1 PowerPoint that includes all lessons for both combined and separate science pathways in the new GCSE specification 2016.
I have used these resources with a top set triple year 10 group and a bottom set year 9 group with good results so it is well differentiated where possible.
If any resources are mentioned but NOT included it is because I did not make them and therefore am not selling them. Check out the free resource part of my page to find it, or contact me and I will send it to you! This includes the tests/assessments.
Revision resources are also included.
Core practical workbooks including all of the required practicals for Edexcel combined and separate/triple sciences. The workbook includes exam style questions for each section so they can be RAG rated. They style of question varies for each practical so the students will practice all of the necessary skills. There are links to videos and simulations which I DO NOT take credit for. This helps students revise or catch up if they have been absent.
The practicals are:
Investigating force, mass and acceleration
Investigating waves
Investigating refraction
Investigating radiation
Investigating resistance
Investigating density
investigating springs
The Easter bunny has been murdered by another bunny! Possibly a jealous or overworked one.
There are 5 clues (a couple with science themes) for the teams to figure out to lead them to the final clue. When they have completed the puzzle, they can begin crossing suspects off the list to find the killer!
There really is minimal effort required from the teacher. Set it up, introduce the murder and let them compete. Just tick the team’s box when they have finished each clue and advance the slide to give the answer when the time runs out.
Includes:
PowerPoint presentation leading pupils through the Case brief and clues. Also includes answers.
Anagram code for clue 1
Crossword sheet and answers for clue 2.
Wordsearch for clue 4
Speed calculation sheet for clue 5.
CSI case brief
Front cover for the murder file
List of suspects and information
NB: Clue 3 is found in the presentation so you can edit the names if you like! It is a classification key.
THIS CAN BE DONE INDIVIDUALLY, NO need for teams, just extra time!
ALSO VIEW MY OTHER KS4 CHRISTMAS RESOURCE AT https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-crime-scene-christmas-chemistry-activity-for-ks3-and-ks4-new-for-2017-11792556
There has been a murder at Santa’s workshop and one of the Elves did it! But which one?
Get your students to solve 5 separate science related clues to piece together information about the murderous elf. Activities include classification keys for the reindeer, speed of the sleigh and the science behind our favourite christmas words! If you have a TA, maybe they can play dead santa!
Read through the case brief with the class, and give them a time limit. The, suspect list and final clue are included alongside the PowerPoint activity but don’t give these out until right at the end. All of the answers are also included in this pack.
There really is minimal effort required from the teacher. Set it up, introduce the murder and let them compete. Just tick the team’s box when they have finished each clue and advance the slide to give the answer when the time runs out.
All worksheets that were made using a generator are credited on the worksheet itself. All content is original.
New Separate sciece only topic in astronomy for the new 2016 Edexcel physics topic 7.
Includes full lessons with activities on:
The Solar system
Life-cycles of stars
Red-shift
Theories of the Universe
It also includes revision and feedback activites for just before and just after the test.
I had lots of fun making this one!
Covers C1.26 Acid Rain to C1.30 Investigating fuels. Includes Climate change, choosing fuels and biofuels.
Especially made for a bottom set year 10 class for them to follow. Behaviour has improved significantly and motivation has also increased. They used to be a difficult class, now they are lovely!
Pupils can follow all activities to see how far they are through the lesson. Printed on A3 they can trim the edges and stick it straight in their book! I cannot take full credit for some parts of the PowerPoints, they just follow the activity documents.
Full topic following the specification points for the new 9-1 GCSE in Combined science and Physics for Edexcel.
All lessons are in 1 large presentation, clearly showing the progression of the module and linking previous ideas to new ones. There are clear links to forces (Topic 2), radioactivity (topic 6) and Electricity (topic 11). - 8 ish hours for this topic, but revision/test/feedback can be condensed if necessary.
Differentiated tasks - There are opportunities to challenge high abilities given on the slides in red boxes with numerous pit-stops or mini plenaries in every lesson.
Lessons include:
- Conservation of energy
- Energy Efficiency
- Keeping Warm
- Non-renewable sources
- Renewable sources
- Revision
This Resource also includes a homework task.
The assessment for this lesson has been given by Pearson, and is therefore not included in this resource.
3 physics (P2) 6 mark questions and writing frames for 3 past paper questions from Edexcel. Mix of higher and foundation tier. Mark schemes included.
Questions content:
Resistors and current (LDR and thermistor)
Explaining and the uses of static electricity.
Stopping distance, including F=ma, P=mv and E=Fd
Can be printed back to back to be set as revision homework. Can be used as class activity.
These were used on a revision day and were very well received by pupils.
Full topic of 5 lessons. Covers the core practical on Hookes Law as well as the extra content for triple scientists.
The presentation does not talk specifically about Hooke as we find that time is tight by the time we reach topic 15, and it is not specifically outlined in the specification.
A homework on the core practical with a video link is included. This is part of a core practical booklet that was created for my combined scientists. The full resource is available in my TES shop.
Some content referenced is from the Pearson Active Teach - Your school need to have a subscription to this to access the documents referenced.
Some presents have been stolen from under your tree! The police have found 5 clues at the scene of the crime: some different powders, a shoe print, some fibres and a handwritten christmas card. It’s s down to you to use your problem solving skills and knowledge of chromatography and ions tests to determine which of the 32 suspects stole the presents! The only thing you can’t find out is why…
Students should be given the brief and an hour to try to solve all the clues. The 5 clues are:
-A shoe print - they have to problem solve to figure out which of the 6 it is.
-2 different fibres - they must look at the properties of the materials and decide which items of clothing they came from.
- An ionic compound - they must use knowledge of testing for ions to name the compounds and then assign the right name to the powder found at the scene. Don’t worry, there is step by step information for classes that have not yet studied this.
- A second compound - students will use a flow chart to attempt to name this powder!
- A handwritten christmas card from the thief that just says ‘Sorry!’ - Students have to find the Rf values from the chromatograms from the ink at the scene and from the pens found on the suspects.
This is a Christmas crime with a twist! This is geared more towards KS4 chemistry, but I have done it with a few different sets of year 9 groups and they have loved it!
As the teacher, you will control the clues and some of the information about what was found at the scene. The pieces of information given to the students are outlined in the PowerPoint either on slide 1 or in the notes section of the slide.
THERE ARE NO PRACTICALS PLANNED WITH THIS ACTIVITY! ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SOME PRINTING. You could incorporate practicals in with it if you wanted to, but it is not planned to need any. It is planned to be as low maintainance as possible.
Currently 32 quizzes of sixteen questions (with a tie breaker, just in case!) for use in tutor time and/or as a house competition in teams. Each week/quiz has a different theme. All answers are included at the end of the PowerPoint, sometimes with additional infomation.
UPDATED TO FIX ERRORS.
From Quiz 15 onwards, question 10 always has a literacy theme to try to improve whole school literacy.
These quizzes fit perfectly in a tutor session and could be run amongst your tutor group or as house teams.
There will be enough for one per week for the WHOLE YEAR by July so keep checking back once purchased.
1 - General knowledge
2 - European Day of Languages
3 - Weather
4 - Islands
5 - Lyrics
6 - Cartoons
7 - Logos
8 - Remembrance
9- Polish National Day
10 - Movies
11 - Dingbats
12 - Attendance
13 - Games
14 - Christmas
15 - New Year
16 - Alphabet part 1
17 - Alphabet part 2
18 - Numbers
19 - General Knowledge part 2
20 - Food and Drink
21 - Animals
22 - Sport
23 - Capital Cities
24 - Celebrity Guess Who
25 - Flags
26 - Easter
27 - The Human Body
28 - Harry Potter
29 - Space
30 - Mental Health Awareness
31 - Collective nouns
32 - Periodic table
33 - General Knowledge part 3
34- Dinosaurs
35- Famous Landmarks
36- Weird World Records
37- Emojis
38- Summer
FREE SAMPLE IF YOU WANT TO TRY IT FIRST
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/house-tutor-time-quiz-sample-quiz-13-games-1205490517
All lessons required for both combined and separate sciences with all resources mentioned attached and differentiated activities (e.g. plenaries)
The lessons follow the new Edexcel textbook so you can use these as well if necessary.
1 - Atomic Models
2 - Inside the atom
3 - Electrons and orbits
4 - Background Radiation
5 - Types of Radiation
6 - Radioactive decay
7 - Half-life
8 (TRIPLE ONLY) Using Radioactivity
9 - Dangers of Radioactivity
10 - Radioactivity in medicine
11 - Nuclear Energy
12 - Nuclear Fission
13 - Nuclear Fusion.
The Solar System and Beyond. This full topic is a merge between the old 7L (Solar System and Beyond) and 9J (Satellites and Space) into the 2-year KS3 new scheme of work. The topic covers 7 one-hour lessons and an assessment lesson. As this is part of the new KS3 scheme of work there are NO LEVELS required or given.
The topic covers:
- Days and nights
- Seasons and years
- Phases of the moon
- Solar and lunar eclipses
- The planets
- Comets and asteroids.
- Gravity and orbits
- Satellites (natural and artificial)
- Space exploration (landers, rovers, orbiters etc.)
All learning objectives are on the PowerPoints and all activities that are mentioned are fully resourced and ready to go! Some lesson slides have animations on them that the pupils will LOVE and will help them to remember the key information. There are running themes throughout the topic (the NASA boss the pupils work for) to engage pupils with the activities and for them to take pride in their learning.
Some of the files are large because they are so complete and well resourced so please be patient. It’s worth it!
Files included:
- 6 PowerPoints (L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5, L6, L7)
- Card sort for lesson 1
- Moon phases worksheet for lesson 3
- Moon homework for lesson 3
- Planet fact cards and table for lessons 4 and 5
- An Excel spreadsheet containing the data for the temperatures of the planets
- Exploration methods fact sheet for lesson 7
- Assessment on the topic with mark scheme
PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE A REVIEW! They can be improved for re-upload!
Follows the new Edexcel transition scheme of work for science. Crosses over well with the GCSE spec and can be used for revision in year 11. PowerPoint that follows the Health revision map is included. It is possible to do this activity with or without it.
Mind map that covers structure of an atom, electronic configuration, the periodic table and isotopes.
Follows the new Edexcel transition document for chemistry but can be used as C2 topic 1 revision for year 11s. I have both year groups and they appreciate it equally.
Works best on A3 but is readable on A4.
3 physics (P2) 6 mark questions and writing frames for 3 past paper questions from Edexcel. Mix of higher and foundation tier. Mark schemes included.
Questions content:
Application of knowledge about alpha, beta and gamma radiation.
Kinetic energy graph with conservation of energy and energy transfers.
Process of nuclear fission of Uranium 235 and the energy transfers in a nuclear power station.
Can be printed back to back to be set as revision homework. Can be used as class activity.
These were used on a revision day and were very well received by pupils.
Science controlled assessment flowchart - split into sections. Each section that can be marked is in a separate box. Parts A, B and C are different colours. Will help pupils to access more marks when it is time for the real thing!
EDIT: "Dependent variable(s)" should have been "Control variable(s)". Now changed.
Fully differentiated challenge resource for GCSE and KS3 revision needing minimal input from you!
Pupils can choose their challenge to collect a number of stars over the course of the lesson. The reward they get varies on how many stars they collect. They must create a document proving they have done them!
I also set a question limit. They can swap a star they have already gained if they want to ask me for help. It is a revision exercise, and they have covered the material previously.