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UK based Science teacher, mainly sharing resources for the Edexcel GCSE (combined science and biology), Exploring Science at KS3, OCR Biology A A Level Biology and one off Science lessons / projects.

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UK based Science teacher, mainly sharing resources for the Edexcel GCSE (combined science and biology), Exploring Science at KS3, OCR Biology A A Level Biology and one off Science lessons / projects.
Climate Change
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Climate Change

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A series of lessons looking at climate change and global warming. Lesson 1: Causes- what global warming is, what greenhouse gases are, are humans the cause, deforestation and fossil fuels. Lesson 2: Effects- data about climate change, sea level rise, ocean acidification, warming oceans, shrinking ice sheets, extreme weather events, effects on health and a graph drawing exercise. Lesson 3: Solutions- what can governments do, the Paris agreement, what businesses can do and renewable energy. Lesson 4: Solutions- what individuals can do to combat climate change. There are lots of exercises and information included in each lesson and it could easily be condensed down into fewer lessons by excluding some tasks. Likewise some of the tasks could be stretched out across several lesson depending upon the time you have. All worksheets/resources needed are within the PowerPoint as hidden slides.
Science Club
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Science Club

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A series of 50 practicals for use within a science club. Includes a range of activities that link to biology, chemistry and physics topics. Each practical has a method sheet (including equipment list and scientific explanation) and an extension worksheet with questions for students to complete around the topic.
Science Christmas Quiz 2020 / 2021
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Science Christmas Quiz 2020 / 2021

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NEW ROUNDS ADDED FOR 2021! Christmas Quiz for use within Science lessons towards the end of term. There are 21 Quiz rounds to choose from (I usually have the folder open on the board and let one team at a time choose which round we do). There is a combination of science specific rounds, loosely based science rounds and nothing to do with science rounds.
Science Christmas Quiz 2018 / 2019
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Science Christmas Quiz 2018 / 2019

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NEW ROUNDS ADDED FOR 2019 (and more to come)! Christmas Quiz for use within Science lessons towards the end of term. There are 19 Quiz rounds to choose from (I usually have the folder open on the board and let one team at a time choose which round we do). There is a combination of science specific rounds, loosely based science rounds and nothing to do with science rounds.
Edexcel CC1a States of Matter
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Edexcel CC1a States of Matter

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CC1 lesson for the new Edexcel Science GCSE, looking at states of matter. Including: what the states of matter are, properties of the states of matter, particle theory, changes of state, predicting states of matter, cooling curve practical and heating curves.
Edexcel CC10a Electrolysis
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Edexcel CC10a Electrolysis

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CC10a lesson from the new Edexcel combined science GCSE (9-1) all about electrolysis. The lesson includes ionic bonding recap, what electrolysis is, what happens during electrolysis, oxidation & reduction and half equations.
Science Exam Technique
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Science Exam Technique

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Science exam technique lesson focusing on recognising command words and how to answer 6 mark questions. Some tasks are generic and some have specific questions to the Edexcel combined science CP6 Radioactivity topic (was done alongside DIRT for the end of unit test)- but could easily be adapted for another topic or just done as is as revision.
The Plastic Problem
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The Plastic Problem

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Series of lessons looking at ‘The Plastic Problem’. Lesson 1- looking at what plastic is, the different types of plastic and how to identify plastic objects. Lesson 2- looking at what the issues with using plastics are, plastic in the ocean and how long items take to decompose. Lesson 3- graph drawing lesson with different sets of data (differentiated by level). Lesson 4- science in the news lesson looking at different articles to do with the plastic project and analysing/summarising them. Lesson 5- looking at the solutions for the plastic problem (the four R’s).
Science End of Year Quiz 2017 / 2018
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Science End of Year Quiz 2017 / 2018

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NEW ROUNDS ADDED FOR 2018 AND MORE TO BE ADDED SOON End of Year quiz for use within Science lessons towards the end of term. There are 17 Quiz rounds to choose from (I usually have the folder open on the board and let one team at a time choose which round we do). There are several science based rounds (including CB1-6 specific questions from the Edexcel combined science GCSE that I’m sure fits with other schemes), as well as some generic rounds.
Science Christmas Quiz 2016 / 2017
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Science Christmas Quiz 2016 / 2017

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*NEW ROUNDS ADDED FOR 2017* Christmas Quiz for use within Science lessons towards the end of term. There are 19 Quiz rounds to choose from (I usually have the folder open on the board and let one team at a time choose which round we do). There are several science based rounds, as well as some generic Christmas and music rounds.
Edexcel CC5-CC7 Revision Worksheet
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Edexcel CC5-CC7 Revision Worksheet

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CC5-7 revision worksheet for the new Edexcel combined science GCSE (9-1). Covering: CC5a Ionic Bonding CC5b Ionic Lattices CC5c Properties of Ionic Compounds CC6a Covalent Bonding CC7a Molecular Compounds CC7b Allotropes of Carbon CC7c Properties of Metals CC7d Bonding Models Designed to be printed as a double sided A3 worksheet- has all the learning outcomes for the topics on the reverse side
Edexcel CC2
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Edexcel CC2

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Complete CC2 topic from the new Edexcel Science GCSE. Includes the following lessons: - CC2a Mixtures (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-cc2a-mixtures-11300655) - CC2b Filtration and Crystallisation (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-cc2b-filtration-and-crystallisation-11306479) - CC2c Chromatography (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-cc2c-chromatography-11307991) - CC2d Distillation (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-cc2d-distillation-11318281) - CC2e Drinking Water (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-cc2e-drinking-water-11319073) All can be found individually at the links above.
Science End of Year Quiz 2022
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Science End of Year Quiz 2022

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End of Year quiz for use within Science lessons towards the end of term. There are 12 Quiz rounds to choose from (I usually have the folder open on the board and let one team at a time choose which round we do). *There are several science based rounds, more loosely based science rounds as well as some generic rounds. *
Edexcel CC16c The Alkane Homologous Series
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Edexcel CC16c The Alkane Homologous Series

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CC16c lesson from the Edexcel combined science GCSE (9-1) all about the alkane homologous series. The lesson includes what the alkanes are, what a homologous series is, alkane general formula, alkane physical property trends, alkane chemical properties and applying knowledge to other homologous series.
Edexcel CC6a Covalent Bonding
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Edexcel CC6a Covalent Bonding

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CC6a lesson from the new Edexcel combined science GCSE (9-1) all about covalent bonding. The lesson includes what a covalent bond is, dot and cross diagrams, different ways to represent covalent bonds and working out molecular formulae from valencies.
Exploring Science Year 9- Knowledge Organisers
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Exploring Science Year 9- Knowledge Organisers

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Knowledge organisers for all of the year 9 exploring science topics (excluding the revision and transition units), including: 9A Genetics and Evolution 9B Plant Growth 9E Making Materials 9F Reactivity 9I Forces and Motion 9J Force Fields and Electromagnets
Edexcel CC7
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Edexcel CC7

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CC7 section of the new Edexcel GCSE, covering: CC7a Molecular Compounds (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-cc7a-molecular-compounds-11283000) CC7b Allotropes of Carbon (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-cc7b-allotropes-of-carbon-11283003) CC7c Properties of Metals (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-cc7c-properties-of-metals-11283692) CC7d Bonding Models (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-cc7d-bonding-models-11284496) All of which can be found separately at the links above.
The Science of Superheroes
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The Science of Superheroes

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A collection of 3 lessons looking at the Science of Superheroes and students designing their own superhero. Used with year 7 students, but could be used for the rest of KS3 and higher up KS2. All worksheets are included within the PowerPoint (as hidden slides, that just need printing off). Lesson 1: Starter-listing superheroes and thinking how we can group/classify them. Activity- look at origins of powers, types of powers and features to think about in designing a costune. Introduce task of designing a superhero, start some rough planning work. Plenary- thinking how magnetic powers might be useful in day to day life. Lesson 2: Starter- true or false activity about real life 'superpowers'. Activity- designing superhero, thinking about powers and origin of powers. Plenary- what does groot need to grow/survive. Lesson 3: Starter- peer assess each other work around the classroom using post it notes, then making some improvements. Activity- A story/cartoon strip about an accident in the lab where their superhero is first on the scene. Plenary- answer the questions before magneto pulls the objects to him (questions could be changed to cover topics done recently).