Experienced science teacher - 12 years of teaching.
Prefer active student-led activities and so tend to design accordingly.
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Experienced science teacher - 12 years of teaching.
Prefer active student-led activities and so tend to design accordingly.
Save yourself heaps of planning time, for as little as £1.00. Funds generated from the sales of resource helps pay for the software and apps used to create my resources.
This resource consists of a set of approximately 20 revision flash cards - 1 question and answer per card - and a card sort based upon the cards.
Suited to middle to lower achievers.
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This is suitable for struggling scientists at ks4 or KS3 at any level.
Following the Specification of the new curriculum as at 2017, the lesson objectives are as follows:
To understand the relationship between mass and weight, that mass is a property of an object and how to calculate weight using the equation W=mxg.
The resource has a short introduction to mass and weight and has 2 activity sheets, one for low achievers and another for higher.
I have included the .jpg files of each in case you wanted to put them in any other formats.
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A Resource for my mixed ability groups with a focus on challenge and independence. Students select the questions they would like to answer - each has a point value, higher points are more difficult questions.
Answers attached
A collection of KS3 science resources including revision and feedback tasks, literacy support and deep learning tasks. Total price of bundled items: £32.90.
Activity Length: 40 minutes
Suitable for GCSE students of all abilities.
This is a 3 part resource. The first is a comic book style text that introduces EM waves as being transverse and as waves of different lengths and frequency (there is an explanation as to what these terms mean). The second part is a user friendly worksheet, again in a comic book style, where students can use textbooks, video or internet to discover the uses, dangers, advantages, disadvantages, frequency and wavelengths of the spectrum.
My students enjoy using the comic-book style textbooks, in particular my reluctant readers and dyslexic students, however, there should always be an alternative source information around, like a text book, to ensure that they are exposed to text of all types.
The third is a powerpoint file of the comic book if you should wish to present it rather than printing it.
The activity will challenge the higher abilities as they will be expected to apply their knowledge in a compare and contrast activity, while also being expected to produce work that shows a deeper understanding.
Keywords: transverse wave, electromagnetic spectrum, light, communication,
Activity time:30 -40 minutes
In this kinasthetic activity students have to match the problems with the calculations and questions with answers. The final product is a large square. I usually get students to pair up in groups of similar ability and give them text books or their exercise books to help them.
Excellent revision activity, but not suitable for very low ability students.
A card sort of 15 cards suitable for Key Stage 3 or low achievement KS4.
Objectives
To understand ways of separating mixtures.
To understand Key terminology.
The resource consists of a 15 question card sort and a set of 15 revision cards in colour and another in black and white.
Objective: Understand the differences and similarities between specialised cells.
Understand the adaptations of specialised cells.
Understand how to build a content rich paragraph.
The fact builder is suitable for higher ability KS3 and KS4 students. Used in conjunction with textbook or other reference material it forces students to clarify their thinking before writing, as well as encouraging their interaction with text.
There are 5 fact builder worksheets, all similar to the one displayed, including:
- red blood cells, sperm cells, root hair cells, leaf cells and muscle cells
I have included the Power Point file and the pdf should you wish to tailor them to your students.
Instructions:
Students use their text books to find out about the adaptations, design and function of the cell in question.
Students choose 5 of the most important keywords and write it in the space provided
Finally students answer the question incorporating the keywords they have identified.
Suitable for KS3 and KS4
Using photographs of models of diffusion students use their knowledge of the particle model to evaluate. The SEN activity guides students through in more detail and has only one model to evaluate.
A complete lesson and extra activities.
Objectives:
Describe how the ear works
Recall the parts of the ear and their functions.
Evaluate Models
Your pack includes a presentation, tarsia puzzle, cut and paste jigsaw, worksheet.
Objectives:
To understand the conservation of energy
To understand the meaning of endothermic and exothermic
To give examples of endothermic and exothermic reactions
To distinguish between exothermic and endothermic reactions.
A range of activities are included in this resource. The information Gap activity is probably my favorite as it engages students and provides them with instant feedback.
The resource includes: Information Gap, Questions and Answers, Matching Pairs, Cloze x2, Spelling x2 .
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The resource focuses on understanding how to calculate energy transferred/work done. (I have included an example completed by one of my students for ease of reference). Included are 2 versions, one where students are given the answers and have to show their calculations, the other where they have to work out the answers for themselves. Personally I find that giving them the answers helps them to unpick their own mistakes rather than being told where they went wrong. The resource is designed to develop these problem solving skills through math.
Differentiated questions - Q1 - 4 and Q9-12 are suitable for middle/low attainers.
The activity is best done after a teacher explanation, or with suitable textbooks.
Running time is approximately 40 to an hour.
Remember that you make a difference every day
Suitable for KS4 and higher KS3
This resource uses the same objectives and similar questions throughout so you can choose which students do which activity. Choice is yours!
The questions center around the standard tests for oxygen, hydrogen, chlorine and carbon dioxide.
Resource 1 is a matching activity
Resource 2 is a card sort
Resource 3 is more challenging and asks students to describe the tests, draw a diagram and complete equations.
Resource 4 is the feedback activity - there are 2 sheets (worksheet A and B) and students are put in pairs and given either. After completing their questions they then check their answers - their partner’s worksheet will have the answers.
A very engaging resource - 4 for the price for 1.
Lesson 2 can be found here http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Forces-Yr-7-Less-2-Friction-6347935/
The first lesson of this SoW, follow the link for lesson 2. Designed to encourage students to work with peers and consists of 3 similar, but differentiated activities and is great for a mixed ability or setted groups. The lesson plan is detailed enough to give all the information you need. I usually use this as a the introduction to year 7 Forces.
A short presentation with suitable video links.
Suitable for new AQA GCSE Physics component.
Please view the link on the penultimate page for a summary of black body radiation.
I found this document after a long search on the internet. It dates back to early 2000 and has the complete breakdown of topics, learning objectives, outcomes, possible activities and teaching notes.
Published by the QCA.
Objectives:
Understand the difference between alternating and direct current.
Describe the role of the live wire and neutral wire in the mains electrical supply.
How to read oscilloscope traces.
How to use an oscilloscope.
Suitable for higher or foundation.
This is a complete lesson and includes:
-Starter (on presentation)
Complete presentation that clear explains and links to the objectives
Plenary (on presentation)
A worksheet that focuses on the objectives
A feedback sheet that includes WWW and EBI as well as text to help them answer the feedback questions.
I use this in conjunction with a demonstration of the oscilloscope and signal generator, although it is not essential as the presentation is very detailed.
A very good revision or consolidation activity, suitable for level 1 - 5 students. This can be used as a pair or an independent activity.
This is a very engaging activity, usually lasting up to 30 minutes. Ideally the end product should be peer assessed.
Highly suited to SOLO taxonomy.
Some ideas on how to use the resource:
1. Students work in groups of 2 and make as many sentences as they can using the words in the grid. The scores are then totalled for each sentence. For example: “ Photosynthesis produces oxygen and glucose” each of these words carries a 5 point score, totalling 15 points for that sentence.
2. Students are given a set of dice, student A roles and for example, should they role a 6 and 3 those are the co-ordinates for word 1. Student B then roles a set of co-ordinates and together they need to formulate a sentence to show how these words are linked.
3. Students are placed in groups of 2. Student A makes a simple sentence using only 2 of the grid words, for example: photosynthesis produces oxygen. Student B then has to add a third word to the sentence: photosynthesis produces oxygen and glucose. Student A then tries to add another word and so on until one is unable to complete the sentence, the total point score for that sentence will then go to the last student to add a word.
A handpicked selection of 20 engaging physics resources suitable for the new NEW 2018 AQA GCSE.
Includes, calculations, homeworks, in class activities and presentations.
Energy Stores, Acceleration, Power, Electricity, Stars, Specific Heat Capacity etc.
