Structure strip resources

5 ways to use structure strips to scaffold learning

2024-05-08T05:08:00+01:00By Kristy Turner

Boost your students’ ability to digest topics and write independently with these margin-sized prompts

2019-04-17T09:44:00+01:00By Kristy Turner

How writing builds learning

2018-12-20T09:24:00+00:00By Rob Butler

How to develop your students’ science vocabulary

Particle diagrams | Structure strip | 14–16
Support learners to describe and evaluate the particle model for solids, liquids and gases with this writing activity
Atoms and ions | Structure strip | 14–16
Support learners to recall and write about ion formation and factors that affect it
Structure of the atom | Structure strip | 14–16
Support learners to recall and write about the properties of subatomic particles and the structure of an atom
Metallic bonding | Structure strip | 14–16
Describe the metallic bonding model and explain how this leads to particular properties in metals, with this scaffolded writing activity
Ionic bonding | Structure strip | 14–16
Understand the models and diagrams used to represent ionic bonding and their limitations, with this scaffolded writing activity
Covalent bonding | Structure strip | 14–16
Understand covalent bonding diagrams and their limitations, with this scaffolded writing activity
Allotropes of carbon | Structure strip | 14–16
Support learners to retrieve information on the structure and bonding in different forms of carbon, with this scaffolded writing activity