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I'm an Assistant Principal in charge of Behaviour in West London who has been a Science teacher as well for over ten years. I have a Chemistry specialism and love making Chemistry engaging and creating resources you can just pick up and teach! All lessons come complete with all the resources you need, a variety of activities and are aesthetically pleasing! Pick one up today!

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I'm an Assistant Principal in charge of Behaviour in West London who has been a Science teacher as well for over ten years. I have a Chemistry specialism and love making Chemistry engaging and creating resources you can just pick up and teach! All lessons come complete with all the resources you need, a variety of activities and are aesthetically pleasing! Pick one up today!
States of Matter
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States of Matter

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Lesson I used for a mixed ability year 7 class so is full of differentiation. The worksheet is differentiated 3 ways, you just need to cut it into 5 parts. When I talk about 'particle stickers' I just gave the pupils some small circle stickers to use which they enjoyed :) Hope this is useful!
Transition Metals
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Transition Metals

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Lesson on transition metals for AQA Spec, but can easily be adapted! A bid to make this topic slightly more exciting :) Enjoy!
Extension Cards for G&T
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Extension Cards for G&T

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Here are some G&T questions I made up to challenge my more able students! I stuck them on A5 playing cards in difficulty order e.g. 2-5 easy (Aimed more at Year7) 6-9 Medium (Aimed at year 8) and 10-ace hard (Aimed at year 9). They include some 'How Science Works&' questions and also some general extension tasks. Enjoy- my classes love them!
Polymers Lesson with competitive worksheet
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Polymers Lesson with competitive worksheet

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This worked really well with my year 10 class! The mindmap was fab! Got students into groups of 3-4 and I had to sign off each task when it was done in the square. I made each member of the group explain it to me before I signed it off so I could see they really understood it. It also got a real sense of competition going!
Thermal Decomposition of Limestone
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Thermal Decomposition of Limestone

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Lesson I used with a low/middle ability year 10 group about thermal decomposition of limestone and other metal carbonates. Includes a code breaker activity where students had to decode answers around the room! Worked well, and made the topic slightly more exciting :) Has a differentiated worksheet for writing equations for this topic too.
Ethanol
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Ethanol

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Lesson on the two methods used to produce ethanol. I got the students to make their own ethanol and I distilled it in a later lesson. Has a nice debate at the end too, as to which method they think would be the best for BP to use if they started using biofuels! Enjoy :)
The Ozone Layer
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The Ozone Layer

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Lesson on what the Ozone layer is, why it's important and what's happening to it. Includes a card sort and worksheets, both of which are found on the slides at the bottom of the ppt. Uploaded as I was realising it's difficult to find a simple lesson on this. I have made this for delivery to a year 9 class so have included some of what happens on a molecular level but not in much depth. Hope it's useful :)
A Level Chemistry OCR A Module 2.1.1 Lesson 1- Atoms and Isotopes
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A Level Chemistry OCR A Module 2.1.1 Lesson 1- Atoms and Isotopes

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A Level Chemistry OCR A Module 2.1.1 Lesson 1- Atoms and Isotopes First lesson of the OCR A Chemistry Course. This lesson mainly refers back to GCSE knowledge of atomic structure, isotopic structure and subatomic particles. Includes: Do Now Worksheets Progress Check Plenary Objectives Good lesson to ensure all AS students are starting at the same point. Enjoy :)
A level Chemistry OCR A - 6.1.1 Lesson 3- Nitration and Halogentation of Benzene
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A level Chemistry OCR A - 6.1.1 Lesson 3- Nitration and Halogentation of Benzene

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A level Chemistry OCR A - 6.1.1 Lesson 3- Nitration and Halogentation of Benzene A lesson explaining the nitration and halogenation reactions of benzene. I would have expected students to have done some home study on this topic before teaching this lesson. Lesson comes with worksheets, exam questions and templates for setting out the mechanism. Enjoy!
A Level Chemistry OCR A Module 4.2.1 Lesson 1- Properties of Alcohols
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A Level Chemistry OCR A Module 4.2.1 Lesson 1- Properties of Alcohols

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A Level Chemistry OCR A Module 4.2.1 Lesson 1- Properties of Alcohols Lesson on the properties of alcohols -Naming them -Their intermolecular forces -Solubility in water -Boiling Point in comparison to alkanes. Lesson Includes: Starter and Plenary Objectives Activities Worksheets Exam Questions Hope you enjoy and leave feedback :)