This is a full 1 hour lesson resource on static electricity. This was originally designed for a top set year 8 class. This lesson involves practical demonstrations and activities. The following equipment will be needed: A comb and a tap (for demo) Balloons (for demo) Empty can (for demo) Plastic rods, cloth and small pieces of paper (for class practical) The PowerPoint contains: A “5 in 5” retrieval style starter based on the electricity topic, with answers Retrieval practice on the structure of an atom and subatomic particles A practical demo bending water using a comb Direct instruction on static electricity (using comb and water as an example) A hand signals ‘thumbs up’ true or false quiz A practical demo making hair stand up using a balloon A practical demo making an empty can roll using a balloon A guided conservation on why this happens A deliberate practice written task on static electricity, with guided self assessment A class practical on picking up paper using static electricity A deliberate practice written task on this practical, with guided self assessment A plenary task

A revision mat for a KS3 class studying electricity and magnetism. This revision placemat is designed for a top set year 8 class. This revision placemat covers: Circuit symbols The role of each component in a circuit The rules for current in series and parallel circuits Potential difference Drawing voltmeters in parallel Resistance Static electricity in terms of electrons / distribution of charge Magnetism - attraction and repulsion Magnetic fields Electromagnetism (what is it, how can the strength be changed, what are the uses)

A full 1 hour lesson based on the Biology Required Practical 6 from AQA GCSE Combined Science (reaction times). Also suitable for students studying AQA GCSE Biology. This resource was designed for a lower ability year 11 class, but could easily be adapted for other year groups or abilities. This resource includes: A fully guided PowerPoint, with chunked practical instructions A student worksheet with practical instructions, results tables, and application questions A conversion table for reaction times The PowerPoint includes: A ‘5-in-5’ retrieval-style starter A lesson hook - an online reaction time game Chunked practical instructions (slow practical) with use of colour coding and dual coding / imagery for ease of understanding Models (e.g. a model results table showing how to find an anomaly) Application questions Model answers A written plenary (an exam question, with a scaffold, a mark scheme, and a model answer)

This resource was designed for a top set year 8 class studying an electricity topic. This resource requires the following practical equipment: One large rope for demo Power packs Crocodile clips Wires Bulbs Ammeters Resistors This PowerPoint resource contains: A “5 in 5” retrieval style starter on current, potential difference and insulators A retrieval practice task on giving definitions for key terms (current, potential difference, ammeter, voltmeter, electrons) Direct instruction on resistance with dual coding A hand signals quiz to check for understanding A simple ‘fill in the blanks’ task with delayed key word bank A rope model demo for current and resistance A discussion task about the model - what did each person represent? A practical activity on the effect of resistors on current in a circuit (results table provided as print out) A plenary task (writing a conclusion for the investigation)

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the fourth lesson in “Chapter 1 - Forces” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson is on drag forces (air resistance and water resistance). It is taught separately to ‘friction’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Give a definition for the term ‘drag force’ Explain what causes air resistance Describe the effect that air resistance has on moving objects Explain what causes water resistance Describe the effect that water resistance has on moving objects Describe how to reduce the effect of drag and give examples of this All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the fourth lesson in “Chapter 2 - Sound” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson is on ‘detecting sound’, and mainly focuses on the structure of the ear and how the ear works. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Label a diagram of the ear (pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, ossicles, oval window, cochlea, auditory nerve) Describe the function of the main organs in the ear (pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, ossicles, oval window, cochlea, auditory nerve) Describe how we hear Describe how a microphone works and its similarities to the ear Recall the audible range of humans (20 Hz - 20,000 Hz) Recall the definitions of ‘infrasound’ and ‘ultrasound’ All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 7 class. This is the 2nd lesson in “Chapter 3 - Light” from Activate 1, Physics. This lesson is on ‘reflection’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. This lesson includes a worksheet where students draw the reflected ray when given the angle of incidence. From this lesson, students should be able to: Describe what you see when you look in the mirror Explain why an image in a mirror is described as ‘virtual’ Recall the law of reflection Draw the reflected ray when given the incident ray and angle of incidence on a diagram All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the 1st lesson in “Chapter 3 - Motion and Pressure” from Activate 2, Physics. This lesson is on ‘speed’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Give a scientific definition for the term ‘speed’ Identify units of speed Recall typical speeds for a range of methods of travel in m/s Use the formula distance / time to calculate speed Describe the difference between average speed and instantaneous speed Describe relative motion All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the 6th and final lesson in “Chapter 3 - Motion and Pressure” from Activate 2, Physics. This lesson is on ‘turning forces’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Recall the definition for a ‘moment’ and use the term ‘moment’ correctly in a sentence Recall the formula for calculating moments Recall the law of moments Explain why levers, e.g. spanners and crowbars, mean a smaller force can have a greater effect Use the formula to calculate moments Apply the law of moments and formula for calculating moments to predict whether a seesaw will be balanced or not All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the 6th lesson in “Chapter 2 - Energy” from Activate 2, Physics. This lesson is on ‘radiation - energy transfers’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Define the term ‘radiation’ Recognise that energy can be transferred through a vacuum by radiation Determine whether energy is being transferred by conduction, convection or radiation from given examples Compare methods of energy transfer by conduction, convection and radiation All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the 5th lesson in “Chapter 2 - Energy” from Activate 2, Physics. This lesson is on conduction and convection (energy transfer - particles). This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Describe how energy is transferred through solids by conduction Explain why metals are better thermal conductors than non-metals Describe how energy is transferred through fluids by convection Explain what causes a sea breeze All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the 2nd lesson in “Chapter 2 - Energy” from Activate 2, Physics. This lesson is on ‘energy resources’. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson (and all lessons in this unit) is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of real world examples and independent tasks. From this lesson, students should be able to: Explain what a non-renewable energy resource is Describe some uses of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) Describe how fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are formed Evaluate the use of thermal power plants and nuclear power plants Explain what a renewable energy resource is Give some examples of renewable energy resources All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A game of ‘grudge ball’ designed for a KS3 revision lesson on electricity and magnetism. A multiple choice quiz style game with a twist. The topics included in this revision quiz are: Circuit symbols The role of each component in a circuit Current, including rules for current in series and parallel circuits Potential difference Resistance Static electricity Magnetism Electromagnets Rules: There are 7 teams. Every team starts with 6 points. Each team takes in turns answering a multiple choice question. A correct answer is worth 2 points. A correct answer means a team member can try to land the ball in the basket. A goal is worth 1 extra point. With their points, students can choose to: Add points to their score Deduct the points from another team A mixture of both

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the 5th lesson in “Chapter 1 - Electricity and Magnetism” from Activate 2, Physics. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson contains a class practical investigating how increasing the number of bulbs in a circuit affects the current flowing through the circuit. From this lesson, students should be able to: Define the term ‘resistance’ Recall that resistance is measured in ohms and give its symbol Explain what causes resistance in a wire Calculate resistance using the formula: Resistance (Ω) = potential difference (V) ÷ current (A) Investigate how increasing the number of bulbs in a circuit affects the current flowing through the circuit. All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the 9th lesson in “Chapter 1 - Electricity and Magnetism” from Activate 2, Physics. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson contains a class practical where students investigate the effect that increasing the potential difference on a power pack has on the number of paperclips that can be picked up by a simple electromagnet. From this lesson, students should be able to: Describe the magnetic field around a single wire with current flowing through it Describe how to make an electromagnet Describe how to increase the strength of an electromagnet All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the 1st lesson in “Chapter 1 - Electricity and Magnetism” from Activate 2, Physics. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson contains a number of practical demonstrations on static electricity (comb bending water, balloon and hair, balloon rolling a can). From this lesson, students should be able to: Label an atom and describe the charge of each subatomic particle Describe how charged particles interact (attract and repel) Describe how objects become charged Explain what causes static electricity All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the 2nd lesson in “Chapter 1 - Electricity and Magnetism” from Activate 2, Physics. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. This lesson includes the rope model for electricity. From this lesson, students should be able to: Define the term ‘current’ Describe how current is measured in a circuit Identify and draw basic circuit symbols (battery, cell, lamp, switch, ammeter, buzzer, motor, wire Draw circuit diagrams All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the 3rd lesson in “Chapter 1 - Electricity and Magnetism” from Activate 2, Physics. This lesson is based on the ‘circuits and current’ pages, where students have the opportunity to practice building circuits in a practical activity. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. From this lesson, students should be able to: Identify series and parallel circuits from circuit diagrams Use circuit diagrams to build simple series and parallel circuits All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task

A full 1 hour lesson designed for a mixed ability year 8 class. This is the 6th lesson in “Chapter 1 - Electricity and Magnetism” from Activate 2, Physics. This lesson should be suitable to teach to any KS3 Physics class, even by those where physics is not their specialism. From this lesson, students should be able to: Rearrange the formula for resistance to make current and potential difference the subject Apply and use the appropriate formula for calculation questions All of my lesson resources contain: A 5-in-5 retrieval-style starter An interesting lesson hook, careers link, or retrieval practice to start the lesson Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load Teacher models Regular ‘check for understanding’ slides, such as hand signals quizzes Regular student independent practice slides, with optional scaffolds, challenges and answer slides A plenary task