This lessons is differentiated. It is three tasks. It is designed for three groups to do a competition.

This lesson was designed based on current specifications from AQA GCSE chemistry. It is very effective to ask pupils to count the stairs on one side of the school before the lesson, and collect their varied results.

Good for Key Stage 3

Here is an example of a powerpoint that I made for a single lesson with Key Stage 3 pupils.

Good for some active learning

Year 10 revision, for AQA units C1 C2 and C3. Useful for end of year exam revision. Works as a lesson or homework.

This is a useful document. Once one pupil has experienced been asked to write out several lines of this, the whole class will be eager to avoid being asked to do so. It is humerus and also includes many references to scientific content from GCSE curriculum such as atomic structure.

These presentations and worksheet activities will inform pupils to investigate some widely used composites.

This lesson has been used on several key stage 3 classes. There is a card game which I made. It is mixed up. Pupils can do the cutting and sticking to match up the substances to the picture.

These slides present activities which can cover 1 or 2 lessons.

This can be printed, laminated, and cut up.

This presentation has embedded activities within the slides.

This is a series of lessons that key stage 3 pupils found engaging. It helps them understand speed in Physics Module ‘Forces of Motion’.

This lesson involves analogies to help pupils understand the lattice concept.

This will help introduce key stage 3 pupils to reactions and balancing equations.

This resource has examples of products that favour cermic or metal.

This resource is a good introduction to the differences between physical and chemical changes for Key Stage 3 pupils. It goes well with some live examples, such as frying an egg or toasting bread.

Card sort, Loss or Gain of Gas Mass. Print and cut out.

Groupwork, have prop for each, Life Cycle Assessment intro for Key Stage 3. ‘Become an expert’ activity, share with rest of class.

Links to reactivity series.