At the Science Corner you will find engaging presentations by a TES recommended author and Google Certified Educator. Presentations are well illustrated, clearly explained, and have a lucid and logical flow. Closed and open questions keep all learners engaged and on their toes. In many cases, worksheets, suggested homework assignments and exam questions are also provided. We are a new store, so come back often to see our latest resources.
At the Science Corner you will find engaging presentations by a TES recommended author and Google Certified Educator. Presentations are well illustrated, clearly explained, and have a lucid and logical flow. Closed and open questions keep all learners engaged and on their toes. In many cases, worksheets, suggested homework assignments and exam questions are also provided. We are a new store, so come back often to see our latest resources.
**This resource has been recommended by the TES Resource Team**
Get your learners thinking about electricity and electric circuits. My most popular resource includes:
• A lucid and logical 69-slide PowerPoint which includes many visual aids. The slides are thoughtfully animated (not over-animated) to allow opportunities for learners to participate and promote class discussions.
• Seven pages of interactive notes (scaffolded notes). These notes fit perfectly with the presentation. I find this activity keeps lower-level students engaged during the lessons while allowing differentiation for higher achievers.
• A crossword (with answers), some homework questions and a quiz.
**Just print and go! Or customize to fit the needs of your class.**
Learning objectives covered in this resources are listed below.
• By the end of these lessons, pupils should know:
1. that electricity is a form of energy.
2. that current electricity can be produced from cells, batteries or the mains
3. that there are a range of appliances in the home, which use electricity.
4. that we can represent components by symbols.
5. that current electricity flows in conductors but not in insulators.
6. that a complete path is needed from one side of the battery to the other for electricity to flow.
7. how a switch works.
8. that there are two types of circuit, series and parallel.
9. that current is measured in Amps.
10. that current is measured using an ammeter.
11. how to connect and use an ammeter.
12. that in a series circuit, the current is the same all the way round the circuit.
13. that in a parallel circuit, the current is shared but not lost or used up.
14. that the current in a series circuit depends upon the number and type of components used.
15. that a battery is a store of electrical energy.
16. that voltage is a measure of the amount of energy or push given to the current.
17. that more cells in series equals more voltage.
18. that the effect of voltage upon current and bulb brightness.
19. that an electric current causes a wire to become hot. .
20. that the bigger the current, the higher the temperature of the wire.
21. that if too much current flows, the wire will melt.
Hope you find it useful. Your feedback is much appreciated.
*UPDATED January 2017 - More support worksheets added*
This resource includes a 56 slide PowerPoint presentation, four activity worksheets, a mind map, a short quiz and a 34-question unit test. Everything is ready to be used or easily edited to suit your learners.
• Includes sound clips to bring the learning to life
• Animations have been thoughtfully used to promote participation from lower achieving students and discussion from higher ability ones.
• 26 learning outcomes listed below
By the end of these lessons, pupils will:
1. recognise that sound is made by objects that vibrate
2. define that the frequency of vibration of the source is measured in Hertz (Hz)
3. discuss how sound is made in different musical instruments
4. know that a vibrating source causes the layers of air around it to move
5. discover that sound travels by compressing and expanding the surroundings
6. express that sound travels as a longitudinal wave
7. discover that sound travels best through solids and worst through gases because of the arrangement of the particles
8. explore the relative speed of sound in different mediums
9. explain that sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum because there are no molecules
10. know that sound waves detected by the ear cause the ear drum to vibrate
11. explore the structure of the ear
12. describe how sound is transmitted through the ear to the brain
13. know that different people have different ranges of hearing
14. know that the average human range of hearing is 20 to 20,000 Hz
15. define that loudness is measured in decibels (dB's)
16. discuss that 0 dB is the threshold of hearing and 130 dB's is the threshold of pain whilst 140 dB's causes damage
17. discuss that loud sounds can have permanent and temporary effect on the ear
18. discuss some common causes of ear damage
19. define that noise is unwanted sound
20. discover that a loud sound is produced by a large vibration and vice versa
21. discover that a high pitched sound is produced by a very frequent (quick) vibration and vice versa
22. know that an microphone can change sound to electricity and that this can then be displayed on an oscilloscope
23. know that the wave displayed on an oscilloscope is a transverse wave
24. demonstrate how to identify the amplitude, the wavelength and the frequency of a wave
25. recognise the link between the loudness of the sound and the amplitude of the wave
26. recognise the link between the pitch of the sound and the frequency/wavelength of the wave
Cheers!
*This resource has been recommended by the TES Resource Team*
This resource pack includes an engaging illustrated 33-slide PowerPoint presentation that will get your young learners thinking about magnetism. Scaffolded notes for pupils have been customized to go along with these lessons. Two additional worksheets and a quiz are also included. The learning objectives are listed below.
By the end of this series of lessons, pupils will:
be introduced to the discovery and history of magnets
know the elements that have magnetic properties
observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others
compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials
describe magnets as having 2 poles
predict whether 2 magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are facing
know that materials contain groups of spinning electrons called domains
know that the domains are aligned in magnetic materials
know that the domains of a non-magnetic material are not aligned
learn about magnetic fields by plotting with compass, representation by field lines
learn about Earth’s magnetism, compass and navigation
explore the magnetic fields of permanent and induced magnets, and the Earth’s magnetic field
You may also be interested in Magnetism Part 2 priced at only £2
You can save by getting Magnetism Part 1 and Part 2 together
For the best value, get the Magnetism and Sound Bundle which also includes my popular Sound and Hearing lessons.
Cheers!
**UPDATED January 2017** Added a crossword puzzle with answers
This is the 2nd part of a Magnetism unit with year 7 - Year 8 pupils. It includes an engaging illustrated PowerPoint presentation (30 slides) and scaffolded notes which have been customized to go along with the presentation. Three worksheets and a quiz are also included in this pack. Great value!
The learning objectives for Part 2 are listed below.
By the end of this lesson, pupils will:
1) discover that a magnet can be made by stroking a steel bar with the same pole of a permanent magnet from one end to the other end in one direction
2) be able magnetise a needle and use it as a simple compass.
3) discover that when electric current flows through an insulated wire wound around an iron core, the core becomes a magnet
4) be able to build a simple electromagnet
5) explore ways to manipulate a variety of variables to increase the strength of the electromagnet
6) know some uses of electromagnets
7) distinguish between a permanent magnet and an electromagnet
8) learn the components of an electric bell and how an electric bell works
Your feedback is much appreciated. Cheers!
An interactive 50-slide presentation that introduces chemical reactions and writing skeleton equations, word equations and balanced chemical equations with state symbols. Many sample problems and practice problems for learners to participate.
Scaffolded lesson notes for pupils and two worksheets to practice writing word equations and balancing equations are included in this resource pack.
In these lessons, pupils will:
• know the signs of a chemical change
• review identifying the reactants and the products of a chemical reaction
• use the symbols of the elements and write the formulae of simple compounds
• determine the formula of an ionic compound from the charges on the ions present
• construct word equations and simple balanced chemical equations
• construct equations with state symbols
• deduce the balanced equation for a chemical reaction, given relevant information
Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you.
Save precious time and money with this KS3 Science Mega Bundle.
Includes 7 PowerPoint presentations - over 300 slides in all. Worksheets, activity sheets, and sample test questions are also provided for most lessons.
Presentations are thoughtfully animated to allow opportunities for participation and assessment. There are plenty of visual aids and questions to generate curiosity and to help children construct understanding.
These resources took me lots of time to prepare. I hope you find them useful. Happy teaching!
Homework, practice problems and a multiple choice Exam practice to support the learning of a unit on Chemical Reactions.
• 90 Questions in all
• Questions are editable
• ANSWERS are included for every problem.
Learners will:
• Write word equations
• Write skeleton equations
• Write balanced chemical equations
• Classify chemical reactions
• Use the activity series to predict single replacement reactions
• Write balanced net ionic equations
• Identify the precipitate in double replacement reactions
This resource is meant for teachers in the US.
This resource includes a highly visual PowerPoint presentation (over 90 slides!) on the topic of ENERGY, forms of energy, energy transformations and energy diagrams. The presentation uses many visual aids and is thoughtfully animated to promote participation from learners of all abilities.
Two worksheets and sample exam questions (71 questions with ANSWERS!)) are also included. Appropriate for year 7 or year 8 pupils.
Students will learn:
1. that energy is the capacity or ability to do work (the ability to make matter change)
2. that generally, there are 2 types of energy: potential energy and kinetic energy
3. that there are many forms of potential and kinetic energy including: thermal energy (heat), electromagnetic energy (radiated), sound energy, gravitational potential energy (GPE), elastic potential, nuclear, chemical energy and electrical energy.
4. that gravitational energy depends on an object's mass and height above the earth's surface
5. that kinetic energy depends on an object's mass and how fast it is moving
6. that energy is transformed from one form to another
7. that a fuel is stored energy, which must be burnt to release the energy
8. Fuel + Oxygen = Energy + Carbon Dioxide + Water + Waste Product
9. that most of the Earth's energy ultimately comes from the Sun
10. that energy sources can be described as either renewable or Non-renewable
11. that Renewable means can be used again or replaced within a Iifetime
12. some advantages and disadvantages of energy sources
13. the need for energy saving with non-renewable energy sources and ultimately with all energy sources
14. to construct an energy transfer diagram
15. to construct a Sankey diagram
16. that energy is conserved in an energy transformation
I hope you find this resource useful. Cheers.
Homework sets, worksheet, and sample test questions to support the learning of Kinetic Molecular Theory for high school chemistry students.
Includes 71 questions in all. All questions are EDITABLE and ANSWERS are included.
This resource is meant to be used by teachers in the US.
Homework sets, a worksheet and sample test questions to support the learning of chemical quantities, the mole, conversions between mass, volume and mole, percent composition and empirical formula.
• 72 questions in all
• All questions are editable
• All ANSWERS are included
This resource is meant to be used by teachers in the US.
Homework sets, a practice quiz and sample test questions to support the learning of a unit on Atomic Structure.
• Includes 102 questions in all!
• All questions are EDITABLE and include ANSWERS.
This resource is meant to be used by teachers in the US.
Homework sets with ANSWERS, a worksheet and plenty of sample test questions to support the learning of a unit on Ions, Ionic Bonding, Ionic Compounds and Metallic Bonding.
• 87 editable questions in all
• All ANSWERS are included
This resource is meant to be used by teachers in the US.
Homework sets, a worksheet and sample test questions to support the learning of Gas Properties and the Gas Laws.
74 problems in all. Can be recycled year after year.
All questions are EDITABLE and all ANSWERS are included.
This resource is meant to be used by teachers in the US.
Homework sets and multiple choice exam practice problems to support the learning of a unit on Acids, Bases, and Salts.
All questions (124 in all!) are editable and ANSWERS are provided for each!.
Learners will answer questions about:
• Acid-base definitions
• Hydrogen ions and acidity
• pH calculations
• hydrogen ion and hdyroxide ion concentrations
• acid and base strength
• acid dissociation constant
• neutralisation reactions
• salts in solution
• titration calculations
This resource is meant to be used by teachers in the US.
This resource includes a highly visual 34-slide PowerPoint presentation, scaffolded notes for pupils, and a worksheet.
In this resource, pupils will learn...
1) to compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties
2) to recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter
3) the rock cycle and the formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
4) to understand how cooling and solidifying of magma results in formation of igneous rocks.
5) to understand that sedimentary rocks are made by processes which include the deposition of rock fragments or organic material, or as a result of evaporation.
6) to understand how rock fragments are transported by flowing water or wind, and how grain size affects transport and settling of sediment; understand how landscape can be eroded.
7) to understand that metamorphic rocks are formed by action of heat and pressure on existing rocks.
8) to understand the meaning of the term ‘mineral’.
9) to know how forces generated by expansion, contraction and the freezing of water can lead to the physical weathering of rocks.
10) to know the different layers of a soil profile
I hope you find this resource helpful.
Homework sets, worksheet and sample test questions to support the learning of a unit on STOICHIOMETRY (Chemical Calculations).
• 78 Questions in all
• All questions can be edited
• ANSWERS are included for each problem.
Learners will solve problems related to:
• chemical calculations of the masses, moles and volume of substances in a chemical reaction
• Identify the limiting and excess reactants
• calculations of the theoretical yield and percent yield
This resource is meant to be used by teachers in the US.
Homework sets and multiple choice exam practice problems to support the learning of a unit on The Periodic Table.
All questions (120 in all!) are editable and ANSWERS are provided for each!.
Learners will answer questions about:
• Groups and periods in the periodic table
• Metals, nonmetals and semi-metals in the periodic table
• Transition metals in the periodic table
• Properties of metals, nonmetals, semi-metals and transition metals
• Electron configuration
• Energy levels, sub-levels and orbitals
• Periodic table trends - atomic size
• Periodic table trends - ionic size
• Periodic table trends - electronegativity
• Periodic table trends - ionization energy
This resource is meant to be used by teachers in the US.
Homework sets, practice problems and multiple choice exam practice problems to support the learning of naming and writing chemical formulae for ionic compounds, molecular compounds, acids and bases.
• More than 88 questions are included
• All questions are editable
• All ANSWERS are included
This resource is meant to be used by teachers in the US.
This KS3 Science Bundle includes 4 popular resource packs. Each pack contains an illustrated presentation and printable resources. Presentations are thoughtfully animated to allow opportunities for participation and assessment. There are plenty of visual aids and questions to generate curiosity and to help children construct understanding. Scaffolded notes, worksheets, activity sheets, and/or sample test questions are also provided for most lessons.
Save lots of time with this KS3 Science Bundle. Save 50% with this bundle. Great value!