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Boardworks KS3 Science Current and Voltage 38 slides

20 Flash activities 2 worksheets

What are circuits? • Early experiments with electricity • Introducing electrical circuits

The components of an electrical circuit • Drawing electrical circuits

Matching components with their symbols Naming components in an electrical circuit

Series circuits • Introducing series circuits • Measuring current

Investigating current in a series circuit Completing sentences about current in series circuits

• Measuring voltage Investigating voltage in a series circuit Completing sentences about voltage in series circuits Choosing which statements apply to current or voltage Investigating cells in a series circuit Completing sentences about cells in series circuits An interactive activity to make a series circuit Identifying true-or-false statements about series circuits

Parallel circuits • Introducing parallel circuits

An interactive model illustrating current and voltage in parallel circuits • Current and voltage in parallel circuits

An interactive activity to make a parallel circuit Completing sentences about cells in parallel circuits Choosing which statements apply to series or parallel circuits

Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation Anagram activity using keywords

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – A role play to

explore the concepts behind electrical circuits

Worksheet 2 – Comparing series and parallel circuits

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Multiple-choice quiz

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Using Electricity 26 slides


Energy transfer in circuits • Principles of energy transformation • Explaining energy transformation in circuits • Conventional current and electron flow

Identifying true-or-false questions about energy transfer

How is electrical energy useful? • Introducing useful energy

Identifying input and output energies of components Electrical transfers in everyday objects

Energy efficiency • Calculating energy efficiency

Choosing the correct values in energy efficiency diagrams Completing sentences about energy efficiency

Reducing our electricity bills • Why it’s important to think about the energy we use • Ways to reduce the amount of energy use

Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation Anagram activity using keywords Identifying true-or-false questions about using electricity Multiple-choice quiz

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Investigating

energy efficiency Worksheet 2 – Writing a letter

to your local MP about energy usage

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Energy Resources 39 slides


What is energy? A class voting activity using different ideas about energy

• Different types of energy Matching the types of energy to the examples Determining the inputs and output energies of each object

ing energy

Fossil fuels • The role of the sun in provid• Non-renewable energy resources

An animation showing how coal is formed • The stages of oil and gas formation

Completing sentences about fossil fuels An animation showing how electricity is generated from fossil fuels in a power station Labelling the parts of a power station er station Ordering the stages involved in electricity generat

• Environmental effects of burning fossil fuels ion in a pow

An animation showing the greenhouse effect

Renewable energy • An introduction to renewable energy resources

An animation showing how win• Solar panels and other renewable energy sources

d can generate electricity

Determining the advantages and disadvantages for each type of renewable energy Completing sentences about renewable energy

nergy for the future Outlining nuclear energy

• Using hydrogen and methane as energy sources

• Comparing fuels

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Matching each energy source to the correct drawback

Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation Anagram activity using keywords Multiple-choice quiz

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Creating

energy transfer diagrams Worksheet 2 – Energy

resources trumps to investigate renewable and non-renewable energy

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Light 47 slides


What is light? • Introducing light energy

Choosing which materials let light through Labelling the parts of the eye

R flection els • Reflective materia

An interactive activity showing what happens when light hits a plane mirror Labelling a reflection ray diagram

• A reflection investigation Completing sentences about reflection Identifying true-or-false statements about reflection

Refraction An interactive activity showing what happens when light travels from air into glass

• A refraction investigation An interactive activity showing what happens when light travels through a glass block e air-glass boundary An animation using a model to explain why light bends at th Labelling a refraction ray diagram Explaining what happens to light at the air-glass boundary Identifying true-or-false statements about refraction

Colour An animation showing light passing through a prism Ordering the colours in the visible light spectrum An animation showing what happens when the spectrum passes through a prism An interactive activity to show what happens when primary colours of light combine Outlining how we see different colours An interactive activity using coloured light to change the colours in clothes Explaining why we see colours in coloured light Comparing clothes in coloured and white light Completing sentences about colour

Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation Anagram activity using keywords

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Using cards

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Sound and Hearing 40 slides

15 Flash activities

2 worksheets

What is sound? An animation showing how sound travels through air

mplitude • Properties of sound including wavelength, aand frequency

affect waves

An activity illustrating how amplitude, wavelength and frequency

Matching sound waves to their descriptions Identifying true-or-false statements about sound

g the speed of sound, including results and analysis

Speed of sound • An experiment investigatin

Animations illustrating how sound waves travel through solids, liquids and gases A bar chart showing how different materials affect the speed of sound

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d, including analysing results

• Breaking the so

Reflecting sound • Investigating reflected soun

The ear and hearing An animation showing how sound is detected by the ear Completing sentences about sound and hearing

• Hearing ranges, including the effect of ‘Mosquito’ devices A class voting activity about ‘Mosquito’ devices Arranging animal hearing ranges Ordering different types of noises Identifying different ways of reducing noise


Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Designing an

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Heating and Cooling 45 slides


Heat and temperature A voting activity covering ideas about heat

• Defining temperature and heat • Types of heat transfer and the particle model

Conduction and convection • Designing a conduction experiment

Investigating the conductivity of different materials An animation showing how conduction takes

place in a non-metal An animation showing how conduction takes

place in a metal • Conduction in liquids and gases

Arranging the order of conductivity of materials An animation showing how convection takes place in a liquid Arranging the order of stages describing how a

heater warms a room by convection • Convection currents in a coal mine

Radiation • Identifying where radiation is absorbed

Looking at objects using infra-red goggles

Changing states Identifying changes of state

• Heating curves Labelling a cooling curve

• An evaporation experiment

Heat loss and insulation • Using thermograms to investigate heat loss • Showing where heat is lost from a poorly insulated house


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Worksheets Worksheet 1 – An experiment

designed to test the speed with which different materials conduct heat

Worksheet 2 – A class activity modelling the three types of heat transfer

Worksheet 3 – An experiment to find the most effective way of insulating a shoe box

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Magnets and Electromagnets 40 slides

15 Flash activities 1 video 3 worksheets

Magnetic materials A sequence showing how ideas about magnetism

have changed Deciding whether materials are magnetic or non-magnetic

• Investigating whether magnetism can be blocked

Magnetic fields A video showing the shape of the magnetic field using iron filings An experiment investigating the forces between two magnets An interactive activity investigating the magnetic field around two compasses

using iron filings • The Earth’s magnetic field • Investigating magnetic fields

Completing sentences about magnetic fields • Making a magnet

Electromagnets An animation investigating current and magnetism An animation investigating how electromagnets are made

• Investigating the strength of electromagnets

Uses of electromagnets • Using electromagnets in recycling • Using electromagnets in electric bells

Labelling the different parts of an electric bell Arranging the stages of how an electric bell works

• Using electromagnets in relays Labelling the different parts of an electromagnetic relay Completing sentences about electromagnets

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Worksheet 3 – Working in pairs to explain the mechanism for an electric bell

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Identifying true-or-false statements about magnets


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Forces and Gravity 54 slides

21 Flash activities 1 video

2 worksheets

What are forces? Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Investigating

how much you would weighon different planets in the Solar System

An animation investigating forces and their effects Deciding which type of force is involved in

Worksheet 2 – Designing the least streamlined car

different activities An animation showing that forces can cause

objects to change shape, speed and direction An animation showing that forces can change an

object’s shape An animation about using a forcemeter

Calculating resultant forces

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Animations showing the effect of pairs of forces

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• Calculating resultant forces

Gravity Gravity and Newton

An animation illustrating the gravitational forces during a rocket launch Investigating mass and weight Mass and weight on other planets Deciding whether statements apply to mass or weight Completing sentences about gravity, mass and weight

Friction Identifying the sources of friction on a bicycle An interactive experiment investigating friction of different materials

s and air resistance • Friction, stopping distance A video showing falling objects on the moon Investigating the effects of frictional forces

Upthrust Investigating the link between weight and upthrust Completing sentences about upthrust An animation showing the forces involved during the take-off of an aeroplane

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Summary activities Completing sentences about forces and gravity Glossary of keywords in the presentation Anagram activity using keywords Multiple-choice quiz

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Pressure and Moments 44 slides


Pressure • Introducing pressure • Calculating pressure • Using pressure

An interactive activity investigating the effect of area and mass on pressure

Arranging examples into an order based on pressure

Pressure in liquids • Investigating pressure in liquids • Using hydraulic systems

Labelling the parts of a hydraulic car brake • Pressure equations

Investigating gas pressure as volume changes Completing sentences about pressure

Moment • Introducing force and rotation • Using moments

Moment calculations • Moment equation • Calculating moments • Principles of moments • Outlining how tower cranes work

An interactive crane operator activity

Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation Anagram activity using keywords Identifying true-or-false statements about magnets Matching pressure words to their definitions Multiple-choice quiz

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – A class activity

modelling different levels of pressure

Worksheet 2 – An experiment investigating moments

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Speed 24 slides

9 Flash activities eets

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D stance, time• Calculating speed

Matching speed units to their symbols Calculating speed, distance and time using

a formula triangle Example calculatio• ns

Graphing speed strating how speed can be represented An animation illu Explaining distance-time graphs

• Calculating speed using graphs Explaining speed-time graphs

A erage and instantaneous spev ed • Calculating average speed

An animation showing an example of a race, to illustrate calculating speed

ities Summary activ Glossary of keywords in the presentation Anagram activity using keywords Multiple-choice quiz

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Investigating t

speed of the class he

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Worksheet 3 – Calculating thespeed of race cars

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Space 48 slides


Days, years and seasons An animation showing the rotation of the Earth An animation showing the path of the Sun at

different times of year An animation to explain why the Earth has seasons A testing activity about seasons

The Earth, Moon and Sun An activity showing the different phases of the moon Testing understanding of the moon’s phases Completing sentences about the moon

• Solar and lunar eclipses Completing sentences about eclipses

Artificial satellites An animation illustrating Newton’s thought experiment about orbits An animation showing geostationary and polar orbits Identifying statements about geostationary and polar orbits Identifying true-or-false statements about satellites

The Solar System Labelling the planets in the Solar System Showing the relative size of the Universe Data on the planets in the Solar System A timeline showing the history of the Solar System An activity showing how ideas about the Solar System have changed A video showing footage from the surface of Mars Completing sentences about planets Matching planets to the correct descriptions

Beyond the Solar System • Life on other planets

Opinions about life on other planets

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Identifying the

phases of the moon Worksheet 2 – Designing

postcards from other planets

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Physics Around Us 26 slides

4 Flash activities 2 videos

1 audio

Ecohousing • Why we should reduce the amount of energy we use

Introducing the Oxford Ecohouse The roof of the Eco• e, including information about photov a houspanels and a sunspace

olt ic cells, solar hot water

Energy efficient heating • How the kacheloven wor

– the kacheloven ks

• Roman heating systems • Insulation • Thermal imaging

Looking at the house using infra-red goggles • Energy efficient appliances • Evaluating the Ecohouse

Completing sentences about the Ecohouse

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What do physicists do? • An introduction to careers in p

A careers interview with an eco-architect work An eco-architect talking about her A careers interview with a museum curator

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Preparing for KS3 National Tests 28 slides

2 Flash activities

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3 worksheets

How should I revise? Worksheets Practice questions 1 • Making a revision plan

Active revision Practice questions 2 • The best times to revise

Identifying true-or-false statements about revision

ns Building strong foundatio• Key ideas in KS3 Physics • Making a concept map • Preparing for the exam

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• In the exam • Top tips on answering questions

Identifying poor answers

Sample questions • 3 fully worked sample questions

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Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table 35 slides


What are atoms? • An introduction to atoms

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – A word search

using names of elements Worksheet 2 – The periodic

table

Interactive scale to illustrate the size of an atom in relation to other objects

A timeline showing important discoveries in the history of the atomic structure

What are elements? • The difference between elements, atoms and molecule

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Interactive activity to test the concepts of elements and compounds • The discovery of elements • Making artificial elements

A video showing how a particle accelerator works

Symbols for elements • An introduction to chemical symbols

A group game to test knowledge of chemical symbols • Outlining why chemical symbols are important

Using chemical symbols to fill in the missing words in a story • Combining symbols to produce the formulae for molecules

Matching activity of elements and symbols

The periodic table • The arrangement of elements in the periodic table

A static animation showing the development of the periodic table Guide to the position of metal, non-metal and metalloid elements



Solids, Liquids and Gases 35 slides


of matter

1 worksheet

Changes of matter • An introduction to states

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Identifying states

of matter for different elements Categorizing substances as solids, liquids and gases • Outlining how matter changes state

The history of temperature scales he effect of salt on ice An experiment showing t

Particles in action • Looking at particles to understand changes in matter

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diffusion and densitoperties of solids, liquids and gases, including compression, volume, y

The differences between solids, liquids and gases How the particles in different types of substances move Video footage investigating whether cornflour paste acts as a solid or liquid

gases • Outlining the properties of solids liquids and An animation explaining gas pressure Identifying true-or-false sentences about solids, liquids and gases

Diffusion • An introduction to diffusion

An interactive activity to illustrate diffusion Investigating the effect of temperature on the rate of diffusion

• Outlining diffusion in solids, liquids and gases Investigating the rate of diffusion of different gases Missing words activity to test knowledge of diffusion An interactive activity to illustrate the diffusion of two gases


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Chemical Reactions: Part One 40 slides

11 Flash activities

Safety precautions and hazard symbols

2 worksheets

Working with chemicals •

Matching symbols with their definitions Identifying what hazard symbols mean

Types of chemical reaction • Introduction to chemical reactions

Odd-one-out activity to test knowledge about chemical and physical reactions Sequence showing useful chemical reactions

leaning, cosmetics, medicine and computers

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• The chemistry of food, c• Reactants and products• Using word e

Conservation of m An experiment to investigate what happens to the total mass in a chemical reaction An experiment showing an increase in mass of a substance during a reaction An experiment showing a decrease in mass of a substance during a reaction Explaining the change in mass • Identifying true-or-false statements about conservation of mass


Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Identifying

hazard symbols Worksheet 2 – Writing word

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Chemical Reactions: Part Two 40 slides


s exothermic reactions

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Energy change• Defining endothermic and

An experiment showing an exothermic reaction An experiment showing an endothermic reaction Looking at temperature changes to identify endoth

and exothermic reactions ermic

ding l decomposition,

combustion, displacement and neutralization

• Introducing other types of chemical reaction, incluoxidation and reduction, therma

Matching word equations to the right type of reaction

seful gases

Making gases • An introduction to making u

Making and identifying hydrogen Making and identifying oxygen Making and identifying carbon dioxide Completing word equations to show the formation of gases actants Deciding which gas is produced by each set of re An activity testing how gases can be identified

Combustion • Defining combustion

in a bell jar Investigating what happens to a flame when it is placed The fire triangle showing what is needed for combustion to take place Testing the products of comb

• Word and symbol equations for comustion

bustion reactions • Complete and incomplete combustion • Fossil fuels, crude oil and fractional distillation

An animation showing fractional distillation of crude oil Identifying which fuel is best for each use


Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Observing and

ns identifying the results of different chemical reactio

Worksheet 2 – Analysing thresu

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Compounds 36 slides


compounds

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Elements and Odd-one-out activity to recall

elements and compounds the differences between

nds • Molecules in elements and compou Deciding which substances are elements or compounds Recognising elements and compounds

Making compounds

agnesium oxide

Naming compounds

• Introducing mixtures

• Properties of compounds • Making compounds, including iron sulfide, water and m

• Naming simple compounds • Naming compounds containing oxygen

Writing word equations • Outlining how to write a word equation

Completing simple word equations

Formulae of compounds unds • Fixed composition of compo

Matching names and formulae • Writing formulae

Matching each formulae to the correct ratio of atoms Selecting the correct ratio of atoms for each formula

• Why scientists use formulae



compounds and mixtures Worksheet 2 – Investigating the

properties of elements and compounds

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Mixtures and Solution46 slides

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What is a mixture? • Introducing mixtures and their properties

Odd-one-out activity to test knowledge about mixtures and pure substances

Deciding whether pictures represent mixtures or pure substances

Solutions • Introducing solutions, solutes and solvents

Identifying substances as mixtures or solutions An experiment investigating whether calcium carbonate and copper sulphate are soluble

in water An animation showing what happens when something dissolves

• Conservation of mass A sequence showing the conservation of mass in an experiment An experiment investigating whether a solid keeps dissolving in a liquid

• How temperature effects solubility A video showing a supersaturated solution – ethanoate

• Solubility of gases

Separating mixtures Labelling apparatus for filtering substances s

lt e liquids

Labelling apparatus for evaporating substance• Separating salt from seawater and rocksa• Separating immiscible and miscibl

Labelling apparatus for distillation A chromatography experiment Identifying dyes in a mixture using chromatography Everyday uses of chromatography • Matching techniques to the substance they can be used to separate Identifying which method to use to separate different mixtures

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Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Planning an

experiment to inv

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a solute effect of temperature on the solubility of

Worksheet 2 – The clean water challenge: making clean water from dirty water

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Acids and Alkalis 31 slides

12 Flash activities

and alkalis?

2 worksheets

What are acids Deciding whether substa

• The properties of strong nces are acids or alkalis and weak acids

What are indicators?

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Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Using universal

dicator to investigate pH • The acid bath murderer

in• The properties of strong and weak alkalis • The properties of neutral substances

• Acids, alkalis and plants Litmus as an indicator

An investigation using the litmus test Understanding the results of the litmus test Making an indicator from plants

r and the pH scale

The pH scale • Introduction to universal indicato

An investigation using universal indicator to find the pH of different substances Comparing substances using the pH scale

• Looking at soil pH An investigation testing the pH of soils nd alkalis Identifying true-or-false statements about acids a Completing sentences about acids and alkalis

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Reactions of Acids 47 slides

19 Flash activities 1 worksheet

Neutralization • Acids and alkalis in everyday life

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Writing wo

equations for the reaction

ements about acids Identifying true-or-false statrd of

acids and metals

Identifying true-or-false statements about alkalis • Mixing an acid and an alkali

An investigation showing the reaction between an acid

• Introducing neutralization and an alkali

Investigating how to separate salt from water • Making and naming salts

Completing equations for neutralization • Balancing symbol equations

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Balancing symbol equations for• Indigestion remedies

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Acids and metal oxides • The differences between a base and a

Investigating what happens when sulfuric acid and copper oxide react Ordering the stages involved in making copper sulphate Complete the word equations for metal oxide and acid reactions Matching acids with their formulae

• Formulae and combining powers Using the combining powers to work out the formulae of compounds

ctions Other acid rea• Acids and carbonates

Complete the word equations for acid and carbonate reactions • Acids and metals

Choosing which reactions are safe to carry out An animation showing the production of acid rain

reduced • The effects of acid rain and how it can be Different opinions about whether countries should contain their pollution A class voting activity about the responsibility of pollution


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Rocks and Weathering 42 slides

12 Flash activities eet

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Using rocks • Useful everyday substances


different types of weathering around you

• Where rocks come from A graph showing the composition of the Earth’

• Mining and it’s impact s crust

Completing sentences about the uses of rocks • An introduction to weathering

Physical weathering • Types of physical weathering

An animation showing exfoliation weathering

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An animation showing freeze-thaw weathering

Biological weathering • An introduction to biological weathering

An animation showing biological weathering • The impact of humans and other animals

Chemical weathering • Types of chemical weathering

Deciding which type of weathering happens in each situation

After weathering • Introducing erosion

An animation showing the transportation of weathered rock by water Investigating how rocks change during transportation

ier • Deposition • Transportation by wind and glac

Identifying true-or-false statements about weathering



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The Rock Cycle 47 slides

16 Flash activities 2 worksheet

Different type of rocks Using tests to identify rocks

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Identifying rock

in the virtual experiment

Matching rocks to their description and use s

Worksheet 2 – Labelling different stages of the rock cycle

Sedimentary rocks • The properties of sedimentary rocks

An animation showing how sedimentary rocks are formed • The formation of fossils

Identifying sedimentary rocks

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Metamorphic rocks

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• The formation and properties of metamorphi• Different types of metamorphic ro

Matching metamorphic rock types to their descriptions

Igneous rocks • The formation and properties of igneous rocks

Investigating crystal size in igneous rocks • Different types of igneous rocks • Working with rocks and volcanoes

Scientists in the real world: the volcanologist Matching igneous rock types to their descriptions us rocks Identifying sedimentary, metamorphic and igneo

The rock cycle cle An animation showing the stages in the rock cy Labelling structures in the rock cycle Completing sentences about the rock cycle

ummary activities S Glossary of keywords in the presentation Anagram activity using keywords Multiple-choice quiz Arranging the stages of the rock cycle


Metals and Non-metals 32 slides


2 worksheets

Metals and non-metals ble


roperties of metals and non-etals using the virt

• Locating metals and non-metals in the periodic ta An experiment testing the properties of metals p

m ual experiment

and non-metals • Outlining the typical properties of metals and non-metals

e properties of metals and non-metals Comparing th Worksheet 2 – Identifying the right metal for the job

Identifying elements as metal or non-metal Identifying true-or-false statements about metals

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Metalloids • Locating metalloids in the periodic table • Outlining the typical pro

Identifying elements as metal, non-metal or metalloid • Semiconductors

Using metals Choosing the correct metal used in each object A sequence showing the history and use of metals

• Alloys and smart alloys

Recycling metals • The importance of recycling

A class voting activity about recycling A video showing how metals are recycled Matching descriptions to the reason for recycling


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and the Reactivity Reactions of Metals 53 slides


4 worksheets

tions

Worksheets Metals and oxygen • Introducing oxidation reac

An experiment investigating reactivity of metals with oxygen

Arranging metals in order of reactivity with oxygen An experiment investigating what happens to mass

when iron reacts with oxygen Identifying true-or-false statements about metals

and oxygen

Metals and water • Using metal for water pipes

A video showing the reactivity of lithium, sodium and potassium with water • An investigation into the reactivity of different metals

Arranging metals in order of reactivity with water Odd-one-out activity to test knowledge about the reactivity of metals

Rusting • Corrosion of metals

An experiment investigating what conditions are needed for iron to rust • Preventing rust

Identifying true-or-false statements about rusting

s Metals and acid An experiment investigating how metals react with acids Arranging metals in order of reactivity with acid

• Introducing the reactivity series acids • The products of reacting metals and

Completing word equations for reactions between metals and acids Identifying the products of reactions between metals and acids Balancing symbol equations for metals and acids

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Worksheet 1 – An to investigate whet

experiment her salt

causes iron to rust faster Worksheet 2 – Recording

observations about rusting Worksheet 3 – Analysing

displacement reactions Worksheet 4 – Completing

word equations for displacement reactions


Reactivity and displacement • Comparing reactivity of metals with oxygen, water and acids

he order of the reactivity series • Learning t Arranging metals in the re

• Using the reactivity seriesactivity series

Completing sentences about the reactivity series

cement reactions

• Displacement reaction equations • Explaining displacement reactions • Extracting metals using displa

Identifying which mixtures of substances will react


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Chemistry Around Us 25 slides

7 Flash activities

Fossil fuels • Introducing fossil fuels and their uses

An animation showing how coal is formed • Stages of oil and gas formation • Crude oil and fractional distillation

An animation showing fractional distillation of crude oil Completing sentences about fractional distillation

The greenhouse effect An animation showing the greenhouse effect

al warming and its possible effects cting and transporting fossil fuels

• Introducing glob• Environmental problems caused by extra• The problems of decreasing resources • Carbon footprints and how to reduce them

Identifying true-or-false statements about global warming

ists do? What do chem• An introduction to careers in chemistry

A careers interview with a fuel researcher A careers interview with an environmental consultant


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2 Flash activities

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3 worksheets

Worksheets How should I revise• Making a revision plan Practice questions 1

Practice questions 2 Practice questions 3

• Active revision The best time


Building strong foundations

• ncept map • Key ideas in KS3 Chemistry

Making a co

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• Preparing for the exam • In the exam

Top tips on answering questi• ons Identifying poor answers



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Cells 43 slides


• An introduction to cells

2 worksheets

What are cells? Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Comparing animal

and plant cells The seven life processes Worksheet 2 – Identifying parts of

a microscope Animal and plant cells • Basic features of a cell

The parts of a typical animal cell The structures found in a typical animal cell Sequence illustrating how a cell is like a factory A testing activity covering the different parts of a cell The parts of a typical plant cell The structures found in a typical plant cell Deciding whether structures belong to animal or plant cells The different functions of cells • Categorizing specialized cells

ooking at cells

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L An animation showing how to collect cells from an onion An animation showing how to collect cells from the cheek Using a microscope A virtual microscope to look at different types of cells A sequence outlining the invention and impact of the microscope An activity testing the different parts of the microscope

ells to organisms Cells, tissues and organs

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Showing how the body contains different systems Matching each human body system with the organs that it contains

here do cells come from? Introducing cell division

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An animation outlining the process of cell division A video showing cell division

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Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation Anagram activity using keywords Ordering the stages involved in collecting, preparing and viewing cells Completing sentences about cells Multiple-choice quiz

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Respiration 33 slides


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Worksheets Releasing ene• Introducing the process of respira Worksheet 1 – Testing knowledge

about circulation Worksheet 2 – Investiga

A video showing how to test for products of respiration ting the

lse rate effect of exercise on pu Worksheet 3 – Analysin

Showing the body systems involved in respiration Completing the equation for aerobic respiration g a graph

showing a change in pulse rate • Respiration and combustion

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Deciding which statements relate to respiration and combustion

The circulatory syst• Outlining circulation

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An animation showing how oxygen reaches the tissues of the body e heart • The role of th

Development of ideas about the heart and circulation ercise

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• Pulse and the effect of ex

The breathing syst• Explaining why we breath

An animation showing what happens when we breath in and out Labelling the different parts of the alveoli An animation showing what happens in the alveoli in gas exchange

• Comparing inhaled and exhaled air Identifying parts of the breathing system

Anaerobic respiration • Introducing anaerobic respiration and oxygen debt

An interactive activity investigating how running affects pulse rate Completing the equation for anaerobic respiration


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Human Reproduction 40 slides


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H man sex ce• Introducing reproductio

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Discussing

issues abou

Identifying parts of the male reproductive system Identifying parts of the female reproductive system Deciding which parts of the t contraception

Worksheet 2 – Talking about attitudes to

human reproductive system are male and female

Matching body parts to functions wards AIDS, including designing a poster or pamphlet • Introducing the sex cells

Identifying adaptations of egg and sperm cells • Fertilization and sexual intercourse

An animation showing fertilization and implantation Matching reproductive processes to their descriptions

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Contraception • Different types of contraception

Identifying what each type of contraception protects against

Sexually transmitted infections Descriptions of four sexually transmitted infections An interactive map outlining the impact of HIV on different continents

Embryo development and birth An animation showing how the placenta works

• The development from an embryo to fetus A sequence showing how a baby develops during gestation Arranging the order of stages in pregnancy

Puberty Identifying the changes that happen to males during puberty Identifying the changes that happen to females during puberty An animation showing the stages of the menstrual cycle


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Microbes and Disease 35 slides


What are microbes? • Introducing bacteria, viruses and fungi

Labelling the structure of a bacterial cell A video showing bacteria dividing Identifying the different parts of a virus Labelling the structure of a fungal cell Looking at microbes using a virtual microscope

Uses of microbes • Using bacteria and fungi to make useful products • Using yeast to make bread • Using yeast in the production of alcohol

How microbes cause disease • Introducing different types of diseases

Explaining the different ways disease can spread

Fighting disease Identifying the body’s natural defence mechanisms An animation showing how white blood cells destroy microbes An animation showing how antibodies help white blood cells destroy microbes

• Preventing the spread of disease • Introducing antibiotics and vaccines

An animation to show how vaccination helps protect a population from disease A sequence showing the discovery of vaccines by Edward Jenner


Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Assessing the

global impact of tuberculosis, using data provided

Worksheet 2 – Investigating John Snow’s theory of the spread of cholera

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Diet and Fitness 41 slides


t ed diet

2 worksh

A balanced die• The importance of a balanc

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Analysing food

l bels

An interactive pie chart showing what makes up a balanced diet

a Worksheet 2 – Identifying enzyme

substrates and products

Matching nutrients to their function in the body Testing which foods are rich in each nutrient

• Eating too much or too little Matching deficiency diseases to their cause

Digestion • Introducing digestion

Different parts of the digestive system

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• Carbohydrates, proteins and fats • Digestive enzymes

How enzymes work • Breaking down carbohydrates, proteins and fats

Matching digestive enzymes to their action An animation showing the process of digestion Labelling parts of the digestive system Completing sentences about digestion

Fitness • Outlining health and fitness

Why different aspects of fitness are useful • The importance of regular exercise

Identifying which sports maintain and improve aspects of fitness Matching fitness factors to definitions Different types of joints in the body


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Drugs 30 slides


What is a drug? • Different types of drugs


true-or-false statements abou

Classifying drugs How different types of drugs affect the body

t alcohol

• Why drugs are dangerous

Smoking • The harmful effects of smoking

An animation showing what chemicals are in a cigarette How chemicals in cigarette smoke affect the body

• Smoking statistics • Passive smoking and the smoking ban

Testing knowledge of the harmful effects of smoking • Cannabis

Matching substances to their effects on the body

lA cohol • Alcohol and it’s effects on the body • Alcohol advise • Drink driving

The physiological effects of alcohol


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Worksheet 2 – Calculating alcohol units


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Human Behaviour 33 slides


What is behaviour? Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Testing reaction

times by catching a ruler

• Introducing human behaviour Classifying stimuli as internal or external

The nervous system • How the nervous system co-ordinates responses

Matching sense organs to the receptors they contain Identifying different parts of the nervous system

• Reflex response A video of the knee-jerk reaction An animation showing how the knee-jerk reaction is co-ordinated The effect of drugs on the nervous system Arranging the order of stages in a reflex response

The hormonal system • Introducing hormones

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Identifying different parts of the hormonal system

Types of behavio• Innate behaviour

An animation showing the fight or flight response • Learned behaviour

How diseases effect the brain • Complex behaviour and how it aids our survival

Summary activities Choosing which statements apply to the nervous or hormonal response Glossary of keywords in the presentation Anagram activity using keywords Multiple-choice quiz

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Worksheet 2 – Investwhat happens during the fight or flight response


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Plants and Photosynthesis 47 slides


What is photosynthesis? Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Part 1: Writi

up • Introducing photosynthesis ng

the experiment investigating light and photosynthesis Part 2: Investigating the effect of carbon dioxide

• Photosynthesis equation Identifying what is needed for photosynthesis Completing the equation for photosynthesis

Worksheet 2 – Identifying mineral deficiencies in plants Leaves and glucose

The different types of cells within the leaf and their functions How plants use glucose An animation showing how leaves are tested for starch

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Matching the parts of the leaves to their function Completing the sentences about leaf adaptations

producers plant

Roots and water • How roots are adapted • Why plants need water

Plants as food • Plants as • Food from the different parts of the

Identifying which part of the plant each type• Other uses of plants

of food is from

Growing plants

es How mineral deficiency affects plant

• Fertilizers, herbicides and insecticid growth

• Organic farming methods Different opinions about organically grown food Deciding whether statements relate to fertilizers, herbicides or insecticides

ies Summary activit Glossary of keywords in the presentation Anagram activity using keywords Multiple-choice quiz


Variation 49 slides

19 Flash activities

nisms

3 worksheet

Classifying orgaWorksheets • Introducing classification

An activity showing how animals are classified Classifying vertebrates into groups Classifying invertebrates into groups Matching the types of invertebrates to the correct animals An activity showing how plants are classified

Types of variation • Outlining what is meant by variation

Identifying the similar characteristics of a family • Inherited and environmental variation

Deciding whether characteristics are environmental oinuous variation

r inherited • Continuous and discont

Categorizing characteristics as continuous or discontinuous

f variation Causes o An activity showing the location of inherited material An animation showing how characteristics are inherited An animation outlining how identical twins are produced An animation outlining how non-identical twins are produced Completing sentences about inheritance

on ass of tomatoes

teristic Introducing selective breeding

Variation investigati• An investigation into the variation of the m

Selecting charac•

Choosing desirable organisms for selective breeding Identifying true and false statements about selective breeding Introducing genetic engineering • A class voting activity about GM crops


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Worksheet 1 – Investigating variation within the class

s about selective

Worksheet 2 – Answering questionbreeding dogs

e about genetic engineering Worksheet 3 – Group debat

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Ecosystems

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33 slides 13 Flash activities eets

bitats

2 worksh

Habitats • Describing ecosystems and ha

Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Designing

an animal Worksheet 2 – Orangutans

and the effect of deforestation

Identifying which land habitat different organisms live in An animation showing the different ways of sampling

a population

Adaptations • Definition of an adaptation

Identifying the adaptations of elephants and lions Matching adaptations to their functions

• Daily and yearly adaptation Identifying true-or-false statements about daily or yearly adaptation

Environmental change • The effects of environmental change on animals • Why it is important to conserve biodiversity

An interactive activity illustrating biodiversity vironment, including deforestation and global warming • Human impact on the en

The possible effects of climate change on ecosystems An animation showing how global warming may affect polar bear populations A graph presenting evidence for global climate change



Feeding Rela38 slides

tionships

13 Flash activities

2 worksheets

Feeding types• Producers and consumers

Categorizing animals as producers or c Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Feeding

lationships in the Masai Mara

onsumers nivores • Herbivores, carnivores and om

re Matching the feeding type to the correct definition

Food chains and food webs

• Predator and prey relationships

• Introducing food chains Building an Antarctic food web Identifying the feeding types of organisms in a food chain Identifying primary, secondary and tertiary consumers

• Introducing food webs Build your own food web

• Changes in the food chain An interactive food web showing how populations in a food chain could change if a

species dies out Testing how changes in the food web affect populations

and biomass

Biomass • Pyramids of numbers

Comparing pyramids of numbers and biomass Completing sentences about food chains and pyramids


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orksheet 2 – Food chainselp forests

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Animal Behaviour 30 slides


What is behaviour? • Introducing animal behaviour

Matching examples of behaviour to the correct stimulus

Classifying stimuli as internal or external Outlining behaviour adaptations

Types of behaviour • Introducing innate and learned behaviour

Categorizing behaviour as innate or learned • Introducing reflex responses

An interactive activity involving tickling four different animals which show reflex responses • Outlining the process of imprinting • Introducing social behaviour, including courtship behaviour

A video showing courtship behaviour in great crested grebes Sequence showing examples of courtship behaviour Matching types of behaviour with correct definitions

Investigating behaviour • Investigating innate behaviour in herring gulls.

An interactive activity to investigate innate behaviour in herring gull chicks A sequence outlining the investigations of Pavlov into learned behaviour An interactive game that involves trying to train Pavolv’s dog

• Investigating behaviour using woodlice and a choice chamber


Worksheets Worksheet 1 – Investigating

behaviour in three-spined sticklebacks

Worksheet 2 – Recording and analysing the results of the interactive herring gull activity

Worksheet 3 – Analysing the results of a choice chamber experiment

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Biology Around Us 21 slides

7 Flash activities

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2 videos

What is animal testing?• Why we test drugs on anim

How animals have been used in medical research in the pas

g on animals

t • What types of tests are used • Ethical and moral implications of testin

A video interview with a member of Pro-test about why it is important to continue using animals in medical testing

why it is imp a

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A video interview with a member of BUAV about ort nt that we stop using animals in testing

• The laws about animal testin A research scientist’s experience of using animals in testing

• Alternatives to animal testing Identifying true-or-false statements about animal testing A class voting activity about animal testing in medical research

What do biologists do? • An introduction to careers in biology

A careers interview with a hospital laboratory assistant A careers interview with an ecologist A careers interview with a PhD student

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How should I revise? • Making a revision plan • Active revision • The best times to revise

Worksheets Practice questions 1 Practice questions 2


Building strong foundations • Key ideas in KS3 Biology • Making a concept map • Preparing for the exam • In the exam • Top tips on answering questions

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Identifying poor answers


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