This is the first lesson in the topic of PERCEPTION in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. The lesson covers sensation, perception, visual illusions and briefly revises aims, hypotheses and collecting data in investigations as in introduction to this topic. LO1: Define and differentiate between sensation and perception. LO2: Describe and explain some different visual illusions. LO3: Investigate the probability of perceiving different versions of the same visual illusion. The activities include a starter, a worksheet, short plenary questions and finally a task involving the design of a simple investigation into the perception of ambiguous figures. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the fourth lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. I don’t deliver this topic all in one go, I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Identify three different types of experimental design in psychology. LO2: Describe the three different types of experimental design. LO3: Compare the pros and cons of the three different experimental designs. The activities include taking the students through how to plan the next stages in designing an investigation or study (after aims, hypotheses and variables). I have included examples, notes, practice questions and a worksheet. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the third lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. Updated February 2023. I don’t deliver this topic all in one go; I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Identify what is meant by quantitative and qualitative methods. LO2: Describe the three different types of experiment in psychology. LO3: Compare the pros and cons of the three different types of experiment. The activities include taking the students through how to plan the next stages in designing an investigation or study (after aims, hypotheses and variables). I have included examples, notes, practice questions and a worksheet. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the second lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. Updated February 2023 I don’t deliver this topic all in one go, I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Define the term ‘extraneous variables’. LO2: Identify extraneous variables in research studies. LO3: Explain the importance of standardised procedures and randomisation. The activities include taking the students through the beginnings of a plan for an investigation or study. There are lots of worked examples, notes and practice questions. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the first lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. I don’t deliver this topic all in one go, I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Formulate an aim for an investigation. LO2: Identify independent and dependent variables in investigations. LO3: Compare alternative hypotheses and null hypotheses. The activities include taking the students through the beginnings of a plan for an investigation or study. There are lots of worked examples, notes and practice questions. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the tenth lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: Define the term ‘false memory’. LO2: Describe a study into false memories. LO3: Evaluate the positive and negative aspects of a study into false memories. The activities include a starter question, independent tasks for the students to complete, notes, and an evaluation to complete. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the Ninth lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: State what is meant by context. LO2: Describe Godden and Baddeley’s experiment. LO3: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the experiment. The activities include recall questions as a starter, a memory task for the students to complete, notes, a short video to watch, a psychological study to summarise and an evaluation to complete. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the eighth lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: Describe what interference is, in terms of memory. LO2: Explain real life examples of interference in memory. LO3: Discuss the strengths and limitations of the theory of memory interference. The activities include recall questions as a starter, a memory task for the students to complete, notes, exam style questions and an evaluation to complete. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the seventh lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: Describe the theory of reconstructive memory. LO2: Explain real life examples of reconstructive memory. LO3: Discuss the strengths and limitations of reconstructive memory. The activities include recall questions as a starter, a memory task for the students to complete, notes, a short video to watch and an evaluation to complete. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the sixth lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: Recreate Bartlett’s War of the Ghosts reconstructive memory study. LO2: Describe the findings of Bartlett’s study. LO3: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Bartlett’s study. The activities include recall questions as a starter, a memory task for the students to complete, notes, a worksheet and a evaluation. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the fifth lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: Describe Murdock’s Serial Position Curve study LO2: Explain the results of Murdock’s study. LO3: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Murdock’s study. The activities include recall questions as a starter, some short video clips, AQA exam-style questions, a memory task for the students to complete, notes and diagrams and a graph to produce. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the fourth lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: Describe the features of the MSM LO2: Explain examples of memory using the MSM model LO3: Discuss strengths and weaknesses of the MSM The activities include recall questions as a starter, some short video clips, AQA exam-style questions, tasks for the students to complete, notes and diagrams. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the third lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: Identify different types of LTM LO2: Explain examples of different types of LTM LO3: Assess the different types of LTM by considering the strengths and limitations The activities include a starter, some short video clips, AQA exam-style questions, tasks for the students to complete, notes and diagrams and finally a plenary question. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the second lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: Describe the aim of Baddeley’s 1966 study into memory encoding. LO2: Understand how Baddeley carried out his study into memory encoding. LO3: Evaluate Baddeley’s study. The activities include recall questions as a starter, some short video clips, AQA exam-style questions, a memory task for the students to complete, notes and diagrams and finally a plenary question. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the first lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, fully planned and resources. This topic is a great introduction to psychology and can help students understand how the memory works for effective learning and revision. Students love it! Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: Identify the different processes involved in remembering something. LO2: Describe the different processes of memory using a real life example. LO3: Compare strategies for improving memory and their effectiveness. The activities include a starter, some short video clips, AQA exam-style questions, a memory task for the students to complete, notes and diagrams and finally a plenary question. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing. Please leave a rating on my page :)

This lesson is suitable for the AQA Chemistry and the AQA Combined Science Trilogy GCSE courses. It is a full powerpoint presentation complete with LOs, student-led activities and animations. This lesson has been designed to last approximately 60 minutes and follows the format of starter, core activity, development activity and plenary. The worksheets and exam questions referred to in the lesson are also included. Learning objectives Recall how to calcualte the number of electrons in an elements Describe the rules for the fillingof electron shells Illustrate the electronic structure of the first 20 elements This lesson meets the following specification points: AQA Chemistry 4.1.1.7 Electronic structure AQA Combined Science Trilogy 5.1.1.7 Electronic structure

This lesson is suitable for the AQA Chemistry and the AQA Combined Science Trilogy GCSE courses. It is a full powerpoint presentation complete with LOs, student-led practical activities and animations. This lesson has been designed to last approximately 60 minutes and follows the format of starter, core activity, development activity and plenary. The worksheets and exam questions referred to in the lesson are also included. Learning objectives (part 1) Identify the different ways we have represented the atom throughout history Describe features of these different atomic models Summarise experimental data that has led to changes in our understanding of atomic structure This lesson meets the following specification points: Learning objectives (part 2) Identify the structure of an alpha particle Describe how alpha particles were used to disprove the plum-pudding model Discuss the ways in which new evidence leads to new scientific theories This lesson meets the following specification points: AQA Chemistry 4.1.1.3 Development of the model of the atom (common content with physics) AQA Combined Science Trilogy 5.1.1.3 Development of the model of the atom (common content with physics)