Student workbook and teacher PP for OCR A Level Chemistry A Year 2 Unit 29 Chromatography and Spectroscopy, Chapter 29.4 Proton NMR spectroscopy. The workbook captures the key points on low resolution of Proton NMR spectroscopy; Proton NMR technique, proton NMR chemical shift, equivalent and non-equivalent protons, integration trace, identification of O-H and N-H protons. At the end of this lesson students should be able to predict (for a given compound) the following: d) the number of peaks in NMR spectra e) the type of proton and chemical shift for each peak f) the relative peaks area g) explain the difference in NMR spectra run without and with D2O The workbook contains different types of tasks and assessment tasks that will allow students to gain the knowledge and apply it to check / assess their learning. My students find the booklets very useful; they structure their work in each lesson, allow differentiation and help to keep their work organised. The PP for teachers supports the workbook and contains answers (revealed in steps) to Tasks and questions in the Workbook. The resources were prepared with the use of A Level Chemistry for OCR A textbook. Many images /diagrams that appear in student workbook and on PP are from this book. This resource could present a valuable solution when students can not attend the lesson and need to catch up with the missed work. They could use the PP to support their learning.

Student workbook and teacher PP for OCR A Level Chemistry A Year 2 Unit 24 Transition elements, Chapter 24.2 Formation and shape of complex ions, which could be used over two lessons. The following being covered: Formation of complex ions with bidentate and monodentate ligands (including writing formulae and deducing the charges ). Naming positive and negative complexes is covered ( as a stretch and challenge). Shapes of complex ions-square planar, octahedral complexes (with six monodentate ligands and in complexes with two bidentate and two monodentate ligands). The workbook contains lesson objectives, different type of tasks (including challenge tasks and stretch and challenge material) and assessment tasks which are clearly identified. The PP for teachers supports the workbook and contains the answers to Tasks in Workbooks. The answers are revealed in steps. This resource could present a valuable solution in case when students can not attend the lesson and need to catch up with the missed work. The resources were prepared with the use of A Level Chemistry for OCR A text book. Many images /diagrams that appear in student workbook and on PP were taken from this book. Some instructions in the workbook and the Summary questions (in assessment part of the booklet) refer to the above book.

Student workbook (with available answers) and PP -review of tests for anions from Y1 - for OCR A Level Chemistry A Year 2 Unit 24 Transition elements, Chapter 24.5 Redox and qualitative analysis. The workbook contains the information on chemical tests to identify the following cations: NH4+; Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Mn2+, Cr3+and anions: CO32–, Cl -, Br–, I–, SO42. The order for carrying the tests on anions is explained. The test for identification of Cu2O and CuO is also covered in this workbook. This workbook can be used as a revision task as most of the tests were cover in Y1. It could be given as a homework. The second copy of the workbook contains the answers to the questions with detailed explanations . The PP contains detailed information (with equations) on tests for anions and additional questions to assess students knowledge. Some of the of the questions in the workbook are from OCR A level kerboodle resources.

Student workbook and teacher PP for OCR Y1- Introduction to rection mechanisms - 4.1.1 Basic concepts of organic chemistry. The resource defines and uses such key terms as: Homolytic bond fission, heterolytic bond fission, radical, curly arrows, reaction mechanism, nucleophile, electrophile, addition, substitution, elimination. The workbook is for students to complete. Teacher PP is supporting the workbook and contains answers / explanations of concepts covered. The resource was prepared with the use of A Level Chemistry for OCR A textbook. Some diagrams and some questions refer to this book.

Student workbook and teacher PP for OCR A Level Chemistry A Year 2 Chapter 24.3 Stereoisomerism in complex ions. The material covered could be used over two lessons (Lesson 1- cis and trans isomers and Lesson 2- Optical isomers), depending on time available. There is a short review of the conditions for E-Z and cis -trans isomerism in organic molecules and next, cis-trans isomerism is explored in square planar and in octahedral complexes (with six monodentate ligands and in complexes with two bidentate and two monodentate ligands). Optical isomerism is explored in octahedral complexes (with three bidentate ligands and in complexes with two bidentate and two monodentate ligands). The key terms associated with this topic, such as: complex ion, stereoisomers, optical isomers, octahedral shape, square planar, monodentate ligand, bidentate ligand and many more are used extensively. Students are given plenty of application tasks to assess their knowledge. There are many opportunities for student to practise using the wages to represent 3D structures of different isomers. The resources can be used in class, or by students themselves (e.g. if they are not in the lesson). Teacher PP supports Student workbook and contains answers to all questions. The answers are revealed in steps when working through questions. I have just updated this resource to include more recent exam questions. The resource was prepared with the use of A Level Chemistry for OCR A textbooks. Some diagrams and some questions were taken from this book.

Student workbook and teacher PP for OCR A Level Chemistry A Year 2 Unit 29 Chromatography and Spectroscopy, Chapter 29.4 Proton NMR spectroscopy. The workbook captures the key points on High resolution Proton NMR spectroscopy; spin-spin splitting, interpreting high resolution proton NMR spectra, predicting high resolution proton NMR spectra for different compounds. The workbook contains different types of tasks and assessment tasks that will allow students to gain the knowledge and apply it to check / assess their learning. The PP for teachers supports the workbook and contains the answers (revealed in steps) to Tasks and questions in the Workbook. The resources were prepared with the use of A Level Chemistry for OCR A textbook. Some diagrams and questions that appear in student workbook and on PP are from this book. My students find the booklets very useful; they structure their work in each lesson, allow differentiation and help to keep their work organised.

Student workbook and teacher PP for A Level Chemistry A Year 2 Unit 29 Chromatography and Spectroscopy, Chapter 29.1 Separation by Thin Layer Chromatography. The workbook contains notes / different types of tasks and assessment tasks that will allow students to gain the knowledge and apply it to check / assess their learning on the following: • Recall what is meant by chromatography and list the main types • Describe the stationary phase, the mobile phase and describe how to carry out TLC • Explain the principles behind the separation process in one-way TLC chromatography • Interpret a TLC plates in terms of Rf values. • Evaluate TLC The PP for teachers supports the workbook and contains the explanation and answers to Activities and exam questions in the Workbook. This resource was prepared with the use of A Level Chemistry for OCR A textbook and many diagrams / questions were taken from this book. This resource is suitable for all students learning about the TLC. This resource could present a valuable solution in home learning .

Two Student workbooks and 2 teacher PPs for OCR A Level Chemistry A Year 2 Chapter 24.1 The d block elements and transition elements (Lesson 1) and The properties of transition metals (Lesson 2) Lesson 1 reviews such key terms as: orbital, sub-shells, energy levels, s, p and d blocks, d -block element, transition element. Next the electronic configuration of atoms and ions of transition metals is discussed. Copper and chromium electronic configuration is explained. Lesson 2 covers the properties of metals and specific properties of the transition metals caused by incomplete d sub-shell; variable oxidation states, having coloured compounds, acting as catalysts and forming complex ions. Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts are discussed. The workbooks contain lesson objectives , different type of tasks (including challenge tasks and stretch and challenge material) and assessment tasks (self-assessed and exam questions). The PP for teachers supports the workbook and contains the answers to Tasks in Workbooks. The answers and explanations are revealed in steps. This resource could present a valuable solution in case when students can not attend the lesson and need to catch up with the missed work. The resources were prepared with the use of A Level Chemistry for OCR A text book. Some images that appear in student workbook and on PP were taken from this book.

Selection of different types of exam questions; recall and application, that students can use to check and evaluate their knowledge on mass spectrometry. The questions are suitable for OCR A level Chemistry and for AQA AS Chemistry 7404. Some of the questions could be used with GCSE Chemistry students as an extension. The questions relate to the following: How does a Mass spectrometer work How molecular ion and fragment ions are formed Mass spectra of diatomic molecules (halogens) Uses of MS Finding out the relative isotopic masses and relative abundances of the naturally occurring isotopes of an element – which allows to calculate the relative atomic mass, Ar for an element. Finding the relative molecular mass of organic compounds and using fragmentation pattern to gain information about structure of organic compounds. Using fragmentation patterns to identify organic compounds. Stretch and challenge: Mass spectra of organic halogen compounds, M+1 peak

This resource contains two exam questions on ionic bonding. For each question, I have written some supporting questions that students answer first before they tackle the exam question. This resource could be used as a support / differentiation when teaching GCSE chemistry on ionic bonding or in a revision lesson. I have added a PP with revealed steps to solve these questions.

Student workbook and teacher PP for OCR A Level Chemistry A Year 2 Unit 23, Chapter 23.5 Predictions from standard electrode potential. The workbook captures the key learning for 23.5 ; predictions of the feasibility of reactions using standard cell potentials, limitations in predictions of feasibility of redox reactions. The effect of changes in concentration in a half-cell and the effect this will have on the electrode potential and how will this affect the value of the overall cell potential is described and explained. The workbook contains levelled lesson outcomes to suit different types of learners, different type of tasks (including challenge tasks and stretch and challenge material) and assessment tasks (self-assessed and exam questions). The booklet contains extensive opportunities in the form of questions and explanations and challenge material to improve and extend students knowledge in this topic. Some questions & answers from Chemguide are included at the end of the workbook. The PP for teachers supports the workbook. The answers are revealed . This resource could present a valuable solution in cases when students are absent from a lesson and need to catch up with the missed work.

Student workbook and teacher PP for OCR A Level Chemistry A Year 2 Unit 24 Transition elements, Chapter 24.5 Redox and qualitative analysis. The following redox reactions are explained using the standard redox potentials: iron (III) ions with iodide ions; iron (II) with manganate (VII) ions ; zinc with dichromate (VI)ions. The accompany colour changes are described. Reaction of Copper (I) oxide with sulphuric acid is described and explained as a disproportionation reaction. The reaction of copper (I) oxide with sulphuric acid and the reaction of copper (II) oxide are compared. A short review of chemical tests for anions and cations is included on the PP. The Student workbook contains lesson objectives, different type of tasks and assessment questions. The PP for teachers supports the workbook and contains the answers to Tasks in the Student Workbook. The answers / explanations are revealed in steps. This resource could present a valuable solution in case when students cannot attend the lesson and need to catch up with the missed work. The resources were prepared with the use of A Level Chemistry for OCR A textbook. Some images /diagrams that appear in student workbook and on PP are from this book. Some instructions in the workbook and the Summary questions (in assessment part of the booklet) refer to the above book.

This resource can be used for GCSE or for A level Chemistry (as a revision of tests learnt at GCSE). It is a PP intended for a revision of qualitative analysis of positive ions (cations) and negative ions (anions) from GCSE. The first few slides review the tests and the second part of PP contains many exam questions (with answers). The main areas covered in this resource (review and assessment) are: • Making and testing gases; hydrogen, oxygen, chlorine, and carbon dioxide (including balanced equations) • Testing for positive metal – Cu 2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Al3+, Mg2+ and Ca2+, ions using sodium hydroxide solution (including balanced symbol equations and ionic equations) • Flame tests for metal ions • Testing for anions (sulphates, carbonates, and halides)

The workbook contains step by step activities to develop students confidence at the following: How to decide what type of ions do elements form depending on their position in the periodic table. How to work out the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in atoms and their ions. How to work out the charges on ions, considering the number of sub-atomic particles. How to describe the link between electron structures of ions and Group 0 elements. Teacher PP contains all the activities on the student worksheet and the answers which are, in most cases, revealed in steps. The work sheet also has an extensive starter activity to revisit the knowledge on the periodic table which students need to be familiar with. Some of the questions used here are Chemsheet questions.

Student workbook and teacher PP for investigating and explaining the trends in Group 7 -Halogens. Could be used for GCSE and AS level (&extension for KS3). The workbook captures the key points on the physical and chemical properties of G 7 elements, including the displacement reactions of the halogens. At the end of these lesson students should be able to: a) Describe the characteristics of G7 elements b) Describe the trends in melting, boiling points of G7 c) Describe the reactions of G7 with hydrogen and metals (observations- video) d) Describe the trend in reactivity of G7 e) Explain the trend in reactivity of G7 in terms of how easily the atom gains an extra electron to obtain a stable electronic configuration (size of atoms- distance of the outer shell from the nucleus, shielding of the nuclear charge, nuclear attraction for the outer shell - are considered). f) Describe and explain the Displacement reactions of the halogens. g) Compare and contrast the trends in the properties of G1 &G7. The workbook contains different types of activities and assessment questions (recall and application questions) that will allow students to gain the knowledge and apply it to check / assess their learning. The PP supports the workbook.

Student workbook and teacher PP for investigating and explaining the trends in Group 1- Alkali Metals. The workbook captures the key points on the physical and chemical properties of G 1 elements. The PP supports the workbook and contain the answers to the the activities in the workbook. At the end of these lesson students should be able to: a) Describe the characteristics of G1 -Alkali metals. b) Describe the trends in melting, boiling points and densities of G1 c) Describe the reactions of G1 with oxygen and water (observations, word and symbol equations) d) Describe the trend in reactivity of G1 e) Explain the trend in reactivity of G1 in reference to electronic structure of their atoms (size of atoms; shielding of the nuclear charge; nuclear attraction for the outer electron are considered). The worksheet contains different types of activities and assessment questions that will allow students to gain the knowledge and apply it to check / assess their learning and understanding.

After this lesson, students should be able to write and balance an equation being given the masses of reactants and products. The starter questions review working out the number of moles of a substance in its mass. The key definitions such as, relative atomic mass, Ar; relative molecular mass, Mr; relative formula mass, Mr; and molar mass, M are revisited. The method in calculating the balancing numbers in a balanced equations from masses of reactants and products is outlined in steps (the masses of reactants and products in grams converted to–> amounts in moles converted to --> simplest whole number ratio) before moving to a workout example. Subsequently, students apply the method to complete questions and check / assess their learning and understanding. Teacher PP supports the workbook; it contains the answers (revealed in steps) to all activities.

This resource is for Combined science and GCSE Chemistry. It is a PP* intended for a revision lesson on Chemical Analysis but not only; the content can be extracted for teaching lessons on Chemical Analysis (e.g., for starters, plenaries, homework or summary of main concepts for notes for students) or for catching up when students miss a lesson. The first few slides contain different types of questions (& answers) -(matching up, application questions, past exam questions and challenge questions) that will allow to assess students’ knowledge up to Grade 9 and above. The slides with the questions could be printed for students. I have also just created a broadsheet * with the questions from the PP. There are 6, A3 pages which can be printed for students. Teachers can select questions suitable for students in their class. The second part of the PP contains slides that review the key concepts for Chemical Analysis in the GCSE Chemistry 2015 specification. Again, the review is suitable for up to Grade 9. The main areas covered in this resource (review and assessment) are: • Purity • Paper Chromatography • Making and testing common gases; hydrogen, oxygen, chlorine, and carbon dioxide (including balanced equations) • Testing for positive metal ions using sodium hydroxide solution (including balanced symbol equations and ionic equations) • Flame tests for metal ions • Testing for anions (sulphates, carbonates, and halides) with an extension for the order of tests if the analysis is being carried out on the same solution) • Instrumental analysis- flame emission spectroscopy

Student workbook, teacher PP -for A Level Chemistry A Year 2 Unit 29 Chromatography and Spectroscopy, Chapter 29.2 Gas chromatography and GC-MS. This resource contains material for two lessons. The first lesson covers Gas chromatography; the second, covers GC-MS and contains many questions for students to complete. The workbook contains notes / different types of tasks and assessment tasks/exam questions that will allow students to gain the knowledge / develop skills and apply them to check / assess their learning on the following: • Describe gas chromatography, GLC and Mass spectrometry, MS • Interpret gas chromatograms in terms of retention times and the approximate proportions of the components of a mixture. • Interpret mass spectra • Calculate the percentage composition of a mixture from the relative peak areas in a gas chromatogram • Draw and use a calibration curve to calculate the amount of a substance in a mixture from a gas chromatogram • Explain how mass spectrometry can be combined with gas chromatography in GC–MS to provide a far more powerful analytical tool than gas chromatography alone • Discuss limitations and strengths of GC and MS as separate tools of analysis. The PP for teachers supports the workbook and contains the answers to Tasks and exam questions in the Workbook. Most answers are revealed in steps . The resources were prepared with the use of A Level Chemistry for OCR A textbook and some diagrams and questions used in this lesson have been taken this book. This resource could be used in home learning or when students cannot attend the lesson and need to catch up with the missed work.

Teacher PP for OCR A Level Chemistry A Year 2 Unit 29 Chromatography and Spectroscopy, Chapter 29.2 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ; (NMR) spectroscopy. The PP addresses the following: • Identify the key principles in NMR spectroscopy. (key terms: nuclear spin, nuclear magnetic resonance, radio frequency photons, chemical shift, NMR spectra, Proton NMR, C-13 NMR, chemical environment, shielding). • Describe the use of tetramethylsilane, TMS, as the standard for chemical shift measurement. • Explain the need for deuterated solvents, e.g., CDCl3, when running a NMR spectrum. • Describe the steps in running a NMR spectrum. The resource was prepared with the use of A Level Chemistry for OCR A textbook. Some diagrams that appear on the PP are from this book.