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Get up and running with OCR Gateway GCSE Sciences. Find advice and tools below to help you get the most out of your subscription.

Please note that to view the examples below, you will need to be subscribed to OCR Gateway GCSE Sciences and logged into Kerboodle.com.

First steps

Schemes of Work

You may find it useful to start by referring to the Schemes of Work. These cover specification links, learning outcomes and suggested Kerboodle resources, and are available in both PDF and Word formats. There’s one for each chapter and you can find these under the Lessons tab,  in the relevant topic summary folder (e.g the Topic B1 summary folder).

Digital books

Kerboodle includes digital versions of  all the OCR Gateway Sciences Student Books, which cover both separate sciences and Combined Science. These can all be found under the Digital Book tab.  To find additional resources relevant to any given page, click on the “Resources” button in the bottom menu. Answers for the questions in the Student Books can be found in each book’s folder under the Resources tab.

Lessons and resources

Lesson presentations

The Lessons tab provides ready-to-play lesson presentations which complement every double-page spread in the Student Books. Each lesson presentation is fully customizable, meaning you can edit, add, or delete screens to suit your needs. Example: C4.1.4 Group 0 – the noble gases

Interactive activities

The interactive activities are ideal for students working independently as they allow students to check their answers. There are interactive activities focused on maths and literacy skills, plus short starter and plenary interactives. These can all be found under the Resources tab. Filter by “interactives” in the search bar to locate them quickly.

Worksheets

Kerboodle provides lots of worksheets to support students’ learning. The calculation and literacy sheets are ideal for building key skills, while the “bump up your grade” worksheets help to reinforce prior learning. These are also available under the Resources tab – filter by “document” in the search bar to find them.

Self-assessment checklists

There’s a self-assessment checklist for every chapter in the course, allowing students to check their progress against the learning outcomes for students targeting a grade 4, 6 or 8. Filter by “document” under the Resources tab to find them.

Assessments

Checkpoint quizzes

For every chapter in the course, there’s a Checkpoint quiz. This allows students to check their knowledge of the topic, providing formative feedback to help them progress. These can be found under the Assessment tab – filter by “interactive” to find them more quickly.

Homework and progress quizzes

These are quick quizzes on sections of a chapter. Answers to the homework quizzes and test versions of the progress quizzes are submitted to the teacher, who can view them in the Reports tab, while the practice versions of the progress quizzes provide instant feedback to the student. Filter by “interactive” under the Assessment tab to find these.

Assigning work

Assignments found within the Assessment tab, including quizzes, exam-style questions, etc., need to be assigned to a student for them to be able to view and complete.

Further support

Facebook community

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General Kerboodle guidance

Need more general hints and tips on using Kerboodle? Check out our dedicated teacher support section.

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