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I'm a science teacher at a secondary school. I love making resources. I put a lot of time into them, so like that as many people as possible find them useful. Please rate anything you find useful. Contact me with any questions.

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I'm a science teacher at a secondary school. I love making resources. I put a lot of time into them, so like that as many people as possible find them useful. Please rate anything you find useful. Contact me with any questions.
Hydrogen fuelled cars
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Hydrogen fuelled cars

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This lesson was written for AQA C1-4.5 Alternative fuels. Students create an advert for a new hydrogen fueled car. Hydrogen fuel cell.
AQA P1 6.3 Communications
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AQA P1 6.3 Communications

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Large A3 colour worksheet written for the AQA P1 6.3 Communications lesson. Students have to find information from the Science A textbook (Will need editing if using the AQA physics book).
Reaction mechanisms card sort
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Reaction mechanisms card sort

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A card sort activity that asks the students to sort the difference between nucleophilic substitution & addition, electrophilic addition, rearrangement, condensation and elimination
Enthalpy cycles
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Enthalpy cycles

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This worksheet covers enthalpy cycles. It focuses on enthalpy of combustion, formation and reaction. Born-Haber cycles.
Rock types - Mind map research activity
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Rock types - Mind map research activity

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This is a mind map to print/photocopy onto A3. It can be filled out using textbooks or by researching on the internet. It also needs samples of rocks and hand lenses so students can look at and draw the structure of igneous and sedimentary rocks. Also includes a starter activity in the top-left corner.
Methods of cloning
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Methods of cloning

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This was an activity written for a middle ability KS4 set doing AQA B1. The company slides were printed in colour and the students had the worksheet printed on A3 and went round the slides collecting information.
Should cannabis be legalised? - 6 mark question
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Should cannabis be legalised? - 6 mark question

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This was written for the AQA B1 specification and helps the student answer a 6 mark question. They first look at pieces of evidence and decide whether they agree or disagree with them, then use the evidence to mark a 6 mark exam question.
Where have the bees gone? - News story
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Where have the bees gone? - News story

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This was a comprehension exercise for a middle ability set. Written for KS4 AQA B1 - The impact of change. This is a real news story based on real research. Students have to read the text, answer questions, then write a letter to the government explaining why the researcher's work is important.
Bird Flu Pandemic in the USA - Interactive scenario
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Bird Flu Pandemic in the USA - Interactive scenario

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This is an interactive scenario which covers the US governments response when a bird flu outbreak spreads to the US from China in a global pandemic. The students are given key choices at each stage of the pandemic which affect the number of US citizens getting sick and the overall death toll. The tough choices can be used to encourage debate within your class and get students to justify their decisions. This can be used in either science, politics or history class and will last approximately 20-30 minutes. Provided are slides and accompanying worksheet.
Word and symbol equations - carousel of 6 experiments
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Word and symbol equations - carousel of 6 experiments

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This is a worksheet which supports a carousel of 6 experiments where students add reagents in test-tubes and make observations. They then use scaffolding on the sheet this to build word and symbol equations. They are then challenged to balance the equations and add state symbols. This is intended as a 20-30 minute activity to help students develop skills in creating equations based on reactions.
KS3 Biology: Creating a key
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KS3 Biology: Creating a key

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I have included the lesson plan and PowerPoint. The lesson needs printouts of the JPEGs that are here. Preferably colour. There are two sets of pictures (Dogs and Donuts) that kids can use to build their own keys. Ks3 biology.
Year 7 - Science - Introduction Topic
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Year 7 - Science - Introduction Topic

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A series of 10 science lessons for Year 7 that introduces students to working in a lab and collecting data. Topics include: Initial assessment, working scientifically, collecting data, drawing a bar graph, drawing a scatter graph, making a prediction, using a Bunsen burner.
KS3 Science - Cells, Microscopes & Organisation
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KS3 Science - Cells, Microscopes & Organisation

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KS3 Science topic covering: Organisation, Animal Cells, Plant Cells, life processes, bacteria and single celled organisms, onion cell practical, microscopy and electron microscopy. Inlcudes, full lessons for the topic, knowledge organiser and assessment
KS3 - Science - Forces, Speed & Distance Time Graphs
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KS3 - Science - Forces, Speed & Distance Time Graphs

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This is a complete unit of work that covers forces and speed suitable for Key Stage 3 (KS3) Years 7 and 8. It contains, lessons worksheets and assessments. The lessons cover: What are forces, balanced and unbalanced forces, newtons, gravity on other planets, speed, acceleration, distance time graphs and relative motion.