This is a fun but educational Firework / Bonfire night resource aimed at KS3 and KS4, which teaches safety, flame tests, flame emission spectroscopy, energy stores, data handling and wavelength drawing. The lesson lasts approx 1 hour, longer if you do all the activities. It’s fun but educational. It contains: Technicians Notes/Ordering/Links to Hazcards Lesson Plan Answers to questions for self/peer marking. Student method and results table sheet Learning Objectives-related to the specification (just in case management suspect you are having fun for no good reason). (KS3/4) Safety Activity-Students are asked to suggest the precautions that need to be taken when carrying out this practical. (KS3) Practical-Simple flame test of 6 metal solutions (KS3/4) with method sheet and questions Energy Stores-Students have a fill in the gaps and a list of the energy stores to help them (KS4) Flame Emission Spectroscopy-This is a lining up activity, where students need to recognise which line is which metal. Asking the students to label each line with a letter to prove it (KS3/4) Waves-This simple activity asks them to judge the wavelength of waves to show the colour (KS3/4) Data-This activity is to test their evaluation skills using data on the metal salts they have just used and their inclusion in a firework.(KS3/4) Please check out my shop with free and paid resources at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you and enjoy. Please comment if you find this resource useful.

This is 40+ page PowerPoint with mini-plenary questions after each section and exam style questions at the end of the lesson. It includes animations to show why ionisation energies change. It explains the effect of shielding, nuclear charge and distance from nucleus. It also explains the effect of the p orbitals and electron replusion as you go across a period. It includes: Student sheet with key diagrams on for students to add notes on Key slides to print out (or give to students for study at home) Exam style questions and answers (with examiner’s comments on how well other students answered it) Lots of examples throughout to test students understanding. Other AS lessons are available: Electronic Structure:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/electronic-structure-orbital-configuration-in-s-p-d-as-level-12405614 TOF Spectrometer and Isotope Calculations: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mass-spectrometer-tof-and-isotope-calculations-12386980 Oxidation States: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/oxidation-states-lesson-as-level-12421177 A free sheet of some questions from this resource is also available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ionisation-questions-and-answers-as-level-12412527 For more resources (free and paid) please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts at least 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including hazard identification, safety, variables, fair testing, method and analysis of results. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: 20+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Student method/practical sheet that students can fill it in as it matches the ppt Two page guide sheet (Included free here, £1.50 from my shop. To see this sheet click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-12181508) Apparatus list for technician Safety guide for teacher and technician Links to student safety sheets Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification A sheet that explains how the questions were graded If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-revision-questions-12197299 If you want all the Chemistry required Practicals, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-lessons-aqa-12446174 Please comment if you have found this useful. If you would like more required practical resources (or any other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts at least 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through the practical including hazards, safety and method. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: 15 slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Student method/practical sheet that students can fill it in as it matches the ppt Two page guide sheet (Included free here, £1.50 from my shop. To see this sheet click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-12181508) Apparatus list for technician Safety guide for teacher and technician Links to student safety sheets Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification A sheet that explains how the questions were graded If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-revision-questions-12197299 If you want all the Chemistry required Practicals, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-lessons-aqa-12446174 Please comment if you have found this useful. If you would like more required practical resources (or any other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

Updated to include a Chemistry version on Thiosulfate and a Physics based on IV Characteristics This organiser is designed to help students before, during or after the required practical activites. It is designed to be used with KS4, but may be used with higher ability KS3. It covers all of AQA’s glossary of key terms and working scientifically that links with the required practcials. It cover approx 40 of the keywords associated with the Required Practical part of the course. Terms covered: Accuracy, calibration, data, error, measurement error, anomalies, random error, systematic error, zero error, evidence, fair test, hypothesis, interval, precision, prediction, range, repeatable, reproducible, resolution, resolution, sketch graph, true value, uncertainty, validity, valid conclusion, variables, categoric, continuous, control, dependent, independent, risk, hazard and control. Included are an Animated Power Point where each box appears in order. A colour coded Power Point (for editing) and PDF version and black and white versions. There are three versions, one based around Osmosis to be used during Biology required practicals and one based around Thiosulfate to be used during Chemistry Required Practicals and one based around IV Characteristsics. To see a basic version of this (but with no examples) click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-required-practical-graphic-organiser-placemat-aqa-12449119 To see how they are used check out the free Osmosis Required Practical (but with this resource taken out): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/osmosis-required-practical-lesson-with-instructions-for-home-use-12181019 Please also check out the free IV Characteristics Required Practical (but with this resource taken out): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/i-v-characteristics-required-practical-lesson-12199364 Designed to help students understanding of key words and as a help sheet to answer questions on the Required Practicals/How Science Works part of the exam. It can be given to students as a helpsheet/placemat when planning/analysing required practicals or as a homework aid/help sheet or placed on the wall as a large Poster(s). It is also numbered so that students follow the correct order when planning the practicals. More required free and paid required practical resources can be downloaded from my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Please comment. I hope you find it useful.

This free resource is a simple placemat which can be used alongside the GCSE Required Practicals in Science. This organiser is designed to help students before, during or after the required practical activites. It is designed to be used with KS4, but may be used with higher ability KS3. It covers all of AQA’s glossary of key terms and working scientifically that links with the required practcials. It cover approx 40 of the keywords associated with the Required Practical part of the course. Terms covered: Accuracy, calibration, data, error, measurement error, anomalies, random error, systematic error, zero error, evidence, fair test, hypothesis, interval, precision, prediction, range, repeatable, reproducible, resolution, resolution, sketch graph, true value, uncertainty, validity, valid conclusion, variables, categoric, continuous, control, dependent, independent, risk, hazard and control. If you want coloured, animated and powerpoint versions of this, with examples for each box (Three included that cover Osmosis, IV Characteristics and Thiosulfate), click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-placemat-12181508 If you wish to see more free (and paid) Science resources, check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you. Please comment if you find this useful.

This includes both Thiosulfate and Magnesium and Acid Required Practicals for KS4 AQA. It covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. Each lesson lasts at least 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including recognising hazards, hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: 30 slide ppt to guide the students through the each practical (with answers and examples) Student method/practical sheet that students can fill it in as it matches the ppt Two page guide sheet (Included free here, £1.50 from my shop. To see this sheet click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-12181508) Apparatus list for technician Safety guide for teacher and technician Links to student safety sheets Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification A sheet that explains how the questions were graded If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-revision-questions-12197299 If you want all the Chemistry required Practicals, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-lessons-aqa-12446174 Please comment if you have found this useful. If you would like more required practical resources (or any other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts at least 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including recognising hazards, safety, method and analysing results. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: 15 slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Student method/practical sheet that students can fill it in as it matches the ppt Two page guide sheet (Included free here, £1.50 from my shop. To see this sheet click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-12181508) Apparatus list for technician Safety guide for teacher and technician Links to student safety sheets Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification A sheet that explains how the questions were graded If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-revision-questions-12197299 If you want all the Chemistry required Practicals, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-lessons-aqa-12446174 Please comment if you have found this useful. If you would like more required practical resources (or any other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts at least 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including recognising hazards, safety, method, analysing results, recognising types of errors, and how to determine the concentration of the acid in mol/dm3 and g/dm3. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: 25 slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Student method/practical sheet that students can fill it in as it matches the ppt Two page guide sheet (Included free here, £1.50 from my shop. To see this sheet click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-12181508) Apparatus list for technician Safety guide for teacher and technician Links to student safety sheets Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification A sheet that explains how the questions were graded If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-revision-questions-12197299 If you want all the Chemistry required Practicals, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-lessons-aqa-12446174 Please comment if you have found this useful. If you would like more required practical resources (or any other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

Update: Just added Electrical Models Lesson with animations This misconceptions teacher toolkit is (hopefully) all you need to start you on challenging and overcoming misconceptions in your science lessons. It includes: A full lesson aimed at KS3 or KS4 which challenges the misconception that solids do not push up and finishes with a 9-1 graded exam question on Newton’s 3rd law. (lasting 1 hour) Questionnaires for your classes to illicit misconceptions on Earth, Astronomy, Living Things, Magnets, Electricity, Matter and Chemical Reactions 9 different worksheets which use Analogies, CASE, Venn diagrams and Models to overcome misconceptions. Misconceptions by Topic and Key Stage that can easily be added to PowerPoint’s and/or SoW. A Word version of the Misconceptions Booklet (so you can take out any bits that you need) This resource is basically my Misconceptions CPD with the CPD part taken out, which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/science-misconceptions-cpd-12237121 For a free activity that elicits student misconceptions about forces, click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/identifying-physics-forces-misconceptions-12199581 For a free pdf booklet written about misconceptions in general, click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/misconceptions-in-science-6442140 For more free and paid for resources please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you. Please comment. I hope you find this resource useful.

This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts at least 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including recognising hazards, safety, method, and analysing results. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: 20 slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Student method/practical sheet that students can fill it in as it matches the ppt Two page guide sheet (Included free here, £1.50 from my shop. To see this sheet click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-12181508) Apparatus list for technician Safety guide for teacher and technician Links to student safety sheets Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification A sheet that explains how the questions were graded If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-revision-questions-12197299 If you want all the Chemistry required Practicals, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-lessons-aqa-12446174 Please comment if you have found this useful. If you would like more required practical resources (or any other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts at least 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through all aspects of the practical including recognising hazards, variables, safety, fair testing, method and analysing results. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: 25 slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Student method/practical sheet that students can fill it in as it matches the ppt Two page guide sheet (Included free here, £1.50 from my shop. To see this sheet click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-12181508) Apparatus list for technician Safety guide for teacher and technician Links to student safety sheets Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification A sheet that explains how the questions were graded If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-revision-questions-12197299 If you want all the Chemistry required Practicals, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-lessons-aqa-12446174 Please comment if you have found this useful. If you would like more required practical resources (or any other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This resource is all 28 science practicals. Each KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. The ppts carry the students through all aspects of the practical including hypothesis, variables, safety, fair testing, method, analysing results and evaluating the validity. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students.** Update: Just added the how to complete Required Practicals at home pdfs.** Resources includes: 15-30+ slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) One/Two page student method/practical sheet that follows the slides Two page guide sheet (Required Practical Graphic Organiser worth £1.50 from my shop) Apparatus list for technician and Safety guidelines with links to CLEAPPS. Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification. It covers all the Biology Required Practicals: Food Tests, Photosynthesis, Enzymes, Plant Response, Decay, Field Investigations, Osmosis, Microbiology, Microscopy and Plant Response. The biology bundle can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-biology-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answer-12220999 Chemistry Required Practicals: Electrolysis, Chromatography, Identifying Ions, Making Salts, Neutralisation, Rates of Reaction (Magnesium/Acid and Thiosulfate), Temperature Changes and Water purification. The Chemistry bundle can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-lessons-aqa-12446174 Physics Required Practicals: Specific Heat Capacity, Thermal insulation, Resistance (of a wire and Series and Parallel), I-V characteristics, Density, Light, Force and extension, Acceleration, Waves (Solid and Liquid) and Radiation and absorption. The Physics bundle can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-physics-planning-practicals-with-graded-questions-and-answers-12227081 To buy all these 28 resources individually would cost £67. If bought as bundles £28. Please check out my shop for more free (and paid) resources at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Please comment if you have found this resource useful. Thank you for reading this far.

Update, I have now included modified instructions for home use. This KS4 AQA Required Practical covers the planning, carrying out and analysing of results with 9-1 graded exam style questions. It lasts at least 1 hour. The ppt carries the students through the practical including safety, method, errors and analysing results. It finishes with exam style questions individually graded to assess students. Resource includes: 15 slide ppt to guide the students through the practical (with answers and examples) Student method/practical sheet that students can fill it in as it matches the ppt Two page guide sheet (Included free here, £1.50 from my shop. To see this sheet click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/required-practical-graphic-organiser-12181508) Apparatus list for technician Safety guide for teacher and technician Links to student safety sheets Learning Objectives on each slide linked to AQA specification A sheet that explains how the questions were graded It is available in a bundle with 8 other “home use” required practicals here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/nine-required-practicals-for-home-use-12461001 If you would like to see a free sample similar to this before you buy, the Osmosis one is free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/updated-osmosis-required-practical-planning-with-graded-with-9-1-exam-style-questions-and-answers-12181019 If you just want the questions and answers, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-revision-questions-12197299 If you want all the Chemistry required Practicals, they are available as a bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-chemistry-required-practical-lessons-aqa-12446174 Please comment if you have found this useful. If you would like more required practical resources (or any other science resources) free and paid, please check out my shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Thank you.

This is a full lesson covering Oxidations states for AS Level. It covers calculating the oxidation state of an element in a compound or ion from the formula; writing half-equations; identifying the oxidation and reduction processes in redox reactions and combining half-equations to give an overall redox equation. It also covers more complex half equations that include H+ (in acids) or transition metals. Included is: 40+ page Power Point with explanations and examples at each stage. 4 Sets of questions and answers (including exam style questions similar to ones from the AQA past papers) A sheet with diagrams (to save time) for students to make notes on A sheet of the oxidation state rules Answers in the Power Point and Word format to allow students to self assess or “correct” their answers. A free sheet of oxidation state rules are here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/oxidation-state-rules-with-examples-as-level-12412598 Other AS lessons are available: Ionisation energy:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ionisation-energy-as-level-12412339 Electronic Structure:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/electronic-structure-orbital-configuration-in-s-p-d-as-level-12405614 TOF Spectrometer and Isotope Calcuations: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mass-spectrometer-tof-and-isotope-calculations-12386980 For other resources (free and paid), please visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenkemp193 Please Comment if you have found this resource useful. Thank you.