Low ability - fill in the gaps activity with the first letter of each missing word Middle ability - fill in the gaps High ability - explain themselves

Aimed at low ability KS4 students, targets of level 3/4 Starter: Differentiated synoptic questions linking to B8 photosynthesis. Main: match up key words, then link key words to food chain. differentiated 6 mark question. Broken down 6 mark question to build confidence, focusing on key words. Bronze/silver supportive sheets Gold students just answer the question. Plenary: Mark scheme on powerpoint for students to mark and improve their answer.

Aimed at a mixed ability year 8 class Starter: work out the link between the pictures Main: Explain what crude oil is and what fractional distillation is Watch video, answer questions, green pen mark questions Complete level 1/2/3 worksheets explaining fractional distillation Extension: research task linking SMSC and crude oil Plenary: What problems would we encounter if we banned all crude oil now

Aimed at a mixed ability year 8 class Starter: summaries what separation techniques students have learnt about so far Main: Define and explain chromatography Show students a chromatogram and discuss what we can learn from it Practical: carry out an investigation to see who wrote the note, work sheet to complete whilst chromatogram is developing Extension: What effect does each mistake make Plenary: Exam question

Differentiated practice using the magnfication equation. Bronze: very simple, simple put the numbers into the equation silver: need for rearranging equation gold: need for rearranging equation and converting between units, and measuring image size from image

Starter: Retrieval starter, based on prior knowledge about animal and plant cells Main: explaination of how to convert between common units used in biology Differentiated task to convert between units -explaination of how to use standard form questions to practice on standard form microscope questions to explain examples differentiated magnfication worksheet Plenary: plenary grid with questions from this lesson and based on animal and plant cells. to be done individually or as a group

Differentiated retrieval starter questions. Go through answers Main – Add periodic table to key words, watch video about history of periodic table Using differentiated sheets, create timeline of history of the periodic table Label modern periodic table and answer questions Plenary Carton elements – identify the carton character

Information sheets on the key organ systems suitable for KS3

Objectives: Describe how water is transported in plants Explain how gases enter and leave plants explain how some plants are adapted to limit water loss Potential practical activity of celery with food colouring, not essential for the lesson however. Starter: Recall questions, answers on the following slide Main - potential celery practical discuss the role of the root hair cells, recap students prior knowledge on this Discuss how water enters a plant, answer questions. Answers on next page Discuss how gases get in and out of a plant Discuss adaptations plants have in warm temperatures Plenary - Exam questions, answers included

Aimed at mixed ability year 8 - Some resources from TES L1 - Starter: thinking about what sea water contains Main: Think pair, share how to separate sea water introduce key words write a method/risk assessment for practical Plenary: particle diagram of what happens during filtering L2 - Main label equiptment in the diagrams and mark Main: complete rock salt practical Differntiated bronze/gold worksheets for students to work their way through Plenary: one thing students learnt today Marking sticker provided for the practical, if you wish to level the students work

Refraction worksheet aimed at foundation students

Aimed at foundation students. targets of level 4 Information about how the earths atmosphere was created, then a story board for students to fill in using questions from the version on the board. Extension questions included to challenge students extension sheet if students finish. 6 mark question on this topic for students to practice exam technique as a plenary

For low ability students. targets level 4 Starter: differentiated stater based on prior learning of the topic answers on following slide Main: think pair share: where do we get waste water from video: watch a video, try and pick out what the stages of treatment for waste water are differentiated worksheets, to explain the process of waste water treatment Extension: differentiated extension questions Plenary: copy and complete two sentences

Aimed at low ability students, targets of level 4s Starter: recap on stages of LCA Main: link up key words to defintions for three R’s Pictures on board of different items, what are they made of ? can they be recycled? Discuss three R’s with students using textbooks students then make an information sheet using the success criteria on the powerpoint Plenary: 6 mark question about the the three r’s

Starter - retrieval questions based on P1 energy Main - -explaination of what a wave is task to sort waves into mechanical / electromagnetic Description of transverse/longitudinal Worksheet to complete, answers included Exam question plenary

Aimed at foundation students Starter: Retrieval questions based on P1 Main: Videos of the required practicals, followed by a write up. Structure strips to guide write up. Mark scheme on powerpoint. Exam question plenary

Summary powerpoint covering the P1 conservation and dissipation of energy topic from the AQA specification. (Kerboodle P1) Contains a work booklet for students to use and make notes/do tasks/answer questions in whilst teacher runs through powerpoint. Good for a summary/revision lesson. All answers are on the powerpoint.

P2 - energy transfer by heating Revision powerpoint for the topic, with a booklet for students to work through P2 following the kerboodle specification

Aimed at a mixed ability year 9 class Starter: Differentiated exam questions answers on the powerpoint to mark Main: Required practical, worksheet to complete alongside. Answers on the powerpoint to self assess after Extension: magnification exam questions to practice , answers on the powerpoint Plenary: Pack up, write equation from memory Homework sheet: Exam questions on magnification and method to write for the practical

C9 topic split down into 5 lessons for students to complete at home.