The online community has generously provided an enormous amount of resources for teachers to use. Below is a curated list of resources that are in line with principles of cognitive science. In general, you will see features like:
- Extensive practice
- Worked examples
- Guided practice
- Model answers
- Detailed explanations
- Goal free activities
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KS3 Science
Adam’s KS3 Science mastery booklets are available here
KS4 Physics
Ruth’s SLOP booklets are here(old version) and the updated ones are here
Dr Edmunds‘ blog contains SLOP for teaching paper 1 and paper 2
Tom’s excellent forces SLOP is here.
Tom’s SPACE separate science SLOP is here
Matthew Benyohai has shared his physics lessons here
Adam Higgins’ side by side examples are here
Lewis Matheson has an online physics learning platform here
KS4 Chemistry
Adam’s SLOP booklets are here.
Boxer’s shorts is a youtube channel with Adam’s explanations for GCSE
Matthew Benyohai has shared his chemistry lessons here
Joseph Allen’s faded example worksheets for moles and ionic bond formation here
Davids integrate instructions for practical here
Jasmines Chemistry booklets here
KS4 Biology
Adam R’s biology booklets (AQA) are here and the updated ones are here.
Ryan and Rachel’s blog and booklets are here.
Sebastian’s Biology integrated instructions are here
Gemma has adapted booklets for OCR here
Viviennes resources for GCSE here
KS5 Biology
Nicole has booklets for Edexcel Biology here
Rach has a brilliant youtube channel here
Lauren has some great ALevel resources here
Viviennes resources for OCR here
KS5 Chemistry
Michael Adenekan’s Edexcel A-level year 1 Chemistry required practical SLOP booklet and year 2
Michael Adenekan’s Edexcel A level Atomic stucture/Moles/Energetics/Equilibria SLOP is here
Ross Wertjes has a fantastic Quizziz bank of all the MCQs here
Adam’s Knowledge organisers for A level are here
Richard’s Alevel extension work is here
KS5 Physics
Matthew Benyohai has shared all his resources here
Lewis Matheson has an online physics learning platform for A level here
Maths in science
Dr Edmunds‘ blog contains examples of ‘ramped’ SLOP and how to teach rearranging equations
Retrieval practice
Retrieval roulettes for most subjects here
Rachel’s self quizzing sheets for biology can be found here
Student reading list
Though not strictly a classroom resource, Jilian’s reading list of recommended books and science Twitter accounts can be downloaded here:
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