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Your one-stop shop for KS3, KS4, and SEN science lessons (in line with Edexcel and AQA)

Your one-stop shop for KS3, KS4, and SEN science lessons (in line with Edexcel and AQA)
Muscles & Moving (Joints) - SEN/LAP
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Muscles & Moving (Joints) - SEN/LAP

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, created for SEN/LAP pupils Created for Year 7 or 8 – KS3 – LAP/SEN Included: Hook – Career link Content and presentation – Types of joints, antagonistic muscles, bicep and tricep movement, hamstring and quadricep movement, what muscle contraction is, what tendons and ligaments are Independent learning activity Plenary – identify activity 2 x worksheets –unblurred when bought
Culture & Science
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Culture & Science

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This lesson is a key stage 3 or 4 lesson (Year 7 to Year 10) that is 60 minutes long. This was developed as part of a culture day lesson linking science with culture. Included: Starter – what is culture 6 x A3 printout information hunt detailing Pakistani, Bengali, British, Eastern European (with Poland), Nigerian and Indian cultures. This links culture to astronomy, traditional medicine, blood types and Japanese personality types and human migration. Content & Presentation – Astronomy, human migration, blood types Independent Practice: Questions include: Timeline of human migration from East Africa Keyword table from different cultures How astronomy links to agriculture Tickbox exercise for blood types what traditional medicines are used to treat illness. Markscheme included Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheet printed double sided in landscape - unblurred when bought
CB1 - Revision Mat - SEN
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CB1 - Revision Mat - SEN

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Very simple revision mat created for SEN students in year 10 covering topics: Animal and plant cells Organelle functions Labelling a microscope Image size and Total magnification calculation only [no rearranging] How to use a microscope gapfill diffusion, osmosis and active transport definitions PRACTICAL - Osmosis in potatoes, very basic What independent, dependent and control variables are Percentage change in mass calculations
Anaerobic Respiration
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Anaerobic Respiration

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, created for MAP pupils in an SEN school. Will more suit mainstream students. Created for Year 9 – KS3 – AQA/EDEXCEL Included: Content and presentation – Anaerobic respiration, strenuous exercise, lactic acid, oxygen debt Independent check for understanding tasks – worksheet 1 Comparing aerobic and anaerobic venn diagram Strenuous vs steady exercise, with Usain Bolt and Mo Farah as examples. Extension task - worksheet 2 x worksheets –unblurred when bought
Crude oil and Fractional Distillation - Worksheet
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Crude oil and Fractional Distillation - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet task created for students in Yr12 in an SEN school. Included: Paragraph of information on crude oil and fractional distillation with pictures TASK 1 - Questions based on paragraph TASK 2 - Cut and stick activity where students sort the products of crude oil into the fractionating column [gives boiling points for easier acces] Answers to tasks Worksheet unblurred when bought.
Hydrocarbons - SEN/LAP
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Hydrocarbons - SEN/LAP

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This is a 50 minute lesson created for students in an SEN school who are of lower ability. This lesson covers What crude oil is Hydrocarbon definition The names of the first 4 hydrocarbons Mnemonic for remembering these Identifying the hydrocarbons from pictures Drawing hydrocarbon structure - first four only Moly mod activity Plenary - exit ticket 1 x worksheets, unblurred when bought. print slide 1
Discovery of DNA - Worksheet
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Discovery of DNA - Worksheet

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Independent worksheet created for students in an SEN school Included: 2 x paragraphs of information, first on photograph 51 and the second on other scientists. TASK 1 - Questions based on work of Rosalind Franklin TASK 2 - Questions based on work of scientists Mendel, Avery, Chargaff, Franklin, Watson and Crick Answers to tasks Worksheet unblurred when bought.
Osmosis SEN/LAP
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Osmosis SEN/LAP

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, for SEN/LAP pupils on the definition of Osmosis. This has been completely revamped and links to Goldilocks and the three bears building toward the definition of osmosis. Created for Year 10 – KS4 / Yr12 students completing GCSE biology. 24 slides. Included: Starter Goldilocks and the three bears story link Solute definition What a solution is / activity on which is higher the water or salt Cytoplasm as a solution Water movement linked to drinking water (lots of water to less water in cells) and waterfalls (moving from a higher place to lower place) Examples of water moving into and out of cells based on a solution in a beaker and a cell in a beaker - water movement activity Examples of water moving into and out of cells based on a solution in a beaker and a cell in a beaker - using sugar concentration - water movement activity Plenary:circle the correct words for Osmosis definition Tried and tested - kids understood it Worksheets – printed double sided – unblurred when bought
KS3 - Structure of DNA - Year 9
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KS3 - Structure of DNA - Year 9

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This lesson is a key stage 3 lesson (Year 9) that is 60 minutes long. Success criteria: Recall what DNA is and why it is needed Describe the structure of DNA Explain the importance of genes in genetics Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [Assessment for learning] Independent Practice [Bronze, Silver & Gold Task] Markscheme included Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheet printed double sided as an A5 booklet [unblurred when bought]
The pH scale - SEN/LAP
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The pH scale - SEN/LAP

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This is an hour long lesson made for SEN/LAP pupils in Yr10. Can be split into two lessons - theory and practical. Included: Starter Content and presentation - the pH scale, different acids and alkalis, what indicators are used for, colours of different acids and alkalis Activities - completing a table, checking for understanding using finger voting, identifying colour using pH numbers, identifying pH strength using numbers Practical - testing different household chemicals with universal indicator - pH number, colour and strength Plenary - exit ticket 2 x worksheet. Print single sided. Unblurred when bought
Immune System - SEN/LAP
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Immune System - SEN/LAP

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Created for Yr11s in an SEN school - 50 minute lesson revamped - body as a castle, invaders as pathogens, soliders as immune system Included: Worksheets - print slides 1 to 2 single sided - unblurred when bought Starter - four pathogens NEW - your body as a castle ACTIVITY - part of castle link to human physical defence e.g. skin, stomach acid NEW - pathogens as invaders, immune system as soldiers and dragon with combat rules What are white blood cells, antibodies, phagocytosis and antibodies ACTIVITY - white blood cell labelling activity and function gapfill NEW - phagocytosis link to dragon Video of phagocytosis ACTIVITY - Phagocytosis story board creationand gapfill completion NEW - antibodies as weapons of the soliders NEW - antigens as colour of invaders and protections making them unique NEW - invader combat rules UPDATED - lymphocyte immune response linked to soliders and invaders NEW - picture gapfill activity of lymphocyte action linked to soliders and invaders, made simpler Plenary - exit ticket everything unblurred when bought
Word Equations - SEN/LAP
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Word Equations - SEN/LAP

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This worksheet was created for students in an SEN school. Neutralisation word equations: acid + alkali -> salt + water 30 questions - Fill in the missing acid, metal and salt questions (fill in the gap) Colour coordinated (15), then no colours (15) Extension - 6 questions where students name the salt formed (3) and write word equations (3) from a written question. Can be scaffolded by underlining using different colours. Worksheet - 3 pages, unblurred when bought
Year 10 - Osmosis Practical - SEN
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Year 10 - Osmosis Practical - SEN

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This lesson is 2 x 50 minute lessons, for SEN/LAP pupils. Split into two lessons. Created for Year 10 – KS4. First Lesson - Starter Recap – plant cells Risk assessment Practical explanation Equipment labelling activity Independent, dependent and control variables Second lesson - Percentage change in mass Experiment conclusions (after 24 hours) Worksheets – print slide 1 to 2 for first lesson - print slide 3 for the second lesson
Stopping Distance - SEN/LAP
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Stopping Distance - SEN/LAP

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This lesson is 2 hours long, for LAP/SEN pupils on stopping distance, including thinking distance and calculations using distance = speed x time. Created for Year 11 – KS4 – LAP/SEN Included: Content and presentation – stopping distance Practical on reaction times using ruler (cm) Conversion table – reaction time distance to seconds Calculating thinking distance using distance = speed x time Definitions of thinking and stopping distance Forces acting on a moving car Store transfers Factors affecting thinking and braking distance Independent tasks – gapfill, ordering, calculations, identify questions, with answers 2 x worksheets –unblurred when bought
Active Transport - SEN/LAP
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Active Transport - SEN/LAP

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, created for SEN/LAP pupils as part of calculator use practice Created for Year 10 – KS4 – AQA/Edexcel Included: Starter Content and presentation – what active transport is (linked to carrying something heavy and going up a slide), animations to show movement of glucose, the cell membrane and carrier proteins, quick check tasks and links to osmosis and diffusion using water and oxygen Independent learning activity – gapfill, tick correct, add an arrow, select the correct answer Plenary – circle correct for active transport 1 x worksheets –unblurred when bought
Puberty - KS3 - Year 7
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Puberty - KS3 - Year 7

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This lesson is 60 minutes long, success criteria: State what is meant by puberty Describe what happens to parts of the body during puberty and adolescence. Explain the role of sex hormones in puberty Created for Year 7 - KS3. Included: Starter Career link [Hook] Content & Presentation. Checking for understanding [AFL] Independent Practice [BSG, Extension] & Markscheme Whole class check for understanding [whiteboards] Opportunities for Self/Peer Assessment Worksheets x1 printed as A5 booklet, slides 1 to 2 Instructions in the notes
Active Transport Examples - SEN/LAP
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Active Transport Examples - SEN/LAP

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This lesson is 50 minutes long, created for SEN/LAP pupils. Created for Year 10 – KS4 – AQA/Edexcel This is a part two lesson so does not cover the definitions. Please see my other upload. Included: Starter Content and presentation – digestive system, active transport to blood via the small intestine cells, Task 1 – active transport in humans [labelling, tick correct, add arrows to show glucose movement, select correct word] Content and presentation – parts of a plant, importance of roots, links to photosynthesis and the root hair cell picture with minerals Task 2 – active transport in plants [plant labelling, photosynthesis equation, select correct word, gapfill] Plenary – sort statements [osmosis, diffusion, active transport] 1 x worksheets –unblurred when bought [print 2 pages per sheet, single sided to be folded and stuck into books]
Metals and Non-metals - SEN
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Metals and Non-metals - SEN

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This is a year 10 lesson created for pupils in an SEN school Included: Content and presentation - demo ideas, how to use periodic table, reactivity of metals, where metals and non-metals are found and properties of metals vs non-metals Activities - What are the symbols of certain elements, what groups/periods elements are found in, identify whether elements are metals and non-metals and complete a table of properties of metals vs non-metals Print slide 2 and 3 single sided for the worksheets
Animal Cells - SEN
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Animal Cells - SEN

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Year 7 lesson on Animal cells only for students in an SEN school Included: Content and presentation - bricks to houses, cells to people; parts of an animal cell Activities: Label an animal cell picture Label an animal cell slide Video - Dr Binocs What do the parts of an animal cell do You can used prepared slides to have students observe cells if extra time Print slide 1 for the worksheet
Domestic Violence Assembly
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Domestic Violence Assembly

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A resource created for a 20 minute assembly on domestic violence. Students will learn: What domestic violence is How to recognise signs of domestic violence Who to contact if concerned that they, or someone they know, is a victim of domestic violence. Includes statistics on males and females, signs of abuse, spotting abuser signs as well as embedded videos and support for those concerned about domestic abuse.