I am a chemistry teacher, I spend lots of time making resources and decided to share them here on TES. Most are free or have free sample versions, but the best and most detailed ones that I'm particular proud of I sell for around £2-£5.
I am a chemistry teacher, I spend lots of time making resources and decided to share them here on TES. Most are free or have free sample versions, but the best and most detailed ones that I'm particular proud of I sell for around £2-£5.
These are question cards for year 7's and 8's on cells and include questions on animal cells, plant cells, organelle, structure and function, nucleus, chlorophyll, specialised cells and labelling cells.
These are made to go with the Science Revision Board Game I made which I use with KS3 and KS4 students to revise for their end of unit tests or exams. The board game and some sample question cards are freely available at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/science-revision-board-game-free-version-11445205
If the game board isn’t quite how you’d like it, or if you want your own question cards you could download my ‘Make Your Own Revision Board Game Resource Pack’ which can be purchased at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/make-your-own-revision-board-game-resource-pack-11445322
For the teacher, this is quick and easy revision activity that requires a one-time set up and then it can be used time and time again! Very little effort is required by you and the students can happily spend all lesson playing the game (if you let them) leaving you free to do what you fancy! My students love it and I get chance to sit down with the students who need extra help, or catch up on a bit of marking.
To get started:
• Print the board game on white A3 paper.
• Print the question cards on blue paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags.
• Print the hazard cards on yellow paper/card, cut them up and pop them in little bags.
• Laminate the board game (optional but makes the game last longer)
• Get a little stash of counters or items that could be used as the player pieces e.g. coloured paper circles, novelty rubbers, little model etc
• Get some dice.
For a class of 30 I’ve found that 6 groups of 5 work quite well, therefore you’d need 6 game boards and 6 packs of cards.
For each unit taught I’ve made my own quiz cards so the students can test themselves on the unit content, I have quite a few different units which I am in the processing of uploading to TES now. Keep your eyes peeled for the bundles I am putting together.
This is a resource pack for balancing chemical equations.
I have made a range of resources for the calculations that AQA GCSE students will be expected to complete for the new Chemistry specification (8462).
The resources packs contain
1. PowerPoint showing the key stages/background information on the calculation.
2. Word document worksheet with some questions for the students to attempt, whenever possible these are based on exam questions.
3. ____ video clip which goes through the stages of the calculations on the worksheet, this is extremely useful for students (and teachers) who are struggling to see where the answer comes from. (I AM CURRENTLY FINISHING OFF EDITING THE VIDEO; THIS WILL BE UPLOADED ASAP)
4. Word document containing just the answers.
There are a total of 10 resource packs for the balancing chemical equations calculations.
Resource pack 1 is freely available at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-balancing-chemical-equations-1-free-sample-11354804
If you find the Resource Packs helpful and want more of the same the rest of the resource packs can be purchased from TES at:
1. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-balancing-chemical-equations-1-free-sample-11354804
2. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-balancing-chemical-equations-2-11354808
3. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-balancing-chemical-equations-3-11354813
4. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-balancing-chemical-equations-4-11354814
5. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-balancing-chemical-equations-5-11354818
6. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-balancing-chemical-equations-6-11354822
7. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-balancing-chemical-equations-7-11354823
8. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-balancing-chemical-equations-8-11354825
9. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-balancing-chemical-equations-9-11354826
10. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-balancing-chemical-equations-10-11354830
I have also made a bundle which is available for a reduced price containing all of the resource pack for this type of calculation.
This is available to purchase at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-balancing-chemical-equations-bundle-11354835
This is the free version of an assessment for KS4 students who are studying the electromagnetic spectrum, the ALARA principle, risks of radiation, communication devices, radiation in medicine.
I have also produced a full resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/uses-of-the-electromagnetic-spectrum-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11606546
This FULL resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task and relevant background information.
2. Word document with lots of information about the EM spectrum and their uses, this was originally downloaded from TES.
3. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
4. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work, there is also a column so the teacher can tick off the achieved criteria.
5. Word documents containing writing frames to help students to draft out their answer, this could be particularly useful for students who struggle to get started on tasks, or those with issues with literacy.
6. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This is based on an old AQA Chemistry Exam Paper. This task is good for training students to answer long questions i.e. 6 mark questions at GCSE.
This task is suitable for students at Grade E-A*, however I have removed these grades so that you can use the old or new grading system.
This is the full resource pack for an assessment for KS4 students who are studying the electromagnetic spectrum, the ALARA principle, risks of radiation, communication devices, radiation in medicine.
This resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task and relevant background information.
2. Word document with lots of information about the EM spectrum and their uses, this was originally downloaded from TES.
3. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
4. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work, there is also a column so the teacher can tick off the achieved criteria.
5. Word documents containing writing frames to help students to draft out their answer, this could be particularly useful for students who struggle to get started on tasks, or those with issues with literacy.
6. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This is based on an old AQA Physics Exam Paper. This task is good for training students to answer long questions i.e. 6 mark questions at GCSE.
This task is suitable for students at Grade E-A*, however I have removed these grades so that you can use the old or new grading system.
This is the free version of an assessment for students who are studying weathering, erosion, acid rain, types of carbonate rock, building materials, matching properties to a purpose, measuring rate of reaction.
This investigation focuses on how different types of carbonate rock are affected by acid (chemical weathering).
I have also produced a full resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/weathering-of-limestone-2-investigation-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11606330
This FULL resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task.
2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
3. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work.
4. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This is the free version of an assessment for KS4 GCSE students who are studying titration techniques, reactions between acids and alkalis, quantitative chemistry, uses of indicators and scientific methodology.
I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/titration-method-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11966028
The full resource pack comes with several parts;
1.Word document containing a suggested lesson plan for this assessment.
2.PowerPoint presentation for the students to introduce the task, it contains a fill in the blank version of the method.
3.PowerPoint presentation for the teacher to introduce the task, containing the full method, and extra tips that will increase the validity and accuracy of the results.
4.Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This task was designed for AQA Chemistry (triple science students) it is suitable for students at Grade 4-9 however you may want to check that it is included on your specification (it is not on AQA Combine Science: Trilogy).
This is the full resource pack for an assessment for KS4 GCSE students who are studying titration techniques, reactions between acids and alkalis, quantitative chemistry, uses of indicators and scientific methodology.
This resource pack comes with several parts;
1.Word document containing a suggested lesson plan for this assessment.
PowerPoint presentation for the students to introduce the task, it contains a fill in the blank version of the method.
PowerPoint presentation for the teacher to introduce the task, containing the full method, and extra tips that will increase the validity and accuracy of the results.
Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This task was designed for AQA Chemistry (triple science students) it is suitable for students at Grade 4-9 however you may want to check that it is included on your specification (it is not on AQA Combine Science: Trilogy).
I spend hours and hours of time marking, and a lot of the time it's writing similar (if not the same) comments.
For example..
-Please use capital letters at the start of sentences.
-Do the highlighted tasks on the level ladder.
-Please write in FULL sentences.
-Stick in your graph.
The list goes on...
In order to save time and ink I thought I'd make a mail merge to mark the student's work for me! I've trialled this with 4 different classes and found it EXTREMELY useful!
It has cut my marking time in at least half! I read the student's work, pick the comments that apply (or type new comments), print the comments on green paper ( our marking policy says marking must be in green ), get the students to stick it in and improve their work! BOOM!
I've written a guide on how to use the resource and included some examples of it being used. This is the first time I've made and shared a resource like this, and it's safe to say it is definitely not perfect, I'm not an ICT expert and I expect ICT teachers will be able to improve this resource no end.
I use it for science lessons but I think it should be easy to adapt for most subjects, especially those doing extended writing with clear criteria. I've found it quite useful for marking the 6 mark exam extended writing questions. I've added a few different sets of comments including graph work, descriptive work for science, and the science APP level descriptors
So hopefully it'll be useful for someone other than just myself, please do send me feedback if you use this resource!
These are the resources for Chemistry unit C1.3 on properties of metals, metal ores, extracting metals, purification of metals, copper and alloys.
QM stands for Quality Mark which is a levelled formative assessment based on scientific skills.
HA= high ability
LA= low ability
In the powerpoints I use:
-Yellow boxes- to show the students what to write in their books.
- Blue boxes- for tasks that the students should do.
I do not own all of the content in these resources, no copyright is intended, any offending resources will be removed.
This is the free version of an assessment for KS3, or low level KS4 students who are studying chemical reactions, specifically the reaction between metals and acids, this assessment investigates the link between the size of magnesium added to an acid and the volume of hydrogen gas produced.
I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/model-cells-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11350637
The resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task.
2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books with just the task on, there is also a word document with both the task and level ladder combined onto one sheet to reduce printing.
3. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work, there is also a column so the teacher can tick off the achieved criteria.
4. Word document containing a mark scheme.
5. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at…
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
6. Word document printout writing frame to assist students who may benefit from additional help with this task.
7. JPEG images showing a several hand-drawn versions of the graph, this may also be useful for students who aren't confident in starting to plot graphs. I've included sketches of the extrapolation of the data from the line of best fit, and highlighted the anomalous result.
This involves the students plotting some given results on a graph, identifying variables, extrapolation from a line of best fit and evaluating their work.
This task is suitable for KS3 students at level 3-7, however this could be adapted for KS4 students.
Chemical Calculations- Reacting Masses
This is a resource pack for the Reacting Masses calculations.
I have made a range of resources for the calculations that AQA GCSE students will be expected to complete for the new Chemistry specification (8462).
The resources packs contain
1. PowerPoint showing the key stages/background information on the calculation.
2. Word document with a printout showing the stages to complete the calculation.
3. Word document worksheet with some questions for the students to attempt, whenever possible these are based on exam questions.
4. WMV video clip this format is playable in most programs, such as RealPlayer, MPlayer, Windows Media Player, and the VLC Media Player. The video clip goes through the stages of the calculations on the worksheet, this is extremely useful for students (and teachers) who are struggling to see where the answer comes from.
5. Word document containing just the answers.
There are a total of 8 resource packs for the Reacting Masses calculations.
If you find the Resource Packs helpful and want more of the same the rest of the resource packs can be purchased from TES at:
1. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-reacting-masses-1-free-sample-11356990
2. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-reacting-masses-2-11357025
3. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-reacting-masses-3-11357027
4. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-reacting-masses-4-11357030
5. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-reacting-masses-5-11357033
6. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-reacting-masses-6-11357034
7. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-reacting-masses-7-11357036
8. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-reacting-masses-8-11357041
I have also made a bundle which is available for a reduced price containing all of the resource pack for this type of calculation. This is available to purchase at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-reacting-masses-bundle-11357050
This is the free version of an assessment for KS4 students who are studying sub atomic structure.
I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/structure-of-an-atom-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11347791
The resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task.
2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
3. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work.
4. Word document containing a mark scheme.
5. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at…
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This task is good for training students to answer long questions i.e. 6 mark questions at GCSE.
This task is suitable for students at Grade E-A.
This is based on an old AQA Chemistry Exam Paper.
This is the free version of an assessment for KS4 students who are studying saturation, vegetable oils, bromine water test, uses of halogens, and oils in foods
I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/saturation-of-oils-and-bromine-water-test-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11374624
The resource pack comes with several parts;
This resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task, which includes the questions and level ladder.
2. Word document task printout for the students to stick in their books.
3. Word document printout containing just the level ladder so that students can tick off their progress as they go, this could also be suitable for peer/teacher assessment.
4. Word document containing both the task and the level ladder, by combining these two sheet you can save printing however the work sheet is very ‘busy’ and may be too much to take in at one go for some learners.
5. Word document containing the answers to the task questions and some notes for the teacher regarding common mistakes and hints to help push the students
6. Word document writing frame for students who struggle to get started and would benefit from extra support.
7. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This task is suitable for students at KS4 Grade E-A*, I have left the 'old' grading system on these resources however you can easily overwrite these for the new 1-9 grading system.
This is the free version of an assessment for KS3/4 students who are studying displacement reactions, reactivity, models in science, analogies in science, reactions of metals, elements, compounds and chemical reactions.
I have also produced a resource pack available to purchase from TES at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/explaining-displacement-quality-mark-assessment-full-resource-pack-11353203
The resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task, and background on what analogies/models are.
2. Word document task printout for the students to stick in their books this includes a level ladder so that the students can self/peer assess the work, there is also a column so the teacher can tick off the achieved criteria.
3. Word document printout writing frame to assist students who may benefit from additional help with this task.
4. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
This is based on an APP task. This task is suitable for students at KS3 Grade 3-7, however could also be appropriate for year 9 students starting the GCSE course.
These are the resources for Chemistry unit C1.1 on atomic structure, electron structure, the periodic table, reactivity and ions.
QM stands for Quality Mark which is a levelled formative assessment based on scientific skills.
HA= high ability
LA= low ability
In the powerpoints I use:
-Yellow boxes- to show the students what to write in their books.
- Blue boxes- for tasks that the students should do.
I do not own all of the content in these resources, no copyright is intended, any offending resources will be removed.
This is the full resource pack for an assessment for KS4 students who are studying materials, graphite, covalent structures, properties, bonding and structure, allotropes of carbon etc.
This resource pack comes with several parts;
1. PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task.
2. Word document printout for the students to stick in their books.
3. Word document printout with a level ladder on so that the students can self/peer assess the work, there is also a column so the teacher can tick off the achieved criteria.
4. Word document containing a mark scheme.
5. Excel spreadsheet that can be used to automatically generate extended written feedback including improvement strategies for the teacher to give the students.
A guide on how to use this resource can be freely accessed at
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-automarker-11191496
6. Word document printout writing frame to assist students who may benefit from additional help with this task.
This is based on an old AQA Chemistry Exam Paper. This task is good for training students to answer long questions i.e. 6 mark questions at GCSE.
This task is suitable for students at Grade E-A*, however I have removed these grades so that you can use the old or new grading system.
These are the resources for a unit on plant sampling, photosynthesis, plant adaptations, plants as producers, interdependence, food chains, food pyramids, natural selection, population changes, and global warming.
QM stands for Quality Mark which is a levelled formative assessment based on scientific skills.
In the powerpoints I use:
-Yellow boxes- to show the students what to write in their books.
- Blue boxes- for tasks that the students should do.
LA after a powerpoint's name means it is for Low Abilities
HA after a powerpoint's name means it is for High Abilities
I do not own all of the content in these resources, no copyright is intended, any offending resources will be removed.
These are the resources for a unit on the periodic table, atoms, mixtures, purity, chemical reactions, Harry Potter potion lesson, exothermic reactions, endothermic reactions, catalysts and reactions of metals.
QM stands for Quality Mark which is a levelled formative assessment based on scientific skills.
In the powerpoints I use:
-Yellow boxes- to show the students what to write in their books.
- Blue boxes- for tasks that the students should do.
LA after a powerpoint's name means it is for Low Abilities
HA after a powerpoint's name means it is for High Abilities
I do not own all of the content in these resources, no copyright is intended, any offending resources will be removed.
These are the resources for a unit on food, nutrients, diet, digestion, food tests, organ systems, respiration, circulation, the skeleton, breathing, smoking, drugs, microbes and illness.
QM stands for Quality Mark which is a levelled formative assessment based on scientific skills.
In the powerpoints I use:
-Yellow boxes- to show the students what to write in their books.
- Blue boxes- for tasks that the students should do.
LA after a powerpoint's name means it is for Low Abilities
HA after a powerpoint's name means it is for High Abilities
I do not own all of the content in these resources, no copyright is intended, any offending resources will be removed.
This is a free sample of the Relative Atomic Mass calculations.
I have made a range of resources for the calculations that AQA GCSE students will be expected to complete for the new Chemistry specification (8462).
The resources packs contain
1. Powerpoint showing the keystages/background information on the calculation.
2. Word document worksheet with some questions for the students to attempt, whenever possible these are based on exam questions.
3. WMV video clip this format is playable in most programs, such as RealPlayer, MPlayer, Windows Media Player, and the VLC Media Player. The video clip goes through the stages of the calculations on the worksheet, this is extremely useful for students (and teachers) who are struggling to see where the answer comes from.
4. Word document containing just the answers.
There are a total of 3 resource packs for the relative atomic mass calculations.
This is Resource pack 1 and it is free.
If you find Resource Pack 1 helpful and want more of the same the rest of the resource packs can be purchased from TES at:
1. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-relative-atomic-mass-1-free-sample-11353809
2. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-relative-atomic-mass-2-11353972
3 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-relative-atomic-mass-3-11354416
I have also made a bundle which is available for a reduced price containing all of the resource pack for this type of calculation. This is available to purchase at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemical-calculations-relative-atomic-mass-bundle-11354433