Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Series and Parallel Circuits. In this lesson pupils will explain the difference between series circuits and parallel circuits. They will describe the potential difference and current across each type of circuit. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Task boxes -Handout Sheet -Comprehension task -True or False -Discussion exercise -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Resistance https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12800348 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 8 ~ complete lesson on Circuits and Current. In this lesson pupils will describe what is meant by current, draw and interpret simple circuit diagrams and describe how to measure current using an ammeter. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the Activate 2 KS3 course. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Discussion exercise -Group reading (literacy) -Keyword task (vocabulary: cell, battery, bulb, switch, motor and circuit) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Physics P1d (Space). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: -Key points from the previous units (forces, light and sound) -Objects we can see in the night sky -The Solar System -Day and night on the Earth -The changing seasons -Phases of the Moon -Solar and lunar eclipses -Answer slides are included for self-assessment -Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12753600 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the Moon. In this lesson students will learn about eclipses and the phases of the Moon. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: phases of the moon, new moon, full moon, solar eclipse and lunar eclipse) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Discussion task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -End of Topic Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12758005 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the Earth. In this lesson students will explain day and night and learn why the seasons change throughout the year. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: axis, pole, equator, season and constellation) -Task boxes -Comprehension and recall task -Handout sheet task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson The Moon https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12757853 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the Solar System. In this lesson students will learn about some of the features of the planets in our Solar System and discuss other types of object found around the Sun. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: terrestrial planet, gas giant, orbit, moon and dwarf planet) -Task boxes -A poster design or handout sheet task to characterize the planets of the Solar System -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson The Earth https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12755189 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the night sky. In this introductory lesson to space students will learn how to describe the difference between natural and artificial satellites, describe comets, meteors and asteroids and describe the structure of the universe. This lesson also includes optional revision of weight calculations in different gravitational field strengths. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: satellite, galaxy, universe, comet, meteor and asteroid) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Numeracy task -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson The Solar System https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12755068 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on colour. In this lesson students will describe the relationship between light wave frequency and colour, explain what hapens when light is dispersed and describe how the primary colours combine to make secondary colours. They will also discuss colour filters. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Discussion exercise on colour filters (oracy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: primary colours, spectrum, prism, dispersion and filter) -Handout sheet task -Task boxes -Comprehension questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12752410 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on eyes and cameras. In this lesson students will describe how the eye works, identify some parts of the eye and explain how a simple pinhole camera forms an image. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: photoreceptors, rods, cones, photosensitive and inverted) -Handout sheet task -Order the steps (vision) -Recall questions -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Colour https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12750804 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on refraction. In this lesson students will explain what refraction means, describe what happens when light passes through a lens and understand the difference between apparent depth and real depth. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: optical illusion, refraction, focus, convex lens and concave lens) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Comprehension task -Discussion exercise on glasses and contact lenses -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Eyes and Cameras https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12750575 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on reflection. In this lesson students will describe what happens when light bounces off a surface, explain how mirrors work and understand the difference between diffuse scattering and specular reflection. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: virtual image, incident ray, reflected ray, specular reflection and diffuse scattering) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Comprehension task -True or false -Discussion exercise on fibre optics -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Refraction https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12749326 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on light. In this lesson students will learn about what happens when light interacts with different materials. They will discuss how light travels, its speed and state the difference between reflection, absorption and transmission. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: light source, emits, luminous, reflects, absorbs and transmits) -Task boxes -Comprehension task -Note taking exercise on light years -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Reflection https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12748710 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Physics P1a (Forces). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: What forces are, force arrows and how force can be measures in Newtons (N) Contact and non-contact forces Resistive forces (friction and drag) and driving force. Reducing friction and drag forces Interaction pairs Balanced forces, equilibrium and unbalanced forces Elasticity, the elastic limit and Hooke’s Law Weight and mass calculations Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12712071 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on weight and mass. In this lesson students will learn the difference between weight and mass, how to calculate weight from mass and gravitational field strength, the units that mass (kg) and weight (N) are measured in and how weight is different on other planets. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: mass, weight and gravitational field strength) -Handout sheet -Comprehension task -Numeracy task -Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Balance https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979656 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on non-contact forces. In this lesson students will give some examples of non-contact forces, explain what a force field is and describe the relationship between distance and force field strength. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: force field, magnetic force, electrostatic force, gravitational force and attraction) -Handout sheet -Task boxes -True or false task -Discussion exercise -Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson Weight and Mass https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12713575 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on friction and drag forces. In this lesson students will learn about friction and drag forces, how they can be used and how they can be reduced. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -Group reading (literacy) -Keywords task (vocabulary: friction, drag force, lubrication, streamlined, air resistance and water resistance) -Task boxes -Numeracy task (data) -Comprehension Questions -Discussion exercise -Handout sheet -Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. -Answer slides included for self-assessment -Next lesson non-contact forces https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12712795 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo