Lesson looking at different uses of nanotechnology. Lesson activity depicted on the PowerPoint. The sunscreen article is higher level, providing differentiation. Nanoscale and web link help pupils understand the relative size of nanotechnology.

A practical lesson which allows pupils to follow step-by-step instructions in order to complete an investigation into the difference in voltage between parallel and series circuits. All instructions are on the PowerPoint as well as a mini-starter, a 'set your own homework' plenary and questions relating to the lesson. Apparatus (Per Group) - Power Pack, Wires, Croc Clips, 3 Bulbs, Voltmeter.

Three different level laddered assessments (levels 3-8 and SEN/Low Ability) covering the cell topic (Animal/Plant Cells, Specialised Cells, Stem Cells and Prokaryotic/Eukaryotic Cells)

Lesson plan looking at Human Defence Responses. All instructions for the lesson are in the notes section of each slide. Starter - 3 pictures of blood, skin and the stomach for students to link and identify. Students then use discussion to identify how each organ helps defend against disease. Main 1 - Students watch video on Phagocytosis and use key terms as help to describe the process before self/peer assessing their response against a model answer. Main 2 - Group work where students explore the defence systems in more detail through drawing human body outline and annotating using available resources such as textbooks or internet access. Question prompt sheet is then used by students to explore White Blood Cells and their defence mechanisms in more detail. Can then use as a peer assessment tool or presentation. Plenary - Students use analogies to cement their understanding by comparing human defence systems to a Castle. Objectives: GOOD – DESCRIBE some of the ways which the body defends itself GREAT – DESCRIBE how human body defence mechanisms stop the entry of pathogens EPIC – EXPLAIN in detail how antibody production fights pathogens As always any feedback is appreciated :)

Lesson looking at Pathogens and Disease building on ideas of communicable and non communicable diseases, whereby students need to use textbooks (I have used the OUP textbooks Pages 76-77) or the internet on how diseases spread/prevented from spreading. Could alternatively use the self assessment slide as source of information. Instructions are also available in the notes section of each slide. Starter - Data task ranking the most common types of communicable diseases in the UK, with students justifying reasons why they ordered the diseases. Feedback compares 1950 with 2010, again for students to suggest reasons why the rate has fallen over time. Main - Introduce Bacteria and Viruses as pathogens before students undertake independent tasks to illustrate how each causes disease in the human body along with how they are spread and prevention measures. Feedback is given as self assessment slide. Plenary - Classifying names as Bacteria, Virus, Fungi and protists. Youtube link to video detailing malaria to further stretch /enthuse students relating to disease. Objectives: GOOD – DESCRIBE ways that pathogens can be spread GREAT – DESCRIBE how bacteria and viruses cause disease EPIC – EXPLAIN how pathogens are passed from one organism to another and SUGGEST ways of presenting the spread As always, feedback is most welcome:)

KS3 simple practical lesson involving separating mixtures, with possibility to expand to a more in depth practical activity. Also recaps definitions of Element, Compounds and Mixtures. Equipment Needed – Flour, Sugar, Beakers, Water, Filter Paper, stirring rod or spoon and evaporating dish (Bunsen burner if evaporating in lesson and not left overnight). Additional Information is in the notes section on each slide. Starter - Picture task for students to identify substances/objects as mixtures or not. Main 1 - Recap of Element, Compound and Mixture through 5 picture puzzles for students to identify. This is followed by students writing definitions for each, before self assessing against a model answer. Main 2 - Practical activity. Students use a hint sheet to solve a problem of sugar mixed in with flour. You can substitute a colleagues name into the slide to make it more engaging. Plenary - Students are given 4 mixture examples (Iron Filings and Flour, Sugar and Water, Rice and Kidney Beans, Sand and Water) along with an equipment list, some needed and some not. They have to identify how they would separate each mixture using only the equipment provided. You could also complete this as a practical activity carousel using the 4 mixtures. Objectives are below: GOOD – SEPARATE different substances using different techniques. GREAT – DESCRIBE particle arrangements in mixtures. EPIC – EXPLAIN why and how to separate different mixtures using different techniques. As always any feedback is welcome :)

Lesson looking at the process of vaccination and herd immunity. Starter - Picture on the board of child being vaccinated. Students answer 3 questions relating to the picture as a means to open discussion around the topic. Main 1 - 3 teacher led slides designed to first define, explain, then apply the concepts of Antibody's, Antigens and Pathogens and their role in immunity. Students then use this as a springboard to complete the pictures of a storyboard in relation to how vaccines work. Main 2 - Students are introduced to Herd Immunity very simply then watch a 2 minute video (Link in notes section) before answering 3 questions on Herd Immunity with 1 challenge question added in. Plenary - Summarising today's learning in the form of a 140 character "tweet" Objectives: 4 – DESCRIBE why people are vaccinated. 5 – EXPLAIN how vaccination works 7 – EXPLAIN how vaccinating a large number of a population reduces the spread of a pathogen Additional guidance in the notes section of the slides. As always, and feedback in appreciated :)

Double lesson and resources looking at teaching the stages and procedures for how drugs are developed along with investigating placebo effect. Includes a simple caffeine experiment at the end of the lesson putting in to practice the learning from the lesson. Additional resources needed include 2 types of soft drink (I used normal and decaff cola) and plastic cups for each student along with 30cm rulers. Additional guidance included in the notes section of each slide. The lesson is designed to span over a double lesson, but can be delivered in 1 if edited or if pace is quick. Starter - Question asking students if they would volunteer for a clinical trial. Moves on to asking students to estimate the overall cost for developing a new drug before briefly investigating the costs involved within this. Main - Students read information sheet and answer questions relating to the stages involved in drug development, placebo effect and drug safety. Plenary - Experiment putting into practice their learning by completing a simple experiment into effects of caffeine on reaction time (ruler drop test). Collate class data and discuss. Extend - Link to video on placebo effect from BBC Horizon documentary GOOD – STATE the procedures used to trial a new drug in the correct order GREAT – DESCRIBE how a double-blind trial is carried out EPIC – EXPLAIN why each procedure in drug testing and trialling is used As always any feedback is greatly appreciated :)

Lesson looking at energy demands are met (focussing on USA and China) through the use of fossil fuels (coal) and nuclear power, detailing how each method generates electricity in power plants. This is taught through 3 youtube video links and accompanied worksheet. Last slide looks at Biofuel as an alternative energy source, discussing the idea of this fuel being carbon neutral. Instruction ideas for the lesson are in the notes section of each slide. Starter - Question with pictures asking how Coal, Oil and Gas are formed. Main 1 - 3 information slides to promote discussion, looking at energy demand in various countries before focussing on how energy demands are met in the US and China and why their energy usage is so high. Main 2 - Worksheet activity whereby students watch youtube clips to identify the process of making energy through Coal and Nuclear power. Plenary - Students to evaluate the use of biofuel as a carbon neutral energy source. Objectives: GOOD – IDENTIFY where countries get their energy from and what they use it on. GREAT – OUTLINE the operations of nuclear and coal power stations. EPIC – EXPLAIN why biofuels can be considered Carbon Neutral. As always, any feedback is welcome :)

Simple "all in one lesson" on one PPT with a practical task of preparing a microscope slide using an onion. Equipment needed: Onion – Knife – Cutting Tile – Staining liquid (Iodine) – Microscopes – Microscope slides – Cover Slips – Tweezers. Instructions of activities in the notes section of each slide. Starter - 2 questions. Why is it useful to use a microscope to view an object? Why can’t we just use a magnifying glass? Main 1 - Light microscope. Slide 3 can be printed out for students to label the parts of a microscope or you can complete a back to board drawing with 2 students. Students discuss in pairs what they think each microscope part does. Main 2 - Practical demo. I have not included a method sheet here as I like to complete the practical as a demonstration for the students to watch as they write their own method to the practical. There is an equipment list and very simple method on the last slide. Extension - Students calculate total magnification from 3 given problems. Plenary - Students look at 4 objects which have been magnified and guess what they are. Objectives: GOOD – USE a light microscope to observe a prepared slide GREAT – EXPLAIN how to use a microscope to observe a cell OUTSTANDING – CALCULATE magnification of a cell

A worksheet depicting the circulatory system. Students have to start at the top left of the worksheet, describing the process at each stage of the circulatory system using the key words at the bottom of the sheet

Antibiotic Resistance and Painkiller lesson for new 2016 GCSE specification. No extra resources needed - This lesson has opportunities for student discussion and also effective questioning. The lesson breaks down as follows: Starter - Students suggest definitions and examples of key terms (Antibiotic - Antiseptic - Antibodies - Analgesics - Disinfectant) before being given meanings. Main 1 - Students explore the difference between painkillers and antibiotics before recapping how bacteria make us ill - plenty of discussion and questioning opportunity before quick 3 question "show you know" whiteboard plenary and thought cartoon linking on to antibiotic resistance. Main 2 - Students are taken step by step through the process of antibiotic resistance with animated slides of 3 coloured dots representing weak to resistant bacteria (Green - weak. Orange - Middling resistance. Red - Resistant). After this students attempt the GREAT objective in their books as a written task. Again, encouragement of discussion and reading out of answers is a feature of this part of the lesson, and students will look to refine their answer through this process. Plenary - Newspaper/Internet headlines relating to development of resistant bacteria and lack of new discoveries coupled with now increased funding for research in to new antibiotics. These help inform the plenary discussing potential problems for human and livestock moving forward. Objectives are below. As always, any constructive feedback is welcomed :) GOOD – DESCRIBE the difference between antibiotics and painkillers. GREAT – DESCRIBE what is meant by antibiotic resistance. EPIC – EXPLAIN why scientists are working hard to develop new classes of antibiotics.

Electrolysis lesson looking at introducing students to the set up of electrolysis and the underlying ideas involved, including a quick recap of ionic compounds, metallic, non-metallic charges and word/symbol equations. From here, students develop an understanding of the origin of the word "electrolysis" and label the parts involved before describing the movement of ions and finally writing half equations: Starter - Students are reminded of the formula of ionic substances through the use of the starter questions. From here, it is important that they understand the charges of metal and non metal ions as a basic principle to apply later in the lesson Intro/Recap -Building on from the starter, students familiarise themselves with word and symbol equations from previous topics. Main 1 - Youtube link in the notes section used to introduce electrolysis whilst introducing the origin of the word from ancient greek. Students then attempt tasks 1 + 2 on the worksheet before self-assessing their work. Main 2 -Introduces half equations to the students in the form of a worked example. The example can then be used to help students complete task 3, which is writing half equations for the electrolysis of 3 basic ionic compounds and 1 challenge compound. Plenary - Quick true of false activity summarising some learning points from the lesson. Objectives:4 – WRITE a word equation to describe electrolysis 5 – DESCRIBE electrolysis in terms of movement of ions 6 – PREDICT the products at each electrode from electrolysis of a molten ionic compound (and complete a balanced half symbol equation) Additional information is written in the notes section of each slide. As always, and feedback is appreciated :)

Double lesson with easy practical investigation of friction of different shoes/trainers(Need ruler, ramps and different shoes). Lessons follow a thematic approach with students learning about the Nike research facility and the scientists that work there, relating forces and friction to their work. In the second lesson, students will learn about drag force and apply their understanding of both lessons to use success criteria to produce a scientific report for Nike on the two subject areas. Students then have to present their data and answer questions on the experiment. Contains differentiated investigation worksheets for higher/lower attaining students. Notes are on each slide detailing additional activities and ideas for teaching. Objectives: GOOD – PRESENT and COLLECT data accurately GREAT – USE experimental data/knowledge to inform your answers OUTSTANDING – APPLY your own knowledge to solve a problem/answer a question

Worksheet for students to complete for a quick check of their knowledge of Series and Parallel Circuits, the bakery circuit model, voltage across series and parallel circuits, Ohms Law and Power ratings.

Lesson looking at different uses of nanotechnology. Lesson activity depicted on the PowerPoint. The sunscreen article is higher level, providing differentiation. Nanoscale and web link help pupils understand the relative size of nanotechnology.

Practical/Demonstration lesson looking at the reaction between a metal and acid. I have used zinc/magnesium and sulphuric/hydrochloric acid, but has been planned as such, that you can easily substitute your own into the lesson. Equipment list is on the PPT and method in the notes section of the teacher slide. Starter - Students to identify why the words in different equations are coloured red/green/blue (to signify pH) before recapping the definition of a salt. Main - Using the worksheet, students write an equipment list and method for the practical whilst the teacher demonstrates. Can also be used to have students complete practical themselves as method is on the PPT notes section. Questions on the worksheet are there for students to complete during this activity. EXT of students identifying their own examples of metal/acid reactions Plenary - 5 true or false questions to consolidate the learning of the lesson. Objectives: GOOD – RECALL the definition of a salt and equation for a metal reacting with an acid GREAT – DESCRIBE how to make a salt by reacting a metal with an acid EPIC – WRITE balanced symbol equations for a reaction of a metal and acid Information for the lesson is written in the notes section of each slide. As always, any feedback is welcome :)

A unit organiser for AQA B7 Ecology Unit Organiser - both Combined Trilogy and Biology Single Science (Triple). This organiser contains: Lesson titles in Chronological order of teaching across the unit 3 Key Ideas to explore within the lesson - These can be used as lesson outcomes A RAG box for students to review their understanding of the lesson Units split into “teachable” chunks A full glossary of Key Terms for each part of the unit The idea is to print each section on A5 for students to stick in prior to beginning the unit. They can then regularly reflect back to the organiser throughout the topic and as a signpost for revision/lessons missed. I also have the students highlight the key terms we cover as we meet them in the lesson, either as a starter or plenary There are organisers available for the whole of the AQA Trilogy Combined Science and Single Science course - full bundle can be accessed here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12573760

A unit organiser for AQA B6 Inheritance, Variation and Evolution - both Combined Trilogy and Biology Single Science (Triple). This organiser contains: Lesson titles in Chronological order of teaching across the unit 3 Key Ideas to explore within the lesson - These can be used as lesson outcomes A RAG box for students to review their understanding of the lesson Units split into “teachable” chunks A full glossary of Key Terms for each part of the unit The idea is to print each section on A5 for students to stick in prior to beginning the unit. They can then regularly reflect back to the organiser throughout the topic and as a signpost for revision/lessons missed. I also have the students highlight the key terms we cover as we meet them in the lesson, either as a starter or plenary The forms are of course editable to your own needs, but can be used straight out of the box. There are organisers available for the whole of the AQA Trilogy Combined Science and Single Science course - full bundle can be accessed here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12573760

A unit organiser for AQA B1 Cell Biology - both Combined Trilogy and Biology Single Science (Triple). This organiser contains: Lesson titles in Chronological order of teaching across the unit 3 Key Ideas to explore within the lesson - These can be used as lesson outcomes A RAG box for students to review their understanding of the lesson Units split into “teachable” chunks A full glossary of Key Terms for each part of the unit The idea is to print each section on A5 for students to stick in prior to beginning the unit. They can then regularly reflect back to the organiser throughout the topic and as a signpost for revision/lessons missed. I also have the students highlight the key terms we cover as we meet them in the lesson, either as a starter or plenary The forms are of course editable to your own needs, but can be used straight out of the box. There are organisers available for the whole of the AQA Trilogy Combined Science and Single Science course - full bundle can be accessed here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12573760