I have been teaching Science, with a specialism in Chemistry for 18 years. I am currently Head of Chemistry and am heavily involved with producing new and innovative resources for both the new A-Level and GCSE Chemistry specifications. I fervently strive to make my resources high quality and engaging and as such all my resources have been trialled within my department at my school.
I have been teaching Science, with a specialism in Chemistry for 18 years. I am currently Head of Chemistry and am heavily involved with producing new and innovative resources for both the new A-Level and GCSE Chemistry specifications. I fervently strive to make my resources high quality and engaging and as such all my resources have been trialled within my department at my school.
This resource is intended as a collaborative revision activity. It is suitable for the Organisation topic (4.2) in the new AQA GCSE Biology qualification.
Students work in small groups and take turns to roll 2 dice in order to determine a square on the grid. The student must then describe/explain the contents of the square to the rest of the group. This can be made more challenging by determining two separate squares and making links between them both.
Differentiated for Foundation and Higher students, with versions of each containing ? squares to allow for the use of exam-style questions in addition.
Includes a learning checklist for the topic.
This resource is intended as a collaborative revision activity. It is suitable for the rate and extent of chemical change topic (4.6) in the 2015 AQA Chemistry qualification. It covers reversible reactions and equilibrium (4.6.2) ONLY.
Students work in small groups and take turns to roll 2 dice in order to determine a square on the grid. The student must then describe/explain the contents of the square to the rest of the group. This can be made more challenging by determining two separate squares and making links between them both.
Differentiated for Foundation and Higher students, with a version containing ? squares to allow for the use of exam-style questions in addition.
Includes a learning checklist for the topic.
Designed as a revision task for Topic 1 - Atomic structure. The learning grid allows groups of 2 or 3 students to work together to review the topic. Each student rolls 2 dice to get a ‘grid reference’ and they then have to explain what is contained in that square. This can be made more challenging by rolling the dice twice and making links between the 2 squares identified.
There is also a second version, where students must answer an exam-style question if they land on the ? square.
Learning checklist included to check initial understanding and progress made.
Now also includes suggested answers.
This resource is intended as a collaborative revision activity. It is suitable for the Aromatic Chemistry (3.3.10) topic of the new AQA A-Level Chemistry course.
Students work in small groups and take turns to roll 2 dice in order to determine a square on the grid. The student must then describe/explain the contents of the square to the rest of the group. This can be made more challenging by determining two separate squares and making links between them both.
There is a second grid containing ? squares, where students could be required to answer an exam-style question, or some other activity - this is entirely up to you!
Includes a learning checklist for the topic.
All my individual organic chemistry learning grids for the full AQA Chemistry A-level in one place.
The pack includes Aldehydes and ketones (3.3.8), Carboxylic acids and derivatives (3.3.9), Aromatic Chemistry (3.3.10), Amines (3.3.11), Polymers (3.3.12), Amino acids/Proteins/DNA (3.3.13) and Organic synthesis/NMR/chromatography (3.3.14/15/16) - there is no grid for Optical isomerism.
The resources are intended as a collaborative revision activity.
Students work in small groups and take turns to roll 2 dice in order to determine a square on the grid. The student must then describe/explain the contents of the square to the rest of the group. This can be made more challenging by determining two separate squares and making links between them both.
There is a second grid containing ? squares, where students could be required to answer an exam-style question, or some other activity - this is entirely up to you!
Includes a separate learning checklist for each topic.
This resource comprises 4 differentiated homework sheets to support students with the requirements of the 3.1.2 Amounts of substance topic. Each homework sheet contains a literacy element, an opportunity to apply the concepts and then three sections titled 'Stretch 1', 'Stretch 2' and 'Challenge' with increasingly more demanding questions.
Each homework sheet comes with a full set of suggested solutions and there are QR code links for students to revise the content if necessary.
Also includes a topic checklist.
Please let me know if you spot any errors.
This resource is intended as a collaborative revision activity. It is suitable for the Cell division topic (4.1.2) in the new AQA GCSE Biology qualification.
Students work in small groups and take turns to roll 2 dice in order to determine a square on the grid. The student must then describe/explain the contents of the square to the rest of the group. This can be made more challenging by determining two separate squares and making links between them both.
Differentiated for Foundation and Higher students, with versions of each containing ? squares to allow for the use of exam-style questions in addition.
Includes a learning checklist for the topic
Suitable for AQA GCSE Chemistry 4.4.3 ‘Electrolysis’ topic.
Designed as a collaborative revision task. The learning grid allows groups of 2/3 students to work together to review the topic. Each student rolls 2 dice to get a ‘grid reference’ and they then have to explain what is contained in that square. This can be made more challenging by rolling the dice twice and making links between the 2 squares identified. There is a second version attached which allows students to land on a ? square, where they answer an exam-style question.
Fully differentiated with Higher and Foundation versions included, as well as a learning checklist for the topic.
This resource is intended as a collaborative revision activity. It is suitable for the composition and evolution of the earth’s atmosphere topic (4.9) in the new AQA GCSE Chemistry qualification.
Students work in small groups and take turns to roll 2 dice in order to determine a square on the grid. The student must then describe/explain the contents of the square to the rest of the group. This can be made more challenging by determining two separate squares and making links between them both.
Differentiated for Foundation and Higher students, with a version containing ? squares to allow for the use of exam-style questions in addition.
Includes a learning checklist for the topic.
This resource is intended as a collaborative revision activity. It is suitable for the Chemical Changes topic (4.4) in the 2015 AQA Chemistry qualification. It covers Metal Reactivity (4.4.1) and Reactions of Acids (4.4.2).
Students work in small groups and take turns to roll 2 dice in order to determine a square on the grid. The student must then describe/explain the contents of the square to the rest of the group. This can be made more challenging by determining two separate squares and making links between them both.
Differentiated for Foundation and Higher students, with a version containing ? squares to allow for the use of exam-style questions as an addition.
Includes a learning checklist for the topic.
This resource is intended as a collaborative revision activity. It is suitable for the Bioenergetics topic (4.4) in the new AQA GCSE Biology qualification.
Students work in small groups and take turns to roll 2 dice in order to determine a square on the grid. The student must then describe/explain the contents of the square to the rest of the group. This can be made more challenging by determining two separate squares and making links between them both.
Differentiated for Foundation and Higher students, with versions of each containing ? squares to allow for the use of exam-style questions in addition.
Includes a learning checklist for the topic.
This resource is intended as a collaborative revision activity. It is suitable for the Transport in Cells topic (4.1.3) in the new AQA GCSE Biology qualification.
Students work in small groups and take turns to roll 2 dice in order to determine a square on the grid. The student must then describe/explain the contents of the square to the rest of the group. This can be made more challenging by determining two separate squares and making links between them both.
Differentiated for Foundation and Higher students, with versions of each containing ? squares to allow for the use of exam-style questions in addition.
Includes a learning checklist for the topic
This resource is intended as a collaborative revision activity. It is suitable for the Communicable Disease topic (4.3.1) in the new AQA GCSE Biology qualification.
Students work in small groups and take turns to roll 2 dice in order to determine a square on the grid. The student must then describe/explain the contents of the square to the rest of the group. This can be made more challenging by determining two separate squares and making links between them both.
Differentiated for Foundation and Higher students, with versions of each containing ? squares to allow for the use of exam-style questions in addition.
Includes a learning checklist for the topic.
This resource is intended as a collaborative revision activity. It is suitable for 4.3 Quantitative Chemistry in the new 9-1 AQA GCSE Chemistry qualification.
Students work in small groups and take turns to roll 2 dice in order to determine a square on the grid. The student must then describe/explain the contents of the square to the rest of the group. This can be made more challenging by determining two separate squares and making links between them both.
Differentiated for Foundation and Higher students, with a version containing ? squares to allow for the use of exam-style questions as an additional activity.
Includes a learning checklist for the topic.
This tutorial conatins the relevant theory for the 3.3.13.4 DNA and 3.3.13.5 Action of Anticancer Drugs sections of the 3.3.13 Unit. Contains ideas on DNA structure and the cisplatin anticancer drug.