A full sequence of lessons for a high ability year 8 class taht covers waves, light and sound. All resources (including equipment orders in notes), activities and video/ web links are within the document. What is light and how does it travel Reflection (mirror writing, mirror maze and pin hole cameras) Reflection I-law of reflection and investigation Refraction- demos (vanishing penny, split pencil, bottle leak with lazer pen). Law of refraction and investigation Spectrum and dispersion Colour- mixing coloured light and filters Application- iridescence, interference and spectrometers What is sound? How does sound travel? Sound waves The ear and hearing

Graph checklist for drawing bar and line graphs in science. The document has the checklist in a selection of sizes to aid printing. I print the mini version to stick on graphs when teacher/ pee/ self assessment.

A PowerPoint with a full sequence of lessons for a year 7 acids and alkalis topic. All activities, resources (including chemical orders in the notes) and print outs are included for each lesson. Lessons include: -acid and alkali intro- testing household substances -indicators -red cabbage indicator -rainbow fizz and neutralisation

A lesson/ set of resources for scientific investigation skills- how to plan an experiment, draw a results table, draw a graph/ identify anomalies and conclude/ evaluate. Slides can be adapted to suit any practical. I have some investigation Powerpoints ready made if you would like them check out my page (indigestion, slime, pendulum etc)

A quick little resource for revision of gel electrophoresis Some links to videos and animations A couple of activities and an exam question

Full lesson on the heart

Whole lesson on animal adaptations to habitat and changing habitat with seasons.

Whole lesson on decomposers and carbon cycle. Includes the instructions for the

Whole lesson on the structure of a neuron. Learning objective: To be able to:- Describe the structure of a myelinated motor neurone. Describe the different types of neurone. Spec ref- 3.6.2.1

Whole lesson on extinction and conservation. The PowerPoint covers reasons why animals become endangered/ extinct and what conservation programmes are.

Full lesson for a lesson about DNA and chromosomes, all worksheets and exam questions included in the PPT.

A planning mat that can be printed (and laminated to re-use, I have a class set in my classroom!). Also includes a markscheme for planning that students can use for peer/ self marking or for teacher assessment.

Full lesson on eukaryotic cells, particularly looking at plant cells.

Research activity on history of the cell to fit into the B1 topic.

A powerpoint of a sequence of lessons on slime (either using borax based or cornflour based slime). Would take approximately 2-3 lessons -planning -practical -graph and evaluation

A whole lesson plannings and carrying out a pendulum investigation. The students plan their own investigation investigating the factors that can affect the time taken for a pendulum to swing.

Full lesson on history of the microscope and units.

Full lesson on microscopes and magnification for B1 topic.

Lesson on acid rain for KS3, including an extended writing task.

Lesson and activities on global warming for KS3.