A practical task for students to investigate/discover where pi actually comes from. Includes several learning outcomes including measurement, calculations and circle vocabulary. This task allows students to understand where the formula for circumference actually comes from, rather than being spoonfed a formula to use repeatedly. KS3: Measuring Space, Circles, Circumference, Calculating Pi

In teaching Mendeleev’s periodic table, I get the students to create their own tables of periodicity but exploring a topic of their own choice. It allows them to think in terms of properties alone without getting bogged down by details of protons or electron structure. It’s a fun, medium to long-term project that the students have quite enjoyed through the years. Other popular topics have included video games, movies, luxury brands and celebrities. I use this for Year 10s IGCSE science students (9th grade), but could easily be applied for stronger students from a younger grade, or weaker students in an older grade.

This is a fun long-term activity that can be done in groups of 2 or 3. It allows the students to choose a topic of their own interest to explore the concept of organising items in a way that follows Mendeleev’s model of creating his periodic table. This activity assumes that you have taught the basics of the history of the periodic table, or at least the idea of organising elements in a logical manner. Any deeper knowledge of atomic structure, metallic/non-metallic behaviour, chemical periodic trends etc is not required. A suggested mark scheme and student examples are included.

KS3 Mathematics scaffolded worksheet to practice sum and product factorisation

A worksheet for students to compare the prices from three fictional shops and decide which one has the best savings. Students need to be able to fluently convert and compare between fractions, decimals and percentages. The focus isn’t necessarily on calculating the values, but more on comparing values. There is a ‘Maths In Real Life’-style discussion question at the end as well for them to consider that sometimes shops may advertise misleading sales, or for example may jack up their prices before applying inflated percentage discounts.

This is a multi-topic investigation-style task I adapted from the Mymaths KS3 textbook for Year 8 students. I also added an extra component to cover money and scaling quantities calculations. Topics covered include: Ratios Area Direct proportion Unitary method Scale drawings Money Percentages Graphs The last page is an attempt to engage students in wider applications of maths, developing global citizenship and critical thinking skills. I don’t have an answer sheet provided but it’s easy enough to work through with the students yourself.

A keyword list for IGCSE Chemistry Topic 1: states of matter and kinetic particle theory. I made this list for a set with a few EAL students to help them with definitions.

IB Chemistry worksheet to practice sketching electron structure and an introductory understanding periodic trends in atomic and ionic radii. Makes use of the free resource linked below: https://teachchemistry.org/classroom-resources/periodic-trends-simulation

Just a generic poster I designed on Canva for your classroom boards since I couldn’t find any nice headers.

A simple Pythagoras’ theorem and circle formulas match the keywords worksheet.

Just a generic poster I designed on Canva for your classroom boards since I couldn’t find any nice headers.