I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".
I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".
Loop Game on Esters (names, structure, condensation reaction, esterification, properties, use)
32 cards per set
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity
designed for Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) Chemistry course Topic 28, but also suitable for other exam boards.
Tarsia Puzzle on crude oil (including fractional distillation, uses of fractions, cracking etc)
30 diagrams / keywords to match up
24 cards per set.
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity
designed for Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) Chemistry course Topic 23, but also suitable for other exam boards.
Fun board game on organic chemistry whereby students have to collect building blocks to build organic molecules by answering questions correctly.
includes:
150 question cards (questions cover alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, carboxylic acids, esters - they are sorted, so teachers can choose which topics to include, if not all topics have been covered)
100 building block cards
30 Molecules to build cards
Great as revision activity or a fun cover lesson.Game takes 20-30 min, but can be stopped at any point.
Originally designed for IGCSE Chemistry Unit 4, but suitable for other exam boards or intro to organic chemistry at KS5.
Tarsia Puzzle on atomic structure (including number of protons, neutrons, electrons, isotopes, relative atomic mass, examples, etc)
30 diagrams / keywords to match up
24 cards per set.
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity
designed for Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) Chemistry course Topic 3, but also suitable for other exam boards.
IGCSE Chemistry
fun starter or revision activity to review molecules from A-level Biology (carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and proteins, DNA, etc)
32 different bingo cards (with 9 symbols each) and 1 call sheet with all 30 symbols
print out, cut up Bingo cards, play!
Digital Tarsia puzzle on amino acids and proteins (including amino group, carboxyl group, peptide bond, dipeptides, condensation reaction, protein structure - primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, alpha helix, beta sheet, etc)
24 Triangles
can be done by students on computer / iPad using the Powerpoint or Keynote App without the need for printing (Open file in Powerpoint in “Normal View” mode and move around pieces)
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity during homeschooling or online teaching
20x Digital Biology resources for A Level Biology
• Crossing-over and independent assortment in meiosis - Loop Game
• Membranes - Loop Game
• Membranes - Digital Loop Game
• Transport - Loop Game
• Transport - Digital Loop Game
• Membranes & Transport - Digital Tarsia
• Amino Acids & Proteins - Digital Tarsia
• Globular and Fibrous Proteins - Card Sort
• DNA Structure & Replication - Digital Loop Game
• Gene Transcription - Digital Tarsia
• Translation /Protein Synthesis - Digital Tarsia
• Genetic Screening - Digital Loop Game
• PCR - Digital Card Sort
• Bacteria - Digital Label Activity and Loop Game
• Enzymes - Digital Loop Game
• Eukaryotic Organelles - Digital Card Sort
• Eukaryotic Organelles EM Pictures - Digital Card Sort
• Eukaryotic Organelles - Digital Tarsia
• Meiosis - Digital Card Sort
• Mitosis & Meiosis Comparison - Digital Card Sort
27x Games and activities Bundle for SNAB TOPIC 2 Genes & Health
whole topic activities:
Topic 2 loop game (whole topic)
Topic 2 keyword cards
Topic 2 concept map
Topic 2 card game
Topic 2 Tarsia
Topic 2 Bingo
Topic 2 Keyword card game
Topic 2 Keyword image card game
individual subtopics:
Diffusion, alveoli and cystic fibrosis Loop Game
Membranes and transport Loop Game
DNA structure and replication Loop Game
Transcription Loop Game
Transcription Tarsia
Translation Loop Game
Translation Tarsia
Protein synthesis board game
Genetic Screening Loop Game
Genetic Crosses Loop Game
Genetic Crosses Tarsia
Protein structures Card Game
Amino acids Loop Game
Amino acids Crossword
Making peptides Craft activity
Protein structure Loop Game
Amino acids and proteins Tarsia
Proteins Crossword
Globular and Fibrous proteins Card sort
Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel
Bundle with 18x games and activities for Unit 1 including:
Topic 1
• States of matter - Loop Game
• States of matter - Tarsia
Topic 2
• Elements, compounds, mixtures - Loop Game
• Elements, compounds, mixtures - Card Sort
• Elements, compounds, mixtures - Tarsia
• Separating mixtures - Loop Game
Topic 3
• Atomic structure - Loop Game
• Atomic structure - Tarsia
Topic 4
• Periodic Table - Board Game
• Periodic Table - Loop Game
• Electron Configuration - Loop Game
• Periodic Table - Jigsaw Puzzle
• Elements - Bingo
• Elements - Tarsia
• Elements - Card Game
• Elements - Loop Game
Topic 5
• Relative Formula Mass - Loop Game
• Mole and mole calculations - Loop Game
Tarsia game on carboxylic acids (structural, molecular and displayed formulas of first 4 carboxylic acids, physical and chemical properties, reaction with metals, carbonates, production of carboxylic acids through oxidation of alcohols, acidity)
Great as starter / plenary or revision activity.
30 diagrams / keywords to match up
24 cards per set.
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
designed for Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) Chemistry course Topic 27, but also suitable for other exam boards.
Bundle of 22x games on Unit 4 including
• Organic Molecules - Card game (the card with the top value in a category trumps the other cards)
• Organic Chemistry - Card game (There is only one symbol that two cards have in common and it’s different for every card pair - can students spot it and name it?)
• Organic Chemistry Board Game
• Organic Chemistry Bingo
Topic 22
• Intro to Organic Chemistry - Loop Game
Topic 23
• Crude Oil - Loop Game
• Crude Oil - Tarsia Game
• Crude Oil - Card Sort
Topic 24
• Alkanes - Loop Game (names, formulas)
• Alkanes - Loop Game (properties and reactions)
• Alkanes - Tarsia (names, formulas, properties and reactions)
Topic 25
• Alkenes - Loop Game (names, formulas)
• Alkenes - Loop Game (properties and reactions)
• Alkenes - Tarsia (names, formulas, properties and reactions)
Topic 26
• Alcohols - Loop Game (names, formulas)
• Alcohols - Loop Game (properties and reactions)
• Alcohols - Tarsia (names, formulas, properties and reactions)
Topic 27
• Carboxylic Acids - Loop Game (names, formulas)
• Carboxylic Acids - Loop Game (properties and reactions)
• Carboxylic Acids - Tarsia (names, formulas, properties and reactions)
Topic 28
• Esters - Loop Game (names, formulas)
Topic 29
• Synthetic Polymers - Loop Game (addition polymers, names, uses)
• Synthetic Polymers - Tarsia (addition polymers, names, uses)
designed for Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) Chemistry course, but also suitable for other exam boards.
Card game on 40 acids and alkalis and their characteristics (pH, mass, strength of acid/base, density, boiling point, melting point, hazards etc)
Rules: Players compare different categories. The top value always trumps the other cards and the player with the top value obtains the other cards. The player with the most cards is the winner.
A great starter or plenary or revision activity.
Print out several copies, laminate, chop up, play!
Tarsia Puzzle on types of formulae used in Organic chemistry (general formula, molecular, structural, displayed, skeletal) and examples for these.
Great as starter/plenary or revision activity.
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
Tarsia game on Alkanes (Structural, molecular und displayed formulas of first 5 alkanes, physical and chemical properties, isomers, combustion and substitution reactions, haloalkanes)
Great as starter / plenary or revision activity.
30 diagrams / keywords to match up
24 cards per set.
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
designed for Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) Chemistry course Topic 24, but also suitable for other exam boards.
Crossword puzzle on functional groups in organic chemistry - students have to recognise structure of group and put correct name into crossword
great as starter / plenary or revision activity
16 keywords
includes solutions and anagram
Giant Loop game on types of formulae used in organic chemistry (general formula, molecular, empirical, structural, displayed, condensed, skeletal) and examples for these.
Great as starter/plenary or revision activity.
40 cards per set.