Students are introduced to the history of the battery and how it works. Students make a salt battery using readily available equipment (salt, steel foil, graphite rods, card, water, plastic beaker). Use a multi meter (set to (milliamp) to test the effectiveness of their batteries.

Introduces students to the vastness of Space. Students create a scale for the planets using the space data. Good opportunity for numeracy and practical if you can get hold of some play-dough (recipe included).

An introduction to earthquakes and the waves generated. Take some time to build the Jelly baby wave generator (instructions and hints included

Students can use models to describe difficult concepts relating to electricity. Also covers circuit symbols and series and parallel circuits. Assessment opportunities throughout.

Pin up the appliance information cards and give students the data grid. Students collect information from around the room to perform efficiency calculations. The Energy sources worksheet makes recording research into advantages and disadvantages of alternative energy sources quick and easy.

Presentation identifying vector and scalar quantities including interactive vector search. Snakes and ladders activity for calculating distance travelled and displacement (ruler and dice required). Thanks for looking. TommyC - Making science accessible to all.

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