AQA ELC Science (5960) Component 2 Workbook: Environment,Evolution & Inheritance + 2 Mock ESAs

A ready-to-teach, print-friendly workbook for AQA Entry Level Certificate Science (5960), Component 2: Environment, evolution and inheritance. It’s built for ELC and SEN learners aged 14–16. Every question uses the formats they’ll meet in the real externally-set assignment (ESA), so exam practice starts from lesson one.

What’s inside (22 A4 pages)

• Unit 1: Energy for life (Outcomes 1 and 3). Photosynthesis and food chains, taught through a learning ladder, key words with pronunciation, and a Learn it page with a clear photosynthesis diagram and “is eaten by” food chains.
• Pondweed and light practical. Labelled apparatus diagram, safety notes, a prediction, a results table and a sentence-starter conclusion. It rehearses the skills learners need for the teacher-devised assignment (TDA).
• Set A and Set B. Two versions of the practice and exam questions on the same content. Use them to differentiate, set homework, cover a lesson or check memory a week later.
• Two full 20-mark mock ESAs. Both cover all 10 Component 2 outcomes: photosynthesis, adaptations, food chains and webs, decay, competition, environmental change, pollution, evolution, reproduction and genetics.
• Full mark schemes. They include “accept / do not accept” guidance, common misconceptions, a 3-lesson plan and adaptation notes.

Why teachers choose it

• Matches the real test. Word boxes, tick one or two boxes, draw lines, ring the word, food-chain boxes, food webs, and reading tables and bar charts.
• Built for SEN. Step 1 → Step 2 → Step 3 practice for Entry 1, 2 and 3, with sentence patterns, self-checks and clear layouts.
• Exam-style diagrams. Clean black-outline drawings, just like the ones in the assessment.
• Ink-saving design. White pages with no heavy colour blocks, designed to photocopy well in black and white.
• Planned from AQA’s own documents. Mapped to the specification, AQA’s sample ESA and the AQA scheme of work.

Who it’s for

KS4 science teachers, SENCOs and teaching assistants delivering AQA ELC Science 5960, especially with learners working below GCSE level.

Try before you buy: download the free Component 1 (The Human Body) taster from my shop. It uses the same format, so you can see exactly how it works in your classroom.

Independent resource by WonderTasks. Not produced or endorsed by AQA. Use AQA’s secure ESA materials for certification.

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