Starting with the mining of bauxite and the processing to make alumina. It then moves on to a useful animation of the electrolysis process that doesn’t need flash If you like this, leave a review, some constructive criticism or some questions. For more resources, many of them free, visit; https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mrlowe or go and look at my most popular resource, 65,000 downloads (when it was free) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-rates-of-reaction-animated-powerpoint-updated-and-worksheets-12890327

Isotopes of hydrogen are used to show what isotopes are. Calculations of Relative Atomic Mass are covered through a worked example using chlorine and then an exercise using copper. If you like this, leave a review, some constructive criticism or some questions. For more resources, many of them free, visit; https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mrlowe or go and look at my most popular resource, 65,000 downloads (when it was free) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-rates-of-reaction-animated-powerpoint-updated-and-worksheets-12890327 or go and look at my Y7 and Y8 revision resources, https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12890318 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12885586

A simple worksheet that gives some applications of exothermic and endothermic reactions, written to cover the syllabus and also most exam questions.

A powerpoint that can be used as an alternative to a worksheet for the reaction of zinc and sulphuric acid. Using a little copper sulphate solution will speed it up

This can be used as an introduction to ethene. It is designed to help students link the displayed formula, that is common in texts, to the idea of a covalent bond being a shared pair of electrons. Comments and feedback are welcome

Resource that allows students to compare the spectra of the isomers of butanol and identify the unknown

Active reading sheets get pupils to read the information several times and analyse it in different ways. Pupil read the sheet then re-read it to add titles to paragraphs, then re-read it to find the negatives, then re-read to find the positives, then re-read to find business strategies. A useful way to put across a lot of information without copying and with the knowledge that it will be read. Comments welcomed

A power point that explains double bond structure. It starts wityh bond angles and develops into sigma and pi bonds. Comments welcome.

The first page is the Q&A sheet, with questions from the syllabus. Higher tier questions in bold type. Students can revise alone, just fold down the middle. Or with a partner, the advantage being that the partner has the correct answers, so they don't have to invent questions or make up answers. Great for parental involvement in revision. The second page has the answers removed and can be used for testing. No need for you to mark it, if the pupils have their copy of the QéA sheet they can peer or self mark and then set targets. Comments and feedback welcome

Shows ozone formation and destruction in the normal stratosphere. Shows role of cfcs in destroying ozone and consequent reduction in UV absorbed Based on GCSE syllabus but includes all Y12 Green Chemistry equations. Comments welcome

A powerpoint instruction sheet and an excel spreadsheet that plots the graphs for you

A power point to show the alkane family properties both chemical and physical.

A literacy exercise on the development of the earths atmosphere, originally designed as a cover activity.

PowerPoint that goes through the Haber process, conditions and position of the equilibrium. Then applies these rules to the contact process. Comments welcome

Simple introduction and shows how to use the OCR data sheet to analyse a spectrum

Four clear powerpoint slides that show crystallinity in HDPE, random chains in LDPE, thermosetting polymers and thermosoftening polymers. I go through it using the IWB but print out the slides, two on a paged,backed, without the diagrams, to give pupils the opportunity to draw out the different structures.

Relates atomic models of Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford and Bohr. Questions sheet to accompany it, questions are levelled according to Bloom.

A 30 minute lesson plan, a powerpoint and a Q&A sheet for a quick revision lesson on Group 2. The QéA sheet is written from the syllabus and can be used for individual or paired revision. Reviews welcome

Best printed out on A3. Each broadsheet contains a series of boxes that contain questions about the relevant syllabus section, C1, C2, C3. Pupils can complete these at home or in class in pairs or groups. When complete makes a sort of mind map effect. If you like this, leave a review, some constructive criticism or some questions. For more resources, many of them free, visit; https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mrlowe or go and look at my most popular resource, 65,000 downloads (when it was free) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-rates-of-reaction-animated-powerpoint-updated-and-worksheets-12890327

How to calculate the empirical formula of a compound from the masses of the elements in it or the percentage composition. A written explanation, a worked example in two formats and a series of calculations to try out. Comments and feedback welcome. Now includes answer sheet If you like this, leave a review, some constructive criticism or some questions. For more resources, many of them free, visit; https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mrlowe or go and look at my most popular resource, 65,000 downloads (when it was free) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-rates-of-reaction-animated-powerpoint-updated-and-worksheets-12890327 or go and look at my Y7 and Y8 revision resources, https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12890318 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12885586