Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ two complete lessons on Electromagnets and Using Electromagnets. In these lesson pupils will describe how to build an electromagnet, suggest ways to control the strength of an electromagnet and explain the difference between induced and permanent magnets. They will then look in-depth at uses for electromagnets. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: induced magnet, permanent magnet, electromagnet, magnetise and solenoid) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Knowledge expansion task -True or false -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12802172 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ short lesson on composite materials. In this lesson pupils will describe what a composite material is and explain, with examples, why composite materials are often better than their individual components alone. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keyword task (vocabulary: composite material, fibre, reinforced and CFRP) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12793864 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Radiation. In this lesson pupils will describe how energy is transferred by radiation. They will describe how infrared radiation can be emitted, absorbed or reflected and explore how it interacts with different colour surfaces. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Discussion Exercise -Keyword task (vocabulary: electromagnetic radiation, infrared, waves, emit and absorb) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Handout sheet task -True or False -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Energy Resources https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12982995 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete revision lesson for Physics P2b (Energy). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: -Energy in food and fuels -Energy stores and energy transfer -Conduction, convection and radiation -Calculating power -Calculating energy costs -Calculating work done -Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12982962 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the Moon. In this lesson students will learn about eclipses and the phases of the Moon. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: phases of the moon, new moon, full moon, solar eclipse and lunar eclipse) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Discussion task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -End of Topic Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12758005 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Potential Difference. In this lesson pupils will describe what is meant by potential difference and explain how to measure it. They will model a circuit using rope (animation provided) and describe what is meant by the rating of a battery or a component. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Note taking task (optional) -Keyword task (vocabulary: potential difference, voltage, voltmeter, volts (V) and rating) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Series and Parallel Circuits https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12799220 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the night sky. In this introductory lesson to space students will learn how to describe the difference between natural and artificial satellites, describe comets, meteors and asteroids and describe the structure of the universe. This lesson also includes optional revision of weight calculations in different gravitational field strengths. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: satellite, galaxy, universe, comet, meteor and asteroid) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Numeracy task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson The Solar System https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12755068 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ introductory lesson on the topic of Distance-Time Graphs. In this lesson pupils will learn how to calculate speed using a distance-time graph and to interpret distance-time graphs. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet -Order the steps -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Pressure in Gases https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12817031 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Resistance. In this lesson pupils will state what is meant by resistance in circuits and describe the difference in resistance between conductors and insulators. They will then calculate resistance in ohms from current and potential difference. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: resistance, ohms and spark) -Task boxes -Calculating resistance -Rearranging the equation -Group exercise for mixed ability class -Challenging group exercise for higher ability groups -Answer slides included for self-assessment www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Conduction. In this lesson pupils will describe how energy is transferred between particles by conduction. They will explain how and why insulators are used to reduce energy transfer by conduction. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Discussion Exercise -Order the Steps -Comprehension task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Convection https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12805817 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ introductory lesson on the topic of Pressure in Liquids. In this lesson pupils will describe the turning effect of a force (the moment), describe the law of moments and calculate the moment of a force (Nm) from force (N) and distance (m). Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords (vocabulary: moment, pivot, clockwise, anticlockwise, equilibrium and centre of gravity) -Task boxes -Discussion exercise -Numeracy task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12982730 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Physics P1c (Light). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: -Key points from the previous unit (forces and sound) -Light sources -Absorption, transmission and reflection -Transparent, translucent and opaque objects -Reflection and refraction -The eye and the camera -Colour -Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12747658 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on sound. In this lesson students will explain how sound travels, discuss the different states of matter that sound can travel through and compare the speeds of sound and light. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: medium, vacuum, superpose, rarefaction and compression) -Comprehension questions -Numeracy questions -True or false discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Loudness https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979847 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

NEW for 2024: Science skills programme for key stage 3. … A series of short activities (including self-assessment slides) designed to give students the opportunity to refresh and practice their math skills for science. These can be delivered in lessons or as homework and are a great way to demonstrate that you are actively working to develop their fluency and scientific literacy. … Rounding Means Anomalies and means Accuracy and Precision Repeatability and Reproducibility Significant Figures and Decimal Places Standard Form Calculating Percentages Range and Uncertainty Gradients Tangents (Y9 only) Unit Conversions Rearranging Equations (Y7 only) Ratios Summary Task … Three different versions of the sheets for years 7, 8 and 9 All aspects of the sheets are fully editable Can be printed in gray scale Answer slides are included to allow students to self-assess … More from our science skills programme: Laboratory Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13107713 Understanding Experiments https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13112267 Graphs and Tables https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13109182 Maths Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133725

NEW for 2024: Science skills programme for key stage 3. … A series of 3 x ten minute activities (self-assessment slides included) designed to give students the opportunity to refresh and practice their general science skills. These can be delivered in lessons or as homework and are a great way to demonstrate that you are actively working to develop their fluency and scientific literacy. … hazards, risks and safety precautions general laboratory equipment measuring equipment … Three different versions of the sheets for years 7, 8 and 9 All aspects of the sheets are fully editable Can be printed in gray scale Answer slides are included to allow students to self-assess … More from our science skills programme: Laboratory Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13107713 Understanding Experiments https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13112267 Graphs and Tables https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13109182 Number Skills https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133725

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the Solar System. In this lesson students will learn about some of the features of the planets in our Solar System and discuss other types of object found around the Sun. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: terrestrial planet, gas giant, orbit, moon and dwarf planet) -Task boxes -A poster design or handout sheet task to characterize the planets of the Solar System -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson The Earth https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12755189 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo