Have a class set of these printed on stiff paper and laminated for a brilliant and fun assessment tool useful time and again when looking at different types of bonding and atomic structure. Either use both sides for a differentiated resource or use just the side you need and leave the other side blank to allow further closed questioning.

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.

A nice starter or plenary where the pupils have to guess the word from the images and letters given. Pupils love this game.

A simple worksheet used with my year 7s to allow them to practice naming compounds. includes 6 common compounds that can be named with simple rules. All of these compounds are also known by another name so you can engage pupils by telling them about everyday substances. Simple worksheet, compounds, afl, starter, plenery

Pupils split into two groups ( a higher and lower ability group) each pupil in the lower ability group uses the information provided to write a letter to the CEO of a multinational oil company posing as a member of greenpeace. Pupils need to explain their concerns about the effects of using hydrocarbons on the environment. The other half of the class pose as CEOs of the company. Engagement, literacy, challenge, AQA C1 Chemistry, polymers, acid rain carbon dioxide, global warming, global dimming, sulfur dioxide, polymers, fractions of crude oil

End of topic test for alkanes, 50 minutes. Markscheme to follow. Useful for assessing your pupils at the end of a topic. Can also be set for homework or revision activity. Covers; Catalysts Cracking Alkanes/alkenes combustion

A card sort activity designed to allow pupils to decide which are advantages and negatives of the different methods of observing space. Used as a started before pupils evidence this themselves in a poster. Starter, challenge, engagement

A simple card sort for al the different stages in an investigation write up: Diagram , apparatus, hypothesis, method etc. Pupils have to identify what the definition is and an example of each.

Walkthrough of AS level Chemistry past paper; AQA CHEM1 June14 Question 1 - Atomic structure Past paper, tutorial, revision, video, homework, as

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

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!

Simple stickers for my year 7s, placed in books when pupils are able to explain how to use equipment safely or accurately. Nice skinner technique.

Used to allow pupils to check that they have included all the segments of their write up. peer assessment, self assessment, homework

Really Simple A5 Worksheet, Pupils assess their own and others' contribution to the group work. Useful for a number of situations where teamwork is important for your learning objectives.

Three adapted articles covering; investment in science in Qatar, effect of screen time on GCSE grades and lack of science and maths skills. I use these as posters in my form room but they can be used for a variety of different uses. literacy, reading, news

An opening lesson for AQA C1.1 or Edexcel C2.1, learning the structure of the atom, the subatomic particles, periodic table and electronic configuration.

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

Includes full lesson with starter, plenary, timings and AFL. Look at the periodic table, subatomic particles, and electronic configuration. Use the PDFs to produce electron configuration whiteboards for immediate feedback from the whole class. Use the simple periodic tables and pupils can look up their own data for quickfire assessments.\n\nperiodic table, electron shells, energy levels, assessment

Powerpoint to accompany a lesson on weathering, I also included rocks and acid practical into this lesson. weathering, chemical weathering

This worksheet challenges pupils to think about the risks involved with their investigations and to prioritise them as if they were producing a risk assessment. I will be updating this later as I have some ideas for a more engaging challenge for the pupils to complete.\n\nControlled Assessment, CA, risks, variables, hazards, risk assessment