I am a Science Teacher with 25 years experience and love producing resources. As one of my HoD's remarked "Your lesson plans and resources are outstanding, if only you could teach as good as your resources." Chemistry is my main subject, but have an interest in Pedagogy, especially CASE (Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education) and misconceptions and how to overcome them.
I am a Science Teacher with 25 years experience and love producing resources. As one of my HoD's remarked "Your lesson plans and resources are outstanding, if only you could teach as good as your resources." Chemistry is my main subject, but have an interest in Pedagogy, especially CASE (Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education) and misconceptions and how to overcome them.
This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts at least 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including recognising hazards, safety, method and analysing results. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students.
Resource includes:
15 slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Student method/practical sheet that students can fill it in as it matches the ppt
Two page guide sheet (Included free here, £1.50 from my shop. To see this sheet click here: /teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-12181508)
Apparatus list for technician
Safety guide for teacher and technician
Links to student safety sheets
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification
A sheet that explains how the questions were graded
If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here:
/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019
If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-revision-questions-12197299
If you want all the Chemistry required Practicals, they are available as a bundle here:
/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-lessons-aqa-12446174
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If you would like more required practical resources (or any other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at:
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Update: Now contains links to hazcards for students to suggest safety. This 9-1 individually graded Chemistry resource is for use with KS4 students. It asks questions using the working scientifically criteria and Maths from the specification. These 9-1 graded exam style questions come with model answers are adapted from AQA past papers.
It includes Neutralisation, Rates of Reaction (Two: Thiosulfate and Magnesium), Identifying Ions, Temperature Change, Electrolysis, Chromatography, Making Salts and Water Purification. It covers Working Scientifically (2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6 and 2.7).
It is normally used post practical to test/check students understanding, or to assess student’s levels. It can also be used in conjunction with the practical, as a revision or homework activity. It can be used with all abilities and comes with a help sheet (worth £1) and answers.
It also includes questions with the following terms:
Accuracy, calibration, error, anomalies, random error, systematic error, zero error, evidence, fair test, hypothesis, precision, prediction, repeatable, reproducible, resolution,sketch graph, true value, validity, valid conclusion, variables, control, dependent, independent, risk, hazard and control.
If you want a free sample of one of these (Neutralisation) to check out if this resource is worth purchasing click here:
/teaching-resource/free-aqa-chemistry-required-practical-neutralisation-with-exam-style-questions-2019-12196884
For a FREE Physics set (ungraded with no answer sheet), check out:
/teaching-resource/free-aqa-physics-required-practical-revision-homework-11791358
For a Bundle with the Physics and Biology versions. Click here:
/teaching-resource/all-physics-chemistry-and-biology-required-practical-revision-9-1-graded-questions-and-answer-12227276
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This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts at least 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including recognising hazards, variables, safety, fair testing, method and analysing results. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students.
Resource includes:
25 slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Student method/practical sheet that students can fill it in as it matches the ppt
Two page guide sheet (Included free here, £1.50 from my shop. To see this sheet click here: /teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-12181508)
Apparatus list for technician
Safety guide for teacher and technician
Links to student safety sheets
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification
A sheet that explains how the questions were graded
If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here:
/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019
If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-revision-questions-12197299
If you want all the Chemistry required Practicals, they are available as a bundle here:
/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-lessons-aqa-12446174
Please comment if you have found this useful.
If you would like more required practical resources (or any other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at:
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Thank you.
This updated Biology resource now has individual 9-1 graded exam style questions to assess students levels. It is used with KS4 and is designed to ask questions on Working Scientifically and the Maths calculations that are involved. These exam style questions with model answers are adapted from AQA past papers. They are normally used post practical as assessment / revision / homework, but can be used during as well or a cover lesson.
This contains all the Required Practicals in Biology in one place: Osmosis, Decay, Enzymes, Field Investigations, Food Tests, Microbiology, Photosynthesis, Plant Response and Reaction Times.
It also includes the Required Practical Graphic Orgainser helpsheet (worth £1) that will help the students answer the questions in these resources.
Each required practical resource comes as a 5 Power Point slide to project in lessons and a PDF version for printing. It has two sheets of questions and two sheets of answers allowing for students to self or peer assess. On the top right hand corner of the sheet the students can identify areas where they need to improve so that teachers can easily see which section they are having trouble with.
Each sheet assesses students skills including interpreting the data, calculations, remembering the Health and Safety and suggesting ways of improving the experiment.
Key concepts covered are types of error and rarer ones such as validity, reproducibility and repeatability.
Each question slide has Blooms Style Learning Objectives for whole class focused learning.
If you wish to check out a free sample (Osmosis) to see if this resource is useful to you, before you buy, click here:
/teaching-resource/osmosis-required-practical-worksheet-12181019
For a Bundle with the Physics and Chemistry versions. Click here:
/teaching-resource/all-physics-chemistry-and-biology-required-practical-revision-9-1-graded-questions-and-answer-12227276
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Update, I have now included modified instructions for home use.
This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts at least 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through the practical including safety, method, errors and analysing results. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students.
Resource includes:
15 slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Student method/practical sheet that students can fill it in as it matches the ppt
Two page guide sheet (Included free here, £1.50 from my shop. To see this sheet click here: /teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-12181508)
Apparatus list for technician
Safety guide for teacher and technician
Links to student safety sheets
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification
A sheet that explains how the questions were graded
It is available in a bundle with 8 other “home use” required practicals here:
/teaching-resource/nine-required-practicals-for-home-use-12461001
If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here:
/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019
If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-revision-questions-12197299
If you want all the Chemistry required Practicals, they are available as a bundle here:
/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-lessons-aqa-12446174
Please comment if you have found this useful.
If you would like more required practical resources (or any other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at:
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Thank you.
This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results for all the Chemistry Required Practicals: Electrolysis, Chromatography, Identifying Ions, Making Salts, Neutralisation, Rates of Reaction (Magnesium/Acid and Thiosulfate), Temperature Changes and Water purification. The ppts carry the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded 9-1 to assess students.
Each resource includes:
15-30 slide ppt (different lengths are due to what skills can/cannot be assessed in each practical) that guides the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides
Two page guide sheet (Required Practical Graphic Organiser worth £1.50 from my shop)
Apparatus list for technician
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification.
If you wish to buy ALL Science Required Practicals, click here:
/teaching-resource/all-science-required-practicals-12449938
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I have now added a sheet explaining how this can be done at home by students themselves.
This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts approx 2 hours. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions and answers individually graded to assess students.
Resource includes:
30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides
Two page guide sheet (Required Practical Graphic Organiser worth £1.50 from my shop) based on IV Characteristics
Apparatus list for technician
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification
It is available in a bundle with 8 other “home use” required practicals here:
/teaching-resource/nine-required-practicals-for-home-use-12461001
If you would like to see a FREE sample similar to this before you buy, the I-V Characteristics one is free here:
/teaching-resource/-updated-i-v-characteristics-required-practical-planning-with-9-1-graded-questions-and-answers-12199364
If you want the FREE version of the questions only (my most downloaded resource) they are here:
/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheet-revision-11791358
If you want a bundle of ALL the Physics Practicals, click here:
/teaching-resource/all-physics-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answers-12227081
If you ONLY want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheets-with-9-1-graded-exam-style-questions-with-answers-12199346
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This resource explains how to write the electronic configuration of the first 36 elements in terms of their shells, sub shell and orbitals. It covers the AQA syllabus, but can be used with others. It contains a 30+ page Power Point which explains how electrons fill up the lowest energy levels first, how electrons prefer to stay unpaired and the rather tricky transition metal 4s/3d energy levels.
It explains how to write the configuration for neutral atoms as well as ions and contains a page of questions, based around exam questions from AQA. Questions have comments from the examiners report to say how difficult students in the exam found this type of question.
It also contains:
Periodic Table with all configurations
Student sheet with diagrams on for students to add notes to (or cut out and stick in diagrams)
Help sheet to practice configuration
Question sheet with answers provided on the Power Point
Homework/Extra Questions sheet to challenge the most able
An animated slide that shows all 36 configurations on an energy level diagram and position on the Periodic table.
Other AS lessons are available:
Ionisation energy:/teaching-resource/ionisation-energy-as-level-12412339
TOF Spectrometer and Isotope Calcuations: /teaching-resource/mass-spectrometer-tof-and-isotope-calculations-12386980
Oxidation States: /teaching-resource/oxidation-states-lesson-as-level-12421177
Rules for Electron Configuration Sheet can be found here for free:
/teaching-resource/electronic-configuration-rules-for-s-p-d-a-level-12406254
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This resource contains a 40+ page PowerPoint with animations on each stage of a Time of Flight (TOF) Mass Spectrometer, including vapourisation, ionisation, ion drift, electric field and ion detection. It explains how to interpret a Mass Spectrum of isotopes and moleules. Including: How to predict the mass spectrum of diatomic molecules with 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3 ratios, with explanations examples and questions. There are questions to check understanding and a sheet of calculations for students to try with explanations of how the answers are calculated.
It contains 4 exam style questions based on AQA A Level questions with answers on the PowerPoint.
Slides have a Learning Objectives linked to the AQA Syllabus so that everything is covered.
For a free sheet of how a TOF Mass Spectrometer works, click here:
/teaching-resource/mass-spectrometer-time-of-flight-12386261
Please check out my other A level Chemistry resource on how to write electronic configurations here:
/teaching-resource/electronic-configuration-in-orbitals-s-p-d-12405614
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This full lesson resource helps students to balance full and half equations and apply state symbols with 9-1 graded exam style plenary questions (F and H). It lasts about 1.5 hours. This resource is linked to the AQA specification and has 9-1 graded learning objectives linked to the content.
(Update: Now included at no extra cost is my Empirical Formula from Models lesson)
It includes:
33 page ppt which explains using a balancing full equations using the circle the formula method, to avoid the misconception to change the formula (see https://twitter.com/MrTSci409/status/1116405433684713472)
3 Helpsheets (Full/Half/State symbols) for students to refer to when completing the questions
46 Equations to balance (30 full and 16 half) with ANSWERS for students to self/peer assess
All equations are taken from the AQA Specification (let me know if I’ve missed any out!)
Plenary questions (F and H) graded with answers
A gratuitous use of colour to help understand how and why equations are balanced.
For a free help sheet on how to balance equations from this resource, click here:
/teaching-resource/balancing-equations-help-sheet-12233425
The Empirical formula from Models lesson details are:
This is a full lesson lasting about 1 hour. It includes a Power Point which covers ratios, simplifying formulas into empirical formulas and understanding models of ions. It includes a starter, seven white board practice questions, seventeen question sheet on simplifying formulas, seven question sheet on models and a plenary. It’s a lesson designed to cover an often neglected part of the course…
I’ve also included a Power Point with all the models and others I’ve used in the lesson in case you want to design a few more of your own…
A shortened version of this is available here:
/teaching-resource/empirical-formula-from-models-12238973
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This KS4 Chemistry GCSE lesson asks 9-1 exam style questions and model answers on Development of the Atomic Model. It lasts approx 1 hour. It contains helpsheets for students of lower ability. It encourages students to use keywords and link concepts together.
The updated resource now has extra help sheets for one of the activities.
If you would like a free sample of a similar lesson to try before you buy, check out:
/teaching-resource/atoms-elements-mixtures-compounds-revision-lesson-12190880
This resource is available as a BUNDLE with 5 other lessons that cover the other parts of the Atomic Structure and Periodic Table at: /teaching-resource/atomic-structure-and-periodic-table-revison-pack-12193157
This resource is aimed at those students who have been taught the AQA Atomic Structure and Periodic Table course, ages 14+. It is a complete revision lesson with:
Starter: Matching keyword to definition
Poster/Graphic Organiser of all the Keywords and definitions for this part of the course to help with:
Main activity 1: Completing a concept map to help make links between words
Main activity 2: Find and Correct Mistakes in Article
Main activity 3: 4 sheets of questions of adapted AQA past paper questions with answer sheet
Plenary: Ticklist for evaluation linked to the specification and the questions in activity 3.
It is a lesson to:
Improve literacy
Increase use of keywords
Aid Understanding by correct definitions
Revision of all parts of this part of the specification (so AQA don’t catch us out…)
Link key words and concepts in the students minds
Provide visual stimuli
I hope you find this resource useful, I will be uploading the rest of the revision for the course Atoms and Periodic Table.
Checkout a FREE Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures complete lesson at:
/teaching-resource/free-atoms-elements-mixtures-compounds-aqa-2019-revision-activities-12190880
This resource is available as a BUNDLE with 5 other lessons that cover the other parts of the Atomic Structure and Periodic Table at: /teaching-resource/atomic-structure-and-periodic-table-revison-pack-12193157
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This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the Resistance in a Wire and Series and Parallal. It also includes planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts approx 2 hours. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students.
Resource includes:
30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides
Two page guide sheet (Required Practical Graphic Organiser worth £1.50 from my shop) based on IV Characteristics
Apparatus list for technician
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification
If you would like to see a FREE sample similar to this before you buy, the I-V Characteristics one is free here:
/teaching-resource/-updated-i-v-characteristics-required-practical-planning-with-9-1-graded-questions-and-answers-12199364
If you want the FREE version of the questions only (my most downloaded resource) they are here:
/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheet-revision-11791358
If you want a bundle of ALL the Physics Practicals, click here:
/teaching-resource/all-physics-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answers-12227081
If you ONLY want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheets-with-9-1-graded-exam-style-questions-with-answers-12199346
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Update: Just added Electrical Models Lesson with animations
This misconceptions teacher toolkit is (hopefully) all you need to start you on challenging and overcoming misconceptions in your science lessons. It includes:
A full lesson aimed at KS3 or KS4 which challenges the misconception that solids do not push up and finishes with a 9-1 graded exam question on Newton’s 3rd law. (lasting 1 hour)
Questionnaires for your classes to illicit misconceptions on Earth, Astronomy, Living Things, Magnets, Electricity, Matter and Chemical Reactions
9 different worksheets which use Analogies, CASE, Venn diagrams and Models to overcome misconceptions.
Misconceptions by Topic and Key Stage that can easily be added to PowerPoint’s and/or SoW.
A Word version of the Misconceptions Booklet (so you can take out any bits that you need)
This resource is basically my Misconceptions CPD with the CPD part taken out, which can be found here:
/teaching-resource/science-misconceptions-cpd-12237121
For a free activity that elicits student misconceptions about forces, click here:
/teaching-resource/identifying-physics-forces-misconceptions-12199581
For a free pdf booklet written about misconceptions in general, click here:
/teaching-resource/misconceptions-in-science-6442140
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This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts approx 2 hours. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students.
Resource includes:
30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides
Two page guide sheet (Required Practical Graphic Organiser worth £1.50 from my shop) based on IV Characteristics
Apparatus list for technician
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification
If you would like to see a FREE sample similar to this before you buy, the I-V Characteristics one is free here:
/teaching-resource/-updated-i-v-characteristics-required-practical-planning-with-9-1-graded-questions-and-answers-12199364
If you want the FREE version of the questions only (my most downloaded resource) they are here:
/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheet-revision-11791358
If you want a bundle of ALL the Physics Practicals, click here:
/teaching-resource/all-physics-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answers-12227081
If you ONLY want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
/teaching-resource/physics-required-practical-worksheets-with-9-1-graded-exam-style-questions-with-answers-12199346
Please comment if you have found this useful.
If you would like more required practical resources (or other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at:
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This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts approx 2 hours. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students.
Resource includes:
30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples)
Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides
Two page guide sheet (worth £1.50 from my shop)
Apparatus list for technician
Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification
If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here:
/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019
All the biology practicals are available as a bundle here:
/teaching-resource/all-biology-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answer-12220999
If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here:
/teaching-resource/biology-required-practical-worksheets-with-graded-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181051
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This is a compilation of booklets produced to help students studying for the Foundation level AQA Biology GCSE. They can be used in class or at home. They come with PowerPoints to show in class if needed.
They cover:
Ecology
Homeostasis
Infection and Response
Inheritance
Variation and Evolution
I used them in a behaviour unit as attendance affected learning/ I felt students could start where they left off and take the booklet home for revision at the end.
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Update: Lowered the price if you have to teach this topic at this time
This resource of the different electrical models has moving parts to show the students how the model works if they were to see it in real life. It talks about the sweets/matches model, water models (radiator/waterfall), delivery model (coal to Power station) and the ball bearing (chains/rope/dominoes) model and now the Traffic in a City Model. Each model has an animation and asks the students what each part represents and how they can adapt the model to show series/parallel or higher voltage.
I have added a worksheet on each model so that students can evaluate each model on how good it is. A master worksheet for adding your own model and a sheet for students to come up with their own model to help their understanding.
If you want an animation that shows what happens in a circuit that I made for free (so you can see how bad (or good) my animation skills in powerpoint are, click here:
/teaching-resource/understanding-electricity-voltage-and-current-12450133
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This is a resource which uses the new up to date Hazard Symbols. Each sheet has the name of each hazard symbol, the symbol itself, a description of the Hazard, an example of which chemical has that hazard and an image to help them remember. This will help with Lab safety.
This is part of a full lesson where students are taught how to use hazard symbols and hazcards to plan a safe practical:
/teaching-resource/planning-safe-practicals-using-hazcards-12407118
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This free resource is a simple placemat which can be used alongside the GCSE Required Practicals in Science. This organiser is designed to help students before, during or after the required practical activites. It is designed to be used with KS4, but may be used with higher ability KS3. It covers all of AQA’s glossary of key terms and working scientifically that links with the required practcials. It cover approx 40 of the keywords associated with the Required Practical part of the course.
Terms covered: Accuracy, calibration, data, error, measurement error, anomalies, random error, systematic error, zero error, evidence, fair test, hypothesis, interval, precision, prediction, range, repeatable, reproducible, resolution, resolution, sketch graph, true value, uncertainty, validity, valid conclusion, variables, categoric, continuous, control, dependent, independent, risk, hazard and control.
If you want coloured, animated and powerpoint versions of this, with examples for each box (Three included that cover Osmosis, IV Characteristics and Thiosulfate), click here:
/teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-placemat-12181508
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This is a GCSE Physics resource for KS3 and KS4. It follows the new AQA Science course. It encourages students to think about the power equation. The practical invites them to calculate if they are more powerful than a kettle by planning a practical and testing it out.
Let the students find out if they are more powerful than a kettle, by looking at the Power rating on a kettle and then timing themselves (one at a time) running up a set of stairs.
You will find that if you have a high mass (like me) you are more powerful then the students who can run up fast, but not in half the time.
They will find out they are not quite as powerful as a kettle and they enjoyed the chance of being able to “run” when they are not normally allowed to do this.
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