Experienced science teacher - 15 years of teaching. Commissioned resource author. Copy editor.
Prefer active student-led activities and so tend to design accordingly.
Save yourself heaps of planning time, for as little as £1.00. Funds generated from the sales of resource helps pay for the software and apps used to create my resources.
Experienced science teacher - 15 years of teaching. Commissioned resource author. Copy editor.
Prefer active student-led activities and so tend to design accordingly.
Save yourself heaps of planning time, for as little as £1.00. Funds generated from the sales of resource helps pay for the software and apps used to create my resources.
The activity wheel has 8 activities linked to X-rays, their uses, dangers and properties. The wheel starts off with easier activities and become increasingly more difficult, suitable for E-grade to A*.
Both a colour and black and white version are included.
How to Use:
Teacher can allocate specific tasks to students
Teacher can allocate all the tasks to a mixed ability group and have them produce a joint presentation/poster
Students choose their own activities.
Based on the AQA key words produced by them, this is designed to get students to interact with the words and definitions. Suitable for C grade and above or in mixed ability groups. Activity should take about 20 minutes.
Included are Learning Grids for KS3 Forces, Classification, Energy, Compounds Elements and Mixtures and Light
This activity is designed to force deeper thinking at all levels, forcing students of all abilities to make links between concepts they have encountered over the course of the topic. This is a highly engaging activity for all which draws on both literacy and content.
Each word has a point value ascribed to it, depending on level of difficulty. Students then construct sentences linking as many of the words as they can in a single sentence. They tally up their word score and then move on to producing another sentence. etc. Instructions on how to use the activity with a set of dice is also included.
Always ensure that students have access to glossaries or text books so that they can challenge themselves to find the meaning of new terminology or concepts. This is best carried out in pairs, where students can discuss and share ideas.
I found this document after a long search on the internet. It dates back to early 2000 and has the complete breakdown of topics, learning objectives, outcomes, possible activities and teaching notes.
Published by the QCA.
A complete set of level descriptors from Level 3 up to and including Level 8. Useful for setting objectives and AfL. Great to use with SOLO taxonomy work stations or individual work activities.
Students use the literature to make notes and then rewrite it using the connectives. I have found this an extremely effective way of teaching them to extract relevant information from text and rewriting it in their own words.
Designed as a tool to help teachers with marking. When coming across a student in need of some help with best fit lines simply stick one of these small 'how to' exemplars. 6 per A4 sheet.
Attached is a presentation and worksheet for students to complete. Activity 1 requires AQA Applied Science books but is not entirely necessary. You will require a class set of 2p pieces and some pipettes if you wish to carry out the investigation.
Puzzle I created to help students get to grips with the HSW terminology. Tarsia software can be downloaded free of charge from Hermitech Laboratories. I would suggest that the attached glossary be given to lower ability to students. This activity should take about 20 minutes. The print maybe a bit small on one or two of the triangles so you may want to enlarge to to A3.
Jigsaw puzzle of a simple plant cell. Good to use as a starter or as a re-enforcing activity for SEN students. The two folders contain (1) the jigsaw (2) the completed diagram
Use as a starter/through the door activity. Helps students to track progress during the lesson. Please leave a comment if useful and I will upload more.
Use as a starter/through the door activity. Helps students to track progress during the lesson. Please let me know if you find these useful and I will upload more.
Use as a starter/through the door activity. Helps students to track progress during the lesson. Please let me know if these are useful and I will upload more.
