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Henry Cordy-McKenna's teaching resources

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I have been teaching Science for about 14 years in a number of schools in England and a year in North Carolina, USA. I have a great interest in the use of ICT in education and have spent the last few years developing cross-curricular ICT resources and training staff in their use. I qualified as an AST in 2008.

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Distance-Time graphs and speed with Darth Vader 1 2 3 4 5 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Physics,  Forces and Motion,  This started as something a little silly when showing a class how to do custom animations in powerpoint. It turned out to become something I'm very proud of! It revises speed then takes pupils step-by-step through the use and design of distance-time graphs. It allows for some teacher-lead bits, pupil enquiry and has assessment at the end. Darth Vader rushing to use the loo helps!!
KS2 Science Investigation Starters 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 Other,  1 Starter,  Age 7-11 (KS2),  Physics,  Biology,  Chemistry,  Primary Physics,  Primary Biology,  Primary Chemistry,  Dr. Nick and Professor Frink present 8 ideas (testable questions) for Science Investigations. Each one involves a disagreement between the two scientists. Who do pupils think is right? How could they test their predictions? These were designed for a training session I delivered to primary teachers. The Word document includes ideas they came up with for testable questions.
Mitosis and Meiosis - Recall Activities 1 2 3 4 5 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Biology,  Growth,  Genetics and evolution ,  This resource is designed to encourage thinking skills, teamwork and collaboration. It includes two class activities based on recall - one on mitosis and one on meiosis. While this resource focuses on cell division, the ideas can be adapted for other topics.
Cigarettes and the Effects of Smoking 1 2 3 4 5 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Biology,  Health and Disease,  Designed as a teacher led class activity or something you can issue to the pupils via email or your VLE as an independent learning activity...perhaps as stimulus material to help produce a leaflet about smoking? You click on sections of a cigarette to learn more about tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide and particulates. Includes video links and a progress check with 8 questions at the end. 15 slides
Types of Disease Marketplace Activity 1 2 3 4 5 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Biology,  Health and Disease,  This is a marketplace activity. Done properly this type of activity will leave the teacher almost redundant as you watch the kids walking around teaching themselves and each other about malaria, deficiency diseases, pathogens and body disorders. The powerpoint contains all the printable resources and full teacher instructions.
How Does DNA Work? - Build a protein 1 2 3 4 5 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Biology,  Genetics and evolution ,  This covers how DNA uses triplet base codes to code for amino acids and therefore proteins. Includes a lively class game where pupils have to translate a DNA sequence and build a protein out of molymod balls and bonds.
pH fun Whiteboard Game 1 2 3 4 5 1 Quiz,  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Chemistry,  Chemical Reactions,  Primary Chemistry,  Fun touch-screen quiz with sound effects. Examples of substances appear and students are required to select their correct pH before the time runs out. The first two slides show teacher instructions.
Classifying vertebrates whiteboard game 1 2 3 4 5 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Biology,  Human and Animal Biology,  This is a fast and furious interactive whiteboard quiz on classifying vertebrates into vertebrate groups - fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. 14 timed multiple choice questions with sound effects.
Nuclear radiation & radioactivity game 1 2 3 4 5 1 Quiz,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Physics,  Radioactivity and atoms,  A fun little game for use as a starter or plenary. Play it on the whiteboard, either interactively or using the mouse. It's a timed quiz, fast and furious, with lots of silly 'right' or 'wrong' noises. Covers all the basic points about penetration and uses of ionising radiation. If you like this then check out my Heat Transfer Fun Quiz and Mister T Organs quiz.
Calculating Speed (Lesson and Resources) 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lesson plan,  1 Presentation,  1 Starter,  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Physics,  Primary Physics,  Forces and Motion,  This is the fifth lesson of a "How things move" scheme of learning that I wrote for the new KS3 PoS. The starter reminds students of balanced vs unbalanced forces and there are two suggestions of practicals using the speed equation. There is a reference to my latest interactive whiteboard game - Top Gear - where you race Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button around the track in a boys vs girls plenary!
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces - Lesson Plan 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lesson plan,  2 Presentations,  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Physics,  Primary Physics,  Forces and Motion,  This is the fourth lesson of a "How things move" scheme of learning that I wrote for the new KS3 PoS. If you like this one then click on my name to see the other lesson plans, games and resources in Teachable. Students consider examples of balanced and unbalanced forces and their effects, including a video of a space shuttle launch, then carry out a floating/sinking practical. Full instructions.
Friction - Lesson Plan and Resources 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lesson plan,  2 Presentations,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Physics,  Primary Physics,  Forces and Motion,  This is the third lesson of a "How things move" scheme of learning that I wrote for the new KS3 PoS. If you like this one then click on my name to see the other lesson plans, games and resources in Teachable. Students identify examples of low friction and high friction as a starter, then carry out a practical to compare the friction of different surfaces using their own shoes and a Newtonmeter.
Contact and Non-contact Forces Lesson Plan 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lesson plan,  1 Starter,  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Physics,  Primary Physics,  Forces and Motion,  This is the second lesson of a "How things move" scheme of learning that I wrote for the new KS3 PoS. If you like this one then check out my "Weight on different planets" lesson on Teachable. The PowerPoint generates good discussion about pushes and pulls. The practical is good fun and fast paced if you use a timer (especially a whiteboard timer). Enjoy!
Plants, Photosynthesis and Biotechnology Video 1 2 3 4 5 1 Starter,  1 Worksheet,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Biology,  Plants,  Energy and the environment,  This video (approx 6 mins) was made as a starter for an experimental teaching unit where pupils learnt in groups. It incorporates science, ICT and design technology, covering plants, photosynthesis and biotechnology. Lots of independent learning, homework to suit learning styles and a big presentation at the end. Homework sheet is free to download - just edit it to suit your needs.
The Rainforest Dilemma - It's up to you! 1 2 3 4 5 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Biology,  Plants,  Energy and the environment,  Use the PowerPoint to highlight the role and plight of the rainforests. There are opportunities for assessment built into several slides and then the dilemma should be brought in about 20 mins into the lesson. Pupils, in groups, have to put themselves into the minds of the village elder, the village community and anything else affected by the decision that the elder has to make. 15 slides
Frogger and other quiz scoring games 1 2 3 4 5 7 Presentations,  Age 7-11 (KS2),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Mathematics,  Physics,  Chemistry,  Citizenship,  Biology,  ICT,  Games and puzzles,  Primary Physics,  Primary Biology,  Software,  Primary Chemistry,  Communication and Relationships,  A way to use 'quiz show' style games to make plenaries more exciting. Choose a boy and a girl to come to the front. Play a boys vs girls quiz as a starter or plenary and their representative at the board gets to click the frog/try and sink a battleship/choose a dart if they get the answer right. There are no questions included - could be used for any subject.
Weight on other planets 1 2 3 4 5 1 Presentation,  3 Worksheets,  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Physics,  Fields: gravitational and electrical,  Primary Physics,  Forces and Motion,  A full lesson illustrating the difference between mass and weight and how weight is affected by gravity on other planets. It cleverly incorporates an interactive introduction, interactive animations, practical work, worksheet and homework ideas. It also covers How Science Works. A lesson plan is provided. Suitable for varying abilities.
Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Sampling 1 2 3 4 5 1 Presentation,  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Biology,  Energy and the environment,  An animated, interactive resource on ecosystems, biodiversity and sampling techniques. Includes links to online videos and concludes with a class quiz and gap-fill exercise. 20 slides.
C3 revision stimulus sheet 1 2 3 4 5 1 Presentation,  2 Worksheets, 
Blood and transport revision activities 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lesson plan,  2 Others,  1 Worksheet,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Biology,  Human and Animal Biology,  Revision activities for blood and blood transport. Designed for OCR Gateway GCSE module B3. Includes a choice of revision activities depending on learning styles, a revision quiz jigsaw and pdf revision sheets with diagrams. Also some teacher's guidelines and a flashcard template.

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