to be able to print Quizlet cards double sided? An Excel workbook that produces double sided flash cards. Simply type the content for the front of the card in one column, the back in the next, then the workbook creates a word document formatted to print 4 double sided flash cards per A4 page. I use this to quickly make revision flash cards for students. Question one side, answer the other. Keyword one side / definition the other. The video linked in the worksheet (and below) shows how you can use this to copy and then print out on line card sets that have already been created in Quizlet.https://youtu.be/hQLUQMfwq70

handout covering calculation of magnification and calculation of actual cell organelle size from magnified scale diagrams. Includes answers showing calculation stages.

Includes a cloze type paragrpah introducing prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, short answer questions and a table for comparing plant, animal and prokaryotic cells. This can be completed as a research task or as an outline for notes to accompany a lecture.

Lesson covering the different components of blood and their roles. The lesson is designed to be able to be taught by a non specialist. Some of the student resources are at the end of the powerpoint which is designed to lead students through the lesson. Thanks to those who have provided resources which i have based activities on.

A lesson powerpoint used with a y10 applied science class. Powerpoint slides include: starter on chemical structure of calcium carbonate, card sort activity to recall reactions of limestone, slaked lime, and quick lime, and an automated plenary quiz on the uses of limestone. The lesson was accompanied by the Scientific Eye Limestone video form teachers TV available at - http://www.teachers.tv/videos/27102