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This fully resourced lesson on separating mixtures for middle school includes an animated PowerPoint which explains: the composition and physical properties of mixtures evaporation to dryness and crystallisation distillation fractional distillation filtration chromatography 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. More high quality resources available here. Elf Off the Shelf Resources

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. More high quality resources available here. Elf Off the Shelf Resources More KS3 respiration resources Respiration - Fully Resourced Lesson KS3 Respiration - Dominoes Game KS3 Respiration - Fully Resourced Lesson Plus Dominoes Game KS3 Respiration - Find the Pair Team Game KS3 Respiration - Fully Resourced Team Game Plus Find the Pair Team Game KS3 Respiration - 42 Question Board Game KS3 Respiration - Fully Resourced Lesson Plus 42 Question Board Game Respiration - Save the School Cat Escape Room KS3

With 42 question cards on acids, bases and indicators (litmus and the pH scale), this is an enjoyable and challenging board game for up to six middle school players per set. It is suitable for all abilities. Included in this Pack Game board 42 Question cards with questions of varying difficulty Teacher answer sheet Instruction sheet. Preparation Photocopy Board onto A3 paper or card (Colour and greyscale versions included). Photocopy question sheets onto paper or card (Colour and greyscale versions included) and cut into question cards. How to Play Highest score of dice starts Pupils take turns and work their way around the board following the instructions in the squares. Certain squares indicate that the pupil takes a question card from the face down pile. If correct they move on 2 spaces. If a player thinks an answer given by an opponent is incorrect they can challenge. If the challenge is correct the challenger moves forward 2 spaces. If the challenge is wrong the challenger moves back two spaces. In the event of a challenge, pupils are encouraged to consult their books but the teacher has a quick-check answer sheet. 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. More high quality resources available here. Elf Off the Shelf Resources

This fully resourced lesson on the reaction of acids with metals, bases and carbonates for middle school includes an animated PowerPoint What’s Covered Acids contain hydrogen. A salt is formed when the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a metal. Hydrochloric acid forms salts called chlorides Sulfuric acid forms salts called sulfates. Nitric acid forms salts called nitrates. metal + acid --> a salt + hydrogen base + acid --> a salt + water alkali + acid --> a salt + water carbonate + acid --> a salt + water + carbon dioxide The first part of a salt is the metal and the second comes from the acid. Writing word equations for reactions between acids and metals, bases and carbonates. 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) Guided notes to support the PowerPoint (x2) Fact sheet Homework (x2) plus answers Fact share worksheet Pupil progress self-assessment checklist Exit Ticket Suggested lesson plan showing choices possible between resources This pack contains 17 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. More high quality resources available here. Elf Off the Shelf Resources

Finish and reinforce a middle school module on reflection, refraction and lenses 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 Molly, a pupil’s dog, has been accidentally locked after following the child to school and while the school secretary phones home. 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 Ray diagram showing how the eye sees an image in a plane mirror and in a periscope. 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. Specular and diffuse images The more dense the medium the slower the speed of light. When light travels from a less dense medium to a more dense medium it is bent towards the normal. Light hitting a boundary at ninety degrees is not refracted nor at a curved boundary. Why lightning is seen before thunder is heard when a cloud discharges. Real and apparent depth 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. Ray diagrams to show how the eye sees distant and close objects. Ray diagrams to show how lenses are used to correct long and short sight. How the iris controls the size of the pupil and therefore the amount of light which enters the eye. The pinhole camera and the camera and compare with the eye. The pack contains: 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 teacher. More high quality resources available here. Elf Off the Shelf Resources

This is an engaging and enjoyable memory game on the difference between the properties of metals and non – metals. 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 Metals are conductors of electricity and heat while non - metals are insulators Metals are strong (have high tensile strength) but non - metals are not Metals are shiny when freshly cut or polished but non -metals are dull Metals are sonorous (make a ringing noise when struck while non – metals do not. Metals are malleable (can be beaten into shape) and ductile (can be drawn into wires) but non – metals are neither and are brittle (shatter when struck. Iron, nickel and cobalt are magnetic but all non – metals are not magnetic. Metals are heavy which means they have a high have a high density because they contain a lot of particles. Non – metals are not heavy. Metals are all solids at room temperature, except for mercury which is a liquid, as they have high boiling and melting points. Of seventeen non - metals, all are gases except for five which are solids and one which is a liquid. Both metals are non – metals burn in oxygen to form the oxide. Metal oxides are alkaline and non -metal oxides are acidic More high quality resources available here. Elf Off the Shelf Resources

With 42 question cards on the properties of metals and non - metals, this is an enjoyable and challenging board game for up to six middle school players per set. It is suitable for all abilities. Included in this Pack Game board 42 Question cards with questions of varying difficulty Teacher answer sheet Instruction sheet. Preparation Photocopy Board onto A3 paper or card (Colour and greyscale versions included). Photocopy question sheets onto paper or card (Colour and greyscale versions included) and cut into question cards. How to Play Highest score of dice starts Pupils take turns and work their way around the board following the instructions in the squares. Certain squares indicate that the pupil takes a question card from the face down pile. If correct they move on 2 spaces. If a player thinks an answer given by an opponent is incorrect they can challenge. If the challenge is correct the challenger moves forward 2 spaces. If the challenge is wrong the challenger moves back two spaces. In the event of a challenge, pupils are encouraged to consult their books but the teacher has a quick-check answer sheet. Prior Knowledge Required Metals are conductors of electricity and heat while non - metals are insulators. Metals are strong (have high tensile strength) but non - metals are not. Metals are shiny when freshly cut or polished but non -metals are dull. Metals are sonorous (make a ringing noise when struck while non – metals do not. Metals are malleable (can be beaten into shape) and ductile (can be drawn into wires) but non – metals are neither and are brittle (shatter when struck. Iron, nickel and cobalt are magnetic but all non – metals are not magnetic. Metals are heavy which means they have a high have a high density because they contain a lot of particles. Non – metals are not heavy. Metals are all solids at room temperature, except for mercury which is a liquid, as they have high boiling and melting points. Of seventeen non - metals, all are gases except for five which are solids and one which is a liquid. Both metals are non – metals burn in oxygen to form the oxide. Metal oxides are alkaline and non -metal oxides are acidic. More high quality resources available here. Elf Off the Shelf Resources

A great way to consolidate learning on the differences between the properties of metals and non - metals for KS3 students with this pack of cards which can be used to play two games – wildcard and snap. So much fun, students don’t even realise they are learning! Prior Knowledge Required Metals are conductors of electricity and heat while non - metals are insulators Metals are strong (have high tensile strength) but non - metals are not Metals are shiny when freshly cut or polished but non -metals are dull Metals are sonorous (make a ringing noise when struck while non – metals do not. Metals are malleable (can be beaten into shape) and ductile (can be drawn into wires) but non – metals are neither and are brittle (shatter when struck. Iron, nickel and cobalt are magnetic but all non – metals are not magnetic. Metals are heavy which means they have a high have a high density because they contain a lot of particles. Non – metals are not heavy. Metals are all solids at room temperature, except for mercury which is a liquid, as they have high boiling and melting points. Of seventeen non - metals, all are gases except for five which are solids and one which is a liquid. Both metals are non – metals burn in oxygen to form the oxide. Metal oxides are alkaline and non -metal oxides are acidic What You Get 90 playing cards Animated PowerPoint with instructions for playing wildcard and snap More high quality resources available here. Elf Off the Shelf Resources

This is an engaging and enjoyable memory game on cellular respiration. 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 Breathing is movement of air in and out of the lungs. Respiration is the release of energy from glucose. Yeast is a unicellular fungus that undergoes fermentation. Bread, beer and wine are products of fermentation. Respiration happens in the mitochondria of all plant and animal cells. 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. Word equations for aerobic respiration and fermentation. Conditions necessary for fermentation. Oxygen debt More high quality resources available here. Elf Off the Shelf Resources More KS3 respiration resources Respiration - Fully Resourced Lesson KS3 Respiration - Dominoes Game KS3 Respiration - Fully Resourced Lesson Plus Dominoes Game KS3 Respiration - Find the Pair Team Game KS3 Respiration - Fully Resourced Team Game Plus Find the Pair Team Game KS3 Respiration - 42 Question Board Game KS3 Respiration - Fully Resourced Lesson Plus 42 Question Board Game

A fantastic back to school or end of year activity. It promotes the concepts of both working as a team and contributing individually to the success of a team. It is enjoyable and fun too. As it starts, the rules for answering each round are clearly explained. One purchaser of a similar quiz commented “it helped to build community in my classes”. It is a 61 question, animated, interactive team quiz with built – in scoreboard for up to seven teams. All questions are pictorial and multiple choice. A wide range of general knowledge questions and tasks are included. As well as asking a question, a lot of slides also provide some interesting snippets about the topic so pupils are expanding their general knowledge as well as enjoying the activity. Topics include: geography history nature science music astrology astronomy flags of the world famous people famous landmarks current affairs Team Rounds Each team will attempt their general knowledge team round of three questions. The answer to each question must be decided by the whole team. If a wrong answer is given, the next question goes to the first hand up and, if correct, that person’s team get to try the rest of the round. Each team will also have to solve the clues to identify a well - known phrase or saying. There are four lightning rounds in which team members consult to try to identify a slowly revealed person or landmark. Memory Test – questions on the order and detail of eleven objects which cross the screen then disappear. Individual Rounds Four unscramble and identify rounds which consists of a picture which has been cut up and rearranged. Memory Test – give coordinates of fish which have moved around a pond. Finally, the fifteen - question individual bonus round. This round allows flexibility in terms of the time the quiz takes as not all the questions have to be attempted. The quiz therefore can last between 40 and 50 minutes. Full instructions are given on the PowerPoint itself. More high quality resources available here. Elf Off the Shelf Resources

This is a 60 question, animated, interactive team quiz with built – in scoreboard for up to seven teams and an ideal activity for the end or start of a term or year. All questions are pictorial and multiple choice and the rules for each round are clearly explained. This science quiz not only promotes the concept of teamwork but also individually contributing to the success of a team. One purchaser of a similar quiz commented, “It helped to build community in my classes”. Team Rounds Each team will attempt their science round of three questions. The answer to each question must be decided by the whole team. If a wrong answer is given, the next question goes to the first hand up and, if correct, that person’s team get to try the rest of the round. There are four lightning rounds in which team members consult to try to identify a slowly revealed person or landmark. Memory Test – questions on the order and detail of eleven objects which cross the screen then disappear. A break from science - Each team will also have to solve the clues to identify a well - known phrase or saying. **Individual Rounds ** Memory Test – give coordinates of Bunsen Burners which move around a grid. Finally, the - question individual bonus round. This round allows flexibility in terms of the time the quiz takes as not all the questions have to be attempted. The quiz therefore can last between 40 and 50 minutes. For more high quality resources visit: Elf Off the Shelf Resources

This is an action-packed distance learning or home school, fully resourced lesson on the properties of metals and non - metals for middle school . This resource has been designed so that the animated PowerPoint replaces the teacher by providing structure, sequence, knowledge and answers. The PowerPoint is easy to follow and starts by telling the student the most effective way to use it. Each section of theory is supported by guided notes and the student receives clear instructions as to which questions to answer. Answers are provides before the student does on to the next section of the topic. The PowerPoint ends with a self-test quiz. Additional 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. What’s Covered Metals are conductors of electricity and heat while non - metals are insulators. Metals are strong (have high tensile strength) but non - metals are not. Metals are shiny when freshly cut or polished but non -metals are dull. Metals are sonorous (make a ringing noise when struck while non – metals do not. Metals are malleable (can be beaten into shape) and ductile (can be drawn into wires) but non – metals are neither and are brittle (shatter when struck. Iron, nickel and cobalt are magnetic but all non – metals are not magnetic. Metals are heavy which means they have a high have a high density because they contain a lot of particles. Non – metals are not heavy. Metals are all solids at room temperature, except for mercury which is a liquid, as they have high boiling and melting points. Of seventeen non - metals, all are gases except for five which are solids and one which is a liquid. Both metals are non – metals burn in oxygen to form the oxide. Metal oxides are alkaline and non -metal oxides are acidic. What You Get Animated PowerPoint for learning PowerPoint with answers to homework Guided notes Foldable (students use to make their own notes) Cut-and-stick activity (pupil uses to make their own notes) Fact sheet Homework (x2) plus answers Digital quick test Pupil progress self-assessment checklist. For more high quality resources visit: Elf Off the Shelf Resources

An ideal end-of-term activity or first-day team builder. This activity promotes the concepts of working as a team and individually contributing to the success of a team. It is an 80 question, animated, interactive team quiz with built – in scoreboard for up to seven teams. All questions are pictorial and multiple choice. A wide-range of topical and historical general knowledge is included. As well as asking a question, most slides also provide some interesting snippets about the topic so pupils are expanding their general knowledge as well as enjoying the activity. Topics include: geography history sport nature science astronomy astrology current affairs film art flags of the world famous people famous landmarks Each team will attempt their team round which consists of six general knowledge questions. The answer to each question must be decided by the whole team. If a wrong answer is given, the next question goes to the first hand up and, if correct, that person’s team get to try the rest of the round. After the team round is the individual round. A maximum of 38 questions answered on a first-hand-up basis accruing points for the team. This second round allows flexibility in terms of the time the quiz takes as not all thirty questions have to be attempted. The quiz therefore can last between 30 and 60 minutes. Why not have a look at my shop? Elf Off the Shelf Resources

An ideal end-of-term activity or first-day team builder. This activity promotes the concepts of working as a team and individually contributing to the success of a team. It is an 80 question, animated, interactive team quiz with built – in scoreboard for up to seven teams. All questions are pictorial and multiple choice. A wide-range of topical and historical general knowledge is included. As well as asking a question, most slides also provide some interesting snippets about the topic so pupils are expanding their general knowledge as well as enjoying the activity.Topics include: geography history sport nature science astronomy astrology current affairs film art flags of the world famous people famous landmarks Each team will attempt their team round which consists of six general knowledge questions. The answer to each question must be decided by the whole team. If a wrong answer is given, the next question goes to the first hand up and, if correct, that person’s team get to try the rest of the round. After the team round is the individual round. A maximum of 38 questions answered on a first-hand-up basis accruing points for the team. This second round allows flexibility in terms of the time the quiz takes as not all thirty questions have to be attempted. The quiz therefore can last between 30 and 60 minutes. Why not have a look at my shop? Elf Off the Shelf Resources

Explaining and demonstrating conductors and insulators in terms of high and low resistance as caused by the number of collisions between electrons and metal ions, the engaging and easy to follow animated PowerPoint then takes the student through designing a test circuit and table then drawing conclusions from a given set of typical results. Objective To know that conductors conduct electricity and insulators do not. To know that metals are conductors and non-metals are insulators. To be able to design a test circuit and results table. To explain why some materials are conductors or insulators in terms of the number of collisions between electrons and metal ions . Resources Animated 11 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 4 Differentiated homework/classwork worksheets Flow chart lesson plan PowerPoint - answers/mark scheme. With 13 original, enjoyable and engaging pupil resources and two PowerPoints, this pack is designed to be totally bespoked by the teacher to perfectly match pupil ability and time available. A one-page flow-chart suggested lesson plan is included showing the logical places where choices between resources can be made. Instructions for use are clearly stated on each resource. Resources include elements of literacy, oracy, self-assessment, peer assessment and teacher assessment which are clearly identified on the flow-chart. The animated PowerPoint is the backbone of the lesson. The other is the answer/mark scheme for all assessment material so that self-assessment and peer assessment is extremely easy. Facility is also made for pupils to reflect on their performance. More high quality resources available in my shop [Elf Off the Shelf Shop Links to other resources in this series. Current, Voltage and Resistance - What Are They? Intro to Current Electricity 1 Intro to Current Electricity 2 Intro to Current Electricity 3 Intro to Current Electricity 4 Current Electricity - Everything You Need

Starting with the circuit symbols for a battery, lamp, ammeter, voltmeter, switch, and resistor, the engaging animated PowerPoint then shows how to use them to construct circuit diagrams of both series circuits and parallel circuits from sketches and descriptions of electrical circuits. Students will get lots of practice in both drawing circuit diagrams and also setting up circuits if apparatus is available An easy to follow one-page flow chart lesson plan indicates where logical choices between resources can be made and indicates whether each activity includes literacy, oracy or AFL . Objective To know the symbols for a switch, a resistor, a lamp, a voltmeter, a battery and an ammeter. To be able to recognise series and parallel circuits. To be able to draw simple and complex series and parallel circuits from sketches and descriptions. Resources Animated 17 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 2 Differentiated homework/classwork worksheets Flow chart lesson plan PowerPoint with answers /detailed mark schemes for homework/classwork sheets-pupils of all abilities can self-assess or peer assess. With 15 printables, teachers can opt to bespoke their lesson to take account of the ability of their students and time available. A one page lesson plan flow chart shows where logical choices between resources can be made. Elf Off the Shelf Shop Links to other resources in this series. Current, Voltage and Resistance - What Are They? Conductors and Insulators Circuits and Symbols Intro to Current Electricity Current Electricity - Everything You Need