Aimed at low ability year 7: Low and high ability word search for solids, liquids and gases Crossword for states of matter

Practice questions and exam questions - with answers.

Used for a low ability year 9 group as a guide for researching one of the 9(8) planets of our solar system. Could be adapted for higher ability.

A basic tutorial to use after students have learnt about intermolecular forces. Put them into group and give each one a 'problem'. Also, two worksheets on the topic.

A3 revision sheet including wordsearch, crossword and true or false task.

I have acquired this, possibly from TES (?), so I can't accept any credit but definitely worth sharing! A great task for revision/recap/reinforcement of the A2 synthesis section. The task is explained in the file and took me a whole lesson!

Two resources to help make teaching wave speed more fun. The Wave Speed Flower is for very low ability students and the learning grid is for higher ability students. Both are independent activities once students have been taught how to calculate wave speed.

Worksheet to aid nomenclature, structural, molecular, displayed and skeletal formula.

Colour fact sheets to stick up around the classroom. A table to be filled in by students, great kinaesthetic activity. Could be adapted for different abilities.

A powerpoint for an assembly on perseverance. Marie Curie features heavily throughout. Comes with presentation notes.

Match the equipment game for open evening or open day. Print the name and picture and laminate back to back (I did this on A5). Have the correct equipment out and students/parents have to match them up. They can check their answers on the back.

This activity requires no teacher input! Print the powerpoint onto individual A4 sheets and place around the room. Print the worksheets off for individual students or pairs. Start each student on a different question (they get progressively harder so higher ability students could start on a higher number) and let them work out the answers themselves. Little or no prior knowledge is required.

A workshop designed to be run during form times so should take around 20minutes - could also be used in assemblies. Students learn about three main techniques including Pomodoro time, flashcards and mindmapping - focusing on the importance of retrieval practice.

Place higher and foundation information cards around the room. Students move around the room using the sheets to figure out the answer to the questions on the worksheet. Instruction sheet included.

Used for a low ability group. Put 'fact sheets&' up around the classroom and ask students to fill in the table. Then, each student picks a planet. They draw a picture of it on the back and write a postcard to someone they know to describe what the conditions are like on that planet.

Just add dice! Self-explanatory task.

Covalent and coordinate bonding at AS level including the 3D shapes of molecules.

I photocopied each digestive system part 5/6 times and gave each group a different body part. Each student has a copy of the worksheet to fill in. They have 5 minutes to read the sheets and use the information to fill in the worksheet. Then rotate the groups until they have filled in each section of the sheet.

Electronegativity and polarity simple worksheet

I used someone else's jigsaw and adapted it for use with unit P1 Energy for the home.

Worksheet asking students to explain the trends across period 3.