An activity that gradually builds on rounding and estimating skills.

Ideal activities to use alongside Oxford textbooks for cover or revision. The activities are designed to force students to engage with text without simply copying. Instructions Students read the text and then take list keywords and bullet points for the most important facts. Higher students - rank their bullet points in order of importance and justify their choices. Foundation students can use their notes to draft longer written answers.

Large crossword puzzle based on the above topics. If using AQA Oxbox it relates to P2.20 - P2.23. Answers attached.

Objective: To better understand and use keywords in the cells and diffusion topic. Who is it for: Scientists who have poor literacy, recall and spelling skills. Differentiation opportunities: Use the Spiderman Glossary for struggling scientists. What is in the resource? - Spiderman themed glossary comic - Dominoes activity matching key words with definitions - Activity circle with 6 activities. To use this I put students in groups of 3, each student choosing 2 of the activities. Alternatively you could use this as a "hot potato" activity by giving students a set time (3 minutes) to start the task and then they have to pass their work on to the person on their left. They will then continue where the previous student left off etc. - Giant Wordsearch and hidden message - Kinasthetic activity where students have to unjumble a sentence relating the topic. Wherever possible I have included the answers.

A quiz with a difference. The first slide presents the answer to a question. Students have to construct the answer using only the words given. There are 7 of these puzzles in total. Please consider buying this as part of the alternating current bundle and get some resources for free. How to use: Show students the first slide, give them 30 seconds to try to come up with the answer. If no one gets it correct, the next slide is shown, with some of the words in the correct place. Students are again given 30 seconds to try to come up with the answer. Answers are provided.

Suitable for 2018 AQA Spec. PLEASE CONSIDER BUYING THIS AS PART OF A BUNDLE AND GET ADDITIONAL FREE RESOURCES. This resource consists of a set of 20 revision cards, an answer search puzzle and letter jumble activity. Suitable for SEN and Foundation Students it has been designed to be engaging and accessible for the reluctant reader. Although I have included the cards with the resource, I usually ask students to study cards at home and then they can choose either the answer search or letter jumble. The activity lasts about 20 minutes.

Suitable for the new Specification for first exams 2018. Objective: To understand what direct and alternating current is, role of the live, neutral and earth wire, the role of the National Grid, how to calculate frequency and to understand the relationship between power, current and voltage. This resource is made up of 20 key fact revision cards and a card match. Included is also a large format set that I use in class for students to make their own notes. Please consider buying this as part of a bundle and make a considerable saving.

Suitable for higher and foundation students. If the lesson is run as suggested the estimated time for the activity is 40 minutes. 1. Set students in groups of 3 and give them the questions on the “discussion circle” pdf file. 2. Students answer the questions using textbooks where necessary. 3. Make up the discussion circle by putting the question pieces next to each other. 4. Get the groups to visit each other 5. Students make improvements to their original cards. This resource has been made using Formulator Tarsia and the files have been included for editing along with a pdf.

Please consider buying this as part of a bundle and get additional free resources. This resource is made up of a traditional Tarsia ie a series of questions with answers to match. Included are small, medium and large pdf files for the puzzle as well as the original Tarsia file.

Differentiated resource designed to promote deep learning. The resource comes with a total of 6 dice, some with question starters and the others with content. Please scroll through the resources for images. Instructions Put students into pairs. Issue each pair with either a foundation or higher QUESTION STARTER dice and one of the CONTENT dice. Students roll both die to form a randomly generated question/task stem and content. For example the pair may role "give 5 examples of" and on the other dice "alkali metals"

Differentiated resource designed to promote deep learning. The resource comes with a total of 6 dice, 2 Higher question starter die 1 Foundation question starter dice 2 Forces and motion content die 1 Forces and motion die for struggling scientists Please scroll through the resources for images. Instructions Put students into pairs. Issue each pair with either a foundation or higher QUESTION STARTER dice and one of the CONTENT dice. Students roll both die to form a randomly generated question/task stem and content. For example the pair may role “give 5 examples of” and on the other dice “air resistance”

This resource consists of a multiple choice quiz with answer sheet and a link word activity. Instructions on the link word are provided and follow below. Link Words Students placed in groups of two and given a relevant textbook. Working as a team, using glossaries, text book, internet etc. students then force a relationship between as many of the words as they can by making coherent sentences with their chosen words… They can either:- 1. Write an sentence using the two words that clearly explains how they are linked. See examples below * ___________ is linked to _________ because __________________. *. ________ is linked to ______ an example is ______________. *. ________ is similar to ________ because ________________. *. _______ is different to ________ because _______________. *. We can use _________________ to ____________ because _________. 2. Simply make sentences using as many of the words from the sheet as possible. To differentiate the task the words carry a number score. A high ability student would have a far higher score than a lower ability student. This forces the higher level student to choose words that have a higher value ie more difficult to make connections to. Encourage students to use as many words as they can in their EXPLANATION as they will be added to their scores.

For revising convection with Foundation Students. This booklet prints as a single sheet of A4 paper, but can be enlarged to A3 if you prefer. The activity gets students to describe and explain convection using a range of key concepts and terminology. Please look through the images for examples.

Fully differentiated. This resource comes with 4 puzzles, all identical, but with a varying number of pieces. I have included the images, and text so that you can use them in whichever way you see fit. This activity is a piece of text on mass and weight that has been jumbled up into a puzzle. I have printed and laminated mine, however I often use paper copies with lower achievers so that the can be glued into their books. Some ideas on how to use this resource High achievers - remove 1 or 2 of the text pieces of the puzzle. Students make the puzzle and then have to improvise for the missing piece of text by completing the text using their own knowledge.

Suitable for Foundation Students. This resource takes the form of a calendar that focuses one topic per day over a period of 27 days. Each day the students have a set of questions to answer linked to a particular specification topic, eg Day 1 is IR Radiation, Day 2 Solids, liquids, gasesetc.

PLEASE VISIT MY SHOP TO DOWNLOAD OVER 100 FREE RESOURCES OR TO PURCHASE FROM MY BARGAIN STORE https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/heelis This is suitable for struggling scientists at ks4 or KS3 at any level. Following the Specification of the new curriculum as at 2017, the lesson objectives are as follows: To understand the relationship between mass and weight, that mass is a property of an object and how to calculate weight using the equation W=mxg. The resource has a short introduction to mass and weight and has 2 activity sheets, one for low achievers and another for higher. I have included the .jpg files of each in case you wanted to put them in any other formats.

APOLOGIES FOR MISSING FILE - THIS HAS NOW BEEN UPDATED Objective: To understand what x-rays are used for, the dangers and safety precautions related to medical x-rays and how x-rays work. Clock activity is suitable for all abilities and can be used in a variety of ways: - “hot potato”, seat students in pairs and issue the clock questions, in their pairs students choose a question and are given 2 minutes to find and write and answer. The sheets are all rotated and students choose another question to answer on the next sheet. Sheets are rotated 12 times and students end up with their original sheet in front of them. Go through the answers and students correct where appropriate. - give students information on x-rays (printed webpages, textbooks etc), and working in pairs complete the activity. Webquest activity is suitable for higher achievers. Students are required to complete a set of notes on a graphic organiser and then using only those notes, write a newspaper report. Both of these activities lend well to peer assessment and paired work.