This ten word crossword puzzle is designed to review the key vocabulary found in the ionic bonding topic, and is suitable for GCSE and IGCSE Level students. Clues and answers are as follows: anion: A negative ion cation: A positive ion lost: Positive ions are formed when electrons are ____ gained: Negative ions are formed when electrons are ______ oppositely: An ionic bond is defined as the electrostatic force of attraction that exists between two ________ charged ions metals: These usually form positive ions nonmetals: These usually form negative ions chloride: This is the name of the negative ion found in table salt lattice: Many ions join together to form a large _______ structure soluble: Ionic compounds are usually _______ in water

This ten word crossword puzzle is designed to review the key vocabulary found in the covalent bonding topics, and is suitable for GCSE and IGCSE Level students. Clues and answers are as follows: In a covalent bond, a pair of electrons is ____________ between two atoms. [shared] A covalently bonded compound that is needed for photosynthesis to take place [Carbon dioxide] We do not need to draw the inner _________ in a dot-and-cross diagram [shells] This is a type of diagram we can draw to represent covalent bonding. [dot-and-cross] Covalent bonding only happens between _____- ________ atoms [non-metal] Covalent bonds are ________ [strong] A covalently bonded compound that is responsible for all life on Earth [Water] A covalently bonded compound that has the formula HCl [hydrogen chloride] These are shared between atoms during covalent bonding [electrons] After covalent bonding, each atom has a ______ outer shell. [full] Syllabus references that this resource satisfies (to name but a few): AQA GCSE Chemistry: **4.2.1.1 Chemical Trends:Covalent bonding occurs in most non-metallic elements and in compounds of non-metals. 4.2.1.4 Covalent Bonding: When atoms share pairs of electrons, they form covalent bonds. These bonds between atoms are strong 4.2.1.4 Covalent Bonding: The covalent bonds in molecules and giant structures can be represented in the following forms (dot and cross and ball and stick examples given in the specification) **Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry: ** 1.44: Know that a covalent bond is formed between atoms by the sharing of a pair of electrons 1.45: Understand covalent bonds in terms of electrostatic attractions 1.46: Understand how to use dot-and-cross diagrams to represent covalent bonds

This beautiful crossword puzzle is suitable for both CIE and Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry students. An answer sheet is provided too. Key words covered by this crossword include: Acidic oxide Decomposition Precipitation’ Neutralisation Amphoteric oxide Basic oxide Neutral oxide Acid Base Flame test Dissociate Indicator I am an IGCSE Chemistry teacher with almost two decades of experience and I have created this resource from scratch.

This is a fun (and moderately challenging) crossword puzzle that would serve as an excellent starter, plenary or in-lesson activity for any class about DNA structure. This crossword tests students’ knowledge of: The location of DNA in the cell The nucleotide as the basic building block of DNA Complimentary base pairing This is a lot of fun and your kids will love it. If your students have never learnt anything about DNA before, then you could provide the students with a summary to help them as they do the puzzle. In this pack you get a PPTX (which you can edit), a pdf version and a png of the puzzle itself (in case you want to project it on your interactive whiteboard for students to fill in).

This is a fun (and moderately challenging) crossword puzzle that would serve as an excellent starter, plenary or in-lesson activity for any class about elements, compounds and isotopes. This crossword tests students’ knowledge of: 1. The differences between elements and compounds in terms of physical structure, ease of separation and reactivity 2. Groups and periods in the periodic table, and how they relate to valence electron and shell number 3. The atomic definition of isotopes This is a lot of fun and your kids will love it. If your students have never learnt anything about elements, compounds and isotopes before, then you could provide the students with a summary to help them as they do the puzzle. In this pack you get a PPTX (which you can edit), a pdf version and a png of the puzzle itself (in case you want to project it on your interactive whiteboard for students to fill in).

A fun, clear, comprehensive and varied worksheet that works well as starter, plenary or as a chunk of the main body of lesson. Suitable for GCSE or IGCSE Chemistry, Science (Double Award) or Science (Single Award), this resource covers: 1.The meaning of 'group number' and how this relates to reactivity trends 2. How 'group number' relates to outer shell electrons 3. Names of groups in the periodic table 4. Similarities in reactivity between elements 5. Differences between elements and compounds Comes complete with answers. Great for peer or self-assessment. Included in this pack are both the word doc (which you can edit) and pdf versions.

This is a fun (and moderately challenging) crossword puzzle that would serve as an excellent starter, plenary or in-lesson activity for any class about the periodic table. Suitable for GCSE, IGCSE and pre-IB/AS - Level stduents, this crossword tests students’ knowledge of: 1. The meaning of 'group number' and how this relates to reactivity trends 2. How 'group number' relates to outer shell electrons 3. Names of groups in the periodic table 4. Names of elements found in particular groups 5. Real-life scenarios of elements (e.g. iron in red blood cells, silicon in computer chips) 6. Metals and non-metals 7. Alkali metals, noble gases, halogens and transition metals 8. Metalloids This is a lot of fun and your kids will love it. If your students have never learnt anything about the periodic table before, then you could provide the students with a summary to help them as they do the puzzle. In this pack you get a PPTX (which you can edit), a pdf version and a png of the puzzle itself (in case you want to project it on your interactive whiteboard for students to fill in).

This incredibly clear PowerPoint goes through the key calculations involved in working out the mol/dm cubed for solutions. Suitable for 'A' - Level and IBDP students, this PowerPoint even includes some great questions at the end that the students can try for themselves.

This is a really clear PowerPoint that shows students how to use Hess's Law to solve problems. Includes a number of examples to help students see Hess's Law being used effectively. Printable and fully editable, this PowerPoint is suitable for advanced chemistry classes (e.g. 'A' - Level and IB Diploma)

A very clear PowerPoint presentation showing the 'arrows in boxes' electronic sub shell filling order from hydrogen to krypton. My students find this very helpful and it is useful when printed as a handout. It also shows clearly the incomplete 4s subshell in chromium and copper.

A PowerPoint presentation about how to balance chemical equations. Useful when printed as a handout or when used as an actual presentation.

This quick test/worksheet covers the pharmaceutical products testing section of IBDP Chemistry Option D (FE 2016). Questions include: 1. Testing drugs on animals and cell cultures tells us three things. What are they? 2. What does LD50 mean? There's also a flow chart to fill in (the docx file has the answers (just remove the boxes).

This well-formatted worksheet is perfect for high-ability GCSE students and post-16 learners. It covers: The definition of isotopes (in terms of neutrons, protons and electrons) The uses of radioisotopes (along with examples for each use) Symbols for radioisotopes This sheet should keep your students busy for some time as they will need to do some research to find out the answers for each question. It also comes as a Word document, so is fully editable and easy to re-format if needs be.

This PowerPoint presentation offers the perfect introduction to the alkanes unit of organic chemistry for advanced learners (e.g. 'A' - Level and IB students). Beautifully illustrated and clear, this resource will enhance your delivery of this topic immensely.

The is a MCQ test/worksheet on group 2 and group 7, suitable for Advanced Level Chemistry students.

This fun and dynamic resource is perfect for IGCSE, GCSE and MYP Chemistry students. It covers all of the essential vocabulary of electrolysis including: Anode Cathode Anion Cation Electrode Electrolyte REDCAT (Reduction at the cathode) OILRIG (Oxidation is loss, reduction is gain) PANCake (Positive Anode, Negative Cathode) You can use this fun activity as a starter, plenary or 'breaker' within the lesson. In this pack you get a pptx, pdf and a png file of the puzzle itself.

A test on atomic structure, suitable for 'AS' - level students.

A brilliant, well-illustrated, clear and varied worksheet that works well as starter, plenary or as a chunk of the main body of lesson. Suitable for GCSE or IGCSE Chemistry, Science (Double Award) or Science (Single Award), this resource covers: 1. The differences between elements and compounds in terms of physical structure (represented by diagrams), ease of separation and reactivity 2. Groups and periods in the periodic table, and how they relate to valence electron and shell number Comes complete with answers. Great for peer or self-assessment. Included in this pack are both the word doc (which you can edit) and pdf versions.

This is an awesome crossword puzzle that would serve as an excellent starter, plenary or in-lesson activity for any periodic table and electron shells class. This crossword tests students’ knowledge of: Order of filling of electrons Position of elements in the periodic table Electronic configurations of type 2,8,2 (s,p and d orbitals are not covered) This is a lot of fun and my students loved it. The kids will literally have to hunt through a periodic table to find answers to clues such as: This element has an electronic configuration of 2,7 This element has an electronic configuration of 2,8,5 The first three periods of the periodic table are tested. In this pack you get a PPTX (which you can edit), a pdf version and a png of the puzzle itself (in case you want to project it on your interactive whiteboard for students to fill in).

This is basically a big collection of worksheets that covers the entire content from a typical IGCSE Edexcel Chemistry first year class (i.e. Year 10 in the British system). This workbook has massive crossover with other IGCSE Chemistry and GCSE chemistry syllabuses. Guaranteed to: Save you planning time Provide meaningful material for homework or classwork Can be set in sequence as separate assignments or could even be printed out in entirety and given to students at the start of the academic year. Topics covered: Particle Theory Density, pressure and diffusion Changes of state (solids, liquids and gases) Cooling curves Mixtures Separating mixtures (chromatography, distillation, filtration and crystallization) Atomic structure (including isotopes, RAM, electronic configurations. relative isotopic mass, relative molecular mass, relative formula mass and molar mass) Writing and balancing equations Molar calculations (including The Mole, Empirical Formula, Molecular Formula, Reacting Mass Calculations, Percentage Yield Ionic bonding Covalent bonding (including ‘dot and cross’ diagrams and ‘giant’ structures) Metallic bonding Electrolysis (solutions and molten compounds) The periodic table (groups and periods) Group 1 Group 7 Oxygen chemistry Carbon dioxide chemistry Hydrogen chemistry Reactivity series (including ‘galvanising’ and ‘sacrificial protection’ Extraction of metals Crude oil The only disadvantages of this resource are: It’s a big word document so might need a little tidying-up prior to printing There’s no answers with it yet (but I’m working on that)