As it says on the tin. Suitable for AQA GCSE chemistry.

A simple wordsearch for AQA GCSE chemistry. It might save you a few minutes.

I came across an exam question which asked the student to identify an ester from two apparently very similar structures and a proton NMR spectrum. This is my attempt to explain the spectra pictorially. I will bundle it with my other ‘NMR examples explained’ series. (NB, I used spectra from a database. The original question shows an expansion of the multiplet peak due to methyl groups as a heptet, ie seven peaks, due to six protons, although this appears to be simulated. The methyl groups appear to be chemically equivalent to me so the multiplet should be a quartet, due to three protons, but I cannot tell from the database spectra. I have stuck with the exam board interpretation and mark scheme. The question is OCR A F324 Wednesday 27 January 2010 question 4)

A tiny sheet where the student fills in the name of the reaction and the required reagents in the boxes. Start of a series. Covers reactions in OCR B.

A tiny sheet where the student fills in the name of the reaction and the required reagents in the boxes. Start of a series. Covers reactions in OCR B.

A tiny sheet where the student fills in the name of the reaction and the required reagents in the boxes. Start of a series. Covers reactions in OCR B.

A very simple (and so clear) labelling activity. (NB. Please also see my interactive, drag & drop version, for £1.00, in my shop.)

I got out my felt pens again and made a naive little movie of this reaction, just to show where the atoms come from and go to. No mechanism in sight.

Exam-style questions centered around tryptophan.

An exam-style question about paracetamol. Part of the Practicexamques series.

A very tiny titration. Mainly for (my) amusement.

I made a wacky cartoon thingy about this mechanism

As specified on the tin.

I made a tiny, simple little interactive animation thingy to illustrate particles in a clunky kind of way. Just the three states of matter. 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 in your web browser… If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work. stdobbs.com ©D&D production

A simple cut & stick exercise

Cut & stick away.

Label the diagram.

A diagram to be labelled.

A very simple diagram of the apparatus for simple distillation. It may be useful for teaching the principles of how to draw diagrams in chemistry.