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Science teacher since 93, AST since 2004. Experience on SLT, working with ITT's whole school and Faculty, delivered numerous CPD sessions on wide range of topics. Participated in materials produced by National strategies.
Only Real Resources Or Real Solutions to the many challenges faced by teachers and students alike.
Science teacher since 93, AST since 2004. Experience on SLT, working with ITT's whole school and Faculty, delivered numerous CPD sessions on wide range of topics. Participated in materials produced by National strategies.
Best printed 4 per page of A4. Useful for student self assessment and also provide quick feedback for the teacher. Great for evidence for work scrutinies / lesson observations.
I have found having a selection of various exit passes preprinted means I always have the right one at the right time!
Best printed 4 per page of A4. Useful for student self assessment and also provide quick feedback for the teacher. Great for evidence for work scrutinies / lesson observations.
This is based around the SOLO taxonomy system and is designed to support student’s learning through that organisational structure.
I have found having a selection of various exit passes preprinted means I always have the right one at the right time!
Best printed 4 per page of A4. Useful for student self assessment and also provide quick feedback for the teacher. Great for evidence for work scrutinies / lesson observations.
These are great for literacy in all subjects - particularly with the emphasis on tier 3 vocabulary in exams.
I have found having a selection of various exit passes preprinted means I always have the right one at the right time!
Review - Analysis - Progress
These are used as a structured revision homework for students.
They are written for the new Biology (examined from 2018) AQA scheme.
Material aimed only for Separate science is indicated.
I have used these to great effect in order to ensure students use more focussed revision.
Contains all the key words and definitions for the KS3 Year 9 science course.
Best used in conjunction with Quick quiz sheets and definition sheets.
Glossary also contains suggested SOLO linked revision strategies.
Quick quiz sheet also incudes marking system so students can analyse their results to a greater depth.
Students have found this resource and the others suggested invaluable in supporting their long term retention of key information.
This spread sheet is to be used in conjunction with glossary definition templates. It can be used to record students' progress as they learn key definitions for any subject at any Key stage.
It allows for easy analysis of individual students and also identifies patterns with particular key words.
I have used this successfully to help monitor and improve students' retention and spellings of key words and their definitions. The information produced has also allowed for timely intervention.
These are the complete set of KS3 glossaries for Year7, 8 and 9.
They can be used in conjunction with…
Quick quiz templates
Definition templates
Quiz quiz trade cards
SOLO hexagons
Contains all the key words and definitions for the whole AQA KS4 Biology course. Includes those particularly for separate science (identified).
Best used in conjunction with GCSE Biology AQA - complete glossary.
Also supported Quick quiz sheets and definition sheets.
All words are numbered on both the SOLO hexagons, Quiz quiz trade cards and the glossaries themselves.
Glossary also contains suggested SOLO linked revision strategies.
Quick quiz sheet also incudes marking system so students can analyse their results to a greater depth.
Students have found this resource and the others suggested invaluable in supporting their long term retention of key information.
Students can work in groups to arrange the hexagons into interlocking patterns. They should be encouraged to justify their links, A further activity is to give 2 random numbers and students have to explain how they link from one word across to another.
Can also be used as a memory style game.
Contains all the key words and definitions for the whole AQA KS4 Physics course. Includes those particularly for separate science (identified).
Best used in conjunction with GCSE Physics AQA - complete glossary.
Also supported Quick quiz sheets and definition sheets.
All words are numbered on both the Quiz quiz trade cards and the glossaries themselves.
Glossary also contains suggested SOLO linked revision strategies.
Quick quiz sheet also incudes marking system so students can analyse their results to a greater depth.
Students have found this resource and the others suggested invaluable in supporting their long term retention of key information.
Great use as a starter activity - simply provide each student with a card on entry to the class and then get them to pair up, quiz each other, swap cards and then move to another partner.
Can also be used mid way through a lesson as a break activity.
Alternatively students can use the cards to quiz each other in groups of four or place cards down on the table and only turn over if they can either recall the definition or the word corresponding to the information on the reverse.
This can be used to test students' retention of key words from their glossaries.
This is best used as a starter to the lesson. 5 key words or phrases can be read from the appropriate glossary. Sheets can be collected in and the words marked for spelling. The definitions can be given a mark out of 2. Once returned the students can check and correct their answers and evaluate their performance using the scaffolded questions.
This resource can be used with any of the glossaries...
KS3 Year 7, KS3 Year 8, KS3 Year 9, GCSE Biology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physics, AS Biology or A2 Biology.
This also works well when used regularly in conjunction with Quick quiz templates.
Best printed A4, 2 per side and back to back. They can then be cut in half. If folded the section including name and date can then be stuck down into exercise books at a later stage. (Far quicker to mark these loose rather than pre-stuck into books!)
This contains all the glossaries for the AQA Scheme - Biology, Chemistry and Physics. It includes all the separate science words which are clearly identified, All words and definitions are numbered.
These can be used in conjunction with the following resources…
Quick quiz templates
Definition templates
SOLO hexagons
Quiz quiz trade cards
The same numbering system is used for the hexagons and quiz quiz trade cards.
Full set of Biology, Chemistry and Physics Quiz quiz trade cards for the GCSE AQA scheme.
These can be utilised with the following…
Glossaries
Quick quiz templates
Definition templates
SOLO hexagons
All definitions are numbered accordingly - this is the same across the glossaries, hexagons and quiz quiz trade cards
Contains the quick quiz templates for Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Best used in conjunction with the following resources…
Glossaries
Quiz quiz trade cards
SOLO hexagons
Definition templates
I use these slides to encourage the students to self-evaluate their feedback. As a result students produce far better quality review of their assessed feedback. Can be combined with other slide resources.
These can be printed at A3 size and placed around the room. In addition I print 2 per A4 page and then students stick on the reverse of their exercise books. Using these codes has saved me around 70% of my marking time - better quality feedback but for far less time - win win!!