Current, voltage and circuits HW sheet.

Simple cut and paste worksheet about the three states of matter.

Simple worksheet where students have to read statements and then tick yes or no depending on whether they are correct or not. If they are incorrect they have to write a correct statement in the space provided.

I usually get the students to carry this out after having done the RSC's tricky tracks as a starter, so that students can distinguish between an observation and a conclusion. It is a sample set of instructions for six nice, simple practicals students can have a go at. As extension work you could then get them to write equations for the reactions.

I chop these up laminate them and then hand them out on envelopes for students in groups to sort into sustainable and non-sustainable. might not be as clear cut as it first seems - a good starter to generate lots of discussion!

Worksheet with practical instructions for making copper from copper oxide via copper sulfate. Also contains a few questions for students to answer. May be useful after studying displacement reactions, (no matter how well you have taught this some students will still say the orange material appearing on the paperclip is rust!) May also be used after introducing equations.

Simple Power Point which could be used as a plenary after completing food tests or as a starter before students carry out food tests on different foods.

Simple activity where students have to use the clues in the text to construct a food web. They then use their food web to answer questions. Learning objectives provided on a ppt. Students will have had to do some work on food chains and food webs and key terms previously. They will need a chunky pen to draw food web arrows and a large piece of paper to stick pictures onto. I usually hand these out already cut up in envelopes. You could laminate them and give the students blue tack to hold them in place.

Light loop card game. Light and sound RAFT activity, (students have to choose which activity/row they would like to complete) and lights and sound venn diagram.

Selection of solutions resources. Including two ppts of core notes. Key words worksheet, HW work sheet and a couple of sheets relating to possible pracs and demos. Also a stepping stones frame work for students to use to plan a method for obtaining pure salt from rock salt. Beat the teacher is a simple plenary - you read the script out loud, students put their hands up when they hear a mistake, but most importantly offer a correction.

Worksheet with illustrated method and questions. A nice, effective practical to introduce acid rain. Please note: although I have made this worksheet the initial idea was not my own. I have made this based on a worksheet I used years ago and cannot find anywhere. If I have upset anyone by using their idea, please let me know and I'll remove this resource.

Summary and literacy assignment in which students have to use their knowledge of ocean acidification and the reactions of carbonates to respond to a letter from Nemo.

Aimed at helping to teach the difference between chemical and physical changes.

Research project where students learn by carrying out an inquiry as to whether they could live on their favorite food alone. Requires them to copy out a food pyramid, find out about different sources of nutrients and investigate deficiencies. Access to computers and reference books required.

Students have to choose a drug to research - some focus questions are provided. They then have to use the information they have found out about the effects of their drug to write a 'lab rat diary'. Imagining they are a scientist administering the drug to a rat, they have to make a note of what they would observe. The lab rat is from the Cannon website. This activity will take about 3-4 lessons, plus homework. Access to a computer room and library a must.

A simple practical aimed at helping students to make a prediction. Pour 20mL of water into a 100mL measuring cylinder, add a squirt of washing up liquid and ¼ of a Berocca tablet, (any effervescent tablet will work – I just used this one as it doesn’t present any health and safety issues). I provided each group with a bag of Berocca tablets already broken into quarters, so they had to work out how many ¼ s made a ½ etc. It is a good idea to do this in a tray as it may overflow – although usually it runs out of water first, which is another good talking point.

Simple worksheet used to introduce pyramids of numbers and biomass. Students will need three different coloured pencils or felt pens, a ruler and pencil to complete.

A selection of resources aimed at making rocks a bit more interesting! Please read the Teacher Instructions sheet about how to use each resource - I promise I've kept it brief!

Simple Venn diagram worksheet. Students have to place the statements in the correct place on the Venn diagram. Another plenary I find works really well with this topic is to arrange pupils into groups of two or three and provide each group with a petri dish lid or base and a lump of plastacine. Get the students to make particles out of the plastacine, then arrange them in the petri dish as you would find them in solids, liquids etc. The nice thing about making the partcles in the petri dishes is that you can put them on the projector and get the rest of the class to assess them.

Simple worksheet aimed at helping to introduce students to the terms reactants andproducts and to basic word equations.