Students are introduced for the need of ratios in chemical reactions before running through a worked example on the PowerPoint. Students complete the famous magnesium oxide crucible experiment before completing a range of calculations.

Santa is fed-up of crashing his sleigh due to the yearly decreases of christmas-spirit. He needs a new fuel, The lesson is focussed around alkanes and their use as a fuel. Students are demoed a methane bottle rocket (instructions attached) and evalaute it’s effective as a fuel Students use fuel burner to assess energy release and how clean they burn. Students write a letter to Santa explaining what they have found out (and whether they have been naughty or nice).

The slides contain a series of thought processes and frameworks so teachers can model out load their approach for students to use during comprehension and reading of scientific ideas. The lesson could be adapted for other topics. This lesson focuses on an end of Year test including: Acids and alkalis, homeostasis, energy stores and transfers, the particle model and reflection/refraction. Lesson content -Students complete a recap quiz. -Students complete a reading task in which they synthesis the data to title paragraphs and write one question. -Students get into groups and circulate around the room reading an exam question, completing an answer, and folding it over so the next group cannot see their answer. Once back at their stations they draft a final answer to share to the class based on the class responses. -Meta cognition slides and exam style practice.

Students read through the accounts of two cartoon characters to introduce the idea regarding the difference between science and opinion. Students are then introduced to a scenario involving the head teacher receiving the disturbing news that one of the teachers at school are in fact an alien! Students read through the letter he received and decide on whether this accusation is based on science or opinion. Students learn about chromatography as separation test. Students use a simple modification of the experiment to separate "blood samples" of each of the suspected teachers. The Alien teacher's blood sample will also contain green and blue food colouring. Students complete a wanted poster explaining their findings. This resource pack includes EAL differentiated worksheets, detailed lesson plans, and worksheets.

KS3 introduction to changes of state. Through a range of kinaesthetic activities (such as describe-draw-show tasks and role plays) students are helped through an explanation of each process which leads to one state of matter changing to another.

Students complete an end of topic solids, liquids and gases spelling test. Using some simple equipment students plan a simple thermometer that could test different temperatures. Students finish the topic by answering levelled questions related to the expansion and contraction of liquids.

Students are introduced to the problem of determining which substances are acidic or alkaline in nature. Students complete simple litmus tests on a variety of household substances to determine the strengths and limitations of litmus paper as an indicator.

Students are introduced to a fictional granny who's washing machine has broken down. Through the discussion of simple evidence students are made aware of hard water and the development of lime-scale. Students design an experiment that demonstrates how acid can be used to breakdown and remove lime-scale from washing machine parts and reveals to them the products of such acid-carbonate reactions. Students complete a range of levelled questions to consolidate their knowledge.

Students are introduced to the environmental effects of acid rain within a community. Teacher burns sulphur in a gas jar of water and universal indicator to demonstrate acid rain in a jar. Students use a series of disguised buffer solutions and pH probes to collect enough data to discover which areas produce the lowest pH water samples. After the teacher demonstrates the production of carbonic acid and sulphuric acid students use pH probes to investigate different samples of water collected in the local environment (buffer solutions). Students use their results to identify which area has the lowest pH and begin to consider explanations for these findings.

Students are introduced to the idea of classification through organising various television programmes into their own chosen groups. Students in groups formulate their own tests they could carry out using a series of simple equipment to determine similarities and differences between rock samples. Eventually using their results to form rules that distinguish igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock types.

The remaining teeth of Granny W are pretty darn sweet! Can students help her decide on how to make the sweest tea possible using their understanding of solubility from the Five S's treasure hunt lesson? (I hope they can). After using a model of rice and peas to demonstrate solvents, solutes, solution and saturation students are introduced to the scenario. Students are split into six groups and given information packs related to one of three experiments (two groups for each experiment). Students will have an A3 poster style planning sheet to plan and complete an experiment to test whether: -Water has a saturation point? -Temperature of the solvent affects solubility of the solute? -Surface area of the sugar affects solubility? Students complete their posters and share their findings to the class.

Students use a short clip from the Disney movie Frozen to apply their understanding of changes of state to a simple experiment which they cooperatively plan and complete.

Students are introduced to some evidence related to a winged dinosaur. Using this evidence to provoke questions students are introduced to the formation of sedimentary rocks and how this type of rock can occasionally lead to the formation of fossils. Students produce their own fossils using Plaster of Paris and evaluate their model.

Students are asked to think about all of the chemicals and substances inside the oceans of the Earth. After probably getting a few answers like "fish" students should move onto ideas such as salt, sand, and pollutants. Students recap the idea of filtration to remove insoluble "garbage islands" from the sea and are then introduced to the idea of evaporation to remove the salt. The use of producing fresh water from brine as well as salt is discussed. After completing a class risk assessment, students complete a practical experiment. Evaporating salt from "seawater" in an evaporating dish. Students write their conclusion and then improve using expert language.

Students are introduced to a fictional scenario where fireman make a factory fire worse by adding water. Students produce their own theories from their own knowledge to suggest what could have caused the accident. Through teacher demonstration students are introduced to the alkali metals and complete a summary table that contrasts physical appearances and reactivity. Students write a report to the fire brigade suggesting how alkali metals in the factory could have made the fire worse.

Students are introduced to the pain reliever 'Entonox' a gas made from molecules comprised of nitrogen and oxygen. Students have ten minutes to build a moli-model and read an information sheet related to a compound of nitrogen and oxygen to see if it would be suitable for pain relief. Once students have completed three models they come to a conclusion of which gas would be most suitable: nitrogen monoxide, dinitrogen monoxide or nitrogen dioxide. Higher level students can be introduced to coefficients and subscripted numbers in relation to symbol formulae.

After a brief introduction to the Gold rush of 1849 students are introduced to the new topic of separating techniques. One solubility and insolubility are introduced students sieve for gold using a mixture of coffee granules and gold glitter. After completing the filtration experiments students draw a cartoon strip of their method and findings.

Using fictional facebook profiles of Mendeleev and Laviousier to complete a literacy task introducing the periodic table