This lesson was taught at the end of a topic on rocks and weathering. The Rock cycle was briefly talked about then students were given task sheet and image on Slide 10 of ppt to use in order to construct a comic strip of the life of Robbie the Rock - the students really got into this and produced some very funny cartons - all showed really good comprehension of cycle at the end with hardly any teacher input! Ideal!!

This is adapted ppt I found on TES (thank you) - now includes loads of assessment opportunities as you go through - I was observed during this lesson and was rated outstanding. The game where the students have to say which food group someone is lacking or needs is done by giving all students 4 pieces of card - 1 red, 1 blue, 1 green and 1 yellow - I then explain the problem/situation and count down from 3 to 0, at 0 all students have to hold up coloured card that matches the required nutrient - great to quickly see who is struggling!

This is a task I give students at the end of the separating mixtures unit - the students are grouped into ability groups (Squid = HIgh, Crab = Mid, Starfish = Low) I show them a sample of dirty Rock salt - their task is to plan how to separate a sample of pure salt from the rock salt using these planning sheets - I blow them up to A3 to give them plenty of room to write on as a group

This is a ppt that I use to teach specialised cells - I stick the info sheets round the room and the students have to go round and collect information to complete their sheets - these are differentiated to allow for the wide ability range in the class

Contains a ppt which takes you through an investigation into which indigestion tablets are best at neutralising acids. First lesson spent carrying out practical and second lesson writing this up using the attached worksheets. Three worksheets used for inclusion of wide variety of students within the class

All the resources etc you need to run a G&T CSI Day - I've taken out the photos of staff that I used as suspects so you&'ll need to add your own. Re Evidence - i dipped a shoe into hot chocolate (!) and then pushed it down onto sticky backed plastic to make a shoe print that was &';obtained' from the crime scene, fibres were pulled from several scarfs and stuck onto microscope slides

A tutorial used along with a demonstration of the reactions of Lithium, Sodium and Potassium with water. Includes assessment opportunities

A ppt that introduces the concept of the periodic table and talks through some of the patterns shown by the elements. Activities included - some taken from other contributors - thank you! Blank periodic table included which I got students to colour in to reinforce patterns of metals, non-metals and metalloids.

Ppt that covers the role of hormones in plants including tropisms and the role of auxins. Exam question to act as plenary to check learning

Mindmap with missing words to fill in covering: balanced diet, not enough food, obesity, cholesterol, diabetes, respiration, drugs, trialling drugs, smoking and alcohol. Used at end of B1.1 before end of unit test

Ppt that goes through the differences between medicines and antibiotics and the effect both have on the pathogen causing the illness. We inoculated some agar plates at the end of the lesson to practise the culture of bacteria and aseptic techniques.

Ppt that goes through what pathogens are, the effect they have on our bodies and the history behind infection control looking at Semmelweiss' discoveries. Includes opportunities for assessment through ppt and a cryptogram puzzle as a starter that defines a pathogen.

Ppt that goes through the differences of sexual and asexual reproduction. Cloning with Dolly the sheep included. Opportunities for assessing progress through lesson.

A ppt and cardsort to teach the adaptations of different groups of extremophiles and the environments they live in

Ppt used to teach a Yr 7 class about how animals are classified and the features of the different groups. Has opportunities for activities and assessments built in

All you need for a revision lesson on conduction, convection and radiation. Includes mindmap with gaps to fill in for students, ppt to use during lesson that includes extra assessment opportunities, a quiz, a crossword and some exam questions (and answers) to practice with

I used this with both Yr 7 and Yr 6 in the week before their end of year exams. In end of unit tests lots of pupils were missing marks as they were not giving enough detail to gain full marks - I used this ppt and attached questions to try and rectify this and to calm their exam nerves!

A4 sheet covering main points of Digestion, Breathing and Respiration - used as revision tool before unit test. I give it out to students as starter - they then complete as much as they can from their own revision before we go through answers as class using attached ppt - I find this format leads to a very productive revision lesson

Multiple choice quiz covering all of KS3 Science to use as a last lesson revision tool before SATS. I get students to sit round board with mini whiteboards - they have to write the letter of the answer, I count down and then they all share at the same time - great assessment tool

This is a set of resources that I created/adapted for use with a Yr 8 class who were revising photosynthesis. Included is a ppt that I use with the class - getting them to write answers on mini whiteboards as I go through it. Summary worksheet that I use as a starter, then a puzzle to use as a plenary (print out slides onto A4 sheets then cut them out and give them to groups to complete)