I am relatively new to selling resources on TES, so if you like something, please review it! I am constantly updating and developing new resources - I like to concentrate the majority of my time on developing scientific skills through the use of practical work and application - conveniently this sits well with the new GCSE. I also am involved in developing schemes for the new GCSE (at my school) so will post anything I can to help others in this area.
I am relatively new to selling resources on TES, so if you like something, please review it! I am constantly updating and developing new resources - I like to concentrate the majority of my time on developing scientific skills through the use of practical work and application - conveniently this sits well with the new GCSE. I also am involved in developing schemes for the new GCSE (at my school) so will post anything I can to help others in this area.
Skills based double sheet - designed as a homework but could be adapted.
Bronze, silver and gold differentiated to three different levels.
Looks at drawing conclusions from graphs in different experiments.
Developing important skills for the new GCSE.
A resource based around the difference in the UK energy demand and supply at different times of day and year, and how it has changed over time.
Differentiation into silver and gold.
Please review if you like these resources.
Resources developed as part of a *BIG PRACTICAL*. These are designed to practice a skill - usually using a preliminary investigation - then a full investigation write up. These are tailored toward the way the new GCSE (2016 on wards) is designed to test practical skills as well as context.
First lesson
Resources: aseptic techniques practice, pupils-account-of-aseptic-techniques (+ppt)
Practical: Pupils culture a known bacterial both using aseptic techniques, with an aim of achieving zero contamination.
Activities order: Teacher intro, practical write up using frame and practical, KILLER CHALLENGE correcting a poor aseptic method
Second lesson
Resources: Testing antibiotics (+ppt)
Practical: Pupils complete the same method of culturing known bacterial broths using aseptic techniques but add antibiotic disks.
Activity order: Look at plates from previous lesson and look if they have been successful and what they need to improve. Practical and write up.
Third lesson
Resources: Antibiotic plate sheet, Diameter-zone-of-inhibition (+ppt)
Activity order: Look at antibiotic plates, Complete sheet looking at antibiotics and comparing zones of inhibition, calculating zones of inhibition for comparison.
Resources developed as part of a *BIG PRACTICAL*. These are designed to practice a skill - usually using a preliminary investigation - then a full investigation write up. These are tailored toward the way the new GCSE (2016 on wards) is designed to test practical skills as well as context.
First lesson
Resources: Reduction-Reactions (+ppt)
Practical: Pupils complete a practical looking at the reduction of iron in iron oxide using carbon on a match.
Activities order: Starter looking at the reactivity series and the order of metals. First section looks at those found in their natural state and not in compounds. Then move on to look at those above hydrogen and below carbon using practical.
Second
Resources: Electrolysis (+ppt)
Practical: Electrolysis of copper sulphate solution - simplistic
Activities order: Introduction the meaning of the term 'lysis' and linking it to electrolysis. How ores are processed to get compounds ready for electrolysis. Electrolysis of sodium chloride and aluminium oxide as examples.
A test split into triple and combined with a mark scheme covering the basic information and questions encountered in the new curriculum. These will be available for different topics and in bundles.
Enjoy and please review :)
Higher level activity looking at the stages of evolution for Darwin's finches.
These are diagnostic activities looking at the misconceptions around evolution and justification of why incorrect statements are incorrect.
Differentiated in to scaffolded and none scaffolded.
Resources developed as part of a *BIG PRACTICAL*. These are designed to practice a skill - usually using a preliminary investigation - then a full investigation write up. These are tailored toward the way the new GCSE (2016 on wards) is designed to test practical skills as well as context.
First lesson
Resources: Halogen-Melting-and-Boiling-point, Ions-group-7-silver-support (+ppt)
Practical: NA
Activities order: Teacher intro, plotting melting and boiling points of halogens and practising drawing ions (should be covered previously or an alternative activity)
Second lesson
Resources: The-Halogens-Displacement-Reactions (+ppt)
Practical: Pupils complete halogen displacement (group by group if fume cupboard is necessary)
Activity order: Re-cap on states, complete practical and write up showing displacement reactions, equations showing displacement.
Introduction to interpreting and making molecular formula. Used for KS3 or introduction to GCSE.
Differentiated in to bronze silver and gold sheets.
Really useful resource - please review :)
A test split into triple and combined with a mark scheme covering the basic information and questions encountered in the new curriculum. These will be available for different topics and in bundles.
Enjoy and please review :)
Skills based double sheet - designed as a homework but could be adapted.
Bronze, silver and gold differentiated to three different levels.
Looks at experimental design and variables in different experiments.
Developing important skills for the new GCSE.
This is a unit (4 lessons) for filling the AQA required practical although can be easily used for other specifications. The method used are the recommended practical methods published by AQA. The lessons are as follows:
1) Denisty of regular objects
2) Density of irregular objects
This has been designed as part of a year 9 scheme of work which have been fully undated to cover the new AQA specification, change in assessment objective weightings and mathematical requirements.
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Resources developed as part of a *BIG PRACTICAL*. These are designed to practice a skill - usually using a preliminary investigation - then a full investigation write up. These are tailored toward the way the new GCSE (2016 on wards) is designed to test practical skills as well as context.
First lesson
Resources: Rate-of-reaction-practical (+ppt)
Practical: Pupils complete a preliminary testing three concentrations of HCl on calcium carbonate and collect gas using inverted measuring cylinders.
Activity order: Intro, demo, should be able to complete preliminary practical and write up to preliminary conclusion.
Second/Third lesson
Resources: Rate-of-reaction-practical (+ppt)
Practical: Pupils complete a full practical testing three concentrations of HCl on calcium carbonate and collect gas using inverted measuring cylinders. Complete repeats and exclude outliers to calculate mean.
Activity order: Make any changes to the method necessary from previous prac (e.g. my pupils decided they were going to use larger measuring cylinders). Complete prac and write up.
A test split into triple and combined with a mark scheme covering the basic information and questions encountered in the new curriculum. These will be available for different topics and in bundles.
Enjoy and please review :)
A test split into triple and combined with a mark scheme covering the basic information and questions encountered in the new curriculum. These will be available for different topics and in bundles.
Enjoy and please review :)
Paper one and paper two revision questions for Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Pupils used these as re-cap question and as the basis to build revision cards.
Resources developed as part of a *BIG PRACTICAL*. These are designed to practice a skill - usually using a preliminary investigation - then a full investigation write up. These are tailored toward the way the new GCSE (2016 on wards) is designed to test practical skills as well as context.
First lesson
Resources: The pH Scale (+ppt)
Practical: Test pH of everyday substances
Activities order: Starter looking at the pH scale and then practical, pupils then plot the position of the substances and then questions on strength of different substances.
Second
Resources: Neutralisation -- Titration (+ppt)
Practical: Basic titration like practical using measuring cylinders
Activities order: Introduction the meaning of the term 'neutral'. Re-cap of pH from previous lesson. Practical. Word equations looking at the formation of salts.
Third
Resources: Making-Salts-Prac (+ppt)
Practical: Forming sodium chloride salt and evaporating to form crystals
Activities order: Re-cap word equations. Practical and write up and use of heating equipment specifically looking at the importance of evaporation and mixing as processes involved in the method.
Resources developed as part of a *BIG PRACTICAL*. These are designed to practice a skill - usually using a preliminary investigation - then a full investigation write up. These are tailored toward the way the new GCSE (2016 on wards) is designed to test practical skills as well as context.
First lesson
Resources: Practical-investigation-writing-frame (+ppt)
Practical: Calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid - details on ppt
Activities order: Starter looking at the mass of a cake, look at recognising balancing equations, complete practical and planning part of the practical write up.
Second lesson
Resources: ppt
Practical: NA
Activities order: Line graph and pathway graded conclusion (the pathways will be different depending on what your school is using)
Activity looking at inheritance from both parents and it's random nature.
Pupils build marshmallow animals called REBOPS - developed from another resource, this is for a KS4 lessons.
Perfect really for year 9/10 low to mid sets.
Instructions for building the parents are on the ppt
Pupils build offspring of the parents using a dice to chose the genes that are inherited.
Sheet differentiated silver and gold and killer challenge cards.
Worksheets looking at the inheritance of CF and H disorder, a common example of inherited disorders in lots of exam specifications.
Includes punnet square and choices that couples have to make.
Differentiated silver and gold.