A worksheet to help students understand independent, dependent and control variables. Students are given the opportunity to define the variables and then identify variables in a variety of scenarios. There is an extension activity for students to design their own experiment. Includes answers.

A toolkit of 10 multiple choice, 10 short answer and 7 long answer questions. This can be used to assess understanding and identify misconceptions. Questions could be read verbally, added to PowerPoints or printed as an assessment. Questions / answer expectations can be amended based on the needs of your class.

A game of bingo to reinforce cells keywords and their definitions.

Cells keyword literacy activity Includes: Keywords with definitions and etymology. 4 suggested templates for students to use (can be printed or displayed on board for students to copy) and a suggested extension activity. Word document format.

A collaborative activity designed to allow students to explore the functions of cell organelles through group work. This activity makes the teacher the ‘facilitator’ of learning and allows the students to become experts.

A unique activity to bring the learning of Scientific variables to life. Engage your students with this variables role play activity.

30 ideas to create engaging learning opportunities for students. The ideas are split into ideas for “do now” activities (to engage students from the first minute of learning) and ideas for activities that could be anywhere in a lesson.

A literacy resource containing 4 tasks. These tasks are designed to address common misconceptions about cells. Also includes an optional printable worksheet to support the delivery of these activities. Task 1: Correct the Scientific and literacy error (designed to identify common misconceptions) Task 2: Identify the best model answer & explain reasoning (designed to allow a discussion around what makes a good answer) Task 3: Extended answer question (builds on the previous task, students have seen a good answer and now need to apply what they have learnt) Task 4: Peer assessment of extended answer question (allow for students to identify their next steps)

This worksheet aims to introduce Key Stage 3 students to the fundamentals of “How Science Works” by engaging them in the scientific method, experiment design, and critical thinking about scientific processes.

This resource is in two sections. Section 1 – Think pair share activities. This includes 3 activities Section 2 – Debates. This includes 6 debate topics with information