I am a High School and Sixth Form Chemistry teacher teaching Science to GCSE and Chemistry to A Level. My GCSE resources generally follow the new AQA (9-1) specification, differentiated for foundation and higher students at trilogy and separate science levels. My Key Stage 3 resources are suited to mixed ability groups and are designed to be dyslexia friendly with bold coloured text boxes and bright diagrams.
Please give me your opinion and review downloaded resources!
I am a High School and Sixth Form Chemistry teacher teaching Science to GCSE and Chemistry to A Level. My GCSE resources generally follow the new AQA (9-1) specification, differentiated for foundation and higher students at trilogy and separate science levels. My Key Stage 3 resources are suited to mixed ability groups and are designed to be dyslexia friendly with bold coloured text boxes and bright diagrams.
Please give me your opinion and review downloaded resources!
This great resource includes 2 pages of dominoes (18 dominoes in total).
There are clues and keywords on the topic of alkanes and alkenes (keywords: saturated, unsaturated, hydrocarbon etc) as well as displayed formula.
A great way to introduce organic chemistry and make it fun!
This great resource includes 10 task sheets, each with a different hydrocarbon cracking question. Students answer each of the 10 sheets by giving the missing product name and displayed formula.
Also included are answer sheets covering all questions on the task sheets.
Bold, simple and to the point - an interesting way to teach cracking!
This resource is a trio of lessons ideal for grades 5 to 8. The resource is a powerpoint with all worksheets and additional activities included within the file. The three lessons included are:
Introduction to States of Matter
Starter word search. Objectives. Cut and Paste features of solid, liquid and gases. Differentiated questions, easy, challenge and pretty hard. Key word fill plenary activity.
Boiling - State Changes
Safety starter. Objectives. Boiling Water practical with check list, printed tables and graph checklist. Temperature tasks. State feedback plenary activity.
Melting and Freezing - State Changes
Question starter. Objectives. Question worksheet. Task cards link activity. Fill the table task. Keyword BINGO plenary with bingo grids.
This lesson pack does not require any further prep. Just print the included worksheets and teach. Lesson 2 involves a simple boiling water practical which only requires simple lab supplies (e.g. beakers and heat source). Please leave your feedback!
Thank you to Krista Wallden for the clip art!
This great set of resources is ideal for high school chemistry. Included within the set:
-Step by step ionic bonding activity
An introduction to ionic bonding through the simple example of lithium fluoride. Answer sheet included.
-Identifying ions activity
Students draw on knowledge of electronic configuration to draw atoms and their subsequent ions.
Answer sheet included.
-Question card activity
Four classic question cards on drawing electronic configuration in ionic bonds, aided by predawn empty electron shells.
Answer sheet included.
I have used this set of three resources in an ionic bonding lesson for three years in a row now to much success. They work really well as a trio, building up student understanding over the course of the lesson.
Included in these handy resources:
A relative atomic mass worksheet with question table, mini question and handy information which covers everything students need to know about relative atomic mass.
A relative formula mass worksheet with full worked example and question table.
ANSWER sheets for both worksheets
This BIG Periodic Table Bundle includes:
-Lesson Resources on halogens, alkali metals, noble gases, transition metals and general periodic table knowledge (lessons/ active learning resources/ practicals/ worksheets/ teacher help sheet)
-History of the periodic table resources with contributing scientists (cut and paste)
-Element fact files and element games (snakes and ladders/ dominoes)
-Starter word puzzles (word searches/ crossword)
-Foldable periodic table resource
etc…
There is enough for weeks worth of lessons and my classes have used these resources to much success for years now.
There really is a range of activities to keep students engaged and the bundle is specifically designed for mixed ability classes, to get the most out of each student.
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This great chemical bonding bundle includes:
A bonding overview resource:
Summary bonding worksheet covering all types of bonding.
A trio of ionic bonding activities:
Ionic bonding lesson starter activity. A step by step example of ionic bonding.
Ionic bonding drawing ions worksheet. Links to atomic structure prior knowledge.
Ionic bonding question cards (4). Drawing positive and negative ions within an ionic bond for a series of molecules.
A covalent bonding activity:
Covalent bonding question cards (8). Drawing examples of covalent bonding in classic covalent molecules.
A metallic bonding activity:
Metallic bonding question cards (8). Labelling metal structure and understanding how metallic bonding contributes to metal properties.
Ideal for mixed ability classes as questions vary in difficulty, this is a great student led pack of resources.
Elements of the Periodic Table Card Game
Included in this product:
20 element cards with 4 element categories
An instructions sheet outlining how to use the card game
This is an effective way of making elements fun and bringing an aspect of competition to the topic. The cards feature the first 20 elements of the periodic table.
The categories are: melting point, density, number of electrons and group number.
Please leave your feedback and enjoy!
Atomic Structure and Bonding Definitions Task Cards
This resource includes 2 packs of task cards (20 task cards in each).
Both sets include the same keywords and each require students to define the keywords. There are 4 task cards per side of A4. Simply print and give to your students. No further prep is required.
Lower ability set:
This set has ‘power words’ included which are three related words that students must use in their definitions. This provides students with a writing framework to help them build their definitions.
Higher ability set:
This set does not include power words and relies of students accessing their own knowledge of atomic structure and bonding to write definitions.
Evaporation Theory Reading Passage
Included in the resource:
A reading passage
A student question sheet
An answer key
Reading Passage:
Included is an informative, introductory passage. The passage has key information around the subject and explains key concepts. With an example practical and observations, the passage is very comprehensive.
Question Sheet:
Tiered as recall, explain and apply, the question sheet follows the reading passage. The recall activity simply requires students to extract information from the text, whilst the explain and apply questions stretch students through writing definitions and describing an ideal experiment.
Answer key:
A full set of comprehensive answers is included.
This is a great introductory resource for students who have no prior knowledge on evaporation.
Polymer Introduction Lesson
This full lesson includes a lesson PowerPoint with student activities and tasks included within the document. Answers are also included at each stage for student review. This lesson focuses on synthetic and natural polymers.
Included in the lesson:
Engaging starter
Lesson outcomes
Lesson keywords
Synthetic vs natural polymers
Polymer uses table task
Chart drawing extension
Keyword plenary
This lesson is ideal for students who haven’t been introduced to key terms such as polymerisation, synthetic, natural, decay or monomer.
The resource is a Powerpoint presentation so the resource can be edited. Please feel free to ask any further questions before purchasing.
Giant Ionic Structures Reading Passage
Included in the resource:
A reading passage
A student question sheet
An answer key
Reading Passage:
Included is an informative, introductory passage on Giant Ionic Structures. The passage has information on the lattice structure, linked properties and structural models.
Question Sheet:
Tiered as recall, explain and apply, the question sheet follows the reading passage. Recall questions simply require students to extract information from the text, whilst explain and apply questions require higher thinking. The apply questions involve descriptions of the structure and in depth explanations of properties.
Answer key:
A full set of comprehensive answers is included.
This is a great introductory resource for students who have prior knowledge on atoms and basic knowledge of bonding.
Science House Chemical Bonding Full Unit
This Chemical Bonding resource is a full unit worth of lesson plans and resources. There are seven lessons included within the unit. This includes an assessment with relevant marking material and student reflection. The unit is student focused with each lesson organised into the sections: starter activity, main activity 1, main activity 2 and summary activity.
The seven lessons included:
Atomic Structure and Recap
Ionic Bonding
Simple Covalent Bonding
Giant Covalent Bonding
Metallic Bonding
Chemical Bonding Summary
Chemical Bonding Assessment
There is a variation of resources including:
Lesson PowerPoints - structured and designed to be accompanied by teacher-class discussion as well as board work.
Entrance activities - entrance tickets, word puzzles, draw and describe activities and definition sheets.
Main activities - information extraction, circus activities, exam style questions, match up and station activities.
Summary activities - learning mat, definition check, task cards, task boxes, keywords and exit tasks.
A full lesson plan is provided for each lesson and there are additional teacher instructions provided with relevant activities as well as comprehensive answer sets where required. The lesson plans include the learning points of each lesson which can be shared with students upon arrival.
The unit is designed to be an engaging way to teach chemical bonding and a break from ‘chalk and talk’ teaching. There is a lot of emphasis on student active learning and independent work. The range of activities suits mixed ability classes and offers more of an opportunity for teacher movement and discussion with students whilst they are working.
All work is prepared to fit A4, PDF style and requires no further preparation. Please view the preview for a full understanding of what the unit involves.
This neat subatomic particles flipbook includes:
A set of instructions on how to construct the flip book
Charges, relative weights and locations in an atom questions
Descriptions of keywords: ions and isotopes
Counting protons, neutrons and electrons in elements questions
A ‘cover all bases’ resource which looks great in an exercise book and can be used as a handy revision resource. I made this resource because of the popularity of my solid, liquid and gases flip book. Students seem to really interact with this method of learning.
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Transport in Cells: Diffusion Full Lesson
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to . . .
Define and describe the keyword ‘diffusion’
Give biological examples of diffusion in action
Explain factors which affect the rate of diffusion
This lesson includes:
Starter task
Lesson objectives
Lesson keywords and definitions
Diffusion explained with examples including gas exchange and photosynthesis
Diffusion of Potassium Manganate (VII) over time with solution keywords
Particle diagram activity
Factors affecting the rate of diffusion: Temperature, Surface area and concentration gradient
Easy and Challenge Surface area questions
3-2-1 Reflective plenary task
The PowerPoint is completely editable and all tasks/activities are included within this one document. All tasks come with accompanying ANSWERS for immediate feedback and marking opportunity.
This resource may include American spellings.
AQA GCSE Sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) 9-1 Paper 1 and Paper 2 course maps and exam information.
Ideal as handouts for students sitting the GCSE 9-1 Papers for this academic year - the documents outline the exact content of each science exam (extracted from AQA specifications) as well as which content applies to each tier specifically for each subject.
Also included is exam information describing timings, marks available, weightings and question styles of both exams for biology, chemistry and physics.
These are neat, to the point resources which answer the question ‘what’s on the exam?’ Concise, clear and student friendly.
Digital Download - PDF Documents.
Structure of the Atom - Subatomic Particles
AQA GCSE 9-1 Chemistry (Specification 1.1.4 and 1.1.5)
Identify the different subatomic particles in an atom.
Explain how the relative charges and masses of subatomic particles differ.
Calculate the different numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom from the atomic number and mass number.
This resource is a PowerPoint to support teaching subatomic particles and structure of the atom.
Included in the resource:
Opening slide with title, keywords, learning objectives and lead on topics
Starter slide with simple intro task
Information slides on locations, charges and relative masses of subatomic particles
Table handout for students to complete
Plenary question slide to consolidate learning
STEM UNO Card Game - NEW Resource!
Included in this resource:
A full STEM UNO card deck packed full of interesting STEM facts -
This card game is ideal for students of a middle and high school age. The game follows the exact same rules as classic UNO. The only difference is that each color card has an added STEM fact.
Example STEM facts used in the game:
S - Laid end to end, the blood vessels in one human would wrap around the Earth 2.5 times.
T - The US tech industry accounts for more than one-third of the world market.
E - The first engineer known by name was Imhotep who built Egyptian pyramids around 2700 B.C.
M - A typical soccer ball is constructed from pentagons and hexagons; it contains 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons.
A handy help page -
The help page includes information on how to set up an UNO game and links for both written and video instructions if required.
The resource is print ready and set up in A4 landscape orientation for easy printing. There are American English spellings in this resource.
Elements of the Periodic Table Spin Wheel Revision Resource
This resource encompasses 12 key questions from the periodic table unit. These are questions selected as they occur regularly and are classically challenging for students to answer. The resource is based around periodic table groups, their locations in the periodic table, their properties and uses.
Example questions from the spin wheel resource:
Which group is known for being very unreactive?
Give three properties of metals
Which group reacts vigorously with water?
Also included in the resource is a full answer set. There is also an instructions sheet, with helpful guidance on using the spin wheel as a revision tool, student answer sheet and a ‘tick and repeat sheet’. This encourages the student to revisit the spin wheel to revise the key questions until they reach the ‘know it’ level.
Very simple preparation: Print the sheets (set up in A4 PDF). The students can then cut out the pin wheel for themselves and push a pen or pencil through the middle for the wheel to spin around. I found clamp stands to be a useful alternative.
Chemical Symbols and Subatomic Particles Introduction Reading Passage
Included in the resource:
A reading passage
A student question sheet
An answer key
Reading Passage:
Included is an informative, introductory passage. The passage has key information around the subject and explains key concepts.
Question Sheet:
Tiered as recall, explain and apply, the question sheet follows the reading passage. Recall questions simply require students to extract information from the text, whilst explain and apply questions require higher thinking. The apply questions involve using prior knowledge and stretches higher ability students.
Answer key:
A full set of comprehensive answers is included.
This is a great introductory resource for students who have prior knowledge elements but are new to relative atomic masses and atomic numbers.