An active reading worksheet that contains a lot of information. Pupils read it through and then read it again to give titles to paragraphs. Then they have to read it again to sift out various bits of information. Reviews welcome

simple powerpoint template that can be used to print two A5 sheets of questions and answers. Some are easy and will be revision of KS3, others introduce ideas from Gateway Science C4 comments welcome

A pretty powerpoint that tries to answer the question, How do we know that we are in space?

An active reading worksheet that contains a lot of information. Pupils read it through and then read it again to give titles to paragraphs. Then they have to read it again to sift out various bits of information. A useful literacy resource for biology. Reviews welcome.

A powerpoint that goes through the auf-bau process and shows the limitations of the GCSE model. It also helps students to visualise how the AS spdf orbital model can be drawn out of the Bohr model.

A journey through the interaction of light and matter. Looking at the different parts of the spectrum and how they are used for spectroscopy. Leads into NMR spectroscopy resource which deals with reading NMR spectra.

The slides include images from hubble and elsewhere, so could be used for the history of telescopes. Also contain the time that it would take light to reach each planet and so can be used to convey the size of the solar system

You can display this as a PowerPoint. If you print out two slides to a page you have a pub quiz style set of worksheets that you can use in a revision lesson. Reviews welcome

Lesson plan outlines activity. Document can be cut up into strips for sorting. Last page can be held back for less able pupils. Pupils sort statements into ones that favour gorillas, ones that favour chimpanzees and ones that favour a new species. Ppt is a useful backdrop. Comments welcome.

A spreadsheet layout of the themes and subthemes in Science APP. Also includes a breakdown of Sc1 skills by level Comments welcome

A pattern seeking activity using a limited number of road signs that can be grouped in different ways.

Two powerpoints that cover alcohol levels in the blood and alcohol related accidents.

Much has been made of our medal winners at the olympics. Here is Andrew Osagie's story. He wasn&'t even expected to qualify for the final but he did. He ran faster than the gold medal wimmers in the last three olympics, he became the fastest Briton over 800m in the last 20 years. He finished last. Daqvid Rudesha broke the world record and all the other runners posted personal bests, season&';s best or broke national records. Andrew finished last but it was the race of the century, he didn't give up, he used the example of the others to inspire him to a new personal best.

I don't know what prompted it but a student asked me, 'How many atoms are there in me?' After a quick calculation based on her mass and the atoms all being carbon, the number was too big to visualise. Hence the subsequent question from the same student, 'So how big would that be if every atom was a one pence piece?' This is the result. Thanks Niamh, for the original question

A powerpoint to display with all the relevent details and a worksheet if needed

What if you could do drugs but only do half the damage? A few months ago the BBC news website carried a series of images of people made up to look as if only half of their body was damaged by drugs, a sort of left-handed Dorian Gray portrait. I found the pictures intriguing and with just PowerPoint and Paint I have made a set of images that are quite striking and may provoke debate. The photographer is Roman Sakovich.

A photographic introduction to the island, which was created by an underwater volcano in 1963. It has remained off limits to the general public and is studied to see how weathering and erosion lead to soil formation. The final slide can be used as a template for a weathering diagram or annotated as a class activity. Feedback welcomed.

Some general guidance for taking staged photos for school display. Photo permission would be required for publishing or display outside school

Multiple choice quiz with answers that give an anagram of rutherford. The stems have strange lettering to achieve this so watch out, pupils find it difficult to get their heads round a. b. c. d. m. n. o. p.!

Two powerpoints that show different aspects of food chemistry. They include recipes for those that want something more than boiling eggs. Thanks to my colleague, Mrs Cooper for the egg slide in the emulsifiers powerpoint