a simple writing frame to aid pupils with planning an investigation into the rate of reaction of marble chips and acid

a poster for display that helps pupils produce a good scientific conclusion

a useful poster for display that helps pupils produce a structured evaluation

a blank atomic structure sheet for using with pupils to explain electron structure

bath bombs are made with a 2:1 ration of sodium bicarobnate to Citric acid, recipes can be found easily on the internet, this lesson gets pupils to make bath bombs and then sequence the method and choose words for their advert

A lesson i created as an end of term activity for year 7 would be good for science clubs too, i used lemonade, cheap sweets you can buy 5 bags for £1 in Asda, food colouring and paper cups so they can taste their potion would be a fun english crossover lesson too as they design their own potion at the end. All resources needed are included in the powerpoint including an evaluation sheet and potion recipes

A collection of rate of reaction support and extension questions, they can be cut into strips and used as a support or extension in class

To get the pupils to learn atomic structure we made models of atoms using sweets if they make them on paper with clean hands they can eat them afterwards. We used white and milk chocolate buttons as the protons and neutrons and martians as the electrons with strawberry bootlaces to show the outer elcetron shells, the pupils understood the concept so well we went on to building atoms of oxygen and berylium as well to discuss how the shells fill up, a picture of their models is included and then we evaluated their models and the effectiveness of the model using the sheet attached

a picture of a brainiac experiment on alkali metals in a 5 questions framework, as a starter for the pupils

A simple results table i use to get pupils to compare 5 samples of powders 4 known and 1 unknown and see if they can guess what the unknown is, can be adapted for any powder, this one is simplified for pupils with SEN

a powerpoint with a simple description of atomic and formula mass

a set of premade cards with the elements written on them, with the rest of the information left blank for the pupils to fill in

a keywords sheet for the old edexcel patterns in properties module still useful as a starter because it asks pupils to find definiotns of atom, element, etc

I have used the level 3 - 5 science APP statements to make an Xbox achievment assessment for the pupils called science live. It works like the achievements on xbox pupils get the black and white sheet for their books then get the coloured stickers when they unlock the achievement it is an easy skill tracker and really hooks the pupils in small prizes can be given for every 200 points unlocked to link in to your schools reward policy.

if you drop raisins in lemonade they sink to the bottom, then float and then sink again. this sheet contains six theories that can be photocopied and then stuck around the room, i demonstrated the experiment and then got pupils to move to the theory they thought best described what happened and told them to be prepared to defend their ideas

A co-operative learning starter activity where the pupils decide definitions for the keywords from a multiple choice list move to the area of the room corresponding to the answer, then they have to copy down the definition and when they have finished sit down with a partner and decide a memorable hook to remember the word by

a complete lesson reviewing atomic structure, reactivity and word equations for KS3 or low ability KS4. includes a progress check sheet that can be revisited throughout the lesson and the lesson plan I wrote to go with it

Powerpoint and worksheet where lego is used to model chemical equations

a simple lesson on the periodic table, isotopes and electron configuration to cover a large amount of learning aim c as revision for the BTEC single or double award - geared at lower ability pupils with worksheets included

A couple of sheets on acids and alkalis and one to be used with flame tests.