KS3 Being a Scientist: Practical Project - 2 lessons - Working Scientifically

This is two lessons in one.

A ready-to-teach KS3 lessons from the Being a Scientist topic. In this lesson, students describe and explain graphs, write conclusions, learn about surface area and gas collection, and plan an investigation. Then the second lesson will get students to carry out their investigation, build a results table and risk assessment, and graph and analyse their data.
What’s included
• Full PowerPoint lesson with starter and answers, lesson objectives, tasks and plenary
• Gas collection teacher demo, practical guide, teacher and technician notes
• Practical guide, homework task, plenary quiz
These lessons are part of the complete Being a Scientist topic, which includes all 8 lessons and an end-of-topic assessment.
Safety
If this lesson includes practical work, please follow your school’s own risk assessment and up-to-date CLEAPSS guidance, and adapt the practical to suit your students and lab.
Please check before teaching
Please read through the lesson and try any practical yourself before teaching it. You may need to adjust it for your school.
Terms of use
For use by the purchasing teacher in their own classroom. Please don’t share, resell or upload this resource elsewhere.