I am a chemistry teacher, I spend lots of time making resources and decided to share them here on TES. Most are free or have free sample versions, but the best and most detailed ones that I'm particular proud of I sell for around £2-£5.
I am a chemistry teacher, I spend lots of time making resources and decided to share them here on TES. Most are free or have free sample versions, but the best and most detailed ones that I'm particular proud of I sell for around £2-£5.
This bundle contains 18 assessments for Chemistry, each assessment comes with a task print out, easy marking resources, level ladder/mark scheme and more!
To purchase these resources separately would cost over £50!
NOW INCLUDING
All of my level ladders for practical based assessments, these allow students and staff to assess methods, graphs, conclusions and more!
This bundle contains 5 assessments for Biology, each assessment comes with a task print out, easy marking resources, level ladder/mark scheme and more!
To purchase these resources separately would cost nearly £20!
NOW INCLUDING
All of my level ladders for practical based assessments, these allow students and staff to assess methods, graphs, conclusions and more!
These are question cards on light and sound and includes questions on light, reflection, refraction, dispersion, sound, waves, amplitude, volume etc.
These are made to go with the Science Revision Board Game I made which I use with KS3 and KS4 students to revise for their end of unit tests or exams. The board game and some sample question cards are freely available at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/science-revision-board-game-free-version-11445205
If the game board isn’t quite how you’d like it, or if you want your own question cards you could download my ‘Make Your Own Revision Board Game Resource Pack’ which can be purchased at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/make-your-own-revision-board-game-resource-pack-11445322
For the teacher, this is quick and easy revision activity that requires a one-time set up and then it can be used time and time again! Very little effort is required by you and the students can happily spend all lesson playing the game (if you let them) leaving you free to do what you fancy! My students love it and I get chance to sit down with the students who need extra help, or catch up on a bit of marking.
To get started:
• Print the board game on white A3 paper.
• Print the question cards on blue paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags.
• Print the hazard cards on yellow paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags.
• Laminate the board game (optional but makes the game last longer)
• Get a little stash of counters or items that could be used as the player pieces e.g. coloured paper circles, novelty rubbers, little model etc
• Get some dice.
For a class of 30 I’ve found that 6 groups of 5 work quite well, therefore you’d need 6 game boards and 6 packs of cards.
For each unit taught I’ve made my own quiz cards so the students can test themselves on the unit content, I have quite a few different units which I am in the processing of uploading to TES now. Keep your eyes peeled for the bundles I am putting together.
These are question cards on electricity and magnetism and include questions on electricity, circuits, magnets, magnetism, electromagnets.
These are made to go with the Science Revision Board Game I made which I use with KS3 and KS4 students to revise for their end of unit tests or exams. The board game and some sample question cards are freely available at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/science-revision-board-game-free-version-11445205
If the game board isn’t quite how you’d like it, or if you want your own question cards you could download my ‘Make Your Own Revision Board Game Resource Pack’ which can be purchased at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/make-your-own-revision-board-game-resource-pack-11445322
For the teacher, this is quick and easy revision activity that requires a one-time set up and then it can be used time and time again! Very little effort is required by you and the students can happily spend all lesson playing the game (if you let them) leaving you free to do what you fancy! My students love it and I get chance to sit down with the students who need extra help, or catch up on a bit of marking.
To get started:
• Print the board game on white A3 paper.
• Print the question cards on blue paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags.
• Print the hazard cards on yellow paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags.
• Laminate the board game (optional but makes the game last longer)
• Get a little stash of counters or items that could be used as the player pieces e.g. coloured paper circles, novelty rubbers, little model etc
• Get some dice.
For a class of 30 I’ve found that 6 groups of 5 work quite well, therefore you’d need 6 game boards and 6 packs of cards.
For each unit taught I’ve made my own quiz cards so the students can test themselves on the unit content, I have quite a few different units which I am in the processing of uploading to TES now. Keep your eyes peeled for the bundles I am putting together.
This is the full resource pack for an assessment for KS4 students who are studying the electromagnetic spectrum, the ALARA principle, risks of radiation, communication devices, radiation in medicine.
This resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task and relevant background information.
2. Word document with lots of information about the EM spectrum and their uses, this was originally downloaded from TES.
3. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
4. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work, there is also a column so the teacher can tick off the achieved criteria.
5. Word documents containing writing frames to help students to draft out their answer, this could be particularly useful for students who struggle to get started on tasks, or those with issues with literacy.
6. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This is based on an old AQA Physics Exam Paper. This task is good for training students to answer long questions i.e. 6 mark questions at GCSE.
This task is suitable for students at Grade E-A*, however I have removed these grades so that you can use the old or new grading system.
This bundle contains 11 assessments for Physics, each assessment comes with a task print out, easy marking resources, level ladder/mark scheme and more!
To purchase these resources separately would cost nearly £35!
NOW INCLUDING
All of my level ladders for practical based assessments, these allow students and staff to assess methods, graphs, conclusions and more!
This is the free version of an assessment for KS3 students who are studying heat transfers, conduction, convection, radiation, lab safety, insulators, heat safety and materials. This could also be used for lower ability KS4 or as a recap exercise at the start of the GCSE.
I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/heat-transfers-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11353202
The resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task.
2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
3. Word document printout writing frame to assist students who may benefit from additional help with this task.
4. Word document printout writing frame which is filled in with some appropriate answers, however there are a wide range of ways in which students could complete this task.
5. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work, there is also a column so the teacher can tick off the achieved criteria.
6. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
7. JPEG images showing a hand-drawn versions of the diagrams for this task some of these have been inserted into the PowerPoint, but may also be useful for students who aren't confident in laying out their work. The first two images are simply diagrams of the saucepan, the next four images are based on a flow diagram used to represent to heat transfers in the example (one of my students came up with this idea!)
This task is suitable for students at level 3-7, and is based on an old APP task.
When I have used this in lessons students have made some really nice posters, and great descriptions
This is a worksheet I made to help my students to practice the graphs skills required for the ISA controlled assessment, I've also included questions that regularly come up on paper two.
This sheet has been done in the context of testing how temperature affects the viscosity of oils however this could easily be adapted to suit other investigations.
I intend on uploading a mark scheme for this after I have delivered this lesson.
Just a quick spread sheet that shows each lesson title in each unit in AQA's new (accredited in 2016) courses for Biology (8461), Chemistry (8462)and Physics (8463).
This could be used as a route through the GCSE used to inform planning, I actually made it to tick off the work covered so far so that whoever picks up my classes knows what they have already done.
The required practical's are highlighted in orange.
The triple science content is bordered in blue.
I have been through the specifications for the new AQA Science qualification covering Biology (8461), Chemistry (8462) and Physics (8463). This resource pack contains just the PHYSICS, but I have also posted the others too separately to make it easier for you to get just the part you need.
All the attached resources are either AQA documents or my shortened version of them.
I have converted the PDF specification into word documents so that they are easier to use and then extracted smaller parts from these specifications to make them easier to quickly reference.
For the Biology, Chemistry and Physics I have extracted from the main specification the required mathematical skills for each science, and the new required practical's. For the required practical's I have made a shortened version to be used as a quick reference.
For the other sciences click the links below:
BIO
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-aqa-biology-2016-onwards-scheme-of-work-required-practials-and-maths-11339330
CHEM
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-aqa-chemistry-2016-onwards-scheme-of-work-required-practials-and-maths-11339898
PHYS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-aqa-physics-2016-onwards-scheme-of-work-required-practicals-and-maths-11339902
This is the free version of an assessment for KS3/KS4 students who are studying space, satellites, how distance from the sun affects the temperature of the planet.
I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/data-from-space-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11346644
The resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task.
2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
3. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work, there is also a column so the teacher can tick off the achieved criteria.
4. Word document containing a mark scheme.
5. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
6. Word document printout writing frame to assist students who may benefit from additional help with this task.
7. JPEG images showing a hand-drawn versions of the graph, this may also be useful for students who aren't confident in starting to plot graphs.
This is based on an old Badger Task. This task is rather tricky and would probably be best for high ability KS3 and KS4. The graph plotting could be done on computers.
This task is suitable for students at Grade 3-8 however I have removed these grades so that you can use the old or new grading system.
This is the free version of an assessment for KS3/KS4 students who are studying magnets, electricity, scientific investigations, electromagnets, data analysis, graph plotting, writing conclusions and evaluations.
I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/investigation-of-electromagnets-analysis-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11381101
This resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task and relevant background information.
2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
3. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students work can be assessed, this has two columns so that the students can tick off the levels as they go and then the teacher can tick off the achieved tasks too.
4. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students. I have included two spreadsheets, one focuses specifically on the graph part of the assessment, the second spreadsheet includes a few comments for the graph however focuses mainly on the conclusion and evaluation aspect of this assessment.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This was originally a KS3 assessment on method writing, however I have expanded this to a full investigation which could be used for KS3 students and KS4 students preparing for coursework. The levels are numerical however these could be adapted to whatever you need.
This is the free version of an assessment for KS3/KS4 students who are studying forces, friction, scientific investigations, method writing and variables.
I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/friction-investigation-method-writing-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11397474
This resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task and relevant background information.
2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
3. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students work can be assessed, this is suitable for self/peer/teacher assessment.
4. Word document containing a writing frames to help students to structure their answer, this could be particularly useful for students who struggle to get started on tasks, or those with issues with literacy.
5. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This is the free version of an assessment for KS3/KS4 students who are studying forces, friction, scientific investigations, variables, data analysis, graph plotting.
I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/friction-investigation-graph-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11397494
This resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task and relevant background information.
2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
3. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students work can be assessed, this has two columns so that the students can tick off the levels as they go and then the teacher can tick off the achieved tasks too.
4. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students. I have included two spreadsheets, one focuses specifically on the graph part of the assessment, the second spreadsheet includes a few comments for the graph however focuses mainly on the conclusion and evaluation aspect of this assessment.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This was originally a KS3 assessment on method writing, however I have expanded this to a full investigation which could be used for KS3 students and KS4 students preparing for coursework. The levels are numerical however these could be adapted to whatever you need.
This is the free version of an assessment for KS3/KS4 students who are studying forces, friction, scientific investigations, variables, data analysis, graph plotting, concluding findings, identifying patterns, writing conclusions, evaluating a practical and results.
I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/friction-investigation-analysis-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11398221
This resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task and relevant background information.
2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
3. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students work can be assessed, this has two columns so that the students can tick off the levels as they go and then the teacher can tick off the achieved tasks too.
4. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students. The spreadsheet includes a few comments for the graph however focuses mainly on the conclusion and evaluation aspect of this assessment.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This was originally a KS3 assessment on method writing, however I have expanded this to a full investigation which could be used for KS3 students and KS4 students preparing for coursework. The levels are numerical however these could be adapted to whatever you need.
This is the free version of an assessment for KS3/KS4 students who are studying magnets, electricity, scientific investigations, electromagnets, method writing and variables.
I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/investigation-of-electromagnets-method-writing-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11381037
This resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task and relevant background information.
2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
3. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students work can be assessed, this is suitable for self/peer/teacher assessment.
4. Word document containing a writing frames to help students to structure their answer, this could be particularly useful for students who struggle to get started on tasks, or those with issues with literacy.
5. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This is the free version of an assessment for KS3 students who are studying energy, electricity, electrical generators, power stations, renewable energy, and energy transfers. It may also be suitable for KS4 students.
I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/generating-electricity-project-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11381218
This resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task and relevant background information.
2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
3. Word document printouts with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work, there is also a column so the teacher can tick off the achieved criteria. This currently has the KS3 levels of 3-7 on however this could be altered.
4. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This is the free version of an assessment for KS4 students who are studying the electromagnetic spectrum, the ALARA principle, risks of radiation, communication devices, radiation in medicine.
I have also produced a full resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/uses-of-the-electromagnetic-spectrum-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11606546
This FULL resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task and relevant background information.
2. Word document with lots of information about the EM spectrum and their uses, this was originally downloaded from TES.
3. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
4. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work, there is also a column so the teacher can tick off the achieved criteria.
5. Word documents containing writing frames to help students to draft out their answer, this could be particularly useful for students who struggle to get started on tasks, or those with issues with literacy.
6. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This is based on an old AQA Chemistry Exam Paper. This task is good for training students to answer long questions i.e. 6 mark questions at GCSE.
This task is suitable for students at Grade E-A*, however I have removed these grades so that you can use the old or new grading system.