Active reading sheets get pupils to read the information several times and analyse it in different ways. Pupil read the sheet then re-read it to add titles to paragraphs, then re-read it to find the negatives, then re-read to find the positives, then re-read to find business strategies. A useful way to put across a lot of information without copying and with the knowledge that it will be read. Comments welcomed

A power point to show the alkane family properties both chemical and physical.

Simple power point that builds up the bohr model of the atom.\n\nComments welcomed

Thanks to google earth for the satellite images. This shows the area round Vesuvius and allows pupils to discuss why some people live in the shadow of volcanoes.

A quick revision of isomerism then an animation of polarimetry. Comments welcome. This replaces a similar resource that didn't actually upload the resource!

A simple powerpoint with a clear visual representation of how diffusion works. Higher level. Comments welcome.

A powerpoint that can be used as an alternative to a worksheet for the reaction of zinc and sulphuric acid. Using a little copper sulphate solution will speed it up

A journey through the interaction of light and matter. Looking at the different parts of the spectrum and how they are used for spectroscopy. Leads into NMR spectroscopy resource which deals with reading NMR spectra.

simple powerpoint template that can be used to print two A5 sheets of questions and answers. \n\nSome are easy and will be revision of KS3, others introduce ideas from Gateway Science C4\n\ncomments welcome

A few facts to begin with to show the amount of waste produced by metal extraction. Then asks pupils to consider the effects of a nearby farm discovering copper and selling up to become a copper mine.

This powerpoint focuses less on chemistry and more on the economic aspects of the process. Some good links to geography and business studies.

You can display this as a PowerPoint. If you print out two slides to a page you have a pub quiz style set of worksheets that you can use in a revision lesson.\n\nReviews welcome

A spreadsheet layout of the themes and subthemes in Science APP. \n\nAlso includes a breakdown of Sc1 skills by level\n\nComments welcome

An A to Z of Science Jobs, useful as a starter or a careers talk

Two powerpoints that cover alcohol levels in the blood and alcohol related accidents.

I don't know what prompted it but a student asked me, 'How many atoms are there in me?' After a quick calculation based on her mass and the atoms all being carbon, the number was too big to visualise. Hence the subsequent question from the same student, 'So how big would that be if every atom was a one pence piece?'\n\nThis is the result. Thanks Niamh, for the original question

A version of the glossary provided by the exam boards. This one has had its reading age reduced but not it's content or it&'s usefulness.\n\nIt can also be used to introduce the terms in KS3 if you are 'Getting Practical'

A powerpoint to display with all the relevent details and a worksheet if needed

A photographic introduction to the island, which was created by an underwater volcano in 1963. It has remained off limits to the general public and is studied to see how weathering and erosion lead to soil formation. \nThe final slide can be used as a template for a weathering diagram or annotated as a class activity.\n\nFeedback welcomed.

Multiple choice quiz with answers that give an anagram of rutherford. The stems have strange lettering to achieve this so watch out, pupils find it difficult to get their heads round a. b. c. d. m. n. o. p.!