All resources are planned thoroughly and are easily adapted for a range of learners.
Lessons are sequenced to support long term retrieval of key information.
Lessons are sequenced to prevent congnitive overload and are particularly effective for LPA/MPA and SEND learners as a result.
All resources are planned thoroughly and are easily adapted for a range of learners.
Lessons are sequenced to support long term retrieval of key information.
Lessons are sequenced to prevent congnitive overload and are particularly effective for LPA/MPA and SEND learners as a result.
This resource follows the AQA GCSE Chemistry specification for Using Resources as part of Chemistry paper 2 and is suitable for combined and triple (separate) science higher and foundation tiers as all students must have all of this foundational content (approximately 2-2.5 hours)
Content includes:
Communicable diseases
Finite and renewable resources
Reusing and Recycling Materials
Life Cycle Assessments
Potable water and the Required Practical
Waste Water Treatment
The revision lesson contains all key content from this specification carefully condensed into one revision session (approximately 2-2.5 hours), with assessment for learning using GCSE multiple choice questions throughout to check for understanding and independent GCSE questions to increase learner agency. Exam questions have been carefully selected to cater toward grade 5 for foundation tier, and grade 7+ for higher tier students.
There is an A3 sheet (can be printed double sided or as A4) attached as a PDF file for you to print, each student should have this to complete throughout the lesson. This is an effective revision resource for students to take home with them to consolidate the majority of the entire HT forces module.
There is a PDF answer sheet also attached with every question marked using AQA GCSE markschemes.
All questions have answers in the notes section to support teachers less confident in certain areas. The revision lesson is structured in a supportive way for all learners to develop and consolidate learning over time, and apply understanding to new contexts.
Risk assessments must be done for any practical work as per school policy.
This presentation includes 76 slides covering all of the content for AQA GCSE Chemistry Chemical Changes (Chemistry Paper 1 (Higher tier combined science)), following the specification requirements closely.
The lesson comes with revision sheets for students to complete throughout with real GCSE Questions embedded within to ensure students have indepenendent practice. The revision lesson includes teacher-led explanation, multiple choice GCSE questions throughout as assessment for learning, and exam questions to complete throughout on the sheet.
You will also get the answers sheet as a PDF, alongside mark schemes in the comment section to support.
This lesson is aimed at higher tier students, including all AQA GCSE Combined science content, but as such would also be applicable for foundation tier students if some questions were changed.
This lesson follows AQA GCSE Specification for Exothermic and ENdothermic Reaction Required Practical. There is a HT/FT differentiated starter activity.
This is approximately 2 hours of content for most groups, but can be condensed/extended if necessary.
The lesson contains core required information on exothermic and endothermic reactions, their respective reaction profiles, and an example integrated instruction worksheet for a practical inquiry for exothermic and endothermic reactions to support learner agency and resilience.
There is AFL throughout using GCSE application questions, hinge questioning (E.g., what is wrong with a piece of extended writing relating to a GCSE 6-mark response) and evaluation questions for the practical inquiry. All questions have answers in the notes.
This lesson follows the AQA GCSE Specification to calculate bond energy / bond energies for Higher Tier Students in Chemistry.
The lesson follows essential core knowledge, knowledge checks with GCSE application questions, as well as a structure for calculating bond energies in its simplest form.
The structure and answers allows teachers who are unfamiliar with bond energy calculations to structure their thinking ahead of teaching pupils. The structure is then helpful for students to access a challenging topic.
Answers to all questions follows the slide in the powerpoint, or can be found in the notes section.
This Bundle contains all lessons for AQA GCSE Bonding, Structure, and Properties of Matter (Combined Science)
This bundle also contains revision lessons, knowledge organisers, and revision materials for students to utilise to optimise exam success.
All lessons are structured effectively with sufficient scaffold where necessary to support student success.
This lesson focuses on AQA GCSE Chemistry - specification of electrolysis and half equations for higher tier students.
The lesson includes a simplistic visual scaffold to support this complex topic for students to use to access exam questions.
There is regular assessment for learning using AQA GCSE exam questions to check for understanding and a range of activities to engage a range of students.
This bundle contains all lessons required for AQA GCSE quantitative chemistry unit (Higher tier combined).
The lessons include simplistic structures for students to follow and to aid to scaffold complex topics.
This unit is great for teachers who may not have taught this topic and to gain confidence ahead of teaching to pupils.
If practicals are outlined, it is entirely the teacher’s responsibility to risk assess these and uphold values of scientific practical safety.
This lessons focus is on limiting reactants for AQA GCSE Quantitative Chemistry.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate. This lesson is supportive of students who struggle with mathematical application and walks through content step-by-step. The lesson also includes how to calculate the relative formual mass of isotopes.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (C1 - Quantitative Chemistry) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This lessons focus is on concentration of solutions for AQA GCSE Quantitative Chemistry. This lesson uses a helpful mathematical structure strip to aid student understanding and has proved highly effective for students with dyscalculia to scaffold understanding.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (C1 - Quantitative Chemistry) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This lessons focus is on balancing equations using moles for AQA GCSE Quantitative Chemistry. The lesson consolidates molar equations and has a handy step-by-step structure strip to support students to balance equations using moles. The resource simplifies this complex process and makes it more accessible to all students, as well as is helpful for staff where quantitative chemistry does not come naturally.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (C1 - Quantitative Chemistry) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This lessons focus is on calculating the number of atoms in compounds for AQA GCSE Quantitative Chemistry using moles and Avogadro’s Constant. This lesson is very helpful for students (and staff) who struggle to apply Avogadro’s constant and moles to exam questions as it walks through questions step-by-step in a highly scaffolded and supported way.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (C1 - Quantitative Chemistry) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This lessons focus is on the mole for AQA GCSE Quantitative Chemistry - using and re-arranging the equation. There is a significant and receding scaffold for calculations which is especially helpful for students in higher tier who struggle with maths.
All questions have answers to support teacher understanding and gain your own confidence with teaching molar calculations.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (C1 - Quantitative Chemistry) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This lessons focus is on explaining mass changes for AQA GCSE Quantitative Chemistry - enclosed and non-enclosed system.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (C1 - Quantitative Chemistry) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
This lesson also has content on multipliers. The lesson has been used to teach MPA/HPA students but is scaffolded sufficiently to be highly accessible for LPA students.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This lessons focus is on relative formula mass and percentage by mass for AQA GCSE Quantitative Chemistry.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (C1 - Quantitative Chemistry) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
This lesson also has content on multipliers. The lesson has been used to teach MPA/HPA students but is scaffolded sufficiently to be highly accessible for LPA students.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This lessons focus is on conservation of mass for AQA GCSE Quantitative Chemistry.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (C1 - Quantitative Chemistry) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
This lesson also has content on multipliers.
The lesson includes a dual-coded integrated instruction method worksheet to support student agency in the laboratory. Practical inquiry must first undergo risk assessments in your department and be performed only with trained professionals, I accept no responsibility for what is done following the download of this resource - this resource is an example only and teacher’s must ensure their own safety measures are followed. I take no responsibility for practical elements of this lesson – teachers must complete their own risk assessments and are entirely responsible for the safety of students.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This lessons focus is on the identification of common gases for AQA GCSE Chemistry. The lesson includes content on the identification of oxygen, carbon dioxide, chlorine, and hydrogen, worksheets and several activities for students to complete throughout the lesson, alongside a practical inquiry.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate. This lesson is geared towards MPA-HPAs but is effectively scaffolded for LPA students too.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (Chemical Analysis - 5.8.2.1-5.8.2.4) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
The lesson includes practical methodology to support student agency in the laboratory. Practical inquiry must first undergo risk assessments in your department and be performed only with trained professionals, I accept no responsibility for what is done following the download of this resource - this resource is an example only and teacher’s must ensure their own safety measures are followed. I take no responsibility for practical elements of this lesson – teachers must complete their own risk assessments and are entirely responsible for the safety of students.
This lessons focus is on chromatography and calculating Rf values in a highly visual and scaffolded way for AQA GCSE Chemistry. The lesson includes content on the methodology of chromatography, worksheets and several activities for students to complete throughout the lesson.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate. This lesson is effectively scaffolded for LPA/MPA students but is applicable for all students.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (Chemical analysis, 5.8.1.3 - combined science) with GCSE Exam style questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
The lesson includes a dual-coded integrated instruction method worksheet to support student agency in the laboratory. Practical inquiry must first undergo risk assessments in your department and be performed only with trained professionals, I accept no responsibility for what is done following the download of this resource - this resource is an example only and teacher’s must ensure their own safety measures are followed. I take no responsibility for practical elements of this lesson – teachers must complete their own risk assessments and are entirely responsible for the safety of students.
This lessons focus is on the difference between pure and impure substances and formulations for AQA GCSE Chemistry The lesson includes content on the atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures, pure vs. impure, and formulations, worksheets and several activities for students to complete throughout the lesson.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate. This lesson is effectively scaffolded for LPA students but is applicable for all attainment levels.
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (Chemical Analysis - 5.8.1.1 - 5.8.1.2) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This document includes a minimum of 7 sessions for a STEM CLub enrichment opportunity.
The weeks include:
Growing food from seed - students are tasked to isolate and plant tomato and chilli seeds.
Biodiversity Experts - students use the catch-release-re-catch technique to estimate the population of woodlice in your school ecosystem.
**Treasure Hunt - Students de-code riddles to find co-ordinates on a treasure map which correspond to coordinates at your school.
Electricity Generation - Students design and manufacture a water wheel to link to electricity generation in past centuries
Fishing for food - students dissect fish to undertsand organs and organ systems.
Hygiene Hiatus - Students use eggs and coconut to design new toothpaste in the absence of toothpaste on the tropical island.
Water Purification - Students are tasked to used evaporation and filtration to purify sandy salt water.
These sessions includes a dual-coded integrated instruction method worksheet to support student agency in the laboratory for every session.
These resources have been trialled and work effectively at embedding a STEM Curriculum at your school.
Practical inquiry must first undergo risk assessments in your department and be performed only with trained professionals, I accept no responsibility for what is done following the download of this resource - this resource is an example only and teacher’s must ensure their own safety measures are followed. **I take no responsibility for practical elements of this lesson – teachers must complete their own risk assessments and are entirely responsible for the safety of students. **
This bundle includes all lessons required to be taught to students in the Bonding, Stucture, and Properties of Matter unit (C2) for Chemistry Paper 1.
These lessons are all visual lessons which support all learners to access the curriculum, pushing students as well as scaffolding where appropriate
The lesson follows AQA GCSE Chemistry specification (Bonding, Structure, and Properties of matter unit) with GCSE Exam questions as assessment for learning throughout, as well as a number of other fun and engaging activities to support learner agency and exam paper accessibility.
These lessons are an effective and balanced mixture of teacher-led explanation, student AFL, literacy approaches, student exam questions and pair discussions.
This unit has proved highly successful at increasing pupil engagement, and increasing exam outcomes.
Some lessons include a dual-coded integrated instruction method worksheet to support student agency in the laboratory. Practical inquiry must first undergo risk assessments in your department and be performed only with trained professionals, I accept no responsibility for what is done following the download of this resource - this resource is an example only and teacher’s must ensure their own safety measures are followed. I take no responsibility for practical elements of this lesson – teachers must complete their own risk assessments and are entirely responsible for the safety of their students.