A fully resourced lesson about the properties of solids, liquids and gases and how the strength of the bonding influences properties

A presentation and worksheet to take pupils through the process of ion formation in both metals and non-metals

Get as many samples of elements as possible and use to introduce the idea that there are different elements and how they differ. A presentation and accompanying worksheets are included. Test tubes of air can be labelled as gases etc. If needed

Print the pH numbers on different colours of card if available. Print out the different everyday substances and cut them out. Give each child a different substance and get them to guess the pH of the substance. Show the PowerPoint presentation about the pH of the different substances to see if they were right. The final slide gives you a chance to ask pupil if they can spot any similarities between acidic, alkaline and neutral substances

I use this looped presentation at the beginning of a lesson whilst I am taking the register

A word grid to be used with Year 7 or on induction days

A revision sheet for the AQA A level Atomic structure unit. Print in A4 or A3 as a revision tool prior to exams or an end of unit test