Structured Cover Lessons for GCSE Science
Be prepared for staff absence with these 'pick up and go' lessons – specifically designed for cover by non-specialists. An invaluable collection of stand-alone lessons covering the GCSE (9-1) Biology, Chemistry and Physics courses allows you to set meaningful cover even with no time to prepare.
20+ fully resourced, versatile structured cover lessons for each Science course. Distributed across the whole 9–1 spec for each course so you’re ready for unplanned cover at any time!
The activities are engaging and learner focused so would need no subject specialist knowledge from the teacher
All materials included…
- Starters and plenaries
- Main lesson tasks
- Resource lists
- Spec cross reference
- Lesson objectives
… for effortless delivery
Structured lessons that supply teachers can pick up easily
- Full plan for every lesson, with resource lists, spec cross-reference & objectives. Ready to use at a moment’s notice!
- Diverse array of activities give opportunities to practise data analysis, practical evaluation and ‘how science works’ style skills, as well as consolidating understanding of core content.
- Distributed across the whole course: always have relevant cover.
Learning outcomes were clear
Just what a cover teacher needs:
- Answers included for self-marking
- Built-in extension tasks to keep even your fastest finishers on task for the whole lesson
- Textbook references for every lesson
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What do teachers say about this resource? (8087, 8088, 8089, 8090, 8175)
I would certainly recommend this resource, I am hugely impressed with the content...This resource is clearly and concisely written at a level that is easily accessible for the learner...
The activities are engaging and learner focused so would need no subject specialist knowledge from the teacher... There is a large number of data handling resources which reflects the types of problems often set as exam questions. These types of activity allow a non-subject specialist to cover the theory associated with practical material, without the need to set up a practical, lab-based teaching session. ... ... ...
The lesson plans can be easily followed by members of staff unfamiliar with science... An excellent, high quality resource.
Marking takes place within the lesson making it a useful exercise for the student and reducing workload for the teacher.
I thought tricky topics like Stem cells and evolution were tackled in an interesting manner with thought provoking questions.
It matches specification perfectly
What do teachers say about this resource? (12022, 12023, 12024)
Resource is very useful and I would use most of the resources as cover, or would be happy to set as cover if a member of my department was absent. It requires little teacher input for the activities so cover lessons with non-specialists are fine.
Several of the tasks are excellent, particularly the activities for acid and alkali and organic chemistry.
What do teachers say about this resource? (11197, 11207, 11208)
The learning outcomes were clear and had a good range of cognitively challenging statements e.g. from ‘define’ to ‘apply’.
The notes were good for schools which did not have access to texts and for those students who had not/could not make sufficient notes for themselves for whatever reason.
It matches the AQA specification well as it provides the syllabus references for easy matching.
Keywords
- GCSE Chemistry
- GCSE Cover Lessons
- GCSE Chemistry Cover Lessons
- GCSE Science Cover Lessons
- GCSE AQA Chemistry (8462)
- GCSE AQA Chemistry Paper 1
- GCSE AQA Chemistry Paper 2
- 4.1 Atomic structure and the periodic table
- 4.2 Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
- 4.3 Quantitative chemistry
- 4.4 Chemical changes
- 4.5 Energy changes
- 4.6 The rate and extent of chemical change
- 4.7 Organic chemistry
- 4.8 Chemical analysis
- 4.9 Chemistry of the atmosphere
- 4.10 Using resources
- GCSE Biology
- GCSE AQA Biology (8461)
- GCSE AQA Biology Paper 1
- GCSE AQA Biology Paper 2
- 4.1 Cell biology
- 4.2 Organisation
- 4.3 Infection and response
- 4.4 Bioenergetics
- 4.5 Homeostasis and response
- 4.6 Inheritance, variation and evolution
- 4.7 Ecology
- GCSE Biology Cover Lessons
- GCSE Physics
- GCSE Physics Cover Lessons
- GCSE AQA Physics (8463)
- GCSE AQA Physics Paper 1
- GCSE AQA Physics Paper 2
- 4.1 Energy
- 4.2 Electricity
- 4.3 Particle model of matter
- 4.4 Atomic structure
- 4.5 Forces
- 4.6 Waves
- 4.7 Magnetism and electromagnetism
- 4.8 Space physics
- GCSE Edexcel Chemistry (1CH0)
- GCSE Edexcel Chemistry Paper 1
- GCSE Edexcel Chemistry Paper 2
- Key concepts in chemistry
- States of matter and mixtures
- Chemical changes
- Extracting metals and equilibria
- Separate chemistry 1
- Fuels and Earth science
- Groups in the periodic table
- Rates of reaction and energy changes
- Separate chemistry 2
- GCSE Edexcel Physics (1PH0)
- GCSE Edexcel Physics Paper 1
- GCSE Edexcel Physics Paper 2
- Key concepts of physics
- Motion and forces
- Conservation of energy
- Waves
- Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
- Radioactivity
- Astronomy
- Energy – forces doing work
- Forces and their effects
- Electricity and circuits
- Static electricity
- Magnetism and the motor effect
- Electromagnetic induction
- Particle model
- Forces and matter
- GCSE Edexcel Biology (1BI0)
- GCSE Edexcel Biology Paper 1
- GCSE Edexcel Biology Paper 2
- Key concepts in biology
- Cells and control
- Genetics
- Natural selection and genetic modification
- Health, disease and the development of medicines
- Plant structures and their functions
- Animal coordination, control and homeostasis
- Exchange and transport in animals
- Ecosystems and material cycles
- GCSE OCR Biology (J247/J257)
- GCSE OCR Biology Paper 1
- GCSE OCR Biology Paper 2
- Cell level systems
- Scaling up
- Organism level systems
- Community level systems
- Genes, inheritance and selection
- Global challenges
- GCSE OCR Chemistry (J248)
- GCSE OCR Chemistry Paper 1
- GCSE OCR Chemistry Paper 2
- Particles
- Elements, compounds and mixtures
- Chemical reactions
- Predicting and identifying reactions and products
- Monitoring and controlling chemical reactions
- GCSE OCR Physics (J249)
- GCSE OCR Physics Paper 1
- GCSE OCR Physics Paper 2
- Matter
- Forces
- Electricity
- Magnetism and magnetic fields
- Waves in matter
- Energy