A worksheet on refraction, focusing on the angles of incidence and angles of refraction for a glass block, as well as some missing words for sentences about what refraction is. Ideal for Key Stage 3 students.<br /> <br /> For higher ability students, have them measure the angles of incidence and refraction and note down what they observe. This could work well with a practical activity of a similar nature.

Lesson presentation on bacteria and different enzymes in digestion, ideal for Key Stage 3 science, dealing with how bacteria are involved in digestion, the different types of enzymes in digestion, how these work and suggested activities for students to carry out.<br /> The lesson could last from 45 minutes to over one hour.<br /> <br /> Students should gain an understanding of how our food is digested through bacteria and enzyme action.<br /> <br /> Higher ability students could have time limits on the suggested tasks.

Lesson presentation on aerobic respiration, ideal for Key Stage 3 science, dealing with what respiration is, the word equation for aerobic respiration, where respiration happens in our cells, where we get the reactants for respiration and suggested activities for students to carry out.<br /> <br /> This includes a fun and quick practical activity for measuring heart rates during and after exercise, and linking this back to respiration.<br /> <br /> The lesson could last from 45 minutes to over one hour and is ideal for Key Stage 3 students or lower ability GCSE students.<br /> <br /> Students should gain an understanding of what aerobic respiration is, the word equation for it and how our rate of respiration might change during exercise.<br /> <br /> Higher ability students could have time limits on the suggested tasks.

Lesson presentation on smoking and its effects on the body, ideal for Key Stage 3 science. <br /> <br /> The lesson starts with a look at the lungs, their structure and how they're adapted to do their job, before dealing with an introduction to smoking, what it is and its effects on the body.<br /> <br /> This includes activities that can be carried out in pairs, individually or as a class, as well as a worksheet.<br /> <br /> The lesson could last from 45 minutes to over one hour.<br /> <br /> Students should gain an understanding of the lungs, what they do for the body and smoking.<br /> <br /> Higher ability students could have time limits on the suggested tasks.

This is a worksheet containing a diagram of the skeleton and fifteen boxes pointing at lots of different bones of the body. Students must fill in the names of each of the bones.<br /> <br /> I have provided the answers too.<br /> <br /> This could be used as a starter activity when introducing the new topic of the skeleton or at the end of the module to consolidate learning or serve as a revision exercise.<br /> <br /> Ideal for Key Stage 3 students. For lower ability students, include a list of bones on the board for them to choose from.

This is an exam question I made on density for the new AQA GCSE 2018 specification for Physics.<br /> <br /> This is suitable for lower ability students, but could also serve as a starter question for higher ability students too to get them into the swing of the idea of density.<br /> <br /> Density was not part of the old GCSE specifications, so there are very limited resources on exam questions for this subject.<br /> <br /> This question will introduce students to the idea of the density equation, and challenges them to write them a method for an experiment to calculate density. Practical experiment assessment is a big part of the new GCSE specifications, so this question is an excellent practice for students.

This is a card for students to put in order the steps involved in breathing, from inhaling through the nose and mouth to gas exchange in the alveoli. Students could them stick these in their exercise books in the correct order. Ideal for Key Stage 3 students.<br /> <br /> For higher ability students, the teacher could remove one or more cards from the sort, and get students to identify what step(s) is missing.<br /> <br /> Students could use this to consolidate their understanding of what happens in the breathing process and how the lungs are involved in this.

This is an activity sheet about elements, compounds and mixtures. Students should answer them using their knowledge and understanding of the differences between elements, compounds and mixtures. For higher ability students, impose time limits that students must adhere to.<br /> <br /> Ideal for Key Stage 3 students. <br /> <br /> This could be used as a starter or plenary activity to consolidate students' knowledge of this area of chemistry.

This is a worksheet on resultant forces. Ideal for lower ability Key Stage 3 students.<br /> <br /> Students draw arrows indicating resultant forces, and then calculate the magnitudes of resultants with given values.

This is a Spanish word search about food. Students are given a list of Spanish words about food and must find these in the grid.<br /> <br /> When they are finished, the remaining letters spell out a popular meal - answer for this is included in the resource.<br /> <br /> For higher level students, change the list of words to English words and have students translate these into the Spanish equivalents before they carry out the word search.<br /> <br /> Ideal for Key Stage 3 students or lower level GCSE students as a lesson starter or plenary.<br /> <br /> Students should be able to consolidate their knowledge of Spanish food vocabulary.

This is a worksheet on breathing, ideal for Key Stage 3 students, which is split into two activities:<br /> <br /> 1. Students have to match up the part of the breathing system (lungs, diaphragm etc) to their functions.<br /> <br /> 2. Students have to decide whether statements refer to inhaling or exhaling, building an understanding of what happens to the ribs, lungs and diaphragm when we breathe in and out.<br /> <br /> Time limits on each task could be put in place for higher ability students. These students could also test each other on the content if they finish the activities quickly.<br /> <br /> Students will gain an understanding of what happens when we breathe and how different parts of the breathing system work together to allow us to inhale and exhale.

A worksheet of the properties of light. Students must fill in the missing gaps in the sentences, using the words at the bottom of the page, and can then draw pictures in the spaces to consolidate their understanding.<br /> Ideal for Key Stage 3 students.<br /> <br /> For higher ability students, remove the list of words at the bottom of the page.<br /> <br /> Students should gain an understanding of the main properties of light rays.

This is an exercise on irregular Spanish verbs in the present tense - ir, ser, estar and hacer. <br /> <br /> Students must fill in the gaps in the conjugation tables by asking their classmates - each sheet has some different answers filled in, meaning students must help each other to fill in their tables. At the end, students will have a completed table for reference of these four very important verbs.<br /> <br /> Students should gain an understanding of how to conjugate these irregular verbs, and this could be expanded by having students write sentences with the verbs in.<br /> <br /> Ideal for Key Stage 3 or lower ability GCSE students.

Students have pictures of different stages of natural selection. They must annotate these pictures to explain what is happening in each, to overall give a full explanation of how natural selection works.<br /> <br /> Answers are provided - these could be given to lower ability students to help them fill in their annotations.<br /> <br /> Ideal for Key Stage 3 or GCSE level students.

A worksheet where students fill in the missing words in sentences describing what different parts of the eye do. Ideal for Key Stage 3 students.<br /> <br /> For lower ability students, add a list of words on the blackboard/projector screen for them to choose from.<br /> <br /> Students should gain an understanding of what the main parts of the eye do, and hence how this helps us to see.

This is an information hunt exercise. There are 14 sheets which each have an information table about the different types of muscle in the body. Each sheet is unique and has different spaces in the table filled in. Students must talk to each other and copy the information from each others' sheets to fill in their own table.<br /> <br /> Ideal for Key Stage 3 or GCSE students.<br /> <br /> For higher ability students, make sure students don't look at the other students' sheets, but rather talk to each other only to fill in their tables.<br /> <br /> Students will gain an understanding of the three different types of muscle, where these are found and what they do.

This is an activity on flags of the world. There are four pages with pictures of flags of different countries - the first page is ranked easy, the second medium, third hard and fourth fiendish. There is a suggested time limit for each page. Students must attempt to identify the flags in the suggested time limits. They should check their answers with the class teacher before continuing to the next page. Answers are provided for teachers.<br /> <br /> For more advanced students, have students eliminated from the game if they are unable to identify all flags on a certain page. Students could work individually or in pairs/small groups.<br /> <br /> Ideal for Key Stage 3, GCSE or A level students in Geography lessons or as a fun activity in form period.<br /> <br /> Students will gain knowledge of flags of the world, important in our ever closer global cultures, and be provided with an activity of general interest for geography.

A revision lesson for Year 8 biology topics including:<br /> <br /> Food and digestion, drugs, plants and photosynthesis, respiration, breathing and variation.<br /> <br /> There are loads of different games and exercises for students to do - either as teams, pairs or even individuals. Students get points for doing each of the tasks and the person/team with the most points at the end wins. The lesson could easily last from 45 minutes to over an hour.<br /> <br /> This is an ideal lesson for consolidating students' knowledge of their Year 8 biology course.

This is a method sheet for an experiment to measure the specific heat capacity of water (in line with the new GCSE specification for 2018).<br /> <br /> Students must read through the method, in which the first six steps are in the correct order. They must then decide the order of the last four steps to complete the method. Answers are provided.<br /> <br /> This is aimed at lower ability students, so for higher abilities, challenge the students to put all of the steps of the method into the correct order.<br /> <br /> Ideal for GCSE students for the 2018 syllabus.<br /> <br /> Students will be able to understand an outline of an experiment to calculate specific heat capacity, which can then be applied in a practical setting.

Lesson presentation on alcohol and its effects on the body, ideal for Key Stage 3 science, dealing with what alcohol is, where it is found, units of alcohol, effects of alcohol on pregnant women and suggested activities for students to carry out.<br /> <br /> This includes a fun and quick practical activity for measuring reaction times in students.<br /> <br /> The lesson could last from 45 minutes to over one hour.<br /> <br /> Students should gain an understanding of what alcohol is and how it affects our bodies.<br /> <br /> Higher ability students could have time limits on the suggested tasks.

This is a worksheet about world currencies. Students are given a list of different foreign currencies and must write which country (or countries) uses them. The second page gives students a list of countries, for which students must write the currencies they they use.<br /> <br /> Ideal for Key Stage 3, GCSE or even A leve students. This could be used as a starter or plenary activity for an economics lesson or as a general quiz for form period or another lesson in school.<br /> <br /> For more advanced students, an extension activity could be to research the exchange rates of these currencies compared to the pound, and to think of what might influence different exchange rates, in terms of social, political, economic and environmental factors.<br /> <br /> Students should increase their knowledge of where different currencies are used around the world and gain an appreciation of the diversity of worldwide currencies, as well as how these are linked together.