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Physics

Mar 27th, 2013

Really useful resource and easily differentiable. Got my Y9 class to justify to each other why they had assigned the cards to the "pro" or "con" pile if they disagreed. Makes a dry topic a bit more lively!

Reviewer: Allison Cook

science

Jan 29th, 2013

great stuff

Reviewer: jenny greig

Biodiesel

Feb 28th, 2012

A fantastic resource which helps students use difficult langage in a fun setting using games and colour to entice them. It is certain to build confidence and improve student marks. Brilliant stuff!

Reviewer: Delia McNally

UPD's website

Jun 25th, 2011

The resource has been invaluable in creating our new context based KS3 scheme.
Moya O;Kane
Ellesmere Port Catholic High

Reviewer: Moya O'Kane

biodiesel

Sep 13th, 2010

I have 4 year 11 groups (lower ability). £ of the groups loved doing the activity and making the game, and 1 set hated it. Horses for courses? I thought it was easy to present and understand and on the whole a success. You can't please all the people all the time!

Reviewer: Sue Flewitt

biology

Jun 29th, 2010

Great activity. used with year 9. they enjoyed and the out come was great. want to use again with the new batch.

Reviewer: Leena Chettri

biology

May 13th, 2010

My bottom set year 11 enjoyed this.

Reviewer: Victoria Barnes

Biodiesel

Apr 22nd, 2010

For my year 10 class - average but with some special needs (i.e. dyslexia) - this was an ideal lesson. It took about an hour with a good discussion on the pros and cons. I summarised these on the board for them. The snakes and ladders game was fun. I made it A3 and they made it in pairs, drawing on their own snakes and ladders. They just had time to play one game.

Reviewer: Jan Lusty

Biodiesel

Aug 18th, 2009

Useful links to do research on biofuels can be obtained from teachers notes - excellent resource

Reviewer: ivy addo

A Level Chemistry

Jul 17th, 2009

Used the snakes and ladders game with my 6th form class. Got them to research the pros and cons of using biodiesel instead of giving them the pre-printed cards. They then made the game and really enjoyed playing it!

Reviewer: Kathryn Little

Biodiesel review

May 14th, 2009

An excellent resource that can be adapted to fit all abilities. Differentiation maybe needed for the very able.

Reviewer: jason russell

Biodiesel review

Feb 6th, 2009

Ran this with 3 of my year 10 classes at the end of the oils topic. Both lower sets enjoyed making the games and testing them but the higher ability found the game making beneath them. The information was suberb, really got them thinking and they wrote some fantastic essays on the what they thought - most finally deciding it wasn't worth the cost yet, and we should just use less fuel!

Reviewer: Samantha Wallace

biodiesel

Jan 22nd, 2009

actively engaged in construction of snakes and ladders activity and promoted good discussion of benefits and drawbacks used on snake or ladder worked really well all abilities matching their level of discussion

Reviewer: colin white

Biodeisel

Jul 16th, 2008

This was a very interesting activity for the whole class. It was challenging and really motivating too.

Reviewer: Caroline Ene

poo power

Jul 3rd, 2008

Fantastic!
used it in a Y8 lesson on altrenative energy

Reviewer: Mark Fodder

science

Jul 3rd, 2008

Year 10 enjoyed making the snakes and ladders game and good discussion when deciding pro's and con's

Reviewer: Emma Patterson

oils earth and atmophere AQA

Jun 28th, 2008

My year 10s could not be enticed to use the snakes and ladders game but the pros and cons cards were a very useful starting point for discussions about the merits of biodiesel

Reviewer: jean Pitchers

biofuels

May 21st, 2008

worked really well with my year 7 classes. i enlarged the snakes and ladders to A3 size. it was interesting listening to the students trying to decide what was a pro or con - some quite heated debates!

philippa adcroft

Reviewer: Philippa Adcroft

Biodiesel

May 18th, 2008

Positive feedback from the students. They enjoyed the activities and its relavance. There was some confusion with Snakes and Ladders.

Reviewer: William Green

Chemistry

May 1st, 2008

Used it with my Y10. Excellent introductory activity. It raises important issues that I'm not sure even all teachers have considered. i.e. plenty of biodeisel - where is the food grown? Not sure about the snakes and ladders.

Reviewer: Michael Barton

science/chemistry

Apr 3rd, 2008

This looks good to use (different bits for different years) for year 7 when they study energy from biomass; Year 10 when they study triglycerides and biofuels and even my 6th form Chemistry class might have a quick peek!

Reviewer: elizabeth burak

Biodiesel - snakes & ladders

Feb 28th, 2008

Great activity for getting Y10 aware of biofuel pro's and cons. I'll use it again.

Reviewer: Stephen Clark

Biodiesel review

Nov 17th, 2007

This should be really good and accessible for 11 year olds doing KS3 7I Energy Resources...BUT... I think your page layout designers missed a trick here, why aren't the consequences both good and bad available in the right size frames to cut and stick onto the snakes and ladders master grid? If there was a ready sized version of the different consequences it would be much easier for students to place their snakes and ladders with the appropriate comments. I know I can probably do the size changing myself - but when everything has been thought out carefully it seemed an obvious thing to do. We'll still be doing this next week and having fun.

Reviewer: Elizabeth Lockwood

Biodiesel

Nov 17th, 2007

thanks for an activity which is creative, relevant & fun to do, I plan to use this with year 10 & yr 7 next week.

Reviewer: jacqueline swift

Science

Nov 16th, 2007

Very creative and current, will be able to use when I start my lessons on energy. The linking of the pros and cons to snake and ladder game will definetely generate interest.

Reviewer: kwamina