Welcome to my shop!!
I have taught in an inner London school for 6 years and been Head of Department for the last 3.
I not only produce science specific resources but also cross-curricular projects and science literacy resources.
I hope you find something useful and your students enjoy the activities!
Welcome to my shop!!
I have taught in an inner London school for 6 years and been Head of Department for the last 3.
I not only produce science specific resources but also cross-curricular projects and science literacy resources.
I hope you find something useful and your students enjoy the activities!
Science in the News
Suitable for all ages including high level primary students
Dictionaries may be needed to support students
Aims of resource:
• To encourage more non-fiction reading
• To extend vocabulary
• To be more confident in using scientific terminology in everyday life
• To learn about current affairs
• To encourage discussion
An activity that could be used regularly or as a stand alone lesson.
Suitable for KS2/KS3 and KS4 Biology/Science
Activity;
-Print out the words and cut them out separately.
-Hide them around the classroom/outside space
-Students have to come in and try and find one of each word (4 in total) - they must leave any duplicates where they are for other students to find
There are not enough of each word for every student so only some students will ‘survive’
Depending on how the students find the words you could discuss competition/survival of the fittest/Adaptation/could they survive with the resources they have?
It is great fun and really gets the energy up for the start of the lesson plus the students will learn about 4 things living organisms require to survive
An activity designed to encourage students to learn about different career paths. Students should learn about various occupations and what the role involves as well as discuss the link between the job and a current news topic.
Resources:
Cards with a selection of careers and small summary/job description
5 current news articles in printer friendly format
NB: Not all occupations can be related to each article but the activity should promote discussion and open students eyes to a selection of different career paths.
Extension:
Add more occupations
Ask students to provide the article for the next lesson (to encourage an interest in current affairs)
Can be completed as a regular tutor time activity or as part of a careers lesson
Promotes thinking outside the box, discussion, research, collaborative thinking and application of knowledge.
We all love celebrating Halloween but we don't often know why Halloween is celebrated. These resources cover some of he historical aspects of Halloween and El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The activities are linked to areas of various science curricula but is on the whole a cross-curricular resource for use around October 31st/November 1st.
Suitable for all ages as you can select appropriate activities for your age group
The topics covered include:
The history of the Day of the Dead, Halloween and All Saints Day
Ofrenda and the classical elements, earth, wind, fire and water
Marigolds and their significance (plant dissection)
The monarch butterfly and its significance (life cycle of a butterfly)
The cyclical nature of agriculture (intensive farming, organic farming, hydroponics etc.)
Each resource has multiple activities including basic discussion tasks and more detailed research based tasks. Where possible I have added ideas for alternative ways to carry out the activity in-case you wish to use it as a tutor time activity or whole lesson plan
I hope this to be a multi-national resource as we all celebrate in different ways and our beliefs and traditions are all influenced by different historical events.
51 slides covering the whole of module 5.3, Transition metals, for OCR Chemistry A level (year 2)
Specification points included:
Transition elements and Properties
Ligands and complex ions
Ligand substitution
Precipitation reactions
Redox reactions
Qualitative analysis
Tests for ions
I have also tried to include opportunities for application of the content to help students prepare for the unified paper
56 slides covering Module 5.2, Energy, of the new A level Chemistry specification
I have included some exam questions (and answers) as well as MCQs and recommended independent tasks
Specification topics covered:
Energy
Lattice enthalpy
Born–Haber and related enthalpy cycles
Enthalpy and entropy
Entropy
Free energy
Redox
Redox titrations
Electrode potentials
Storage and fuel cells
A 56 slide Power Point covering the whole of module 6.3, Analysis module of the OCR A level Chemistry specification (from 2015)
Activities are included to consolidate learning (please note that some of these have been adapted from other users on TES)
Specification points covered:
Analysis
Chromatography and qualitative analysis
Types of chromatography
Tests for organic functional groups
NMR Spectroscopy
Combined techniques
A puzzle starter/ plenary for homeostasis and response -
Unscramble the anagrams and write the key term in the boxes.
Copy the letters in the numbered boxes into the boxes below with the same number.
Homeostasis and response
Problem solving
Scientific literacy