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Kinetic Theory of Matter - Three States of Matter, Change of State - Fully Resourced Lesson for KS3
This fully resourced lesson on particle or kinetic theory for KS3 includes an animated PowerPoint which:
identifies the three states of matter as solid, liquid and gas;
demonstrates the arrangement of particles in solids, liquids and gases;
explains the properties of solids, liquids and gases in terms of the arrangement of their particles;
explains change of state including sublimation;
explains pressure in gases and the effect of increasing the number of particles and temperature and decreasing volume
diffusion
What’s Included
Animated PowerPoint for teaching with exit ticket quiz and all answers to classwork and homework)
Flip it (pupil writes questions to given answers)
Anticipation Guides (combined starter and plenary)
Foldable (students use to make their own notes)
Cut-and-stick activity pupil uses to make their own notes)
Worksheet to support the PowerPoint
Fact sheet
Homework (x3) plus answers
Fact share worksheet
12 Taboo cards
Pupil progress self-assessment checklist
Exit Ticket
Suggested lesson plan showing choices possible between resources
This pack contains 18 printable resources and it is intended that the teacher uses them to build their own unique lesson to take account of student ability and time available. Literacy, oracy, self-assessment and peer assessment are all built in to the resources. These features are clearly marked on the comprehensive one-page flow chart lesson plan which shows where the logical choices between resources can be made.
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Respiration Explained KS3- Fully Resourced Lesson
A comprehensive and enjoyable introduction to respiration including an explanation of the difference between respiration and breathing.
What’s Covered
Breathing is movement of air in and out of the lungs.
Respiration is the release of energy from glucose.
Aerobic respiration uses oxygen to release energy from glucose.
Anaerobic respiration does not use oxygen to release energy from glucose and produces lactic acid which causes muscle cramps.
Anaerobic respiration creates oxygen debt which must be cleared using oxygen and is why breathing rate does not return to normal immediately vigorous activity ceases.
Yeast is a unicellular fungus that undergoes fermentation.
Word equations for aerobic respiration and fermentation.
Conditions necessary for fermentation.
What’s Included
Animated PowerPoint for teaching with exit ticket quiz
Answer/mark scheme PowerPoint
Flip it (pupil writes questions to given answers)
Anticipation Guides (combined starter and plenary)
Foldable
Cut and stick activity.
Worksheet to support the PowerPoint
Fact sheet
Homework plus answers
Fact share worksheet
Pupil progress self-assessment checklist
Exit Ticket
Suggested lesson plan showing choices possible between resources
This pack contains thirteen resources and it is intended that the teacher uses them to build their own unique lesson to take account of student ability and time available. Literacy, oracy, self-assessment and peer assessment are all built in to the resources. These features are clearly marked on the comprehensive one-page flow chart lesson plan which shows where the logical choices between resources can be made.
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Current Voltage and Resistance Explained Distance Learning and Homeschool for KS2
What are current, voltage and resistance and what is the relationship between them in an electrical circuit? What are the conditions necessary for current to flow in a circuit?
Look no further for a unique and engaging explanation of these concepts!
This action-packed distance or remote learning package introduces current as a flow of electrons and explains the relationship between current, voltage and resistance using the analogy of a diver (the electron) using up energy obtained from food (the battery) and giving off heat as they swim through pipes filled either with water (low resistance) or water and rocks (metal ions)(high resistance). The resistance of long, short, thick and thin wires is explained and a simulated practical explores the conditions needed for current to flow in a circuit.
This resource has been designed so that the animated PowerPoint replaces the teacher by providing structure, sequence, knowledge and answers. The worksheets, cut-outs, foldable and progress check provide a familiar medium for students to develop and test their knowledge, continue to develop their literacy skills and use their creativity to organise their learning and assess their progress. There is also a short digital test which can be returned to the teacher.
Objective
To know and explain :
that current is a flow of electrons through a conductor when they are given energy or pushed by a voltage from the battery.
how metal ions cause resistance.
the comparative resistance of wires according to length and thickness.
why electrons lose more heat passing through a high resistance conductor.
the conditions needed for current to flow in a circuit.
Resources
Animated PowerPoint which guides the student through the lesson by explaining :
how to use distance learning effectively;
how to use this resource;
current, voltage and resistance and the relationship between them;
providing the answers to all the worksheets so that the students can mark and correct their work.
Two worksheets, two cut-out activities and a word search - answers in the PowerPoint.
A foldable and cut-out activity so that students can record and organise their learning.
Checklist - students asses progress.
A short digital test which can be returned to the teacher.
Printable copy of the PowerPoint is provided for distribution by school.
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Current Electricity How Does Adding Batteries to an Electrical Circuit Affect the Current? Why? KS3
What happens to the current when you add batteries to a circuit? This fully resourced lesson comes with an animated PowerPoint which explains how a battery produces current then guides the student through planning an investigation to discover what happens when the number of batteries is increased. If the apparatus is not available for a lab, a set of results is provided for students to use to draw a conclusion.
What’s Covered
A battery has a positive and negative terminal.
The long line in the battery symbol represents the positive terminal.
Batteries are connected positive to negative.
A battery contains chemicals.
An electric current is a flow of electrons which pick up energy from the battery.
As batteries are added to a circuit the lamp gets brighter.
A battery provides the push or voltage to make current flow in a circuit.
The higher the voltage of a battery the more current flows in the circuit.
Current increases as batteries are added to a circuit.
Be able to make a prediction and design an experiment to investigate the relationship between the number of batteries and current.
Be able to draw a bar graph.
Be able to calculate the output of a number of batteries from known numbers of batteries, voltages and currents.
Be able to explain how electrons supply energy to components in a circuit without becoming used up themselves.
Resources
Animated 14 slide PowerPoint- includes exit ticket /plenary quiz
Cut and stick
Anticipation guide (starter and plenary)
Flip It
Taboo Cards
Worksheet for practical
Fact sheet
Foldable
Fact Share Worksheet
Exit ticket template
ABC card template
Differentiated homework/classwork worksheets
PowerPoint with answers /detailed mark schemes for homework/classwork sheets-pupils can self-assess or peer assess.
An easy to follow one-page flow chart lesson plan indicates where logical choices between resources can be made if required.
With 15 printables available, teachers can opt to tailor their lesson to take account of the ability of their students and time available if so required.
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Links to other resources in this series.
Intro to Current Electricity 1
Intro to Current Electricity 2
Intro to Current Electricity 3
Current Electricity - Everything You Need
Current Electricity - Circuit and Symbols Dominoes KS3
A dominoes game with circuit symbols and descriptions, sketches and circuit diagrams of series and parallel circuits instead of numbers. Take your turn by matching a domino exactly or, for example, by matching a sketch with its circuit diagram. A fantastic way to consolidate learning at the end of the topic or during test prep. So enjoyable students will not realise they are learning
Prior Knowledge
Be able to recognise the symbols for a lamp, switch, voltmeter, ammeter, buzzer, motor and resistor.
Be able to match the description, sketch or circuit diagram for the same series circuit.
Be able to match the description, sketch or circuit diagram for the same parallel circuit.
What You Get
70 dominoes
Animated PowerPoint explaining the rules and how to play.
Rules of the Game
Each player selects seven dominoes from the top of the face-down pile and holds them in their hand like playing cards.
The player whose surname begins with a letter closest to the letter A starts and play proceed in a clockwise direction.
Dominos can be matched exactly, or a name can be matched with a symbol or descriptions, sketches and circuit diagrams can be matched.
If a player thinks a match is wrong they can challenge. If the challenger is correct, they give a card from their own hand to the challenged player. If the challenged player is correct, they give a card from their hand to the challenger.
If a player cannot play a domino, they pick up from the face down pile and can play if possible or add it to their hand.
Fully resourced lessons and money-saving bundles on current electricity are available.
Intro to Current Electricity 1
Intro to Current Electricity 2
Intro to Current Electricity 3
Intro to Current Electricity 4
Current Electricity KS3 – The Complete Module
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Light - Shadows and Lunar and Solar Eclipses - Fully Resourced Lesson for KS3
A comprehensive and enjoyable fully resourced lesson on shadows and lunar and solar eclipses for middle school.
What’s Covered
The shadow of a point source only has an umbra but the shadow of a large point source has an umbra and a penumbra.
If the light source moves closer to the object, the shadow gets bigger.
If the object moves closer to the screen, the shadow gets smaller .
A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth stops all, or some, of the Sun’s light from reaching the Moon.
The Moon orbits the Earth once every 29.5 days.
When the entire moon passes through the Earths penumbra it appears slightly darker (penumbral eclipse).
If only part of the moon passes through the Earth’s umbra it is a partial eclipse.
A solar eclipse happens when the Moon stops all, or some, of the Sun’s light from reaching the Earth
A person on Earth, standing in the Moon’s umbra will see a total solar eclipse.
A person on Earth, standing in the Moon’s penumbra will see a partial solar eclipse.
When the Moon is at its furthest point from Earth, it no longer covers the whole surface of the Sun and an annular eclipse is seen from the umbra.
The Moon’s orbit is angled relative to the Earth so the Sun, Earth and Moon are not often in the alignment needed for a lunar Eclipse to occur.
When the entire moon passes through the Earths umbra it appears red due to refracted red light (total or umbral eclipse).
What’s Included
Animated PowerPoint for teaching with exit ticket quiz
Flip it (pupil writes questions to given answers)
Anticipation Guides (combined starter and plenary)
Foldable
Cut and stick activity.
Worksheet (x2) to support the PowerPoint
Fact sheet
Homework
Fact share worksheet
Pupil progress self-assessment checklist
Exit Ticket
Suggested lesson plan showing choices possible between resources
This pack contains fourteen printable resources as it is intended that the teacher uses them to build their own unique lesson to take account of student ability and time available. Literacy, oracy, self-assessment and peer assessment are all built in to the resources. These features are clearly marked on the comprehensive one-page flow chart lesson plan which shows where the logical choices between resources can be made.
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Light - Dispersion, White Light and Colour Filters Fully Resourced Lesson KS3
A comprehensive and enjoyable fully resourced lesson on white light, dispersion and color filters.
What’s Covered
The order of the seven colours of the spectrum
Dispersion is the separation of white light into the seven different colors of the spectrum.
During dispersion, red light is refracted the least and violet light the most.
Dispersion is caused by the fact that each colour of light travels at a different speed in glass.
Red, green and blue are primary light colors.
Magenta, cyan and yellow are secondary light colors.
Mixing two primary light colours gives a secondary light color.
Mixing the three primary light colors gives white light.
An object only reflects light the same color as itself and absorbs all the others
Work out the color an object appears in different light color
What’s Included
Animated PowerPoint for teaching with exit ticket quiz
Flip it (pupil writes questions to given answers)
Anticipation Guides (combined starter and plenary)
Foldable
Cut and stick activity.
Worksheet (x4) to support the PowerPoint
Fact sheet
Homework
Fact share worksheet
Pupil progress self-assessment checklist
Exit Ticket
Suggested lesson plan showing choices possible between resources
This pack contains fourteen printable resources as it is intended that the teacher uses them to build their own unique lesson to take account of student ability and time available. Literacy, oracy, self-assessment and peer assessment are all built in to the resources. These features are clearly marked on the comprehensive one-page flow chart lesson plan which shows where the logical choices between resources can be made.
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Light - Lenses, the Pinhole Camera, The Eye and the Camera- Fully Resourced Lesson KS3
A comprehensive and enjoyable, fully resourced lesson on refraction in lenses which includes the eye, the pinhole camera and the modern camera.
What’s Covered
Ray diagrams showing refraction in a concave and convex lens.
Convex lenses are used in magnifying glasses, telescopes and spectacles to correct long sight.
Concave lenses are used in lasers, flashlights, peepholes and spectacles to correct short sight.
Label the following structures on a diagram of the eye; retina; ciliary muscle; iris; pupil; lens; suspensory ligament; optic nerve.
Draw ray diagrams and explain how the eye sees distant and close objects.
Draw ray diagrams and explain how lenses are used to correct long and short sight.
Draw diagrams and explain how the iris controls the size of the pupil and therefore the amount of light which enters the eye.
Draw a ray diagram of the pinhole camera, know that the image is inverted sand diminished, moving the object closer enlarges the image and multiple pinholes produce multiple images
Label a diagram of the camera and explain how a picture is taken.
Explain the differences and similarities between the eye and the camera
What’s Included
Animated PowerPoint for teaching with exit ticket quiz
Flip it (pupil writes questions to given answers)
Anticipation Guide (combined starter and plenary)
Foldable
Cut and stick activity (x2)
Pinhole camera template
Worksheet to support the PowerPoint (x3)
Fact sheet (x3)
Homework
Fact share worksheet
Pupil progress self-assessment checklist
Exit Ticket
Suggested lesson plan showing choices possible between resources
This pack contains nineteen printable resources as it is intended that the teacher uses them to build their own unique lesson to take account of student ability and time available. Literacy, oracy, self-assessment and peer assessment are all built in to the resources. These features are clearly marked on the comprehensive one-page flow chart lesson plan which shows where the logical choices between resources can be made.
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Light - Reflection in a Plane Mirror - Find the Pair Game KS3
This is an engaging and enjoyable memory game on reflection in plane mirrors. Pupils work in teams of three or four. Each team lays out their 42 cards face down in a square and take it in turn to turn over two cards. If the cards are a question and its correct answer, the pupil keeps the pair. If they are not a match they are turned face down and the next pupil gets a turn. This process continues until all cards are matched and the winner is the pupil with the most pairs.
If a team member thinks that the selectors pair is not a correct match, they can challenge.
Pupils are encouraged to check their books for the correct answer but the teacher also has a quick-check answer sheet. If the challenge is correct, the challenger keeps the pair.
**Included in this Pack. **
42 question and answer cards
Teacher’s answer sheet.
Instruction sheet
Preparation
Use double-sided printing to copy 1 set per group of 4 pupils.
Sheets could be laminated to enable year-on-year use.
Cut sheets into cards.
Prior Knowledge Required
Transparent, translucent and opaque materials
Luminous and non-luminous objects
Labelling the incident and reflected rays, the angles of incidence and reflection, the normal and the point of incidence
Virtual experiment to prove i = r
Ray diagram showing how the eye sees an image in a plane mirror
The image formed in a plane mirror is upright, virtual (appears to be formed behind the mirror) laterally inverted, the same size as the object and as far behind the mirror as the object is in front.
Ray diagram showing how the eye sees an image in a periscope
Specular and diffuse images
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Plant Anatomy - Parts of the Flowering Plant Explained KS3
This fully resourced lesson on the parts of a plant includes an engaging animated PowerPoint which:
identifies the root, stem, leaves and flowers as plant organs and;
explains the functions of the root, stem, leaf and flower;
explains the terms transpiration, guard cells, stomata, xylem, phloem, chlorophyll, chloroplast and photosynthesis;
labels the parts of the flower;
identifies the ovule and pollen grain as the female and male reproductive cells.
What’s Included
Animated PowerPoint for teaching with exit ticket quiz
Flip it (pupil writes questions to given answers)
Anticipation Guides (combined starter and plenary)
Foldable (students use to make their own notes)
Cut-and-stick activity pupil uses to make their own notes)
Worksheet to support the PowerPoint
Fact sheet
Homework plus answers
Fact share worksheet
12 Taboo cards
Pupil progress self-assessment checklist
Exit Ticket
Suggested lesson plan showing choices possible between resources
This pack contains 13 resources and it is intended that the teacher uses them to build their own unique lesson to take account of student ability and time available. Literacy, oracy, self-assessment and peer assessment are all built in to the resources. These features are clearly marked on the comprehensive one-page flow chart lesson plan which shows where the logical choices between resources can be made.
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Mixtures-Pure Substances, Solutions, Dissolving and Solubility KS3
This fully resourced lesson on mixtures for middle school includes an animated PowerPoint which:
explains why elements and compounds are pure substance and mixtures are not;
explains the terms solute, solvent, solution, soluble and insoluble;
uses particle theory to explain why stirring, temperature and particle size affect the rate of dissolving;
provides the opportunity to plan an investigation into the effect of temperature on the rate of dissolving;
uses particle theory to explain dissolving, suspensions and saturated saturated solutions;
demonstrates extracting information from solubility curves;
What’s Included
Animated PowerPoint for teaching with exit ticket quiz and all answers to classwork and homework)
Flip it (pupil writes questions to given answers)
Anticipation Guides (combined starter and plenary)
Foldable (students use to make their own notes)
Cut-and-stick activity pupil uses to make their own notes)
Worksheet to support the PowerPoint (x3)
Fact sheet
Homework (x3) plus answers
Fact share worksheet
12 Taboo cards
Pupil progress self-assessment checklist
Exit Ticket
Suggested lesson plan showing choices possible between resources
This pack contains 18 printable resources and it is intended that the teacher uses them to build their own unique lesson to take account of student ability and time available. Literacy, oracy, self-assessment and peer assessment are all built in to the resources. These features are clearly marked on the comprehensive one-page flow chart lesson plan which shows where the logical choices between resources can be made.
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Acids Bases and Indicators Escape Room for Middle school
Finish and reinforce a middle school lesson on acids, bases and indicators (litmus and the pH scale) or revisit it prior to exams with this innovative, enjoyable and challenging escape room lesson.
Students must work their way through the clues to find the code to a combination lock on the school storeroom where Thumper the school rabbit has been accidentally locked without food or water…
Prior Knowledge Required
An acid is a substance which contains hydrogen, tastes sour, turns blue litmus red and has a pH between 0 and 6.
A base is a substance which is the oxide or hydroxide of a metal, feels soapy, turns red litmus blue and has a pH between 8 and 14.
Concentrated acids and bases are corrosive.
Know that neutral substances are neither acidic nor alkaline.
The pH of strong acids (0 – 2), weak acids (3 – 6), neutral substances (7), weak bases (8 – 11) and strong bases (12 – 14).
Hydroxides are soluble bases.
Many foods contain dilute weak acids and bases and some example.
Recognise the formula of some acids and bases.
What You Get
PowerPoint – scene setting and instructions (sound effects and built-in timer);
crossword;
word search;
dominoes activity;
worksheet;
code breaker sheet;
answers;
lesson plan.
If time is limited just the crossword, word search and domino can be used. The worksheet is the most challenging clue to solve and this can be omitted completely for less able classes.
Both 3 and 4 number combination locks can be purchased very cheaply online or the teacher can pretend to phone the school office for the staff to attempt to release the rabbit
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Forces - Friction and Air Resistance Dominoes KS3
A dominoes game with questions and statements on friction and air resistance instead of answers.
Prior Knowledge
• Friction slows objects down and produces heat.
• Friction opposes motion.
• Friction wastes energy.
• Friction produces grip.
• Lubricants reduce friction.
• Oil is a lubricant.
• Air resistance is a type of friction.
• Air resistance is caused by the front of a moving object colliding with air particles.
• An object with low air resistance has a streamlined shape
What You Get
• 80 dominos
• Animated PowerPoint explaining the rules and how to play.
Rules of the Game
• Each player selects seven dominos from the top of the face-down pile and holds them in their hand like playing cards.
• The player whose surname begins with a letter closest to the letter A starts and play proceed in a clockwise direction.
• Dominos can be matched exactly, or a name can be matched with a symbol or descriptions, sketches and circuit diagrams can be matched.
• If a player thinks a match is wrong they can challenge. If the challenger is correct, they give a card from their own hand to the challenged player. If the challenged player is correct, they give a card from their hand to the challenger. Pupils are encouraged to check their books for the correct answer and consult their teacher if a consensus is not reached.
• If a player cannot play a domino, they pick up from the face down pile and can play if possible or add it to their hand.
All resources shown in these bundle are also available individually
Forces Module 1 - Force, Weight & Mass, Friction, Balanced & Unba
Forces Module 2 - Moments, Speed, Pressure & Hooke’s Law
The Complete Forces Module ( Module 2 + Module 2)
7 Game Compendium for Module 1
6 Game Compendium for Module 2
Forces - 13 Game Compendium
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Forces Module for KS3
Five action-packed, fully resourced and engaging lessons on forces including:
What is a Force;
Weight and Mass;
What is Friction:
Air Resistance;
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Each lesson has a fully animated PowerPoint and 15 printables to allow teachers to select resources appropriate to pupil ability and time available. Answers and mark schemes for all worksheets and homework are given on PowerPoints to make self-assessment and peer assessment easier. Each topic comes with detailed learning outcomes and a one-page flow chart lesson plan showing where logical choices between resources can be made.
All resources shown in these bundle are also available individually
Forces Module 1 - Force, Weight & Mass, Friction, Balanced & Unba
Forces Module 2 - Moments, Speed, Pressure & Hooke’s Law
The Complete Forces Module ( Module 2 + Module 2)
7 Game Compendium for Module 1
6 Game Compendium for Module 2
Forces - 13 Game Compendium
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Forces Escape Room - Save the Caretaker KS3
Finish and reinforce a forces module or revisit it prior to exams with this innovative, enjoyable and challenging escape room lesson which includes:
Forces – definition, units, measurement
Weight and mass
Friction
Air resistance
Balanced and unbalanced forces
Pupils have to work their way through the clues to find the code to a combination lock on the school tool shed in which the school caretaker has been accidentally locked.
The pack contains:
PowerPoint – scene setting and instructions (sound effects and built-in timer);
crossword;
word search;
dominoes activity;
worksheet;
code breaker sheet;
answer keys;
lesson plan.
If time is limited just the crossword, word search and domino can be used. The worksheet is the most challenging clue to solve and this can be omitted completely for less able classes.
Both 3 and 4 number combination locks can be purchased very cheaply online or the teacher can pretend to phone the school office for the secretary to try the combination to free the caretaker.
All resources shown in these bundle are also available individually
Forces Module 1 - Force, Weight & Mass, Friction, Balanced & Unba
Forces Module 2 - Moments, Speed, Pressure & Hooke’s Law
The Complete Forces Module ( Module 2 + Module 2)
7 Game Compendium for Module 1
6 Game Compendium for Module 2
Forces - 13 Game Compendium
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Food, Nutrition and Food Tests Explained - Find the Pair Game - KS3
This is an engaging and enjoyable memory game on food groups, nutrition and food tests Pupils work in teams of three or four. Each team lays out their 42 cards face down in a square and take it in turn to turn over two cards. If the cards are a question and its correct answer, the pupil keeps the pair. If they are not a match they are turned face down and the next pupil gets a turn. This process continues until all cards are matched and the winner is the pupil with the most pairs.
If a team member thinks that the selectors pair is not a correct match, they can challenge.
Pupils are encouraged to check their books for the correct answer and the teacher also has a quick-check answer sheet. If the challenge is correct, the challenger keeps the pair.
**Included in this Pack. **
42 question and answer cards
Teacher’s answer sheet.
Instruction sheet
Preparation
Use double-sided printing to copy 1 set per group of 4 pupils.
Sheets could be laminated to enable year-on-year use.
Cut sheets into cards.
Prior Knowledge Required
Carbohydrates provide energy
Proteins needed for growth and repair
Lipids (fats) provide energy and insulation
Minerals needed for a healthy body – examples iron for red blood cells and calcium for teeth and bones
Vitamins – enable body to use other nutrients more efficiently – examples Vit A for eyesight, Vit C prevents scurvy, Vit K for blood clotting
Roughage (fiber) moves food through the gut.
Why roughage helps prevent bowel cancer explained.
Importance of water in the diet.
Examples of foods containing the five nutrients and roughage.
Excess carbohydrates and fats are laid down under the skin.
A balanced diet explained.
Energy in food and energy needed for activity are measured in kilojoules (kj).
Working out the energy in a meal.
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Food, Nutrition and Food Tests Dominoes Game for KS3
A dominoes game with questions and statements on breathing and the respiratory system instead of answers.
Prior Knowledge
Carbohydrates provide energy
Proteins needed for growth and repair
Lipids (fats) provide energy and insulation
Minerals needed for a healthy body – examples iron for red blood cells and calcium for teeth and bones
Vitamins – enable body to use other nutrients more efficiently – examples Vit A for eyesight, Vit C prevents scurvy, Vit K for blood clotting
Roughage (fiber) moves food through the gut.
Why roughage helps prevent bowel cancer explained.
Importance of water in the diet.
Examples of foods containing the five nutrients and roughage.
Excess carbohydrates and fats are laid down under the skin.
A balanced diet explained.
Energy in food and energy needed for activity are measured in kilojoules (kj).
Working out the energy in a meal.
What You Get
90 dominos
Animated PowerPoint explaining the rules and how to play.
Rules of the Game
Each player selects seven dominos from the top of the face-down pile and holds them in their hand like playing cards.
The player whose surname begins with a letter closest to the letter A starts and play proceed in a clockwise direction.
Dominos can be matched exactly, or a name can be matched with a symbol or descriptions, sketches and circuit diagrams can be matched.
If a player thinks a match is wrong, they can challenge. If the challenger is correct, they give a card from their own hand to the challenged player. If the challenged player is correct, they give a card from their hand to the challenger. Pupils are encouraged to check their books for the correct answer and consult their teacher if a consensus is not reached.
If a player cannot play a domino, they pick up from the face down pile and can play if possible or add it to their hand.
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Plant and Animal Cells KS3 - Save the Cook Escape Room
Finish and reinforce the KS3 cells module or revisit it prior to exams with this innovative, enjoyable and challenging escape room lesson. Prior knowledge required:
• structure of plant and animal cells;
• function of nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, cell wall, vacuole, chloroplasts, mitochondria;
• differences between plant and animal cells;
• recognise diagrams of and know the differences in specialised cells such as red blood cells, root hair cells, fat cells, nerve cells, palisade cells, egg cells, ciliated cells.
Pupils have to work their way through the clues to find the code to a combination lock which has been set to the same code as one borrowed from the science department and used on the door of the walk – in freezer in the school kitchen. The school cook has now been accidentally locked in and the combination need to be found.
The pack contains:
• PowerPoint – scene setting and instructions (sound effects and built-in timer);
• crossword;
• word search;
• dominoes activity;
• worksheet (differentiated over two versions);
• code breaker sheet;
• answer keys;
• lesson plan.
If time is limited just the crossword, word search and domino can be used. With a minimum of 50 minutes available one of the differentiated worksheets can also be used.
Both 3 and 4 number combination locks can be purchased very cheaply online if using an actual combination lock for realism.
Fully resourced and differentiated lessons on these topics are available.
Plant and Animal Cells - Structure and Differences KS3
Cell Specialisation KS3
Plant and Animal Cells- Structure, Differences and Specialisation Boardgame KS3
Plant and Animal Cells, Structure and Differences KS3 - Fully Resourced Revision Lesson or Plenary
Specialised Cells KS3 - Fully Resourced Revision Lesson or Plenary
Plant and Animal Cells KS3 - 42 Question Card Sort Team Game
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Plant and Animal Cells-Structure and Differences - Revision Lesson KS3
This lesson overs the structure of plant and animal cells, the differences between them and the function of cell organelles.
What You Get
Sheet for fact share activity
Fact Sheet
Smart Board Quiz - Question and answer PowerPoints
Two worksheets – differentiated.
Answer/mark scheme PowerPoint
Sheet for pupils to record quiz answers
Suggested lesson plan (one-page flow chart)
Lesson structure
With the question version of the quiz on the interactive whiteboard, pupils write their answers on their recording sheet. This quiz has a built-in timer for each question but the teacher has control of movement between slides to move from question to question.
The answer version of the quiz is then put on the IWB and pupils mark their answers. This version also shows the questions so it is easy for the teacher to go through any explanations necessary.
The facts on the fact sheet are mapped to the question numbers in the quiz. Pupils now match and colour on the fact sheet, the numbers of the questions they had wrong on the pupil recording sheet. They then have, to take away with them, a clear and permanent record of facts to be learned.
Pupils then tackle the worksheet which is differentiated over two versions.
Finally pupils use the answer/mark scheme PowerPoint to either self-assess or peer assess their answers to the worksheet.
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Plant and Animal Cells- Structure, Differences and Specialisation Boardgame KS3
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Plant and Animal Cells KS3 - 42 Question Card Sort Team Game
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Air Resistance and Friction Explained KS3
A comprehensive and enjoyable explanation of the causes and effects of air resistance and friction with animated PowerPoints which:
demonstrate air resistance as resulting from collisions between the front of an object and air particles;
demonstrate how friction is caused by collisions between “bumps” in sliding surfaces and slows them down and produces heat;
demonstrate why streamlined bodies reduce air resistance to travel faster;
provide a visual explanation of the relationship between acceleration due to gravity, sir resistance, steady speed and why parachutes work.
The three practicals investigate:
the relationship between the force needed to move a shoe over different types of surface.
the relationship between surface area of a parachute and air resistance
do streamlined objects travel faster in water?
What’s Covered
Friction is a force which opposes motion and is measured in newtons (N).
Friction increases with the roughness of the surface.
Friction is caused by collisions between “bumps”, sometimes microscopic, as surfaces slide over each other.
Collisions slow things down and produce heat.
How lubricants reduce friction
Air resistance results from collisions between the front of an object and air particles.
Steady speed.
Air resistance wastes energy and slows moving objects
What’s Included
Animated PowerPoint for teaching with exit ticket quiz (x2)
Answer PowerPoints to make self and peer assessment easy
Flip it (pupil writes questions to given answers) (x2)
Anticipation Guides (combined starter and plenary)
Foldable (x2)
Cut-and-stick activity pupil uses to make their own notes) (x2)
Worksheet to support the PowerPoints (x2)
Fact sheet (x2)
Homework plus answers (x6)
Fact share worksheet (x2)
24 Taboo cards
Pupil progress self-assessment checklist (x2)
Exit Ticket
Suggested lesson plan showing choices possible between resources
This pack contains thirty-one resources and it is intended that the teacher uses them to build their own unique lesson to take account of student ability and time available. Literacy, oracy, self-assessment and peer assessment are all built in to the resources. These features are clearly marked on the comprehensive one-page flow chart lesson plan which shows where the logical choices between resources can be made.
Other fully resourced forces lessons for KS3
Weight and Mass
What is a Force
What is Friction
Air Resistance
Balanced and Unbalanced Forced
Forces Understanding Diagnostic
Forces Module
Games to reinforce learning
Friction and Air Resistance Dominoes KS3
Force, Weight and Mass Dominoes KS3
Force, Weight and Mass Find the Pair KS3
Friction and Air Resistance Find the Pair KS3
Forces - 48 Question Board Game KS3
Forces Smart Board Bingo KS3
Forces Escape Room - Save the Caretaker
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