Teacher instructions for running a quick and fun activity for global warming - involves throwing plastic balls around the room, so safety warnings and clear instructions are advisable!

A series of two lessons prepared for the AQA GCSE ion testing, but could be modified for other exam boards. Includes PowerPoints to lead the students through investigating the colours of the different ions

A breakdown of the iGCSE Chemistry syllabus into student friendly statements

This PowerPoint was planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Medicinal Chemistry, and covers the necessary content for the D.3 section. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses. Included are the fully completed PowerPoint, a student version of the PowerPoint with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions, with markschemes. Topics covered include: - Morphine: Structure and action; side effects; withdrawal - How opiates cross the blood-brain barrier - Diamorphine

This 2 week KS3 scheme of work was designed to take 4x100 minute lessons. The aim of the project is to guide students to research, test, ´market´ and evaluate their own handwarmer. The lessons are broken down as follows: Lesson 1 - Research and Planning Lesson 2 - Testing hand-warmer options Lesson 3 - Product Design Lesson 4 - Pitching the design to peers and evaluation Originally designed to link Science with Business and Enterprise, it could also be used to encourage the use of transferable skills in science, and would make an independent and interactive ´end of year´ activity.

This 2 week KS3 scheme of work was designed to take 4x100 minute lessons. The aim of the project is to guide students to research, test, ´market´ and evaluate their own method of charging a mobile phone The lessons are broken down as follows: Lesson 1 - Research and Planning Lesson 2 - Testing charger options Lesson 3 - Product Design Lesson 4 - Pitching the design to peers and evaluation Originally designed to link Science with Business and Enterprise, it could also be used to encourage the use of transferable skills in science, and would make an independent and interactive ´end of year´ activity.

This 2 week KS3 scheme of work was designed to take 4x100 minute lessons. The aim of the project is to guide students to research, test, ´market´ and evaluate their own fertiliser. The lessons are broken down as follows: Lesson 1 - Research and Planning Lesson 2 - Testing fertiliser options Lesson 3 - Product Design Lesson 4 - Pitching the design to peers and evaluation Originally designed to link Science with Business and Enterprise, it could also be used to encourage the use of transferable skills in science, and would make an independent and interactive ´end of year´ activity.

Two lessons designed to cover the topics of stability of compounds (carbonates, nitrates and hydroxides) and the limecycle for the iGCSE, but could also be used for other exam boards. Includes PowerPoints, two practical activities and a computer research task

This PowerPoint was planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Medicinal Chemistry, and covers the necessary content for the D.1 section. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses. Included are the fully completed PowerPoint, a student version of the PowerPoint with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions, with markschemes. Topics covered include: - Routes of drug administration - Theraputic Effects of Drugs - The Placebo Effect - Side Effects - Calculation of the Therapeutic Index - The Therapeutic Window - Bioavailability - Tolerance and Addiction - Drug Action - Drug Development by both Drug Design and Drug Discovery

This unit was planned as part of the Chemistry IB Option B - Biochemistry scheme of work, and covers the topics in B.6 It includes a full PowerPoint, along with a student version to use as notes, which has spaces for the students to add in missing information and activities for them to complete. Topics covered are: - Xenobiotics - Metabolism of xenobiotics - DDT - PCBs - Heavy metal toxicity - Pharmaceutically active compounds and detergents - Host-guest complexes - Polymers - Green Chemistry Also available in my Shop as part of a bundle of Biochemistry resources, which between them cover all the information needed for the IB Option B syllabus - heavily discounted!

This PowerPoint was planned as part of the Higher Level IB scheme of work on Medicinal Chemistry, and covers the necessary content for the D.9 section. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses. Included are the fully completed PowerPoint and a student version of the PowerPoint with sections to complete independently. Topics covered include: - Worked example of the identification of aspirin by NMR, IR and Mass Spectrometry - Worked example of the identification of an unknown compound from NMR, IR and Mass Spectrometry - Extraction and purification of organic products - Worked example of hormone concentration using partition coefficients - How polarity affects the partition coefficients - Raoult´s Law - Fractional Distillation - Drug detection in sports - Drug detection in forensic science - Chemistry of breathalyzer tests - HPLC and Gas chromatography

This unit was planned as part of the Chemistry IB Option B - Biochemistry scheme of work, and covers the topics in B.8 It includes a full PowerPoint, along with a student version to use as notes, which has spaces for the students to add in missing information and activities for them to complete. It also includes exam questions for practice or assessment purposes Topics covered are: - Nucleic Acids - Nitrogeneous Bases and Nucleotides - ATP - The structure of DNA - DNA profiling - DNA replication - Transcription - Genetic Engineering Also available in my Shop as part of a bundle of Biochemistry resources, which between them cover all the information needed for the IB Option B syllabus - heavily discounted!

This unit was planned as part of the Chemistry IB Option B - Biochemistry scheme of work, and covers the topics in B.1 It includes a full PowerPoint, along with a student version to use as notes, which has spaces for the students to add in missing information and activities for them to complete. Topics covered are: - Metabolism - Biochemical reactions in terms of oxidation and reduction - Respiration - Photosynthesis - Hydrolysis and Condensation reactions Also available in my Shop as part of a bundle of Biochemistry resources, which between them cover all the information needed for the IB Option B syllabus - heavily discounted!

This unit was planned as part of the Chemistry IB Option B - Biochemistry scheme of work, and covers the topics in B.3 It includes a full PowerPoint, along with a student version to use as notes, which has spaces for the students to add in missing information and activities for them to complete. It also includes exam questions for practice or assessment purposes Topics covered are: - Fatty acids - Triglycerides - Calculating the iodine number - Hydrolysis of triglycerides - Rancidity of fats - Energy values of fats - Phospholipids - Steroids (including cholesterol) - Sex hormones - Anabolic steroids Also available in my Shop as part of a bundle of Biochemistry resources, which between them cover all the information needed for the IB Option B syllabus - heavily discounted!

This PowerPoint was planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Medicinal Chemistry, and covers the necessary content for the D.5 section. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses. Included are the fully completed PowerPoint, a student version of the PowerPoint with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions, with markschemes. Topics covered include: - The differences between viruses and bacteria - The structure of viruses - How viruses reproduce and replicate - How viruses are treated by interrupted stages of the replication process - Oseltamivir and Zanamivir - structure and action - HIV and AIDS - Treatment of HIV and AIDS

This PowerPoint was planned as part of the Higher Level IB scheme of work on Medicinal Chemistry, and covers the necessary content for the D.7 section. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses referring to Taxol or the use of chiral auxiliaries. Included are the fully completed PowerPoint, a student version of the PowerPoint with sections to complete independently and some exam style questions, with markschemes. Topics covered include: - The Discovery of Paclitaxel - Isolation of Taxol - Structure of Taxol - Semi-synthetic production of Taxol - Clinical use of Taxol - The use of chiral auxiliaries to produce one enantiomer of Taxol - Confirmation of the purity of a single enantiomer drug - Thalidomide

This unit was planned as part of the Chemistry IB Option B - Biochemistry scheme of work, and covers the topics in B.4. It may also be suitable for other Biochemistry topics in another syllabus It includes a full PowerPoints, along with a student version to use as notes, which has spaces for the students to add in missing information and activities for them to complete. It also includes exam questions for practice or assessment purposes Topics covered are: - Monosaccharides - Reducing sugars - Disaccharides - Polysaccharides - Starch, glycogen and cellulose Also available in my Shop as part of a bundle of Biochemistry resources, which between them cover all the information needed for the IB Option B syllabus - heavily discounted!

his PowerPoint was planned as part of the IB scheme of work on Medicinal Chemistry, and covers the necessary content for the D.6 section. It would also be suitable for other post-16 courses. Included are the fully completed PowerPoint and a student version of the PowerPoint with sections to complete independently. Topics covered include: - Effects of PACs on the environment - Antibiotic Resistance - Nuclear Waste (both LLW and HLW) - Chlorinated solvent waste - Supercritical fluid waste - Green Chemistry - Biotechnologies in Green Chemistry

This unit was planned as part of the Chemistry IB Option B - Biochemistry scheme of work, and covers the topics in B.5 It includes a full PowerPoint, along with a student version to use as notes, which has spaces for the students to add in missing information and activities for them to complete. It also includes exam questions for practice or assessment purposes Topics covered are: - Vitamins - Preventing deficiencies - Water and fat solubilities of vitamins - Vitamin A - Vitamin C - Vitamin D - Decomposition of vitamins Also available in my Shop as part of a bundle of Biochemistry resources, which between them cover all the information needed for the IB Option B syllabus - heavily discounted!

Three homework projects for the Exploring Science 7 scheme of work on Acids and alkalis, Simple chemical reactions and Solutions Each project comes with a level ladder style success grid for students to maximise their learning