I am a Science Teacher with 25 years experience and love producing resources. As one of my HoD's remarked "Your lesson plans and resources are outstanding, if only you could teach as good as your resources." Chemistry is my main subject, but have an interest in Pedagogy, especially CASE (Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education) and misconceptions and how to overcome them.
I am a Science Teacher with 25 years experience and love producing resources. As one of my HoD's remarked "Your lesson plans and resources are outstanding, if only you could teach as good as your resources." Chemistry is my main subject, but have an interest in Pedagogy, especially CASE (Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education) and misconceptions and how to overcome them.
This resource is a graded (levelled) collection of all the questions from the recent AQA paper (F and H 2019) divided into Foundation and Higher and all 10 AQA topics: Atomic structure and the periodic table, Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter, Quantitative chemistry, Chemical changes, Energy changes, The rate and extent of chemical change, Organic chemistry, Chemical analysis, Chemistry of the atmosphere and Using resources.
Each question has been summarised, graded, coded (from the specification) and colour coded for AO1, 2 or 3.
This can be used when planning/revising with students so they have an idea what grade they are working at.
A sample (free) is here to check out, before you decide whether to buy or not:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/periodic-table-and-atomic-structure-9-1-grade-descriptor-revision-12231830
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This lesson is educational (but fun) that can be used as a normal lesson, but also as an end of term revision lesson. It is aimed at KS3 or lower ability KS4. It lasts approximately 1 hour and has 4 group challenges and a whole class challenge at the end. No knowledge of the Periodic table needed, but if they have, it can be used as a revision lesson.
It is a science lesson version of my Escape Room Periodic Table lesson (for the same price) that can be found here (be careful it’s a bit scary):
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/elements-and-the-periodic-table-escape-room-challenge-12193939
It includes:
Lesson Plan (it doesn’t need a lab)
Clues for students to find elements, their symbols and their position on the Periodic Table in terms of periods and groups.
Problem solving challenges
Fun Game of Splat at the end.
It also uses their knowledge of reactivity of groups 1 and 7 for solving some of the clues.
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This is a helpsheet that uses the circle/ring the formula method to stop students from the misconception of changing the subscripted formula. Students can use this to help them answer questions until they don’t need this scaffolding.
There are a lot of balancing equation question sheets, but not many free methods. Hope this is useful.
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This is a simple list of 10 questions on ionisation energy with answers and It is part of a much larger resource which can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ionisation-energy-a-level-12412339
It asks students to:
Write full equations for the first or subsequent ionisations of an atom
Work out which ionisation is shown in an equation
Useful as a quick recap or starter when doing ionisation energy over two lessons.
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This Chemistry GCSE resource is aimed at KS4 AQA. It includes 9-1 exam style questions and lasts approximately 1 hour. It encourages students to use keywords and link concepts together. It includes model answers for peer or self-assessment.
If you would like a free sample of a similar lesson to try before you buy, check out:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atoms-elements-mixtures-compounds-revision-lesson-12190880
This resource is available as a BUNDLE with 5 other lessons that cover the other parts of the Atomic Structure and Periodic Table at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atomic-structure-and-periodic-table-revison-pack-12193157
It is a complete lesson with:
Starter: Matching keyword to definition
Poster/Graphic Organiser of all the Keywords and definitions for this part of the course to help with:
Main activity 1: Matching words, images and definitions
Main activity 2: Completing a concept map to help make links between words
Main activity 3: 4 sheets of questions of adapted AQA past paper questions with answer sheet
Plenary: Tick list for evaluation linked to the specification and the questions in activity 3.
It is a lesson to:
Improve literacy
Increase use of keywords
Aid Understanding by correct definitions
Revision of all parts of this part of the specification (so AQA don’t catch us out…)
Link key words and concepts in the student’s minds
Provide visual stimuli
This resource is available as a BUNDLE with 5 other lessons that cover the other parts of the Atomic Structure and Periodic Table at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atomic-structure-and-periodic-table-revison-pack-12193157
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This Chemistry resource is used with KS4 students, it is designed to ask 9-1 exam style questions on differences between Halogens and Noble gases. It lasts approximately 1 hour. It encourages students to use keywords and link concepts together. It includes answers for peer or self-assessment.
If you would like a free sample of a similar lesson to try before you buy, check out:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atoms-elements-mixtures-compounds-revision-lesson-12190880
This resource is available as a BUNDLE with 5 other revision lessons that cover the other parts of the Atomic Structure and Periodic Table at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atomic-structure-and-periodic-table-revison-pack-12193157
It is a complete lesson with:
Starter: Matching keyword to definition
Poster/Graphic Organiser of all the Keywords and definitions for this part of the course to help with:
Main activity 1: Classifying Spoof Elements into group 7 and 0
Main activity 2: Completing a concept map to help make links between words
Main activity 3: 4 sheets of questions of adapted AQA past paper questions with answer sheet
Plenary: Tick list for evaluation linked to the specification and the questions in activity 3.
It is a lesson to:
Improve literacy
Increase use of keywords
Aid understanding by correct definitions
Revision of all parts of this part of the specification (so AQA don’t catch us out…)
Link key words and concepts in the student’s minds
Provide visual stimuli
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This is an A4 sheet which lists the ‘rules’ for filling the orbitals, sub-shells and shells for the first 36 atoms on the Periodic Table. It includes diagrams which students can use to help them learn the rules for filling up the orbitals.
It also gives examples on the back which show how the rules can be applied.
This is part of a lesson on Electronic Configuration that can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/electronic-configuration-in-orbitals-s-p-d-12405614
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This ppt talks students through how to look at a model and explains how to calculate an empirical formula from it. It can be used as starter in a lesson before questions on this topic.
A full version of this lesson is available here (together with balancing equations leson):
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/balancing-full-and-half-equations-and-empirical-formula-from-models-lesson-12233404
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This Chemistry resource is aimed at KS3 (or lower ability KS4). It last an hour approximately and has 4 group challenges and a whole class challenge at the end. It includes audio instructions from the Periodic Table Master who challenges the students to solve his fiendish clues and try to escape where none have done before.
Please use this resource responsibly as it’s a bit scary.
If you want a less scary version try:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fun-periodic-table-and-elements-lesson-12194324
It includes:
Lesson Plan with ideas for how to increase the atmosphere in the room (it doesn’t need a lab)
Clues for students to find elements, their symbols and their position on the Periodic Table in terms of periods and groups.
It also uses their knowledge of reactivity of groups 1 and 7 for solving some of the clues.
Sound of the voice of the Periodic Table master to increase the realism.
An evaluation at the end to judge which parts of the escape room (curriculum) they found easy/hard.
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This resource describes the 9-1 grades that students may attain based on the type of question they can answer in the exam. It is divided into Foundation and Higher and is based on analysis of the latest AQA Chemistry Papers (F and H) and various learning taxonomies.
If you want to download the free resource on the general grade descriptors, click here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-1-gcse-grade-descriptors-science-12217480
If you found this useful, please check out the rest of the chemistry topics:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-descriptor-for-all-chemistry-topics-aqa-12235088
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This is a 90 mark (90 mins) KS4 mock exam paper with indvidually graded GCSE style questions with mark scheme or ppt answer walkthrough (for in class self assessment). It covers the topics: Development of the Atom/Periodic table, Group 1, 7, 0 and Transition Metals, Atomic Masses and Size of Atoms and Mixtures. It was designed with AQA in mind but can be used by other boards.
Included:
Exam paper
Mark Scheme with Grade boundaries
Animated ppt answer walk through
Student self-evaluation Sheet with graded question grid.
Spreadsheet analysis of scores
It is fully editable if you wish to make the exam out of 60 or 45 for shorter revision lessons.
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This Chemistry GCSE KS4 lesson has 9-1 graded exam style questions and model answers on physical and chemical properties linked to their uses. It lasts approx 1 hour.
This lesson contains all you need to teach the Transition metals part of the Chemistry AQA Triple Science course (can be adapted easily for other courses)
It contains:
Lesson Plan with differentiation.
Worksheets including Keywords and Meanings Helpsheet.
Assessment Questions based on AQA questions. There are 4 questions 1-2, 3-5, 4-6 and 7-9
Answers (printable) and projectable
Suggestions for practical and demonstrations work
Card sorts and Collaborative learning
Mind Map for students to complete
Also included is an Interactive Power Point/Graphic Organiser/Display of the keywords and definitions.
Also included a little powerpoint (with worksheet included) that animates how why the transition metal have different number of ions for those interested (Extension Activity)
It also has pdf versions of every file for printing.
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This is a simple information sheet which shows a way of calculating the number of protons, neutrons and electrons from any atom on the Periodic Table. It also explains why group 1 metals become more reactive as you go down the group and group 7 become less reactive.
This is also available free as part of my periodic tables (Newlands, Mendeleev etc). Click here for free Periodic Tables:
tes.com/teaching-resource/periodic-table-12183592
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This resources consists of photographs and exam style questions with a completed graphic organiser helpsheet. This is aimed at AQA students to encourage them to practice exam style questions on required practicals anytime during the lesson.
The questions are specifically generic so they can be asked about almost any of the practicals and consequently they do not need to go next to any particular one, producing over 400 combinations of questions with images.
The questions are colour coded for different levels with Red-Hard, Orange-Medium and Green-Easier (one could say differentiated, but one would be stretching the truth).
Also included is the required practical placemat (worth a whole £1!) to help your students answer the questions on the display.
Suggestions for Activities:
I generally sit my students round the display and then ask them to chose a question and I (or another student) choose a practical or vice versa. Then we discuss the answer as a class or nominate another student or practical or question, (or stick them round my board and let the display soak into their minds through osmosis / diffusion or ask a question as a plenary)
The set of images and questions can be printed smaller and students and given to groups of students who turn them face down and turn two over, an image and a question, which they then answer. This game works well and makes the question and required practical more random (like the exam).
Font size is set at 80 pt so that it can be seen at about 10 feet away (Approx 72 pt per 10 ft of distance is the rule)
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This is a complete Chemistry GCSE lesson of revision with 9-1 exam style questions and model answers (for peer or self-assessment) adapted from AQA past papers. It lasts approximately 1 hour. It encourages students to use keywords and link concepts together.
If you would like a free sample of a similar lesson to try before you buy, check out:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atoms-elements-mixtures-compounds-revision-lesson-12190880
This resource is available as a BUNDLE with 5 other lessons that cover the other parts of the Atomic Structure and Periodic Table at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/atomic-structure-and-periodic-table-revison-pack-12193157
It is a complete lesson with:
Starter: Matching keyword to definition
Poster/Graphic Organiser of all the Keywords and definitions for this part of the course to help with:
Main activity 1: Article with mistakes (adapted form Specification)
Main activity 2: Completing a concept map to help make links between words
Main activity 3: 4 sheets of questions of adapted AQA past paper questions with answer sheet and graded
Plenary: Tick list for evaluation linked to the specification and the questions in activity 3.
It is a lesson to:
Improve literacy
Increase use of keywords
Aid understanding by correct definitions
Revision of all parts of this part of the specification (so AQA don’t catch us out…)
Link key words and concepts in the students minds
Provide visual stimuli
I hope you find this resource useful.
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This a Chemistry resource aimed at KS4 (and upper KS3) with 6 different concept maps for students to complete. It includes 1. Atoms, Elements, 2.Development of the Atom, 3. Development of Periodic Table and 4. Groups 7 and 0, 5. Group 1 and Transition Metals and 6. Mass, size and Electronic Structure.
Check out a free one (Development of the Atom) to try before you consider buying the full resource at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/development-of-a-model-of-the-atom-concept-mapping-worksheet-12191441
It gives students incomplete concept maps for them to complete and complete ones to check against. The complete ones have images to aid memory.
It is based on AQA but can be used by other boards. It can be used in 1 lesson, but is better over a series of revision lessons, given as a graphic organiser, homework or as a plenary.
The resource contains sheets for more or less able and answer sheets for students to peer or self assess.
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This resource contains keywords, images and definitions (see below for all 60 keywords covered). It is aimed at KS4, but can be used with upper KS3. The resource can be used as a matching activity, a booklet for revision or display (more uses described below).
It can be used in several ways:
As a whole class activity: The Power Point version is animated so that it puts the image on first, followed by the keyword, then the definition. In this way, students can be shown the image and asked what the keyword is, then are asked what the definition is.
The Interactive Power Point has all the keywords linked to the slide with that definition. It also contains a back to the previous slide button so that you can back to the word you were discussing.
The Interactive Keyword Power Point at beginning has all the keywords on the second slide. Click to link to that slide, then click the Home button to go back-Use when referring to certain words that students have difficulty with.
As a display around the room.
Printed smaller and given to the students as a keyword booklet or Graphic Organiser to revise from.
Memory game: Printed smaller and cut out, turned over and the students turn a card over and ask the other students in their group to give the definition when given the word, or vice versa.
Cut the titles off and the image, place them all around the room, give the student one piece and ask them to find the other two parts tjhat go with it.
The presentation has all the keywords in order of when they are mentioned in the AQA Specification.
The Keywords are:
Atom, Element, Chemical Symbol, Periodic Table, Compound, Chemical Reaction, Energy Change, Chemically combine, Proportion, Formula, Word Equations, Symbol Equations, Balanced, Ion, Half Equation, Ionic Equation, Separation, Filtration, Crystallisation, Distillation, Fractional Distillation, Chromatography, Purification, Chemical Properties, Model, Electron, Plum Pudding Model, Alpha Particle Scattering Experiment, Nucleus, Nuclear Model, Orbit, Protons, Neutrons, Charge, Relative, Isotopes, Atomic Mass, Nanometres, Percentage Abundance, Energy Levels/Shells, Electronic Structure, Groups, periods, Atomic Weight, Metals, Mendeleev’s Periodic table, Non-metals, Noble gases/Group 0, Trend/Pattern, Alkali Metals/Group 1, Halogens/Group 7, Molecule, Displacement, Aqueous, Salt, Solution, Transition Metals, Density, Hardness and Reactivity.
*New Keywords added: Atomic Number, Mixtures, Physical properties, Scattering and Shielding
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This is a lesson that explains to KS4 students the importance of Avogadro’s number and Moles. It gives definitions of the mole and Avogadro’s constant, that are important for exams. It is based around the OCR scheme of work, but will work on other syllabus for explaining what a mole is and how to use it in calculations.
Contains:
15 page ppt slide inc lesson objectives, starter and plenary questions
3 pages of questions on Mole, Mass or Avogadro’s number
Answers to worksheet for peer/self assessment.
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This colour coded help sheet will help students know which precipitate is formed by looking at which anions and cations are insoluble in water. it covers Alkali Metals, Nitrates, Sulfates, Sulfites, Chlorides, Bromides, Iodides, Fluorides, Hydroxides, Oxides, Sulfides, Carbonates etc.
I designed it to go with the test for anions/cations practical at GCSE and to help with A level Chemistry.
Hope it helps.
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This is a simple list of the rules for applying Oxidation States, with examples for students to understand the rules.
It is a sheet from the full lesson that can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/oxidation-states-lesson-as-level-12421177
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