Mastery Curriculum Resources for science
The resources within this shop are innovative yet easily apply-able. They utilise the latest pedagogical research. All resources are engineered around the new GCSE 2016.
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Forces and Energy: Mastery lessons 1-19, assessment and tracking.
This is an outstanding series of lessons aimed at providing the foundation to GCSE 9-1 success. This Mastery style curriculum scaffold learning and includes constant recapping and revising to ensure content and skills are not lost. The scheme includes two short answer assessments with remediation of knowledge, a 'redraft for success' 6 mark question, exit ticket revision.
Admin: Learning Outcomes, Knowledge Organiser part 1 and part 2.
Lesson 1: forces intro,
Lesson 2: contact and non-contact,
lesson 3: 6 mark question feedback,
Lesson 4: testing friction,
Lesson 5: DIRT on friction,
Lesson 6: short answer assessment a revision, Lesson 7: weight and mass
Lesson 8: Magnets.
Lesson 9: Magnetic Fields
Lesson 10: Free body diagrams
Lesson 11: Resultant force
Lesson 12: short answer assessment and revision.
Lesson 13: energy
Lesson 14: chemical energy
Lesson 15: stored energy
Lesson 16: energy transfer
Lesson 17: 6 mark question
Lesson 18 : short answer test and revision
End of unit test
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CB5 - Health and Disease - Edexcel 2016 (assessment, tracking and lessons)
Bundle includes Edexcel 9-1 - topic 5.
This is a 10 lesson bundle of Edexcel 9-1 topic 5 Health and Disease lessons. Tracking, differentiation, assessment and AFL are build into the lessons.
Lesson 0 - entry test
Lesson 1 - health
Lesson 2 - communicable disease
Lesson 3 - spread and prevention of disease
Lesson 4a - sexuallty transmitted disease
Lesson 4b - chemical and physical barriers
Lesson 5 - immune response
Lesson 6 - antibiotics
Lesson 7 - non-communicable disease
Lesson 8 - obesity and BMI
Lesson 9 - assessment and revision
These are 'plug and play' lessons designed for ease of application and good to outstanding lessons. I am very pleased with this series of lessons as it has inspired a difficult year 10 cohort and increased motivation in science.
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CB1 Edexcel Biology: Topic one- Outstanding lessons, tracking, assessment, microscopes, cells, enzymes, osmosis
Edexcel Biology GCSE 2016: This is the whole of topic one 'overarching concepts in biology' this is a module that features in both paper one and paper two.
Save yourself 25-30 hours of work! Teaching, Testing, Tracking all in this one purchase.
**lesson 11 is available on my free resources
The new Edexcel GCSE Biology paper comprises of two assessment papers, paper 1 and 2. Topic one 'Over arching concept in biology' is included as a prerequisite in both papers 1 and 2. This is ideal for year 9 and 10 to lay the foundation of biological knowledge.
The 15 lessons included in the purchase are highly differentiated to cover all but the lowest SEN sets as well as pushing the higher attaining students via the purple high level questions. The Scheme of Work is build around hinge point question which lead to different activities so each student will receive a bespoke learning experience over the course of Topic One. Included in to support the 15 lessons is a assessment pack, this includes higher and foundation end of topic 60 mark exams, exit ticket tracker, tracking sheets, short answer test and key knowledge organisers. Whether purchasing to reduce your workload and improve the standard of lesson or looking at investing in an affordable high quality scheme for your department this set of lessons is a must have for any aspiring or currently outstanding teachers.
CB9 Edexcel: Lesson 5 - core practical belt transects
The lesson covers the core practical spec points for how to use a belt transect. This lesson is very simple and best purchased as a bundle.
Combined Science Edexcel 9-1: mock exam interactive revision schedule
Revision timetable and resource bank. To use: print and give to the students, put it up in the lab, send it home to parents or publish as an electric copy.
QR codes and hyperlinked topic titles take the students to a revision resource (mostly BBC Bitesize), on most days there is a key diagram and a selection of subtopics to revise.
This resource is designed to chunk the challenge of revision, giving students two months to revise every topic required for the mock exam that Edexcel are using to calibrate results. The calendar starts on the first of March and goes up until two days before the first exam.
Revising is a vital skill that many teachers neglect to teach their pupils. Most students struggle to plan their revision and rely on pre-exam cramming, as these students will not sit their final exam this year we need to ensure we help them retain the information. Spreading it out like this makes it an achievable challenge and will help them with long-term retention.
CB9 Edexcel - lesson 1: ecosystems
The lesson looks at interdependence between organisms. This is done by looking at food chains, food webs and key language associated with this wordy topic.
The lesson concludes with an exam question and model answer.
CB9 Edexcel - lesson 2: fieldwork
Very simple lesson with the aim of introducing the students to quadrat sampling and the calculation for working out population density.
CB9 Edexcel - Lesson 3: abiotic factors
The lesson starts with looking at oxygen and goldfish, the lesson moves to establish different abiotic factors before getting students to review there own. There are differentiated work sheets for an extended activity, the lesson concludes with an exit ticket.
CB9 Edexcel: Lesson 7 - fish farming and non-indigenous species
The lesson start by looking at non-indigenous species and how the influence a food web. The next task looks at fish farming (inline with exam spec) and the ecological problems associated with fish farming. The lesson concluded with an exam question.
CB9 Edexcel: Lesson 9 - biodiversity
The lesson looks at endangered species and moves to discuss deforestation. Students then have to design their own ecosystem before there understanding is demonstrated with work sheet. The lesson concludes with an exam question.
CB9 Edexcel: Lesson 10 - Water cycle
The lesson starts with a 10 question recap quiz before looking at different ways to obtain drinking water. Students that have a look at the water cycle, led by the teacher, before students look at clouds in a practical way. Student then have a go at making water stills. The lesson returns to exam spec questions finishing with an exam question.
CB9 Edexcel - Lesson 12: nitrogen cycle
The lesson starts with a reviewing protein and nitrogen fixation. The students then build a nitrogen cycle based on information sheets around the room (with in the ppt). Students then attempt a worksheet before the lesson concludes with an exam question.
CB9 Edexcel: Lesson 11 - carbon cycle
The lessons is focused around independent learning, the students have an A3 sheet with the stages of the carbon cycle for them to look into in more detail. The understanding is then assessed with a 9 question quiz before the an exam question.
CB9 Edexcel - Lesson 4: biotic factors
The lesson starts by looking at predator prey relationships, this develops into some graph analysis. The next task looks at biotic factors ad how the change food webs. There is then a 10 mark quiz, an outcome differentiated worksheet and an exam Q to finish.
CB9 Edexcel: Lesson 6 - Parasites and mutualists
Very big lesson (I ran it over two hour with year 10).
The lesson start but looking at the definition of a parasite via a couple of videos. There is then a hinge point question that leads into a mini SOLO task. This is followed by an exam question and model answer to discus the marks and key points.
The task then turns to mutualist looking at the species that are recommended on the exam spec. The lesson finishes with an exam q.
CB9 Edexcel: Lesson 8 - Eutrophication
The tasks involves looking at a step by step to eutrophication. The main focus of the lesson is to get the students to answer and improve a 6 mark question.
CB9 Edexcel - Lesson 0: Entry test and learning outcomes
Here are the learning outcomes, I have broken them up into more manageable sections. There is also an entry test to assess baseline knowledge.
This is not a resource to purchase alone but as a bundle.
Edexcel 9-1 combined science Biology topic CB1- CB9 - 550 short answer questions
The resource is a spreadsheet containing topic CB1- CB9 quick quiz questions. There are 550 questions, use the drop down to select for topics. This is a resource to promote the recall of knowledge for the new tough linear exam. I use this when planning for starters and plenaries. If you think of any other innovative ways to use please let me know.
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CB1 Edexcel - 7 revision lessons, exam questions, revision timetable and revision map
CB1a - microscopes
CB1b,d - cells
CB1c - specialized cells
CB1e - enzymes and nutrition
CB1f - enzyme action
CB1g - enzymes factors and exam.
CB1h - transporting substances
Revision map
Revision timetable
CB5b - Non-communicable disease - Edexcel 9-1 - Topic 5: Lesson 7 Non-communicable disease
The lesson is specific the new Edexcel 9-1 GCSE and part of topic 5.
The lesson starts by gettign the students to decde the difference between communicable and non-communicable disease.
The lesson moves to review the 4 exam spec nutrition related diseases. Students then examine a graph as a key part of the how science works component of the new exam, there are differentiated question built into this.
The students conclude the lesson with examining a different graph and answering a 6 mark question about it, there are 3 levels of difficulty to evidence differentiated. This answer can then be marked by the teacher.
CB4b Edexcel 9-1- Darwin's theory - Lesson 1
The lesson starts by matching the keywords to the images. The lesson then moves to review the examples of the evolution of giraffes linking each stage to the exam specification. The students then rate their confidence and move on to differentiated storyboard tasks looking at the evolution of the woolly mammoth. The lesson finishes with a 6 mark question with a mark scheme so the students can self-assess their answers.
CB4d Edexcel 9-1- selective breeding - Lesson 5
The lesson starts by looking the selective breeding of the pug before a video clip looking at the selection and breeding of cows. Student then make comparisons between brassicas and the common ancestor. Student answer question based on the plant example and then show off their understanding via a worksheet with HOTS extension task. The lesson concludes with an exam question.
CB4a Edexcel 9-1- Human evolution - Lesson 3
The lesson is a well constructed and differentiated lesson intended for the new Edexcel 9-1 GCSE.
The lesson starts with a comparison between apes, humans and pre-humans before introducing the idea of fossilisation. There are then a couple of videos showing great apes acting in a human fashion. Students then complete a research task making a time line of human evolution. Learning is assessed before there are two differentiated worksheets to best cater for the level of need. The lesson concludes with a GCSE exam question.
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CB9 Edexcel (9-1) - Ecosystem and Material Cycles
The bundle is made up of 11 lesson and is the complete scheme of CB9.
Lesson 0 - entry test
Lesson 1 - ecosytems
Lesson 2 - fieldwork
Lesson 3 - abiotic factor
Lesson 4 - biotic factors
Lesson 5 - core practical
Lesson 6 - parasites and mutualists
Lesson 7 - fish farming and indigenous species
Lesson 8 - Eutrophication
Lesson 9 - biodiversity
Lesson 10 - water cycle
Lesson 11 - carbon cycle
Lesson 12 - nitrogen cycle