a simple cut out and sort or join up word matching exercise on acids and alkalis

this shows different types of weathering on gravestones, useful for year 9 allows for a little bit of emapthy in discussions about weathering as well

a simple fire triangle starter sheet could be used with lower ability groups

copies of mendeleevs periodic table that could be laminted and given to students as part of a history of the periodic table lesson

a simple worksheet on group 1 including writing word equations probably more useful with lower ability sets

Top trumps of the elements.

simple hydrocarbon element cards that can be used with pupils to make simple hydrocarbons, good kinaesthetic activity for low ability pupils

a simple writing frame to aid pupils with planning an investigation into the rate of reaction of marble chips and acid

a poster for display that helps pupils produce a good scientific conclusion

bath bombs are made with a 2:1 ration of sodium bicarobnate to Citric acid, recipes can be found easily on the internet, this lesson gets pupils to make bath bombs and then sequence the method and choose words for their advert

Planning and activity book for alchemy module, I use this with year 7/8. Pupils start by looking at the core alchemical idea of the great work which is broken into four stages that they can draw pictures to describe. Then they look at the developing theory of the elements (I do flame tests here too), transmutation (changing one thing to another; I let pupils decide their own experiment to carry out so long as it is safe and involves a change), immortality and cosmetics, nuclear transmutation can be covered but I haven't planned it in yet, the big booklet may take some finishing or adapting.

a simple chemistry wordsearch where pupils have to think of chemistry words then find them on the sheet, makes a fun starter/settling activity