All Biology topics from the Fundamentals of Science (F180) unit in the new OCR AAQ in Applied Science course.
Includes:
B1 Cell structure and microscopy (9 lessons)
B2 Bioenergetics (4 lessons)
B3 Structure and function of biological molecules (5 lessons)
B4 Biodiversity and ecosystems (3 lessons)
All physics topics from the Fundamentals of Science (F180) unit in the new OCR AAQ in Applied Science course.
Includes:
P1 Electricity (8 lessons)
P2 Motion (9 lessons)
P3 Medical Physics (10 lessons)
Lessons for the F182 ‘Investigating Science’ unit in the new OCR Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification in Applied Science.
Includes to cover:
Section 1- Prepare for a scientific investigation
Section 2- Plan the scientific investigation
Section 3- Collect and record results fro the full investigation
Section 4- Process the data
Section 5- Present and review your investigation
6 worksheets designed to practice graph drawing skills.
I generally use these with Year 7s, but I have also used them with GCSE foundation students (also great activity for cover work).
Difficulty gradually increases.
Answer sheets included.
Worksheet 1: Bar chart, 1cm graph paper, plotting whole numbers ( values up to 10 on y-axis).
Worksheet 2: Line graph, 1cm graph paper, plotting whole numbers (values up to 10 on y-axis).
Worksheet 3: Bar graph, 1cm graph paper, whole numbers (values up to 100 on y-axis).
Worksheet 4: Line graph, 1cm graph paper, whole numbers (values up to 100 on y-axis).
Worksheet 5: Bar chart, 1mm graph paper, plotting values to 1 decimal place.
Worksheet 6: Line graph, 1mm graph paper, plotting values to 1 decimal place.
End of Year quiz for use within Science lessons towards the end of the school year (summer).
There are 14 quiz rounds to choose from, each with 10 questions each. There are several science based rounds, more loosely based science rounds as well as some generic rounds.
Rounds
2026 Movies
Beach Science
Body Part Dingbats
Celebrities in the Lab
Einstein on Holiday
Memory Test
Movie Science
Periodic Table Summer Words
Science Across the School
Science in the News
STEM Company Logos
The Grid
The School Year in Science
Video Game Science
An answer sheet and excel spreadsheet for calculating scores is also included.
NEW FOR 2026! This engaging assembly celebrates British Science Week 2026 and is aimed at KS3 and KS4 students. This assembly explores the theme of curiosity and discusses science research and progress in space, medical, nature and technology. There are lots of opportunities for students to answer thought-provoking questions and ask their own.
Slides:
Introduction
British Science Week
Introducing Space and Medical Science
Introducing Nature and Technology Science
Images and question to spark conversation
British Science Week 2026 Theme: Curiosity
What Does Curiosity Actually Mean?
The Brain
British Curiosity That Changed The World
What Are You Curious About? Space
Conversation Points- Space
Recent Breakthroughs- Space
What Are You Curious About? Medical
Conversation Points- Medical
Recent Breakthroughs- Medical
What Are You Curious About? Nature
Conversation Points- Nature
Recent Breakthroughs- Nature
What Are You Curious About? Technology
Conversation Points- Technology
Recent Breakthroughs- Technology
What Are You Going To Discover- add in your school’s activities
Albert Einstein Quote
Duration:
This assembly is designed to last 15-20 minutes.
No prep needed!
Every slide has instructions for the assembly lead so the assembly is ready to go!
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New for the AAQ Pearson Applied Science BTEC - teaching starting from 2025
A bundle containing the full specification of content for the topic Unit 5: Science Investigation Skills
The lesson order is as follows:
• Task 1: Literature review and Project Planning (35 slides)
• Task 2: Conducting & Analysing a Scientific Investigation (48 slides)
• Task 3: Scientific Report & Skills Development (26 slides)
Class Progress Tracker for Teachers
A total of over 100 slides worth of content!
All lessons follow a similar structure and design with:
• Learning objectives and specification link
• Recall starter activity with answers relevant to lesson or based on previous lesson
• Explanation slides with clear concise diagrams - chunked in an easy to understand format
• All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons although all lessons are ready to go
• Minimal printing - I understand how limited printing budgets are so printing is mostly restricted to small diagrams and reusable fact sheets.
Perfect resource for the start of the academic year to welcome new Science classes! Great for both new KS3 and KS4 Science classes.
A fully differentiated and resourced two part lesson which includes an icebreaker activity, and covers classroom rules and expectations. Additionally, students will learn about the importance of lab safety rules, and the hazards and risks associated with practical activities. Students will also identify and explain the meaning of various hazard symbols, and finally carry out a class practical investigation.
The resource includes a detailed and engaging lesson PowerPoint with differentiated activities, worksheets, quizzes and a class practical activity for students to complete. This resource is great as part of an introduction topic for new KS3 classes or as a stand-alone Science lesson.
Included:
44 slides in total for the lesson PPT
Differentiated worksheet
Handouts
Course: OCR Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification Cambridge Advanced Nationals in Applied Science.
Unit F181: Science in society
Topic Area 1.1 The skills of scientists
Topic Area 2: Handling scientific data
2.1 Types of scientific data
2.2 Collecting scientific data
2.3 Storage and presentation of scientific data
2.4 Interpreting data
Topic Area 3: Scientific developments
3.1 Hypothesis, theory, and law
3.1.1 Scientific use of terms
3.1.2 Scientific theory vs scientific law
3.2 Using new technologies in science
3.2.1 New technologies play an important part in continuing scientific development
3.2.2 Limitations and risks of new technologies in society
3.3 Implications and limitations of scientific developments
3.3.1 Considerations for scientific developments
3.3.2 Contemporary issues that science will need to solve in the future
Topic Area: 4 Communicating science
4.1 Methods of communication
4.1.1 Communicating science to the public using the media
4.1.2 Communicating science between experts:
4.2 Plagiarism
4.3 Using science to inform decision making
4.4 Problems with communicating science
4.4.1 Public trust in the scientific community and developments
4.4.2 Bias in science communication
Perfect lesson resource for KS3 Science! A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that assists students in learning about the importance of lab safety rules, and the hazards and risks associated with practical activities. Students will also identify and explain the meaning of various hazard symbols, and carry out a class practical investigation.
The resource includes a detailed and engaging lesson PowerPoint with differentiated activities, worksheets, quizzes and a class practical activity for students to complete. This resource is great as part of an introduction topic for year 7 students or as a stand-alone Science lesson. The resource is also great for GCSE Science.
38 slides in total for the lesson PPT
Brand new KS3 or KS4 Science Escape Room (With a focus on chemistry and Physics) - Virtual Escape Room by Cre8tive Resources! This lasts an hour or under depending on how quick the teams can solve each puzzle! Students love this style of lesson, great as an educational treat for your class. C8/ES/15
How can this resource be adapted for digital learning?
Upload / send the sheets digitally so students can work independently through them (don’t use the keys or PPT tracker if so)
Could use as part of a Recovery Curriculum
Set the 7 Puzzles for Homework
Pairs instead of groups
Product Contents:
☞ Escape Room Interactive Tracker PowerPoint - Keeps the competitive nature on display
☞ Escape Room Puzzle Keys (Six Sets for Six Teams)
☞ Escape Room Team sheet - Record codes, answers clues as they progress through the 7 rooms
☞ Escape Room Puzzles (7 Rooms = 7 Different styles of Puzzles involving numeracy, literacy and lateral thinking)
☞ Teacher Answer Sheet - Quickly confirm to teams they have solved the puzzle correctly
☞ TEacher instructions of how to set up the escape room and what to print and top tips and shortcuts.
☞ Successful Escape Certificates for those that complete the entire challenge (There is a difficult bonus escape too :) for any quick teams
☞ The 7 Rooms include: Secret Bunker, Space Station, Garden Tunnel, The Office, Dungeon, The Island, Skate Park (Each Puzzle has been adapted to suit the topic of this Escape Room and is suitable to KS3 and KS4 Student or even bright KS2 students.
JUST PRINT AND GO!
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You may also want to check out these other great Science Cre8tive resources for your students
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⇨ Sciece KS3 Christmas Quiz 2018
⇨ Chemistry Escape Room
⇨ Biology Escape Room
⇨ Physics Escape Room
⇨ Science End of Year Escape Rooms Bundle
⇨ How to Draw Graphs in Science
⇨ General Science KS3 Escape Room
A ready-to-use 118-slide end of year summer science quiz for KS3 and KS4, including PowerPoint questions, printable student worksheets and full answers.
This fun and easy-to-use end of year science quiz is ideal for the final weeks of term, summer lessons, science cover, form time, reward lessons or end of year activities. The resource has been designed to require minimal preparation: simply print the student worksheets, put students into teams and display the questions on the board.
The quiz includes two versions, so you can choose the level that best suits your class.
Standard version
A shorter, more accessible version with three rounds:
Round 1: Science Quiz
Multiple-choice science and summer-themed general knowledge questions.
Round 2: Postcards from the Lab
Students read postcard-style clues linked to scientists, science ideas and popular holiday destinations, then identify the correct place.
Round 3: Summer Suitcase Anagrams
Students unscramble summer and holiday-themed anagrams, such as items they might pack or use in hot weather.
Challenge version
A longer version with extra science questions and more challenging clues. The challenge version removes some of the multiple-choice support and includes 30 science questions in Round 1.
Science topics include:
cells
photosynthesis
states of matter
atoms
subatomic particles
forces
energy
osmosis
microscopy
pH
refraction
evaporation
melting
Summer and general knowledge links include:
Wimbledon
the 2026 FIFA World Cup
the 2026 Commonwealth Games
holiday destinations
summer items and suitcase anagrams
What is included:
118-slide PowerPoint quiz
teacher instructions
standard version
challenge version
printable student worksheets
answer slides
three quiz rounds
science questions
summer-themed questions
anagram round
postcard clue round
This resource is suitable for KS3 Science and can also be used with KS4 classes as a lighter end of year activity. It works well for Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10, especially during the final week of term when you want something structured, engaging and easy to deliver.
Perfect for:
end of year science lessons
summer term activities
KS3 science quizzes
KS4 science quizzes
science cover lessons
form time quizzes
reward lessons
transition activities
last lesson of term
Perfect lesson resource for KS3 Biology! A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that assists students in learning about what is meant by a balanced diet. Students will describe the components of a healthy diet and explain the role of each food group in the body.
The resource includes a detailed and engaging lesson PowerPoint with differentiated activities, worksheet, information sheets and quizzes for students to complete. This resource is part of the Health and lifestyle topic and has been created for the delivery of the Activate KS3 Science course. Also great for KS2 Science.
Included:
23 slides in total for the lesson PPT
Differentiated worksheet + information sheets
Perfect lesson resource for KS3 Biology! A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that assists students in learning about how characteristics are inherited and how scientists have worked together to develop the DNA model. Students will describe how characteristics are inherited, describe the relationship between DNA, genes, and chromosomes. Students will also explain how a DNA mutation may affect an organism and its future offspring.
The resource includes a detailed and engaging lesson PowerPoint with differentiated activities, worksheets, reading sheets and quizzes for students to complete. This resource is part of the Adaptation and inheritance topic and has been created for the delivery of the Activate KS3 Science course. Also great for GCSE Science.
Included:
22 slides in total for the lesson PPT
Differentiated worksheets
Reading sheets
8 rounds with 55+ science and Easter quiz questions combined! Great for those end of term filler lessons and to have a bit of fun with the pupils!
Rounds include:
• The Science of Easter (multiple choice 10 questions linking Science and Easter)
• Chocolate (5 common chocolate wrappers have been placed under the microscope)
• Riddles (5 riddles of common things)
• Elemental words (pupils use their knowledge of the chemical symbols of elements to find the word)
• Baby animals (10 questions based on baby animal names)
• Easter bonnets (5 questions with famous scientists hiding under eggs and hats)
• Egg Coding (pupils use the binary code to decode 4 Easter eggs to spell Easter words)
• Emojis (6 pictorial representation of elements using emojis)
Currently in PowerPoint should be able to transfer to Google Slides easily.
This resource includes:
• PowerPoints with questions and answers
• Team answer sheet
Have fun and have a wonderful Easter break!
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All lessons follow a similar structure and design with:
•Learning objectives and specification link
•Recall starter activity with answers based on previous lesson
•Explanation slides with clear concise diagrams - chunked in an easy to understand format
•Variety of practice activities including exam questions, gap fills, differentiated questions etc.
•Answers for all questions
•All easily editable to adapt to your teaching or to use in existing lessons although all lessons are ready to go
•Minimal printing - I understand how limited printing budgets are so printing is mostly restricted to small diagrams and reusable fact sheets.
•The occasional fun and interesting fact.
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Careers in Science. A fully-resourced lesson (1 hour +) which can be used by teachers to deliver a detailed lesson on Careers in Science
Learning Outcomes:
To understand the skills studying science provides.
To understand the different careers routes linked to the three sciences.
To explore a wide variety of jobs closely associated with skills that science helps to develop .
Key terms
STEM, Inference, Classification, Marine Biologists, Vehicle Mechanics, Aerospace Engineers , Chemical Engineers
Each Lesson Pack Contains:
1 Fully Editable Careers PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning)
Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker)
The lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, variety of student facing tasks and comprehension tasks These resources have been designed to be engaging, informative and pick up and teach.
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A collection of plenaries designed for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 Science lessons. Resources made so the powerpoint slide can be transferred and then adapted for any lesson.