A selection of Science Christmas activities on a A3 worksheet that are designed for a class competition. Lots of puzzles (wordsearch, riddles, codes, anagrams etc) and a few Science problems. Includes a easier version and sheet with all the answers. A periodic table is required to work out the codes.
14 Rounds of a Christmas Quiz for use within Science lessons towards the end of term (each with a minimum of 10 questions).
There is a combination of science specific rounds, loosely based science rounds and nothing to do with science rounds.
The rounds are:
2025 Google Searches
2025 in Science
2025 Movies
Celebrities in the Lab
Christmas Animal Science
Christmas Elements
Memory Test
Movie Science
Music in 2025
Periodic Table Winter Words
Science in the News
Snow Science
The Grid
Where’s Einstein (at Christmas)
Answer sheet and spreadsheet for keeping score also included!
This is an editable, 50-question, Christmas-themed Science PowerPoint quiz. It can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the question mark image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. There are 3 possible answers for students to choose from. An answer sheet is provided to allow individuals/teams to record their answers.
Review of Quiz - See Below
“I love the fact that this is a quiz of scientific questions with a Christmas theme (and not just another quiz). It helps students link/apply their scientific knowledge to new contexts. Many of the answers give additional pictures which can be used to explain the science. The pictures and animations used are superb and add to the “entertainment”. Well worth the money, it would take me days to produce this.”
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A fun science challenge to print out on a single A3 (or A4 for smaller print) for students to complete. Contains elements of biology, chemistry and physics in fun challenges. Total score is 76 with tie breakers on top of this. Suitable for KS3 and KS4. Great end of term activity.
GCSE Science Christmas Quiz – Engaging and Educational!
Bring festive fun into your science lessons this Christmas with a professionally designed quiz packed with over 53 questions and 10 varied rounds. Perfect for GCSE students, this quiz blends challenge and cheer, making it ideal for end-of-term celebrations.
Quiz Rounds Include:
Round 1: Picture Match
Round 2: True, False, or Fake News
Round 3: Term Search Challenge
Round 4: Match the Captions
Round 5: Connections
Round 6: Multiple Choice
Round 7: Connections (Part 2)
Round 8: Science Anagrams
Round 9: General Knowledge
Round 10: Science by Numbers
Tie Breaker: Creative Drawing Task
All answers are animated and revealed round-by-round for an interactive experience. This quiz can be delivered in class, remotely via Zoom, or as part of a digital learning session.
New for Online Learning:
Now includes a fully interactive digital PDF answer sheet—students can fill it in online, self-mark, and track their scores with built-in tick boxes and counters.
What’s Included:
PowerPoint quiz with 10 interactive rounds
Student answer sheets (printable and digital)
Full set of animated answers
Certificates for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams (editable)
Designed for individuals or small teams
Whether you’re running a science-themed Christmas competition, a form time activity, or just treating your class to something fun and educational, this quiz has everything you need for a memorable end-of-term lesson.
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Ultimate Science Quiz - new, mega quiz for any time . Fun and silly (but also challenging) for secondary science. A huge range of questions with something to cater for every student’s tastes - 10 rounds covering a wide variety of fun and amusing subjects and topics, all linked to science. It’s not easy - but there are rounds for everyone, so all students will feel involved.
There are 100 questions in all - the images shown are a preview of just a few from each round. Everything is editable with answers revealed at the end of each round:
Round 1: Science in film, TV and visual media
From YouTubers to TikTok to film-flops and TV Trivia - all with a link to science.
Round 2: The history of science
From to Archimedes to Chris Witty and many others in between.
Round 3: Scientist in a suitcase
They’ve had enough and packed up on their hols - Can you identify the disguised scientist?
Round 4: Science in the news
How much do you know about the leaps and bounds made by the scientific community this year?
Round 5: Is that Albert Einstein or a Prickly Porcupine?'
Can you spot the famous scientist in strange and wonderful locations, or are you being trolled by an attention-grabbing porcupine?
Round 6: Higher or Lower
Which scientists are the most Googled this year?
Round 7: Science in Music
Can you name the track and artist and occasionally, the year of these science-related hits?
Round 8: Frankenstein’s lab - AI Animal-Merge
In this round, students should guess which two animals the AI has merged together in a hideous affront to nature!
Round 9: Gaming
A round for the gamers - so long as they know their science
Round 10: Random and Ready Riddles
Silly cereal-box trivia, a bit of English word-play, maths brain teasers and general knowledge thrown in for good measure.
The quiz is easy to use, interactive and editable. It’s designed for secondary students. You could tweak it for upper KS2 if you wished - but it is challenging.
I really hope you enjoy this, I enjoyed making it and tried to make it funny so teachers would enjoy using it too. Please note, the preview images have been uploaded so you can see what the resource contains. The PowerPoint is in the folder called ‘This is the Quiz’.
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I put this quiz together every year for my classes - a treat for the last lesson of the year!
It’s got lots questions about Science events in 2025, and lots of old favourites that I like to keep in.
I try to make it accessible for all key stages - but challenging for any year group to get full marks.
A joker round, a music round (two options) and tier breaker should make this tread the thin line of Science AND fun!
Can be done in around 40 mins, but extended to 60 mins, depending on the choice of music round and how much you want to discuss the Science!
Enjoy…and merry Christmas.
AQA GCSE Christmas science quiz for combined science and triple science. The perfect end of term quiz covering Biology, Physics and Chemistry topics for the new GCSE specification.
Answers included at the end of the quiz.
End of Year quiz for use within Science lessons towards the end of the school year.
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.
An answer sheet and excel spreadsheet for calculating scores is also included.
Christmas Science Colouring Pages
The perfect wind down resources for high school science students - hand drawn colouring pages.
Included in this resource:
1 biology ‘DNA tree’ colouring page
1 chemistry ‘Chemistree’ colouring page
1 physics ‘Cosmic Christmas’ colouring page
All three colouring pages come in A4 and A5 formats (both can be opened in PowerPoint or by PDF). I have also included the images used, so you can adapt the pages into which ever format/size you like.
Thanks!
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End of Term Science Christmas Quiz - Christmas Interactive Identifying circuit symbols, What did Santa bring to the science department this year? True or False Periodic Table - Which scientist said that? The solar system memory test - Suitable for students studying Science KS3 or KS4
Product Code: FUN/C8/QZ/73
CONTENTS
☞ 1 x Super fun Science Quiz Powerpoint with interactive Questions and Answers
☞ 1 x Science Themed Student Team Answer Sheets
☞ Contains 10 Rounds:
1 - Identifying Circuit Symbols
2 - What did Santa bring to the science department this year?
3 - True or False Periodic Table
4 - What scientist said that?
5 - The solar system memory test,
6 - Pulling crackers (This is very fun!)
7 - Linking scientists with what they have accomplished
8 - Types of rock
9 - Animal and plant cell structures
10 - The PH scale
Design Tie breaker
(All with a Christmas feel to it!)
☞ 3 sets of Certificates (Winning Team Gold Certificates, 2nd Place Team Silver Certificates and 3rd Place Team Bronze Certificates) The certificates come in two sizes A4 and A5 and are easily editable in PPT format.
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Science Christmas Quiz – Interactive End-of-Term Resource for KS3 & KS4
A fun and educational Christmas quiz with over 64 questions, ideal for Science students!
This engaging Science Christmas Quiz is perfect for KS3 and KS4 students and offers a creative alternative to traditional revision. With 10 varied rounds and over 64 questions, this festive quiz combines science knowledge with fun seasonal challenges, puzzles, and visual tasks. Each round is designed to test different skills—observation, recall, logical thinking, and teamwork.
Great for lesson time, form time, enrichment days, or as a fun and educational classroom reward.
What’s Included:
1 x Interactive PowerPoint Quiz – With built-in answer reveals and festive visuals
1 x Double-Sided Student Answer Sheet – Editable in PPT and PDF (out of 60+ marks)
3 x Editable Certificates – For 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams
Quiz Rounds Include:
Guess the Christmas Present – Identify what’s in the wrapping
Match the Science Term – Pair key terms to definitions or diagrams
Christmas Cracker Jokes – Pull four virtual crackers and match jokes to punchlines
Christmas Film Round – Match actors to festive films
Spot the Difference – Christmas Edition – Test attention to detail
Christmas Truth, Fake News or Lie? – Fact-check festive science trivia
Emoji Movie Round – Decode Christmas films using emojis
Which Two Are Correct? – Eliminate the incorrect answers in confusing trivia
Christmas Puzzle Challenge – Solve logic puzzles under time pressure
Multiple Choice Numbers Round – Pick the right answer from numerical options
Bonus Tie-Breaker:
A Meme Design Challenge to settle any ties—encouraging creativity and laughter to end the session.
Perfect For:
KS3 or KS4 Science lessons
Christmas week activities
Drop-down days and enrichment events
Tutor time or extra-curricular STEM clubs
Mixed-ability classrooms
This quiz is designed to last a full hour, including team setup and answer review. It’s a lively, low-prep option to bring energy and engagement to your final Science lesson of the term.
Just print, project, and play – no planning required.
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End of Year Science Quiz and answers for KS3 or KS4 Students. Versatile, editable science resource for either an Online virtual science lesson or a more traditional classroom based science lesson. The topic of the quiz is End of Term Science Quiz
This science quiz includes a wide variety of different rounds including: matching rounds, photo rounds, linking rounds , number round, multiple choice round , designing round, word search, anagrams and much more…
**Just added for ONLINE LEARNING - NEW DIGITAL ANSWER SHEET - Student can fill in their editable PDF answer sheet and can also self mark with built in tick boxes and score counter.
Contents of Quiz
☞ 1 x Professionally Designed PowerPoint Quiz ( Containing 10 Different Rounds and over 50+ Questions)
☞1 x Set of certificates for winning students (Gold, Silver and Bronze)
☞ 1 x Full set of Answers (Animated at the end of the Quiz)
☞ 1 x Student Answer Sheets they can fill in during the quiz
☞ 1 x FULLY DIGITAL STUDENT ANSWER SHEET
☞ Quiz can be done as an individual task or in small teams.
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How could you use it for science?
Use for a Live Zoom / Teams Lesson
Assess Prior knowledge or introduce a new topic
As a class based activity / Lesson
An educational ’ Treat Lesson ’ For your students.
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Product Code: C8/QZ/283
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If you are looking for a Christmas science based team-building activity to keep your students engaged during the last few days (or week) leading up to Christmas, then this FUN ESCAPE ROOM is for you! There are seven Christmas inspired - 50% subject themed (trivia) challenges included in this file. Students will complete a variety of tasks using different skills including: problem-solving, critical thinking, reading comprehension,literacy challenges and some clever deduction.
The puzzles, bonus questions and challenges are a fun way to assess a topic or subject area. This resource covers a variety of different elements including: vocabulary, key terms. key themes, general subject knowledge, literacy and much more…
Escape Room is fully editable and are easy to set up - Just follow our step by step teacher instructions.
The Escape room lasts just under an hour depending on how quick students can solve each puzzle! If a team finishes early don’t worry we have built in another hidden challenge for them.
Students will start in the Snowfield and solve puzzles along the way through 7 different rooms (Snow field, Scarf, Top Hat, Forest, Carrot and Coal, Wrap A present & a final secret Location) As they solve each Christmas themed puzzle they will collect 1 Piece of the Snowman Puzzle and have to solve the Christmas Cypher.
Christmas Escape Room Contents
☞Interactive Tracker PowerPoint - Keeps the competitive nature on display
☞ Escape Room Keys (Six Sets for up to Six Teams) Print two copies for up to 12 teams
☞ Escape Room Puzzles (7 Rooms = 7 Different styles of Puzzles)
☞ Teacher Answer Sheet - We do the hard work for you!
☞ Teacher instructions to run the escape
☞ Successful Escape Certificates for those that complete the entire challenge (There is a difficult bonus escape for any quick finishing teams :)
☞ The 7 Rooms each have subject specific Puzzles that have been adapted to suit the topic of this Escape Room and are suitable for a variety of students.
☞ A fun, five-minute ★introductory video★ has been included, which will help to set the scene before the escape room is to begin! The video outlines the plot of each escape and provides alternate endings…
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Common FAQ’s
★Group sizes: 3-5 students per team (This can also be completed as an individual and/or pair activity)
★Time: Approximately 50-60 minutes (Provide hints along the way if time is a factor!)
★Materials: Aside from the materials that you would already have in your classroom (pencils, pens, 6 pairs of scissors), no additional resources are needed!
These escape room-style games were created as a print-and-go resource.
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Overview
This Christmas Science Quiz 2025 is a complete, ready-to-use end-of-term lesson for KS3 and KS4. It blends high-quality science retrieval with fun, accessible festive rounds that keep students engaged and focused. Everything is included in one file: three quiz rounds with** 55 Questions,** a printable worksheet, and fully formatted question slides.
Perfect for science departments, last-week lessons, form groups, or year-group competitions.
What’s Included
Round 1 – 30 Science Questions (15 MCQ + 15 Short Answer)
A curriculum-aligned set of questions covering:
• Cell biology
• Energy and GPE
• Magnification calculations
• Atomic structure and organelles
• Osmosis and diffusion
• GCSE-style application questions
• Topical 2025 contexts such as smart contact lenses, AI-designed materials, and supermarket smart-shelf technology
This round supports retrieval practice and suits mixed-ability groups.
Round 2 – Christmas Song First Lines (Reordering Activity)
Students are given the first lines of well-known Christmas songs, but each line is in the wrong order.
Their task is simply to reorder the words to form the correct opening line.
No lyric recall required and fully accessible for all learners.
Round 3 – Christmas Movie Anagrams (Two Difficulty Levels)
A fun literacy-supportive round featuring school-safe, widely recognised Christmas films.
Two versions are included:
• Easier set – suitable for Years 7–9 and SEND
• Harder set – suitable for upper KS3 and KS4
These work brilliantly for team competitions or whole-class play.
Why Teachers Choose This Resource
• Ready-made, no planning required
• High engagement right to the end of term
• Fully differentiated options included
• Supports real science learning while maintaining a festive atmosphere
• Printable worksheet provided for individual or team use
• Works equally well in classrooms, halls, or tutor-time settings
• Professional formatting suitable for whole-school events
Perfect For
• End-of-term science lessons
• Christmas enrichment days
• Science rewards sessions
• Tutor-time quizzes
• Drop-down days
• Inter-form competitions
Contact
If you need any further support or customisation, please email qualityresources262@gmail.com
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You’ve helped Santa make toys for good girls and boys all day. You were so tired after dinner that you’ve woken up to the grotto being locked- and you’re inside! Can you solve the puzzles to make your way through Santa’s Grotto and get yourself home before the big day?
Rooms include:
• The Reading Room (where Santa checks the naughty and nice lists). Matchsticks: Follow the instructions above each puzzle to complete them. To get the next key, pupils must give the three numbers on the right-hand side of the equals sign once you have solved the puzzles.
• The Kitchen (where the reindeer treats are being prepared for a very long journey). Path puzzle: For this puzzle, pupils use all the grid of letters to create a continuous line from the start. There is one word missing from the grid. That’s the word needed to continue on.
• The Light Room (where the Christmas tree lights are being tested for the festive season). Tree pyramids puzzle: Pupils Fill in the trees with the missing numbers. The number in each space is made from the sum of the two numbers below it. The key code for the next room is the sum of the top two numbers.
• The Candy Room (where all the sweets are made!). Candy coding: The Candy canes have a binary coded message for pupils to solve. Begin at the bottom of the cane to find a 5-digit binary code then use the key to decode the word. Red=1, white=0.
• The Workshop (where the science kits are being prepared for eager girls and boys). Pathways puzzle: To solve this puzzle, pupils mix the hydrochloric acid on the page with magnesium. Follow the pathways for both substances and record the symbols on the path. Decode using the cipher to find the answer to the question.
• The Snow Room (because snow doesn’t just make itself!). Element words puzzle: Use the clue to find the word made from chemical element symbols. Rearrange the letters in the coloured boxes to make a Christmassy word.
• The Front Door (how else did you expect to get out?). Block puzzle. Pupils Arrange the cut out shapes from their keys to fir the image below. They then Find the letters which correspond to the numbers on the image. This will spell A Christmassy word which will unlock the door and allow them to escape!
This resource includes:
• PowerPoint with questions and map of the Grotto, pupil instructions and teacher notes
• 7 puzzle sheets, answers and keys
Have fun and have a wonderful Christmas!
Any issues or errors please let me know and I’ll rectify ASAP.
I don’t own any images in this escape room.
A 16 question multiple choice quiz on the science of Christmas
Round 1 - Father Christmas
Round 2 - Reindeer
Round 3 - Stars
Round 4 - Snow
Its a mildly educational quiz to do in the run up to Christmas.
Spreading good cheer to my colleagues this Christmas - free!
Round 1: Topical science questions - based on science (mainly Bio) news stories month-by-month
Round 2: Science of Christmas
Round 3: Christmas Dingbats
Round 4: Santa Celebrities
Round 5: Christmas element words
Modified from a previous version of the quiz uploaded to TES.
This is an updated version of a Christmas Science Quiz posted on TES a few years ago. The first round includes a quiz based on month-by-month science stories with links to the news articles.
Free to colleagues in need of a helping hand at this busy time of year and to their classes in need of some festive fun.
Suitable for secondary school students aged 11-18 years.
This is an updated version of a Christmas Science Quiz posted on TES a few years ago. The first round includes a quiz based on month-by-month science stories with links to the news articles.
Free to colleagues in need of a helping hand at this busy time of year and to their classes in need of some festive fun.