Three self-contained activity sheets to be used for cover. The first is based on the Planet of the Apes and the real world science that relates to it. The second and third are based on the life and work of Antoine Lavoisier and the actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. Please leave your feedback!

Teaching is the only career where it is easier to go in to work when you are ill compared to setting the work for a cover lesson. These differentiated A3 sheets are topic based and self contained. They are based on a number of different puzzle tasks to help keep students engaged. The answer sheet allows students to mark each part of the sheet and make corrections in green pen (or whatever colour students use for corrections within your school.) The result is an easy task for the supply teacher to operate, a piece of work that is engaging and supportive of the subject area being delivered and an opportunity for self assessment. Please leave your feedback!

Following on from Colour by Element, we now have Colour by Ion! Based on the idea of Colour by Number, Colour by Ion asks students to identify what ions are formed by different elements increasing their familiarity with ions.

Based on the idea of Colour by Number, Colour by Element asks students to identify which group different elements belong to and increases their familiarity with the Periodic Table. Please leave your feedback!

As a starter/plenary or you need to quickly fill a display board before that Ofsted visit; here are 18 dingbats/rebus puzzles to identify the elements.

Teaching is the only career where it is easier to go in to work when you are ill compared to setting the work for a cover lesson. These differentiated A3 sheets are topic based and self contained. They are based on a number of different puzzle tasks to help keep students engaged. The answer sheet allows students to mark each part of the sheet and make corrections in green pen (or whatever colour students use for corrections within your school.) The result is an easy task for the supply teacher to operate, a piece of work that is engaging and supportive of the subject area being delivered and an opportunity for self assessment. Please leave your feedback!

Two self-contained activity sheets to be used for cover. The first is based on the Avengers and the real world science that relates to it. The second is based on the life and work of Albert Einstein. Please leave your feedback!

A simple worksheet relating to factors using animal diagrams.

A placemat activity - the PowerPoint briefly demonstrates how to set out a simple explanation. The student is then given a question with an A3 sheet of information. They must then select the appropriate information, sequence their explanation and then write it.

Teaching sampling techniques can be difficult if you are unable to get out of the classroom. This activity allows you to investigate sampling by randomly selecting areas on the grid. Please leave your feedback!

A placemat activity - the PowerPoint briefly demonstrates how to set out a simple explanation. The student is then given a question with an A3 sheet of information. They must then select the appropriate information, sequence their explanation and then write it.

A placemat activity - the PowerPoint briefly demonstrates how to set out a simple explanation. The student is then given a question with an A3 sheet of information. They must then select the appropriate information, sequence their explanation and then write it.

4 PowerPoint files relating to how the media influences society with regards to opinion and body image. Used as part of a PSHE programme within school.

A placemat activity - the PowerPoint briefly demonstrates how to set out an explanation. The student is then given a question with an A3 sheet of information. They must then select the appropriate information, sequence their explanation and then write it.

A placemat activity - the PowerPoint briefly demonstrates how to set out a simple explanation. The student is then given a question with an A3 sheet of information. They must then select the appropriate information, sequence their explanation and then write it.

Teaching is the only career where it is easier to go in to work when you are ill compared to setting the work for a cover lesson. These differentiated A3 sheets are topic based and self contained. They are based on a number of different puzzle tasks to help keep students engaged. The answer sheet allows students to mark each part of the sheet and make corrections in green pen (or whatever colour students use for corrections within your school.) The result is an easy task for the supply teacher to operate, a piece of work that is engaging and supportive of the subject area being delivered and an opportunity for self assessment. Please leave your feedback!

A worksheet that uses exchange rates to embed the idea of proportions and ratio. The graph drawing task then allows you to introduce ‘directly proportional’.

Who needs magic when you’ve got science.