Another 20 slides of fun science comics. Use these popular webcomics (open source) to spice up your plenary or homework activities, these multifaceted comics are great for stimulating further learning or emphasising a certain point of your lesson. Includes two different activities described and nearly 20 different science related cartoons ranging from KS3 to A-level and beyond. Covering topics as varied as evolution, treating cancer, ice ages, and flowcharts.

All the modern hazard symbols covered by the curriculum gathered into one place. Images should be large enough for printing for displays. Check out my other resources for power points and worksheets related to these hazard symbols. display, safety, practical

Quick and easy game for pupils who receive one domino each and have to find which other pupils have the answer to their question. Designed for AQA but suitable for any KS4 chemistry groups.

Simple rock cycle card sort. I use this half way through teaching the rock cycle so that pupils can work out the rest of the cycle themselves. Just print laminate and cut out.

Powerpoint to accompany a lesson on weathering, I also included rocks and acid practical into this lesson. weathering, chemical weathering

In this activity plan you will find the SOC codes to import my quiz to your Socrative room. This is a great revision activity that you can use with the whole class as starters, plenaries, or to consolidate learning on 'making cars&'! If you are not familiar with Socrative, I explain the key steps of this great interactive teaching tool.

In this activity plan you will find the SOC codes to import my quiz to your Socrative room. This is a great revision activity that you can use with the whole class as starters, plenaries, or to consolidate learning on metals, corrosion and 'building cars&'! If you are not familiar with Socrative, I explain the key steps of this great interactive teaching tool.

Simple checklists that can be used by pupils and their peers alike to mark or assess their own graphs, I am using this early on with my year 7s so that they can form good habits by the time they are doing ISAs.

Mendeleyeev's periodic table and the modern periodic table. I planned this for a medium ability group for a double period. Either print the worksheets directly from the powerpoint (1, 2 or 6 per page) or print from the included pdfs. Just start the lesson off with the settler, them amaze them with the curious life of Dimitri Ivanov Mendeleyev. inventor of the phrase 40% proof. (Seriously, he also worked for the weights and measures department and standardised Russian Vodka) periodic table, Mendeleyev, Mendeleev, C1.1 revision, vodka

Four adapted articles covering; Antibiotic resistance, Ebola virus outbreak, Facebook's unethical research, and the destruction of the coral reef food chain. I use these as posters in my form room but they can be used for a variety of different uses. literacy, reading, news

This worksheet challenges pupils to think about the risks involved with their investigations and to prioritise them as if they were producing a risk assessment. I will be updating this later as I have some ideas for a more engaging challenge for the pupils to complete. Controlled Assessment, CA, risks, variables, hazards, risk assessment

Display sheets for a DIY Periodic table, organised by group to make it easier to print onto coloured paper.

Great little plenary chooser that your pupils will get used to fast. I recommend picking up a few D20 dice (10 for £3 on ebay) and giving one to each group. Then when you want to check understanding either at the end or part way through a lesson they roll the dice and do the corresponding activity. Pupils enjoy having a semblance of control but you still get the required plenary. If you want a more controlled experience have one pupil roll the dice and every pupil has to do that specific plenary. Digital dice rollers are also available online.

Have a class set of these printed on stiff paper and laminated for a brilliant and fun assessment tool useful time and again when looking at different types of bonding and atomic structure. Either use both sides for a differentiated resource or use just the side you need and leave the other side blank to allow further closed questioning.

Pupils use a comprehensive card sort activity to explain what happened the night f the fire. Pupils have a large number of events and will learn about the problems associated with combustion. Also includes avery simple picture guide to the Controlled assessment for the candles in the beakers. I had these cut out and laminated so the pupils had to arrange their method themselves first for the controlled assessment.

A simple worksheet used with my year 7s to allow them to practice naming compounds. includes 6 common compounds that can be named with simple rules. All of these compounds are also known by another name so you can engage pupils by telling them about everyday substances. Simple worksheet, compounds, afl, starter, plenery

Pupils split into two groups ( a higher and lower ability group) each pupil in the lower ability group uses the information provided to write a letter to the CEO of a multinational oil company posing as a member of greenpeace. Pupils need to explain their concerns about the effects of using hydrocarbons on the environment. The other half of the class pose as CEOs of the company. Engagement, literacy, challenge, AQA C1 Chemistry, polymers, acid rain carbon dioxide, global warming, global dimming, sulfur dioxide, polymers, fractions of crude oil

End of topic test for alkanes, 50 minutes. Markscheme to follow. Useful for assessing your pupils at the end of a topic. Can also be set for homework or revision activity. Covers; Catalysts Cracking Alkanes/alkenes combustion

A simple card sort for al the different stages in an investigation write up: Diagram , apparatus, hypothesis, method etc. Pupils have to identify what the definition is and an example of each.

Walkthrough of AS level Chemistry past paper; AQA CHEM1 June14 Question 1 - Atomic structure Past paper, tutorial, revision, video, homework, as