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

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

Display sheets for a DIY Periodic table, organised by group to make it easier to print onto coloured paper.

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

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

Simple checklists that can be used by pupils and their peers alike to mark or assess their own graphs, I am using this early on with my year 7s so that they can form good habits by the time they are doing ISAs.

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.

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.

Useful layout of all the learning objectives from the spec for AQA chemistry. Pupils can tick off topics as they go along or use this as a revision tool that is slightly easier to use than the plain specs. I am using this for formative assessment to have pupils tell me which areas they are confident with.

Simple rock cycle card sort. I use this half way through teaching the rock cycle so that pupils can work out the rest of the cycle themselves. Just print laminate and cut out.

Since 2007 the hazard symbols used worldwide have been changing to these new pictograms. I have yet to see resources using them in schools.\n\nPupils need to know what these mean and so I have updated some of the usual activities and collected together all the important images.\n\nIncludes a powerpoint explaining in simple terms what the pictograms mean.\n\nhazard symbols, safety, laboratory, year 7

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 ppt to accompany the acids and alkalis practical. Rainbow fizz, induction day, acids and alkalis, science week, open evening

Made for Btec 6.1 but suitable for a range of levels.\nIncludes powerpoint, question sheet and information sheets.\n\nFirst activity was a brainstorm on healthy, unhealthy foods and activities. \nFor the main activity:\nText used is challenging for many pupils, do not be surprosed if they struggle for a few minutes before they get started.\nPut the information sheets around the room, put the pupils into groups and had them try to answer questions and win points for their group.

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

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.

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

Student Teacher /team teacher activity on cell specialisms. Suitable for low-medium ability year 9 groups. Year 7 and year 8. Cells, organelle, specialisation,

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.

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