This worksheet is suitable for Years 8-11. Activities in the top left hand corner are the easier tasks, with support and differentiation built into the questions. As students become more confident, the scaffolding is gradually reduced. Students slowly work their way up the Blooms’ heirarchy of skills as they complete each part of the puzzle.
This starter introduces the students to the concept of a producing a detailed risk assessment rather than writing a basic list of safety precautions. It scaffolds the idea of a risk assessment and the template can be adapted to suit any particular experiment.
A PPT to guide students to create revision flashcards for the unit on structure and bonding.
Once revised, a booklet of common questions (many multiple choice to aid peer marking) to assess understanding.
This resource is designed to encourage students to reflect upon the work produced by an imaginary student. They can discuss the approach taken and learn valuable exam technique skills and then later have a go at answering the question themselves.
This is a really good resource for some last minute tune up for Year 11, or for using with the lower years when teaching the basics of formula, equations and balancing.
Everything you need to administer and assess the required practicals for the AQA A Level Chemistry course, practicals 1 to 12.
Each pack outlines the title of the practical, the CPAC criteria students are being tested on and provides opportunity for specific feedback. At the back of each booklet is a collection of exam questions to get students to apply their learning from the practicals in exam contexts.
These booklets and the AQA CPAC tracker from AQA were checked by AQA visiting assessors who commented on how effective these were at framing the learning that occurs in a practical context and then the application needed for exam style questions.
45 mins to an hours worth of questions to use before the foundation exam on the 9th June 2022, focusing on the 2 required practicals on the pre-release info and the tricky topic of radiation and atomic structure. Confidence building, simple skills to hopefully send them into the exam hall on a positive!
This resource structures the note taking during the demonstration of the Group 1 metals reacting with water. Graded descriptors are shared with students in order to support their writing up of the demonstration.
This lesson allows students to go deeper than the usual ‘Mendeleev discovered the Periodic Table because…’ This is perfect for the new GCSE specs. The worksheet can be used to support pupils who need more guidance and structure.