AQA GCSE Physics and Combined Science | Electricity AC vs DC War of Currents | Reading Comprehension and Disciplinary Literacy Task with Answers
Build your student’s reading and literacy in science with this Disciplinary Literacy resource/task based on Alternating Current and the conflict between Tesla and Edison.
Short 500-word reading comprehension task featuring a short A4 article with accompanying questions that range from level 1 recall to level 3 analysis.
With an approximate reading age of 14-15, this is designed for mixed ability AQA Combined and Triple Science classes studying the Electricity topic. Could be used to introduce or consolidate AC/DC and the National Grid, or as a literacy skills based intervention task or cover work.
What’s included:
- Ready to print (.pdf) and editable 2 page resource (.doc) with glossary and 9 questions
- Full answer sheet (.doc and .pdf)
Designed to help you to: - Save time with a ready-to-print literacy task and complete mark scheme.
- Embed scientific vocabulary through a glossary and comprehension questions.
- Stretch students with an applied physics question on current, voltage and energy.
- Support literacy and reading age development in KS4 science.
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GCSE Physics Paper 1 - KS4 Disciplinary Literacy for Science 4-Pack
Four Disciplinary Literacy activities, one for each GCSE Physics/Combined Science Paper 1 topic - Embed consistent reading, comprehension and scientific literacy skills into your curriculum. \ **Coverage of:** * Energy - Changing UK Energy Resources * Electricity - War of Currents AC/DC * Particle Model - Eureka! Archimedes and Density * Atomic Structure - The Discovery of Radioactivity \ **What's included:** * 4 Ready-to-print (.pdf) and editable (.doc) illustrated article with glossaries and questions * 4 Full answer/solution sheets (.doc and .pdf) \ Each takes the form of an engaging article-style passage, targetted at mixed ability classes, putting physics into the context of a historical story or a real world applications. These are then followed with a glossary to secure vocabulary and comprehension and application questions that check students understanding of the text. \ Tier-three vocabulary used throughout is that of AQA, with learning objectives aligned to the GCSE specification. \ Would also make effective cover work, revision or year 12 transition work. \ **Designed to help you to:** * **Save time** with 4 ready made ready-to-print literacy resources * **Build** consistency into the four Paper 1 Physics Topics * **Develop literacy** and comprehension skills of your students with * **Embed scientific vocabulary** with exposure to keywords in context, consolidated with glossaries and comprehension questions. * **Challenge** students with questions that develop in demand * **Feedback** without fuss, using ready to print or display answer sheets to enable peer/self assessment and green-penning \ **Similar Resources:** [Year 12 Transition - Disciplinary Literacy](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13510371) [GCSE Physics - Paper 1 Topic Revision and Retrieval Quiz Bundle](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13455342) [GCSE Physics Paper 1 - Jeopardy-style revision game](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13278671)
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KS4 Disciplinary Literacy for Science - GCSE KS4 4-Pack
Start to embed reading, comprehension and scientific literacy skills into your curriculum with these 4 disciplinary literacy activities. Each takes the form of an engaging article-style passage, putting physics into the context of a historical story or real world applications. These are then followed with comprehension questions that check students understanding of the text. Tier-three vocabulary used throughout is that of AQA, with learning objectives aligned to the GCSE specification. Would also make effective cover work, revision or year 12 transition work.
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