A Christmas-themed Science quiz based on the first chapters of B2, C2 & P2 of the Activate 2 course. Learning and fun rolled into one big activity! The last slide is a 'Where's Sana Claus' activity. This can be printed out before the lesson or done straight from the PowerPoint image. Enjoy!

Complete lesson PPT with learning outcomes, new knowledge and activities detailed on the slides. The resource is designed to be used with the Activate practical, Investigating Friction, and to support pupils aiming for developing and secure outcomes. All pupils should be able to describe how drag forces and friction arise; most pupils should also be able to plan, and carry out, an experiment to investigate friction (choosing suitable equipment); whilst some pupils should, in addition, be able to explain why drag forces and friction arise. Supporting information can be found on page 116 and 117 of the blue Activate 1 KS3 Science Textbook.

Complete lesson PowerPoint with learning outcomes, new knowledge and fun activities detailed on the slides. An alternative to the Activate student practical worksheet is included in this resource. A printed version of the interactive keyword wordsearch is also included. There is an embedded video clip showing a mexican wave - students love watching this! Please check out the notes on enabling this video clip to run before using the PowerPoint - these are shown on slide 3 (which is hidden in presentation mode). This resource is designed for pupils aiming for developing and secure outcomes. All pupils should be able to state some features of waves; most pupils should also be able to describe the different types of waves and their features; whilst some pupils should, in addition, be able to describe what happens when waves superpose. Supporting information can be found on pages 124 and 125 of the blue Activate 1 KS3 Science Textbook.

Complete lesson PowerPoint with learning outcomes, new knowledge and activities detailed on the slides. Included are instructions for a Forces Circus (consisting of 4 work-stations: one with a toy car and ramp; one with a pendulum; one with a mass suspended from a spring; and one with a bowl of water and a Plasticine ‘boat’). A student practical worksheet as well as additional worksheets (please see end-note) are included in this resource. If preferred, the included Forces Circus instructions could easily be replaced with the Activate Forces Circus. This resource is designed for pupils aiming for developing and secure outcomes. All pupils should be able to identify balanced and unbalanced forces; most pupils should also be able to define equilibrium; whilst some pupils should, in addition, be able to describe the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces. Supporting information can be found on pages 120 and 121 of the blue Activate 1 KS3 Science Textbook. Please note: Worksheet 1 is taken from the old ‘Exploring Science’ master sheets and is included free of charge as an additional resource.

Here it is - the 2019 Science Quiz - the ideal resource for one of your end-of-term lessons! I have aimed this at KS4 students, with 3 short rounds of questions on science curriculum work and a longer 4th round on scientific discoveries in 2019. • There are 4 rounds altogether. • The first 3 rounds have 4 questions each. Answers are given at the end of each round. • The last round is made up of 11 questions about discoveries made in 2019. This is followed by a challenge activity. Students work in 11 groups to research one of the discoveries (background information is included in Word files which should be printed out for them). One person from each group (the Reporter) then feeds back to the class. • I hope you find this useful and enjoyable!

Complete lesson PPT with learning outcomes, new knowledge and activities detailed on the slides. A student worksheet is included to be used alongside the PPT. The resource is designed to be used with the Activate practical, Gravity Cups, and to support pupils aiming for developing and secure outcomes. All pupils should be able to state that gravity changes with distance; most pupils should also be able to describe the effects of a field; whilst some pupils should, in addition, be able to describe the effect of gravitational forces on Earth and in space. Supporting information can be found on pages 118 and 119 of the blue Activate 1 KS3 Science Textbook.

Complete lesson PowerPoint with learning outcomes, new knowledge and fun activities detailed on the slides. Starter and activity worksheets are included, one of which includes an alternative to the Activate Activity, ‘The Speed of Sound’. There are links to video clips of ‘Sound through a medium - Flickering Candles’; ‘How to figure out how far away lightning is’; and the well-known Felix Baumgartner’s Supersonic Freefall. This resource is designed for pupils aiming for developing and secure outcomes. All pupils should be able to name materials that sound can travel through; most pupils should also be able to describe how sound is produced and how it travels; whilst some pupils should, in addition, be able to explain why the speed of sound is different in different media. Supporting information can be found on pages 126 and 127 of the blue Activate 1 KS3 Science Textbook.

Complete lesson PowerPoint with learning outcomes, new knowledge and fun activities detailed on the slides. Student activity/worksheets are included, one of which includes an alternative to the Activate Activity, ‘Wave Diagrams’. There is a link to a video clip ‘Sound through a Medium - Shattering Glass’. Please note that you will need the following resources: an oscilloscope, signal generator, loudspeaker and microphone. This resource is designed for pupils aiming for developing and secure outcomes. All pupils should be able to state the link between loudness and amplitude; most pupils should also be able to state the range of human hearing and describe how it differs from the range of hearing in animals; whilst some pupils should, in addition, be able to describe the link between pitch and frequency. Supporting information can be found on pages 128 and 129 of the blue Activate 1 KS3 Science Textbook.

Complete lesson PPT with learning outcomes, new knowledge and activities detailed on the slide. Resource was designed to be used with the Activate P1 3.1 lesson, entitled ‘Light’. It is suitable for key stage 3 lessons on the interaction of light with different materials. The lesson is ready to go and includes activities for pupils aiming for developing, secure & extending outcomes. All pupils should be able to describe some ways that light interacts with materials; most pupils should be able to state the speed of light; and some pupils should be able to calculate the distance travelled by light in a light-year Keywords include: Source, emit, reflect, eye, absorb, luminous, transmit, transparent, translucent, opaque, vacuum, wave. The lesson is written to support the practical on measuring light intensity, where light is shone through various materials. It also includes work on the speed of light and working out the distance travelled using Speed = distance/time. Further information and activities are available on pages 136 and 137 of the blue Activate 1 textbook.

Complete lesson PPT with learning outcomes, new knowledge and activities detailed on the slides. The resource is designed to be used with the Activate Activity Sheet - What is in the Universe? although it is possible to use it without the printed sheets. Included is a link to the Hubble website video 'Tonight's Sky' which is updated monthly; a 'Hunt the alien' game; and a section on satellites. The lesson is ready to go and is designed to support pupils aiming for developing and secure outcomes. All pupils should be able to name some objects in the night sky; most pupils should also be able to place some of these objects in size order; whilst some pupils should, in addition, be able to describe the objects they can see in the night sky and the structure of the Universe. Keywords include satellite, Earth, Moon, planet, Sun, star, Milky Way, Universe, galaxy, meteor, comet, and meteorite. Further information and pupil activities can be found on pages 148 and 149, of the blue Activate 1 KS3 Science Textbook.