Easy to follow instructions for a simple fun chromatography activity to make ‘chromatography trolls’
Updated September 2018 to include the new film characters and an associated amended instruction sheet.
An easy to follow pictorial instructions sheet for making polymer slime (pva glue and borax)
Update 2019 - additonal sheet now added that uses a safer borax solution instead of the solid borax powder
It is recommended that UK schools following CLEAPSS guidance use only the updated ‘Borax soultion’ method.
Template and technician sheet for making a simple camera (pinhole camera)
This design has a larger aperture window (not the traditional pin hole) to allow a larger image to be produced on the tracing paper. The large aperture also means the camera works simply by pointing it at a window or room light and produces an easily view-able image.
If optical lenses are not available hand lenses work just as effectively.
A printable indoor activity for plant sampling techniques.
Ideal for use when the weather prevents studies from being carried out outdoors.
Includes an A4 indoor sampling mat, plant identification key and results table.
Printable periodic table tiles that arrange to create a colourful periodic table.
Ideal for making posters or enlarge x2 size to create a large wall display.
Element images included for optional use.
Two different versions are available, please select the most appropriate for your use.
Spelling corrections and new element names added.
(Please note that this document it editable when you download it so alterations can be made to any issues I’ve missed.)
Printable documents to produce a radioactive decay classroom display board
Please note some sheets may need to be reduced or enlarged on the photocopier to fit different sized boards
Printable resources to create your very own 'How To Plot A Graph' large display poster.
Create a colourful and informative display poster detailing how to draw an accurate and correct graph.
Requires access to A3 colour printing and a bit of creativity.
Additional items needed to recreate the display as in the uploaded photo = large display paper, border roll, glue stick (or similar adhesive) and scissors.
A pictorial instruction sheet for the Enzymes Required Practical
Can be printed and laminated to give out to students (A3 colour printer required)
PDF and original Word document included to allow alterations
Technician notes included - you can alter the pH buffer solutions you use depending on your amylase stock and which gives the best results for you.
Trial data included - this is based on our current fungal amylase stock that seems to prefer pH2.
Activity mat, results table and technician notes for a practical activity on adaptation of beak types.
Students use different shaped paperclips to represent beaks and see how many seeds and beans they can collect in one minutes.
Each paperclip shape will be better at collecting certain seeds in the mix and students can work out which paperclip style represents which beak type in living birds.
Credit goes to BTECsceience.co.uk for the idea and paperclip shapes.
A fun printable Christmas elements display.
Each tile has a Christmas theme named like a scientific element with images to match. Together they spell out Merry Christmas.
A3 colour printer recommended.
Depending on how your printer reproduces colour the mk2 version may print out a bit dark so I added an additional mk3 version that prints much paler.
If you like it please leave a comment :)
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A printable activity mat for a teacher demonstration of the reactivity series displacement of metals and their salts.
It is designed to be printed, laminated and used with small petri dish halves to replicate a large scale spotting tile. Works well under a visualiser too.
The activity mat is an excel document but prints out perfectly on an A3 sheet
Accompanying technician notes are also provided.
UPDATE - Now includes a pre-scaled version that can be printed off A5 size and laminated to allow students to conduct the experiment in microscale directly on the sheet.
A simple A3 worksheet for exploring atomic shell electron configuration of the first three shells
Ideal for laminating so the students can write directly on to the sheet or can also be used with coloured counters or plasticine