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Navigate a submarine through David Cameron’s blood

julia — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:23:33 +0000

Have a look at this unique idea for a new style of homework for KS3 Science called J2i (Journey to Independence). Pupils are given 4 weeks to produce their final piece of work, and can do it pretty much any way they like. Perfect for your Key Stage 3 Biology classes for the blood and circulation topic, this project lets them navigate a submarine through David Cameron’s blood to locate and destroy the alien controlling his brain! View the YouTube clip for more information or preview now.

“Pupils are amazing us with what they produce!”

Use this 5*-rated Science presentation and worksheet today for just £2.95 each! Preview and download it now.

Biology teaching resources

Resource contributed by Henry Cordy-McKenna.

Projectile Motion

julia — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:22:54 +0000

Great for your GCSE Physics classes, this download is a ready-to-use presentation for Year 11 GCSE (Higher) Space for Reflection OCR Gateway Science Suite Lessons 5-6 (P5c). This science powerpoint covers the lessons: 1) horizontal and vertical velocities are vectors 2) resultant velocity of a projectile is the vector sum of the horizontal and vertical velocity 3) in horizontal projectile there is no acceleration horizontally 4) how to use equations of motion for an object.

“Well-explained and presented. The structure of this resource encourages interactivity, plus there are some amusing animations to keep the class entertained!”

Download this 5*-rated resource now for just £2.95 and use it today – preview the slides.

Resource contributed by James Ferguson.

Teaching the PH Scale?

julia — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:22:00 +0000

This Chemistry powerpoint offers a great flexible way of teaching pH scale. Suitable for all age groups, it has been tried and tested on primary, KS3 and KS4 students and worked well. This chemistry resource contains enjoyable activities and guessing games and examples of materials. It uses the idea of folding the original scale into a ‘V’ to help students remember which is high and low on the scale. You can use last slides to show how neutralisation works. Get this helpful ready-to-use chemistry download now.

“My class liked this resource because they found it colourful and said it helped them to understand acidity and alkalinity.”

Download and use it today for just £2.95. Preview the slides.

Resource contributed by Sarah Parker.

Olympic Award for Champion Teachers

Stephanie — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:44:08 +0000

Olympic Award for Champion Teachers

CHAMPION teachers can go for gold in an Olympic competition for UK schools.
The winner will be presented with a top Teachable accolade, providing kudos for the victorious teacher and publicity for the associated school.
Launched prior to the world’s prestigious sporting event in London this summer, teachers who ‘hit the target’ will have an opportunity to share their Olympic ICT resources for use in the classroom.
To enter Teachable’s Teacher Olympics, entries must be uploaded to Teachable before the closing date of April 9.
Teachable.net has now been visited by 1 million teachers since its launch in 2009.
Managing director Edward Upton said: “Teachers from around the world contribute to Teachable every day, so the Olympic champion would have to be world-beating in their originality, quality, accuracy and usability. The winning entry will be heavily promoted and the winning teacher should earn over £500 in royalties from the work.”
A winning 5-star package could include a starter, differentiated worksheets and homework activities. Click here for existing examples of Olympic resources.

Judging

Entries in all disciplines will be judged by our team of advisors and editors, including Susan Greenfield for science and Ben Barton for literacy.

We will be following Teachable’s normal quality guidelines about originality, presentation and depth of content.

Terms and Conditions

Completed entries need to uploaded to Teachable.net, including tagging by the age group, topic and curriculum they are relevant for by 7pm on 9th April 2012.
All entries that meet our basic quality criteria may be sold on Teachable.net. The contributor can opt to donate any proceeds to a charity of their choice.
Contributors can submit as many entries as they want without any prejudice about winning.
Judging will take place around 10th – 12th April and the winner and runners-up will be notified by email on Friday 13th April 2012.
We cannot give feedback on individual entries, apart from the usual editor feedback.
The top 3 award winners, including winners in regional heats, will be expected to take part in some publicity (at Teachable’s expense) to promote their resources. This will ensure they reach the best possible audience.

Teachable features in Fundraising for Schools

Stephanie — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:32:11 +0000

Fundraising January 2012 page 2

Teachable.net is an online service that enables teachers to trade-in
ICT resources in order to earn extra cash. Therefore, the more materials
that are uploaded, the bigger the potential return. Read more in the link above for Fundraising for Schools – an independent monthly magazine, containing up-to-date and accurate information about all the sources of extra funding from which your school could benefit, an essential resource for anyone with responsibility for raising school funds and finance.

Looking for quick percentage resources?

julia — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:24:52 +0000

Grab this download now and get 4 maths powerpoint activities to use for teaching percentages – a set of quick fire questions for use with groups in a class, a game of bingo requiring students to solve clues to see if they have a value, a fill in the gaps activity requiring number processing, and a set of pot luck questions in the question of sport format. Perfect for your GCSE maths classes, get these great activities to use today!

“Four activities for the price of one! Well thought out, clear and easy to use.”

Preview and buy it now for just £2.95!

Resource contributed by Joanne Holloway.

Have you got the code?

julia — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:24:07 +0000

Designed for Key Stage 3 Maths classes, this resource gives you a lesson that can be used to check knowledge of Number terms such as factors, multiples and primes, and introduce concepts such as cubed numbers for level 5-6 students. Organise your students into a maximum of 8 groups, hand out the questions and students submit the codes back to you. You can then enter the results into an excel spreadsheet and watch the cells turn green when correct, giving you a very visual display of class progress and knowledge. This maths presentation and worksheet is ready to use today!

“An interesting way to involve pupils in group work…a variety of questions and an extension task for quick workers.”

Review and download it now for free – be quick, only 2 free downloads left!

Resource contributed by Craig Pitman.

5 second quadrilateral quest

julia — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:21:53 +0000

Have fun with quadrilaterals in your maths lessons with this fun interactive game for Key Stage 2 maths or Key Stage 3 maths. This game is designed for 2 pupils to play in front of the class and is perfect for use as a starter or plenary. Select a quadrilateral given a set of properties. There are 2 versions depending on how tough you want to make it; in the first version pupils have only 5 seconds to respond, in the second version pupils have 10 seconds to respond. Take your pick from these maths worksheets.

“A lively activity to open or close a lesson on properties of quadrilaterals.”

Preview and download these 5*-rated resources now for just £2.95.

Resource contributed by Susan Byrne.

Viva Las Vegas water supply

julia — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:16:49 +0000

Perfect for the GCSE Geography AQA A Living World topic – Las Vegas – this Geography powerpoint explores where water comes from and how it is used, containing images, activities and links to news articles to engage students in this topic. At the end you can get your students to design their own ‘xeriscaped garden’, helping them to consolidtate learning in a memorable way, and it has exam style questions suitable for your GCSE Geography students.

“Engaging resource with a link to a good video and useful exam exercise at the end.”

Download this new resource free of charge when you review it now – only 8 free downloads left!

Resource contributed by James Yeoman.

JFK’s Legacy

julia — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:16:09 +0000

If you are teaching this topic for GCSE History this comprehensive resource offers complete coverage of the impact of JFK’s death on America and good and bad points about his presidency. This topic is part of WJEC GCSE History specification (USA 1929-2000) and this illustrated powerpoint covers all of the key points in an engaging way that will inspire discussion in your GCSE History classes.

“This provided an in-depth study of JFK through power points. A tremendous contribution and leading to lots of debate.”

Preview and download this 5*-rated resource today for £8.85.

Resource contributed by Kate Allen.