A set of 4 forensic powerpoints starting with Crime Scene Processing and Recovery of evidence, the powerpoints go on to detail the various chemical, physical and biological techniques available in forensics. Each powerpoint has activities throughout and hyperlinks to relevant instructional videos. They are written to follow Unit 32 of the BTEC Applied Science Level 3 curriculum but I have also used them for the Unit 13 of the BTEC Applied Science Level 2 and on a G&T CSI forensic fun day.

A powerpoint that talks through fusion reactions including the controversy surrounding cold fusion with quick questions, exam questions, links to videos around the web and various demos (you'll need some Lego and a microwave...)

An introduction to the EM spectrum going through each of the different types of waves with their frequencies, wavelengths, uses and dangers. There is a bit in there about ionising and non-ionising radiation too.

A follow up to my original end-of-term Xmas quiz. A 16 question multiple choice quiz on the science of Christmas: Round 1 - Father Christmas; Round 2 - The Three Kings; Round 3 - Santa's Helpers; Round 4 - The North Pole. Its a mildly educational quiz to do in the run up to Christmas. Use it by itself or combine it with Quiz 1 for a super-bumper Xmas Extravaganza.

A powerpoint to explain what the Big Bang is, highlight evidence for it (redshift and the Cosmic Microwave Background), and discusses the possible fate of the Universe. An explaination of redshift and the Doppler Effect is included as are links to relevant animations around the internet.

Pictures of famous scientists in chronological order running from the Ancient Greeks up to modern day 'TV' scientists. Each page has a picture and a description of what the scientist discovered. I have done my best to include scientists from a wide range backgrounds but unfortunately, there's no getting away from the fact that most historical scientists were white males. I also don't teach much biology so most of the scientists are chemists or physicists. Feel to comment back on scientists you think should be included and why and I'll try to update it.

A bit of fun with Brucie popping in and out - powerpoint of the game show but using metals from the reactivity series. Used as a plenary when studying 9F Patterns of Reactivity. Pupils have to guess whether the next element is going to be 'higher!' or 'lower!' on the reactivity series. If they get it wrong they are out...

There are loads of powerpoints about the life cycle of stars and stellar evolution but all are either missing stages and / or completely devoid of pretty pictures of stars, nebulae etc. The first file is a straight forward powerpoint that explains the different stages. The second is a card sort activity that can be printed off as a powerpoint handout, laminated and given to groups. You can remove stages depending on your syllabus and / or class ability.

A quick tour of the Solar System with lots of pretty pictures and interesting facts about the planets and their moons...

A powerpoint to recap and build on KS4 waves and wave motion. Also briefly covers reflection, refraction and diffraction.

A powerpoint to show the stages involved in distributing electricity covering The National Grid, power generation, transformers and mains electricity. Can be used as a presentation or as a card-sort exercise.

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.

A display designed to raise pupil aspirations. Thought it would be useful to show pupils how celebrities have achieved in other fields. Contains: Emma Watson, Natalie Portman, Dara O'Briain, Brian May, Ashton Kutcher, Kate Beckinsale, Sophie Howard, Lisa Kudrow and others. Can be used as a classroom display or as a matching cardsort activity. If you know of any other worthy celebrities, please let me know.

A powerpoint that follows the first 4 lessons of Edexcel Astronomy GCSE covering: the structure of the Sun; sunspots; solar cycles; and, the solar spectrum. I have also used this powerpoint when teaching Unit 44 Astronomy on the BTEC Level 3 in Applied Science. Enclosed are worksheets to accompany the first 3 lessons.

A powerpoint that discusses the ways we have been searching for alien life: SETI, the Voyager probes, The Viking Landers, The Arecibo Message... For high ability classes, it goes on to discuss the Drake equation and gets pupils to give their own estimates on the numbers used. Links to videos and useful websites are scattered throughout.

A powerpoint explaining the difference between a comet, an asteroid, a meteor and a meteorite. It discusses the composition of each with definitions and links to useful videos and websites. Also covers what happens in an asteroid collision... Written to follow the GCSE Astronomy curriculum.

Properties of ionic, covalent and metallic compounds that can be cut out and sorted by students then glued into a book. Alternatively, they can be laminated as a card sort activity. Follows BTEC Level 2 Applied Science - Unit 4 Applications of Chemical Substances. 2 activities per A4 sheet.

I take absolutely no credit for producing this. One of my very keen Y12 pupils produced this in her spare time. I was impressed so told her I would upload it to TES so other teachers could use it. I have been using chunks of it as plenaries when teaching the Forensic units in BTEC Level 2 and BTEC Level 3 Applied Science.

Thought-provoking and inspirational science quotes with a picture of the person who said it. Can be used as a starter powerpoint set on loop or printed off as a display. Please let me know of any good quotes that I can include on subsequent versions :)

Despite giving pupils verbal instructions, a sheet detailing what they have to do AND writing it on the board, there's always someone who would rather be spoon-fed. Afterall, it's easier to ask the teacher instead of figuring it out yourself! This poster encourages pupils to become more independent learners by using the SPOT method - Self, Partner, Other, Teacher in that order. I used Pete And His Pimple from Oink comic that I used to read in the 80s :-)

A series of powerpoint lessons from the Advancing Physics A-level scheme of work. The powerpoints are designed to introduce and contextualise concepts surrounding electromagnetism including: a history of electricity; generators; motors; transformers; flux & flux linkage; emf; Faraday's Laws; Lenz's Law; eddies; permeance and permeability. They are crammed with useful links, silly animations and bad puns. I used them as the basis to trial the idea of the "reversed classroom" where students where encouraged to work their way through them for homework and understand the material before coming to the lesson so we could discuss ideas and misconceptions as well as attempting some exam questions. I also got students to research different types of motors and generators (squirrel cage motors; induction motors; rotating field motors; 3-phase generators etc) and present them to the class.