I brief run through of the types of chromatography required for A2.

an activity to be used with James May DVD Good for the end of summer term as a literacy task.

a good quick test to check understanding. easy to quality mark.

explaining how to increase gas pressure

I use this as a starter before teaching how to take a geranium cutting - followed by class practical can be made high ability by using/talking about root powder

Fill in sheet used to recap the different types of bonding and their properties.

I use this for a revision lesson at the end of the Edexcel GCSE topic. Colourful resource, best enlarged to A3. Please comment and rate if you use.

ppt used to help explain what polaroid does to optical isomers

Goes through reactions and apparatus required for practical work. please comment and rate if you use

revision lesson for some of Edexcel C1 fuels topic

a bit of a mixture, but some good practice questions

a quick test on the reactions of acyl chlorides and then a run through of how to name them (and acid amides and acid anhydrides).

exam question and answer

a list of words/symbols with definitions. Homework activity - students learn definitions and then are tested as a starter activity in next lesson.

Can be used as a starter for a revision lesson or a 10 minute plenary at the end of a lesson. Includes questions on alkanes, alkenes and cracking.

use before completing cracking practical with year 10's Aims: To review previous knowledge of hydrocarbons; To appreciate that there discrepancy between supply and demand of short chain hydrocarbons; To understand how this problem is overcome.

I give this to students and ask them to ID which is primary and which is secondary - looks at the way each fragments.

Expert group activity - use any resources you like. put class in groups of 3 and each has to investigate a fuel and feed back to group. then individually they decide which fuel they would use, given the choice.

i do this at the end of earth and space topic - we create a time capsule - everyone writes 1 a4 side about themselves - I usually get them to bring in pictures of things they like etc

I show the group this example of properties and uses of iron, then i give them an element each and they have to produce an A4 poster with properties and uses. This is easy to differentiate for low and high ability by choice of element - done using internet.