I created this handy little Harvard referencing guide to help my students reference their assignments correctly.

This is the first of a set of 10 weekly interventions to work through with a group of vulnerable girls. Aimed at those quieter students who slip under the radar and are struggling to settle in and make friends. They may have anxiety around school and poor self esteem. There is a starting/end questionaire so schools can assess how much difference their intervention has made. The content of the whole course is: How it feels to be a teen Navigating the ups and downs of life Focus on feelings Barriers to happiness Increasing positivity Hopes and dreams Letting go Self-esteem and how to increase it Life without limits Celebration This resource is ‘How it feels to be a teen’ - I will add the other resources each week as I deliver them. There is an online video included in this resource which is not my own but is available on youtube. Any ‘how it feels to be a teen’ type video would suffice here as it is a prompt for discussion.

This quiz is based on four Activate units: Matter (Chemistry) Cells and Movement (Biology) Electricity (Physics) Forces (Physics) These four rounds have five questions in each. There are also rounds on general knowledge of events this year and a picture round. The quiz lasts around 30 minutes at a relaxed pace - suitable for either individuals or teams.

This was an additional lesson in our scheme of work for the cells and movement unit. A small group of year 7 students completed this activity to consolidate their work on cells as they struggle to complete writing activities. This is a more ‘hands on’ way of learning the material so is most suitable for lower ability students and SEN. Not really an activity for high ability. Could be a fun activity for a science club. Need petri dishes and plasticine in a variety of colours.

This presentation walks through the differences between mitosis and meiosis step by step. This presentation was delivered remotely over Microsoft Teams as the students were struggling to visualise the differences.

This flashcards have been made using the AQA biology text book as source material. 78 of the questions are both combined and separate science 24 of the questions are separate science only (and are labelled as such) Print double sided (flip long edge) to produce the correct answer on the back of the correct card. These took me a whole weekend to make so I hope they’re useful. (also available in a bundle)

This is a set of 54 double sided flashcards (print double sided, flip long edge) on the atomic structure unit. I have colour coded them (blue = easiest, green = harder, red = hardest), so you can differentiate by asking different groups to focus on learning different colour groups. I’ve made these for my year 9’s end of unit test, but I will also be using them with my year 11s for revision.

This is a lesson for the ‘energy demands’ lesson of AQA’s ‘Energy and energy resources’ unit.

This is a set of flashcards created for the atomic structure unit for AQA GCSE physics. The flashcards are double-sided (flip on long edge), so the answer is on the reverse of each card, and are colour-coded with blue cards being the easiest, green mid-difficulty and red the most challenging. With my lowest ability groups I ask them to learn the blue cards as a minimum. My higher ability groups learn the blue cards first, then the green and red cards.

We are following the Activate 1 (New 2016) book. This is the lesson I created to deliver a lesson on scientific enquiry to enhance the first unit: Forces. You are purchasing the Powerpoint only which I made, but I have included the worksheets I used in the lesson to make it easier for you. If you like this lesson I will be putting all of the lessons from the first unit in a bundle, complete with revision resources for the end-of-unit test. All of the money received from sales is spent on resources for students

This is a set of differentiated flashcards for the Matter: particle model and separating mixtures unit in Activate 1 Question cards have the answers on the reverse (if printed double-sided flipped on long edge) and are colour coded with blue being the easiest, green mid-range and red being the most challenging, so you can set different levels of revision based on ability.

This is the full lesson based on Activate 1 'Disruption to food chains and webs ’ It’s suitable for delivery by non specialists / cover supervisors as all answers are included. There is a numeracy starting activity and literacy embedded throughout. SEN support included.

Here are 48 double-sided revision flashcards for the Activate 1 unit ‘acids and alkalis / metals and non-metals’ Print double-sided (flip long edge) They are colour coded: Blue easiest Green more challenging Red hardest You can differentiate by assigning different colour to different students to learn.

This is lesson 7.1.3 in the Activate 1 (new book) series. Suitable for delivery by non-specialists. Any questions posed have answers on the following slide. Materials needed are a selection of igneous rocks (intrusive and extrusive) as well as some metamorphic rocks. Literacy support sheet included for SEN / students who will have a scribe in assessments.

This is the Observing cells lesson in the AQA Activate 1 scheme of work. Included is: A powerpoint presentation suitable for non-specialists to deliver as all of the instructions and answers are included. A numeracy starting activity Instructions for using a microscope Instructions for a good biological drawing Literacy support sheet for SEN (to reduce writing for lower ability students) There is an associated quiz on Show My Homework saved to community resources

Suitable for non-specialist delivery (ask tech to demonstrate distillation if necessary) This lesson is part of the Activate (new book) series of lessons.

32 Flashcards for the AQA Activate KS3 science unit 1 (new book) Forces: Speed and Gravity Print double sided (flip on long edge) so each card has the question on the front and the answer on the back. There are two blank sheets at the end so students can make extra cards if they wish (you may not want to print these, but I’ve included them in case you want to add extra questions) Based heavily on the NEW Activate 1 book 2016 edition

Powerpoint covering lesson content with levelled learning objectives Exam style questions and table to fill in Links to two short videos (venus fly trap and pitcher plant) Made for a low to mid ability year 10 class

Used as an introduction to osmosis for a high ability year 9 group - but can be tweaked for lower ability and revision. Used as a freestanding lesson before attempting the AQA required practical on osmosis. Lesson contains a 10 minute video by the wonderful 'Amoeba Sisters' but I've made my own question sheet for the students to answer as the video is playing (answers on the Power point). You will want to change the starter to suit your own group. If you don't need a complete lesson there's a little worksheet included where students have to show which direction the water would move (net movement) for six different concentrations. Please rate this resource if you have found it useful - if not, comments on how to improve it are very welcome.

This is a series of two lessons for British Science Week. The first is a theory lesson which looks into the environmental problems with plastic. There is a 7 minute video from Plastic Oceans - with a question sheet for students to listen for the answers as they’re watching. I’ve set this up with a workbook for students to complete, so it’s separate from their usual books. (please remove our school logo from the workbook and insert your own) There is an associated homework. Lesson 2 is a practical - Making plastic from milk In Powerpoint 2 I’ve mentioned a poster competition. If you’re downloading this after April 2018 you will want to delete this section as the competition will be closed.