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My ISA Handbook AQA science controlled assessment

This handbook is intended to prepare students for the challenges of a science controlled assessment through a range of activities that can be completed independently or in class. It includes a 'student speak' glossary and lots of challenging oppotunities for assessment for learning before you begin an ISA. It aims to provide an independent learning opportunity that reduces the amount of class time you need to spend on an ISA. Word file now added so you can customise to suit your centre.

By J-Rho

Earth and Space Galaxy song

The Galaxy Song put to images of the universe in movie maker. Good for all ages as even A Level can learn something new and KS3 pick up the size of the universe.

By hopephilippa

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KS3 Physics - Electricity Resource Pack, Ciruits, Current, Voltage, Electric Components

**This resource has been recommended by the TES Resource Team** *UPDATED JANUARY 2017* Added a crossword puzzle with answers. This resource pack will get your learners thinking about electricity and electric circuits. It includes: • A lucid and logical 69-slide PowerPoint which includes many visual aids. The slides are thoughtfully animated (not over-animated) to allow opportunities for learners to participate and promote class discussions. • Seven pages of interactive notes (scaffolded notes). These notes fit perfectly with the presentation. I find this activity keeps lower-level students engaged during the lessons while allowing differentiation for higher achievers. • A crossword (with answers), some homework questions and a quiz. **Just print and go! Or customize to fit the needs of your class.** Learning objectives covered in this resources are listed below. • By the end of these lessons, pupils should know: 1. that electricity is a form of energy. 2. that current electricity can be produced from cells, batteries or the mains 3. that there are a range of appliances in the home, which use electricity. 4. that we can represent components by symbols. 5. that current electricity flows in conductors but not in insulators. 6. that a complete path is needed from one side of the battery to the other for electricity to flow. 7. how a switch works. 8. that there are two types of circuit, series and parallel. 9. that current is measured in Amps. 10. that current is measured using an ammeter. 11. how to connect and use an ammeter. 12. that in a series circuit, the current is the same all the way round the circuit. 13. that in a parallel circuit, the current is shared but not lost or used up. 14. that the current in a series circuit depends upon the number and type of components used. 15. that a battery is a store of electrical energy. 16. that voltage is a measure of the amount of energy or push given to the current. 17. that more cells in series equals more voltage. 18. that the effect of voltage upon current and bulb brightness. 19. that an electric current causes a wire to become hot. . 20. that the bigger the current, the higher the temperature of the wire. 21. that if too much current flows, the wire will melt. Hope you find it useful. Your feedback is much appreciated.

By sciencecorner

P4 AQA (9-1) Atomic Structure Unit Checklist

A RAG checklist for students to use to reflect on their progress in the P4 unit.

By NathanSaunders

P3 AQA (9-1) Particle Model Unit Checklist

A RAG checklist for students to use to reflect on their progress in the P3 unit.

By NathanSaunders

What is Energy? FREE enter code @ Checkout

FREE for new buyers-enter code: SAVE6 @ checkout. This is an interactive lesson that consists of 26 slides (PowerPoint) and an 8 page resource booklet. You can find a preview of the booklet that is included in this lesson @ http://fliphtml5.com/gonfq/sdyc The starter activity is based on our conveyer pelt activity and is designed to ascertain prior knowledge. There is a worksheet to fill in based on this and the subsequent class discussion. Pupils then peer assess each other's work. There is an interactive selector based on the popular fidget spinners. Pupils are taken through the 8 different types of energy and they have to make notes on the 'What is energy?' worksheet. It is suggested that this be enlarged to A3 size. Pupils are tasked with inserting the new vocabulary learnt during the lesson into their vocabulary booklets. You can find our Science Vocabulary Booklet by clicking the link. Following which there is an interactive quiz where pupils are asked 20 questions (provided) and the team to get the most points wins. Visit our ScienceTeacherElite Shop

By ScienceTeacherElite

AQA Combined Science Trilogy: 6.1 Energy Quiz

Want to quickly and easily review a chapter of the AQA Combined Science Trilogy specification? Want to be able to lead pupils to a targeted revision list to enable them to close their gaps? This revision resource consists of a range of questions across the specific specification points. There are a minimum of two questions per spec code. The specification document has been closely used to guarantee the correct use of terminology and phrasing. This leads to pupils then self-marking after each sub topic. This will consist of them marking and noting the identified spec code in a WWW or EBI list. Once the quiz is completed they will then follow the instructions to create their own personalised review of the full quiz and self-generate their personalised revision list by specification name using the supplied list. This activity is 1-2 lessons depending on the depth of revision time you allow the pupils though these tasks can be class or homework. Lesson plan included.

By WHAM_Education

$KS3 Electromagnetics: Refraction and spectra lesson (Lesson 7 of 12)$

KS3 Electromagnetics: Refraction and spectra lesson (Lesson 7 of 12)

This lesson for a Key Stage 3 Electromagnetics unit covers dispersing prisms, refraction and coloured light. Lesson objectives: *Describe what refraction is and why it occurs *Measure the angle of refraction *Explain why prisms are able to create a spectrum of colour Activities in this lesson include: a literacy starter linking together key words from the topic so far, an investigation into refraction, a activity drawing an analogy (with an extension opportunity for more able students), a discussion about prisms and spectra linking back to the analogy and a short discussion relating the lesson's concepts to a real world example (spear fishing) as a plenary. Files include: Powerpoint presentation Word document lesson plan

By Rubrek

AQA Combined Science Trilogy: 6.2 Electricity Quiz

By WHAM_Education

KS3 Electromagnetics: Making electromagnets lesson (Lesson 11 of 12)

This lesson for a Key Stage 3 Electromagnetics unit covers electromagnets, magnetic fields and domain theory. Lesson objectives: • Describe how electromagnets work • Compare the magnet field of a permanent magnet and an electromagnet Activities in this lesson include: a discussion question revisiting key concepts from earlier in the topic (light, mirrors, colour) with an extension opportunity, building an electromagnet, mapping the shape of an electromagnet's field and comparing it to a permanent magnet, a free writing section linking this back to domain theory and a short discussion relating the lesson's concepts to a real world example (maglev trains) as a plenary - again, there is an extension question available here. Files include: Powerpoint presentation Word document lesson plan

By Rubrek

Revision mat Bundle

Get all my revision mats for new edexcel (9-1) spec for only £9. That 42% off the normal price. Included are CB1 CB2 CB3 CB5 CB6 CC1&2 CC5,6 &7 CC8 CP3

By Richardlongfils1986

GCSE Physics - Force on a Spring and Elastic Potential Energy calculations

A scaffolded worksheet to help students with calculating the Force on a spring given the extension and the spring constant using F=ke. It then goes on to get students to calculate elastic potential energy in the same situations using E=0.5ke^2 This worksheet comes with an Answer sheet as well! For further Science resources please visit my shop at Grade Gain

By ncrumpton