A 100 question multiple choice quiz set into rounds. Aimed at foundation for pure knowledge recall. I use them at the beginning/end of my lessons to get students to recall key information regularly. Answers are included and instructions for use of the quiz are on one of the beginning slides. An excellent starter/Plenary.

Resource contains scheme of work with technician notes and specification objectives to be covered (these are from the exam spec). Practical notes to technicians are also included so you know what equipment to order each time. Lesson 1 - Energy recap from Paper 5 (Topic 3) Lesson 2 - Work and Power including mini practical Lesson 3 - Forces affecting each other including mini practical. Lesson 4 (HIGHER TIER ONLY) - Vector diagrams including a silly example the students will (hopefully) love. Minealways remember the ‘rubber duck lesson’. Lesson 5 (TRIPLE ONLY) - Turning forces (Moments, levers and gears).

16 questions (including a tie breaker) on and around the holiday of Easter. The quiz includes all answers at the end and is suitable for students to do in teams or individually. The quiz should take about 20 minutes to complete and mark. If you are looking for other quizzes to fit into tutor times then look at my other resources - there are over 32 gives similar in style to this Easter quiz. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/tutor-time-quiz-x-28-over-25-20-minute-quizzes-perfect-for-a-morning-registration-11947891 There is also a free sample if you’re not 100% convinced. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/house-tutor-time-quiz-sample-quiz-13-games-1205490517

Some presents have been stolen from under your tree! The police have found 5 clues at the scene of the crime: some different powders, a shoe print, some fibres and a handwritten christmas card. It’s s down to you to use your problem solving skills and knowledge of chromatography and ions tests to determine which of the 32 suspects stole the presents! The only thing you can’t find out is why… Students should be given the brief and an hour to try to solve all the clues. The 5 clues are: -A shoe print - they have to problem solve to figure out which of the 6 it is. -2 different fibres - they must look at the properties of the materials and decide which items of clothing they came from. - An ionic compound - they must use knowledge of testing for ions to name the compounds and then assign the right name to the powder found at the scene. Don’t worry, there is step by step information for classes that have not yet studied this. - A second compound - students will use a flow chart to attempt to name this powder! - A handwritten christmas card from the thief that just says ‘Sorry!’ - Students have to find the Rf values from the chromatograms from the ink at the scene and from the pens found on the suspects. This is a Christmas crime with a twist! This is geared more towards KS4 chemistry, but I have done it with a few different sets of year 9 groups and they have loved it! As the teacher, you will control the clues and some of the information about what was found at the scene. The pieces of information given to the students are outlined in the PowerPoint either on slide 1 or in the notes section of the slide. THERE ARE NO PRACTICALS PLANNED WITH THIS ACTIVITY! ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SOME PRINTING. You could incorporate practicals in with it if you wanted to, but it is not planned to need any. It is planned to be as low maintainance as possible.

Writing frame to help pupils in KS3 or bottom set GCSE groups get to grips with how to write parts of an investigation. Pink sections are the higher tier sections. Pupils can work up to these.

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My year 9s and my year 11s love this challenge. The idea behind it is that the pupils will really get to grips with the protons, neutrons and electrons of each element so they can correctly answer questions about ions, bonding and electronic configuration. This is coming in earlier in the new Edexcel specification! I give pupils 3 minutes for this activity. If it cannot be done in that time, they haven't grasped it yet! They do it as a starter or a plenary, and all begin at the same time. It works well as a mini test where they race against each other (or even you) to be the first one to finish with them all correct. They can even mark each others! When they finish one challenge (95% correct or more) they move on to the next one. I use school rewards for when they advance and I have also included a certificate that I have given to the ones who complete all 3. This can obviously be modified to reflect you and your class. Don't forget to leave a review!