These slides present activities which can cover 1 or 2 lessons.

This can be printed, laminated, and cut up.

This presentation has embedded activities within the slides.

This lesson involves analogies to help pupils understand the lattice concept.

This will help introduce key stage 3 pupils to reactions and balancing equations.

Royal Society of Chemistry provides practical method for using sweets ‘M&Ms’ in this chromatography lesson.

This resource has examples of products that favour cermic or metal.

This resource is a good introduction to the differences between physical and chemical changes for Key Stage 3 pupils. It goes well with some live examples, such as frying an egg or toasting bread.

Card sort, Loss or Gain of Gas Mass. Print and cut out.

Groupwork, have prop for each, Life Cycle Assessment intro for Key Stage 3. ‘Become an expert’ activity, share with rest of class.

Links to reactivity series.

SImple practical, using drop wells. (reactions occur more when heated slightly)

Metals and Non metals split, elements vs compounds, metals and non-metals

Links to units of work involving metal reactivity series and rust.

Resource to assist a carousel practical activity.

Acid + Metal, makes Hydrogen gas. Key Stage 3 level.

Resources to assist practical of Zn + Acid, with Cu catalyst.

This is a worksheet to help scaffold the skill of constructing correct ratios of atoms in formula, based on using group number from periodic table. It also includes a role play of a ‘real chemical plant reactor’ to increase interest.

This presentation covers main reactions of group 1 metals, with tasks in the slides. It also prepares class for practical, flame tests. It then provides a fun way to remember the colours of Li, Na and K. You must play SMOKE ON THE WATER from your computer… Have fun

15minute educational interesting assesmbly