Currently selling and providing free resources for all three sciences, predominantly for GCSE, although there are some KS3 and A level chemistry resources available. Lots of the resources focus on differentiation and exam technique as I feel there is a profession- wide weakness in these areas.
Currently selling and providing free resources for all three sciences, predominantly for GCSE, although there are some KS3 and A level chemistry resources available. Lots of the resources focus on differentiation and exam technique as I feel there is a profession- wide weakness in these areas.
worksheet comparing alkanes and alkenes bonding and includes all important key terms.
differentiated, with a super-simple version for less able students. Answers included.
good for: extension activity, starter, plenary or homework
timing: 5 - 10 minutes
worksheet comparing ionic and covalent bonding and includes the misconception of covalent bonding being a weak bond.
differentiated, with a super-simple version for less able students. Answers included.
good for: extension activity, starter, plenary or homework
timing: 5 - 10 minutes
4 starters based on real exam questions and real responses as an Afl style activity. I have attempted to highlight the misconceptions and mixed concepts the students exhibit when answering exam questions. Based on AQA, but would work for other boards
suggested uses:
Use as a starter: students to select which they think is the best answer (quick starter), for a longer task, they are then to decide why the other answers are less than perfect
This could be extended to take a whole lesson, if you use a number or all of the questions in the powerpoint and ask the students to come up with their own perfect answers, either in class or for homework;
or 4 whole lessons, if you use the questions as a starter, go through the concepts and re-visit at the end of the lesson to see if the students have changed their minds.
marking points and commentary on student answers are included.
all tests present, except flame spectroscopy, requiring that students spot the mistakes in each test, their results or their ions (all of them have at least one) and/or correct them. The resource also helps with exam technique, since the new style exam question requires that they state errors in practical investigations.
differentiation: foundation or low ability could just circle the mistakes; higher ability also to correct them
good for: homework, starter or plenary, part of a cover lesson/catch up sheet or if a student is out of class
an adaptation of a resource (to the same tune) that I downloaded many years ago - I’m sorry I can no longer find it to credit the author. It has been modified and I know hope that it contains most of the information needed for the new course about alkenes and their reactions for a good way to end a lesson on alkenes or for part of a revision lesson.
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