Two powerpoints, one on sources of electricity (including renewable sources) with a picture of the blue lagoon in Iceland, which is geothermal, and another about showing tectonic plates pulling apart in Pingvellir national park, a volcanic crater and geyser along with the beautiful Gulfloss waterfall and the blue lagoon

a simple review of forces - with a name the force activity - labelling force diagrams of wonder woman, my little pony, sonic etc and then doing a different surfaces friction investigation i use lego cars but you could use trolleys- the experiment sheet is differentiated and so is the forces sheet - purple stars are challenge questions but it is designed for lower ability all resources needed are included in the powerpoint or attached separately

It's a good springboard into a discussion about how DNA evidence supports the theory of evolution and can then extend into darwins work.

A grinch themed science lesson - i would get pupils to solve the challenges with lego and materials. using toys or lego animals for pets. and different sized toner boxes with gifts hidden in them for the pupils to retrieve.

a simple toy design - santa science activity with bonus candy cane science extension

a lesson presentation and worksheets (borrowed idea but very updated) where pupils calculate the cost of running different games consoles (when doing this I told them a unit of electricity cost 5p), then compare the cost of electricity providers and use their knowledge to write an informative article for a games website advising prospective customers

a full lesson plan and resources for an electromagnetic spectrum lesson, includes progress check, starter (stolen from TES), sheets for a circus of practical activities and levelled questions based on their learning.

Simple PowerPoint presentation on the big bang theory and the steady state theory with the scientists who proposed each theory

A simple PowerPoint on different models of the universe

A starter presentation about Murphy's Law to go with my slidey toast experiment where pupils see which toast topping is slippiest

a simple enterprise project for low ability students and those with additional needs where they plan for and run a school tuck shop - also includes money handling - all planning and assessment forms for aqa award included as well as my self assessment sheet for pupils

a short extract from the Golden key one of the Grimms fairy tales is given to the children and they continue the story from where they left off. on the second page is the complete fairy tale which the Grimms often left unfinished at the end of the their tales to give an indication of more treasures to come

A simple worksheet activity that asks the pupils to get creative in designing a creature to survive in different types of conditions.

A selection of my english resources including an activity where you write the worst witches school report and one where you try and work out what books are about from their starting and closing lines

a powerpoint about mary quant and an acompanying worksheet of the main events of the sixties that could be used for a timeline activity

lesson where pupils compare energy efficiencies of different cars, using clips from top gear and data on efficiency of cars over the years, they have to produce an article describing which cars they would choose. it also involves calculating efficiency

a KS3 lesson where pupils play a guess who style game to identify each others symptoms and work out what disease they are suffering from. It then encourages pupils to think about what would happen if doctors made a misdiagnosis. it encourages pupils to think about different types of medical testing and allows for really good debate. This fits in well with the disease topic and worked brilliantly with my pupils.

A formtime reading challenge, with a simple introductory challenge and survey to see the pupils reading habits before they start the challenge, I then set my pupils a target for the end of the year of numbers of books for them to have read as a class and gave them all a reading achievement sheet that they will be using to gain extra rewards for, this can be followed up with a weekly reading session during form time

A whole lesson structure around hookes law good for low ability or entry level, starts with a video and then gets students to design a bungee rope for a toy using elastic bands, the toy must bungee off a table hit a bowl of water and then bounce back up, they can test it first. Also included is the results table and some plenary questions to help with conclusions, and a way of scoring the jumps

An investigation where pupils see what parts of a body would survive being immersed in acid the experiment can include putting plastic, calcium (labelled bone), meat (i used mince) and zinc (fillings). There are 2 levels of response sheet to go with the experiment could be for a science club or as part of a lesson