I currently teach IGCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Also A level Biology. The resources I produce for my lessons are carefully planned and I try to involve a lot of self-learning to allow students to develop these important skills needed for further education.
I currently teach IGCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Also A level Biology. The resources I produce for my lessons are carefully planned and I try to involve a lot of self-learning to allow students to develop these important skills needed for further education.
A Word document which can be modified.
It contains all of the specification points for unit 1.
I have included an exam progression tracker for the 12 exams available and have included the grade boundaries and UMS scores for each exam. These are the modular exams for unit 1 IAL but are also great exam practice for Biology A students in preparation for the May exam.
I have included page references for each specification point (from the IAL Book 1 and will need to be modified for Biology A). There is also a RAG section to support student learning.
A Word document which can be modified.
It contains all of the specification points for unit 4 “Energy Flow, Ecosystems and the Environment”.
I have included an exam progression tracker for the 8 exams available and have included the grade boundaries and UMS scores for each exam. These are the modular exams for unit 4 IAL but are also great exam practice for Biology A students in preparation for the June exam.
I have included page references for each specification point (from the IAL Book 2 and will need to be modified for Biology A). There is also a RAG section to support student learning.
I print these and give them to each student so they can follow the course but also monitor their performance in each exam.
A 39 page PDF document of organic chemistry exam questions. The topics include:
Reactions of carbonyl compounds
Aromatic carboxylic acids and their derivatives
Titration
Preparation and analysis of Paracetamol from phenol
Reactions of hydrocarbons and amino acids
Organic acids
Vitamin C
Reactions of Phenol
Reactions with alcohol
Benzene reactions
Hydrolysis of haloalkanes
Organic compounds containing nitrogen
Answer booklet included. Each question is on a separate sheet so teachers can choose which questions to provide for students.
In the heart of Victorian London, a mysterious wave of terror has swept through the fog-laden streets.
The notorious Jack the Ripper has resurfaced, leaving a series of gruesome murders in his wake.
You are a young policeman racing against time to uncover the identity of Jack the Ripper before he claims his next victim.
The story runs alongside tasks to test students’ knowledge and understanding of the reactivity series to include:
understand how metals can be arranged in a reactivity series based on their reactions with :water and acid.
understand how metals can be arranged in a reactivity series based on their displacement reactions
know the order of reactivity of these metals: potassium, sodium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, zinc, iron, copper, silver, gold
know the conditions under which iron rusts
understand how the rusting of iron may be prevented
understand the terms: oxidation reduction redox oxidising agent reducing agent
The escape room is interactive. Students can move objects and click on them to reveal clues. No handouts are required but scrap paper is useful as some clues need to be written down and rearranged.
There are gentle hints at the top of each page but students should click around the whole room to move or reveal clues.
It is important clues are solved as they are required to pass to the next page.
The escape room is a great end-of-topic task to check student´s understanding in a novel way.
What is a digital escape room?
Digital Escape rooms are an interactive activity which promote both individual learning and peer collaboration through problem solving. Each escape room has a range of activities to challenge the students whilst also covering the specification. This means they are an excellent resource to use as a revision tool. All of the activities are online, eliminating the need for printing materials.
How does the escape room work?
Students will be given a link to access the digital escape room. You do not need to provide an email address or have a google account to access the material. Escape rooms can be completed on laptops, tablets and mobile phones, so they can be set as homework or used in cover lessons.
Starting the Task
• Give students the link to the escape room (on next page)
• Students can enjoy working through the challenges with a partner but they can be completed alone.
• Students will need to look closely at the images. Some objects can be moved to reveal clues, other need to be clicked on.
• There is a teacher answer sheet provided if you need to guide students.
You are the Captain of the S.S. Explorer, your mission … to explore neighbouring solar systems looking for valuable minerals to return to Earth.
On board are your 16 crewmates.
You have 1 month left of your mission before returning home.
What could go wrong?
The story runs alongside tasks to test students’ knowledge and understanding of area and perimeter to include:
Circle, Trapezium, Square, Rectangles and Triangles
The escape room is interactive. Students can move objects and click on them to reveal clues. No handouts are required but scrap paper is useful as some clues need to be written down and rearranged.
There are gentle hints at the top of each page but students should click around the whole room to move or reveal clues.
It is important clues are solved as they are required to pass to the next page.
The escape room is a great end-of-topic task to check student´s understanding in a novel way.
What is a digital escape room?
Digital Escape rooms are an interactive activity that promotes both individual learning and peer collaboration through problem-solving. Each escape room has a range of activities to challenge the students whilst also covering the specification. This means they are an excellent resource to use as a revision tool. All of the activities are online, eliminating the need for printing materials.
How does the escape room work?
Students will be given a link to access the digital escape room. You do not need to provide an email address or a Google account to access the material. Escape rooms can be completed on laptops, tablets, and mobile phones, so they can be set as homework or used in cover lessons.
Starting the Task
• Give students the link to the escape room
• Students can enjoy working through the challenges with a partner but they can be completed alone.
• Students will need to look closely at the images. Some objects can be moved to reveal clues, other need to be clicked on.
• There is a teacher answer sheet provided if you need to guide students.
Welcome aboard the Midnight Express, an opulent vintage train renowned for its luxurious journeys across picturesque landscapes.
However, tonight’s journey takes an unexpected turn when Mrs. Boucheron, a wealthy socialite, is found murdered in her cabin.
As the train hurtles through the night, suspicion falls on the eight eclectic passengers. You are the detective who must solve the mystery and identify the killer before the train reaches its final destination.
The story runs alongside tasks to test students’ knowledge and understanding of formulae and equations (physical chemistry).
The escape room is interactive. Students can move objects and click on them to reveal clues. No handouts are required but scrap paper is useful as some clues need to be written down and rearranged.
There are gentle hints at the top of each page but students should click around the whole room to move or reveal clues.
It is important clues are solved as they are required to pass to the next page.
The escape room is a great end-of-topic task to check student´s understanding in a novel way.
What is a digital escape room?
Digital Escape rooms are interactive activities that promote individual learning and peer collaboration through problem-solving. Each escape room has a range of activities to challenge the students while also covering the specification. This means they are an excellent resource to use as a revision tool. All of the activities are online, eliminating the need for printing materials.
How does the escape room work?
Students will be given a link to access the digital escape room. You do not need to provide an email address or a Google account to access the material. Escape rooms can be completed on laptops, tablets, and mobile phones, so they can be set as homework or used in cover lessons.
Starting the Task
• Give students the link to the escape room
• Students can enjoy working through the challenges with a partner but they can be completed alone.
• Students will need to look closely at the images. Some objects can be moved to reveal clues, other need to be clicked on.
• There is a teacher answer sheet provided if you need to guide students.
Welcome aboard the Midnight Express, an opulent vintage train renowned for its luxurious journeys across picturesque landscapes.
However, tonight’s journey takes an unexpected turn when Mrs. Boucheron, a wealthy socialite, is found murdered in her cabin.
As the train hurtles through the night, suspicion falls on the eight eclectic passengers. You are the detective who must solve the mystery and identify the killer before the train reaches its final destination.
The story runs alongside tasks to test students’ knowledge and understanding of the immune system (specific and non-specific responses)
The escape room is interactive. Students can move objects and click on them to reveal clues. No handouts are required but scrap paper is useful as some clues need to be written down and rearranged.
There are gentle hints at the top of each page but students should click around the whole room to move or reveal clues.
It is important clues are solved as they are required to pass to the next page.
The escape room is a great end-of-topic task to check student´s understanding in a novel way.
What is a digital escape room?
Digital Escape rooms are interactive activities that promote individual learning and peer collaboration through problem-solving. Each escape room has a range of activities to challenge the students while also covering the specification. This means they are an excellent resource to use as a revision tool. All of the activities are online, eliminating the need for printing materials.
How does the escape room work?
Students will be given a link to access the digital escape room. You do not need to provide an email address or a Google account to access the material. Escape rooms can be completed on laptops, tablets, and mobile phones, so they can be set as homework or used in cover lessons.
Starting the Task
• Give students the link to the escape room
• Students can enjoy working through the challenges with a partner but they can be completed alone.
• Students will need to look closely at the images. Some objects can be moved to reveal clues, other need to be clicked on.
• There is a teacher answer sheet provided if you need to guide students.
Students investigate Hooke´s Law with a simple practical. They use text books and their results to form their own conclusion as to what Hooke´s Law is.
The principles of a circulatory system.
Objective: Know why many animals have a heart and circulation which act as a mass transport system to overcome the limits of diffusion
A simple worksheet to generate a discussion amongst pairs/groups. Students use the analogy of a public transport system which makes it easier to understand an animal transport system.
An overview of the practical students should perform. We find it difficult to do the experiment so it is a theoretical lesson. I have provided students with results and there is a practice exam question.
Acceleration PPT recaps over the speed and velocity covered in previous lesson. There are worksheets with questions on with varying ability of challenge.
Graphing speed introduces the idea of how different graphs can be used to calculate distance, speed and velocity.
I have used other people´s resources found online - Matrix car chase and calculation worksheets.
I use this as a formative assessment in lessons but it can be used for homework. It helps check understanding of the topic and can be used as a revision tool.
A peer assessment sheet is also included but can be used as a self assessment task.
Looking for a different way for students to revise/consolidate their knowledge of a topic? Try a digital escape room.
No email or Google account needed, just the website and password (included in the download).
All instructions included in the escape room.
Great for examination practice.
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This is a whole lesson on a power point slide. I have included a recap of the root hair cell. Students will then watch the video on transpiration to give an overall idea of how water and minerals are transported to the leaves. I have set a mini research task for students to find out how water and mineral ions enters the root hair cell and passes to the xylem. Finally - 2 exam questions (grade 5 - 8)
A lesson to introduce the concept of covalent bonds through PPT and animation.
Students learn the rules of how to draw dot cross diagrams to represent covalent bonds and apply their knowledge to draw hydrogen chloride, chlorine, oxygen, ammonia, methane, ethane, ethene, water and carbon dioxide.
A power point full lesson allowing students to understand the role of photosynthesis in producing glucose for energy storage.
Student should be able to
understand the process of photosynthesis and its importance in the conversion of light energy to chemical energy
Write a word and balanced symbol equation for photosynthesis
Describe adaptations of a leaf for efficient photosynthesis
There is a six mark exam question and mark scheme for self/peer assessment.