Cracking HydrocarbonsQuick View
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Cracking Hydrocarbons

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Lesson slides that take advantage of Wallace and Gromit to engage students in what will hopefully be a 'cracking&' lesson. HIgh octane starter to inject pace which is easily adapted for other lessons. I print the starter as as handout sheet so they only have to complete the cloze exercise without writing everything. Worksheets also included...should be a lot of fun!
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The Menstrual Cycle Game

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Menstrual cycle presented in a snakes and ladders format which students can play. Each square contains info about the cycle and you can follow the course of events in the cycle as you go through game.
Ethanol AQA C1 5.5Quick View
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Ethanol AQA C1 5.5

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Quick intro of methods of making ethanol then evaluation task for hydration versus fermentation. Plenary questions from AQA book. Worksheets also included (with answers). Now also included is a spot the errors comprehension activity and a short quiz.
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Family Fortunes Powerpoint Template

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Animations and sounds. Set up for emulsions but easy to change text to whatever you want. Note to pedants - Yes, shaving foam is a colloid (specifically a foam) and not actually an emulsion i.e.liquid/liquid mixture:)
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Halogens - Group 7 Reactions and reactivity

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Presentation, worksheet and practical for teaching halogens. Explains displacement reactions of less reactive halogen salts using humorous cartoons and the practical reinforces how the colour changes observed during this can be used to identify the presence of specific halides (Note: my specification does not require knowledge of shielding, it only considers distance of outermost electron from nucleus)
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Logic puzzle murder mystery on mole calculations

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Logic puzzle that requires pupils to solve several calculations related to molecualr weight, moles and % composition by mass. Murder mystery premise shoud help to engage pupils. Answers also provided. Aimed at middle to higher ability students but could easily modify clues to make suitable to all. Hope useful.
Making salt from metals or bases AQA C2.5.2Quick View
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Making salt from metals or bases AQA C2.5.2

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Worksheet (also with answers) on reaction of acids with metals and bases. Practical instruction sheet for making copper (II) sulfate. Tutorial slides and a spot the mistakes activity which can provide a useful written description of how to make copper (II) sulfate crystals (which has come up as a 6 mark question). Hope useful:)
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Questions on rocks (for revision or test)

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Range of questions on types of rock (sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous), weathering and rock cycle. Using for revision but would be perfectly suitable as a test. Answer sheet included. Hope useful.
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AQA polymers C2.2.5

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Lesson slides to teach AQA properties of polymers AQA 2.2.5. Useful comparison tables which can be supplied as handouts. Modelling extension activities suggested for kinaesthetic learners. Differentiated questions lifted from AQA book.
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Haber process

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Tutorials outlining Haber process and explaining the choice of conditions. Worksheet provided for first tutorial. Also convenient as handouts if covering material at a fast pace.
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AQA 2.1.1 Chemical Bonding

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Lesson slides for AQA 2.1.1 on chemical bonding. Planned for two single lessons (or a double) as iron sulfide preparation also included. Chase the Elements activity taken from TES contributor Squizzel (thanks very much for this excellent resource) and given alternative Mad Professor theme.Worksheet gives practice at completing electron shell diagrams. Hope useful.
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Animal speed calculations

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Series of animated slides on loop to encourage students to use speed=distance/time equation. Ideal for starter or plenary and animations (work in slideshow mode) really help engage students.
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How Science Works

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Activities to practice keywords and scientific vocabulary for HSW (How Science Works). Memory cards of key terms very popular and pupils liked to develop their own games with this...easy - definition face-up, hard - keyword face up (print double sided and they come out correct). Crossword and wordsearch have same answers so crossword can be completed as a wordfit to support. Acrostic puzzle starter. Keyword posters taken from another TES member (many thanks) and updated to include new terminology e.g. reproducible. Blockbusters game of the keywords also included.
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Revision Notes for AQA Chemistry

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This is a work in progress...I will update as I create the remaining units of C1, C2 and eventually add C3 (if the feedback is positive:)) It's something I designed for my students...not to have everything..but to have as much as possible put onto a single side of A4. Idea being if they knew what was on each single side they would get at the very least a C (and hopefully quite a bit more). A lot of the wording is also chosen based on answering common exam questions eg describing polymerisation, plate tectonics.
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Covalent bonding

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Scaffolded worksheets encourage students to consider how many covalent bonds an atom will form, depending upon its group number. Students then complete the electron shell diagrams on the worksheet for common molecules in the specification. A second worksheet develops the properties of simple molecules and finally a sequence of assessed questions allow students to reflect upon ionic versus covalent bonding and the resultant effect on the melting and boiling points of their structures. Accompanying Powerpoint presentation of electron shell diagrams and full answer sheets are supplied.