Currently selling and providing free resources for all three sciences, predominantly for GCSE, although there are some KS3 and A level chemistry resources available. Lots of the resources focus on differentiation and exam technique as I feel there is a profession- wide weakness in these areas.
Currently selling and providing free resources for all three sciences, predominantly for GCSE, although there are some KS3 and A level chemistry resources available. Lots of the resources focus on differentiation and exam technique as I feel there is a profession- wide weakness in these areas.
Questions on the carbon cycle and water cylce. Answers included in separate document. Could be used for many boards, but based on AQA (AQA and Edexcel reference included)
lesson objectives: maths; subject content; exam technique
good for: cover, homework, as part of a lesson, catch up sheet for absent students, as part of an independent project if lesson time is short
differentiation: 2 worksheets of different levels of difficulty
Based on the AQA GCSE triple course (AQA and Edexcel references included), but could be used for any board.
Students complete the exam style questions based on the corrosion of iron experiment. The questions are given approximate grades of 1 - 9: the harder worksheet is approximate grades 4 - 9 and the easier/foundation one is approximate grades 3 - 5. Potential answers are given in a separate word document.
objectives: subject knowledge, maths, exam technique, scientific method
differentiation: 2 worksheets of different levels of diffiiculty
good for: homework, cover, catch up sheet for absent students; part of a lesson; part of an independent project if lesson time is short
Based on the Edexcel and AQA specifications (references included), but would work for other exam boards.
Exam style questions, with approximate grades given for differentiation.
Explores all aspects of the learning for photosynthesis, including a new style exam questions for the required practical.
Includes maths calculations for light intensity being indirectly proportional to distance from the light source.
Useful as a homework, revision lesson, cover lesson, part of a lesson, a send home for an ill student or as part of an independent study for triple students where lesson-time is tight.
Takes about 45 minutes to complete, if whole document completed
Both higher (grades 4 -9) and foundation (grades 2 - 5) worksheets
Answers included as a separate document
the students have to state which elements and how many atoms of each at in the compound. there are 15 examples for them to try, getting progressively harder
differentiation is at 3 levels: easier as described above, middle: the students attempt to name the compounds given the formulae as well as above; and harder: the students attempt to produce the formulae, given the name of the compound as well as above
SUGGESTION: for KS3 - give only the first 10 examples
ideas for use: I used as a homework, but also: part of your lesson; cover; catch up for absent students
Answers included
Suitable for many boards - AQA references included.
Graded exam style questions on these topics. differentiation possible by selecting which students do which questions and the questions get progressively harder so that the student understands how to progress. Answers included in separate document
objectives: subject knowledge and exam technique
good for: homework; revision; cover; part of an independent project if lesson time is short
timing: about 30 minutes
2 worksheets of varying difficulty. Students are given a scale and are to divide their 'field' and carry out their method of using quadrats to calculate abundance of white and blue 'daisies'.
objective: practices skills used in required practical; maths; subject content
useful for review; homework or a cover lesson, could be used for any exam board (AQA and Edexcel references included)
timing: about 30 - 40 minutes
easy table where student compares ionic, covalent, metallic and giant covalent bonding. now updated with full differentiation
objective: consolidation
good for: revision, cover, homework
based on the AQA spec (reference included) - the first part of topic 10. Exam style questions with approximate 3 - 9 grades. The worksheet comes in 2 levels of difficulty for differentiation (harder and easier/foundation). Takes about 30 - 40 minutes. Answers in a separate document
objectives: exam technique, maths, subject knowledge
good for: homework, part of a lesson, revision,cover, catch up sheet for absent students, part of an independent study if lesson time is short
differentiation: two levels of difficulty - easier/foundation and harder
Ideal as a homework. Differentiated to lower, middle and higher abilities, each with a progress question of more difficulty. There is also a mixed worksheet, where all levels are present, if you prefer to use this one. The questions include chemical analysis testing, balanced symbol equations and ionic equations. Suitable for all exam boards. Answers are included for ease of marking.
Groups work where students build a model of what happens at the electrodes, in stages, and then photographs each stage (example included at the end of the PowerPoint). This is to help them visualise how to build half equations.The student writes up their work, using their photographs, for homework. I got my students to put their home work on a revision card for them to keep for mocks and GCSE. The lesson and resources are differentiated to three levels of difficulty.
worksheet comparing ionic and covalent bonding and includes the misconception of covalent bonding being a weak bond.
differentiated, with a super-simple version for less able students. Answers included.
good for: extension activity, starter, plenary or homework
timing: 5 - 10 minutes
AQA based (references included), but could be used fro other boards. This worksheet is for revision, consolidation, cover lessons, absent students or as part of an independent study project for triple students (in particular). It has questions on the method, the associated maths and asks the students to draw a conclusion based on the results they are given.
Takes about 20 minutes.
Answers included in separate pdf
Questions to consolidate how to use transects. Answers included in separate document. Could be used for many boards, but based on AQA (AQA and Edexcel reference included)
lesson objectives: maths; subject content; exam technique
good for: cover, homework, as part of a lesson, catch up sheet for absent students
differentiation: 2 worksheets of different levels of difficulty
Based on AQA board, but suitable for other boards. Whole topic for AQA and most of the topic for Edexcel (references included). total of 18 worksheets, the foundation worksheets being differentiated to 2 levels (the harder level could be used as an easier worksheet for higher), so actually there are 27 worksheets.
objectives: maths, subject content and exam technique
timing of worksheet ranges from about 20 minutes to about 50 minutes
good for: homework, part of a lesson, cover, catch up sheet for absent students, project if lesson time is short
2 worksheets in 2 levels of ability plus answer document on these topics. Suitable for many boards - AQA and Edexcel references included.
Students answer exam style questions on these topics and construct pyramids of biomass, the second one being more difficult than the first.
objectives: subject content, maths, exam technique
good for: homework; revision; cover; part of an independent project if lesson time is short
timing: about 40 minutes
based on SMART KS3 course and AQA Biology course. References for AQA and Edexcel included.
The students are given a task card, success criteria and information and develop a drama. The task card suggests the characters that might be needed, but you can ask the students to use their own characters if you feel this is best for them. As all the students will be doing the same topic, my suggestion is that they create and perform in the same lesson.
All information is differentiated to four levels, so is suitable from lower ability KS3 right the way up to higher ability GCSE
objectives: subject knowledge, creativity, collaboration, presentation skills
alternative: the resources could be used to create a model/ story or whatever if you have some shy students
based on SMART KS3 course and AQA Biology course. References included.
The students are given a task card, success criteria and information and develop a drama. The task card suggests the characters that might be needed, but you can ask the students to use their own characters if you feel this is best for them. As all the students will be doing the same topic, my suggestion is that they create and perform in the same lesson.
All information is differentiated to four levels, so is suitable from lower ability KS3 right the way up to higher ability GCSE
objectives: subject knowledge, creativity, collaboration, presentation skills
alternative: the resources could be used to create a model/ story or whatever if you have some shy students
based on the AQA spec (reference included) - could be used for other boards. Exam style questions with approximate 3 - 9 grades. The worksheet comes in 2 levels of difficulty for differentiation (harder and easier/foundation). Takes about 30 - 40 minutes. Answers in a separate document
objectives: exam technique, maths, subject knowledge, scientific method
good for: homework, part of a lesson, revision,cover, catch up sheet for absent students, part of an independent study if lesson time is short
differentiation: two levels of difficulty - easier/foundation and harder
based on the AQA spec (reference included) - the first part of topic 10. Exam style questions with approximate 3 - 9 grades. The worksheet comes in 2 levels of difficulty for differentiation (harder and easier/foundation). Takes about 30 - 40 minutes. Answers in a separate document
objectives: exam technique, maths, subject knowledge, scientific methodology
good for: homework, part of a lesson, revision,cover, catch up sheet for absent students, part of an independent study if lesson time is short
differentiation: two levels of difficulty - easier/foundation and harder
based on the AQA spec (reference included) - could be used for other boards. Total of 14 worksheets for the whole topic. Exam style questions with approximate 3 - 9 grades. The worksheets come in 2 levels of difficulty for differentiation (harder and easier/foundation). Each takes about 30 - 40 minutes. Answers in separate documents
objectives: exam technique, maths, subject knowledge, scientific method
good for: homework, part of a lesson, revision,cover, catch up sheet for absent students, part of an independent study if lesson time is short
differentiation: two levels of difficulty - easier/foundation and harder