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I taught chemistry for 25 years. I now provide tuition online. I just like nicely produced, imaginative resources.

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I taught chemistry for 25 years. I now provide tuition online. I just like nicely produced, imaginative resources.
Bunsen burner interactive
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Bunsen burner interactive

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For those year six induction days or the like, this is a drag & drop exercise to label the bunsen burner. Double click on the html file and there it is! Please note: in order to provide a rich interactive experience, my drag & drop resources are mini-web sites local to your computer. After unzipping, they comprise a folder containing the main .html file and another folder containing the graphic resources and my coding to make the resource work. Double click on the .html file and the resource will work. If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work.
Covalent bonding
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Covalent bonding

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I have made a cartoon of dot cross type diagrams for all of the structures on the AQA specification. Simple double click on the covalent bonding.html file and it runs in your browser. Its nice and colourful, big and bold (zoom in with your browser to make it as big as possible). Could use around the whiteboard, or for independent study at a computer. It’s not intended as a whole lesson, but as a useful resource that can be revisited a number of times with a class to reinforce what they need to know for the exam. Could be starter or plenary or interlude. Please note: in order to provide a rich interactive experience, my drag & drop resources are mini-web sites local to your computer. After unzipping, they comprise a folder containing the main .html file and another folder containing the graphic resources and my coding to make the resource work. Double click on the .html file and the resource will work. If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work.
Ionic bonding animation
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Ionic bonding animation

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A simple animation to jazz up ionic bonding a little: covers sodium fluoride, magnesium fluoride and lithium oxide. Short and sweet. Just double click on ionic bonding.html and it will run in your web browser. If it’s too small, just zoom in with browser controls. A preview can be seen at on my web site. Please note: in order to provide a rich interactive experience, my interactive resources are mini-web sites local to your computer. After unzipping, they comprise a folder containing the main .html file and another folder containing the graphic resources and my coding to make the resource work. Double click on the .html file and the resource will work. If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work. stdobbs.com ©D&D production
Heating water
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Heating water

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I have tried to illustrate the concept of separation of water molecules rather than breaking covalent bonds when water is heated with a quick and dirty animation. Click on the water boiling.html file and it will run in your browser.
A level chemistry revision interactive crossword
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A level chemistry revision interactive crossword

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This maybe helpful as a small revision exercise. Has a ‘check my answers’, ‘solve’, and ‘hint’ button. This runs in your browser. Simply click on the file called ‘index’ Please note: in order to provide a rich interactive experience, my interactive resources are mini-web sites local to your computer. After unzipping, they comprise a folder containing the main .html file and another folder containing the graphic resources and my coding to make the resource work. Double click on the .html file and the resource will work. If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work.
Interactive electronic configuration
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Interactive electronic configuration

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Drag and drop resources to reinforce electronic configuration in atoms and how this underpins the layout of the periodic table. Please note: in order to provide a rich interactive experience, my drag & drop resources are mini-web sites local to your computer. After unzipping, they comprise a folder containing the main .html file and another folder containing the graphic resources and my coding to make the resource work. Double click on the .html file and the resource will work. If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work.
Electronic configuration and atomic structure Drag & Drop
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Electronic configuration and atomic structure Drag & Drop

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A Drag & Drop exercise for building up the electronic structure of atoms. After a short cartoon for building up an atom of calcium, students build up four atoms by drag and drop. Could be used projected on the whiteboard or by students individually at computers. Double click on the full atomic structure.html file and it will open in your browser. I made it big for projection, but it can be made smaller by zooming out using the browser zoom control. A preview is available on my web site Please note: in order to provide a rich interactive experience, my drag & drop resources are mini-web sites local to your computer. After unzipping, they comprise a folder containing the main .html file and another folder containing the graphic resources and my coding to make the resource work. Double click on the .html file and the resource will work. If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work.
Electronic configuration and the Periodic Table Interactive
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Electronic configuration and the Periodic Table Interactive

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This is an HTML5 version of my Electronic configuration and the Periodic Table activity (no flash plugin is required) Double click on the periodic table.html file et voila… . drag the electronic configurations to the correct elements. This provides an excellent understanding of the layout of the periodic table and its basis in electronic structure. Can be used many times, say as AFL on the whiteboard. It can be previewed on my web site. (pleas note: I made it big for projection, but if it’s too big or small, simply zoom in or out with the browser zoom control.) Please note: in order to provide a rich interactive experience, my drag & drop resources are mini-web sites local to your computer. After unzipping, they comprise a folder containing the main .html file and another folder containing the graphic resources and my coding to make the resource work. Double click on the .html file and the resource will work. If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work.
Limestone cycle
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Limestone cycle

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A very simple Drag and Drop resource to reinforce the limestone cycle. Double click on the html file.
paper chromatography
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paper chromatography

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An explanation of paper chromatography in a movie, with voiceover. In this animation, the dyes don’t smear, so students can see what is meant to happen, rather than what really does.
Pretty poly(mers) drag&drop
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Pretty poly(mers) drag&drop

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Double click on pretty poly(mers).html, and the activity will open in you browser. Simply drag the structure of each monomer to the box next to the name of the polymer. Good AFL around the whiteboard. A paper version is also available. Suitable for GCSE and A level students. Please note: in order to provide a rich interactive experience, my interactive resources are mini-web sites local to your computer. After unzipping, they comprise a folder containing the main .html file and another folder containing the graphic resources and my coding to make the resource work. Double click on the .html file and the resource will work. If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work.