Exploring Science QCA - Starter and Plenary Activities

Starter and Plenary activities

The Key Stage 3 Framework for science indicates that science lessons should include starter and plenary sessions.

Click here for a general outline of different kinds of activity that are suitable for starters and plenaries. This document has been provided in Microsoft Word, so that you can print it out and incorporate it into your departmental documentation, or adapt it to suit the needs of your school.

The links in the table below give access to specific suggestions for starter and plenary activities for each Unit in Exploring Science, together with any additional worksheets required.

The lesson ideas are provided as Word documents, so that you can amend them or incorporate them into your departmental documentation. The worksheets are provided as pdfs. You will need Acrobat Reader® installed on your computer to access these files. If you haven’t already installed this program, it is can be downloaded free from the Adobe website.

Book 7
Unit 7A Ideas Worksheets	Unit 7E Ideas Worksheets	Unit 7I Ideas Worksheets
Unit 7B Ideas Worksheets	Unit 7F Ideas Worksheets	Unit 7J Ideas Worksheets
Unit 7C Ideas Worksheets	Unit 7G Ideas Worksheets	Unit 7K Ideas Worksheets
Unit 7D Ideas Worksheets	Unit 7H Ideas Worksheets	Unit 7L Ideas Worksheets

Book 8
Unit 8A Ideas Worksheets	Unit 8E Ideas Worksheets	Unit 8I Ideas Worksheets
Unit 8B Ideas Worksheets	Unit 8F Ideas Worksheets	Unit 8J Ideas Worksheets
Unit 8C Ideas Worksheets	Unit 8G Ideas Worksheets	Unit 8K Ideas Worksheets
Unit 8D Ideas Worksheets	Unit 8H Ideas Worksheets	Unit 8L Ideas Worksheets

Book 9
Unit 9A Ideas Worksheets	Unit 9E Ideas Worksheets	Unit 9I Ideas Worksheets
Unit 9B Ideas Worksheets	Unit 9F Ideas Worksheets	Unit 9J Ideas Worksheets
Unit 9C Ideas Worksheets	Unit 9G Ideas Worksheets	Unit 9K Ideas Worksheets
Unit 9D Ideas Worksheets	Unit 9H Ideas Worksheets	Unit 9L Ideas Worksheets
Unit BR Ideas Worksheets	Unit CR Ideas Worksheets	Unit PR Ideas Worksheets

Note that Units BP, CP and PP are project units, and so starter and plenary activities are not appropriate for these units.