A set of revision mats for the first 4 topics of the Biology Paper 1. These are designed for low ability students on the Edexcel exam board but could be of use for other boards/abilities. Includes 6 mark exam question practice.

Set of differentiated tasks for the new GCSE spec, looking at representing energy stores and transfers in diagrams. Includes the examples specified in the Edexcel 9-1 specification but could be used for others. Includes answers.

Short presentation and worksheet(s) to accompany the core practical on Newton’s second law. This was created for my bottom set doing the Edexcel specification- I’m sharing in case it is useful to others! The worksheet is adapted so light gates aren’t used (I demonstrated using one at the end) but can easily be altered to use light gates instead of stopwatches and distances if you have a class set.

This isn’t designed as a full lesson, more a series of resources to help anyone who like me struggled with teaching fuel cells and chemical cells and is looking for inspiration! I made these for my triple science mixed-ability students on the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE specification, but I’m sure they can be used elsewhere. Many thanks to my colleagues who contributed, and also various other users on here for providing inspiration!

Set of differentiated worksheets, designed to go alongside a demonstration/class practical of titration for making a soluble salt from an acid and an alkali (not including calculations). This was made for my low ability class on the Edexcel specification but can be adapted. Sharing in case it is of use to others!

A set of differentiated worksheets for the measuring wave speed core practical. The two methods of measuring wave speed in a ripple tank and using a metal bar are demonstrated and then there is a simple practical for students to do themselves using trays filled with different amounts water. I created this for my low ability students on the Edexcel specification but could be adapted. Sharing in case it is useful for others!

Simple practical to calculate the change in gravitational potential energy when a ball is dropped at different heights. As an extension, students can also calculate the efficiency of the ball! Was created for and used with my bottom set year 9 but could be adapted for other groups Credit to my head of department for the layout!

Simple practical investigating heart rate before and after exercise. Results are then used to calculate cardiac output (you will need to give students an example stroke volume). Was created for and used with my bottom set year 10 but could be used with KS3. Credit to my head of department for the layout!

A sheet designed to act as a reminder for students to help answer exam questions. I printed two to a page and laminated them, then put one on each student’s desk. These were designed for Edexcel 9-1, both combined science and separate sciences.

An idea from an ex-colleague to help students struggling to draw the electron configurations of atoms. Students use the first side of the sheet to shade in the boxes showing where the electrons would go, filling up the first column, then the second and so on. Once they have got their head around the idea of filling up spaces in order, they can apply this to the diagrams of atoms on the second side of the sheet.

Worksheet to accompany the David Attenborough documentary “Climate Change: The Facts”. Designed to encourage students to consider the information in the documentary in broad categories.

Set of differentiated worksheets for the refraction core practical. Used with my bottom set on Edexcel specification but can be adapted. Sharing in case it is helpful for others

Simple practical to calculate kinetic energy of a person lifting weights, can be used to investigate either mass or velocity. Was created for and used with my bottom set year 9 but could be used with other groups Credit to my head of department for the layout!

Simple practical to compare the two types of respiration by counting exercises done with and without rests. Was created for and used with my bottom set year 10 but could be used with KS3. For the activity, students carry out an exercise (e.g. lifting weights, star jumps) for 3 sets of 20s (with a rest in between), counting how many they can do in the time. They then repeat for 1 minute without a rest and count how many they do. They should see they do fewer when they don’t have a rest, due to anaerobic respiration. Credit to my head of department for the layout!

These are a set of scaffolds designed to help students to structure scientific write ups. These are designed to be glued into the margin of an exercise book or paper, so students can write next to them in their book (graph would be drawn on separate graph paper). Easiest level has sentence starters, medium has prompt questions and most challenging has key words. I keep spares of each printed on different coloured paper so they can be easily identified! These will suit most practical and investigation style activities, but may need modifying for certain tasks. I made these for use at KS4 to help them practice the kinds of write-up skills that are needed for the new GCSE paper but I see no reason why these couldn’t be used at KS3 too.