A lesson that covers the periodic table. This kesson covers the meaning of periodicity, how elements are arranged into groups and periods and what is meant by an s-,p- and d-block element. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers splitting in proton NMR. This lesson assumes that the topic has already been introduced. It covers how to work out n for a given hydrogen, how to use the n+1 rule and exceptions to splitting. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that introduces H NMR. It covers the information found in a H NMR spectrum and how to predict the number of peaks, their areas and chemical shifts. It also covers how D2O causes proton exchange. This lesson does not cover spiltting – that is covered in Proton NMR Part 2. Designed for the OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that introduces NMR spectrometry. It covers what NMR is, how it works, why TMS and deuterated solvents are used. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification.

A collection of starters covering the first topics of Module 6 - Benzene. Each starter contains a bronze/silver/gold option and the answers are given on the following slide. Includes 4 starters: Introduction to Benzene Electrophilic Substitution Phenol Directing Groups

A lesson that covers directing groups. It covers activating and deactivating groups, directing groups and application of them to organic synthesis. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

A lesson that introduces phenol. It covers what is a phenol, the properties of phenol, the reactivity of phenol compared to benzene. It also covers the reactions of phenol: with alkalis, with bromine water and with nitric acid. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that covers the electrophilic substitution reactions of benzene. Covers nitration, halogenation, alkylation and acylation. For each reaction, a summary of the reagents/conditions, equation and mechanism is presented on a slide. Contains questions and answers on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification.

A lesson that introduces benzene. It covers the properties of benzene, delocalised bonding in the ring, and how to name benzene and its derivatives. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification.

A collection of 8 starters from the second half of Module 3 for OCR A level chemistry. Each starter contains a bronze/silver/gold task on the topic and an answer slide with all the answers provided. The 8 starters are: electron arrangement (orbitals/shells), electronic configuration, ionic bonding, covalent bonding, shapes of molecules, electronegativity and polarity, intermolecular forces and properties of water/covalent compounds.

A lesson on properties of covalent compounds. It covers properties of simple covalent compounds (low mp and bp, lack of conduction and solubility), anomalous properties of water and hydrogen-bonding and DNA. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

A lesson that introduces intermolecular forces. It covers the different types of forces: induced dipole-dipole, permanent dipole-dipole and hydrogen bonding. Lesson goes over which type of molecules have each type of force and what the forces are. Also covers factors that influence strength of induced dipole-dipole interactions. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

A lesson on electronegativity and polarity. It covers what is electronegativity, uses of electronegativity values to classify bonds as ionic, polar covalent and non-polar covalent, dipoles and polar v. non-polar molecules. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

A lesson on the shapes of molecules. It covers how to draw molecules in 3D using dashes and wedges, electron-pair repulsion theory, building molecules from molymods and shapes of molecules. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

A lesson on covalent bonding. It covers what is a covalent bond, drawing dot and cross diagrams for covalent compounds and dative covalent bonds. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

A lesson on ionic bonding. It covers what is an ionic bond, writing dot and cross diagrams and properties of ionic compounds. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

Part II of a lesson that introduces electron arrangment. It covers electron configuration of elements and ions and links electronic configuration to the periodic table (groups, periods and blocks). Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification

A lesson that introduces electron arrangment. It covers shells and orbitals, energy and order of filling and spin pairing rules. Questions and answers are on the slides for students to work through – no printing required. Designed for the new OCR A Level specification.

A collection of starters covering the middle portion of Module 6 - Organic Chemistry. Each starter contains a bronze/silver/gold option and the answers are given on the following slide. Includes 9 starters: Review of benzene (covers content from several lessons) Carbonyl compounds ID aldehydes and ketones Introduction of amines and amides Carboxylic Acids Carboxylic Acid Derivatives Synthesis of Amines and Amides Amino Acids and Chirality Condensation Polymers

A lesson reviewing the reactions of benzene designed for the new OCR A level spec. Includes why benzene is different, naming benzene and related compounds, reactions of benzene and phenol and directing groups. Includes questions on slides for students to work through – no printing required.