KS3 new for the AQA Activate 2 unit ‘Earth’.
Full lesson ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Though designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists), the lessons are structured in an intuitive way for students to navigate for independent/ remote learning/ homework covering missed content/recap
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Covers an hour lesson of content matched to the specification
27 ppt slides
Please give constructive feedback :D
This Earth Day Maths resource includes 6 worksheets on environmental facts and figures about the world. Students are asked to read the environmental information at the top of each worksheet and answer 6 questions about it. The questions are designed to make students think about the huge impact people have on the planet.
There are also 2 worksheets for students to write their own statistics about themselves.
There are two versions so that you can print in colour or black and white.
✎ Contents:
This resource includes:
• Worksheet 1 - Earth Facts and 6 maths questions.
• Worksheet 2 - Population Facts and 6 maths questions.
• Worksheet 3 - Animal Conservation Facts and 6 maths questions.
• Worksheet 4 - Recycling Facts and 6 maths questions.
• Worksheet 5 - Human Consumption Facts and 6 maths questions.
• Worksheet 6 - Media Facts and 6 maths questions.
• Worksheet 7 - Your own usage statistics.
• Worksheet 8 - Your own recycling statistics.
• Teachers notes.
• All answers.
✦ Objectives:
This resource has been designed to practice:
• Big Numbers
• Standard form
• Estimating
• Fractions
• Percentages
• Rounding
• Multiplying and dividing large numbers
• Adding and subtracting large numbers
• Error intervals (upper and lower bounds)
• Circumference
• Negative Numbers
• Speed
✦ Notes:
Please note that all facts and figures in this resource are as up to date and accurate as possible, allowing for the fact that it is impossible to count exact numbers of plastic etc.
All answers are included, so you can easily mark students work.
These questions should take around an hour for students to complete.
✽ Directions:
Print out a set of worksheets for each student.
These can be printed in colour or black and white.
✷ Suggestions:
Create a classroom display with the completed worksheets.
As an extension task ask students to research more statistics about the planet.
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New for the AQA GCSE 1-9 Combined Trilogy Unit ‘C12 The Earth’s Resources’.
Full lessons ready to use straight ‘out of the box’.
Lesson meets the full criteria for this unit
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
Each lesson covers at least an hour of lesson time
34 ppt slides
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Recycling is a comprehensive lesson designed to Year 8 students develop their understanding of the importance of using less and recycling materials more through engaging activities and differentiated instruction.
This lesson is the 5th in a series of lessons and covers the content from the AQA KS3 3.7.3 Climate and 3.7.4 Earth resources topics and the Activate 2 (OUP) 7b: Earth, 7.4.2 recycling lesson.
The lesson includes all necessary resources, making it easy to implement in your classroom and the lesson’s text is adaptable, allowing you to adjust the duration and depth of the activities based on your students’ progress and time constraints.
Presentation contains (32 slides):
● Lesson Prep and Technician Notes: Guidance notes for teachers to prepare the lesson and technician instructions.
● Bell Work / Do Now Activity: Engaging task to activate student prior knowledge and set the stage for the lesson.
● Clear Lesson Aim, Objectives & Success Criteria: Explicitly defined learning targets to guide students and measure their understanding.
● Discussion Slides: Thought-provoking prompts and questions to introduce the topic.
● Information Slides with Levelled Content: Varied levels of information catering to diverse learning styles and abilities.
● Differentiated Activities (Group Work): Collaborative tasks in small groups to encourage active participation and enhance learning.
● Differentiated Questions with Answers: Comprehensive questions with accompanying solutions for self-assessment and note-taking.
● Student Worksheets/Handouts: Printable materials for students to complete and gather notes.
● Homework Activities: Varied homework tasks to cater to individual needs and promote independent learning.
Aimed at a mixed ability Year 8 class, with three levels of demand to accommodate different learning styles and levels:
● K- Know (low demand)
● A- Apply (standard demand)
● E- Extend (high demand)
This lesson is also available as a digital worksheet, which is ideal for absent students to catch-up missed work, distance learning, home schooling, or independent study.
Recycling Distance learning
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This lesson allows students to think about what we recycle and of these we actually personally reuse. The students watch a video showing how people in Africa reuse water bottles and are given the chance to make their own toy from a water bottle
A self-explanatory lesson explaining the process of recycling materials and why people are choosing to recycle.
Scaffolded questions are used to ensure all learners can access the material.
This PDF document is great to talk about what recycling is and what can be recyled, which materials can be sorted and how, and also picture description tasks on recycling for speaking activities.
This resource is perfect for your Reduce Reuse Recycle Unit or any other caring for the environment study. It has 15 sorting cards to cut and paste into either the reduce, reuse or recycle areas on a ‘Y’ chart. I used this activity to start a ‘Trash to Treasure’ unit that my class did.
I have included both a color version and a black and white version for you to choose from
Here's a resource for ks3 and ks4 on the topic of Recycling. The 23 slides cover the theory and contain tasks, prompts for class discussions, and activities for pupils. There are 2 case studies at the end where pupils have to do some calculations related to recycling.
I've also included my own lesson plan / notes that I wrote in preparation for teaching this lesson.
Enjoy!
Unlock the world of recycling for your KS1 learners (6-7 year olds, Year 2) with this engaging PowerPoint presentation. Packed with vibrant visuals and interactive content, this dynamic resource covers the basics of recycling, its importance, and its role in combating air, water, and land pollution. From identifying recyclable items like plastic, paper, and cardboard etc to understanding the recycling process and using coloured bins correctly, this presentation offers a visually stimulating and educational experience.
Empower young minds to take action with practical tips on contributing to recycling efforts. This concise yet comprehensive resource ensures an enjoyable learning journey for children, fostering eco-consciousness and inspiring positive environmental habits.
recycling, recovery and reprocessing of waste materials for use in new products. The basic phases in recycling are the collection of waste materials, their processing or manufacture into new products
From the point of view of our planet, the garbage does not disappear anywhere, just because there is no place. Reuse, reduce and recycle and change the world to the better.
An engaging PowerPoint learning about Recycling. It includes a stimulating starter, lesson objectives, key scientific skills, vocabulary, literacy, numeracy, an exciting investigation, opportunity for class discussion and a plenary.
Polymers and the Environment: Biodegradable and Recycling
This full lesson includes a lesson PowerPoint with student activities and tasks included within the document. Answers are also included at each stage for student review. This lesson focusses on the role of polymers in environmental issues, with particular emphasis on plastics, biodegradability and recycling. There is no practical, but the option to watch associated YouTube clips, although this isn’t required for the lesson.
Included in the lesson:
Starter keyword crossword task
Student opinion on plastics
Upgrading answers task (PEE Paragraphs)
Student key questions
Answer discussion
Information on recycling
Biodegradable definition
Reflection on plastic opinions
Reflective plenary activity
This lesson is ideal for students new to environmental issues who haven’t been introduced to key terms such as biodegradable and photodegradable. The keywords monomer, polymer, natural, synthetic and polymerization are mentioned within the lesson, so prior knowledge of these terms would be ideal.
The resource is a Powerpoint presentation with an accompanying PDF copy, so the resource can be edited and there is also a print-ready version for included worksheets. Please feel free to ask any further questions before purchasing.