Chemistry teacher with over 25 years teaching experience in UK state and private independent schools. I am currently Head of Chemistry in an independent school. I am also an external Examiner for Pearson Edexcel. I know my resources help with student's understanding of Chemistry as they have been tried, tested and revised with emphasis on independent student learning and extension. They are designed for the Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry course 9-1 but are also suitable for all GCSE Chemistry syllabi.
Chemistry teacher with over 25 years teaching experience in UK state and private independent schools. I am currently Head of Chemistry in an independent school. I am also an external Examiner for Pearson Edexcel. I know my resources help with student's understanding of Chemistry as they have been tried, tested and revised with emphasis on independent student learning and extension. They are designed for the Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry course 9-1 but are also suitable for all GCSE Chemistry syllabi.
SET OF RESOURCES ON ORGANIC CHEMISTRY THAT CAN BE USED AS A SEQUENCE OF LESSONS OR FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE CRUDE OIL AND FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION, HOMOLOGOUS SERIES, FUNCTIONAL GROUP IDENTIFICATION
ALKANES - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES, ISOMERS, CHEMICAL REACTIONS OF ALKANES INCLUDING COMPLETE AND INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION ,SUBSTITUTION POLLUTION AND CRACKING
ALKENES PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES, ISOMERS, CHEMICAL REACTIONS OF ALKENES INCLUDING ADDITION , TESTING FOR UNSATURATION
ALCOHOLS PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES, CHEMICAL REACTIONS OF ALCOHOLS INCLUDING TWO METHODS FOR ALCOHOL PRODUCTION OF FERMENTATION AND HYDRATION OF ETHENE , ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES FOR BOTH METHODS , REACTIONS OF ALCOHOLS WITH OXYGEN AND POTASSIUM DICHROMATE
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES, CHEMICAL REACTIONS OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS INCLUDING WITH METALS AND METAL CARBONATES , TESTING FOR GASES HYDROGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE , DEFINITION OF WEAK ACIDS
ESTERS FORMATION OF ESTER FROM ALCOHOL AND CARBOXYLIC ACID , IDENTIFYING ESTER LINK , NAMING ESTERS , USES OF ESTERS,
POLYMERISATION ADDITION AND CONDENSATION POLYMERISATION COVERED , MONOMER , POLYMERS , REPEAT UNITS , POLYESTERS AND POLYAMIDES STRUCTURES , USES OF POLYMERS AND ISSUES OF POLYMER WASTE DISPOSAL
I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A SOCRATIVE QUIZ ON ORGANIC CHEMISTRY THAT I MADE FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE RESOURCES.
THE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED FOR EDEXCEL IGCSE CHEMISTRY , BUT CAN BE ADAPTED WITH MINIMUM MODIFICATION TO USE FOR CAMBRIDGE, AQA OR OTHER IGCSE OR GCSE CHEMISTRY EXAM BOARDS.
RESOURCES CONTAINS BACKGROUND THEORY , WORKSHEETS AND EXTENSION QUESTIONS ON ELECTROLYSIS COVERING DEFINITION OF ELECTROLYSIS , ELECTROLYSIS OF MOLTEN SUBSTANCES INCLUDING LEAD BROMIDE, ELECTROLYSIS OF AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS INCLUDING, SODIUM CHLORIDE, COPPER SULPHATE AND SULPHURIC ACID, CATHODE AND ANODE REACTIONS , 1/2 IONIC EQUATIONS , OXIDATION , REDUCTION , REDOX , EXPERIMENTS, RESULTS TABLES, AND EXTENSION QUESTIONS ON ELECTROLYSIS TO CHALLENGE STUDENT’S KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPT COVERING BOTH MOLTEN AND AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS .
ALL PROBLEMS SET CONTAIN FULL ANSWERS IN SEPARATE SOLUTION SHEETS
THE RESOURCES CAN BE USED FOR WHOLE OR PART LESSONS, REVIEWS TO CONSOLIDATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPICS OR AS TOPIC TESTS. THE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED TO BE DIFFERENTIATED ALLOWING FOR ALL ABILITIES WITHIN THE CLASSROOM ON A CHALLENGING CONCEPT IN CHEMISTRY
I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A SOCRATIVE QUIZ ON ELECTROLYSIS THAT I MADE FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE RESOURCES.
THE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED FOR EDEXCEL IGCSE CHEMISTRY , BUT CAN BE ADAPTED WITH MINIMUM MODIFICATION TO USE FOR CAMBRIDGE, AQA OR OTHER IGCSE OR GCSE CHEMISTRY EXAM BOARDS.
THESE RESOURCES CONTAIN BACKGROUND THEORY , WORKSHEETS AND EXTENSION QUESTIONS ON ACIDS, BASES, ALKALIS AND SALTS
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROBLEM SOLVING EXERCISES FOR THE STUDENTS TO ATTEMPT TOGETHER WITH EXTENSION QUESTIONS SO THAT THE RANGE OF ABILITIES WITHIN THE CLASS IS COVERED. THE RESOURCES INCLUDE BASIC REACTIONS OF ACIDS, DEFINITION OF STRONG, WEAK, CONCENTRATED AND DILUTE ACIDS WITH STUDENTS WORKSHEETS, DEFINITION OF BASES WITH EXAMPLES , DEFINITION OF ALKALI , STRONG /WEAK ALKALI WITH WORK SHEETS, NEUTRALISATION REACTIONS IN EVERYDAY LIFE, SUMMARY TABLE OF THE MAIN INDICATORS AND COLOURS IN ACID AND ALKALI SOLUTIONS COVERED AT IGCSE , SOLUBILITY RULES SUMMARY WITH WORKSHEETS , PREPARATION OF SOLUBLE AND INSOLUBLE SALTS INCLUDING PRECIPITATION REACTIONS , IONIC EQUATIONS WITH WORKSHEETS.
SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
THE RESOURCES COULD BE USED TO CONSOLIDATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OR SET AS AN OPEN ENDED TASK TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BECOME MORE CONFIDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS
THE RESOURCES CAN ALSO BE USED FOR WHOLE OR PART LESSONS, REVIEWS TO CONSOLIDATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPICS OR AS TOPIC TESTS.
THE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED FOR EDEXCEL IGCSE CHEMISTRY , BUT CAN BE ADAPTED WITH MINIMUM MODIFICATION TO USE FOR CAMBRIDGE, AQA OR OTHER IGCSE OR GCSE CHEMISTRY EXAM BOARDS.
THIS RESOURCE IS AN IPAD ACTIVITY ON TRANSITION METALS THAT COVERS SOME OF THE MAIN PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE TRANSITION METALS. THERE ARE ALSO QUESTIONS TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF TRANSITION METALS WITH ALKALI METALS.
{I HAVE ALSO PRODUCED A SEPARATE IPAD ACTIVITY ON ALKALI METALS WHICH YOU CAN SEE IN MY RESOURCE LIST}.
IT IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS OF ALL ABILITIES TO , DEVELOP RESEARCH SKILLS, BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT LEARNERS AND ULTIMATELY PRODUCE A REVISION DOCUMENT WHICH ESSENTIALLY BECOMES THEIR OWN WORK TO CONSOLIDATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF TRANSITION METALS . THE RESOURCE IS IDEAL TO USE IF YOUR SCHOOL UTILISES IPADS AS A TOOL FOR LEARNING WITH APPS SUCH AS EXPLAIN EVERYTHING, NOTABILITY OR BOOK CREATOR FOR EXAMPLE OR CAN BE USED IN A COMPUTER SUITE SETTING DEPENDING ON YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES. IT WILL REQUIRE A DOUBLE LESSON TO COMPLETE.
THE RESOURCE IS DESIGNED FOR EDEXCEL IGCSE CHEMISTRY , BUT CAN BE ADAPTED WITH MINIMUM MODIFICATION TO USE FOR CAMBRIDGE, AQA OR OTHER IGCSE OR GCSE CHEMISTRY EXAM BOARDS.
THIS RESOURCE CONTAINS QUESTION SHEETS ON GROUP 7 HALOGENS.THE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED TO FACILITATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE HALOGENS. ALTHOUGH MAINLY PRODUCED FOR THE EDEXCEL IGCSE CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS , IT IS ALSO SUITABLE FOR USE IN OTHER IGCSE?GCSE CHEMISTRY SYLLABI SUCH AS AQA, CAMBRIDGE AND OCR
I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A SOCRATIVE QUIZ ON GROUP 7 HALOGENS THAT I MADE FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE RESOURCES.
RESOURCES CONTAINS BACKGROUND THEORY , WORKSHEETS AND EXTENSION QUESTIONS ON RATES OF REACTION , FACTORS AFFECTING THE RATE SUCH AS CONCENTRATION, TEMPERATURE, SURFACE AREA AND CATALYST. WORKSHEETS PROVIDED ARE ALSO DESIGNED FOR EXPERIMENTAL DATA COLLECTION TO ASSIST ALL ABILITY RANGES . DEFINITION OF RATE OF REACTION, INITIAL RATE , MEASURING INITIAL RATE AND DIFFERENT LABORATORY METHODS FOR MEASURING RATES OF REACTION ALSO INCLUDED WITH QUESTIONS.
THERE ARE ALSO EXTENSION QUESTIONS ON FACTORS AFFECTING THE RATE OF A CHEMICAL COVERING COLLISION THEORY , ACTIVATION ENERGY , CATALYSTS AND SURFACE AREA AND FURTHER PRACTICE ON BALANCING CHEMICAL EQUATIONS FOR THE REACTIONS INVESTIGATED. I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A DOCUMENT ON RATES OF REACTION FOR STUDENTS TO DO THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH INTO FACTORS AFFECTING THE RATE OF A CHEMICAL REACTION WITH APPROPRIATE LINKS TO RELEVANT VIDEOS TO ASSIST THEM WITH FOCUSING ON THE RIGHT MATERIAL. THIS COULD BE USED TO CONSOLIDATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OR OPEN NEW KNOWLEDGE AND PROMOTE STUDENTS INTO BECOMING MORE INDEPENDENT LEARNERS FOR THIS TOPIC.
THE RESOURCES CAN BE USED FOR WHOLE OR PART LESSONS, REVIEWS TO CONSOLIDATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPICS OR AS TOPIC TESTS.
I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A SOCRATIVE QUIZ ON RATES OF REACTION THAT I MADE FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE RESOURCES.
THE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED FOR EDEXCEL IGCSE CHEMISTRY , BUT CAN BE ADAPTED WITH MINIMUM MODIFICATION TO USE FOR CAMBRIDGE, AQA OR OTHER IGCSE OR GCSE CHEMISTRY EXAM BOARDS.
The quiz covers the main specifications of the Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry syllabus concerning electrolysis including definitions, cathode, anode, cation, anion, electrolysis of molten compounds such as lead bromide, ½ ionic equations at the anode and cathode, oxidation, reduction, redox , electrolysis of aqueous solutions including sodium chloride, copper sulphate and sulphuric acid again with respective ½ ionic equations for reactions at both the anode and cathode.
Tests for gases released at the anode and/or cathode during electrolysis of aqueous solutions is also covered.
Quiz is designed for both formative and summative assessment of your students with instantly generated reports on their progression that can be shared with students and can also be useful for report writing. You will either need an existing Socrative account or register one and the code I share with you will automatically load this quiz into your Socrative library.
The quiz should last around 35 minutes
THESE RESOURCES CONTAIN BACKGROUND THEORY , WORKSHEETS AND EXTENSION QUESTIONS ON THE SEPARATION TECHNIQUES OF FILTRATION , EVAPORATION , CRYSTALISATION AND CHROMATOGRAPHY
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROBLEM SOLVING EXERCISES FOR THE STUDENTS TO ATTEMPT TOGETHER WITH EXTENSION QUESTIONS SO THAT THE RANGE OF ABILITIES WITHIN THE CLASS IS COVERED. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS ARE ALSO TESTED WITH STUDENTS BEING ASKED TO CALCULATE A NUMBER OF Rf VALUES USING RESULTS OBTAINED FROM A CHROMATOGRAPHY EXPERIMENT.
SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
THE RESOURCES COULD BE USED TO CONSOLIDATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OR SET AS AN OPEN ENDED TASK TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BECOME MORE CONFIDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS
THE RESOURCES CAN ALSO BE USED FOR WHOLE OR PART LESSONS, REVIEWS TO CONSOLIDATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPICS OR AS TOPIC TESTS.
I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A SOCRATIVE QUIZ ON SEPARATION TECHNIQUES THAT I MADE FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE RESOURCES.
THE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED FOR EDEXCEL IGCSE CHEMISTRY , BUT CAN BE ADAPTED WITH MINIMUM MODIFICATION TO USE FOR CAMBRIDGE, AQA OR OTHER IGCSE OR GCSE CHEMISTRY EXAM BOARDS.
RESOURCE CONTAINS BACKGROUND THEORY ON NAMING COMPOUNDS USING METAL AND NON METAL REACTIONS , EXTENDING TO NAMING COMPOUNDS WHEN OXYGEN AND ONE OTHER NON-METAL ATOM IS PRESENT AND REACTING WITH THE METAL TO FORM THE COMPOUND. THE RESOURCE THEN COVERS THE BACKGROUND THEORY OF WORKING OUT THE CHEMICAL FORMULA OF IONIC COMPOUNDS USING THE BALANCE CHARGE METHOD.
THE METHOD IS SIMPLIFIED IN A STEP BY STEP PROCESS YET EXTENDED SUFFICIENTLY TO COVER THE ENTIRE RANGE OF ABILITIES IN THE CLASS WITH STUDENTS GIVEN SAMPLE PROBLEMS TO COMPLETE ON ALL THE TOPICS COVERED.
i HAVE INCLUDED A SUMMARY SHEET OF ALL THE CATION AND ANION CHARGES NEEDED FOR IGCSE CHEMISTRY INCLUDING POLYATOMIC IONS. I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEMS SET ON A SEPARATE SHEET
THE RESOURCES CAN BE USED FOR WHOLE OR PART LESSONS, REVIEWS TO CONSOLIDATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPICS OR AS TOPIC TESTS. THE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED TO BE DIFFERENTIATED TO EXTEND ALL ABILITIES WITHIN THE CLASSROOM ON A CHALLENGING CONCEPT.
THE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED FOR EDEXCEL IGCSE CHEMISTRY , BUT CAN BE ADAPTED WITH MINIMUM MODIFICATION TO USE FOR CAMBRIDGE, AQA OR OTHER IGCSE OR GCSE CHEMISTRY EXAM BOARDS.
The quiz covers the main specifications of the Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry syllabus concerning the Periodic Table including organisation, family group names covering alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition elements, halogens and noble gases, electron arrangement, characteristics of specific elements in certain groups with named examples and identifying elements from the table linking their properties to applications in everyday life.
Quiz is designed for both formative and summative assessment of your students with instantly generated reports on their progression that can be shared with students and can also be useful for report writing. You will either need an existing Socrative account or register one and the code I share with you will automatically load this quiz into your Socrative library.
The quiz should last around 25 to 30 minutes.
The quiz covers the main specifications of the Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry syllabus concerning Chemical Bonding including ionic bonding formation and physical properties, covalent bonding in simple molecular substances and physical properties, giant covalent bonding in diamond and graphite including physical properties, fullerenes and metallic bonding.
Quiz is designed for both formative and summative assessment of your students with instantly generated reports on their progression that can be shared with students and can also be useful for report writing. You will either need an existing Socrative account or register one and the code I share with you will automatically load this quiz into your Socrative library.
The quiz covers the main specifications of the Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry syllabus concerning Redox including definition of oxidation and reduction in terms of oxygen and electrons, redox, metal displacement reactions, metal with acid reactions, reactivity series, oxidation half equations, reduction half equations, full ionic equations for redox reactions, oxidising agents and reducing agents
Quiz is designed for both formative and summative assessment of your students with instantly generated reports on their progression that can be shared with students and can also be useful for report writing. You will either need an existing Socrative account or register one and the code I share with you will automatically load this quiz into your Socrative library.
The quiz should last around 25 to 30 minutes.
The quiz covers the main specifications of the Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry syllabus concerning Chemical Analysis including flame tests, cation and anion tests, tests for gases and both physical and chemical tests for water
Quiz is designed for both formative and summative assessment of your students with instantly generated reports on their progression that can be shared with students and can also be useful for report writing. You will either need an existing Socrative account or register one and the code I share with you will automatically load this quiz into your Socrative library.
RESOURCES CONTAINS BACKGROUND NOTES ON FUNDAMENTAL RULES FOR BALANCING CHEMICAL EQUATIONS FOR A CONCEPT CHEMISTRY STUDENTS OF ALL ABILITIES OFTEN FIND DIFFICULT TO GRASP.
THE RULES HAVE WORKED EXAMPLES AND THEN THERE ARE LOTS OF EQUATIONS FOR STUDENTS TO TRY AND COMPLETE VARYING IN DIFFICULTY. THERE IS ALSO A WORKSHEET THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO HAVE SETS OF THE SAME BALANCED AND UNBALANCED EQUATIONS TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST
THE RESOURCES CAN BE USED FOR WHOLE OR PART LESSONS OR AS A REVIEW TO CONSOLIDATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPIC.
THE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED FOR EDEXCEL IGCSE CHEMISTRY , BUT ARE APPLICABLE TO ANY IGCSE /GCSE CHEMISTRY COURSE INCLUDING CAMBRIDGE AND AQA EXAMINING BOARDS
The quiz covers the main specifications of the Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry syllabus concerning Atomic Stucture including basic structure of the atom, charge, location and mass of subatomic particles, definitions of atomic mass and atomic number, derivation of number of protons, neutrons and electrons from atomic number and mass number data, electron shells, isotopes and calculating relative atomic mass from isotopic mixtures.
Quiz is designed for both formative and summative assessment of your students with instantly generated reports on their progression that can be shared with students and can also be useful for report writing. You will either need an existing Socrative account or register one and the code I share with you will automatically load this quiz into your Socrative library.
THIS RESOURCE CONTAINS QUESTION SHEETS ON GROUP 1 ALKALI METALS. THE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED TO FACILITATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ALKALI METALS. ALTHOUGH MAINLY PRODUCED FOR THE EDEXCEL IGCSE CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS , IT IS ALSO SUITABLE FOR USE IN OTHER IGCSE?GCSE CHEMISTRY SYLLABI SUCH AS AQA, CAMBRIDGE AND OCR
I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A SOCRATIVE QUIZ ON GROUP 1 ALKALI METALS THAT I MADE FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE RESOURCES.
THIS RESOURCE COVERS THE PERIODIC TABLE AND CAN BE USED AS A BASIC INTRODUCTION TO THE ORGANISATION OF THE TABLE, ITS ELEMENTS, CHEMICAL SYMBOLS AND IDENTIFICATION OF METALS , NON-METALS AND METALLOIDS
THE RESOURCE IS DIFFERENTIATED WITH MINI-EXERCISES TO CHALLENGE ALL ABILITIES AND WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR A SINGLE LESSON OR FOR REINFORCEMENT OF PRIOR LEARNING
I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A SOCRATIVE QUIZ ON CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS THAT I MADE FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE RESOURCES
THE RESOURCES COULD BE USED TO CONSOLIDATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OR SET AS AN OPEN ENDED TASK TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BECOME MORE CONFIDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNERS
THE RESOURCES CAN ALSO BE USED FOR WHOLE OR PART LESSONS, REVIEWS TO CONSOLIDATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPICS OR AS TOPIC TESTS.
THE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED FOR EDEXCEL IGCSE CHEMISTRY , BUT CAN BE ADAPTED WITH MINIMUM MODIFICATION TO USE FOR CAMBRIDGE, AQA OR OTHER IGCSE OR GCSE CHEMISTRY EXAM BOARDS.