A lesson based on how to use research and form hypothesis for the unit 2 btec applied science project. could be used for other types of research too. The only additional resource needed are some printouts of websites that can be used for planning an experiment. I have added the follow on list of stuff that we used to check off what was required for the write up in the next lesson - it may be useful to adapt to fit the assignment written in your school

A set of tasks that can be placed in a pot for students to pick from when finishing before others. They are all generic secondary tasks which can be laminated and placed in a pot ( mine are in a colourfully decorated old baby milk tin). My students are now in the routine of collecting one as and when they are finished the main learning task. I have tried to make them challenging and engaging to stretch students.

a question based on the white blood cells and how it proctects against illness. the image file is how i presented it to the students and looked at the banding of the marks. we went through what was required and i explained that 6 points were not enough and that it was more about the structure of the answer. the model answer sheet shows the students what is required to gain the full 6 and an A*. hope you find it useful.

kinestetic activity to help understand how sedimentry rocks form. Can also be used for app evaluation strand when completing the levelled evaluation sheet. the making needs to be done before the evaluation can be done.

a lesson based on using speed with the HSW angle of how speed cameras work. video clip taken from youtube to add an intresting angle to the lesson.

a fully contained lesson for higher biology - b1b aqa but could be used for other boards. set up as a market place around the room with the posters. students draw a table in the book with the headings: animal, numbers left, reasons for endangered status

A marking grid for self or peer assesment for students. It should be used to help them understand what they need to know about ways the medical proffesion can see into the body without invasive surgery. Marks on the grid are guidlines to how many points are needed for each section

A song that helps students develop their ideas of three different vairables and the corrisponding lesson plan and worksheet to accompany the song. Rocket balloons are inflated balloons stuck to straws and the straw is threaded through a long piece of string. The balloon can then be deflated to send it moving on the string. A number of different variables can be investigated with the eaisest being the amount the balloon is inflated. This is taliored to a low ability set but can easily be adapted by the use of questioning and how much intial support students are given.

Modeling the digestive system. Students evlauate the model and suggest improvments to the model to meet the app focus. they then asses their evaluation against the app criteria attached. To model the digestive system you need a: mortar and pestle, tights, blender, food, water and a washing up bowl. The motar and pestle are the mouth and teeth, the blender the stomach, the tights the intestines and the washing up bowl is the body.

a full lesson with static electricity. you need to have rods and cloths as a class resource and the van der Graff for a class demo.

a complete lesson based on seperation.\nall resources included.

a lesson based on adaptations for survival. Includes lesson plan and all resources

a 2 part session to go through the common areas that students do badly in. The equipment is just basic- sponge, scissors, measuring cylinder, washing up bowl, funnel, ruler. Students cut the sponge to different sizes as the independent variable.

a lesson to see if shade affects the size and the shape of the leaves. Students collected leaves from three areas and then measured the area on squared paper. they then came up with a conclusion if the amount of light available affects the leaf's size. there are lots of oppertunities to evaluate the practical.

Full lesson for evlauating and justifying why recycling is important. The starter links to the ideas of mining and extracting metals from ores. It is an A and B lesson but you easily adapt. The ideas were to show lots of progress in the lesson and this is why the exam question is given before the main activity. I printed out a website with possitive points and negative points. This formed the basis of the main task. Im sorry I dont have it electronically so its not been linked. \n\nThis was done for an observation with B/C graded kids and got an outstanding for progress!

A tarsia puzzle for AQA unit three with the main key points. Useful as a revision tool.

students made cells (specialised or basic) out of materials such as jelly, plastacene, paint, plastic cups, pain ect.. they then were asked to evaluate them with the help of the levelled scaffold. A photo of their cell was taken and printed to put in their books with the evlauation. its for a lower level class where literacy and vocabulary is an issue. it can also be used as an app assesment in a modeling contex

a graph that I use to stick in the front of students books and whenever they do a summertive assesment or task that provides them with information on their achievement they fill in a bar on the graph. In my books I get the students to draw a thick black line on the graph where their target is so they can see quickly if they are on at or above the target.

Four puzzles I have made for science such as fuels, electromagnetic radiation, metal reactions and photosynthesis. There is also a link to the software that you need to down load to acess. It is free!

Picture with 3 statements about plant growth and light. Students are to see what they think about them in groups. the answers are partly right but not completely right.... opens it up to discussion.