A Checklist for A Level success, most relevant to those studying AQA Biology, Chemistry or Physics. (The links are to AQA resources and answers) I have 9 years experience teaching the A Level and my colleague has over 30 - together we have noticed and written down the most effective ways for science students to revise and see the fastest and biggest improvement in their grades. This information is provided in a student-friendly checklist format :)

Organic mechanisms worksheets + answers nucleophilic substitution, nucleophilic addition, addition-elimination and elimination. Students are given the steps describing each mechanism and they have to put them in the correct order. Answers included. Suitable for A2 Chemistry students or applied science students studying #unit14chemistry #A2Chemistry

This contains a (relatively!) exciting PowerPoint lesson around what can be a boring and tedious topic - risk assessments and safety. It includes case studies and scandal, what can happen when we are not aware of the risks involved. This is suitable for any science course at any level I have also included a very short lesson on authority and accountability i.e. academic fraud, this is also suitable for any course at any level. It was initially created for the old BTEC level 3 applied science, but is not specific to this :)

A booklet that can be done for homework or in class to help consolidate the theory from learning aim G. Includes possible exam questions that may come up in the Part B written paper.

This PowerPoint is most useful for new teachers, teachers who have not taught VSEPR before (ideas for how to structure your lesson) or teachers who want ideas on how to make this topic more interactive and include ideas for kinaesthetic activities. This PowerPoint includes VSEPR yoga, VSEPR triominoes (I have not included the resource as it is a pack of cards, however I have included instructions and an image example so you can make your own) and VSEPR cut and sticks can also be made to keep your students engaged. Other interactive ideas could include online quizzes such as Kahoot, Bingo etc.

Attached are step-by-step calculations with equations, ratios, units etc which were created for the new unit 19 in the level 3 applied science course (new from 2016). The calculations are for the determination of bicarbonate in bottled water, the amount of copper in brass and the amount of iron in iron tablets. There are 3 stages to the bottled water practical, the end answer states the concentration of bicarbonate in water (tap water was used to save money!) in moles per decimetre cubed.

This bundle includes an assignment brief (created by me), lesson on thermodynamics and feasbility (can be easily adapted for what level/content you would like to teach) and answers to the last 4 assignment questions. This was created for a level 4 course where I taught chemistry to biology apprentices (ages 18+). The title of the unit was ‘chemistry for applied biologists’ and this is one of 4 assignments set in that unit. It could also be used for A2 Chemistry as there are some worked examples and practice questions on Gibbs free energy and 2 redox practicals which include half equations and observations.

Structured PowerPoints which can be used to structure your lesson and/or guide and help students. Teaching videos (from me) on q=mc∆T and Hess’ Law https://youtu.be/BjbXJTB0JdA: https://youtu.be/gf2clDpAMbI

A crossword about organic synthesis techniques Suitable for AS Chem or similar courses Includes answer file

Starter worksheet (cloze passage) created for the new L3 Applied Science (from 2016) Unit 3 (I used this for an observation). To recall previous knowledge on fuels. Includes stretch and challenge/early finishers task at the bottom and task objective at the top. Main lesson task also included which guides students through how to structure and what to write and include for a lab report.

A worksheet created for PAG 1.2, includes a starter activity (recap from GCSE) and a step by step guide to calculations to help out students.

A viscosity worksheet on identifying Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids and a crossword which can be used as an end of topic/end of lesson activity. Both with answers! Created for Level 3.

This resource is a lesson created for A2 Chemistry OCR syllabus which covers Bronsted - Lowry acids and bases, conjugate acid-base pairs, mono, di and tribasic acids, neutralisation reactions with acid: carbonates, metal oxides and alkalis. Includes theory, is interactive and has questions and answers. It has step-by-step guides to calculations and refers to OCR Chemistry textbook (states page numbers of summary questions to complete at end of teaching a mini-topic). Watch me teach the basics of part this topic at ‘PhysChem with Liz’ on YouTube: weak acids (calculations): strong acids (calculations): https://youtu.be/NTEa1sBThRg

A PowerPoint created for teachers on how to structure the lesson and key things for students to notice. Includes a starter activity and some pointers about citing values, the 2 layers in the separation stage and how to do the yield calculation. Note that PAG methods and teacher/technician sheets are on the OCR website. Each institution should have one person who is given an OCR login and access to these.

A nice 5-10 minute activity where students sketch and describe the shape of the graph and how k can be found. Ideal for a starter/plenary. I have included an answer file too. Ignore my first and second order curves, badly drawn! Second order should be steeper at the start compared to first order.

A booklet covering an intro to buffers, all the equations you need to learn and the main types of buffer calculations with stepwise methods and an answer booklet with all working.

Worksheet resources for Learning Aim G, the Chemistry section of Unit 3 for L3 Applied Science. Hydrocarbons (including paraffin wax) as a fuel. Resource is for teachers.

This is a booklet I’ve put together for anyone interested in doing a little ‘at home virtual yoga retreat’! You can do it alone, with your children or partner, it’s up to you. if you are new to yoga and/or meditation, you can check out my other resource ‘Yoga, meditation and other stress management techniques’ which may be good to start with I have included online guided yoga and meditation videos for each day (with a range of instructors, so you may find someone new you wish to subscribe to or in case you prefer some styles of teaching over others!). I have also given each day a theme and included some journalling prompts. Please let me know what you think in a review :) I will be updating the booklet as I continue adding to it, but wanted to get it uploaded asap for anyone looking for ideas of things they can do at home. Let’s try and make the most of this time :) PS - I’ve also included a yoga/meditation calendar for May which is from ‘YogaWithAdriene’ (not made by me) x

A document showing trends in topics covered on every unit 3 exam and some predictions for what may come up this year. #unit 3 applied science exam #unit 3 2023

Mixed past paper questions on this topic from OCR A which are readily available on past paper finder (still suitable for use for those studying other exam boards). Suitable for A2 students. Video going through answers: https://youtu.be/t2OLH5DnZNw #A2acidsandbases #buffercalculations #pHcalculations