I am a secondary school & A-level Science teacher, specialising in Biology. I am also an experienced AQA GCSE Biology Examiner. My resources contain a mix of Biology, Chemistry and Physics lessons aimed at meeting specification points for the new AQA Trilogy GCSE course and KS3 Activate course.
All of my lessons include at least one opportunity for self-assessment, a range of activities to suit students of all abilities, a set of differentiated starter questions and a plenary.
I am a secondary school & A-level Science teacher, specialising in Biology. I am also an experienced AQA GCSE Biology Examiner. My resources contain a mix of Biology, Chemistry and Physics lessons aimed at meeting specification points for the new AQA Trilogy GCSE course and KS3 Activate course.
All of my lessons include at least one opportunity for self-assessment, a range of activities to suit students of all abilities, a set of differentiated starter questions and a plenary.
This homework activity is designed for the KS3 Science Course, specifically Year 7 P1.3 Module on ‘Light’
For more lessons designed for KS3 and KS4 please visit my shop at: /teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This activity contains a set of differentiated questions, it also includes additional extra challenge tasks for higher ability students to complete. This worksheet could be used as a homework or as an extension/revision activity in class.
I have included a comprehensive mark scheme for teacher or self-assessment of the work, there are also details of grade boundaries which I use to RAG pupils work, a full explanation of how I do this is included.
Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know @swift_science_education or swift.education.uk@gmail.com, any feedback would be appreciated :)
This lesson is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Physics GCSE, particularly the 'Electricity’ SoW.
For more lessons designed to meet specification points for the NEW AQA Trilogy specifications for Biology, Chemistry and Physics please see my shop: /teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience
The lesson begins with a defintion of resistance, using diagrams to demonstrate the effect of a high resistance on the current flowing around an electrical circuit. Students will then need to summarise this information by completing a ‘fill-in-blank’ task, which can then be marked using the mark scheme provided.
The next part of the lesson asks students to consider the effect of the thickness of the wire on resistance in a circuit. Students can ‘Think > Pair > Share’ their ideas before watching a video which reveal the answer, after students have watched the video they can summarise the main points by completing a ‘Fill-in-the-blank’ task. This task can then be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided.
Next, students are introduced to the calculation for resistance (R = V/I), pupils can copy the formula triangle down into their books before being given set of problems to work through. Students should make sure to show all their working in their books and include the correct units, pupils can then self or peer assess their work using the mark scheme provided.
The next part of the lesson focuses on potential difference and resistance, students will be given a set of information about potential difference and resistance, using which they will need to answer a set of questions. The mark scheme for this work is provided in the PowerPoint presentation so students can self-assess their work once complete.
The last part of the lesson focuses on ‘Ohm’s Law’, students are firstly shown a circuit by which you can determine how the current across a wire is dependent upon the potential difference across that wire and also a graph to prove that current is directly proportional to the potential difference. Students will be given a set of data to plot, using the graph they have plotted they will then answer a set of questions.
The plenary task is an anagram challenge of key words from the ‘Electricity’ unit so far!
All resources are included at the end of the presentation. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 7 Science course, specifically the ‘P1.4 Space’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: /teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 7 ‘Space’ unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
The night sky
The Solar System
The Earth
The Moon
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 7 Science course, specifically the ‘P1.2 Sound’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: /teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 7 ‘Sound’ unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Waves
Sound & Energy Transfer
Loudness & Pitch
Detecting Sound
Echoes & Ultrasound
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 7 Science course, specifically the ‘P1.3 Light’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: /teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 7 ‘Light’ unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Light
Reflection
Refraction
The eye of the camera
Colour
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This resource contains 19 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the Year 7 Physics Units:
P1.1 Forces
P1.2 Sound
P1.3 Light
P1.4 Space
The resources were designed with the Year 7 Activate course in mind, it contains 6-8 weeks worth of lesson content!! You can find more lesson bundles aimed for the KS3 and KS4 science curriculum at: /teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience
All lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This resource contains 21 whole lessons, along with all additional resources, which meet all learning outcomes within the following Year 8 Physics Units:
P2.1 Electricity & Magnetism
P2.2 Energy
P2.3 Motion & Pressure
This big bundle contains 8-10 weeks worth of lesson content!! The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, videos & animations, progress checks and more than two opportunities, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
You can find more lesson bundles aimed at the KS3 and KS4 Science curriculum at: /teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience
This is a homeschool pack designed for the KS3 Year 8 Science course, specifically the ‘P2.2 Energy’ unit of work.
For more lessons & homeschool packs designed for KS3 and KS4, please visit my shop at: /teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
This comprehensive pack contains four pages of information, to meet learning objectives within the Year 8 'Energy unit of work. This is followed by three pages of questions, differentiated to suit a range of abilities, as well as a detailed mark scheme for students/parents to mark and correct answers.
The pack covers the following topics:
Energy in Food
Energy Stores & Transfers
Energy & Temperature
Energy Transfer: Particles
Energy Transfer: Radiation
Energy Resources
Energy & Power
Work, Energy & Machines
Thanks for looking :), if you have any questions please email me at swift.education.uk@gmail.com.
This lesson is designed for the KS3 Year 8 Science course, specifically the P2 1.1 unit on ‘Electricity & Magnetism’.
For more lessons designed for KS3 and KS4 please visit my shop at: /teaching-resources/shop/SWiftScience.
The lesson begins with students being asked to ‘Think > Pair > Share’ their ideas about whether like and unlike charges attract or repel each other. After a short class discussion, students will feed their ideas back to the class and the answers can be revealed - like charges repel each other and unlike charges repel each other.
Students are now introduced to the sub-atomic particles which make up an atom - protons, neutrons and electrons. From the description provided students will need to have a go at filling in the blanks on the diagram of the atom, once completed students can self-assess their work using the mark scheme provided.
Next, students will complete a ‘Memory Test’ activity whereby a table of information is provided to students on the relative mass and charges of a proton, neutron and an electron. Students will be given a few minutes to observe and remember the information, then the table is taken away and students will need to recreate the table. The complete table is then shown to students so they can show mark and correct their work.
Students will now complete a mid-lesson progress check to assess their knowledge of what they have learned so far this lesson, the mark scheme for this progress check is included in the PowerPoint so students can self-assess the work once complete.
The next part of the lesson will focus on static charge, students will watch a video about this phenomenon and will need to answer a set of questions whilst watching. Once complete students can either self-assess or peer-assess their work using the answers provided.
The last task students will need to complete is a fill-in-the-blank task, students can mark this task using the mark scheme provided.
The plenary requires students to write a WhatsApp message to a friend, summarising what they have learned this lesson.
All resources are included at the end of the presentation, thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)