Students investigate length of day in Summer/Winter. Each group of students need a light source and access to a globe (blow up ones will do). The instructions are quite hard to follow for some kids - perhaps groups could be organised by attainment and the teacher could assist the lower group.

A good homework is ask them to do a simple practical at home for their parents. Obviously you have to be careful here – I use the Amazing Mug trick to demonstrate refraction for year 8s. Put a coin in the bottom far side of a mug and move your head so the coin is just out of view. Pouring water in causes the coin to appear as if by magic. Students have to demonstrate this to parents/siblings who sign a slip in their books to prove that it was done! This type of homework can also use internet simulations as the second worksheet shows.

Fully comprehensive presentation with a choice of tasks. GCSE/IGCSE/A level.

Students have to fill in the 'Exit ticket' to get out of class. Useful for finding out what they've learnt

These are PowerPoints and sheets I use in lessons and will need some adaption to your classes. Most lessons start with a "Do now" that students do as they enter. I should mention that there are running jokes about my dislike of dogs (sorry!).

Please give me feedback if you have time. These are PowerPoints and sheets on reflection and refraction. I use in lessons and they may need some adaption to your classes. Most lessons start with a "Do now" that students do as they enter. I shou

Year 9 or GCSE. PowerPoint discusses terminal velocity and falling without air resistance and there is an investigation (with investigation write-up template) at the end. I should mention that there are running jokes about my dislike of dogs (sorry!).

Two comprehensive lessons with practical sheets and presentations. Hooke's law for GCSE/IGCSE with calculation of spring constant and as an extension finding the spring constant for two springs in series and parallel.

Fuels

Please give me feedback if you have time. These are Power Points and sheets I use in lessons and will need some adaption to your classes. Most lessons start with a "Do now" that students do as they enter.

A simple factual Powerpoint on joints and intro to muscles.

PleasThese are PowerPoints and sheets I use in lessons and will need some adaption to your classes. Most lessons start with a "Do now" that students do as they enter. I should mention that there are running jokes about my dislike of dogs (sorry!

These are PowerPoints of wave properties. Most lessons start with a "Do now" that students do as they enter.

"Who wants to be a Millionaire" style revision PowerPoint complete with music! Don't forget to give them their 3 lifelines! (50/50, ask the audience and phone a friend). I always do this in the style of the actual show, getting one student at a time to come to the front. We do a little interview too! A good 30/40 minutes of discussion and revision! Suitable for GCSE lower groups too.

7th Grade Magnets Investigation

Hazard symbols for year 7 - students then have to design their own.

Everything year 7 need to know presented in a simple and straightforward fashion - also with a little humour.

Genes, DNA bases, mitosis, miosis genetic engineering IGCSE. Everything they need to know with some revision of earlier work on Punnett squares etc too.

Everything they need to know for GCSE Chemistry - formulae, reactions, pH scale, disassociation etc.

Everything they need to know about seeds, germination and cotyledons for Cambridge IGCSE Biology. Making a "mini-book" exercise at the end.