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
Small card sorts -ideal for starter, plenary, main or revision activity. Suitable for a wide range of abilities and great for working in mixed ability pairs.
These are small (20 cards per page) recommended size for revision as with multiple sets. If only one or two sets are needed it is recommended you use the larger versions.
AQA C1.1.1 Atoms, AQA C1.1.2 The periodic table, AQA C1.1.3 Chemical reactions
AQA C1.2.1 Calcium carbonate, AQA C1.3.1 Extracting metals
AQA C1.3.2 Alloys, AQA C1.3.3 Properties and uses of metals
AQA C1.4.1 Crude oil, AQA C1.4.2 Hydrocarbons, AQA C1.4.3 Hydrocarbon fuels
AQA C1.5.1 Obtaining useful substances from crude oil, AQA C1.5.2 Polymers
AQA C1.5.3 Ethanol, AQA C1.6.1 Vegetable oils, AQA C1.6.2 Emulsions
AQA C1.6.3 Saturated and unsaturated oils, AQA C1.7.1 The Earth''s crust
AQA C1.7.2 The Earth's Atmosphere
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 metals, corrosion and 'building cars&'! If you are not familiar with Socrative, I explain the key steps of this great interactive teaching tool.
In this activity plan you will find the SOC codes to import my quiz to your Socrative room. this quiz is designed for introducing the software to KS3 or 4 groups or to colleagues to enable them to also take advantage of this great resource.
This is a great resource that you can use with the whole class as starters, plenaries. ! If you are not familiar with Socrative, I explain the key steps of this great interactive teaching tool.
A quirky resource for pupils to peer assess, involves some numeracy as pupils have to work with percentages. Includes templates for 3,4,5,and 6 pupil groups.
Suitable for a wide range of activities.
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.
Mendeleyeev's periodic table and the modern periodic table.
I planned this for a medium ability group for a double period.
Either print the worksheets directly from the powerpoint (1, 2 or 6 per page) or print from the included pdfs.
Just start the lesson off with the settler, them amaze them with the curious life of Dimitri Ivanov Mendeleyev. inventor of the phrase 40% proof. (Seriously, he also worked for the weights and measures department and standardised Russian Vodka)
periodic table, Mendeleyev, Mendeleev, C1.1 revision, vodka
A collection of resources to help with teaching AQA C2.4 Rates of reaction.
Includes card sorts ready made in small and large - print these on coloured card and laminate for the best effect.
Includes keyword glossary sheet - this can be given to pupils at the start of a topic or made available during revision as atopic specific resource.
Includes mini test for a starter to judge prior knowledge, or used as a summative activity at the end of the lesson.
Includes:
AQA C2.4.1 Rates of reaction
For every topic in C1 there is a small (under 5 mins) starter or plenary quiz, includes multiple choice answers to enable all pupils to access the content. Great assessment at the start of a revision lesson or ideal for tuition.
Includes:
AQA C1.1.1 Atoms
AQA C1.1.2 The periodic table
AQA C1.1.3 Chemical reactions
AQA C1.2.1 Calcium carbonate
AQA C1.3.1 Extracting metals
AQA C1.3.2 Alloys
AQA C1.3.3 Properties and uses of metals
AQA C1.4.1 Crude oil
AQA C1.4.2 Hydrocarbons
AQA C1.4.3 Hydrocarbon fuels
AQA C1.5.1 Obtaining useful substances from crude oil
AQA C1.5.2 Polymers
AQA C1.5.3 Ethanol
AQA C1.6.1 Vegetable oils
AQA C1.6.2 Emulsions
AQA C1.6.3 Saturated and unsaturated oils
AQA C1.7.1 The Earth''s crust
AQA C1.7.2 The Earth's Atmosphere
Pupils have an investigation written for them and will follow the instructions to produce their version of the experiment.
This can be used as an introduction to the practical or after they have carried out the practical themselves.
Depending on how you use this it can take from 15 minutes to 45.
Also suitable for homework as everything is included.
literacy, method, practical, experiment, reflection, graph, conclusion
Activities related to light and colour. Includes literacy exercise as well as white board exercises related to remembering the colours of the rainbow. Also includes stroop test.\n\nRainbow, prism, stroop, colour, light, diffraction, dispersion, literacy\n\n*Updated with new files to fix broken links
Telescopes, orbital telescopes, naked eye, radio telescopes card sort made to give pupils advantages and disadvantages for the Btec assignment criteria.
Written for myself, but my fellow NQTs liked it so I thought Id post it up here.\n\nNO excel skills required.\n\nAutomatically colour codes your registers by gender, SEN status and target level/grade.\n\nAutomatically ranks pupils targets.\n\nIncludes separate sheets for KS3 and KS$ classes.\n\nKeeps pupils' names visible whilst you scroll through your records.\n\nEasy to use!
A collection of resources to help with teaching AQA C2.6 Acids, bases and salts.
Includes card sorts ready made in small and large - print these on coloured card and laminate for the best effect.
Includes keyword glossary sheet - this can be given to pupils at the start of a topic or made available during revision as atopic specific resource.
Includes mini test for a starter to judge prior knowledge, or used as a summative activity at the end of the lesson.
Includes:
AQA C2.6.1 Making salts
AQA C2.6.2 Acids and bases
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
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
Covers every topic in C1.
These google forms are designed to allow you to either print or mail direct to you students and they can self assess what they know against the required specification.
When completed either within the email or in an internet browser (works perfectly on mobile devices) the evaluation from the class is sent directly back to you where a breakdown of the responses is built into the form. (responses - summary of responses).
**UPDATE**
Google form versions can be accessed through the word document.
Each form only takes pupils a few minutes to fill out and are much quicker than traditional Red/amber/green self assessments.
Ideally complete after the lesson is taught, at the beginning of any revision period and at the end of a revision session.