A worksheet for writing formulae of ionic compounds. Some explanation on the front, and plenty of examples to do on the back. The knowledge of the structure of ions is crucial to success in chemistry. In black and white for easy photocopying.

A simple worksheet giving lots of examples of calculating Mr values. answers included. Black and white for ease of photocopying. Consists of introductory page, examples on back, and final page with answers.

This could be used as an AFL around the whiteboard. Open the html document by double clicking. Students drag the molecular model to the correct shape. If it’s correct it sticks. 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.

Drag the electronic configuration to the element, if it is correct it sticks, but not if it’s wrong. Useful as a quick AFL around the board. Helps students to quickly see patterns in the structure of the atom. Double click on the html file. No flash plugin required. I suggest you zoom out in the browser view to assist solving.

Part of my bundle of simple explanations of examples or proton NMR.

Drag the structure to the name and drop… If it is correct it sticks. Useful around the whiteboard for AFL. Simply open the html file. 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.

Double click the particles.html file, and the interactive drag and drop activity will open in your web browser. Drag the picture to the best description, if correct it will stick. Distinguish between pure elements, pure compound and mixtures of both. Good AFL around the board to check understanding of particles. maybe print out solution for revision. 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.

Bah Humbug. For your students’ (mild) entertainment around christmas. With a tiny bit of science in it. And some Latin.

Burning ethane. If I burn 10g of ethane, how much carbon dioxide will I get? A simple powerpoint show. Two slightly different approaches are illustrated, , you could use either or both ( I have now corrected the error in the equation.)

This is my attempt to simplify this difficult topic. It may be of some use to some students.

A colour version of my simple sketch map, with a little information on trends of reactivity. Could be printed out on A3

Add a bit of movement to your organic lesson.

Simple video with voiceover

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.

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

A simple movie to help explain electrolysis. Uses half equations.

An introductory sheet of answers, followed by cut and stick exercise for this challenging mechanism. Cut and stick promotes familiarity with the mechanism, promotes discussion when done in groups, and is enjoyed immensely by sixth formers.

An introductory sheet of answers, followed by cut and stick exercise for this challenging mechanism. Cut and stick promotes familiarity with the mechanism, promotes discussion when done in groups, and is enjoyed immensely by sixth formers.

Reaction mechanisms are beautiful dances, with the dancing atoms throwing out two (heterolytic ) or one (homolytic) arms out to their partner. Thus, I added a little beat to this reaction mechanism.

This is also available on my You Tube channel below.