Outstanding resources available
-AQA chemistry, biology and physics lessons.
-Differentiated science worksheets compatible with all exam boards.
-Brilliant splat AfL powerpoints.
-Engaging 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' themed AfL science quizzes.
Outstanding resources available
-AQA chemistry, biology and physics lessons.
-Differentiated science worksheets compatible with all exam boards.
-Brilliant splat AfL powerpoints.
-Engaging 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' themed AfL science quizzes.
Complete set of 5 revision mat worksheets which covers the AQA B1 4.2 unit. Includes the following content:
-4.2.1 Principles of organisation
-4.2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems
4.2.2.1 The human digestive system
4.2.2.2 The heart and blood vessels
4.2.2.3 Blood
4.2.2.4 Coronary heart disease: a non-communicable disease
4.2.2.5 Health issues
4.2.2.6 The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases
4.2.2.7 Cancer
-4.2.3 Plant tissues, organs and systems
4.2.3.1 Plant tissues
4.2.3.2 Plant organ system
Required practical activity 4
Required practical activity 5
Knowledge organiser #Knowledge map # Mind map
Complete set of revision mat worksheets which covers the AQA B1 4.1 unit. Includes the following content:
-4.1.1 Cell structure
4.1.1.1 Eukaryotes and prokaryotes
4.1.1.2 Animal and plant cells
4.1.1.3 Cell specialisation
4.1.1.4 Cell differentiation
4.1.1.5 Microscopy
4.1.1.6 Culturing microorganisms (biology only)
-4.1.2 Cell division
4.1.2.1 Chromosomes
4.1.2.2 Mitosis and the cell cycle
4.1.2.3 Stem cells
-4.1.3 Transport in cells
4.1.3.1 Diffusion
4.1.3.2 Osmosis
4.1.3.3 Active transport
Required practical activity 1
Required practical activity 2
Required practical activity 3
Knowledge organiser #Knowledge map # Mind map
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Match the keywords starter.
-Good video for visual learners on global warming.
-Literacy activity where pupils create a flowchart on the process of global warming and the greenhouse effect.
-Model answer for pupils to peer assess with.
-Differentiated fill in the blanks task on the process of global warming and the greenhouse effect.
-Description on what increases global warming.
-Very engaging activity where pupils unscramble keywords to describe the consequences of global warming.
-Fun discussion activity where pupils describe why deforestation happens.
-Numerous self assessment opportunities.
-Very descriptive videos on deforestation and peat bog destruction.
-Excellent literacy task where pupils correct a paragraph on deforestation which has spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes.
-Questions on peat bog destruction.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary.
Tags:
Eco - Environment - Greenhouse Gases - Global Warming - Climate Change - Deforestation - Environmental - Pollution - Carbon Dioxide - Methane - Plants - Trees - Plastic - Photosynthesis - Green
-The words MOVE in this splat game!!! Making it a more interactive and challenging game.
-Very engaging game on renewable energy sources such as solar panels, solar cells, tidal power, geothermal energy, wind turbines and hydroelectricity.
-Excellent AfL resource which can be used with rulers, mini whiteboards or as an in-class test.
-Very versatile. Pupils can be tested individually or as teams.
-Can be used as a starter, main, or plenary.
-Links in well with topics related to energy transfer, generating electricity and the national grid.
-Compatible with all physics exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Match the keywords starter to ease pupils into the topic.
-Good video on how to adopt aseptic techniques whilst doing the practical.
-Brilliant risk assessment task for pupils to complete.
-Well structured equipment list and method for pupils to follow during the practical.
-Literacy task where pupils have to use keywords and create their own method for growing microbes.
-Model answer for pupils to peer assess each others work.
-Self assessment opportunities.
-Thought provoking questions on health and safety and how to prevent contamination of bacteria (focusing on sterilising equipment, temperature for growing bacteria and aseptic techniques).
-Key facts which are part of the new spec.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary
Complete set of 3 revision mat worksheets which covers the AQA B1 4.3
unit. Includes the following content:
-4.3.1 Communicable diseases
4.3.1.1 Communicable (infectious) diseases
4.3.1.2 Viral diseases
4.3.1.3 Bacterial diseases
4.3.1.4 Fungal diseases
4.3.1.5 Protist diseases
4.3.1.6 Human defence systems
4.3.1.7 Vaccination
4.3.1.8 Antibiotics and painkillers
4.3.1.9 Discovery and development of drugs
-4.3.2 Monoclonal antibodies
4.3.2.1 Producing monoclonal antibodies
4.3.2.2 Uses of monoclonal antibodies
-4.3.3 Plant Disease
4.3.3.1 Detection and identification of plant diseases
4.3.3.2 Plant defence responses
Knowledge organiser #Knowledge map # Mind map
Three excellently differentiated worksheets.
Engaging activity where pupils have to describe how the pancreas, liver, insulin and glucagon interact to control blood sugar (glucose levels). Links in well with homeostasis and diabetes.
Very well structured and scaffolded according to ability (from SEN to high ability).
Excellent for visual learners.
Compatible with all biology exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
Three excellently differentiated worksheets.
Engaging activity where pupils have to label the different parts of the periodic table.
Very well structured and scaffolded according to ability.
Excellent for visual learners.
Compatible with all chemistry exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Great starter to ease pupils into the topic; unscramble the title and arrange images smallest to biggest.
-Well structured exam questions, with text to refer back to and figure out the answers.
-Excellent numeracy task; calculate the size of nanoparticles in standard form and convert to significant figures.
-Brilliant literacy task; identify and correct 11 spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes related to the risks and uses of nanoparticles.
-Very engaging maths in science task; calculate surface area to volume ratio of various nanoparticles.
-Answers for every main activity!
-Challenge and extension tasks for every activity.
-Plenary; video showing practical use of nanoparticles.
Six excellently differentiated worksheets.
Engaging activity where pupils have to label the different parts of a transverse and longitudinal wave.
Very well structured and scaffolded according to ability (from SEN to high ability).
Excellent for visual learners.
Very convenient answers slide for self or peer assessment.
Compatible with all physics exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
Fantastic pupil-led lesson including:
-Engaging starter where pupils needs to guess the 8 types of energy, using diagrams given.
-Starter differentiated for lower ability pupils.
-Thought provoking task where the types of energy need to be defined.
-Excellent think - pair - share task where pupils discuss which objects on the board will heat up faster and why
-Easy to understand video on S.H.C.
-Very convenient example question for the teacher to use prior to main activity.
-Very well structured tasks where pupils use the equation to calculate the specific heat capacity, mass, temperature change or thermal energy change of an object.
-Challenging activity which requires students to convert units before calculating SHC.
-Answers for every activity!
-Emphasis on exam questions.
-Brilliant fill in the blanks summary of the topic.
-Numerous self and peer assessment opportunities.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary.
6 excellently differentiated worksheets:
-3 worksheets for single covalent bonds (for low, mid and high ability pupils).
-3 worksheets for double and triple covalent bonds (for low, mid and high ability pupils).
-Engaging activity where pupils have to draw covalently bonded compounds using a dot and cross diagram.
-Thought provoking tasks which require students to work out the structural formula and chemical formula of compounds, after drawing them.
-Answer sheet available for every worksheet.
-Compatible with all chemistry exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
Tags:
Covalent - Bond - Atom - Group Number - Periodic Table - Bonding - Non metal - Electron - Shell
Three excellently differentiated worksheets.
Engaging activity where pupils have to label the different parts of the heart and the blood vessels attached to it, which is part of the circulatory system.
Very well structured and scaffolded according to ability.
Excellent for visual learners.
Compatible with all biology exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Starter which recaps the basics of DNA to ease pupils into the topic.
-Engaging video on how to use punnet squares. Good for visual learners.
-Example questions on how to use punnet squares.
-Engaging tasks where pupils use punnet squares to determine the phenotype, genotype and probability of outcomes of potential offspring.
-Punnet square tasks focusing on cystic fibrosis, polydactyl and sex determination.
-Numerous self and peer assessment opportunities.
-Model answers for pupils to refer back to.
-Brilliant and well structured task where pupils match key terms, such as recessive and dominant, to their definitions.
-Informative and engaging video on embryo screening.
-Well structured evaluation task based on embryo screening.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary.
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Engaging video introducing the topic.
-Starter where pupils have to label a diagram of the nucleus, DNA and chromosomes.
-Well structured literacy task, where pupils have to read a text in order to answer questions on mitosis.
-Numerous self and peer assessment opportunities.
-Thought-provoking task which requires pupils to create a labelled diagram of mitosis.
-Extension task where pupils describe the process of mitosis.
-Key facts on the cell cycle.
-Recap of KS3 content on gametes and the female reproductive system.
-Literacy task where pupils extract information from a text, in order to answer questions on stem cells and cell specialisation.
-Key facts on therapeutic cloning and plant meristem stem cells.
-Well structured evaluation task where pupils need to determine the advantages and disadvantages of using stem cells.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary.
Complete set of outstanding pupil-led lesson PowerPoints and worksheets which covers the AQA C1 4.1 unit. Includes the following content:
4.1.1.1 Atoms, elements and compounds
4.1.1.2 Mixtures
4.1.1.3 The development of the model of the atom
4.1.1.4 Relative electrical charges of subatomic particles
4.1.1.5 Size and mass of atoms
4.1.1.6 Relative atomic mass
4.1.1.7 Electronic structure
4.1.2.1 The periodic table
4.1.2.2 Development of the periodic table
4.1.2.3 Metals and non-metals
4.1.2.4 Group 0
4.1.2.5 Group 1
4.1.2.6 Group 7
4.1.3.1 Comparison (of transition metals) with Group 1 elements
4.1.3.2 Typical properties (of transition metals)
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Very engaging starter where pupils identify the parts of the periodic table.
-Well structured, match the keywords activity - relating to the properties of elements in the periodic table.
-Videos which explain the properties of metals, transition metals and alkali metals - very good for visual learners.
-Fun activity where students arrange statements relating to metals and non metals into the correct column.
-Peer or self assessment after each task.
-Engaging task where pupils compare the properties of alkali (group 1) metals and transition metals.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary.
Brilliant pupil-led lesson which includes:
-A recap of the atomic structure.
-A useful recap of the periodic table.
-Very well explained slides on how to draw diagrams for ionic bonding by using the periodic table.
-Well structured information on how to name ionic compounds.
-Differentiated and engaging worksheets where pupils have to draw an atom and the ion it becomes, the charges for each ion and determine the electronic configuration for each atom and ion.
-Fantastic activity where pupils learn how to name ionic compounds.
-Challenging and thought provoking questions describing the properties of ionic bonding.
-Excellent differentiated, matching task on ionic bonding facts.
-Challenging exam questions.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary.
Outstanding pupil-led lesson including:
-Starter to ease pupils into the topic. Using the periodic table, students have to work out the number of electrons in the outer shell of various elements.
-Very well explained video on the properties of covalent bonds - good for visual learners.
-A very well structured worksheet task where pupils have to draw a dot and cross diagram, the structural formula and the chemical formula for molecules which have a single covalent bond.
-Numerous self and peer assessment opportunities.
-Brilliant worksheet task where pupils have to draw a dot and cross diagram, the structural formula and the chemical formula for molecules which have a double or triple covalent bond.
-Exciting AfL task where pupils use mini whiteboards to demonstrate their progress.
-Research task where pupils have to answer questions on the properties of covalent bonds.
-Engaging game which requires pupils to describe keywords on the board, whilst standing back to back.
-Stimulating noughts and crosses plenary.
*The paid version of this resource has differentiated worksheets for single, double and covalent bonds as well as an explanation slide on how covalent bonds form. If you liked this resource, why not try it out?
-Very Engaging quiz on V=IR.
-Excellent AfL resource which can be used with ABCD cards, mini whiteboards or as an in-class test.
-Very versatile. Pupils can be tested individually or as teams.
-Links in well with topics related to electricity, power, charge, circuits, national grid etc.
-Compatible with all physics exam boards (including AQA, Edexcel, OCR).