This is a worksheet that provides students with a table to fill out in order to help them find the refractive index of the air glass boundary. It also provides a diagram to support them. The worksheet also asks the students to summarise the experiment and provides a markscheme. The worksheet with a powerpoint that includes instructions can be found here. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/refraction-finding-refractive-index-12049987 The experiment is the basic shining a light through a glass block. It could be done for A level, but it breaks down the instructions for the experiment in a very basic way for 11-16 year olds.

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.

LO-to revise the differences between constructive and destructive waves This is a memory-based activity inspired by the popular party game ‘Kim’s game’. It is up to you how you use this resource: First, show the fully labelled diagram (slides 2+4 for higher ability and 3+5 for lower ability) with time to memorise. Then show it with one label missing and students have to write what’s missing on their mini whiteboard (kim’s game slides 11-26). Show the fully labelled diagram (slide2-5) on the board for them to memorise for a set amount of time before taking it off the board. Give everyone a blank copy of the diagram (slides 6-7). They then have to fill in as much as possible from memory. Could have an option to request a second view of the board but this would lose points. Could offer key words either verbally or written on the class whiteboard but also at a cost. To practise recall – use as a starter each lesson for a couple of weeks and reduce the time limit to view the fully labelled diagram each time until they can do it completely from memory. Slides 8-10 show possible AFL activities using mini whiteboards Suggestion – you can do this for any diagram based revision.

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.

Space revision resource with answers. All the other GCSE revisions mats are available as a bundle here for £3: Upcoming: Not all revision resources have been uploaded.

Matter revision resource with answers. All the other GCSE revisions mats are available as a bundle here for £3: Upcoming: Not all revision resources have been uploaded.

Waves revision resource with answers. This resource should be printed on A3 paper. All the other GCSE revisions mats are available as a bundle for £4

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

Key concepts of biology revision mat with answers. This is a 3 page resource that should be printed on A3

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 progress test with markscheme on the AQA energy topic. Mark boundaries can be decided by yourself.

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.

A lesson about an hour long. It covers the important definitions in Edexcel Astronomy 1.1 to 1.5, It recaps the seasons from KS3 and discusses the key definitions Onedefinition from the spec is left off which is the Prime Meridian. That is covered in a seperate lesson. It comes with two differentiated worksheets which can be purchased separately: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/astronomy-and-the-earth-11747898 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/seasons-worksheet-11738104

This worksheet has students plot the route of three different objects. They must follow the instructions carefully. They then measure the scale diagrams to see final displacement. Best for higher ability GCSE students and A level students. update 2019: typo

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.

This is a basic worksheet that explains the phases of the Moon. It comes with an answer sheet. Update: Uploaded PDF version due to formatting issues. Word one still available for people who want to edit the sheet.

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

Fun extension lesson. Students design a space ship. Suitable for all ages. I have had A level students designing artificial wombs in centrafuges to ks3 designing huge A2 sized space ships. Includes a power point and lesson plan

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

Introduces concept of transportation and deposition in rivers using geographical vocab and engaging images. Planned for KS3 or lower ability KS4. Handouts are included if you decide to use them for lower ability students. 2 sugggested plenaries for you to choose from. The lesson is all about learning the vocab so have mini whiteboards at the ready. Repetition is important - you might have time to add an extra activity where the students write their own quiz based on the vocab they’ve learned or do this as a starter in the next lesson. Objectives: Define the terms transportation and deposition Describe the 4 processes of transportation Explain why deposition occurs