A 20 minute group work activity on calculating pH. Split class into 4 groups, each group containing all levels of ability (so that the brighter students can help the lower ability.) Each group given one of 4 questions to solve. Teacher circulates giving hints where needed. Once each group has solved their question (allow 5-10 mins). students then return to their original seat and have to teach the solution to their question to their colleague. A great way to encourage group work and has always been graded as an outstanding lesson when observed by leadership. Answers are included and a 5th question included at the end of the activity to illustrate progress.
A bundle of resources on KS5 Chemistry transition metals. The bundles includes activities & games designed to help students revise naming, colours and reactions of the first row transition metals. Theres flash cards, match cards, a revision board game with questions, Ecell information sheet etc.
3 resources on Rusting and corrosion suitable for KS5 lessons on the electrochemical series. PowerPoint explains how rusting occurs and shows students how to calculate Ecell for the overall rusting process. Then there's a worksheet (with answers) and a keyword match exercise.
Flash cards covering the new A-Level Edexcel 2015 specification. These are on topic 17 Carbonyl chemistry. Questions about structure, naming, phyaicsl properries, reactions, conditiond and mechanisms of the alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, acyl chlorides and Esters. Cards will print out back to back and only need cutting, takes 5 mins to prepare. Simply print back to back for question and answer.
A comprehensive revision resource on Amount of substance (Moles). The worksheet is differentiated with each section increasing in difficulty. The fully editable resource includes Answers for each section so that students can check their progress. This is the complete set of questions including the second half of this resource, with questions on moles, ionic equations, atom economy, empirical formulae, percentage yield etc. The 1st half is available free to look at and download on this website with questions on Mole calculations, RFM, ionic equations etc.
Flash cards on shapes of molecules suitable for the new A-Level chemistry syllabus (2015), students can test their knowledge of shapes of molecules, including linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, octahedral etc. Flash cards print out and ready to use immediately with answers on the reverse of each card, takes a few mins to slice & prepare a class set of cards.
A bundle of 3 resources used to teach students how to draw Hess Law cycles. One of the resources is aimed at lower ability students showing them how to perform the calculation without having to draw the cycle.
An Alevel Chemistry knowledge organiser on entropy. Includes information on entropy, feasability, entropy of the system, surroundings, total entropy, Gibbs free energy, temperature at which a reaction becomes feasible etc. Comprehensively covers the whole of the entropy syllabus on one page.
An A-Level Chemistry resource on transition metal reactions with hydroxide ions suitable for the AQA Syllabus. Includes a colour chart of the hydroxide precipitates. The resource is editable.
An A-Level Chemistry resource on transition metal reactions with hydroxide ions suitable for the Edexcel Syllabus. Includes a colour chart of the hydroxide precipitates. The resource is editable.
An A-Level Chemistry knowledge organiser on Electrochemical cells. The file is editable and contains the theory behind Electrochemical cells and their calculations. Includes diagrams, equations and information on the hydrogen half cell, reduction potentials, strength of reducing agents, oxidising agents, how to draw electrochemical cells and represent them in cell diagrams.
A Knowledge organiser on the A-Level Chemistry topic Transition metals. Includes theory on electronic configuration, definitions, shapes, colours of chromium, vanadium and hydroxide precipitates, complexes and reactions with hydroxide ions.
An A-Level Chemistry knowledge organiser on the pH topic acid and base equilibria. Is in Power Point format and fully editable. Contains a summary of all the keypoints covered at A-Level.
A resource on the A-Level Chemistry topic "Acid and base equilibria" focussing on buffer calculations. This editable resources contains several sections of increasing difficulty. There are examples of many different types of exam questions that students could get in an exam. Takes about a double lesson to complete. Answers are included.
A resource suitable for GCSE Chemistry on naming of alkanes and alkenes. Students cut and stick the molecules into the relevant boxes. An additional circus activity is also included with the sheets placed around the classroom and students working in groups to complete the activities.
A comprehensive mind map on organic synthesis which students can use to revise the theory Students can use the resource to produce routes for organic synthesis required in A-Level Chemistry exams.
An A-Level Chemistry resource on calculating Amount of substance (Moles). The worksheet is differentiated with each section increasing in difficulty. Answers are included with each section so that students can check their progress. This is the first half of this resource, the 2nd half is also available on this website with 2 more pages on atom economy, empirical formulae, percentage yield etc. The complete set has 16 sections in total. If you like this resource there are others of a similar format on calculating entropy, pH, Kc, Kp, Grignard reagents, inorganic formulae, Ecell, pV = nRT etc. These sheets conrain examples of every type of exam questions atudents may face.
Structure strips for the AQA GCSE Chemistry topic “Atomic structure”. Structure strips go into the margin of an exercise book and students write in their answers beside the question. This is one of a series of structure strips that I have made for the new 2017 GCSE specification. Each strip has 29 questions and answers are included.