Students investigate how far a wind up car will go with different numbers of turns.

Collaboration and rewording of the Story of Archimedes. This is not my own work. I have edited a few words to make it easier for students to digest. Please find references in the worksheet.

Students add force arrows to two diagrams to show the different in forces between floating objects and sinking objects.

Light Lesson 4 powerpoint 1 (Scheme PP3) Who can shoot who with the aid of mirrors at LaserQuest? Ideal starter for reflection. Please find the full scheme of work for light here: http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Full-Scheme-of-Work-Light-KS2-KS3-6162648/

Students find out how the Knock Nevis (largest and heaviest boat in the world) can float when it is made from metal. Ideal homework to lead into buoyancy and upthrust.

A guideline worksheet for students to make a poster on Isaac Newton's 3 laws of motion.

Internet research questions on rockets and action/reaction forces

Correct Mike the Alien and his mass and weight misconception and work out the weight of a T-Rex on different planets!

Questions on how the Voyager Space Probes have managed to get so far on relatively little fuel.

Students receive an atom card and have to make molecules by finding other atoms required to make their molecule. Variable group size from 10 up to 32.

This activity has students creating atoms with red and green sticky dots (find them at any stationers!) and deciphering the numbers found in the periodic table.

Scaffolded Fill in the Blanks activity for the 3 laws of motion

Light Lesson 4 Worksheet 2 (Scheme WS8) Thought provoking questions on reflection. Designed to challenge KS2. These should even challenge KS3. Please find the full scheme of work for light here: http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Full-Scheme-of-Work-Light-KS2-KS3-6162648/

How long does it take a smell to travel across a room? Students can find out using this structured worksheet including results tables, graph paper, and conclusion space.

Activity to simulate the random movement of air particles by using triangular paper and a 6 sided dice.

Revision Aid for Atoms and Molecules topic.

A comprehension activity to introduce students to the idea of alchemy and turning one element into another. A great side activity for when studying the periodic table.

A simple differentiated research task on what makes up air? also covers pollution and the history of the Earth's atmosphere.

Unscramble keywords and write down the definitions.

Forces in Action Lesson 1 Worksheet 1 (Scheme WS1) An investigation for students to learn the difference between mass and weight by using scales and newton meters.