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This is an editable worksheet based activity that includes some higher order thinking to explore the ideas around energy transfer in simple food chains. Two versions are included, one with revised GCSE (1-9) grades, the other without. (please note that grade indications are only approximate). Why not try getting learners to choose a selection of questions to answer (e.g. do Q1-4 or Q3-8) An answer sheet is included. This resource was originally designed for OCR 21st Century Science unit B3, but still applies across a range of exam specifications. Keywords: energy, transfer, food chain, efficiency

This is a video aimed at pupils in KS3/4 that shows an experiment of a rubber band being stretched. The stretching happens when masses are added to the end of the band. There is an introduction the experiment, which aims to help pupils understand the most important ideas. After each mass is added the rubber band, the video zooms in on the scale to allow pupils to read this. This can form the basis of a graphing activity to find the relationship between the masses added and the extension of the rubber band. Unlike the linear relationship of the spring, there are some differences in the way the band extends, particularly towards the start and end of the experiment. There is a PowerPoint slideshow to help focus the activity if used in a classroom. This resource forms part of a sequence with two other resources: /teaching-resource/experiment-measuring-the-weight-of-masses-12952546 /teaching-resource/experiment-stretching-a-metal-spring-12952559 This resource

This video is aimed at pupils at KS3/4. It shows a video of an experiment where 100g masses are put onto a forcemeter, calibrated in newtons. It allows the measurement of the force for each mass. There are questions to focus pupils on the relationship between the masses and the weight. It can be used as a graphing exercise to calculate the value of the constant ‘g’. There is a PowerPoint slideshow to help focus the activity if used in a classroom. This resource forms part of a sequence with two other resources: This resource /teaching-resource/experiment-stretching-a-metal-spring-12952559 /teaching-resource/experiment-stretching-a-rubber-band-12952565

This is a video aimed at pupils in KS3/4 that shows an experiment of a metal spring being stretched. The stretching happens when masses are added to the end of the spring. There is an introduction the experiment, which aims to help pupils understand the most important ideas. After each mass is added the spring, the video zooms in on the scale to allow pupils to read this. This can form the basis of a graphing activity to find the relationship between the masses added and the extension of the spring. There is a PowerPoint slideshow to help focus the activity if used in a classroom. /teaching-resource/experiment-measuring-the-weight-of-masses-12952546 This resource /teaching-resource/-12952565

This video is aimed at pupils in KS4 and students in KS5. It shows a model flying bat, attached by a string to a point, flying in a circle. The video poses questions about the motion of the bat and the forces, including the centripetal force, involved in the motion. The activity includes a PowerPoint slideshow with questions and answers.

This resource is an interactive slideshow aimed at pupils in KS3/4. It shows the screen of an oscilloscope with different waveforms of sounds. Embedded in the slideshow are sounds that would produce that waveform, so that pupils can hear the sound and see the waveform at the same time. There are slides that show the relationship between the waveform and the sound. There are also questions at the end that can be used to check that pupils can recall and understand the relationship between the waveform and the sound. There are worksheets included that can be printed on A4 and included in booklets or pasted into larger books. The worksheets can also be easily cut or folded in half for pupils using smaller books.

This activity comprises of an interactive spreadsheet model that allows you to change the value in the yellow coloured cell to represent a percentage of noise added to a signal. It allows you to see what happens to both analogue and digital signals with the same amount of noise side by side. There is a worksheet to summarise the difference between the two kinds of signal and also an activity for pupils where they plot out signal plus noise by hand - ideal for a flipped learning (prep) approach where pupils do this in advance of the lesson before discussion in the lesson.

This activity aims to clarify thinking around the models of the atom that scientists use, and why we have more than one model. A slideshow that compares different models of the atom, the timeline of discovery and summarises the uses of each model. Key words: Model, Plum-pudding, Rutherford, Dalton, nuclear.

These flashcards, when printed out back-to-back and then cut out will produce a series of double sided flashcards showing the composition of particles in the standard model. They are good as an independent learning tool or revision activity. They could be used in preparation for the 'Identify the particle rolling slideshow Instant Engagement / Retrieval - available on TES Resources at: /teaching-resource/resource-6341196

These are a sequence of PowerPoint slideshows designed to support the retrieval of the composition of particles in the standard model. They can be used as an instant engagement task (rolling on screen as students enter the room for immediate engagement with learning). They can also be used as a retrieval quiz. The slideshows are essentially the same task (with rearranged slides) but get progressively more demanding as the changeover of slide gets faster (as the numbers on the titles of the slideshows in brackets increase). Start the students with (1) and then as they get faster, use the more demanding versions. This resource goes well with the particle flashcards also available on TES Resources at /teaching-resource/-6341199

This is a collection of resources that would work well as a lesson. A lesson outline is provided showing how the resources might be used together. There is an email designed to set the scene and for use as as a ‘hook’. There are also sheets for learners to summarise their learning (tweet). You may want to supplement the resources with pictures of a woolly mammoth (link only due to copyright restrctions) and video ‘footage’ e.g from Ice Age movie. This was designed as lesson for a KS3 nurture group although would be suitable for KS2 or other KS3 groups with adaptation. Please note that this is an editable version. A free, non-editable version is also available.

Keywords: circuit, model, current, charge, electron, hats This is an engaging model for students to participate in modelling electric circuits. It is aimed at KS3, but has been used successfully with KS4 and KS5. It helps students build a coherent model to explain circuits, although alternative models help explain energy transfers and potential difference (voltage) better. Please note that this was originally published a number of years ago as part of the North Yorkshire Success for All project. A premium PowerPoint slideshow that provides a visual model of the motion of charges in the circuit is also available at /teaching-resource/resource-12613884

This is a worksheet based activity that includes some higher order thinking to explore the ideas around energy transfer in simple food chains. Two versions are included, one with legacy GCSE grades, the other without. (please note that grade indications are only approximate). Why not try getting learners to choose a selection of questions to answer (e.g. do Q1-4 or Q3-8) An answer sheet is included. This resource was originally designed for OCR 21st Century Science unit B3. A premium editable version of this is available at: /teaching-resource/-11858631 Keywords: energy, transfer, food chain, efficiency

This is a short standalone activity linked with the topic of climate change, global warming and icecap melting. It is intended to develop higher-order thinking skills and understanding of data. It aims to provide an opportunity for cognitive conflict and discussion. There are two ways this task can be attempted: Allow the students to work through the first two set of tasks sequentially. Hand out only the sheet with a triangle in the top right of the page. When this is completed, hand out only the sheet with the square. Finally, when this is completed give out the third and final sheet with questions 4 onwards. Alternatively… One half of class is given the first sheet, marked with a triangle. The other half is given the ones marked with a square. Pupils work on their own sheets independently. After a few minutes, pupils who have completed different sheets pair up. They compare their sheets and answer the questions on the third sheet together. When this was tested, pupils responded well to the tricky questions.

This worksheet is useful for student to summarise information about the EM Spectrum, It can be used as an information gathering tool or to sum up key points about the spectrum. It could also be used for independent learning in school. It goes well with the activity EM Spectrum sort cards. There are three slightly different sheets that increase in demand from (1) to (3). This resource is part of a sequence with the following three other resources: This resource EM spectrum sort cards /teaching-resource/resource-6341302 IR remote control /teaching-resource/resource-12952897 UV Washing powder /teaching-resource/resource-12952892

This model is an animated PowerPoint slideshow. It shows current as a flow of charge around series and parallel circuits. It allows you to compare current flow in series circuits with one and two lamps. It also allows you to increase the potential difference for the circuit. This allows you to compare current flow. It also shows two lamps in parallel, allowing you to see the current before and after the branches in the circuit. The model is quite simple to allow pupils to make sense of the current flow model quickly and help them to understand how it works. A modelling lesson that was originally designed alongside this activity is available to download for free at /teaching-resource/resource-6337303

In this activity, pupils are at the centre of model that shows how the Moon orbits the Earth and how this leads to the phases of the moon appearing. A description of how to do this is shown. There are three versions of the worksheet (with slighly different levels of demand and scaffolding) for recording the appearance of the moon model is included, with answers. Please note that the main purpose of the activity is the conceptual understanding of the phases of the moon (as we can see different amounts of reflected sunlight at different times of the month). The vocabulary is intended as an additional extra. There are also links to a NASA video showing the phases of the moon, the first 30 seconds of which could be used to hook learners. A second video showing the experiment is also linked. Please ensure that you have carried out a full risk assessment before carrying out any practical activity.

This activity is aimed at KS1 learners exploring seasonal change. Due to the nature of seasonal change, the suggested activity is intended to be run over a long period of time (up to one year).