Students learn about why penguins huddle together and then design an investigation to see the effect of huddling on energy loss Skills covered: Predictions method writing Risk assessment Graphical skills Conclusions Improvements Great fun for KS3 and Ks4

Once you have taught the factors that affect the rate of reaction this is a fun way to embed the knowledge whilst also having a bit of fun. You could also teach it as an introduction to the topic, allowing students to learn from the demonstration as opposed to applying existing knowledge to the demo. Contains plans for both student led and teacher led as well as differentiation ideas Great opportunity to get students out of the classroom and active Equipment required Some outdoor space/ ask to borrow the school gym At least 15 balls (ideally basket balls, footballs or volleyballs) Your students Content covered • How temperature affects the rate of reaction • How pressure affects the rate of reaction • How concentration affects the rate of reaction • How a catalyst affects the rate of reaction Also allows students to visualise particles and gain a greater understanding of what happens when these factors change in terms of reaction particles Suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5 as they all cover rates of reaction Activity can take 30 minutes to an hour depending on how you run it and whether you discuss the extensions

AS/A level Chemistry actvity with accompanying lesson plan A problem solving lesson plan applying students knowledge of combustion, enthalpy, infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry to a situation. A fictitious company 'Blue Bird Motoring' are looking for a new fuel to use in their new car design to beat the land speed record. The students have to work in groups to work out what each fuel is and then use the data provided to work out which fuel would be most efficient (maths skills). Students must then write a full report back the company (literacy) detailing everything they have found out. My students were thoroughly engaged and there are a few red herrings in there to confuse them and ensure they check their work. The graphs can be a little hard for them to interpret so they need to use all the other information to help them reach an answer. i would suggest giving students a double lesson to complete all aspects of the task. Applicable to both new specification and old specification OCR and possibly AQA

A stand alone activity to help students summarise their understanding of nervous control. Students are required to use key terms and apply their knowledge to a real life situation LO: To apply your knowledge of nervous control to a real life situation Activity 4.5.2 accompanies the skeleton PP, Homeostasis and Response Skeleton PP for AQA Combined Science (Biology topic 5) - also available from TES The activity is differentiated with 3 levels of difficulty and a solution is also provided for your reference

A PP covering the AQA specification for Chemistry module 5.6.2 of the new AQA combined science Trilogy specification. The activity is to support the powerpoint and can be a whole class, group task or independent task (answers are provided). I have included some application questions to help students to link prior learning and extend understanding as well as help them to think outside the box. The PP is designed to help reduce your planning time by providing you with the main specification points for each topic so you can focus on making lessons creative and engaging. Each sub-topic includes a few quick multiple choice questions (MCQ) to assess students learning (AFL) Topics covered: Reversible reactions Energy changes and reversible reactions Equilibrium Effect of changing conditions on equilibrium (HT) Effect of changing concentration (HT) Effect of temperature (HT) Effect of pressure (HT)

A simple adaptation of the coffee shop style loyalty cards. Add your school logo to the first page and print them out double sided, multiple per page to make them credit card size. The students name is written in the box at the top and the teacher signs each little book every time the student attends a revision session. We found them to be a great incentive for students to attend sessions. Once the card is complete the student placed it in a collection box and we organised a prize draw every half term/term (depending on the amount of sessions scheduled) Prizes included Amazon gift cards and stationary/supplies to help with revision and exam preparation

We all love celebrating Halloween but we don't often know why Halloween is celebrated. These resources cover some of he historical aspects of Halloween and El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The activities are linked to areas of various science curricula but is on the whole a cross-curricular resource for use around October 31st/November 1st. Suitable for all ages as you can select appropriate activities for your age group The topics covered include: The history of the Day of the Dead, Halloween and All Saints Day Ofrenda and the classical elements, earth, wind, fire and water Marigolds and their significance (plant dissection) The monarch butterfly and its significance (life cycle of a butterfly) The cyclical nature of agriculture (intensive farming, organic farming, hydroponics etc.) Each resource has multiple activities including basic discussion tasks and more detailed research based tasks. Where possible I have added ideas for alternative ways to carry out the activity in-case you wish to use it as a tutor time activity or whole lesson plan I hope this to be a multi-national resource as we all celebrate in different ways and our beliefs and traditions are all influenced by different historical events.

A PP covering the AQA specification for Chemistry module 6.1 of the new AQA combined science Trilogy specification. The resource is designed to help reduce your planning time by providing you with the main specification points for each topic so you can focus on making lessons creative and engaging. Each sub-topic includes a few quick multiple choice questions (MCQ) to assess students learning (AFL) Topics covered: Calculating rates of reaction (including an activity on data analysis and practical skills to support the students required practical studies) Factors which affect the rate of reaction Collision theory and activation energy Catalysts As this PP is smaller than some others I have included the activity as part of the price so there is no need to download it separately. I hope to have covered the entire year 11 course for the new specification (biology, Chemistry and Physics) by summer 2017 so please keep checking for more resources. I will also be making assessments to go alongside the resources ready for September

Students are given a week/ 7 hours to complete the task independently. The task covers the whole of module 1 in context and also develops their practical skills as part of the PAG tasks. The students will need to look up new terms in the textbook and research independently to complete the task successfully. 1. Hand in complete write-ups 2. swap tasks amongst peers and hand out peer assessment sheet. As you go through the PowerPoint, tasks appear that link to the peer assessment sheet. This way the students are covering the content of module 1 whilst also looking at in the context of their peers work and assessing the work. 3. Swap back for students to comment on the peer assessment 4. Finally (if you feel necessary) collect them in to teacher assess I covered the content in a double lesson and students learnt a lot from completing the task (despite a lot of grumbling) Covers OCR Chemistry A Module 1 Practical Skills in Chemistry Experimental design Types of variable Writing a plan Planning an investigation Recording data Manipulating data Evaluating results and drawing conclusions Precision and accuracy

Interactive lesson covering common misconceptions in bonding between molecules and atoms. (Intermolecular, ionic, covalent, giant covalent, metallic) Students start by self-assessing their knowledge Teacher hands out a misconception to each student Students have 10 minutes to work out how to explain the misconception to the class Each student then explains his misconception to the class and answers questions from their peers Students make notes throughout Students then re-assess themselves following the mini tutorials You can provide molymods/A3 paper etc. to help them explain, I also suggest they illustrate it on the board.

A stand alone activity to help students identify the position of each major gland in the human body (required as part of the AQA specification) LO: To identify the position of each major gland in the human body Activity 4.5.3.1 accompanies the skeleton PP, Homeostasis and Response Skeleton PP for AQA Combined Science (Biology topic 5) - also available from TES The activity is differentiated with 3 levels of difficulty and a solution is also provided for your reference

A PP covering the AQA specification for Physics module 6.5.4 of the new AQA combined science Trilogy specification. The resource is designed to help reduce your planning time by providing you with the main specification points for each topic so you can focus on making lessons creative and engaging. Each sub-topic includes a few quick multiple choice questions (MCQ) to assess students learning (AFL) Topics covered: Distance and displacement Speed Velocity Distance-time relationship Acceleration Newton's First law Newton's Second law Newton's Third law Stopping Distance Reaction time Factors affecting braking distance 1 Factors affecting braking distance 2 I hope to have covered the entire year 11 course for the new specification (biology, Chemistry and Physics) by summer 2017 so please keep checking for more resources. I will also be making assessments to go alongside the resources ready for September

Two Power Points covering the whole of module 4, Core Organic Chemistry, for AS/Year 1 A level Chemistry for OCR M4.1 Basic concepts and Hydrocarbons - 90 slides including activities (Dingbat plenary was made by another author on TES, thanks for sharing) M4.2 Alcohols, halogenalkanes and analysis - 124 slides including activities M4.1 Specification points covered: Basic concepts and hydrocarbons Basic concepts of organic chemistry Naming and representing the formulae of organic compounds Functional groups Isomerism Reaction mechanisms Properties of alkanes Reactions of alkanes Properties of alkenes Stereoisomerism in alkenes Addition reactions of alkenes Polymers from alkenes Waste polymers and alternatives M4.2 Specification points covered: Alcohols, haloalkanes and analysis Properties of alcohols Reactions of alcohols Haloalkanes Substitution reactions of haloalkanes Environmental concerns from use of organohalogen compounds Organic synthesis Practical skills Synthetic routes Analytical techniques Infrared spectroscopy Mass spectrometry Combined techniques

51 slides covering the whole of module 5.3, Transition metals, for OCR Chemistry A level (year 2) Specification points included: Transition elements and Properties Ligands and complex ions Ligand substitution Precipitation reactions Redox reactions Qualitative analysis Tests for ions I have also tried to include opportunities for application of the content to help students prepare for the unified paper

56 slides covering Module 5.2, Energy, of the new A level Chemistry specification I have included some exam questions (and answers) as well as MCQs and recommended independent tasks Specification topics covered: Energy Lattice enthalpy Born–Haber and related enthalpy cycles Enthalpy and entropy Entropy Free energy Redox Redox titrations Electrode potentials Storage and fuel cells

A 56 slide Power Point covering the whole of module 6.3, Analysis module of the OCR A level Chemistry specification (from 2015) Activities are included to consolidate learning (please note that some of these have been adapted from other users on TES) Specification points covered: Analysis Chromatography and qualitative analysis Types of chromatography Tests for organic functional groups NMR Spectroscopy Combined techniques

A 57 mark assessment covering rates, orders and equilibrium from module 5 (OCR A level Chemistry) The self assessment sheet breaks down each question by topic so students can quickly see which topics they are confident in and which topics require further work. I use the self-assessments in a similar way to PLCs and ask the students to keep them in their notes to refer to as a starting point for revision

Designed to accompany OCR Chemistry Practice paper - Set 1 H432/01 Periodic table, elements and physical chemistry The self assessment sheet breaks down each question by topic so students can quickly see which topics they are confident in and which topics require further work. I use the self-assessments in a similar way to PLCs and ask the students to keep them in their notes to refer to as a starting point for revision

A very simple PP covering the AQA specification for Physics module 6.5.5 of the new AQA combined science Trilogy specification. The resource is designed to help reduce your planning time by providing you with the main specification points for each topic so you can focus on making lessons creative and engaging. The resource is free as it is so small and basic. the PPs covering the rest of the course are more detailed and cover larger parts of the spec. Momentum is a Higher tier only topic so thought I would do it as a stand alone PP.

A PP covering the AQA specification for Physics module 6.5.4.2 of the new AQA combined science Trilogy specification. The resource is designed to help reduce your planning time by providing you with the main specification points for each topic so you can focus on making lessons creative and engaging. Topics covered: Newton's First Law Newton's Second Law Newton's Third Law I hope to have covered the entire year 11 course for the new specification (biology, Chemistry and Physics) by summer 2017 so please keep checking for more resources. I will also be making assessments to go alongside the resources ready for September