Amaze your kids with this surprisingly difficult activity. The stroop test requires you to say the word or colour of text whilst ignoring the colour of the font. Included in this ppt are three variants in the stroop test. Great idea for a settler, starter, or plenary if you have been looking at prisms and rainbows. Stroop, light, eyes, diffraction, colour,

A nice starter or plenary where the pupils have to guess the word from the images and letters given. Pupils love this game.

A guide for pupils designed to allow pupils to be able to express clearly what they need to do to progress to the next level in SC1 practical skills. Includes versions mapped to KS3 levels, and GCSE grades. Differentiated for higher, middle and lower ability. Can be used for; independent but structured work homework. self or peer assessment self-levelling a marking guide; writing P1, C1 etc in the margin when pupils have met the criteria. Progresses from year 7 to year 10/11 with a guide for pupils that introduces them into the requirements of an ISA practical.

Pupils are shown an example of analysing data from a graph and are then given three graphs of increasing difficult to analyse. Great for getting groups ready for analysing their own data. photosynthesis, enzymes, rates of reaction, graphs

Modelled for helping year 7 and 8 pupils a the start of a topic these 18 1 page sheets can be used in A4 or A5 books or placed in a folder. Covers all major areas of KS3 science, 18 topics total. Electricity, magnetism, ecology, cells, reproduction chemical reactions etc.

Pupils look at selective breeding and inheritance. Low to medium ability for years 7-9.

Written for myself, but my fellow NQTs liked it so I thought Id post it up here. NO excel skills required. Automatically colour codes your registers by gender, SEN status and target level/grade. Automatically ranks pupils targets. Includes separate sheets for KS3 and KS$ classes. Keeps pupils' names visible whilst you scroll through your records. Easy to use!

Introduction to cells powerpoint and activity. Literacy starter and taboo activity. Suitable for year 9 medium to low ability or years 7 and 8.

All of the syllabus converted into easy to use objective slides. Copy and paste into your own power points or give to the pupils to use for revision.

Blood vessels worksheet with sentence starters. differentiation, worksheet, capillaries, lumen, veins, arteries

Pupils reassemble the story to discover how carbon monoxide is a toxic gas and is produced when fuels do not fully combust. Suitable for KS3 and KS4. Carbon monoxide, combustion, incomplete combustion, toxic gas

An opening lesson for AQA C1.1 or Edexcel C2.1, learning the structure of the atom, the subatomic particles, periodic table and electronic configuration.

A higher and lower differentiated worksheet, pupils fill in the gaps to explain what happened to their food as it is digested. Designed as an activity at the start of the topic for a medium ability year 8 group. I am using this with a follow up storyboard activity. AFL, plenery, assessment, literacy

Another 20 slides of fun science comics. Use these popular webcomics (open source) to spice up your plenary or homework activities, these multifaceted comics are great for stimulating further learning or emphasising a certain point of your lesson. Includes two different activities described and nearly 20 different science related cartoons ranging from KS3 to A-level and beyond. Covering topics as varied as evolution, treating cancer, ice ages, and flowcharts.

In this activity plan you will find the SOC codes to import my quiz to your Socrative room. This is a great revision activity that you can use with the whole class as starters, plenaries, or to consolidate learning on Cells and organelles! If you are not familiar with Socrative, I explain the key steps of this great interactive teaching tool.

A few simple questions to test wether your pupils can apply what they have learned about moments.

All the modern hazard symbols covered by the curriculum gathered into one place. Images should be large enough for printing for displays. Check out my other resources for power points and worksheets related to these hazard symbols. display, safety, practical

There are over 700 different birds in the UK, here 20 of some of the most interesting have been picked out for a presentation that is an ideal settler activity for a biology class or a discussion topic for the form room. Ask your pupils what birds they know, where and when they have seen them and what they know about them. An quick worksheet is included. Birds, classification, swan, raptor, form time, activity

Investigation and presentation, includes step by step animation showing pupils how to contruct graphs. Suitable for all ages as the practical does not require anymore than a stopwatch. Great for all low and medium ability classes.

Quick and easy game for pupils who receive one domino each and have to find which other pupils have the answer to their question. Designed for AQA but suitable for any KS4 chemistry groups.