Everything you need to administer and assess the required practicals for the AQA A Level Chemistry course, practicals 1 to 12. Each pack outlines the title of the practical, the CPAC criteria students are being tested on and provides opportunity for specific feedback. At the back of each booklet is a collection of exam questions to get students to apply their learning from the practicals in exam contexts. These booklets and the AQA CPAC tracker from AQA were checked by AQA visiting assessors who commented on how effective these were at framing the learning that occurs in a practical context and then the application needed for exam style questions.

This is a resource I use to teach my students the difference between the keywords precise, accurate and reliable. I often use this resource before they evaluate any experiment as a prompt and reminder.

A worksheet to support the drawing of ionic bonding dot and cross diagrams. Scaffolded to allow an easy access point but extended questions towards the bottom offer greater challenge.

Powerpoint and template for two investigations using helicopter templates. Investigation 1 - Is a teacher walkthrough of rotor length with no practical. Investigation 2 - Students apply their learning to a new context to plan and carry out a similar investigation.

An outdoor trail to complete a trail using a periodic table. A fun activity but also good for encouraging students to scan and find elements on the PT.

This worksheet is suitable for Years 8-11. Activities in the top left hand corner are the easier tasks, with support and differentiation built into the questions. As students become more confident, the scaffolding is gradually reduced. Students slowly work their way up the Blooms’ heirarchy of skills as they complete each part of the puzzle.

This starter introduces the students to the concept of a producing a detailed risk assessment rather than writing a basic list of safety precautions. It scaffolds the idea of a risk assessment and the template can be adapted to suit any particular experiment.

Full lesson with activities and answers and then a worksheet

Yr12 chemistry whole lesson

This is a classroom presentation and homework to support the teaching of the concept of moles, mass and RAM / RFM

A useful resource to use in the run up to the final exams

Full suite of lessons and activities to teach this topic to Yr13

Suite of 3 lessons, plus activities to support the teaching of the biochemistry topic in AQA A-Level chemistry

A useful starter / plenary for students to recall the main reactions likely to be covered in Year 1 of an A Level in Chemistry

A useful 1 lesson intro to isomerisation including exam style question practice.

Revision of GCSE moles and calculations

A couple of bingo starters. One for RFM and one for the hydrocarbons topic…

Full lesson

Resources to help you teach nitration of Benzene, in addition to an intro lesson on how to name Benzene derived compounds.

A good powerpoint to use for introducing ion formation to GCSE students