A series of worksheets used for teaching respiration. Including labelling the diagram ( I give the pupils page numbers in our dictionaries and they have to figure out the rest themselves). Gap fill exercises and card sorts. Observation notes for a pluck dissection. Lots of challenging resources and pupil led activities designed for an observation lesson.

Includes: Gold star questions for stretching able students to apply their learning. Plant cell models homework. Keyword word search and synthesis tasks.

UPDATE: 20 more slides added in 2nd presentation. 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 100 different science related cartoons ranging from KS3 to A-level and beyond. Covering topics as varied as genetics, elements, forces and the scientific method.

Good for literacy and science application. Have: September 2013 Worlds largest volcano Invasive Species Dead whales linked with Oil pollution October 2013 Europes key animals making a comeback Health of oceans declining fast Top 5 physics discoveries November 2013 Trees shield vulnerable species from climate change Elephant society still disrupted decades after cull Report suggests slowdown in CO2 emissions rise December 2013 Aluminium Mercury Dead comet Ison January 2014 Central heating makes you fat Worlds oldest cancer Genetically modified purple tomatoes

Pupils are given this guide to writing up practical investigations. They can tick off each section after they think they have answered it, identifying what they need to do for each mark. Includes all common sections of a write up including hypothesis, method, diagram, graph, results table, context, analysis and evaluation. The resultant marks are added up to give a pupil a sub level based upon the number of marks they have achieved. This works very well for independent working as well as peer and self assessment after they have finished. I also find it very useful myself when marking.

Pupils analyse a diet of an olympic rower, and then apply what they have learned to developing their own diet plan for another athlete. Topics covered; Food groups Reasons for nutrients Obesity anorexia healthy diet

A practical worksheet that has pupils look at data collected by another pupil and to rewrite their experiment and draw their own conclusions. Includes HSW and can be used to construct graphs. Respiration, lungs, breathing, health, investigation, HSW, graph, lung capacity, tidal volume

Simple worksheet with some simple and some long answer questions designed to challenge year 7/8 pupils. starter, plenery, afl

Amaze your kids with this surprisingly difficult activity. The stroop test requires you to say the word or colour of text whilst ignoring the colour of the font. Included in this ppt are three variants in the stroop test. Great idea for a settler, starter, or plenary if you have been looking at prisms and rainbows. Stroop, light, eyes, diffraction, colour,

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. Includes Misconceptions and literacy questions.

A guide for pupils designed to allow pupils to be able to express clearly what they need to do to progress to the next level in SC1 practical skills. Includes versions mapped to KS3 levels, and GCSE grades. Differentiated for higher, middle and lower ability. Can be used for; independent but structured work homework. self or peer assessment self-levelling a marking guide; writing P1, C1 etc in the margin when pupils have met the criteria. Progresses from year 7 to year 10/11 with a guide for pupils that introduces them into the requirements of an ISA practical.

Modelled for helping year 7 and 8 pupils a the start of a topic these 18 1 page sheets can be used in A4 or A5 books or placed in a folder. Covers all major areas of KS3 science, 18 topics total. Electricity, magnetism, ecology, cells, reproduction chemical reactions etc.

Pupils are shown an example of analysing data from a graph and are then given three graphs of increasing difficult to analyse. Great for getting groups ready for analysing their own data. photosynthesis, enzymes, rates of reaction, graphs

Introduction to cells powerpoint and activity. Literacy starter and taboo activity. Suitable for year 9 medium to low ability or years 7 and 8.

Pupils look at selective breeding and inheritance. Low to medium ability for years 7-9.

Blood vessels worksheet with sentence starters. differentiation, worksheet, capillaries, lumen, veins, arteries

A higher and lower differentiated worksheet, pupils fill in the gaps to explain what happened to their food as it is digested. Designed as an activity at the start of the topic for a medium ability year 8 group. I am using this with a follow up storyboard activity. AFL, plenery, assessment, literacy

There are over 700 different birds in the UK, here 20 of some of the most interesting have been picked out for a presentation that is an ideal settler activity for a biology class or a discussion topic for the form room. Ask your pupils what birds they know, where and when they have seen them and what they know about them. An quick worksheet is included. Birds, classification, swan, raptor, form time, activity

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.

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 Cells and organelles! If you are not familiar with Socrative, I explain the key steps of this great interactive teaching tool.