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DHT, writer and examiner making high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. Ideal for non-specialists, each lesson includes clear explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam questions. The preview video shows you a representative sample of slides from each resource, or you can download one of my free resources. Please email me with feedback or ideas: brainjardovey@gmail.com

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DHT, writer and examiner making high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. Ideal for non-specialists, each lesson includes clear explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam questions. The preview video shows you a representative sample of slides from each resource, or you can download one of my free resources. Please email me with feedback or ideas: brainjardovey@gmail.com
Osmosis and Required Practical
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Osmosis and Required Practical

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Complete No-Prep lesson with exam style questions, tasks and answers on Osmosis and the Osmosis Required Practical for AQA GCSE (9-1) Science / Biology. This lesson covers all of AQA GCSE Biology / Combined Science Biology exam spec point 4.1.3.2 (osmosis) and also covers the osmosis required practical (RP2 for Combined Science Trilogy and RP3 for GCSE Biology). As a Secondary Science teacher, Deputy Headteacher, writer and examiner for many years I make high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. This high quality lesson includes explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam-style questions. My lessons are designed to take learners on a journey that builds up their understanding step by step, while still going into a lot of depth. The preview video shows a representative sample of slides from the resource so that you get a good idea of what it includes before you buy. What’s Included: • Teaching notes • Starter / Do Now Activity • Explanation slides in “chunked” sections with animated diagrams. • Worked examples of calculations / questions. • Multiple questions in different question styles and difficulties - no need for worksheets. Each “chunked” explanation section typically includes a set of “learning check / quick questions” followed by a set of in-depth questions on the learning from that “chunk” of the lesson. All questions have answers. • Exam-style questions on the whole lesson at the end of the lesson- these are unique, based on real exam questions but not just copied from exam boards. • Answers for all questions • All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons. • Slightly humorous, at points, if you like that sort of thing. The lesson was written for AQA GCSE Science / Biology but is very likely to be applicable to other exam specifications. Please leave a rating / review and all other feedback gratefully received!
Bundle: Digestion and Enzymes
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Bundle: Digestion and Enzymes

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A bundle of Complete No-Prep lessons with exam questions, tasks and answers covering the digestive system, enzymes and two required practicals for AQA GCSE Combined Science Biology and GCSE Biology (9-1). As a Secondary Science teacher, Deputy Headteacher, writer and examiner for many years I make high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. These high quality lessons include explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam-style questions. My lessons are designed to take learners on a journey that builds up their understanding step by step, while still going into a lot of depth. The preview video for each resource shows a representative sample of slides from the resource so that you get a good idea of what it includes before you buy. Teaching Order for Combined Science and GCSE Biology: Digestive System & Principles of Organisation Enzymes and Digestion Required Practicals: Food Tests & Effect of pH on Amylase What’s Included in each lesson: • Starter / Do Now Activity • Explanation slides in “chunked” sections with animated diagrams. • Worked examples of calculations / questions where applicable • Multiple questions in different question styles and difficulties - no need for worksheets. Each “chunked” explanation section typically includes a set of “learning check / quick questions” followed by a set of in-depth questions on the learning from that “chunk” of the lesson. All questions have answers. • Exam-style questions on the whole lesson at the end of the lesson- these are unique, based on real exam questions but not just copied from exam boards. • Answers for all questions • All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons. • Slightly humorous, at points, if you like that sort of thing. The lessons were written for AQA GCSE Science / Biology but are very likely to be applicable to other exam specifications. Please leave a rating / review and all other feedback gratefully received!
Diffusion
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Diffusion

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Complete No-Prep lesson with exam style questions, tasks and answers on Diffusion for AQA GCSE (9-1) Science / Biology. This lesson covers the first part of exam spec point 4.1.3.1 - diffusion and the factors that affect diffusion. Note: The second part of 4.1.3.1 (surface area to volume ratio and exchange surfaces) is covered in a subsequent lesson in the sequence as I felt that there would be too much content for one lesson. As a Secondary Science teacher, Deputy Headteacher, writer and examiner for many years I make high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. This high quality lesson includes explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam-style questions. My lessons are designed to take learners on a journey that builds up their understanding step by step, while still going into a lot of depth. The preview video shows a representative sample of slides from the resource so that you get a good idea of what it includes before you buy. What’s Included: • Teaching notes • Starter / Do Now Activity • Explanation slides in “chunked” sections with animated diagrams. • Multiple questions in different question styles and difficulties - no need for worksheets. Each “chunked” explanation section typically includes a set of “learning check / quick questions” followed by a set of in-depth questions on the learning from that “chunk” of the lesson. All questions have answers. • Exam-style questions on the whole lesson at the end of the lesson- these are unique, based on real exam questions but not just copied from exam boards. • Answers for all questions • All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons. • Slightly humorous, at points, if you like that sort of thing. The lesson was written for AQA GCSE Science / Biology but is very likely to be applicable to other exam specifications. Please leave a rating / review and all other feedback gratefully received!
Revision Density, Changes of State and Particle Model
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Revision Density, Changes of State and Particle Model

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This revision resource covers Changes of State and The Particle Model which * AQA Advance Exam Info for 2022 identifies as a “major focus” for both Combined Science and Physics, for both tiers. AQA GCSE Exam Spec: Combined Science 6.3.1 / Physics 4.3.1 which includes Density (4.3.1.1) and Changes of State (4.3.1.2) both linked to the Particle Model of Matter. This revision sheet can be printed in black and white. The questions are the same as those in my resources below, however those resources contain answers as well as further “exam style” questions. The revision sheet works well with the lesson resources that can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12582100 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12582133
Power (Energy Topic)
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Power (Energy Topic)

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Complete No-Prep lesson with exam questions, tasks and answers on Power (including Work Done) for AQA GCSE (9-1) Science / Physics. This lesson covers all of AQA GCSE Combined Science 6.1.1.4 / GCSE Physics 4.1.1.4. This lesson was updated and improved slightly 01.05.23 As a Secondary Science teacher, Deputy Headteacher, writer and examiner for many years I make high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. This high quality lesson includes explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam questions. My lessons are ideal for non-Physicists - as a Biologist who retrained as a Physics teacher I know how to take learners on a journey that builds up their understanding step by step, while still going into a lot of depth. The preview video shows a representative sample of slides from the resource so that you get a good idea of what it includes before you buy. What’s Included: • Starter / Do Now Activity • Explanation slides in “chunked” sections with animated diagrams. • Worked examples of calculations / questions. • Multiple questions in different question styles and difficulties - no need for worksheets. Each “chunked” explanation section typically includes a set of “learning check / quick questions” followed by a set of in-depth questions on the learning from that “chunk” of the lesson. All questions have answers. • Exam-style questions on the whole lesson at the end of the lesson- these are unique, based on real exam questions but not just copied from exam boards. • Answers for all questions • All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons. • Slightly humorous, at points, if you like that sort of thing. The lesson was written for AQA GCSE Science / Physics but is very likely to be applicable to other exam specifications. Please leave a rating / review and all other feedback gratefully received!
Bundle: Radiation - Physics Only
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Bundle: Radiation - Physics Only

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A bundle of complete No-Prep lessons with exam questions, tasks and answers for the Physics only aspects of the radiation topic. This bundle contains lessons covering all of 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 for AQA GCSE (9-1) Physics. I am selling three different bundles for this topic, please pick the right one for your needs: The Atomic Structure Topic (Physics) bundle contains all the lessons needed to teach the Atomic Structure topic for GCSE Physics: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/bundle-atoms-and-isotopes-12653879 The Atomic Structure (Combined Science) bundle contains all the lessons you need to teach this topic for Combined Science but is cheaper because it does not contain the three lessons that are only needed for GCSE Physics: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12655211 This bundle only contains the three lessons that are needed for GCSE Physics only, and is useful if you have previously planned (or purchased) lessons to teach Combined Science but are now teaching GCSE Physics and need the additional lessons. As a Secondary Science teacher and Deputy Headteacher for many years I make high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. These high quality lessons include explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam questions. My lessons are ideal for non-Physicists - as a Biologist who retrained as a Physics teacher I know how to take learners on a journey that builds up their understanding step by step, while still going into a lot of depth. The preview videos show a representative sample of slides from each resource so that you get a good idea of what they includes before you buy. What’s Included in each lesson: • Starter / Do Now Activity • Explanation slides in “chunked” sections with animated diagrams. • Worked examples of calculations / questions. • Multiple questions in different question styles and difficulties - no need for worksheets. Each “chunked” explanation section typically includes a set of “learning check / quick questions” followed by a set of in-depth questions on the learning from that “chunk” of the lesson. All questions have answers. • Exam-style questions on the whole lesson at the end of the lesson- these are unique, based on real exam questions but not just copied from exam boards. • Answers for all questions • All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons. • Slightly humorous, at points, if you like that sort of thing. The lessons were written for AQA GCSE Science / Physics but are very likely to be applicable to other exam specifications. Please leave a rating / review and all other feedback gratefully received!
Electric Fields
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Electric Fields

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Complete No-Prep lesson with exam questions, tasks and answers on Electric Fields for AQA GCSE (9-1) Physics, covering all of exam spec point 4.2.5.2. Update: minor mistake corrected 08.02.24 As a Secondary Science teacher, Deputy Headteacher, writer and examiner for many years I make high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. This high quality lesson includes explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam questions. My lessons are ideal for non-Physicists - as a Biologist who retrained as a Physics teacher I know how to take learners on a journey that builds up their understanding step by step, while still going into a lot of depth. The preview video shows a representative sample of slides from the resource so that you get a good idea of what it includes before you buy. What’s Included: • Starter / Do Now Activity • Explanation slides in “chunked” sections with animated diagrams. • Multiple questions in different question styles and difficulties - no need for worksheets. Each “chunked” explanation section typically includes a set of “learning check / quick questions” followed by a set of in-depth questions on the learning from that “chunk” of the lesson. All questions have answers. • Exam-style questions on the whole lesson at the end of the lesson- these are unique, based on real exam questions but not just copied from exam boards. • Answers for all questions • All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons. • Slightly humorous, at points, if you like that sort of thing. Learning objectives: Explain the concept of an electric field including where they are strongest and how they interact with charged objects. Draw and interpret electric field patterns. Explain how electric fields can explain the non-contact force between charged objects and other electrostatic phenomena including sparking. The lesson was written for AQA GCSE Science / Physics but is very likely to be applicable to other exam specifications. Please leave a rating / review and all other feedback gratefully received!
Digestive System & Principles of Organisation
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Digestive System & Principles of Organisation

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Complete No-Prep lesson with exam style questions, tasks and answers on the Digestive System and Principles of Organisation for AQA GCSE (9-1) Science / Biology. This lesson covers all of AQA GCSE Combined Science / Biology 4.2.1 “principles of organisation” and parts of 4.2.2.1 “the human digestive system”. In this lesson students learn about cells, tissues, organs and organ systems (4.2.1), and then about the digestive system and its function (which covers parts of 4.2.2.1). Note: The remaining parts of 4.2.2.1, which explain enzymes in detail, are in the next lesson in this topic. As a Secondary Science teacher, Deputy Headteacher, writer and examiner for many years I make high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. This high quality lesson includes explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam-style questions. My lessons are designed to take learners on a journey that builds up their understanding step by step, while still going into a lot of depth. The preview video shows a representative sample of slides from the resource so that you get a good idea of what it includes before you buy. What’s Included: • Teaching notes • Starter / Do Now Activity • Explanation slides in “chunked” sections with animated diagrams. • Multiple questions in different question styles and difficulties - no need for worksheets. Each “chunked” explanation section typically includes a set of “learning check / quick questions” followed by a set of in-depth questions on the learning from that “chunk” of the lesson. All questions have answers. • Exam-style questions on the whole lesson at the end of the lesson- these are unique, based on real exam questions but not just copied from exam boards. • Answers for all questions • All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons. • Slightly humorous, at points, if you like that sort of thing. The lesson was written for AQA GCSE Science / Biology but is very likely to be applicable to other exam specifications. Please leave a rating / review and all other feedback gratefully received!
Useful and Wasted Energy
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Useful and Wasted Energy

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Complete No-Prep lesson with exam questions, tasks and answers on Useful and Wasted Energy for AQA GCSE (9-1) Science / Physics. This lesson covers the parts of of AQA GCSE Combined Science 6.1.2.1 / GCSE Physics 4.1.2.1 relating to useful and wasted energy (the parts on thermal conduction are in the next lesson). As a Secondary Science teacher, Deputy Headteacher, writer and examiner for many years I make high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. This high quality lesson includes explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam questions. My lessons are ideal for non-Physicists - as a Biologist who retrained as a Physics teacher I know how to take learners on a journey that builds up their understanding step by step, while still going into a lot of depth. The preview video shows a representative sample of slides from the resource so that you get a good idea of what it includes before you buy. What’s Included: • Starter / Do Now Activity • Explanation slides in “chunked” sections with animated diagrams. • Worked examples of calculations / questions. • Multiple questions in different question styles and difficulties - no need for worksheets. Each “chunked” explanation section typically includes a set of “learning check / quick questions” followed by a set of in-depth questions on the learning from that “chunk” of the lesson. All questions have answers. • Exam-style questions on the whole lesson at the end of the lesson- these are unique, based on real exam questions but not just copied from exam boards. • Answers for all questions • All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons. • Slightly humorous, at points, if you like that sort of thing. The lesson was written for AQA GCSE Science / Physics but is very likely to be applicable to other exam specifications. Please leave a rating / review and all other feedback gratefully received!
RPs: Food Tests, Amylase Enzymes and pH
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RPs: Food Tests, Amylase Enzymes and pH

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Complete No-Prep lesson with exam style questions, tasks and answers for AQA GCSE (9-1) Science / Biology. This double lesson resource covers two of the Required Practicals for AQA GCSE Biology / Combined Science Biology: food tests and investigating the effect of pH on amylase. I have written each as a separate lesson with its own starter, lesson objectives and questions. As a Secondary Science teacher, Deputy Headteacher, writer and examiner for many years I make high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. This high quality lesson includes explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam-style questions. My lessons are designed to take learners on a journey that builds up their understanding step by step, while still going into a lot of depth. The preview video shows a representative sample of slides from the resource so that you get a good idea of what it includes before you buy. What’s Included: • Teaching notes • Two Starter / Do Now Activities. • Explanation slides in “chunked” sections with animated diagrams. • Multiple questions in different question styles and difficulties - no need for worksheets. Each “chunked” explanation section typically includes a set of “learning check / quick questions” followed by a set of in-depth questions on the learning from that “chunk” of the lesson. All questions have answers. • Exam-style questions on the whole lesson at the end of the lesson- these are unique, based on real exam questions but not just copied from exam boards. • Answers for all questions • All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons. • Slightly humorous, at points, if you like that sort of thing. The lesson was written for AQA GCSE Science / Biology but is very likely to be applicable to other exam specifications. Please leave a rating / review and all other feedback gratefully received!
Culturing Microorganisms (Growing Bacteria)
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Culturing Microorganisms (Growing Bacteria)

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Complete No-Prep lesson with exam style questions, tasks and answers on Culturing Microorganisms / Bacteria and RP2 for AQA GCSE (9-1) Biology. This lesson is for GCSE Biology only and covers all of AQA GCSE Biology exam spec point 4.1.1.6 and Required Practical 2. As a Secondary Science teacher, Deputy Headteacher, writer and examiner for many years I make high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. This high quality lesson includes explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam-style questions. My lessons are designed to take learners on a journey that builds up their understanding step by step, while still going into a lot of depth. The preview video shows a representative sample of slides from the resource so that you get a good idea of what it includes before you buy. What’s Included: • Teaching notes • Starter / Do Now Activity • Explanation slides in “chunked” sections with animated diagrams. • Worked examples of calculations / questions. • Multiple questions in different question styles and difficulties - no need for worksheets. Each “chunked” explanation section typically includes a set of “learning check / quick questions” followed by a set of in-depth questions on the learning from that “chunk” of the lesson. All questions have answers. • Exam-style questions on the whole lesson at the end of the lesson- these are unique, based on real exam questions but not just copied from exam boards. • Answers for all questions • All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons. • Slightly humorous, at points, if you like that sort of thing. The lesson was written for AQA GCSE Science / Biology but is very likely to be applicable to other exam specifications. Please leave a rating / review and all other feedback gratefully received!
TES Author Sales Tracker and Analysis Tool
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TES Author Sales Tracker and Analysis Tool

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A ready-to-use tool to track and analyse your author sales on TES. This tool is simple (no need for Excel skills) but also powerful. The analysis that I was able to undertake using this tool allowed me to rapidly increase my TES sales from bronze to gold level. Watch the preview video to see how you can use it to grow your TES author business. Simply copy and paste the sales data from TES - the magic of Excel does the rest. Full instructions provided Summary Sheet: See the value of your sales, and the amount of your author royalty. See your average sales per day, and the date you can expect to get to the next tier. Analysis Sheets: See how often each resource has sold, the average price it sold for, and how much you have made from each resource. Spot what makes your best sellers more successful, which resources sell the most and which are most profitable (not always the same thing!). Spot which resources have stopped selling using the Title Sales by Week sheet. See the number of sales and the amount of royalty you made week by week - this is always nice when your business is growing! Work out the best times to promote and upload your sales with the sheets that analyse sales by day of the week, hour of the day and even by country. As this is just a normal spreadsheet there is no software to download and the spreadsheet should work fine on work issued laptops. Instructions are provided so that you can easily change the chart type (e.g. from a pie chart to a bar graph) on most sheets. There are filters on most sheets so that you can select a specific date range e.g. to ask “what are my biggest sellers this week?” For those more proficient in Excel the spreadsheet is not locked so you can easily build upon what is already provided.
Active Transport
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Active Transport

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Complete No-Prep lesson with exam style questions, tasks and answers on Active Transport for AQA GCSE (9-1) Science / Biology. This lesson covers all of AQA GCSE Biology / Combined Science Biology 4.1.3.3 “Active Transport”. As a Secondary Science teacher, Deputy Headteacher, writer and examiner for many years I make high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. This high quality lesson includes explanations, different types of in-lesson assessment (all with answers) and unique exam-style questions. My lessons are designed to take learners on a journey that builds up their understanding step by step, while still going into a lot of depth. The preview video shows a representative sample of slides from the resource so that you get a good idea of what it includes before you buy. What’s Included: • Teaching notes • Starter / Do Now Activity • Explanation slides in “chunked” sections with animated diagrams. • Multiple questions in different question styles and difficulties - no need for worksheets. Each “chunked” explanation section typically includes a set of “learning check / quick questions” followed by a set of in-depth questions on the learning from that “chunk” of the lesson. All questions have answers. • Exam-style questions on the whole lesson at the end of the lesson- these are unique, based on real exam questions but not just copied from exam boards. • Answers for all questions • All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons. The lesson was written for AQA GCSE Science / Biology but is very likely to be applicable to other exam specifications. Please leave a rating / review and all other feedback gratefully received!
How to draw a graph - Lesson and Worksheet - Step By Step
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How to draw a graph - Lesson and Worksheet - Step By Step

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The lesson powerpoint teaches students how to draw a simple graph step-by-step in a relatively lively way. The Bottle Rockets worksheet (word document) can be used to follow up / expand on this and includes challenge activities / questions. The lesson is suitable for both KS3 and KS4 - for KS3 classes it may take a whole hour lesson, while for KS4 it is likely to be part of a lesson. This was the first resource I uploaded years ago and has been downloaded thousands of times with excellent reviews. My more recent resources are longer, more detailed and more sophisticated but this resource is excellent in its simplicity. As a Secondary Science teacher, Deputy Headteacher, writer and examiner for many years I make high quality no-prep lessons so busy teachers can teach outstanding lessons without spending hours planning. If you use this free resource I would be grateful if you would please leave a review and take a look at the other resources in my TES shop.
Electromagnets & Electromagnetism
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Electromagnets & Electromagnetism

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Complete No-Prep lesson with exam questions, tasks and answers on Electromagnetism for AQA GCSE (9-1) Science / Physics. Elevate your teaching with our meticulously crafted no-prep lesson on Electromagnetism tailored for the AQA GCSE Science / Physics (9-1) curriculum. Designed by an experienced Secondary Science teacher and examiner, this lesson offers a complete package with exam questions, tasks, and detailed answers, covering AQA GCSE Physics 4.7.2.1 / Combined Science 6.7.2.1 including an exclusive section for GCSE Physics students. Ideal for busy educators, our lesson requires no extensive planning, providing everything needed for outstanding classroom instruction. With animated diagrams and carefully chunked explanations, students are guided through the complexities of electromagnetism, making it accessible even for non-Physicists. Each section includes learning checks and in-depth questions, culminating in unique exam-style questions for comprehensive assessment. What’s Included: Teaching notes for teachers. Engaging Starter / Do Now Activity. Chunked explanations with animated diagrams. Multiple question sections with various question styles, all with answers. Unique exam-style questions at the end. These are unique, based on real exam questions but not just copied from exam boards. Answers for all questions Easily editable for customisation. Slightly humorous tone for added engagement. This resource is not just limited to AQA GCSE Science / Physics and is adaptable to other exam specifications as well. Unlock the potential of your classroom with our top-notch Electromagnetism lesson. Don’t forget to leave a rating/review, and we welcome any feedback to continually improve our resources!