posted 01/02/2009Xylem and water uptake in plants

 

Age 16-18 (A-level)

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"This resource has extremely high quality diagrams and the worksheet is well-presented a..."

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Contributor:
Toby Tufton

 

Animated, interactive powerpoint which explains water uptake (apoplast/symplast pathways), transpiration and xylem structure The water uptake worksheets (including a crossword) complement the powerpoint and include answers. The labelling the leaf powerpoint is a hyperlinked 'click and name' slide-show.

posted 04/01/2009Gas Exchange in Fish and Insects

 

Age 16-18 (A-level)

Based on 3 reviews
"This is expertly presented - clear diagrams and succinct explanation. The worksheets ar..."

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Contributor:
Toby Tufton

 

Animated, interactive powerpoint which guides students through the countercurrent system of fish gills and the tracheal system of insects (28 slides). It is hyperlinked so that you can choose which bits to show. The accompanying document comprises three worksheets and answer sheets. They use a variety of cloze / colouring / short answer questions .

posted 05/12/2008Recycling: Journey of a drinks can

 

Age 7-11 (KS2)

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"A super resource showing the lifecycle of a drinks cans."

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Contributor:
Abigail Laing

 

Animated, interactive presentation introducing concepts of recycling using the example of an aluminium drinks can (17 slides). Also a true or false quiz to promote class discussion about recycling (8 questions). These resources link with other activities and information sheets available at the think cans website.

Further information: http://thinkcans.net/

posted 19/11/2008An Inconvenient Truth: Greenhouse Effect

 

Age 11-14 (KS3)
Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE)

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"An excellent set of resources to use with the Inconvenient Truth DVD - a wealth of topi..."

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Contributor:
Claire Brown

 

A set of resources covering the carbon cycle, the greenhouse effect and global warming. Also relevant to 'how science works'. Includes an animated presentation (25 slides) and a question sheet which are designed to be used in conjunction with the "Inconvenient Truth" DVD. There are also instructions for two experiments and an investigation.

Further information: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fEsBVWG...

posted 12/08/2008Shapes Of Molecules And Ions

 

Age 16-18 (A-level)

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"Excellent, detailed resources on this topic. Diagrams are good quality and the present..."

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Contributor:
Joanne Nicholson

 

An introduction to the shapes of molecules and electron pair repulsion theory. The presentation explains how to determine molecule shapes, and includes examples of well known compounds with excellent diagrams, animations and test questions. The worksheet is a good summary of key points and also includes some exercises.

posted 20/06/2008States of Matter

 

Age 7-11 (KS2)
Age 11-14 (KS3)

Based on 5 reviews
"Excellent diagram, especially for liquid- nice to see a 2d diagram that shows the 3d as..."

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Contributor:
Simon Ball

Balcarras School

 

This is an interactive PowerPoint used to deliver states of matter. The particles are animated to show each state and also each heating/cooling process. It is navigated from the first slide. Included is a free help sheet for students to have in front of them to aid learning.

posted 18/06/2008Fuelling Champions: the Biology of Sport

 

Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE)
Age 16-18 (A-level)

Based on 4 reviews
"An excellent detailed presentation that could easily be split into different sections. ..."

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Contributor:
Abigail Laing

 

Animated, interactive presentation using a sporting theme to cover nutrition, respiration and homeostasis (19 pages). The accompanying activity explores the science behind the diets of four famous sportspeople (2 pages), and could be used with other teaching resources.

posted 13/06/2008Digestion Plants & Classification quiz

 

Age 7-11 (KS2)
Age 11-14 (KS3)

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"Beautifully presented quizzes which make revision of these topics much more interesting."

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Contributor:
Simon Ball

Balcarras School

 

Three revision quizzes based on the gameshow "Who Wants to be a Millionaire". The three topics covered are green plants, digestion and classification. They can be used by individual pupils or for team based competitions in class. Answers are given at the end of the round. Each presentation contains 32 slides.

posted 06/06/2008Crude Oil, Alkanes and Alkenes

 

Age 11-14 (KS3)
Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE)

Based on 6 reviews
"Superb animations, which are simple but should really help students to visualise the pr..."

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Contributor:
Simon Ball

Balcarras School

 

The Crude Oil PowerPoint outlines the fact that crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons. The PowerPoint Alkanes and Alkenes discusses how crude oil is separated via fractional distillation, the properties and uses of alkanes and alkenes, cracking, and polymerisation leading to the production of plastics. Worksheet answers appear in the presentation. Several animations throughout. [17 Slides]

posted 06/05/2008Rate of Reactions - Fully Interactive

 

Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE)

Based on 5 reviews
"A well structured resource with slides that are clear and not overly fussy. The materia..."

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Contributor:
Henry Cordy-McKenna

The Honywood Community Science School

 

Many animations: measurement of rates; effect of concentration, temp, surface area, catalysts. A fun interactive whiteboard quiz hosted by Mister T; a chance for pupils to interpret a rate of reaction graph. Some of the excellent animations are free samples from Crocodile Clips Chemistry (see link below). Some are from the excellent www.sciencepages.co.uk who kindly gave permission for their use.

Further information: http://www.crocodile-clips.com/Our_Pr...