simon perkin's teaching resources

Frankie's science Lab 1 Quiz,  Age 7-11 (KS2),  Physics,  Biology,  Chemistry,  Primary Physics,  Primary Biology,  Primary Chemistry,  This is a fun interactive quiz aimed at KS2 science. The aim is to wander around Frankie's house and collect body parts for his creature by finding certain objects. The questions include topics on teeth,forces, plants and types of changes. Great to do as a group activity to see who can find the object first!

Deal or no deal KS3 Physics Revision 1 Quiz,  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Physics,  Space,  Electricity and Circuits,  Forces and Motion,  An interactive quiz in the style of deal or no deal. Get pupils to choose a box and then answer the question correctly to get the banker to make them an offer. The questions are true or false and are levelled from L3 -L7 so students can see their progress. Perfect for year 9 KS3 revision!!

Ecology project: Costa lotta coffee 1 Presentation,  1 Worksheet,  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Biology,  Human and Animal Biology,  Plants,  Energy and the environment,  This resource can be used either as an introduction to ecological relationships, as project or as a review session to reinforce the main ideas. The topic is split into 4 tasks which can be done together or split into separate lesssons. Each task is presented with levelled activities which are matched to the national curriclum for level 5 to 7.

Fun KS3 Science Revision Quizes 4 Quizzes,  Age 7-11 (KS2),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Physics,  Biology,  Chemistry,  Primary Physics,  Primary Biology,  Primary Chemistry,  An interactive set of quizes for KS3 revision. Great as a group activity on the interactive whiteboard or for individual students to try.

How to use an Oscilloscope 1 Presentation,  1 Worksheet,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Physics,  Electricity and Circuits,  This ppt takes students through the basics on how the CRO works and its main controls. This can be used to model using a real CRO and how to set it up correctly. The worksheet includes questions on calculating different values on an Alternating Current display such as Vo and Vrms. The ppt also includes the answers.

Cathode Rays 1 Presentation,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Physics,  Waves and Particles,  This ppt offers a brief intoduction to cathode rays and the history of their discovery and their properties. There is an explanation of their use in Oscilloscopes, TVs and electron microscopes.

KS3 SC1 Science Revision 2 Presentations,  1 Worksheet,  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Physics,  Biology,  Chemistry,  Growth,  Human and Animal Biology,  Forces and Motion,  Plants,  Health and Disease,  Primary Chemistry,  Primary Physics,  Primary Biology,  The sc1 resource covers revsion on sc1 skills and uses the story of James Lind to show the stages in an investigation. The graph revision covers line graphs and bar charts and encourages students to tell the story of the graph. Alice investigates wonderland develops "How Science Works" and introduces 3 testable investigations on forces, dissolving and plant growth.

Chemical Reactions Jigsaws 1 Presentation,  1 Worksheet,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Chemistry,  Chemical Reactions,  Primary Chemistry,  This activity is designed to explain how metal compounds are formed. It uses animated moving jigsaw pieces to explain how reactants turn into products. Students can use the cut-out jigsaw pieces included at the end to try it themselves. The tasks are differentiated to encourage higher learners to try using formula as well as helping those students who struggle with word equations.

AS Physics Mechanics 1 3 Presentations,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Physics,  Forces and Motion,  This summarises the AQA material on Unit 2 Mechanics. The ppts include explanations and use of formula. There are plenty of practice questions for students to try with model answers.

Metal Reactions Science Trek 1 Presentation,  1 Worksheet,  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Chemistry,  Earth Resources and Metals,  Chemical Reactions,  Primary Chemistry,  Explore strange new worlds as you explain about acids, metals and reactivity. This can be used as a fun summary for lower ability students to describe an astronaught's journey to an alien world made of acid oceans, metallic rocks and strange sea creatures. Get students to use their knowledge of metals to help him collect samples and get back home! The worksheet covers a summary of each slide.

AS Physics Electricity Resources 3 Presentations,  1 Worksheet,  Age 16-18 (A-level),  Physics,  Electricity and Circuits,  These lessons cover the key ideas from unit 1 about electricity. There are some useful explanations about the common misconceptions and plenty of exam questions to try!

Investigating V I R 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Physics,  Electricity and Circuits,  Introduction to early scientific ideas and keywords. Definitions and equations for voltage current and resistance are presented. Ohm's Law is introduced and an investigation to test which components follow Ohm's Law is outlined.

Forces in Water 1 Presentation,  1 Worksheet,  Age 7-11 (KS2),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Physics,  Primary Physics,  Forces and Motion,  This is a KS2/ KS3 lesson on forces in water looking at shapes of sea animals, and an experiment on how quickly different shapes of plasticine will sink. The worksheet will guide lower ability students. There is also a summary quiz at the end to reinforce the main ideas.

Steps in an investigation for GCSE ISA 1 Presentation,  Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE),  Physics,  Biology,  Chemistry,  Primary Physics,  Primary Biology,  Primary Chemistry,  This ppt can be used to introduce students to the steps in their ISA planning and introduces the keywords in a student friendly way. Slides have space to be amended for a specific investigation or can even be used as generic posters. There is a summary flow diagram at the end as a student handout.

Investigating variables in space eggs 1 Starter,  Age 7-11 (KS2),  Age 11-14 (KS3),  Biology,  Primary Biology,  A 15-20 min introduction to investigation skills for KS3. This is aimed at lower ability and SEN. The idea is to go through the steps of a scientific investigation in a fun and active way. Students will hunt for eggs hidden in the classroom containing different creatures. This activity includes stages of planning, obtaining evidence, presenting and evaluating results. All resources included.