A series of lessons aimed to develop scientific investigation skills in KS3 students, would be good for year 7/8 or lower ability year 9 or for revision for higher ability year 9. Lesson scheme as follows: 1-3. intro investigation skills and compression strength of biscuits-planning, doing and analysing (3 lessons) 4.which biscuit has the most energy and/or 4.dunkability of biscuits (which biscuit can be left in the longest without breaking/ absorbing the most liquid without breaking 5. density of chocolate bars floating and sinking 6. making tea method writing 7. tea investigations-shape, stirring or temperature of water.

A PowerPoint with a full sequence of lessons for a year 7 acids and alkalis topic. All activities, resources (including chemical orders in the notes) and print outs are included for each lesson. Lessons include: -acid and alkali intro- testing household substances -indicators -red cabbage indicator -rainbow fizz and neutralisation

Lesson on soil chemistry including practical activity testing soil samples (need to order a selection of soils, ideally with different pHs, beakers, filter paper, filter funnels, indicator paper, spatulas).

A lesson/ set of resources for scientific investigation skills- how to plan an experiment, draw a results table, draw a graph/ identify anomalies and conclude/ evaluate. Slides can be adapted to suit any practical. I have some investigation Powerpoints ready made if you would like them check out my page (indigestion, slime, pendulum etc)

An assessment on separating mixtures, looking at the separation of rock salt and method writing. Based on and adapted from a badger style MACE task.

Short quick resource about women in science with weblinks to help research

Graph checklist for drawing bar and line graphs in science. The document has the checklist in a selection of sizes to aid printing. I print the mini version to stick on graphs when teacher/ pee/ self assessment.

A powerpoint of a sequence of lessons on slime (either using borax based or cornflour based slime). Would take approximately 2-3 lessons -planning -practical -graph and evaluation

Lesson on acid rain for KS3, including an extended writing task.

Lesson and activities on global warming for KS3.

Whole unit of work on separating mixtures, lesson order: SLG revision, What are mixtures Different kinds of mixtures Solutions- does it dissolve? What affects the speed something dissolves? Separating mixtures- overview of separation techniques Evaporation- rock salt prac Copper sulphate practical Chromatography Distillation

Extended writing task on hydrocarbons

Series of lessons on acids and alkalis aimed at KS3, resources and activities within the Powerpoint.

A task aimed at developing extended writing in science, based on the old "displacement disco" style assessment task, but turned into a 6 mark style GCSE question. Activities, markscheme and writing frames are within the powerpoint. "Describe what would you would observe when zinc reacts with each of the following solutions. Use the reactivity series to justify your decisions."

A task aimed at developing extended writing in science. Based on old GCSE 6 mark questions. Writing frames and markschemes are within the Powerpoint.

A full series of lessons on elements and compounds

A set of full lessons on the absorbance of nappies, looking at developing investigation skills.