Worksheets on KS3 space. worksheets, activities, and card sort etc (6 + 6 associated Answer sheets) as follows: My weight on other planets - Worksheet and Answer sheet (differentiation via a ‘challenge mission’). Phases of the moon - Activity sheet with a PowerPoint giving the answers one by one (differentiated). . Heliocentric versus Geocentric (models of the solar system) - Activity sheet and Answer sheet (differentiated). Light and space - Question sheet with Answer sheet (can be used in class or given as homework). Life cycle of stars - card sort. Life cycle of stars - worksheet and Answer sheet (differentiated). Also, please note that complete and ready to use high quality lessons for all of the KS3 space and gravity and the universe topic are also available from me. To find them, in the resources search box simply type, barclayfox and a few words from the lesson list below to see the lessons. 1. Solar system, stars and galaxies and the universe. 2. Geocentric and heliocentric solar system models 3. Seasons. 4. Gravity, weight and mass. 5. Exploring and observing the universe. 6. The moon’s phases. * Life cycle of a star * Eclipse Happy teaching ! Barclayfox.

High quality, complete and ready to use lesson. For use in KS3 and for lower and middle ability groups in KS4. ‘‘LENSES, FOCAL LENGTH AND TELESCOPES’’ - STUDENT OUTCOMES: By the end of the lesson students will be able to: * Identify convex and concave lenses. * Explain that lenses cause refraction and explain what it is. * Draw a ray diagram for convex and concave lenses. * Explain how to measure the focal length of a lens. * Explain how a telescope works. STARTER Pupils will start the lessons by thinking about the outcomes presented and then self- assessing their current understanding of what this lesson is going to cover. This engages the students as they are actively thinking, and this then facilitates self-assessment of their individual progress at the end of the lesson. MAIN and MAIN and MAIN.... This lesson is chunked into discrete sections to support learning and engender positive behaviour by keeping students interested and focused. There are various student activities such as: practical / experiment, differentiated worksheet for the practical, gap fill, paired work, literacy activities, numeracy (differentiation), focused questions with answers and differentiation, quiz, homework, self-assessment and peer assessment opportunities etc. This good variety of activities keeps pupils focused and happily learning. PLENARY: In the plenary activity pupils complete an activity then peer assess it to uncover how much they have learnt during the lesson. They then self-assess themselves against the lesson outcomes. Students who need further support set themselves additional homework to enhance learning of today’s lesson. EXTENSION ACTIVITIES: These are provided just in case any group requires them. COMPLETE AND READY TO USE: All resources are included in this excellent lesson, there is nothing for you but order the practical kit, photocopy the 2 differentiated activity sheets and deliver the lesson. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING: Thanks for looking, your positive feedback would be very much appreciated :) OTHER BARCLAYFOX SPACE LESSONS FOR STUDENTS BETWEEN 10 YEARS AND 14 YEARS OLD: * Solar system, stars and galaxies and the universe. * Geocentric and heliocentric solar system models * Seasons. * Gravity, weight and mass. * Exploring and observing the universe. * The moon’s phases. * Eclipse * Space travel * Observations of the universe * Day and night * Lenses, focal length and telescopes. MORE HIGH QUALITY LESSONS: For more lessons that meet the new KS3 and KS4 specifications please type Barclayfox into the tes resources search engine to see all my lessons. Happy teaching ! Barclayfox.

Seasons, why they happen, northern hemisphere, sun’s height in the sky, day and night etc. Complete lesson. Seasons is number 3 in a series of 6 high quality lessons that fully and expertly delivers all the points within BOTH the NEW KS3 Department for Education ‘Space Physics’ National Curriculum and the AQA KS3 specification / syllabus sections ‘3.7.2 Universe’ and ‘3.1.2 Gravity’. NO PREPARATION REUIRED ! Simply submit the equipment list to your technicians and then the PPT will lead you step by step through the entire lesson. Recall why we have day and night. * Explain the seasons and the importance of the sun’s angle. * Explain why if it is summer in the UK, it is winter in Australia. * Compare the shadows and the suns positions in winter and summer. * Use new literacy words such as sphere, hemisphere, equator etc * Successfully complete a simple practical to explain summer and winter. STARTER Pupils will start the lessons by thinking and working in pairs in a race to solve a picture puzzle and work out what today’s lesson is about. After discussion that leads to revealing the title and lesson outcomes, students then self assess against their current understanding of this lesson. MAIN and MAIN and MAIN… This lesson is chunked into discrete sections to support learning and engender positive behaviour by keeping students interested and focused. All points of the specification are addressed. There are various student activities such as: demo, practical, gap fills, matching, paired work, literacy activities, focused questions with answers and differentiation, picture puzzle, mini test, homework, carefully selected video, self-assessment opportunities, peer assessment opportunities etc. This good variety of activities keeps pupils focused and happily learning. PLENARY: In the plenary activity pupils complete a matching activity and then peer assess it to uncover how much they have learnt during the lesson. They then self-assess themselves against the lesson outcomes. Students who need further support set themselves additional homework to enhance learning of today’s lesson. EXTENSION ACTIVITIES: These are provided just in case any group requires them. All resources are included in this excellent lesson, there is nothing for you to do but deliver it. Thank you for looking, your positive feedback would be very much appreciated :) This lesson is one of a series of 6: 1. Solar system, stars and galaxies and the universe. 2. Geocentric and heliocentric solar system models 3. Seasons. 4. Gravity, weight and mass. 5. Exploring and observing the universe. 6. The moon’s phases. For more lessons that meet the new KS3 and KS4 specifications please type Barclayfox into the tes resources search engine to see all my lessons. Happy teaching ! Barclayfox.

Moon’s phases, phases of the moon, waxing, waning, gibbous, crescent. Complete KS3 lesson. ‘The Moon’s phases’ ‘‘THE MOON’S PHASES’’ - STUDENT OUTCOMES: By the end of the lesson students will be able to: * Use new literacy words e.g. waxing and waning. * Draw the different phases of the Moon. * Name the phases of the moon. * Explain why we see phases of the Moon. * Successfully complete a phases of the moon practical. STARTER Pupils will start the lessons by thinking and working in pairs in a race to solve a picture puzzle and work out what today’s lesson is about. After discussion that leads to revealing the title and lesson outcomes, students then self assess against their current understanding of this lesson. MAIN and MAIN and MAIN… This lesson is chunked into discrete sections to support learning and engender positive behaviour by keeping students interested and focused. All points of the specification are addressed. There are various student activities such as: practical, unique activity sheet, animation, carefully selected video, paired work, literacy activities, focused questions with answers and differentiation, picture puzzle, quiz, homework, gap fill, self-assessment and peer assessment opportunities etc. This good variety of activities keeps pupils focused and happily learning. PLENARY: In the plenary activity pupils complete a quiz and then peer assess it to uncover how much they have learnt during the lesson. They then self-assess themselves against the lesson outcomes. Students who need further support set themselves additional homework to enhance learning of today’s lesson. EXTENSION ACTIVITIES: These are provided just in case any group requires them. COMPLETE AND READY TO USE: All resources are included in this excellent lesson, there is nothing for you but order the equipment (list is provided), photocopy the unique activity sheet and deliver the lesson. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING: Thanks for looking, your positive feedback would be very much appreciated :) THIS IS ONE OF A SERIES OF 6 LESSONS: 1. Solar system, stars and galaxies and the universe. 2. Geocentric and heliocentric solar system models 3. Seasons. 4. Gravity, weight and mass. 5. Exploring and observing the universe. 6. The moon’s phases. MORE HIGH QUALITY LESSONS: For more lessons that meet the new KS3 and KS4 specifications please type Barclayfox into the tes resources search engine to see all my lessons. Happy teaching ! Barclayfox.

Suitable for a wide variety of abilities and age groups (KS3 and KS4) WHAT’S INCLUDED: Unique Crossword - focuses on the 8 types of energy stores (types) 9-1 GCSE spec! Challenge mission - focuses on a mnemonic to help students recall all 8 stores Super challenge mission - students consider their own misconceptions about energy and what is and is not a store of energy. ALL answers are included. Barclayfox’s shop Or, perhaps have a glance at some of my high quality lessons on tes… Energy stores and transfers - complete and easy to use KS4 lesson Filration, mixtures and compounds - complete and easy to use KS3 lesson Happy teaching! Barclayfox. . . , End of text. , , , Search words: energy stores, energy types, energy, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, thermal energy, energy, energy, energy. chemical energy, elastic energy, magnetic energy, electrostatic energy, nuclear energy, thermal energy, KS4, KS3, energy stores, energy types, energy, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, thermal energy, energy, energy, energy. chemical energy, elastic energy, magnetic energy, electrostatic energy, nuclear energy, thermal energy, KS4, KS3, energy stores, energy types, energy, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, thermal energy, energy, energy, energy. chemical energy, elastic energy, magnetic energy, electrostatic energy, nuclear energy, thermal energy, KS4, KS3,

Energy stores and pathways (new GCSE 9-1). High quality, differentiated and complete lesson. Outcomes as below. Differentiated. Complete and ready to deliver. Easy to use Optimised - low teacher effort for great student results. Simple and clear. Engaging and varied. Unique. Correct to the new 9-1 GCSE spec (Beware! Many lessons on tes are not correct as they are the old specification and this includes some that claim to be 9-1). OUTCOMES I can: ALL: Understand and recall the 8 energy stores and 4 pathways. ALL: Understand that energy is not created or destroyed, only transferred. MOST: During a practical apply stores and pathways to describe energy transfers. SOME: Create energy transfer diagrams. Please do NOT buy this if you bought my other complete lesson on energy stores and transfers. Your feedback would be appreciated :) Happy teaching! Barclayfox. There are lots more great time saving lessons in my tes shop: Barclayfox’s shop Search words: New specification, new spec., new science spec, new science specification, new physics spec, 9-1, 9 – 1, GCSE, AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, IOP, energy, energy stores, energy types, energy transfers, energy pathways, energy carriers, not energy resources, joules, Joules, conservation of energy.

This lesson is on Charles’ law for KS4. It covers temperature, KE, the Kelvin scale, and absolute zero. Students also learn how to convert between Kelvin and degrees Celsius (centigrade) and vice versa. It then moves on to the relationship between temperature and volume and calculating temperatures and volumes using Charles’ Law. Also covers all the key language. Well organised and succinct with clearly made key points and well chosen images. This lesson explains the material in an easy to understand way. Provides an excellent ready to use lesson on this topic, or it can easily be adapted if you wish. UK KS4 and USA grades 9 to 11 (ages 13 to 16). Happy teaching! Barclayfox Here are a few more of my lessons that I’m sure you will find helpful: Cells, tissues and organs (hierarchy of biological organisation) KS3 complete lesson. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cells-tissues-and-organs-11288571 Adaptation, habitat and adaptations and inherited variation, survival. KS3 complete lesson. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/adaptation-habitat-and-adaptations-and-inherited-variation-survival-ks3-complete-lesson-11743787 Genes, DNA, Darwin, evolution, peer review and collaboration. Complete KS3 Biology lesson. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/genes-dna-darwin-evolution-peer-review-and-collaboration-complete-ks3-biology-lesson-11818249 Space, solar system, stars, galaxies, moons, light years and the universe. Complete KS3 lesson. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/space-solar-system-stars-galaxies-moons-light-years-and-the-universe-complete-ks3-lesson-11772336 There are many more high quality lessons I’ve created, then repeatedly used and improved over the last decade+ . Please type “barclayfox” into the resources search box. Search words: Charle’s law, Charles’s law, Charles’s law, Charles law, temperature and volume, volume and temperature, T V P, gas law, gas laws, Kelvin, kelvin, absolute zero, temperature scales, Celcius, kelvin, degrees celcius, centigrade, kinetic energy and temperature.

Temperature versus volume relationship (Charles’ law). T vs V relationship. 20 slide PPT lesson on Charles’ law. It covers: temperature, KE, the Kelvin scale, absolute zero, how to convert between Kelvin and degrees Celsius (centigrade) and vice versa. It then moves on to the relationship between temperature and volume and calculating temperatures and volumes using Charles’ Law. Also covers all the key language. Well organised and succinct with clearly made key points and well chosen images. This lesson explains the material in an easy to understand way. Provides an excellent ready to use lesson on this topic, or it can easily be adapted if you wish. UK KS4 and USA grades 9 to 11 (ages 13 to 16). If you bought my “Charles’ law" lesson, please note that is very similar to this lesson, please do not buy both. Happy teaching! Barclayfox Here are a few more of my (many) lessons that I’m sure you will find helpful: cells, tissues and organs (hierarchy of biological organisation) KS3 complete lesson. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cells-tissues-and-organs-11288571 Adaptation, habitat and adaptations and inherited variation, survival. KS3 complete lesson. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/adaptation-habitat-and-adaptations-and-inherited-variation-survival-ks3-complete-lesson-11743787 Genes, DNA, Darwin, evolution, peer review and collaboration. Complete KS3 Biology lesson. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/genes-dna-darwin-evolution-peer-review-and-collaboration-complete-ks3-biology-lesson-11818249 Space, solar system, stars, galaxies, moons, light years and the universe. Complete KS3 lesson. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/space-solar-system-stars-galaxies-moons-light-years-and-the-universe-complete-ks3-lesson-11772336 There are many more high quality lessons I’ve created, used and improved over the last decade. Please type “barclayfox” into the resources search box. Search words: Charle’s law, Charles’s law, Charles’s law, Charles law, Charles’ law, temperature and volume, gas law, gas laws, Kelvin, kelvin, absolute zero, temperature scales, centigrade, degrees centigrade, degrees Celsius, celsius, Celsius, Celsius, kelvin, degrees celcius, temperature scales, kelvin, lord kelvin, buoyancy, upthrust.

KS3 Sound and hearing ready to deliver. This lesson covers: Sound and hearing, vibrations, loudness, amplitude, frequency, pitch LisA FisP, sound vs light, speed in a solid and gas, and hearing range. There is nothing to do but give it a quick look through it. you make a change its modular nature makes it very quick and easy to tune it to your exact requirements. No marking for you ! All answers for all activities are included in the PPT to allow peer and/or self-assessment to reduce your workload ! Thank you for your time, and happy teaching! Barclayfox. Students will be able to: Understand that vibrations create sounds. Explain why there is no sound in a vacuum. Explain why the speed of sound is different in a solid compared to a gas. Compare the speed of sound and light in a thunderstorm. Calculate how far away a thunderstorm is Know and use the LisA FisP memory trick. State the range of frequencies of human hearing and compare to some animals. Activities this lesson contains: Unscramble starter puzzle. Demo or video (depending on your groups needs) with Q&A. Literacy activity. Numeracy activity / calculations. Theory - carefully sculpted, lots of learning activities, Quiz with answers. Videos x2 (simply finding good videos can save you 20 minutes). Questions scattered throughout - all answers are provided. Paired work activities / TPS. Simple student self-assessment activity (learners judge their own progress vs LOs). Extension activities (if required) All answers are provided to make things easy for you. . . . . Key words: Waves, wave, waves wsave, wavse, wvaes, hearing, energy, vibrations, oscillations, frequency, pitch, loudness, frequency, types of waves, light, sound, thunder, sound and hearing, lightning, lightening, literacy, scientific literacy, waves, energy, KS3, hearing range, human hearing, dog, cat, sound in a vacuum, vacuum, vaccum, lisa fisp, LisA FisP

Gas Laws worksheet with answers Initially it teaches by providing some hints on using the gas laws of Boyles, Charles and Guy-Lussac Then the students do the questions. Answers included. 8 small questions, plus, 4 larger calculation questions covering: 2 x Boyle’s, 1 x Charles’, 1 x Guy-Lussac. Happy teaching, barclayfox

Worksheet with answers that I made for my A level students to assist with possible exam questions . There are 13 questions in all plus a challenge mission. A level Physics. Enjoy, Barclayfox

Echoes and ultrasound - KS3 science lesson that teachers pupils about: Sound, using sound, echoes, what ultrasound is, Uses of ultrasound, baby scans, sonar, fish finders, dolphins, Calculation of distance from an object. It includes an attractive PowerPoint with many varied activities to keep students focused. The PPT includes an unscramble puzzle race, video links, gap fill, echo based literacy and numeracy, simple homework, and a plenary gap fill activity. No marking for you! All answers are provided throughout for easy peer or self-assessment. Duration: 1 lesson. Like you I always want to give my young people the best lessons I can so I have spent a lot of time and effort on this spread out over 10+ years. I hope you like it - if you do I would be immensely grateful for your feedback :-D Thank you for your time, and happy teaching! Barclayfox.

Energy stores and transfers activity (new GCSE 9-1). Get a FREE resource! Details below. This is a high quality, differentiated, easy to use and ready to use practical activity. ENERGY - THE LANGUAGE HAS CHANGED: Tes is littered with energy resources teaching to the old spec. it would be wrong to use these to teach with today (some even say they are new spec. 9-1 – but they not). Please don’t risk teaching your classes incorrectly ! This resource is an engaging energy circus practical experiment for students. It allows students to learn the subject properly and clearly with differentiated and unique activity sheets you cannot get anywhere else. WHY BUY THIS ? Many many hours of effort went in to writing these unique and accurate resources Tried and trusted, differentiated and complete. You can rely on this activity to give an accurate and superior learning experience. WHAT DO I GET? High ability activity sheet – for use during the circus practical. Medium/lower ability activity sheet – for use during the circus practical. Answer sheet. Equipment list (to give to your technicians) HOW DO I USE IT? Teach the students about the 8 stores and the 4 transfers and then let them do the highly engaging and accurate to 9-1 spec activities as the main part of your lesson. Then self or peer mark the sheets (answers provided). OR, FIND A FULLY COMPLETE AND READY TO GO LESSON HERE: Energy stores and transfers 9-1 spec AGES Activity for ages 11 to 16 where ever you live (so KS3/KS4 and USA grades 6 to 10). OTHER BARCLAYFOX RESOURCES: There are lots more great time saving lessons in my tes shop: Barclayfox’s shop Or, perhaps have a glance at some of my other high quality lessons… Specialised cells - KS3 bio Exothermic and endothermic - KS4 Chemistry Happy teaching! Barclayfox.

The ear - KS3 science lesson that teachers pupils about the parts of the ear. Their functions, loudness, decibels, dB, ear damage, making and seeing sounds, oscilloscope, and noise cancellation. It includes an attractive PowerPoint with many varied activities to keep students focused. The PPT includes an unscramble puzzle race, video links, sequencing activity, gap fill, ear based literacy and numeracy, homework, and a plenary quiz. No marking for you ! All answers are provided throughout for easy peer or self-assessment. Duration: 1 lesson Like you I always want to give my young people the best lessons I can so I have spent a lot of time and effort on this spread out over 10+ years, I hope you like it! Feedback welcome :-D Thank you for your time, and happy teaching! Barclayfox.

A ready to use worksheet on Energy levels Worksheet with answers for AS and A level Physics. Happy Teaching Barclayfox

Complete No-Prep lesson with exam quality questions, activities and answers on Gravity, Weight and Mass. Written for KS3. However it covers GCSE content too and would be useful with lower ability GCSE classes. High quality no-prep lessons so that busy teachers like you can teach excellent lessons without spending hours preparing and planning. This high quality lesson delivered using PowerPoint includes explanations, different types of in-lesson activities and assessments (all with answers) and unique exam questions. My lessons are ideal for both Physicists and non-Physicists – the lesson takes learners on a journey that carefully builds up their understanding step by step using literacy as one key element, while still going into the appropriate depth. What’s Included: • Teaching notes • Starter / settling Activity • Explanation slides in “chunked” sections. • Worked examples of calculations / questions. • Mnemonic. • Gap fill & literacy activities. • Unique Worksheet - with all answers. • Exam-style questions covering the whole lesson content at the end of the lesson - these are unique, based on real exam questions not simply copied from exam boards. • All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons. The lesson is applicable to AQA, Edexcel and OCR exam specifications. Happy Teaching Barclayfox

Specific latent heat. Includes specific latent heat of vaporisation and of fusion. An excellent ready made modular lesson made up of 8 parts. Simply chose the parts that best suit the ability of your group. Covers all main exam boards including AQA, Edexcel, OCR etc. Ready to use, complete lesson. Engaging and it has differentiated worksheets and all answers provided throughout. Students will be able to: Understand the relevant scientific literacy Define specific latent heat. Understand the difference between fusion and vaporisation Explain what happens to the temperature when the specific latent heat is applied. Explain why. Sketch heating and cooling graphs when a change of state occurs. Explain the curves Conduct a practical to melt ice and do calculations. Perform latent heat calculations (differentiated worksheets) Happy teaching, Barclayfox Search words specific latent heat, latent heat, latent heat of fusion, latent heat of vaporisation, fusion, vaporisation, vapourisation, state change, solid, liquid, gas, fusion, latent heat, heating curve, cooling curve, bonds, physics, latent heat, latent heat of fusion, specific latent heat.

This allows for students to better understand the Radiation topic with a simple activity Card sort activity comes complete with answers so can be used on mulit level learning. Great activity to engage and support active independent learning. This is the worksheet that comes as part of my alpha, beta, gamma radiation lesson which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alpha-beta-and-gamma-ionising-radiation-nuclear-radiation-and-ions-complete-lesson-11262725 Happy teaching! Barclayfox

Dangers of radiation. A complete and ready to deliver high quality GCSE lesson from Barclayfox. There is nothing to do ! Even if you do not have time to look at it in advance it is not a problem as the PPT will lead you smoothly through the lesson. Lesson objectives: Understand the dangers of “ionising” radiation and the damage they can cause (ManKinD). Know how to safely handle radioactive sources and protect yourself (TarDiS) Understand contamination and irradiation. Explain how ideas about the world can change. Please note: This lesson does not cover “uses” as they are covered in the Barclayfox lesson 8 of this topic. This lesson is called “Nuclear radiation uses in medicine”. My lessons cover the whole of this “atomic structure” topic but do not blindly follow the textbook order instead they use a structure that has proved highly successful over many years. Uses in medicine lesson is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/nuclear-radiation-uses-in-medicine-sterilisation-diagnosis-treatment-tracers-radiotherapy-etc-11703961 This carefully crafted lesson is over 30 slides long, and is full of learning activities some are noted below: * ALL answers are provided throughout! * Starter - recaps previous lessons (with answers). * Paired work activities. * Scientific literacy activity. * Homeworks - 2 - you choose. * Questions. * Theory slides (carefully sculpted, interspaced with learning activities, not ‘death by powerpoint’). * Video clip link (carefully selected – this alone can save you a lot of searching). * Gap fill activity. * Unscramble the words race. * Plenary quiz. * Student self-assessment versus objectives activity. As teachers we all work ridiculously long hours each week. Give yourself a break, spend some life with your loved ones, press buy now! If you like this lesson, please leave a review. This lesson is part of a bundle/series, and you may wish to buy others from the series: 0. Bundle – contains all lessons (if available not all series are bundled) 1. History of the atom and the discovery of the nucleus. 2. Isotopes and Mass number and Atomic number. 3. Alpha, Beta and Gamma – ionising radiation. 4. Changes in the nucleus – decay equations 5. Half life, radioactivity and decay 6. Activity practicals 7. Radiation dangers, safety, risk and precautions 8. Nuclear radiation in medicine (uses in medicine) 9. Nuclear fission and chain reactions (nuclear power). 10. Electricity from nuclear power. 11. Nuclear Fusion and our sun. 12. Nuclear issues including waste 13. Hypotheses, theory acceptance and peer review. 14. Revision. Bundle gives you a near 50% discount! Here’s the link https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-gcse-new-spec-atomic-structure-mega-pack-bundle-11795491 Thank you, and happy teaching! Barclayfox.

Super easy fun starters. No preparation or planning required. Simply choose one from those described - or let the class choose by projecting the 1 pager. Enough so you can use them with the same classes all year long. Not so many that you or your students get confused or cannot decide which to use. Save time this week – and every week ! Happy teaching! Barclayfox