A detailed and editable booklet that takes the classic kitchen roll investigation and provides a structured approach that will guide students through the different stages of researching, planning and carrying out an accurate and reliable investigation. In the investigation students will test the claims of a variety of different kitchen rolls brands either on their strength or absorbency. Students then use free learning (discovery) to design their own tests to gather evidence for these claims. NOTE: The kitchen rolls used for this were purchased from Sainsburys and are easily source able but any 5 different brands will do and can be easily changed in the booklet. Resource includes: Approx 2-3 hours of lesson time 1. Introduction to the investigation 2. Preliminary test and planning guide 3. Advice on graph drawing for both scatter and bar charts 4. General analysis questions as well as directed questions specific to the investigation 5. Success Criteria for scientific skills and self assessment 6. Targets and teacher assessment 7. Glossary I have tried my best to ensure a high quality in this resource but there may be errors I have not seen. If you do encounter any errors then please contact me so that I can fix them and get a corrected copy to you.

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Light Lesson 7 Knowledge Checklist A checklist for students who have followed the resources created the the KS2 Light topic Please find the full scheme of work for light here: http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Full-Scheme-of-Work-Light-KS2-KS3-6162648/

Light lesson 1 Powerpoint 2 This worksheet focuses on spotting the common mistakes made when drawing light ray diagrams.. Please find the full scheme of work for light here: http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Full-Scheme-of-Work-Light-KS2-KS3-6162648/

Light Lesson 4 powerpoint 1 (Scheme PP3) Who can shoot who with the aid of mirrors at LaserQuest? Ideal starter for reflection. Please find the full scheme of work for light here: http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Full-Scheme-of-Work-Light-KS2-KS3-6162648/

A perfect end to a habitats/ecosystems topic. This is designed as a student led independent ICT activity. Students are given a table of Galapagos Island organisms that they have to use to arrange pictures of the organsisms into a food web. Also included are a series of questions that get progressively harder and get students researching the Galapagos Islands.

A full investigation (2-3 hours) into how the size of a beaker affects the time taken for a candle to go out. The investigation is described in detail with: An overview/knowledge sheet for the teacher including extension questions for able students A cheat sheet with everything broken down into distinct scientific areas such as variables, equipment. method, diagram, safety, prediction, results table and comments on accuracy and reliability Expected results and graph Graph scaffold Analysis conclusion breakdown with success criteria for low/middle/high students Note - Please see my free resource under 6zero - Practical Skills for the guide on how to plan a scientific investigation, which this investigation should be used in conjunction with.

Colourful posters of famous scientists to put around your room to inspire your young scientists. Each poster includes: Name DoB and DoD Speciality Scientists included: Albert Einstein Nikola Tesla Isaac Newton Charles Darwin Leonardo Da Vinvi Richard Feynman Stephen Hawking Patrick Moore Neils Bohr Galileo Galilei Hans Geiger Julius Oppenheimer Watch out for more poster packs soon!

Colourful posters of famous scientists to put around your room to inspire your young scientists. Each poster includes: Name DoB and DoD Speciality Scientists included: Marie Curie Robert Hooke Robert Boyle Edward Jenner Alexander Fleming Aristotle Neil Armstrong Neil deGrasse Tyson Nicolaus Copernicus Archimedes Fritz Haber Laika - The first dog in space Watch out for more poster packs soon!

Correct Mike the Alien and his mass and weight misconception and work out the weight of a T-Rex on different planets!

A guideline worksheet for students to make a poster on Isaac Newton's 3 laws of motion.

A guide that introduces basic scientific skills and explains the process of writing a scientific report. This is fairly universal, I use it with year 6 although it could easily be used with KS3.

Students receive an atom card and have to make molecules by finding other atoms required to make their molecule. Variable group size from 10 up to 32.

This activity has students creating atoms with red and green sticky dots (find them at any stationers!) and deciphering the numbers found in the periodic table.

A continuation in the series of year 6 topics. I have designed these for students who are above the average NC level and also have access to a dedicated science lab. A lot of these resources are transferable to KS3. Please check my other resources for a worksheet breakdown along with editable word versions of each task.

Light Lesson 1 Worksheet 4 This worksheet focuses on the speed of light and working out the time taken for light to Reach Earth from the Sun and the distance to Pluto. Please find the full scheme of work for light here: http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Full-Scheme-of-Work-Light-KS2-KS3-6162648/

Light Lesson 5 WS1 (Scheme WS9) Straight forward investigation into refraction. This investigation is heavily scaffolded and should hopefully be accessible to both KS2 and KS3 science students. Please find the full scheme of work for light here: http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Full-Scheme-of-Work-Light-KS2-KS3-6162648/

Students investigate how far a wind up car will go with different numbers of turns.

Light lesson 4 Worksheet 1 A straight forward investigation into the law of reflection. Please find the full scheme of work for light here: http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Full-Scheme-of-Work-Light-KS2-KS3-6162648/

Collaboration and rewording of the Story of Archimedes. This is not my own work. I have edited a few words to make it easier for students to digest. Please find references in the worksheet.