I only share my very best work - creative, tried and tested resources. I have been teaching Science for more than fifteen years. Director of Science at Burnham Grammar School.
I only share my very best work - creative, tried and tested resources. I have been teaching Science for more than fifteen years. Director of Science at Burnham Grammar School.
This lesson is a favourite of mine. The topic may not be on an examined syllabus anymore but works as an excellent extension or gain time lesson. Contains a lot of big ideas but broken up with short activities. Differentiated question sheets are embedded in the powerpoint. Ofsted judged this lesson with my year 9s as"outstanding" in every area.
Atomic diagrams and the scattering diagram are enhanced with animations. A starter is included to test and recap learning on atomic symbols and isotopes. The presentation has a link to a suitable Youtube clip. The end of the presentation has questions (& answers) on the analysis of Rutherford’s experiment.
An excellent resource aimed at higher GCSE level. Contains differentiated question sheets with answers. Covers electron shells, names of ionic compounds, animated diagrams for two ionic compounds and two covalent compounds. Contains a worksheet and animated presentation. Recommended.
Students learn a visual technique to remembering lists of words. Testing before and after learning the technique will reveal a massive improvement. The brain is much better at remembering images than words alone - examples of applying this to academic subject matter are given. The presentation links to a video clip of a world memory champion describing his technique.
This resource would be excellent for a whole year group activity or PSHE lesson.
A FREE exemplar Four in a Row game on Radioactivity is available to try before you buy.
Four in a Row is a game for your whiteboard. Nothing needs to be printed or prepared to play this game. The game-play is somewhere between noughts and crosses and blockbusters. Two teams alternate, competing to correctly answer questions on the grid. The board is interactive - clicking tiles changes the colours and also reveals answers.
Six games are presented here. They are designed primarily for use at GCSE level. The questions are fully editable.
28 materials multiple choice questions for Physics A-level with student-friendly solutions and extension work options.
Questions from the particles topic are available as a free sample
Also available 257 multiple choice question bundle for A-level physics first year topics
22 Nuclear multiple choice questions for Physics A-level with student-friendly solutions.
Questions from the circular motion topic are available as a free sample
Also available 220 multiple choice question bundle for A-level physics second year topics
A complete lesson of notes and questions on combining resistors in series and parallel. Very carefully laid out slides - recapping from GCSE, deriving the series and parallel formulae, example calculations and a worksheet with answers provided.
This presentation was designed for a very successful interview lesson. The diagrams are animated and there are lots of AfL questions. A series of graded question sheets with answers are embedded allowing differentiation. Very clear and strongly organised ideas - recommended.
Updated and expanded May 2022
Five interactive competitive games on A2 Physics topics of Astro, Capacitors, Gravity, Space and Thermophysics. These will make a very welcome break from other less thrilling means of revision.
The Matching Pairs Game is a fun and competitive interactive whiteboard game in which two teams take it in turns to match tiles. The game automatically scores and has a built in timer in the event of a draw. Students really enjoy the competitiveness. This game won a Microsoft innovation award.
An editor is separately available to make your own games;
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/matching-pairs-interactive-game-creator-11063058
These five games are also available together in a discounted bundle of ten A-level Matching Pairs Games; https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/bundler/11560439
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An animated presentation on fusion and fission. A really interesting lesson with lots here to engage students. Suitable for use with GCSE or A-level Physics. Updated and extended July 2019
A fun and competitive interactive whiteboard game in which two teams take it in turns to match tiles. An interactive whiteboard or two remote mice works best. The game automatically scores and has a built in timer in the event of a draw. Students really enjoy the competitiveness. This game won a Microsoft innovation award. Very strongly recommended for all ages.
This template allows you to make your own interactive whiteboard games. Making your own game should take about five minutes.
A bonus matching pairs pictures template is included so you can include pictures and diagrams in your games.
Nineteen exemplar Matching Pairs Games are included with editing enabled to let you customise them.
There are many free examples of Matching Pairs Games to try before you buy. Please visit my shop;
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Four animated starter questions to prompt discussion and explore the concepts underlying energy conservation. Students find the bizarre situations and theoretical approach appealing. As with concept cartoons student’s ideas can be very revealing. This resource should be used once the basic concepts of energy types have been introduced.
A competitive interactive whiteboard game in which two teams take it in turns to match keywords and definitions. The game automatically scores and has a built in timer in the event of a draw. Students really enjoy the competitiveness, strongly recommended. This game won a Microsoft innovation award.
A version containing an editor and picture pairs is now available to buy on TES resources. Visit my shop; www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/bennyjohn5
Four in a Row is a game for your whiteboard. Nothing needs to be printed or prepared to play this game. The game-play is somewhere between noughts and crosses and blockbusters. Two teams alternate, competing to correctly answer questions on the grid. The board is interactive - clicking tiles changes the colours and also reveals answers.
A FREE exemplar Four in a Row game on Mental Maths is available to try before you buy.
Four in a Row games on five maths topics are available individually from my shop or as a bundle at a discounted price.
The level of challenge is aimed at foundation ability level GCSE students. Typical questions are; 0.077m = 7.7cm, 4 hours = 240 minutes, 36m² square = 6m x 6m
Four in a Row is a game for your whiteboard. Nothing needs to be printed or prepared to play this game. The game-play is somewhere between noughts and crosses and blockbusters. Two teams alternate, competing to correctly answer questions on the grid. The board is interactive - clicking tiles changes the colours and also reveals answers.
A FREE exemplar Four in a Row game on Mental Maths is available to try before you buy.
Four in a Row games on five maths topics are available individually from my shop or as a bundle at a discounted price.
The level of challenge is aimed at higher ability level GCSE students. The questions are adapted from AQA exam papers. A pen and paper may help some students at times.
An exemplar FREE version of this game is available to try before you buy. With this version the questions are unlocked and can be altered.
Four in a Row games on six other physics topics are available individually from my shop or as a bundle at a greatly reduced price.
Four in a Row is a game for your whiteboard. Nothing needs to be printed or prepared to play this game. The game-play is somewhere between noughts and crosses and blockbusters. Two teams alternate, competing to correctly answer questions on the grid. The board is interactive - clicking tiles changes the colours and also reveals answers.
Radioactivity Four in a Row is designed primarily for GCSE Physics/ Combined Science courses but may be useful elsewhere.
Four in a Row is a game for your whiteboard. Nothing needs to be printed or prepared to play this game. The game-play is somewhere between noughts and crosses and blockbusters. Two teams alternate, competing to correctly answer questions on the grid. The board is interactive - clicking tiles changes the colours and also reveals answers.
A FREE exemplar Four in a Row game on Mental Maths is available to try before you buy.
Four in a Row games on five maths topics are available individually from my shop or as a bundle at a reduced price.
The level of challenge is aimed at the foundation level GCSE exam. The questions are adapted from AQA non-calculator exam papers. A pen and paper may help some students at times. This resource is the same as the free version described above but is unlocked for you to modify the questions.
Four in a Row is a game for your whiteboard. Nothing needs to be printed or prepared to play this game. The game-play is somewhere between noughts and crosses and blockbusters. Two teams alternate, competing to correctly answer questions on the grid. The board is interactive - clicking tiles changes the colours and also reveals answers.
A FREE exemplar Four in a Row game on Mental Maths is available to try before you buy.
Four in a Row games on five maths topics are available individually from my shop or as a bundle at a discounted price.
The level of challenge is aimed at the foundation level GCSE exam. The questions are adapted from AQA non-calculator exam papers. A pen and paper may help some students at times.