A lesson to cover the AQA GCSE Chemistry and Science Trilogy Section 5.1 on Atomic Structure. This includes a PowerPoint containing a elements anagram starter, the key lesson concepts and a plenary on working out numbers of sub-atomic particles. Three worksheets/activities are attached to practice calculating the numbers of protons, electrons and neutrons in an atom (these could be used as homework tasks for higher tier students). A more simple homework (more suitable for foundation tier) is also included.

AS Chemistry worksheet for practicing naming aldehydes and ketones. This contains a variety of straight-chain and branched-chain aldehydes and ketones along with other substituents students will have met in previous topics. Hints given on worksheet as to how to attempt naming where appropriate. Answers included.

This is a booklet designed for use by either teachers teaching this topic for the first time or by students as a work booklet to support independent learning tasks or revision for the topic. The booklet covers the AQA specification and includes sections on the Bronsted-Lowry definitions of acids and bases, calculating the pH of strong acids, the ionic product of water, calculating the pH of strong bases and calculating the pH of the resulting solution when strong acids and strong bases are added together in titrations. The text includes explanations of the theory behind each section of the topic and has supporting worked examples and exercises. The answers to the exercises are included at the end of the booklet.

Key words and definitions for AQA AS and Year One Chemistry. In the key words and definitions file, the key words and definitions are attached but could be easily separated to produce a sort card activity or used as is for general revision. The pairs memory file contains the same key words and definitions but are separated to use as a matching activity. Definitions include oxidising agent, reducing agent, oxidation, reduction, electrophile, nucleophile, standard enthalpy of combustion, standard enthalpy of formation, hydration, substitution reaction, structural isomers, stereoisomers, mean bond enthalpy, enthalpy change, Hess’s law, activation energy, electronegativity, hydrolysis, addition reaction and elimination reaction.

A worksheet for practicing writing the ionic formulae for 40 different ionic compounds and is useful in the teaching of the fundamentals of Chemistry. This worksheet can be used for both GCSE and A-level introductory work. Answers included.

This resources is a whole lesson on identifying the oxidation products of alcohols from primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols. It comprises of a lesson PowerPoint which guides you through the lesson from identifying primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols on the starter worksheet and onto the oxidation and reduction card match activity for the key oxidation, reduction, oxidising agent and reducing agent definitions. Another activity includes identifying the oxidation products by a card matching activity where students use the Task 3 oxidation laminated sheets to match the oxidation aldehyde, ketone and carboxylic acid patterns cards. A student's note sheet is also provided which students can fill in using the information on the PowerPoint. The final activity of writing oxidation equations for primary and secondary alcohols is solely on the PowerPoint and includes an answer slide.

The four files listed contain 4 different questions to assess learning of the fundamentals of Structure and Bonding. They are set up to be printed on 21 labels per page sticky label sheets. These can be used in conjunction with diagnostic homework - for example, if students have incorrectly answered a question on ionic or covalent bonding, these can be used to supplement and reinforce any corrections to be made upon student feedback. Bonding 1 looks at basic bonding questions for ammonia and Bonding 2 does the same for lithium fluoride. Bonding 3 asks students to draw the electrons arrangements for the atom and then the ion formed, working out the charges the ions end up with. Bonding 4 requires students to explain and describe the type of bonding in different substances.

A worksheet containing 10 exam-style questions to practice calculating concentrations in mol/dm3 and g/dm3. Answers included.

This worksheet contains questions covering the four general word equations for neutralising acids, naming salts, identifying the other products of neutralisation (water, hydrogen or carbon dioxide), identifying gases, salts, acids, alkalis and bases from equations, and practice at writing the ionic formulae of salts and metal carbonates.

A revision activity for learning and practicing free-radical substitution reactions. The above resources are needed along with a set of lollipop sticks. The stickers document contains 3 halogens (fluorine, chlorine and bromine - labelled as A, B and C) and 10 alkanes/halogenoalkanes (labelled 1 to 10) for the halogen to react with. Each pair or group of students should have a set of lollipop sticks containing 9 sticks with halogens printed or written on them (3 of each halogen) and one each of the 10 alkanes/halogenoalkanes. The sticks could be colour coded by adding a stripe of colour or washi tape around the top edge for ease of seeing. Students pick one halogen and one alkane/halogenoalkane and write the full mechanism including the initiation, propagation and termination steps. The answers are provided on 8 answer sheets which are set up to be printed on sticky labels (4 per sheet) or directly onto card to be cut up into A6 size. The cards could be ring bound (30 cards in total) to give one complete set of answers (A1-A10, B1 -B10 and C1-C10). Students can self-assess their answers. All combinations of answers included.

This bundle includes a PowerPoint outlining the basics of the Chromatography technique and practical to be carried out. There is a practical sheet complete with equipment list, method and questions. The PowerPoint provides information to help answer the practical sheet questions, along with further questions to test student’s knowledge of separation techniques. There is a key word match sheet to assist in this.

A bundle of 13 lesson starters, plenaries or exit/entry slips covering Atomic Structure, Isotopes, calculating relative atomic masses, the Early Periodic Table and the reactivity of Group1 and 7 elements. Useful to check and consolidate knowledge or to show progress at the end of a lesson. These could also be used as revision material before tests or the main exams.

This resource is a test designed to assess section 3.1.1 of the AQA AS/Year 1 specification for A-level Chemistry. It contains 4 exam-style questions covering the basics of atomic structure, time of flight mass spectrometry theory and associated calculations, electron configuration and trends in ionisation energies. The test is out of 52 marks and comes with grade boundaries. All answers are provided.

This resource is a complete pdf scheme of work for teaching the AQA Year 2 Aromatic Chemistry topic. It includes teacher notes sheets, student sheets, worksheets, starters, practice and exam-style questions, and an aromatic chemistry test. All answers are included. The topic starts with a student specification tick sheet to help students organise and revise the topic. The content includes the structure and bonding of benzene, looking at the evidence for the structure and bonding in terms of lack of addition reactions, x-ray crystallography and thermochemical evidence. There is an extensive section on naming aromatic compounds, which includes 3 worksheets and 2 lesson starters. There is also full coverage of electrophilic substitution with a range of practice questions, 6 exam-style questions and a comprehensive aromatic chemistry test. Please note that not all pages can be seen in the preview so I have provided one nomenclature worksheet and answers in .docx format to show the style of the whole support pack.

This resource contains a PowerPoint with several worked examples showing how to calculate atom economy and brief discussion of why reactions should have a high atom economy. A step-by-step worksheet is included to complement the PowerPoint along with an additional extra practice worksheet. All answers are included.

Revision notes for AQA GCSE 9-1 Chemistry for Paper 1. Includes C1 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table, C2 Structure, bonding and properties of matter, C3 Quantitative Chemistry, C4 Chemical Changes and C5 Energy Changes. Full coverage of all material and 4 required practicals needed for Paper 1 of the GCSE specification.

This resource contains 54 different Chemistry lesson starters, plenaries and short lesson activities for GCSE Chemistry. They would suit all GCSE Chemistry courses which cover elements, mixtures and compounds, atomic structure and sub-atomic particles, isotopes, electronic arrangement, calculating relative atomic masses, ions and charges, and writing and balancing equations. These worksheets were designed for the AQA Chemistry specification for C1 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table. There are four identical copies of each activity per A4 page to allow students to glue the small worksheet into an A5 exercise book and still have room to complete working out on the same page.

A worksheet to summarise paper chromatography and how it works, including how substances move in an equilibrium between the mobile and stationary phase and why the substances move at different speeds up the chromatography paper. More suitable for higher tier but can be used to challenge foundation students.

Four worksheets to check student’s understanding of electron configuration of atoms, ions (including transition metals) and ionisation energies. Each has 4-5 questions. These could be used as starters, plenaries or as a quick homework task for self-assessment. Answers included.