This is a twist on the standard - design your own animal with its own adaptations to its environment. The lesson starts with identifying adaptations of a polar bear Then a short video of how a human is adapted to its environment. The kids LOVE this video. Narrated by David Attenborough and is gripping Then students design their own animal Then students design animals that are adapted particularly to hunt that first animal. Keeping in mind giving that animal adaptations to the environment as well. Students then build up a food web of animals all adapted to hunting and evading each other. Comes with a powerpoint and differentiation material. This lesson has resulted in excellent observations for myself in several schools I have worked at.

Aimed at KS3 but also suitable for low ability KS4. Defines push and pull factors (migration) and then has a written activity where students explain reasons why some people move to cities in LICs. Challenge questions to stretch more able. Mini whiteboards suggested for start and plenary. Opportunity for peer assessment on written work.

Match key words from AQA Living World module (ecosystems, tropical rainforests, hot deserts, cold environments). 2 differentiated versions for each topic. Aimed at KS4 students but 10-word version could be used with KS3. Answers provided. Suggestion: print and laminate several copies to re-use in class for revision or summarising topics

A few paragraphs describing the adaptations and evolution of the peacock. There are then 5 questions at the bottom. The paragraphs come with answers.

Introduction to push+pull factors in LICs for KS3. Clear tasks with handout and answers provided. Useful to have mini whiteboards available. Objectives: State push/pull factors Explain why these factors cause people in LICs to move to cities

Match key words from AQA Natural Hazards Tectonic module (tectonic overview, earth’s structure, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes). Some overlap with words. Answers provided. Suggestion: print and laminate several copies to re-use in class for revision or summarising topics

AQA Geography GCSE Revision Mat for the Physical Landscapes - COASTAL PROCESSES & MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES Comes with answers. This is an A3 resource.

A very general worksheet asking students to consider the energy transition. Two simple tables that show how the different sources of electrical energy have changed in the last decade. Students have the opportunity to plot a graph and compare different energy sources. Then analyse how and why the price has changed, especially the price of renewable energies. This worksheet comes with answers.

Fission and chain reaction worksheet on A4. Comes as both free answer sheet and fill in gaps sheet. Answers included.

Sheet with answers, where students fill in the gaps about energy transfers.

A simple worksheet on the Solar System. The worksheet specifically covers important definitions in the AQA KS3 syllabus such as exoplanet and light year. However it is a good worksheet for any KS3 or KS4 class. Answers

A worksheet that asks students to explain how a colony of penguins can be used to represent solids liquids and gas in an extended writing paragraph. It then asks the students to consider the disadvantages of the model, before coming up with their own idea. Comes with answers to the first two questions. The third question there will be many different answers to.

Students are given a short description of two journeys. They are also given data in table form They then plot this graph onto distance time graphs. They then answer some simple questions about the graphs. Good for low/mid ability.

This package talks the students through a model of solids liquids and gases. The states of matter are modeled as a house party. From sitting down for dinner (solid), to dancing (liquid), to running about the house (gas). The loudness of the music represents the energy. The students are then asked to come up with their own model. Comes with a power point slide and model answers

Fill in the gaps activity on Ionising radiation. Booklet then asks students to come up with their own way of thinking about ionising radiation after being given an example.

This worksheet asks students to look at two examples of evolution happening over human life times. Both examples include a species of lizard that has either had to adapt to a new environment or has had to deal with the introduction of competition into their habitat. The higher worksheet has the students answer more general questions about the research and its implications. The lower worksheet uses the sheet to re-enforce curriculum knowledge about evolution.

A great extension sheet for both the AQA Forces topic and Space topics more generally. Ask students to quantitatively and qualitatively consider the effects of gravity on some of the more lesser known objects in our Solar System.

Work sheet that is has two options of differentiation. Comes with an answer sheet specifically for the foundation sheet, but can be used for higher.

2 sets of questions Easy and difficult about SHC Easy questions just apply the equation More difficult questions require students to re-arrange the equation and convert units. Comes with answers.

A series of questions and Venn Diagram on the two theories. This is then followed up by a model for the students to analyse. A space is then provided to come up with their own model