Science lesson packs (secondary)
Keep students energised and inspire creative thinking with daily science energisers, curriculum-linked lessons, accompanying worksheets and assemblies.
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Secondary science challenges
From designing electric vehicles to investigating garden wildlife, our hands-on tasks will inspire every budding detective, designer, and curious explorer.
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Science activity sheets
End of year science activity sheets, for learners to do independently and to keep them learning till the end of term!
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Jobs of the future assembly (secondary)
Use this assembly to inspire young people to consider their future careers and to dream big, by highlighting the ever-changing job market and the exciting opportunities that lay ahead for them.
Feed our future! Poster
Inspire your budding young scientists with potential STEM careers in the food industry and encourage them to complete the Feed our future! challenge.
Feed our future! Challenge presentation (secondary)
Use this presentation, with video clips presented by Stefan Gates, to recap healthy diets, to discover how our food affects our planet and inspire students to come up with a new food for the future.
Feed our future! Delivery guide (secondary)
A short guide with curriculum links, and step-by-step instructions for how to deliver the challenge in a 1-hour lesson. Includes ideas for diving deeper, if more time is available.
Feed our future! Activity sheet (secondary)
Students use this activity sheet to describe their innovative new future-food.
World Ocean Day assembly (11-14)
Use this presentation to celebrate World Ocean Day. Take a quiz about our ocean, discover the issues it’s facing and learn how we can take action to protect it for the future. Also features ocean careers.
Wonders of our ocean poster (11-14)
Build awe and wonder with this amazing ocean facts poster and meet Gatsby benchmarks as students discover new careers linked to protecting the ocean.
Chemical changes check your learning sheet (11-14)
Use alongside the Chemical changes Knowledge Organiser to support students revise this challenging topic.
Chemical changes knowledge organiser (11-14)
Use this resource to help your students learn about different types of chemical changes and reactions.
Chemical reactions: Revision resources (11-14)
Support your students to grasp key types of chemical reactions using the Chemical Changes Knowledge Organiser. Then, use the Check Your Learning activity sheet to reinforce understanding and identify gaps—perfect for revision or classroom use.
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Resource planner 2025: Ages 11-14
See all Energising Futures resources with direct links, sorted by topic, for ages 11–14 to easily integrate them into your planning.
Secondary solar system posters
Bring space to life in your classroom with two engaging posters that inspire students to explore man-made objects in space, discover related careers, and investigate gravity, weight, and mass across the solar system.
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Exploring our solar system poster
Students find out about the different man-made objects within our solar system that are advancing our understanding of it, and discover careers that support these discoveries.
Gravity in our solar system poster
Students explore gravity in space, understand the difference between weight and mass and calculate their weight on different planets
Careers linked to renewable energy resources poster
Use this poster to link learning about renewable energy resources with the world of work and inspire students to think about new, potential careers.
Meet a materials engineer video (11-14)
Watch Anna, a materials scientist working in the construction industry, describe her job and what inspired her to be become an expert in concrete, for ages 11-14.
Career topic posters
Use this selection of posters to link curriculum learning to the world of work and inspire students to think about potential future careers.
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Careers linked to respiration poster
Use this poster to link learning about respiration with the world of work and inspire students to think about potential future careers.
Careers linked to plants and photosynthesis poster
Use this poster to link learning about plants and photosynthesis with the world of work and inspire students to think about potential future careers.
Respiration – Check your learning (11-14)
Struggling with respiration? This resource helps identify gaps and assess aerobic vs. anaerobic knowledge. Pair with the Respiration Knowledge Organiser for extra support.
Respiration knowledge organiser (11-14)
This two-page revision guide clears up misconceptions about respiration and explains aerobic vs. anaerobic respiration.
Respiration revision (ages 11-14)
Help your students master respiration with these revision resources! Use the knowledge organiser for review and the check your learning sheet to identify gaps, consolidate understanding, and boost confidence.
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A guide for parents and carers of 11-16 year olds
This useful guide is a great tool for showcasing the best of Energising Futures and how it can be used at home for parents/carers of 11-16 year olds. Parents and carers can discover what science capital is and how they can bring science alive at home.
Daily science energisers (secondary)
Daily 15-min STEM challenges for 11-14 year olds, around the theme of change and adapt; perfect for energising a science week.
Women and girls in science secondary assembly
This assembly will showcase the achievements, skills and challenges faced by past and present female scientists. Encourage students to think critically about stereotypes they may hold and present real-world role models for them to aspire to.
Celebrating women engineers secondary poster
Challenge stereotypes and inspire your students with this informative, visual poster celebrating the achievements of women engineers.
Respiration posters
These two posters tackle misconceptions about respiration and ventilation. With age specific posters, for 11-14s and 14-16s, these are perfect revision tools for your students.
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