A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at planning investigations. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore investigative procedures to enable you to plan your own investigations. Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and predict outcomes. Duration: Approximately 45 mins 34 slides covering: • Asking Questions • Preparing for Investigations • Variables • Preparing Equipment • Equipment - Scientific Glassware • Equipment - Electronic Balances • Equipment - Consumable Chemicals • Equipment - Technological (Calculators, Probes and Computers)

This resource can be use in conjunction with the scientific methods booklet or as a stand alone lesson. In this lesson students look at method writing and ultimately have the chance to produce a method for their investigation.

A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at planning descriptive investigations. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Find out how to plan descriptive investigations. Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and predict outcomes. Duration: Approximately 45 mins 30 slides covering: • Investigations • Descriptive Investigations • Planning • Habitat Investigation • Equipment • Using a Journal • Collecting Data • Writing a Report

Mid year exam (13-14) for photosynthesis, cells, interpreting graphs, analysing data, identifying variables drawing a graph. Multiple choice included

These worksheets are used to support the observation of objects sinking or floating. Simply have a bowl of water and some objects handy and then see if they sink or float. These worksheets promote scientific thinking, including prediction, observation and comparative testing! All in one lesson! This was extremely popular with my class!

The skills on the front page are linked to Doddle skills (https://www.doddlelearn.co.uk/app/login) However please feel free to remove the codes to make them generic. I have aimed the booklet at year 9 however the activities are transferable across KS3 and KS4 The activities should support students through their science education and help them to get used to terminology they will need for the required practicals at GCSE and A level

Set of 88 flashcards covering practical skills & experimental design. Suitable for all exam boards. Covers topics such as: Different types of variable Accuracy / precision / repeatability etc Uncertainty Range / standard deviation Choice of statistical test Choice of graph Basic practical skills such as scientific drawing rules, eye piece graticule calibration etc There is some ambiguity when it comes to mark schemes on questions such as accuracy/precision - with different exam boards sometimes having slightly different answers. I have tried to include the most appropriate answer on the flashcards, but if anyone disagrees with any of the answers - please do leave a review and I will alter the answers accordingly! This download is the same as the Module 1 OCR A-level Biology flashcards.

A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at scientific theories. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore the difference between hypotheses and theories. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 23 slides covering: • From Hypothesis to Theory • Development of Scientific Theories • Example 1: Cold Fusion • Example 2: The Expanding Universe

A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at evaluation of scientific explanations. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore how to evaluate scientific explanations. Main Skills: Interpret written text, diagrams, charts and graphs, make decisions and predict outcomes. Duration: Approximately 45 mins 40 slides covering: • Evaluation Methods • Using Empirical Evidence • Using Logical Reasoning • Using Experimental Testing • Observational Testing • Examining All Sides of Evidence

A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the analysis of scientific explanations. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore how to analyse scientific explanations to identify the key factors. Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and predict outcomes. Duration: Approximately 45 mins 41 slides covering: • Scientific Explanations • Analysis • Analytical Methods • Empirical Evidence • Logical Reasoning • Experimental Testing • Observational Testing • Examining All Sides of Evidence

This five part resource explores social science methodologies and their application in social science research: 1. What is social science research? 2. What makes good research? 3. Case study. The family: Continuity and change 4. Doing research ethically 5. Questions, references and further reading

Series of 7 lessons designed for a high ability year 8 group (but useable at GSCE) Students go through the whole process of an investigation. Includes 1) Definition of Variables 2)Designing Tables 3) drawing graphs 4) risk assessment 5) writing a Hypothesis 6) writing a method 7) Analysis of results and conclusions 8) evaluating results 9) definition of HSW keywords.

I have made this resource for my school’s alternative curriculum facility at the request of our Deputy Headteacher. They wanted a unit of work for students who had been sent out of lessons for a longer period of time which was separate from work being covered in class, as managing the former system was getting tricky. I decided to make a Working Scientifically resources which could be completed independently, but that would also double as a revision resources for students or a teaching resource for lesson time. The workbook covers: Introduction (which incorporates a skills checklist and the list of the AQA Required Practical Activities) Key Words Identifying Variables Hypotheses and Predictions Apparatus and Techniques Methods Risk Assessments Tables of Results Types of Data, Graphs and Charts Presenting Data Evaluation Peer Review Referencing Conclusions I hope that you will find this resources useful. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for improving the workbook! :)

Topics: Scientific Laboratory Equipment and Drawing Scientific Diagrams (Junior Chemistry). 4-page worksheet requiring students to identify common laboratory equipment and to draw scientific diagrams of equipment, including labelled experiments. Includes a complete teacher answer version. Also includes a Unit Outline, Topic Summaries and Revision Checklists. Designed for the Australian National Curriculum: Year 7 Science However, it would be useful for other junior science curriculums as well. A full preview of this resource is available at: www.goodscienceworksheets.com/laboratory-equipment-and-scientific-diagrams-worksheet.shtml Also available as part of various Introduction to Science Bundles: www.goodscienceworksheets.com/PDFs/7au-intro-to-science-bundles.pdf

This Scientific Method BINGO game provides students with an opportunity to learn more about scientific method and science related vocabulary. The print-ready pdf file includes 30 unique Bingo game boards and 30 calling cards. The game can be played with as few as two people or with an entire class. The bingo calling cards come in two sizes. The larger version all have a definition of the vocabulary word that is being called. The “caller” draws a calling card and reads the clues aloud and the players must find the matching definition on their game board. The calling cards by themselves also make an engaging learning resource. Print two copies, and you are set to play a memory game****. Best if the game is printed in color on cardstock and then laminated for longevity! What is included in this resource: -30 unique Bingo game boards (5x5 grid) on FOUR different backgrounds. -30 (large) calling cards (with vocabulary and definitions, which can be read aloud as answer clues) -30 (small) calling cards (with images and vocabulary words) -Printable bingo markers (6 different options included) -1 Calling sheet (can be used to track calling cards selected during the game) -Teacher directions (incl. how to play the game and printing directions) List of SCIENTIFIC METHOD Vocabulary Words Included in the Bingo Game: Analysis, Chart/Graph, Conclusion, Constant, Controlled Group, Data Dependent Variable, Evidence, Experiment, Experimental Group, Hypothesis, Independent Variable, Inference, Measurement, Observation, Pattern, Prediction, Procedure, Purpose, Qualitative Data, Quantitative Data, Question, Repeated Trials, Research, Scientific Method, Scientific Report, Theory, Valid, and Variable. Check out some of our other BINGO games: -Astronomy BINGO GAME -Natural Resources BINGO GAME -Plate Tectonics BINGO GAME -Rocks BINGO GAME Visit my TES store for more resources. Happy Teaching! ⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊ ⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊ Copyright © 2023 Students of Science. All rights Reserved. The purchase of this resource gives the buyer permission to download and copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution is also limited to single classroom use. Copying for other teachers, school-wide use, or for school systems is only allowed with the purchase of additional licenses. These can be added to your account under “My Purchases” at a discounted price

Presentation covering most of the main ideas behind planning and analysing practical science. Includes some activities to help students understand why we use control variables to ensure valid results. I'd suggest this is either broken up to cover multiple lessons, or just segments used as and when they are needed to suplemment the lesson.

In order to promote pedagogically informed use of technology, educators need to develop an active, inquisitive, design-oriented mindset. Design Patterns have been demonstrated as powerful mediators of theory-praxis conversations yet widespread adoption by the practitioner community remains a challenge. Over several years, the authors and their colleagues have facilitated many workshops in which participants shared experiences, captured these as design narratives, extracting design patterns, and applied them to novel teaching challenges represented as design scenarios.