A journey through the interaction of light and matter. Looking at the different parts of the spectrum and how they are used for spectroscopy. Leads into NMR spectroscopy resource which deals with reading NMR spectra.

simple powerpoint template that can be used to print two A5 sheets of questions and answers. \n\nSome are easy and will be revision of KS3, others introduce ideas from Gateway Science C4\n\ncomments welcome

The slides include images from hubble and elsewhere, so could be used for the history of telescopes. Also contain the time that it would take light to reach each planet and so can be used to convey the size of the solar system

A few facts to begin with to show the amount of waste produced by metal extraction. Then asks pupils to consider the effects of a nearby farm discovering copper and selling up to become a copper mine.

This powerpoint focuses less on chemistry and more on the economic aspects of the process. Some good links to geography and business studies.

You can display this as a PowerPoint. If you print out two slides to a page you have a pub quiz style set of worksheets that you can use in a revision lesson.\n\nReviews welcome

A spreadsheet layout of the themes and subthemes in Science APP. \n\nAlso includes a breakdown of Sc1 skills by level\n\nComments welcome

A pattern seeking activity using a limited number of road signs that can be grouped in different ways.

Two powerpoints that cover alcohol levels in the blood and alcohol related accidents.

Much has been made of our medal winners at the olympics. Here is Andrew Osagie's story. He wasn&'t even expected to qualify for the final but he did. He ran faster than the gold medal wimmers in the last three olympics, he became the fastest Briton over 800m in the last 20 years.\nHe finished last. Daqvid Rudesha broke the world record and all the other runners posted personal bests, season&';s best or broke national records.\nAndrew finished last but it was the race of the century, he didn't give up, he used the example of the others to inspire him to a new personal best.

A version of the glossary provided by the exam boards. This one has had its reading age reduced but not it's content or it&'s usefulness.\n\nIt can also be used to introduce the terms in KS3 if you are 'Getting Practical'

A powerpoint to display with all the relevent details and a worksheet if needed

A photographic introduction to the island, which was created by an underwater volcano in 1963. It has remained off limits to the general public and is studied to see how weathering and erosion lead to soil formation. \nThe final slide can be used as a template for a weathering diagram or annotated as a class activity.\n\nFeedback welcomed.

Some general guidance for taking staged photos for school display. Photo permission would be required for publishing or display outside school

Multiple choice quiz with answers that give an anagram of rutherford. The stems have strange lettering to achieve this so watch out, pupils find it difficult to get their heads round a. b. c. d. m. n. o. p.!

This introduces cis and trans isomerism. Let me rephrase that. This introduces E/Z isomerism.

Two powerpoints that show different aspects of food chemistry. They include recipes for those that want something more than boiling eggs.\n\nThanks to my colleague, Mrs Cooper for the egg slide in the emulsifiers powerpoint

Triple Science Opens Doors is a powerpoint that can be used in assemblies or on interactive displays to advertise the benefits of triple science.\nI have also printed out the individual slides and displayed them in groups of three in labs and corridors.\nThere are slides linked directly to food tech, product design, music, english, geography, history, so have them displayed there too!!

I made this presentation from the mark schemes of exam papers. It includes the examiners comments and notes. AQA are quite picky about getting the mechanisms just right so I went to the source, the examiners and not the texts.

This presentation animates the nucleophilic addition of CN- to carbonyls and shows the mark scheme from an exam paper.